NationStates Jolt Archive

i submitted this issue issue, but i will post the contents here.

title: To snip or not to snip

description: (bit hazey here, as it was a coupe of days ago, and didnt save this part)
An internet site, DontSnip.com has spoken out about male circumcision, and is calling for the practice to be banned.

validity: valid for all nations

[option]"This practice should be banned!" demands @@RANDOMNAME@@, spokesperson for DontSnip.com. "It causes physical and mental damage to males that have it done! It is unnecessary, and it is as bad as Female Genital Mutilation!"
[effect]Religious officials are being arrested for doing illegal circumcisions
[stats]health funding decreases, religious funding decreases

[option]"This is outrageous!" exclaims Cardinal @@RANDOMNAME@@, leader of the @@NAME@@ Dogmatic Church. "This is a fundamental part of our male members rite of passage! we must be allowed to do it, even if other, non-believers are not!"
[effect]Penile infections have risen as church officials perform circumcision in unsanitary environments
[stats]health funding decreases, religious funding increases

[option]"All males should be circumcised," claims @@RANDOMNAME@@, a doctor from a small village in Northern @@NAME@@. "It is a leading cause for diseases, prone to infection, and it is unsanitary. They should all be removed!"
[effect]All male babies are circumcised at birth
[stats]health funding increases

[option]"Ban it? Cut them all off?" questions @@RANDOMNAME@@, at a local pub. "I think the government should stay the hell away from it! What ever I do with my Dick is my responsibility. People should be able to choose if they want it, and where they want it!"
[effect]Circumcisions take place in various places from hospitals to tattoo parlours to the local pub
[stats]happiness increases

[option]"People should have the right to choose, but should choose wisely," states @@RANDOMNAME@@, head of the @@NAME@@ Medical Association. "There isn't enough concrete evidence for or against, so we should research it, and provide information to people, and make sure it only happens in hospitals. Oh, and to ensure personal choice, all minors should be banned from having it, unless for solid medical reasons."
[effect]Boys have been asking their fathers "why do I have an extra bit of skin, and you don't?"


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any comments, or is it okay as is. a recent debate over this subject in the UN forum inspired it.

While stats don't actually matter, as I believe the issue editors put them on anyway, I'll suggest a few more you could have.
First option: Taxes down, crime up, police funding up, happiness up, personal freedoms down.
Second option: Health funding up, surely, if infections increase? Would also mean - taxes up, personal freedoms down.
Third option: Taxes up, personal freedoms down, happiness down.
Fourth option: Health funding up, taxes up, personal freedoms up, economy up(?).
Fifth option: Health funding up, taxes up, personal freedoms up, happiness up.

Also, I'm not sure about the word 'Dick' in option four. 'Manhood' or something similar might be better. Not sure if dick is allowed in a PG-13 rating.
And effects shouldn't start with capital letters. Minor point, but it probably makes the editor's job easier.
Grammar in option two - should be male members', 'we' should have a capital 'W', and instead of 'even if other, non-believers are not', it should be 'even if non-believers are not'

Okay but yes the word 'Dick' would be cut by the editor.

Also I think that perhaps the title is a bit graphic, it certaintly put me off slightly and made me wince.

I guess they wouldn't have the code for this variable but it would be neat if you could, instead of using DontCirc.com, use DontCirc.@@firsttwolettersofnationname@@

Otherwise, looks good. You can't use punctuation in the effect box, though, so the last one will need some editing.

Okay but yes the word 'Dick' would be cut by the editor.

Ah, the irony.

It's an interesting idea, but I think the issue would need a bit more depth than it's been given here. More research needs to be done.

thank you for your imput. i will resubmit it with those changes, although i am unsure about the title. maybe:
health risk or manhood mutilation

and change the description:
An internet site, DontSnip.com has spoken out about male circumcision, demanding it be refered to Male Genital Mutilation, and for the practice of it to be banned.

I guess they wouldn't have the code for this variable but it would be neat if you could, instead of using DontCirc.com, use DontCirc.@@firsttwolettersofnationname@@

Otherwise, looks good. You can't use punctuation in the effect box, though, so the last one will need some editing.

I very much support that addition to the proposed issue.

And I applaud the issue in itself because it's a good idead that is both government and religious :D

all though it might conflict with the issue where states get to decide wheather to ban religion and promote the 'church of @@nationname@@'

good point. i could always change that to the church of
@@nationname@@

Naslt']I very much support that addition to the proposed issue.

And I applaud the issue in itself because it's a good idead that is both government and religious :D

all though it might conflict with the issue where states get to decide wheather to ban religion and promote the 'church of @@nationname@@'
Conflicting effects are what NS is all about (isn't it? :p )...don't worry if it does end up appearing to contradict something else, it happens all the time.

Conflicting effects are what NS is all about (isn't it? :p )...don't worry if it does end up appearing to contradict something else, it happens all the time.

:D Very good point ;)

okay, here is the final sub. did it a few mins ago. how long, roughly, is it between submitting it and recieving the acceptence TG?

Fighting Health Risks or Manhood Mutilation

An internet site, DontSnip.com has spoken out about male circumcision, demanding it be referred to Male Genital Mutilation, and for the practice of it to be banned.

valid for all nations


[option]"This practice should be banned!" demands @@RANDOMNAME@@, spokesperson for DontSnip.com. "It causes physical and mental damage to males that have it done! It is unnecessary, and it is as bad as Female Genital Mutilation!"
[effect]Religious officials are being arrested for doing illegal circumcisions
[stats]health funding decreases, religious funding decreases, Taxes down, crime up, police funding up, happiness up, personal freedoms down


[option]"This is outrageous!" exclaims Cardinal @@RANDOMNAME@@, leader of the Church of @@NAME@@. "This is a fundamental part of our male members rite of passage! we must be allowed to do it, even if other, non-believers are not!"
[effect]Penile infections have risen as church officials perform circumcision in unsanitary environments
[stats]religious funding increases, Health funding up, taxes up, personal freedoms down


[option]"All males should be circumcised," claims @@RANDOMNAME@@, a doctor from a small village in Northern @@NAME@@. "It is a leading cause for diseases, prone to infection, and it is unsanitary. They should all be removed!"
[effect]All male babies are circumcised at birth
[stats]health funding increases, Taxes up, personal freedoms down, happiness down


[option]"Ban it? Cut them all off?" questions @@RANDOMNAME@@, at a local pub. "I think the government should stay the hell away from it! What ever I do with my Manhood is my responsibility. People should be able to choose if they want it, and where they want it!"
[effect]Circumcisions take place in various places from hospitals to tattoo parlours to the local pub
[stats]happiness increases, Health funding up, taxes up, personal freedoms up, economy up


[option]"People should have the right to choose, but should choose wisely," states @@RANDOMNAME@@, head of the @@NAME@@ Medical Association. "There isn't enough concrete evidence for or against, so we should research it, and provide information to people, and make sure it only happens in hospitals. Oh, and to ensure personal choice, all minors should be banned from having it, unless for solid medical reasons."
[effect]Boys have been asking their fathers "why do I have an extra bit of skin, and you don't?"
[stats]Health funding up, taxes up, personal freedoms up, happiness up

okay, here is the final sub. did it a few mins ago. how long, roughly, is it between submitting it and recieving the acceptence TG?
If it gets accepted...
I submitted one a couple of weeks ago, and TG'ed sirocco, asking how long. He said at least four weeks, probably more, because of the holiday. End of January if you're lucky.

okay, thanx