NationStates Jolt Archive

I'd be appreciative if a moderator could clarify two issues in relation to lobbying for resolution proposals:

1) If a delegate changes their WFE to say they don't want proposal lobbying telegrams after you've telegrammed them, and then they say they're reporting you for spam, will the moderators notice that the telegram pre-dates the WFE?

2) If a delegate has approved your resolution proposal, does it still count as lobbying to telegram them (I'm asking this specifically in relation to resubmitting a proposal and then telegramming the delegates that approved it last time)?

I would think it's a no for both, but I can tell you this. If you telegram someone on Thursday, and on Friday they update their WFE to say they don't want telegrams for proposals, and they report you for something you did on Thursday, I believe the word for that is "ex post facto." It's illegal under the U.S. court system, and I can't imagine the mods going for it. That's my semi-professional opinion, and the mods will surely be able to state it better than I can, but for now, that's what I have for you.

1. Clearly that wouldn't be your fault. The only problem is if the mods can't tell when the WFE was changed...which they almost certainly would be able to, unless the regional happenings of that region were especially active.

2. I've done the latter several times, and have never been warned. That said, the delegates have generally been receptive, saying they're glad attention was brought to the proposal so quickly - had some of them complained that it was repetitive spam, maybe it would have been different.

To be honest, we hardly ever get complaints about UN lobbying spam. I'd rather not make any expansions to the rulings unless we see an upward trend in reports. Preemptive rulings are usually a solution in search of a problem, and we're not going to do that.

That said, your 1) example above would be more likely to generate a "using Mods as a weapon" charge against the reporter than a spam report for you.

2) is a common enough situation, and I don't recall anyone ever complaining. I wouldn't worry about bringing mods into the picture until someone whines.