[DEFEATED] Commend Benevolent Thomas

[Sedgistan]

The Security Council,

OBSERVING Benevolent Thomas as a prominent nation instrumental to the continuance of prevailing peace and goodwill throughout the world, having consistently championed and actively advanced such a cause for the past four years, with force whenever necessary;

RECOGNISING Benevolent Thomas's involvement in a number of prominent defender regions of high standing and holding positions within them — past and present — such as:

• First Warden and Founder of The Order of The Grey Wardens, going one step further than others of the defender cause by leading offensives to strike invader nations at their very hearts;
• Commander and Founder of Fort Triumph, leading alongside Land Filled With People, Eist and Deadeye Jack to ensure the sovereignty of native regions;
• Tactical Officer and World Assembly Delegate of 10000 Islands, organising defensive operations alongside enriching the culture of the community;
• Chief Executive of Renegade Islands Alliance, instrumental in the revival and rebuilding of the defender military and resident native nations;
• Colonel of 00000 A World Power, as a keystone of the region and its defender military in the early days of its renaissance;
• Vice-Delegate of Lazarus, ensuring the security and bolstering the morale of Lazarene nations;

FURTHER RECOGNISING that Benevolent Thomas has defended regions numbering in their tens of thousands, liberated regions numbering in their many hundreds, and leading defences numbering in their dozens;

INDEBTED to Benevolent Thomas's instrumental role in the liberation, refounding and subsequent rebuilding of Hogwarts into a vibrant and thriving community, and incumbent service as Deputy Headmaster, under the establishment of Benevolent Aurors;

INDEBTED to Benevolent Thomas for their humanitarian work in repairing badly damaged relations between 10000 Islands and The Rejected Realms, which would not be possible had there been no intervention;

LOOKING UP to Benevolent Thomas as a steadfast bulwark and irreplaceable keystone of the world, which would not be the same were such an extraordinary force to be absent;

Hereby Commends Benevolent Thomas.

The Security Council,

OBSERVING Benevolent Thomas as a prominent nation instrumental to the continuance of prevailing peace and goodwill throughout the world, having consistently championed and actively advanced such a cause for the past four years, with force whenever necessary;

RECOGNISING Benevolent Thomas's involvement in a number of prominent defender regions of high standing and holding positions within them — past and present — such as:

• First Warden and Founder of The Order of The Grey Wardens, going one step further than others of the defender cause by leading offensives to strike invader nations at their very hearts;
• Commander and Founder of Fort Triumph, leading alongside Land Filled With People, Eist and Deadeye Jack to ensure the sovereignty of native regions;
• Tactical Officer and World Assembly Delegate of 10000 Islands, organising defensive operations alongside enriching the culture of the community;
• Chief Executive of Renegade Islands Alliance, instrumental in the revival and rebuilding of the defender military and resident native nations;
• Colonel of 00000 A World Power, as a keystone of the region and its defender military in the early days of its renaissance;
• Vice-Delegate of Lazarus, ensuring the security and bolstering the morale of Lazarene nations;

FURTHER RECOGNISING that Benevolent Thomas has defended regions numbering in their thousands, liberated regions numbering in their many hundreds, and leading defences numbering in their dozens;

INDEBTED to Benevolent Thomas's instrumental role in the liberation, refounding and subsequent rebuilding of Hogwarts into a vibrant and thriving community, and incumbent service as Deputy Headmaster, under the establishment of Benevolent Aurors;

INDEBTED to Benevolent Thomas for their humanitarian work in repairing badly damaged relations between 10000 Islands and The Rejected Realms, which would not be possible had there been no intervention;

LOOKING UP to Benevolent Thomas as a steadfast bulwark and irreplaceable keystone of the world, which would not be the same were such an extraordinary force to be absent;

Hereby Commends Benevolent Thomas.

