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I and my nation has come to realize that the proposal known as the Global Library should have never reached the floor. It was a draft, no concept of how to pay for it, and really not even technologically possible. Now if it does get accepted into the UN which by today it will there must be a repeal written. I feel it is my job to do write it. I will state things I have read and hopefully it will get accepted.
The idea was great and I will keep on working it. It is possible to do it except it will take billions if not trillions of dollars to do it as I have it written. So I wish to take this opportunity to extend my apologies and thanks to those that do support the idea.

Sincerely,
President Cole S. Caulfield
The United States of Great Agnostica

Alrighty, then here's what you have to do.

In order to swing the vote back to the AGAINST side, you'll need to telegram the delegates who've voted FOR, telling them that you (emphasize that you're the author of it) need them to change their vote. Delegates and their votes are here (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/25547/page=UN_delegate_votes).

I suggest, as there are many, many delegates, that you focus on the delegates with the largest regions, which can be determined by the number after their name. Their votes hold more weight and they can change the tide more than any others. Also contact the Pacific regional and Rejected Realms delegates. Enlist as many other forum users in this endeavor as possible.

Good Luck!

Alrighty, then here's what you have to do.

In order to swing the vote back to the AGAINST side, you'll need to telegram the delegates who've voted FOR, telling them that you (emphasize that you're the author of it) need them to change their vote. Delegates and their votes are here (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/25547/page=UN_delegate_votes).

I suggest, as there are many, many delegates, that you focus on the delegates with the largest regions, which can be determined by the number after their name. Their votes hold more weight and they can change the tide more than any others. Also contact the Pacific regional and Rejected Realms delegates. Enlist as many other forum users in this endeavor as possible.

Good Luck!

Did you get my telegram?

Apart from the hologram I like the proposal and think it's certainly within reach of member nations. However, I'll vote against it as you wished.

Greetings to All and Sundry,

I’d say that I couldn’t begin to point out the flaws in this Resolution, because they are so many, but I will endeavour to do my level best.

1)As Treznor pointed out this Resolution forces wacky Sci Fi tech onto UN member states, who might not appreciate it clogging up their RP’s. This idea was ripped right out of a bad episode of the Outer Limits (yes I actually have watched this really bad show a few times) and we the member states of the UN should not be held hostage to the whims of some discontinued and poorly written Sci Fi. At best it’s poorly thought out. It also might be the worse case of vapour ware selling on a global scale ever witnessed, since there is no proof that this tech actually exists or there is the ability to integrate it into a global library system.

2)The power source required to run this sort of thing would be prohibitive, especially for the wristwatch version. Likely you would end up carrying a 300 pound backpack (known as the power supply, processor, and data storage). There’s no way you could fit the sum of human knowledge into a fancy D*ck Tracy watch. It really does have the look of god modding on a global scale.

3)It actually promotes illiteracy instead of literacy, something that shouldn’t happen in Libraries. Having a campy voice along from a holographic personality isn’t going to make me more intelligent and will in fact require me to use a recorder to take notes since it’s not feasible to do so by notes. A World Library is a great idea, but doing so by a form of Internet or CD Rom would to me make a bit more sense and be less self-indulgent.

4)The financial plan for this Resolution is so poorly put together that it demands that it be thrown out. If this is pushed through the project would get stalled halfway and force tax payers (the UN member states whose taxes will rise if this resolution passes) to make up the difference to keep this from becoming an investment disaster by Nation States society.

5)Even if the financial, technological, and management issues are dismissed in the manner of a mad dictator, the fact is that the system is unusable. If there is one person using the library it works. But can you imagine several hundred patrons all making use of their individual talking holograms at the same time. The cacophony would make it impossible for anyone to hear anything!

6)“Now these libraries will be located in all member nations in their most popular cities.” As Tremalkier pointed out the language of this Resolution is as flawed as it’s intent. This means that a completely subjective judgement could be made by officials as to whether your city was popular or not (and it should be noted that the government could appoint a panel to decide amongst whom this popularity is applicable). So people in very rural areas would still get their star trek gadgets that crushed the economy with their distribution but people in urban areas may or may not get access.

7)It will kill the book publishing industry, which lives off the guaranteed purchases made by libraries across the World. Without this the Publishing Industry would go under and with it the medium of many writers.

