NationStates Jolt Archive

A major role of the Delegate is the ability to cast a collective World Assembly vote that takes into account all of his/her endorsers - a representation of their views to the WA, at least in theory. However, although Delegate votes are displayed in a list on the WA site and some delegates see fit to announce them on forums, these things are not always available.

Therefore, to help nations see how their Delegates voted (and determine whether they want to endorse the Delegate, or put pressure on him/her to vote differently) I propose that Delegate votes on Resolutions be displayed in Regional Happenings. It'd look something like this (to use a random example):

3 hours ago: The Revolutionary Republic of Erir voted for the current World Assembly Resolution, "Freedom of Assembly" as WA Delegate.

It's not a big thing, but it'd make it that much easier for endorsers to keep track of their Delegates.

That looks like a good idea to me (and I'm a former Delegate)...

I wouldn't think that this would be too hard to do since it already shows up in the national happenings.

I wouldn't think that this would be too hard to do since it already shows up in the national happenings.

National Happenings capture things that happen in the nation. Regional Happenings, the region. While it's captured, it's based on two entirely different workstreams.

What we'd have to do is capture that one specific national happening and port it over to the region. While I'm sure it could be done, it may be a non-trivial exercise, and may actually slow things down as each National Happening gets parsed to see if it qualifies.

I'll raise this as an enhancement request, but don't hold your breath.

I'll raise this as an enhancement request, but don't hold your breath.

Just goes to show you. [violet] agrees and has implemented the change. I'm not sure it's been rolled into the game, but I'm sure it will be by the next round of minor updates, if not sooner.