The Security Council,

OBSERVING Benevolent Thomas as a prominent nation instrumental to the continuance of prevailing peace and goodwill throughout the world, having consistently championed and actively advanced such a cause for the past four years, with force whenever necessary;

RECOGNISING Benevolent Thomas's involvement in a number of prominent defender regions of high standing and holding positions within them — past and present — such as:

• First Warden and Founder of The Order of The Grey Wardens, going one step further than others of the defender cause by leading offensives to strike invader nations at their very hearts;
• Commander and Founder of Fort Triumph: alongside Land Filled With People, Eist and Deadeye Jack, Benevolent Thomas strove to ensure the sovereignty of native regions;
• Tactical Officer and World Assembly Delegate of 10000 Islands: organised defensive operations alongside the enrichment of the archipelagic regional culture;
• Chief Executive of Renegade Islands Alliance: instrumental in spearheading in the revival and rebuilding of the defender military and resident native nations, Benevolent Thomas paved the way for a renascent golden age within the region, remastering the outdated constitution and empowering citizen nations through the formation of the Citizen's Congress;
• Vice-Delegate and Interior Minister of Lazarus: further safeguarding the security of Lazarus, Benevolent Thomas greatly bolstered the morale and self-expression of Lazarene nations;
• Colonel of 00000 A World Power: as a keystone of the region and its defender military in the early days of its revival, Benevolent Thomas led liberations and defences against invader-led operations, potential and otherwise;
• Vice Chancellor of The FRA: <not 100% sure what VC of the FRA does so leaving this blank for the time being until I can make sure and confidently write>

FURTHER RECOGNISING that Benevolent Thomas has defended regions numbering in their thousands, liberated regions numbering in their hundreds, and leading defences numbering in their dozens;

INDEBTED to Benevolent Thomas's instrumental role in the liberation, refounding and subsequent rebuilding of Hogwarts into a vibrant and thriving community, and incumbent service as Deputy Headmaster, under the establishment of Benevolent Aurors;

INDEBTED to Benevolent Thomas for their humanitarian work in repairing badly damaged relations between 10000 Islands and The Rejected Realms, which would not be possible had there been no intervention;

LOOKING UP to Benevolent Thomas as a steadfast bulwark and irreplaceable keystone of the world, which would not be the same were such an extraordinary force to be absent;

Hereby Commends Benevolent Thomas.

The Security Council,

OBSERVING Benevolent Thomas as a prominent nation instrumental to the continuance of prevailing peace and goodwill throughout the world, having consistently championed and actively advanced such a cause for the past four years, with force whenever necessary;

RECOGNISING Benevolent Thomas's involvement in a number of prominent defender regions of high standing and holding positions within them — past and present — such as:

• Chief Executive of Renegade Islands Alliance: instrumental in spearheading in the revival and rebuilding of the defender military and resident native nations, Benevolent Thomas paved the way for a renascent golden age within the region, remastering the outdated constitution and empowering citizen nations through the formation of the Citizen's Congress;
• Colonel of 00000 A World Power: as a keystone of the region and its defender military in the early days of its revival, Benevolent Thomas led liberations and defences against invader-led operations, potential and otherwise;
• Vice-Delegate and Interior Minister of Lazarus: further safeguarding the security of Lazarus, Benevolent Thomas greatly bolstered the morale and self-determination of Lazarene nations;
• First Warden and Founder of The Order of The Grey Wardens, going one step further than others of the defender cause by leading offensives to strike invader nations at their very hearts;
• Commander and Founder of Fort Triumph: alongside Deadeye Jack, Land Filled With People and Eist, Benevolent Thomas strove to ensure the sovereignty of native regions;
• Tactical Officer, Senator and World Assembly Delegate of 10000 Islands: organised defensive operations alongside the enrichment of the archipelagic regional culture;
• Vice Chancellor and Master Sergeant of The FRA: <not 100% sure what VC of the FRA does so leaving this blank for the time being until I can make sure and confidently write>

FURTHER RECOGNISING that Benevolent Thomas has defended regions numbering in their thousands, liberated regions numbering in their hundreds, and leading defences numbering in their dozens;

INDEBTED to Benevolent Thomas's instrumental role in the liberation, refounding and subsequent rebuilding of Australia and Hogwarts — despite being faced both times with mighteous, formidable, and often indomitable adversary — into vibrant and thriving communities, and incumbent service in the latter as Deputy Headmaster, under the establishment of Benevolent Aurors;

FURTHER to Benevolent Thomas for their humanitarian work in repairing badly damaged relations between 10000 Islands and The Rejected Realms, which would not be possible had there been no intervention;

LOOKING UP to Benevolent Thomas as a steadfast bulwark and irreplaceable keystone of the world, which would not be the same were such an extraordinary force to be absent;

Hereby Commends Benevolent Thomas.

