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[PASSED] Commend SherpDaWerp

Postby Hulldom » Fri Aug 25, 2023 5:27 pm

Sherp has been someone who has been a good acquaintance of mine for a good while, perhaps surprisingly to some of you. We met through Bormiar, and thus I had the great fortune to first really get to meet Sherp while he dealt with Commend the Voice of ARB, of which I was probably one of the most passionate Gameplay-adjacent supporters.

This might not do him the most justice, but I firmly believe that it’s only right Sherp be recognized for the often unappreciated work he has done and will continue to do.

On the proposal itself, yes this is meta! It is meant to be very meta! I wanted to zoom out and have some fun with considering SherpDaWerp as a nation and the various things Sherp did as, well, worker bees of a nation doing what it is they do best. Regarding the proposal itself, I'd say I built the frame and Westinor was the fantastic (as always) interior designer.

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Commend SherpDaWerp

Category: Commendation | Nation: SherpDaWerp


To begin our story, we must first introduce to the wider world SherpDaWerp (Sherp), a society of individuals who have proven themselves to be, in any reasonable estimation, a nation and people who utilize their expertise in the atypical and mastery of the recherché to assist the myriad nations of the world.

First among SherpDaWerp’s deeds is their acknowledgment of the Voice of ARB in [resolution=SC#410]SC #410[/resolution]. The ideobots, once powered on by the rulers of the Voice of ARB, were not themselves problem solvers, but solution finders–explicitly identifying the results of countless choices made by their benevolent rulers rather than identifying conundrums that might lead to said results. The ideobots powered by the Voice of ARB inspired countless leaders to pursue divergent solutions to the crises facing their nations so that they may not only differentiate themselves but pursue their own paths in statecraft–a value prized by SherpDaWerp.

One plight that has imperiled all nations is that of dementia — and while Sherp’s scientists have not yet found a cure for the disease, they conferenced furiously to treat it in "A Day to Remember". The mental health and medical professionals of Sherp proposed a litany of solutions in caring for people with dementia — working to combat the apathetic with appropriately thoughtful solutions that considered patients’ perspectives and cultural solutions.

“Retirees have lives too!”, or so said the government of Sherp! To keep seniors active and engaged with the rest of society in their golden years, the social workers of SherpDaWerp proposed the solution of "Introducing Altengarten" — a program that enables seniors to share some of the wisdom they have gleaned from their times and pass it down to youth — to all nations.

What comes after a potentially quite abrupt retirement was also an issue that harangued Sherp, as Sherp’s politicians often found that "A Seat Quite Vacant Is A Seat Distressed". Solutions identified by the constitutional scholars of SherpDaWerp ranged from interim appointments to by-elections to even allowing runners-up to take advantage of their predecessors’ timely demise.

Computer scientists in Sherp also asked a question that tickled the minds of the aforementioned legal scholars — "How To Train Your AI?" In identifying this difficulty, SherpDaWerpian scholars had to deal with the issue of free speech and with the issues inherent in the internet–a good tool that is rife for abuse. In solving the problem, Sherp’s computer scientists valiantly proposed that nations in the multiverse reconsider how they program that most beneficial of tools.

A group of decidedly much more old-fashioned individuals in SherpDaWerp also identified another issue — that of honor. Feeling resigned, and perhaps enthralled by the idea of a battle won and honor defended, duelists battled it out in the "Duel of the Fates". As there is no greater value to a duelist than that of honor, or so some would contend, at controversy was whether in the thrust and parry of a duel a defeated opponent should be granted mercy or be consigned to death.

No expert can solve everything alone, and though Sherp's own have worked to address a great many more dilemmas that consternate nations across the cosmos, perhaps their greatest help has been in assisting other helpers. Time and time again, Sherp has tirelessly brought new perspective and aid to those who seek to solve problems themselves, acting as a collaborative mentor and friend to those curious about the plights in our stars.

Not content to simply identify issues that plague national leaders and propose solutions to them, the art dealers of SherpDaWerp created a now core piece of the technological infrastructure mysteriously called "NS Transfer Cleanup" that art dealers throughout the universe take advantage of to more readily obtain the works that they and their galleries’ patrons desire, which assists in the transferring of funds en masse from a curator’s subsidiaries via mass-collected artwork,

And not to be left out, SherpDaWerpian historians have also made a key contribution to the field of public history in the multiverse. They created a publicly accessible repository of all known problem identifiers and solution-seekers in the universe, ranking them in quantitative order of the problems they have identified. This crucial work will enable future citizens of the universe to identify who posed the vexatious quandaries of their time just as current citizens are able to.

