One resolution to rule them all, one resolution to find them

by **Omigodtheykilledkenny** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:51 pm

NOTICE: See remarks below. The results of this poll are unofficial. The official poll will be held on a region WFE, where polling is public. Visit the Antarctic Oasis WFE to view the poll and vote. [direct link]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've used that gag before in the title. Eh, no biggie.

And we're ready for the final round! Firstly, let's all take a moment and pretend like we don't all know that Reproductive Freedoms is going to win.

...

Ahhh, that was heaven. Now, let's get to voting. Your final choices are listed below. They include Radiological Terrorism and Legal Competence, the winners of the Wild Card Round, completed yesterday.

#284: Repeal "Ethics in International Trade"
#286: Reproductive Freedoms
#289: Radiological Terrorism
#292: Nuclear Security Convention
#293: Repeal "International Criminal Court"
#299: Legal Competence
#300: Child Pornography Ban
#302: Individual Working Freedoms
#306: Rules of Surrender
#307: Anti-Counterfeiting Pact

And we're going to try something new this time. The official poll will be held on the Antarctic Oasis WFE. You must vote on the AO WFE for your vote to count. The poll is open to the general public; you do not need to move to AO to vote - just visit their page. [direct link here: http://www.nationstates.net/region=antarctic_oasis#poll] All poll results in this thread will be unofficial.

Why are we doing it this way? you ask. Because all regional polling is public, and I can keep track of who votes and for what. It will make it much harder to puppetwank that way. Why are you being such a hardass about cheating? you ask. Well, I'm not. Not really. I just had the idea and thought we could experiment on a new, more secure voting system. Perhaps if it works out, we could set up a special region just for Best Resolution polls next time? Had I thought of it beforehand this time, I might have gone that way instead.

by **Omigodtheykilledkenny** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:57 pm

Sorry, sorry. Small SNAFU. The AO poll is up now.

by **Araraukar** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 3:24 pm

Omigodtheykilledkenny wrote:The official poll will be held on the Antarctic Oasis WFE.

OOC: ~~Isn't that a bit fucked up? "To vote for the best resolution passed in NSWA, you must now go offsite to vote."~~

See below. Still smells a bit funny.

by **The Dark Star Republic** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 3:46 pm

Araraukar wrote:
Omigodtheykilledkenny wrote:The official poll will be held on the Antarctic Oasis WFE.

OOC: Isn't that a bit fucked up? :blink: "To vote for the best resolution passed in NSWA, you must now go offsite to vote."

It's not "offsite": regional WFEs are a core part of the NS game. If anything, the forums are what's offsite. Given it's being done to prevent puppeteering, it seems completely straightforward.

by **Araraukar** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 4:09 pm

The Dark Star Republic wrote:It's not "offsite": regional WFEs are a core part of the NS game. If anything, the forums are what's offsite. Given it's being done to prevent puppeteering, it seems completely straightforward.

OOC: In that case my bad on the mistake - can't seem to translate WFE into worlds off the top of my mind, so I assumed the F meant forum, as it usually does.

EDIT: So, should I vote on PPU or Araraukar?

by **Ainocra** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 4:44 pm

are we only allowed one vote?

by **Omigodtheykilledkenny** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 4:58 pm

I think that's the way it's set up. I haven't tried voting yet. :meh:

For the record, WFE = World Factbook Entry, the gameside page for a region

And the poll is here: http://www.nationstates.net/region=antarctic_oasis#poll

It doesn't matter which nation you use, as long as you only use one.

by **Ainocra** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 5:26 pm

Ok I voted for what should be the undisputed winner, Repeal ICC!

by **Sciongrad** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 6:05 pm

Omigodtheykilledkenny wrote:And we're ready for the final round! Firstly, let's all take a moment and pretend like we don't all know that Reproductive Freedoms is going to win.

I just threw up just a little in my mouth.