The Security Council,

OBSERVING Benevolent Thomas as a prominent nation instrumental to the continuance of prevailing peace and goodwill throughout the world, having consistently championed and actively advanced such a cause for the past four years, with force whenever necessary;

ACKNOWLEDGING Benevolent Thomas is also the same administration behind that of Rhine Ruhr: a nation that has held several positions within the government of European Union;

APPLAUDING the efforts of Rhine Ruhr in bringing European Union an absolutely unparalleled increase in its Foreign Affairs outreach, as well as the growing acceptance of new nations into its folds;

RECOGNISING Benevolent Thomas's involvement in a number of prominent defender regions of high standing and holding positions within them — past and present — such as:

• Acting Chief Executive of Renegade Islands Alliance: instrumental in spearheading in the revival and rebuilding of the defender military and resident native nations, Benevolent Thomas paved the way for a renascent golden age within the region, remastering the outdated constitution and empowering citizen nations through the formation of the Citizen's Congress;
• Colonel of 00000 A World Power: as a keystone of the region and its defender military in the early days of its revival, Benevolent Thomas led liberations and defences against invader-led operations, potential and otherwise;
• Vice-Delegate and Interior Minister of Lazarus: further safeguarding the security of Lazarus, Benevolent Thomas greatly bolstered the morale and self-determination of Lazarene nations, helping to cultivate a new, stronger Lazarene culture and identity from the ashes;
• First Warden and Founder of The Order of The Grey Wardens, going one step further than others of the defender cause by leading offensives to strike invader nations at their very hearts, mobilising it into the largest, most active defender force in the present era, and heralding a new age of defending to the world;
• Commander and Founder of Fort Triumph: alongside Deadeye Jack, Land Filled With People and Eist, Benevolent Thomas strove to ensure the sovereignty of native regions;
• Tactical Officer, Senator and World Assembly Delegate of 10000 Islands: organised defensive operations alongside the enrichment of the archipelagic regional culture;
• Vice Chancellor and Master Sergeant of The FRA: pushed for reforms to the Founderless Regions Alliance's structure that, once enacted, helped breathe new life and renewed vitality into the FRA.

FURTHER RECOGNISING that Benevolent Thomas has defended regions numbering in their thousands, liberated regions numbering in their hundreds, and leading defences numbering in their dozens;

INDEBTED to Benevolent Thomas's instrumental role in the liberation, refounding and subsequent rebuilding of Australia and Hogwarts — despite being faced both times with mighteous, formidable, and often indomitable adversary — into vibrant and thriving communities, and incumbent service in the latter as Deputy Headmaster, under the establishment of Benevolent Aurors;

FURTHER to Benevolent Thomas for their humanitarian work in repairing badly damaged relations between 10000 Islands and The Rejected Realms, which would not be possible had there been no intervention;

LOOKING UP to Benevolent Thomas as a steadfast bulwark and irreplaceable keystone of the world, which would not be the same were such an extraordinary force to be absent;

Hereby Commends Benevolent Thomas.

Co-authored by Funkadelia.

This is my first /ever/ forage into the world of the Security Council. I'll admit that I'm really new to this, and I've probably gotten a few SC rules violations in there, too. As a raider, I have a dearth of information on Benevolent Thomas and his accomplishments, so a co-author would be quite helpful.[/align]

[Europe and Oceania]

We support this comrade.

[Korallia]

Shizensky here.

I retired my post as founder of the Renegade Islands Alliance over a year ago. I surrendered my nation's credentials to our acting delegate at the time, and before long he gave up the post as well. I eventually gave my full blessing for Benevolent Thomas to take control of the nation Shizensky, forum administration, as well as any and all political or technical authority that came with those roles.

