This proposal has been re-re-re-re-refiled to the Security Council Commendation Board.
NOTE: at 0010 BST on the 9th of April 2018, this proposal reached quorum with Sumatriptan's approval, the 107th all told
NOTE: at 0010 BST on the 9th of April 2018, this proposal reached quorum with Sumatriptan's approval, the 107th all told
NOTE: The nuclear apocalypse, whilst fun, was non-canon in Tinhampton. Instead, it turned out to be a whole-country drill for the disposal of an unexploded nuclear bomb which could have irradiated Tinhampton within minutes. Once the bomb was disposed of in the wee hours of the morning, the vote count went ahead. Confusing, I know.
World Assembly HQ - Security Council Building - Discussion Chamber 094, 1445 Tinhampton Time, 2nd April 2017:
- Jamie Williamson, Assistant to the Delegate-Ambassador: (inaudible to the other delegates) Now, I know that it might have been close, scary and pretty damn concerning at the same time, but you can do this - this coming from a 70-something to the impendent 62nd birthday boy. Alright?
- Alexander Smith, Tinhamptonian Delegate-Ambassador to the World Assembly: About six weeks ago, the Unibotian delegation to the World Assembly produced a list of nations or regions that deserved to be commended or condemned, but there have been slim pickings as of yet. Today's selection from the Wheel of Azbantium: Alasdair I Frosticus. No, don't ask me if it's pronounced "one" or "eye" - for what it's worth, I'll probably clear up the confusion and refer to them as The Holy Empire like virtually everybody other than the World Census literalists, including that yelling protestor who interrupted the Barrier Islands vote announcement. It took a while for me to cut this down to 3,500 characters, but I eventually got there.
- Jamie Williamson, Assistant to the Delegate-Ambassador: And I'm aware that there have been a few other since-vanquished proposals from that list?
- Delegate-Ambassador Smith: Correct. Commend The Rejected Realms, a proposal that was not drafted in these chambers first, was yanked after the author of that proposal was found to be "thanking" the Unibotians, rather than listing Unibot III - no, don't ask me if its pronouced "three" or "eye eye eye" - as a co-author.
- Assistant Williamson: It was, admittedly, resubmitted, but the nation "The Rejected Realms" was nominated second time around, not the region - the nation was then an unofficial Rejected pollster operated by the same government that brought you La Navasse and Aimdar-Goomdar. Then that got pulled, and a new version of the original got yanked for mentioning the conspiracy theory circulating in these chambers that the world is controlled by a simulation entitled "NationStates", and then those Septic Ghost people were chucked from the WA.
- Delegate-Ambassador Smith: And as for Condemn Pierconium... Don't get me started on Condemn Pierconium. Almost all other traces of its very existence have since been removed by the Secretariat, and the resolution's author with it. That was drafted here, and it died here. So, that makes two resolutions from the Unibotian list, and two failures. Well, four failures.
- Assistant Williamson: You did forget something - Commend Forest was the first - or maybe the second, I don't remember - resolution to be yanked for crediting those nations you see as being international dilemma "editors", whatever that means, for doing anything with a vague relevance to these dilemmas. So make that five failures. That being said, here's hoping to this proposal actually getting to vote...
- Delegate-Ambassador Smith: Cue the criticism.
Commend Alasdair I Frosticus
A resolution to recognise outstanding contribution by a nation or region.Category: CommendationNominee: Alasdair I FrosticusProposed by: Tinhampton
THE SECURITY COUNCIL:
RECOGNISING [nation=Alasdair I Frosticus] (a nation better known as the Holy Empire, hereinafter THE) to have been founded around March 2003 - or at least what many nations consider to be March 2003, since time is non-linear in THE - and THE's territory, [nation=The Archregimancy] (TA), to have been founded in August 2005;
NOTING the existence of a football World Cup (WC) first organised in antiquity, widely considered the world's premier sporting stage, with 79 editions played and hundreds of nations served over the past 14 years. THE was one of the 32 nations that played at the 1st WC, one of only two now extant (with Ariddia), and the only one playing at the 79th WC;
INSPIRED at the effort consistently put in by THE for the WC throughout history, including:
- hosting four WCs (plus one as TA), an achievement few other nations have rivalled: hosting the 2nd WC alone, the 28th (as TA) with New Montreal States, the 34th with Ariddia, the 50th with Krytenia, and the 69th with Apox;
- making the WC final eight times (and winning it at the 48th, 60th, 62nd and 69th WCs), no doubt aided by THE's dedication to attacking football;
- playing at 50 WCs proper (including all WCs between the 32nd and 73th editions), more than any other nation (even despite not playing at all between the 8th and 24th WCs); and
- induction into the World Cup Hall of Fame after the 45th WC, thus securing THE's legacy as one of history's great football-playing nations;
RECALLING the following facts about the many creative scenarios that have involved THE in past WCs:
- THE has fielded a diversity of squads in the past: from humans to jumping foodstuffs to refugees from the Land of Faerie to the Fog-Thing of Antiquity, and most latterly intergalactic zombie space pirates;
- THE's coach, Juan Tzimisces, has stayed in his role for the last 54 WCs; he also led a brave defence of THE's Black Gate for 100 days during The Event, which ended before the 48th WC;
- As a nation in [region=The Dreamed Realm], THE is accessible solely by portal (and not by what many nations would deem to be normal transport);
- The long-running World Cup Show with Basil and Theo is renowned as a snarky highlights show covering games that THE has recently played; and
- When THE played at the 45th WC and made the final (losing 4-1 to Candelaria and Marquez), despite never making the semifinals before, THE fielded a team of cavemen who eschewed normal footballs for spherical rocks. The team captain, Ug-Ug, kept a monosyllabic diary throughout said WC, retiring after the 48th WC;
UNDERSTANDING, therefore, that THE is a nation with much experience and knowledge of world football, which is thankfully passed onto football associations the world over in the form of guidance and stabilisation;
IMPRESSED at how, via TA, THE's various general debaters have been consistently relied upon for dialogue on matters historical, archaeological and political; being well-respected by many other debaters, and regularly ranking highly in debating awards ceremonies;
BELIEVING that the achievements and continued presence of the Holy Empire/Alasdair I Frosticus - which have taken up the better part of the world's existence, but have led to respect from countless nations, and inspired more still to engage in general debate and the football World Cup - deserve recognition by this august body:
HEREBY COMMENDS [nation=Alasdair I Frosticus].
Drafts of Old:
Draft 4: As D3, but removing @-tags and making limited other changes (nothing too serious, mind you), in order to allow this to fit within the 3,500 characters we're given.
Draft 3: As D2, but written after World Cup 77. The new edition has only changed to update stats since World Cup 78.
