Some Miscellany - newspaper of olivermellors

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ON MERITOCRACY

25 • Day 1,166, 18:01 • Published in Canada Canada

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First, credit is due to Lavis and Rainer (and other correspondents) for fertile discussion about the CAF’s Code of Conduct. One comment, in particular, caused me a bit of discomfort. I wondered why.

Well, here it is:

“all the CoC

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A NEW WIND BLOWING OR JUST HOT AIR ?

25 • Day 910, 23:03 • Published in Canada Canada

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Judging from recent articles, elsewhere, there is a spirit of ethical renewal and cleanliness in the air. Seeking a new moral compass and examining one’s current ethical standards are all for the good.

Here are some questions to which there are

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THE GREAT DEBATE: CONCRETE CHANGE - THE LAST IN THE SERIES, AGAIN.

9 • Day 908, 11:24 • Published in Canada Canada

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okay, okay, i did say that the last piece was going to be the last. Then i remembered that i had rewritten the constitution a few times and might have something lying around. Here, therefore, is a concrete proposal for some change:

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THE GREAT DEBATE: SDC, LONGSWORD AND TRAITORS - LAST OF THE SERIES

6 • Day 908, 09:58 • Published in Canada Canada

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Forum laws should not take notice of any in game behavior since in-game rules regulate that behavior.

Sounds reasonable.

There was a recent enormous furor and desire to sanction a player for in game behavior. Entirely in-game behavior.

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THE GREAT DEBATE: WRITING DOWN OUR LAWS

9 • Day 908, 05:55 • Published in Canada Canada

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The laws should all be written down, clear and accessible.

Sounds reasonable.

We should have written down laws that govern what the Congress can do and what the President can do. And so it is. It’s the Constitution. Mind you the