Thomas immediately set to rewriting the region's constitution. The changes he instituted created an open government that empowered every single citizen through the implementation of the Citizen's Congress. Executive roles were streamlined to focus more on their administrative tasks and less on legislation, and as a direct result government production skyrocketed. Today, the Renegade Islands Alliance is larger and more active than any time in over a decade of existence. Benevolent Thomas accepted the duty of rebooting a region, and instead was instrumental in creating the most successful launch our region has ever seen.

If the Renegade Islands Alliance was deemed worthy of a World Assembly commendation, Benevolent Thomas should absolutely be deemed similarly worthy for ensuring our region's success and longevity.

[Flowrisa]

I give full support for this proposal. As a member of the RIA, I agree with Shiz. He is absoulutely one of, if not THE best defender I have ever known in my time in NationStates.

[The Lowlands and Saxony]

Through time I have learned what an valuable man Thomas is.

I therefore fully support this draft

[Bhang Bhang Duc]

No illegalities that I can see SQ. It appears to be a well written proposal, though I think the opening paragraph is a little bit clunky. I would be careful how you write in references to the Predator scandal - need to avoid any R4 violations.

[We Are Not the NSA]

The Security Council,

Yay! Welcome to the SC Kemi!

OBSERVING Benevolent Thomas as a prominent nation instrumental to the continuance of prevailing peace and goodwill throughout the world, having consistently championed and actively advanced such a cause for the past four years, with force whenever necessary;

RECOGNISING Benevolent Thomas's involvement in a number of prominent defender regions of high standing and holding positions within them — past and present — such as:

• First Warden and Founder of The Order of The Grey Wardens, going one step further than others of the defender cause by leading offensives to strike invader nations at their very hearts;

^This. I have never actually thought of any defender regions as being threatening until the Grey Wardens started back up. BT has done an outstanding job.

Commander and Founder of Fort Triumph, leading alongside Land Filled With People, Eist and Deadeye Jack to ensure the sovereignty of native regions;

Tactical Officer and World Assembly Delegate of 10000 Islands, organising defensive operations alongside enriching the culture of the community;

Chief Executive of Renegade Islands Alliance, instrumental in the revival and rebuilding of the defender military and resident native nations;

Colonel of 00000 A World Power, as a keystone of the region and its defender military in the early days of its renaissance;

Vice-Delegate of Lazarus, ensuring the security and bolstering the morale of Lazarene nations;

FURTHER RECOGNISING that Benevolent Thomas has defended regions numbering in their tens of thousands, liberated regions numbering in their many hundreds, and leading defences numbering in their dozens;

Is the underlined section true? It sounds like too high of a number to be real, so I just want to make sure.

INDEBTED to Benevolent Thomas's instrumental role in the liberation, refounding and subsequent rebuilding of Hogwarts into a vibrant and thriving community, and incumbent service as Deputy Headmaster, under the establishment of Benevolent Aurors;

INDEBTED to Benevolent Thomas for their humanitarian work in repairing badly damaged relations between 10000 Islands and The Rejected Realms, which would not be possible had there been no intervention;

LOOKING UP to Benevolent Thomas as a steadfast bulwark and irreplaceable keystone of the world, which would not be the same were such an extraordinary force to be absent;

Hereby Commends Benevolent Thomas.

This is easily one of the most non-debatable proposals I've seen in a while. Were I any good at writing commendations (I'll stick to repeals and condemnations) I would have written this one myself. BT is at the top of the mediocre sized list of defenders whom I genuinely respect (followed closely by Tim), and he is more than deserving of Commendation. I don't see any illegalities, but as BBD said, tread lightly when talking about the Predator Scandal: it is a minefield of R2 and R4 violations.

Full support.

[Tim-Opolis]

BT is at the top of the mediocre sized list of defenders whom I genuinely respect (followed closely by Tim),

Love you <3


Yeah, this proposal should happen, Thomas absolutely deserves it.

[Thorn1000]

BT is at the top of the mediocre sized list of defenders whom I genuinely respect (followed closely by Tim),

Love you <3


Yeah, this proposal should happen, Thomas absolutely deserves it.

You are so biased still I see no problems I vote yes

[New Dukaine]

This has my dog on full support.

