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'''Request and Offer form''' is appropriate for any [[arms-length transaction]] where it might be important to review the [[contract]] later. This includes a [[social contract]]. Without this form, [[social capital]] is | '''Request and Offer form''' is appropriate for any [[arms-length transaction]] where it might be important to review the [[contract]] later. This includes a [[social contract]]. Without this form, more [[social capital]] than necessary is at risk. The formality is an important form of [[hedging]] via [[etiquette]] - if things go wrong, they are restricted to only that one matter. | ||
To put something in this form, state it as a '''Request'''. Anyone who wishes to respond will develop that request further into an '''Offer'''. If this is satisfactory, the request will be withdrawn and the offer accepted. If not, a '''Counter-Offer''' will be created but the original '''Request'' will remain visible for other competing '''Offer'''s to respond to it. All of this should be recorded reliably. A [[legal contract]] almost always follows this format. | To put something in this form, state it as a '''Request'''. Anyone who wishes to respond will develop that request further into an '''Offer'''. If this is satisfactory, the request will be withdrawn and the offer accepted. If not, a '''Counter-Offer''' will be created but the original '''Request''' will remain visible for other competing '''Offer'''s to respond to it. All of this should be recorded reliably. A [[legal contract]] almost always follows this format, for exactly the reason above: if things go wrong, issues are contained. They do not generally turn into a [[reputation war]] or something. | ||
[[MoinMoin]]'s [[Market Model]] (and all similar models like the [[stock market]]) rely on this form. It is probably the only real global standard. | [[MoinMoin]]'s [[Market Model]] (and all similar models like the [[stock market]]) rely on this form. It is probably the only real global standard. | ||
One can look at [[wiki edit]]s as following this form. An [[open link]] is a kind of request, and an attempt to create a viable page is an offer to close that link. If it is rejected, the page might be blanked or even deleted. A second offer can then be entertained, etc.. See also [[Unanimity Minus Two]]. | One can look at [[wiki edit]]s as following this form. An [[open link]] is a kind of request, and an attempt to create a viable page is an offer to close that link. If it is rejected, the page might be blanked or even deleted. A second offer can then be entertained, etc.. See also [[Unanimity Minus Two]]. | ||