8)The fact that this Resolution specifies human knowledge means that many of the sources of knowledge from the numerous sentient, non-human peoples of the Nation States World will be excluded in a globally racist policy seeking to exclude their achievements and culture.

All in all, while I agree in establishing a Global Library, I in no way believe that this is the Resolution to do the job. It is poorly written, makes sweeping assumptions of technology levels (remember that the Jennifer Gov Nation States World is only about 50 years in the future), and fails miserably when it comes to how the bill will be paid. I hope that people will come to their senses and vote down this Resolution before it’s too late.

The Bruce

Greetings to All and Sundry,

I’d say that I couldn’t begin to point out the flaws in this Resolution, because they are so many, but I will endeavour to do my level best.

1)As Treznor pointed out this Resolution forces wacky Sci Fi tech onto UN member states, who might not appreciate it clogging up their RP’s. This idea was ripped right out of a bad episode of the Outer Limits (yes I actually have watched this really bad show a few times) and we the member states of the UN should not be held hostage to the whims of some discontinued and poorly written Sci Fi. At best it’s poorly thought out. It also might be the worse case of vapour ware selling on a global scale ever witnessed, since there is no proof that this tech actually exists or there is the ability to integrate it into a global library system.

2)The power source required to run this sort of thing would be prohibitive, especially for the wristwatch version. Likely you would end up carrying a 300 pound backpack (known as the power supply, processor, and data storage). There’s no way you could fit the sum of human knowledge into a fancy D*ck Tracy watch. It really does have the look of god modding on a global scale.

3)It actually promotes illiteracy instead of literacy, something that shouldn’t happen in Libraries. Having a campy voice along from a holographic personality isn’t going to make me more intelligent and will in fact require me to use a recorder to take notes since it’s not feasible to do so by notes. A World Library is a great idea, but doing so by a form of Internet or CD Rom would to me make a bit more sense and be less self-indulgent.

4)The financial plan for this Resolution is so poorly put together that it demands that it be thrown out. If this is pushed through the project would get stalled halfway and force tax payers (the UN member states whose taxes will rise if this resolution passes) to make up the difference to keep this from becoming an investment disaster by Nation States society.

5)Even if the financial, technological, and management issues are dismissed in the manner of a mad dictator, the fact is that the system is unusable. If there is one person using the library it works. But can you imagine several hundred patrons all making use of their individual talking holograms at the same time. The cacophony would make it impossible for anyone to hear anything!

6)“Now these libraries will be located in all member nations in their most popular cities.” As Tremalkier pointed out the language of this Resolution is as flawed as it’s intent. This means that a completely subjective judgement could be made by officials as to whether your city was popular or not (and it should be noted that the government could appoint a panel to decide amongst whom this popularity is applicable). So people in very rural areas would still get their star trek gadgets that crushed the economy with their distribution but people in urban areas may or may not get access.

7)It will kill the book publishing industry, which lives off the guaranteed purchases made by libraries across the World. Without this the Publishing Industry would go under and with it the medium of many writers.

8)The fact that this Resolution specifies human knowledge means that many of the sources of knowledge from the numerous sentient, non-human peoples of the Nation States World will be excluded in a globally racist policy seeking to exclude their achievements and culture.

All in all, while I agree in establishing a Global Library, I in no way believe that this is the Resolution to do the job. It is poorly written, makes sweeping assumptions of technology levels (remember that the Jennifer Gov Nation States World is only about 50 years in the future), and fails miserably when it comes to how the bill will be paid. I hope that people will come to their senses and vote down this Resolution before it’s too late.

The Bruce

Why don't get some salt and a rag so you can rub it in some more?

That said I hope that the author of this Resolution will continue to write up Resolutions and that they will come up with a new Global Library Resolution that I can enthusiastically support. I do agree with the concept of a Global Library after all and it's obvious that we've both suffered through some of the same bad sci fi shows.

The Bruce

Well I admit the movies didn't do so well in the box office.

So I hope you won't be too offended by the short story parody I'm in the middle of writing about the results of this resolution. About a guy who ends up living as a hermit, after fleeing the cities. I was going to put it in Treznor's short story contest.

The Bruce

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