Announcement Regarding Rule 1.2

[Jihadjoe]

In response to your paragraphs about oligarchies:
1) I do not see the point of the paragraphs upon paragraphs of rules, if 1.2 simply covers everything.
2) I do not see the point of the paragraphs upon paragraphs of rules, if this an oligarchy which can do whatever it wants.
3) If there are rules, then there must be self-imposed limits on the oligarchy.
4) If there is a rule which allows all rules to be ignored, then there are no rules.

Yes. Any and all rules are at root illegitimate and pointless. They are created and enforced by subjective individuals based on their perception of the world, which is different from person to person. Thankfully there is enough common ground between peoples' moral and perceptive standpoints to make the majority of law appear reasonable.

In this environment, the oligarchy is not that fickle. It has a fairly constant set of demands on peoples' behaviour. You are expected to roleplay, you are expected to treat each other with civility ooc, etc. These things do not change. The rules can be regarded as "including but not limited to..."

Were the rules to try to cover every eventuality, and set the entire code of behaviour in stone, then it would be a totally impossible document to create or intake. It would be be infnitely long... On top of that, it is worth noting that not only do the requirements of the rulers change, but so do the needs of those who are ruled over. This is relevent to the next section.

The oligarchy does have a self imposed limit, and that is that major abuses of the system would result in the oligarchy ruling over an empty community. The people who choose to become part of running something so minor as this (with no real power by which to be lured, and no tangible personal gain to be had), would presumably choose to become one of those oligarchs because they love the community in some way. None of the people invested in running the show want to see it end, and therefore it is in their interests to be benevolent and well-meaning to the people over whom they rule.

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