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Actually, PMT, but oh well.

UN Space Consortium

Whereas the nations of the world wish to unify their efforts at space exploration, and

Whereas, no nation can claim title to the Moon,

Let it be resolved, that an agency to be named the United Nations Space Consortium (hereafter referred to as “U.N.S.C.”) is hereby created. The purpose of the U.N.S.C. shall be to establish a permanent Lunar Base capable of furthering the exploration of space for knowledge and resources.

The U.N.S.C. shall be incorporated under the charter of the United Nations and entirely funded through the sale of stock to any desiring nation, regardless of their affiliation to the United Nations. Non-participating nations are free to pursue their own space objectives, but would not reap the rewards of the investors. No taxing authority shall be created by the passage of this resolution.

A Provisional Board of Directors (“Provisional Board”) shall be composed of a representative from each nation participating in the U.N.S.C. immediately following the passage of this resolution. The Provisional Board will then proceed to elect a permanent Board of Directors (“Board”). No sale of stock shall occur before the seating of the Board.

Full operational control, design, development, priorities, and administration will be assigned to the Board whose service will remain subject to the will of the stockholders, as provided for in the Articles of Incorporation.

Let the nations of the world move forward together to a new frontier.

Votes For: 13,191
Votes Against: 5,426

Implemented: Sun Feb 29 2004

Today's Date: Sunday December 30, 2007

After years of paperwork, backstabbing, and the occasional drunken party, the United Nations Space Consortium has today announced that they have finally elected a permanent Board of Directors and found a place (SilentScope003) by which they could begin launching the exploration of the Moon, for all its precious minerals...oh, and for studying space too.

However, they ran out of money to actually pull off the project of electing the Board, so now, in an attempt to raise money, they are now selling Stock as per UN regulations. The stock will fund the building of the first UN Lunar Base on Pico (map attached (http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/sblanco/astro/images/moon_map.jpg)), and hopefully, future Lunar Bases will be made.

The minerals mined from the Moon will be sold to all UN Nations, and all profits made from the sale will be given away based on Stock.

We are selling 100,000 Stocks (49%) and will accept the highest bidder. You do not have to be a UN Nation to buy Stock. Just be the highest bidder.

Do remember that, as per UN resolutions, you are allowed to do your own stuff on the Moon, however, no nation whatsoever can lay claim to the Moon itself. We suggest that it is a good idea to work together, instead of working seperatly, so that we all can share in the beniefts.

Let us work towards a New Space Age! *hic*
---Board of Directors, United Nations Space Consortium

Jenrak asks would it not be prudent to establish bases on the far side of the moon to properly gauge the explosive power of meteors so that it may in the future become another energy source?

We thought about that, but decide that will be our second Moon Base project.
---Board of Directors, United Nations Space Consortium

We warn this rogue commission that any vehicle it may attempt to launch into space will be destroyed.

~Akimonadi Space Protection Division

We of the Imperial republic of Greston wish to send astronuats to help in this space voyage. We will also send men so that the space ships maybe built and that bases and boards can be established.

-John Batther the Imperial Republic of Greston

Whereas
-It is not recognized that roleplayers may claim sole jurisdiction over United Nations Resolutions passed in-game without significant justification.

-SilentScope003 is attempting to gain sole control over what was originally created in-game as a massive multinational consortium via the violation of the resolution in question for profit.

-The nation of SilentScope003 does not actually represent the Provisional Board of Directors of the U.N.S.C., as the original nation introducing such regulations was Rixtex, a now non-existent entity.

-The ability of SilentScope003 to actually house a large NationStates grade Aerospace programme is in serious doubt, bordering on sheer impossibility.

-The Glorious Military Junta of No Endorse, the Peaceful Federation of Collectives, the Federation of Eurasian Socialist Republics, and the associated player behind all three do not recognize the existence of the United Nations in the context of an In-Character Roleplay as it exists in the context of the NationStates game in general.


Let it be resolved
-That the Glorious Military Junta of No Endorse, the Peaceful Federation of Collectives, the Federation of Eurasian Socialist Republics, and the associated player behind all three do not recognize the nation of SilentScope003's jurisdiction over the U.N.S.C.

-That the aforementioned player does not recognize any actions of the U.N.S.C. as it is presented by SilentScope003.

-That the aforementioned player does not recognize the nation of SilentScope003's existence.