It is clear that SherpDaWerp has been a nation at the forefront of pioneering ingenious solutions to unique problems, bringing their distinctive flair to the resolution of controversies facing both the few and the many. As such, the Security Council:

Hereby Commends SherpDaWerp.


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As the WA Minister of Palmetto, I endorse this message.
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Postby Honeydewistania » Fri Aug 25, 2023 8:21 pm

What is this 'core art infrastructure' thing? Putting a name to it in the proposal text would be a good idea. There should also be quotation marks around the issue titles mentioned in the proposal.
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Postby Hulldom » Fri Aug 25, 2023 8:24 pm

Honeydewistania wrote:What is this 'core art infrastructure' thing? Putting a name to it in the proposal text would be a good idea. There should also be quotation marks around the issue titles mentioned in the proposal.

The latter was stylistic, but I can understand being a bit turned off by it, so will do.

The former is a tool Sherp made that cleans up transfers. That may be done. Its name is NS Transfer Cleanup, which I believe would be illegal and so may only be able to referred to this way. Would like a ruling.
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Postby Hulldom » Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:20 am

\bump for feedback and maybe that ruling?
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Postby 0cala » Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:27 am

I give this a "yes"

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Postby Sedgistan » Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:57 am

Hulldom wrote:\bump for feedback and maybe that ruling?

Absolutely fine.

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Postby Hulldom » Tue Aug 29, 2023 11:00 am

Sedgistan wrote:
Hulldom wrote:\bump for feedback and maybe that ruling?

Absolutely fine.

Then @ Honeydew, done.
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Postby Bhang Bhang Duc » Tue Aug 29, 2023 1:39 pm

Nicely written Hulldom, like the style; very different from other Commends for issue writers.

One minor quibble - there are a few paragraphs where use of the word “issue(s)” is a bit repetitive, but that’s just a very small nitpick.
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Postby Hulldom » Fri Sep 01, 2023 6:25 am

Bhang Bhang Duc wrote:Nicely written Hulldom, like the style; very different from other Commends for issue writers.

One minor quibble - there are a few paragraphs where use of the word “issue(s)” is a bit repetitive, but that’s just a very small nitpick.

I think I edited the clause you were referring to, but if any others stick out, let me know.
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Postby Hulldom » Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:30 am

\bump
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Postby The Ambis » Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:53 am

Looks good! Love the uniquness!
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Postby Honeydewistania » Sat Sep 09, 2023 10:51 am

One quibble - SherpDaWerp is still used in the penultimate clause and the Voice of ARB clause, whilst all the issues ones use 'Sherp'. Not sure if that was intentional tough. Also, I believe SherpDaWerp's demonym is SherpDaWerpian not Sherpian (as used in the proposal).

In any case, FULL support.
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Postby Hulldom » Sat Sep 09, 2023 11:09 am

Honeydewistania wrote:One quibble - SherpDaWerp is still used in the penultimate clause and the Voice of ARB clause, whilst all the issues ones use 'Sherp'. Not sure if that was intentional tough. Also, I believe SherpDaWerp's demonym is SherpDaWerpian not Sherpian (as used in the proposal).

In any case, FULL support.

Hm, I think that was because when West and I were drafting, we wanted more variety and evidently that meant eliminating a few too many of the "DaWerp"s. As for the demonym, I'll double check that.
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Postby Hulldom » Sat Sep 09, 2023 11:12 am

Hulldom wrote:
Honeydewistania wrote:One quibble - SherpDaWerp is still used in the penultimate clause and the Voice of ARB clause, whilst all the issues ones use 'Sherp'. Not sure if that was intentional tough. Also, I believe SherpDaWerp's demonym is SherpDaWerpian not Sherpian (as used in the proposal).

In any case, FULL support.

Hm, I think that was because when West and I were drafting, we wanted more variety and evidently that meant eliminating a few too many of the "DaWerp"s. As for the demonym, I'll double check that.

Well the character count is not right now, but both of these have been addressed. Thanks for the note about the demonym, Honeydew.
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Postby Hulldom » Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:43 am

This is not "last call" per se, but barring anything major, I intend to submit this some time over this upcoming weekend.
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Postby Hulldom » Thu Sep 14, 2023 6:59 pm

Cool. This is last call. Will be submitting Sunday afternoon barring anything substantial.
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Postby Simone Republic » Fri Sep 15, 2023 5:43 pm

Support. I would have supported the nominee on issues editor grounds but since staff's not commendable, I'd take this.

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This has been submitted
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For the historical record, here is the best SC recommendation ever and all hail TCB: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1937025

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Ostrovskiy wrote:For the historical record, here is the best SC recommendation ever and all hail TCB: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1937025

I have to hand it to TCB on this one, this is genuinely pretty great. :D
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