NationStates Jolt Archive

Fellow members of the UN, I have a question. Are we permitted to make proposals that would change the way the UN works?

The following example is purely hypothetical, but is a possible example of what could be done.

For example would a proposal to require all UN members to have submitted a vote in relation to at least five proposals before they are allowed to create their own?

I am somewhat new to these hallowed halls, and would not wish to talk out of turn, so I thought I would ask those of you who have more experience?

(OOC - is this suitable here? Or should it be in the technical section?)

The simple answer is no.

The more complex answer isProposals can and do cover all manner of agendas. However, there are three broad categories of proposal which will always be removed from the queue before they become able to be voted on by the general membership of the United Nations. These three categories are:

1. Suggestions for how to change the game mechanics
2. Proposals in which the category and the description do not match
3. Proposals which are deemed unworthy of UN consideration

Now, to explain these three categories in detail:
Game Mechanics
"We should make it so that all UN Members can vote on proposals before they reach the floor", "We should be able to vote on 2 proposals at once", "The UN should create <multinational organisation>". All of these proposals propose changes to the Game Mechanics governing the running of NationStates.
I cannot stress this enough, You Cannot Play God Here. Your proposal may well be a useful change to the way the game works, and a few changes to the game (ejection of nations from regions, proposal search function) had their genesis in proposals. The bottom line is that they were not adopted because of the successful passage of a proposal, and neither will your suggestion be.
Sticky: Before you make a proposal... (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=282176)

The more complex answer is
Sticky: Before you make a proposal... (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=282176)

My apologies for wasting the members' time then - sorry :}

My apologies for wasting the members' time then - sorry :}
No waste, if you don't know, ask. As stuff-shirted as the UN can be at times it's better for us to learn the rules in here, where we can be corrected than to submit a proposal that violates the rules , get it deleted, and throw a tizzy (which, sadly, is a fairly often occurence)