From: Jesse F. W (jessefw_at_loop.com)
Date: Sat Aug 18 2001 - 10:51:08 PDT
To the Honorable FRC,
Christopher Bartlett wrote:
> Let me see if I understand the case where a rule would be
> unsuccessful, rather than invalid.
>
> John submits a rule proposal at 18:00:00 GMT. Bjorn submits a rule
> proposal at 18:01:00 GMT of the same day. Bjorn's proposal contains
> something that would be rendered invalid by something in John's
> proposal. John's proposal is ruled valid first, then Bjorn's proposal
> is judged and the inconsistency is noted by the judge. The judge
> would normally rule Bjorn's proposal invalid, but because he concludes
> that Bjorn was submitting his proposal in the rule space that existed
> before John's proposal, it is unfair to punish Bjorn for an invalid
> rule, so Bjorn's is ruled unsuccessful, which means the rule isn't
> implemented, but Bjorn isn't docked a day of eligibility.
>
> Is that correct and clear?
It is very clear. Thank you so much for explaining it.
I still think that 6a is written _very_ obscurely, however. Too
many nots and onlys.
Jesse F. Weinstein
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Rule Date: 2001-08-18 17:53:53 GMT
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