[Agema]

Yes, I mostly agree, although I do think if people signed up to a game where it was stated that NAPs were considered binding in metagame terms, you'd be making NAP-breaking cheating, and only cheats would do it, so it shouldn't be too bad. The punishment only really exists so people know what's coming to them if they cheat, and therefore sort of acts to reduce arguments.

Although obviously what was and wasn't acceptable under NAPs would also have to be totally clear, and I think you're right that there could be a lot of arguments anyway. Imagine if stealthy preaching was banned and you found a stealthy priest in your territory - the other NAP player could say he was just moving through or scouting and not preaching: impossible to resolve without an impartial 3rd party. Ideally the host would not play and be a referee, so he can see the 2h files when there's a dispute and know exactly what's happened if a complaint goes in.

But by and large it would be lot of trouble and effort for little gain. Personally, I'm not in favour of binding NAPs, but I think players who wanted to make it work could do so.