NationStates Jolt Archive

The WA should be shut down and remoldled after the United Nations. In other words they should only be able to make suggestions not laws at which all countrys must follow!

(Looks at post count and join date, and sighs, wondering why he still has any faith in humanity left)

Well, then, go ahead and write resolutions of your own, then campaign to get them passed. Be the change you want to see in the world. Go on, what are you waiting for? GO!

The U.N. passes mandatory resolutions too (1441 comes to mind...), the WA's just better at enforcing them. And shutting down the Compliance Ministry is simply not an option. You don't wanna screw with gnomes; everyone knows they steal underpants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underpants_Gnomes).

The WA should be shut down and remoldled after the United Nations. In other words they should only be able to make suggestions not laws at which all countrys must follow!


Goodness, respected Ambassador, what on earth would be the point of such an organisation? It would be an infinitely more tiresome and unrewarding task to draft and debate resolutions and statutes which had no effect whatsoever. Frankly such an organisation would be an odious theatre of dissimulation and we would likely not want anything to do with it.

yours e.t.c. ,

Respected Ambassador,

I agree with the esteemed ambassador from Urgench and also wish to add that if you do not agree with the WA do not join it.

MetaGaming

MetaGaming is a difficult to understand category at times, especially since it often shares jurisdiction with Game Mechanics violations. Essentially, a MetaGaming violation is one that breaks "the fourth wall", or attempts to force events outside of the WA itself. Proposals dealing with Regions, with other nations, Moderators, and requiring activities on the Forums are examples. This also includes Proposals that try to affect non-WA nations.


Creating Stuff

Committees may be created, as long as certain things are kept in mind: nations do not sit on committees, they are staffed by mystical beings that instantly spring into existance and live only to serve on said committee. Committees are also bound by the above MetaGame rules. Also, keep in mind that Committees are additions to Proposals; they shouldn't be all the Proposal does.


Optionality

WA Proposals are not optional. Don't try to make one that is. Many 'Mild' Proposals will have phrases such as "RECOMMENDS" or "URGES", which is just fine. The opinionality ban refers to when language such as "Nations can ignore this Resolution if they want," which is right out.

This proposal would be in violation of the rule.

there was a proposal in that rant?

The WA should be shut down and remoldled after the United Nations. In other words they should only be able to make suggestions not laws at which all countrys must follow!

We had a UN once, it suffered a disastrous collision with reality and blew up. I'd really rather not go through that again.

Bob Flibble
WA Representative

Well, if you look at the list of proposal, there are many proposals that are barely better.

The U.N. passes mandatory resolutions too (1441 comes to mind...), the WA's just better at enforcing them. And shutting down the Compliance Ministry is simply not an option. You don't wanna screw with gnomes; everyone knows they steal underpants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underpants_Gnomes).

((1441 never passed...but your point is well taken anyway.))

It didn't (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolution_1441)?

No.