Re: 201.A

From: Karl Low (kwil_at_gmx.net)
Date: Thu Jan 23 2003 - 09:18:44 PST


On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:44:13 -0500, Richard S. Holmes 
<rsholmes_at_mailbox.syr.edu> wrote:

> Andre Engels <engels_at_uni-koblenz.de> writes:
>
>> I vote AGAINST this proposal, because I think it can lead to ill-defined
>> situations. What do we do when Rule A+B, rule B+C and rule A+C are all
>> consistent, but rule A+B+C is inconsistent?
>
> Let the Judge decide, and/or resolve it by Proposal, I suppose.  It's
> a fairly unlikely scenario anyway.

Fairly unlikely? You just get here or something? :-) Consider the FRC 
members.

I vote AGAINST.


>
>> Also, the first rule must (that much is clear) be inconsistent. But if 
>> the
>> first rule is in itself inconsistent, does that not also mean that every
>> other rule is inconsistent with it?
>
> Of course not.  Example Rule 1: "All rules must be at least ten words
> long."
>



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Rule Date: 2003-01-23 17:19:04 GMT


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