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On 2/22/07, Christian Knoke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=36516 > > > Egor Vyscrebentsov wrote on Feb 22, 01:26 (-0800): > > > > I think that leaders who are still alive, but definitely out of > > > business, should be free for inclusion in the rulesets. "Out of > > > business" might be an argueable definition (Gorbachev is, Prodi is not) > > > but I think we can solve it. The reason to exclude active leaders is to > > > avoid too hot political discussions about their importance. There is no > > > need to extend this on still living ex-leaders IMHO. > > > > Yes, "out of business" it too non-formalistic definition. > > To my mind, Gorbachev still acts in social and political life of Russia > > (For example, his recent letter to Gates) > > What about "20 years out of business"? > > Christian > The problem is how to define and verify "out of business" -- even if a politician is out of the international spotlight, they might still be leading a very active political life. That why I think "one living leader per nation" policy is a good compromise. ~Daniel _______________________________________________ Freeciv-dev mailing list Freeciv-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/freeciv-dev
