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Rule 101/1(i) : Binding Nature of Rules
All Players must always abide by all the rules then in effect, in the form in which they are then in effect. This rule takes precedence over all other rules.
0. Initial Immutable Rule, 12 March 1998
1. Split into Rules 4/0 and 101/1 by Administrative Review, 21 July 1998
1. Clarified by Judgment 47, 15 December 1998
Rule 102/0(i) : Immutable and Mutable Rules
Initially rules in the 100's are immutable and rules in the 200's are mutable. Rules subsequently enacted or transmuted (that is, changed from immutable to mutable or vice versa) may be immutable or mutable regardless of their numbers, and rules in the Initial Set may be transmuted regardless of their numbers.
0. Initial Immutable Rule, 12 March 1998
Rule 103/0(i) : Definition of Rule Change
A rule-change is any of the following: (1) the enactment, repeal, or amendment of a mutable rule; (2) the enactment, repeal, or amendment of an amendment of a mutable rule; or (3) the transmutation of an immutable rule into a mutable rule or vice versa.

(Note: This definition implies that, at least initially, all new rules are mutable; immutable rules, as long as they are immutable, may not be amended or repealed; mutable rules, as long as they are mutable, may be amended or repealed; any rule of any status may be transmuted; no rule is absolutely immune to change.)

0. Initial Immutable Rule, 12 March 1998
Rule 107/0(i) : Retroactive Application of Rules
No rule-change may take effect earlier than the moment of the completion of the vote that adopted it, even if its wording explicitly states otherwise. No rule-change may have retroactive application.
0. Initial Immutable Rule, 12 March 1998
0. Clarified by Judgment 2, 14 March 1998
Rule 109/2(i) : Transmutation of Rules
Rule-changes that transmute immutable rules into mutable rules, or mutable rules into immutable rules, may be adopted if and only if the vote is unanimous among the non-neutral voters. Transmutation shall not be implied, but must be stated explicitly in a proposal to take effect.
0. Initial Immutable Rule, 12 March 1998
0. Clarified by Judgment 7, 4 May 1998
1. Altered by Administrative Review, 21 July 1998
2. Altered by Administrative Review, 26 October 1998
Rule 110/0(i) : Primacy of Immutable Rules
In a conflict between a mutable and an immutable rule, the immutable rule takes precedence and the mutable rule shall be entirely void. For the purposes of this rule a proposal to transmute an immutable rule does not "conflict" with that immutable rule.
0. Initial Immutable Rule, 12 March 1998
Rule 114/0(i) : Existence of Mutable Rules
There must always be at least one mutable rule. The adoption of rule-changes must never become completely impermissible.
0. Initial Immutable Rule, 12 March 1998
Rule 115/0(i) : Self-reference or Self-application
Rule-changes that affect rules needed to allow or apply rule-changes are as permissible as other rule-changes. Even rule-changes that amend or repeal their own authority are permissible. No rule-change or type of move is impermissible solely on account of the self-reference or self-application of a rule.
0. Initial Immutable Rule, 12 March 1998
Rule 205/1(m) : Immediate Effectiveness and Enactment Ordering
Proposals adopted as a result of the same voting period are considered to have passed in numerical order from least to greatest. An adopted rule-change takes full effect at the moment of the completion of the vote that adopted it.
0. Initial Mutable Rule, 12 March 1998
1. Amended by Rule 315/0, 26 September 1998
Rule 211/1(m) : Rule Precedence
If two or more mutable rules conflict with one another, then the rule most recently changed takes precedence. If two or more immutable rules conflict with one another, then the rule with the lowest ordinal number takes precedence.

If at least one of the immutable rules in conflict explicitly says of itself that it defers to another rule (or type of rule) or takes precedence over another rule (or type of rule), then such provisions shall supersede the numerical method for determining precedence.

If at least one of the mutable rules in conflict explicitly says of itself that it defers to another rule (or type of rule) or takes precedence over another rule (or type of rule), then such provisions shall supersede the chronological method for determining precedence.

If two or more rules claim to take precedence over one another or to defer to one another, then the appropriate method (numerical or chronological) again governs.

0. Initial Mutable Rule, 12 March 1998
1. Amended by Proposal 330, 6 October 1998
Rule 386/0(m) : Comments and Self-Deleting Text
The following characters:

[ ] { }

are considered "reserved characters" when appearing in proposals and rules in ways defined below.

Brackets:

Excepting any text prior to and including this sentence in this rule, any text appearing within doubled square brackets ("[[" and "]]")shall be considered "comment" text. Comment text shall not have the force of rule; its purpose is solely elucidative or demonstrative.

Braces:

Excepting any text prior to and including this sentence in this rule, any text appearing within double braces ("{{" and "}}") shall be considered "self-deleting" text. As soon as a proposal containing self-deleting text is passed into rule, the following shall happen, in the following order: (1) Any self-deleting text in the rule shall have its effect. (2) Any self-deleting text, along with its respective braces, shall be deleted from the rule.

[[This provides a regular way in which to add self-removing clauses to rules.]]

This rule takes precedence over all other rules governing the texts of rules.

0. Created by Proposal 386, 5 January 1999
Tue 09 Nov 1999 15:03:43 -0600