[Deadeye Jack]

A commendation of Benevolent Thomas is the closest I'll ever get to the honor so I guess I'll begrudgingly (:p) support this. There may be some stuff that Benevolent Thomas did pre- Benevolent Thomas that is also worthy of being included in the commendation but I'm not sure how that fits in with the theme of the proposal.

[RiderSyl]

A commendation of Benevolent Thomas is the closest I'll ever get to the honor so I guess I'll begrudgingly (:p) support this. There may be some stuff that Benevolent Thomas did pre- Benevolent Thomas that is also worthy of being included in the commendation but I'm not sure how that fits in with the theme of the proposal.

Hey, a proposal commends the player as a whole. Let's hear it.

[Stalker Queen]

Just logged on and first checking of this thread: I'm really, really surprised at the responses. As my first shot at an SC proposal, I expected my draft to be pretty shit, and I'm surprised it's not. I just want to say to y'all: thanks so much for welcoming me to the SC everyone!

Shizensky here.

I retired my post as founder of the Renegade Islands Alliance over a year ago. I surrendered my nation's credentials to our acting delegate at the time, and before long he gave up the post as well. I eventually gave my full blessing for Benevolent Thomas to take control of the nation Shizensky, forum administration, as well as any and all political or technical authority that came with those roles.

Thomas immediately set to rewriting the region's constitution. The changes he instituted created an open government that empowered every single citizen through the implementation of the Citizen's Congress. Executive roles were streamlined to focus more on their administrative tasks and less on legislation, and as a direct result government production skyrocketed. Today, the Renegade Islands Alliance is larger and more active than any time in over a decade of existence. Benevolent Thomas accepted the duty of rebooting a region, and instead was instrumental in creating the most successful launch our region has ever seen.

If the Renegade Islands Alliance was deemed worthy of a World Assembly commendation, Benevolent Thomas should absolutely be deemed similarly worthy for ensuring our region's success and longevity.

Hello there Shiz! I knew that Tommy had the founder and that he contributed a lot to reviving RIA, but I honestly didn't know specifically what he did, nor the sheer scale of what he had done. This sounds like something non-R/D that would be a valuable addition: there needs to be some non-R/D in there I admit. Thank you so much for your contribution, Shiz. I'll add it to the to-do list so I can work on it a bit more.

No illegalities that I can see SQ. It appears to be a well written proposal, though I think the opening paragraph is a little bit clunky. I would be careful how you write in references to the Predator scandal - need to avoid any R4 violations.

Hey there Duck! Thanks so much for your words: I'm personally most familiar with R4 and have been browsing a lot of SC proposals in the past several months, and I feel this might be something cool to get into. I wholeheartedly agree with Predator necessitating caution: it's a really sensitive area, and not just R4 needs to be watched out for, but also how it's worded, given that it's affected a large portion of the Gameplay community, often profoundly. And about my opening paragraph being a little bit clunky, I suck at being concise, like really suck: what would you suggest to trim it down to size a bit?

[*] Commander and Founder of Fort Triumph, leading alongside Land Filled With People, Eist and Deadeye Jack to ensure the sovereignty of native regions;
[*] Tactical Officer and World Assembly Delegate of 10000 Islands, organising defensive operations alongside enriching the culture of the community;
[*] Chief Executive of Renegade Islands Alliance, instrumental in the revival and rebuilding of the defender military and resident native nations;
[*] Colonel of 00000 A World Power, as a keystone of the region and its defender military in the early days of its renaissance;
[*] Vice-Delegate of Lazarus, ensuring the security and bolstering the morale of Lazarene nations;[/list]
FURTHER RECOGNISING that Benevolent Thomas has defended regions numbering in their tens of thousands, liberated regions numbering in their many hundreds, and leading defences numbering in their dozens;

Is the underlined section true? It sounds like too high of a number to be real, so I just want to make sure.

INDEBTED to Benevolent Thomas's instrumental role in the liberation, refounding and subsequent rebuilding of Hogwarts into a vibrant and thriving community, and incumbent service as Deputy Headmaster, under the establishment of Benevolent Aurors;

INDEBTED to Benevolent Thomas for their humanitarian work in repairing badly damaged relations between 10000 Islands and The Rejected Realms, which would not be possible had there been no intervention;

LOOKING UP to Benevolent Thomas as a steadfast bulwark and irreplaceable keystone of the world, which would not be the same were such an extraordinary force to be absent;

Hereby Commends Benevolent Thomas.