I voted for Radiological Terrorism out of pride, but I would also just as readily vote for Rules of Surrender. While I liked the idea of repealing the ICC, I can't vote for the repeal that ended up passing in good faith.

by **The Dark Star Republic** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 2:07 am

Somoene's keen nose has sniffed out your fiendish plan, OMGTKK! :roll:

I voted for Rules of Surrender. Radiological Terrorism and Repeal "Ethics in International Trade" were pretty good too, but Rules of Surrender was a harder slog to get drafted.

by **Araraukar** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:19 am

The Dark Star Republic wrote:Somoene's keen nose has sniffed out your fiendish plan, OMGTKK!

OOC: You'll see from timestamps that I posted the "fair enough" there after I posted my latest post on this thread. So obviously it's not an issue anymore.

Oh, and I voted on Ara.

by **Omigodtheykilledkenny** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 1:55 pm

Voted for Repeal ICC; not that I'm all gung-ho about it being the absolute best -- it just seems to be attracting the most votes against Reproductive Freedoms, so it's the one most likely to beat it.

by **Imperium Anglorum** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 2:04 pm

Omigodtheykilledkenny wrote:Voted for Repeal ICC; not that I'm all gung-ho about it being the absolute best -- it just seems to be attracting the most votes against Reproductive Freedoms, so it's the one most likely to beat it.

Repeal ICC, I think, was the most groundbreaking of the resolutions listed.

by **Omigodtheykilledkenny** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 3:21 pm

The Dark Star Republic wrote:Somoene's keen nose has sniffed out your fiendish plan, OMGTKK!

Holy shitbombs! It's yet another:

[Don't sweat it, Ara...just playing.

]

by **Omigodtheykilledkenny** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:35 am

by **Imperium Anglorum** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:54 am

What is an 'AO'?

by **Jean Pierre Trudeau** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:48 pm

Imperium Anglorum wrote:What is an 'AO'?

Have you ever bothered to check out Kenny's nation?

by **Ainocra** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:03 pm

Jean Pierre Trudeau wrote:
Imperium Anglorum wrote:What is an 'AO'?

Have you ever bothered to check out Kenny's nation?

Kenny has a nation?

by **Jean Pierre Trudeau** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:45 pm

Ainocra wrote:
Jean Pierre Trudeau wrote:
Have you ever bothered to check out Kenny's nation?

Kenny has a nation?

You know exactly what I mean.

by **Imperium Anglorum** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:16 pm

Ah, you mean the region of 'Antarctic Oasis'. :hug:

by **Jean Pierre Trudeau** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:30 pm

Imperium Anglorum wrote:Ah, you mean the region of 'Antarctic Oasis'.

by **Imperium Anglorum** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:41 pm

Jean Pierre Trudeau wrote:
Imperium Anglorum wrote:Ah, you mean the region of 'Antarctic Oasis'.

Use a photo editor to remove the background, looks much better. Here, I did it for your signature thing.

by **The Eternal Kawaii** » Sun Mar 08, 2015 7:20 pm

If we're talking about the resolution with the most beneficial impact on WA nations, it'd probably have to be "Repeal 'Ethics in International Trade'." As we recall, that resolution played havoc with nations' economies; its repeal was pretty much essential to prevent a collapse of the global economic system.

by **Mundiferrum** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 1:37 am

The Eternal Kawaii wrote:If we're talking about the resolution with the most beneficial impact on WA nations, it'd probably have to be "Repeal 'Ethics in International Trade'." As we recall, that resolution played havoc with nations' economies; its repeal was pretty much essential to prevent a collapse of the global economic system.

A good point, but since it doesn't really play around with the big issues like, well, ABORTION!....

maaaaan Reproductive Freedoms

by **Omigodtheykilledkenny** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 8:52 pm

...This may have passed some of you by, seeing as gameplay rags are probably not the one-stop source most used by GAers for the latest news, but...the poll results were announced in the current issue of The Rejected Times, released last night: viewtopic.php?p=23803468#p23803468

Go nuts.

And thank you all for your votes and comments. It's been fun.

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