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I wasn't sure if this belonged here or in the UN forum...

When people come up with proposals, there is a spell-checker on the site that they should use before submitting a proposal. However, there are still plenty of proposals that have poor spelling in them (the one about "self-abause" comes to mind). Also, there are too many that have extremely poor grammar. I'm not talking about a mistake or two; I'm talking about proposals with run-ons, confusions such as "to/two/too" or "their/there/they're", etc.

Does a submitted proposal get posted automatically? Or is there someone who checks it over for spelling and grammar first?

If someone checks them over, why are they doing such a bad job?
And if there isn't, I think there should be someone to do that. This could also prevent proposals that don't follow the rules of proposal-submitting.

Does a submitted proposal get posted automatically? Or is there someone who checks it over for spelling and grammar first?It's automated.

And if there isn't, I think there should be someone to do that. This could also prevent proposals that don't follow the rules of proposal-submitting.
No thanks. There are only two mods who actively police the UN proposal queue, and sometimes we like to go to our paying jobs, have a meal out with our significant others, or perhaps take a vacation for a few days. We've also been known to ignore illegal and horrible proposals for days on end, as long as there was no chance of them achieving quorum.

Players deserve the opportunity to present their ideas, no matter how stupid or poorly spelled, without some Mod Nanny looking over their shoulder. It's your nation. It's your game. You can police the queue by becoming a delegate and not approving the crap whilst encouraging the good authors with forum posts and polite telegrams.

The ball's in your court, and it's gonna stay there.

If you're interested in why proposals are deleted, check out The Silly and Illegal Proposals thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=397276) in the UN forum.

It helps you learn quickly the technical details of making a proposal and gives you a chance to express some of the ... disbelief ... you may feel about what gets submitted.