On 8/15/22 22:39, Gaelan Steele via agora-discussion wrote:
> Nitpicks:
>
>> The Spivak pronouns (e/em/eir) are hereby recognized as the standard
>> third-person singular personal pronouns in Agora. In official contexts,
>> players SHOULD use them when referring to non-specific persons or, in
>> the absence of a clear statement of another preference, when referring
>> to a specific other person. The use of singular they when referring to
>> persons is DISCOURAGED in official contexts, except upon specific
>> request by that person.
> Singling out the singular they here feels a little weird - maybe just “the
> use of other pronouns”?
Good point.
>
>> A player CAN, with 2 support, cause this rule to amend a specified other
>> rule of power less than 4, specifying the new text of the rule, such
>> that the new text rewords and rephrases the existing text in order to
>> use Spivak pronouns in place of singular they, provided that such
>> amendment would not result in the meaning or interpretation of that rule
>> changing in any way.
>
> I can’t imagine this is scammable, but I’d nevertheless prefer it to be
> consent or objections instead of support - the potential for a 3-person cabal
> to make unilateral rule changes is scary.
>
> Gaelan
That's fair, and actually has the benefit of preventing accidental
violations of the four days rule.
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Jason Cobb
Arbitor, Assessor, Rulekeepor, Stonemason
