| Most contracts have escape clauses, that define the circumstances by which a party may terminate the agreement. Informally, it is generally acknowledged that as long as there has been no conveyance of property, payment of cash, or service rendered that has not yet been remunerated, in other words, as long as all obligations are cleared, either party may, with proper notification, terminate the contract. Additionally, the determination to break off relations with a party, for reasons of social ostracism, would necessitate the termination of agreements. Since it is generally within the right of a party to associate with whomsoever he wishes, the end of a friendship would entail the end of all friendly agreements, such as the reciprocal right of borrowing tools. Finally, the announcement of intention is not generally considered binding in the same way that an explicit promise is, since people may change their minds under circumstances, nor is the expression of an intention in the past, that varies with current intention, considered a lie. Thus, what Laz may have said in his thread header is irrelevant. The only question is whether he is bound to the agreement to let you on the thread. I would say that he is not, as long as any commitment that you made is no longer binding. I would say that he has a right, granted by SI, to ban whomsoever he will. Whether he was right to exercise it is a somewhat different question, but he was not morally bound, by contract, promise, or "honesty" to keep you on. |