This is easily one of the most non-debatable proposals I've seen in a while. Were I any good at writing commendations (I'll stick to repeals and condemnations) I would have written this one myself. BT is at the top of the mediocre sized list of defenders whom I genuinely respect (followed closely by Tim), and he is more than deserving of Commendation. I don't see any illegalities, but as BBD said, tread lightly when talking about the Predator Scandal: it is a minefield of R2 and R4 violations.

Full support.

Heyo NSA! I'm not 100% sure about the underlined part, but with Tommy having been active since around 2014 (at the latest), he might have managed to approach 10000 regions defended, and this is taking into account successful liberations. As far as I know, I can't find any complete records of his accomplishments in defending and liberating, and such records aren't too easy to come across unless compiled. I'm actually really hesitant (even when I was writing the first draft) to describe the Predator Scandal and how he roughed through it: I just wasn't sure of how to word it without stepping on R4 landmines (I wasn't as worried about R2 landmines as the R4 ones, to be honest). This is something I'm really stuck on, to be honest, but it's quite an accomplishment in and of itself, and something I believe commendable.

EDIT: Updated OP with suggestions to be taken into account.

[Deadeye Jack]

Heyo NSA! I'm not 100% sure about the underlined part, but with Tommy having been active since around 2014 (at the latest), he might have managed to approach 10000 regions defended, and this is taking into account successful liberations. As far as I know, I can't find any complete records of his accomplishments in defending and liberating, and such records aren't too easy to come across unless compiled. I'm actually really hesitant (even when I was writing the first draft) to describe the Predator Scandal and how he roughed through it: I just wasn't sure of how to word it without stepping on R4 landmines (I wasn't as worried about R2 landmines as the R4 ones, to be honest). This is something I'm really stuck on, to be honest, but it's quite an accomplishment in and of itself, and something I believe commendable.

His mission number is certainly high, probably higher than anyone else active during the same time, however 10000 just doesn't seem like a viable number of missions as someone who has been at a lot of updates myself. I know Fort Triumph's records had him at about 60 missions. Regions defended could be higher though because we lumped regions defended in tagging runs as 1 mission. Maybe you get 100 out of Fort Triumph which was a pretty active time for him especially towards the beginning and that was over a few months.

Of course on the flip side he's already got 100 defended since the reboot of The Grey Wardens, but the pace can't be extrapolated out to the rest imo. The actual number doesn't really matter. It's a lot. A number that would rival pretty much anyone elses over the same period of time, but I don't think 10000 is it.

Also I don't know if you want a list of more specific operations he was involved in or lead, like what was done for Dyr Nasad, to add to the commendation.

Hey, a proposal commends the player as a whole. Let's hear it.

I don't have the time right now but maybe in the next few days.

[Funkadelia]

Benevolent Thomas was never Vice Delegate of Lazarus. He was our interior minister though and helped to set up our government and community immediately following the coup.

I would also add something about his service as Vice Chancellor of the Founderless Regions Alliance and that he rose to the rank of Master Sergeant in the FRA Rangers.

EDIT: Turns out I was wrong about the Vice Delegate thing, I missed that vote in our records!

[Stalker Queen]

His mission number is certainly high, probably higher than anyone else active during the same time, however 10000 just doesn't seem like a viable number of missions as someone who has been at a lot of updates myself. I know Fort Triumph's records had him at about 60 missions. Regions defended could be higher though because we lumped regions defended in tagging runs as 1 mission. Maybe you get 100 out of Fort Triumph which was a pretty active time for him especially towards the beginning and that was over a few months.

Of course on the flip side he's already got 100 defended since the reboot of The Grey Wardens, but the pace can't be extrapolated out to the rest imo. The actual number doesn't really matter. It's a lot. A number that would rival pretty much anyone elses over the same period of time, but I don't think 10000 is it.

Also I don't know if you want a list of more specific operations he was involved in or lead, like what was done for Dyr Nasad, to add to the commendation.