Good day.

Whereas
-It is not recognized that roleplayers may claim sole jurisdiction over United Nations Resolutions passed in-game without significant justification.

-SilentScope003 is attempting to gain sole control over what was originally created in-game as a massive multinational consortium via the violation of the resolution in question for profit.

-The nation of SilentScope003 does not actually represent the Provisional Board of Directors of the U.N.S.C., as the original nation introducing such regulations was Rixtex, a now non-existent entity.

-The ability of SilentScope003 to actually house a large NationStates grade Aerospace programme is in serious doubt, bordering on sheer impossibility.

-The Glorious Military Junta of No Endorse, the Peaceful Federation of Collectives, the Federation of Eurasian Socialist Republics, and the associated player behind all three do not recognize the existence of the United Nations in the context of an In-Character Roleplay as it exists in the context of the NationStates game in general.


Let it be resolved
-That the Glorious Military Junta of No Endorse, the Peaceful Federation of Collectives, the Federation of Eurasian Socialist Republics, and the associated player behind all three do not recognize the nation of SilentScope003's jurisdiction over the U.N.S.C.

-That the aforementioned player does not recognize any actions of the U.N.S.C. as it is presented by SilentScope003.

-That the aforementioned player does not recognize the nation of SilentScope003's existence.



Good day.

Based on such points, let it be suggested

- This idea to be reshaped in a new thread as a multinational space consortium for mutual research of development of a space program.

- For the moon colonization to happen in Early PMT instead, considering known and not yet resolved issues of weightlessness health issues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_gravity#Health_effects) and viable long-term life support systems (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere_2#Criticism) among others.

-No endorse to give a second chance to SilentScope003 if he considers such suggestions

(No endorse, the whole point of the thread was to provide a USE for the commitee in the UN resolution for RP. I don't control the commitee, nor do I want to [all I did was basically follow UN regulations, which mentioned profit as well as science as a reason to explore the Moon]. I just came up with an excuse, them being based in SilentScope003, so that we can actually see the UN start some sort of RP, in an attempt to claim the Moon. I actually believe that according to the actual text, Shareholders do have a say, so I'll have the Shareholders dominate the Commitee's choices later on.

Assuming we even colonize the moon...which we likely won't. :)

Otherwise, the commitee really is useless. And the last thing I want is a useless commitee.

I did modify the topic to PMT on TSS' suggestion. I am also considering modifiying it from a "UN Space Consortium" to an International Space Consortium too, just to avoid problems. I'll get to you back on that.)

Greston: Thanks for your offer. Is it possible for you to provide security as well?

OOC:

Whereof it is noted that the NSUN and the nation of SilentScope are primarily MT/PMT creations.

Whereof, it is noted that constant practice in roleplaying for well over three years now has seen that it is tacitly accepted that space is fractal, allowing for people who have no interest in taking part in an RP need not, in fact, accept it.

Whereof it is noted that No Endorse's own lunar claims, should any exist, might very well prove specious, as the interstellar community in FT has recognised that the majority of the single universe moon has been colonised since 03.

Whereof, it is therefore suggested that No Endorse has himself participated in a fractal mooniverse.

So noted, it is perfectly reasonable for the second party of the first part, SilentScope003 to initiate his own moon colonisation effort under the auspices of the NS United Nations alongside any other member state that chooses to paarticipate, without hostility or IC/OOC threats from FT nations that choose to claim some or all of the moon's surface in their own fractalverses.

Therefore, it is this nation's considered opinion that we should back out of this thread and allow Silent to Rp as he likes, where he likes, and in the technological form he prefers, without providing any trouble, unless we are interested in taking part in a friendly, nonviolent RP.

(OOC: In an attempt to avoid any misclarification,

This thread makes the assumption that the Moon is not colonized at all (if the moon was colonized, neither the UN nor any international group of colonizers would have surely be too sudicial to do such a program). Any colonization of the Moon has occured in another multiverse and can be safely ignored for the purpose of the RP. Simarly, any nation that has colonized the Moon as a PMT or FT nation can safely ignore this thread as well.

In other words, what Roania says.)

[ Can we please dispense with the pseudo-bureaucratic nonce-talk? We are a forum of high-schoolers and collegites, not some pompous government council that attended a three-week training course on how to bloviate and spout like a whale. ]