Hey there Jack! "Tens of thousands" was a literary reference, and an estimate of regions defended and liberated gone horribly wrong: I had overlooked the WA-immobility brought about by WAD and VD positions (flu seasons aren't the best time for being 100% lucid). 130 days as XKI WAD (not counting the time spent WA-immobile to prepare), and about a month as Lazarus's VD (again not counting the time spent WA-immobile to prepare). I've edited the second draft accordingly to remove that error. Sorry about that.

He was our interior minister though and helped to set up our government and community immediately following the coup.

I would also add something about his service as Vice Chancellor of the Founderless Regions Alliance and that he rose to the rank of Master Sergeant in the FRA Rangers.

Heyo Funky! Thanks so much: I'll add them to the to-do list. Again, I honestly didn't realise how much I'm missing. This just goes to show that this Commendation is very long overdue.

EDIT: Edited OP.

FOOTNOTE: I've noted a lot down in the OP to keep track of what to add in there and what to take into account. However, I'm also worried that I'll exceed the character limit in the proposal.

[Queen Yuno]

This is the best idea you've had yet Kemi :3
Sakamoto should be commended^_^

[Stalker Queen]

UPDATE: I've refurbished the proposal and added a few new bullet points to it, and also rewritten existing points, too. As I'm not 100% sure what the Vice Chancellor of the FRA does (I might know, but it doesn't hurt to make sure), I'll be noting down a placeholder for the time being. I've yet to get around to redoing the opening paragraph: looking at it again, even I agree it does look a bit on the clunky side. I'm erring against including the Predator Scandal, given that it would be difficult to navigate the R2 and R4 minefield in a way that most players would understand as being specifically about the Predator Scandal.

[Vetelo]

Despite being a raider, I must acknowledge BT's vast accomplishments as a defender. This will have the USSD's full support in the SC

[Paffnia]

If you need more in the draft, in XKI, BT conducted a State Department audit, revived our regional magazine (The Mad Islander), began a new game series to encourage recruitment and activity, and was generally one of the most active and productive government officials we've had, in my opinion. He also served as senator, which you can add to the list in the resolution. If you have any questions about BT's time in XKI, TG me.

[Korallia]

I'm erring against including the Predator Scandal, given that it would be difficult to navigate the R2 and R4 minefield in a way that most players would understand as being specifically about the Predator Scandal.

While I also appreciate the importance of BT's involvement in the scandal's aftermath, it's apparent that you'll be able to find more than enough evidence to obtain support for his commendation without mentioning Predator. I agree that it's best to leave it out for this.

[Stalker Queen]

Haven't slept at all last night: admittedly I was looking at the new replies until my battery started to go flat as a tack...

If you need more in the draft, in XKI, BT conducted a State Department audit, revived our regional magazine (The Mad Islander), began a new game series to encourage recruitment and activity, and was generally one of the most active and productive government officials we've had, in my opinion. He also served as senator, which you can add to the list in the resolution. If you have any questions about BT's time in XKI, TG me.

Good morning Paffnia! Those sure are quite the non-R/D achievements, and man cannot live on R/D alone is something I believe in very strongly. I've heard brief accounts of his time in XKI, and most of the information I started off with were brief accounts. When I'm a bit less sleepy, I'll see what I can do in drafting a TG to you: thanks so much for extending the offer.

While I also appreciate the importance of BT's involvement in the scandal's aftermath, it's apparent that you'll be able to find more than enough evidence to obtain support for his commendation without mentioning Predator. I agree that it's best to leave it out for this.

Aye. I 100% agree now that the Predator Scandal need not be mentioned. I've updated the addendum of the OP to reflect this. It's quite a list in and of itself and it keeps growing: I'll soon run out of characters I think! Awww...

[Bhang Bhang Duc]

...though I think the opening paragraph is a little bit clunky.

Forget this, on re-reading a few times it's absolutely fine.

[Ikania]

I wonder if any former Madrigal denizens would like to speak up about how Thomas and the Wardens destroyed their region and its community.

[Wolfshire-Douglasville]

As a former democracy advocate in Madrigal, who tried to save all that they could of the region before its inevitable collapse, I don't blame Thomas for anything he did. Madrigal was the Titanic and he was the iceberg. I accepted it and moved on, and so has everyother native

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