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[PASSED] Commend Northern Borland

PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:12 pm
by Honeydewistania
The Security Council,

Pleased that Northern Borland has created a culture of soda addicts and alcoholics, resulting in the Northern Borlandian beverages industry becoming the largest in the world, creating jobs for many bartenders and vending machine stockers,

Appreciating the Northern Borlandian government for granting their citizens access to junk food, in part evidenced by having the third largest pizza delivery sector, codifying the right of Northern Borlandians to consume fast food in front of the television,

Lauding the government of Northern Borland for their international commitments, such as exporting innumerable amounts of cheese to many countries, providing foreigners with mozzarella sticks and parmesan cheese for meals,

Applauding Northern Borland for making their citizens the freest from taxation in the world, resulting in a #1 ranking for highest average disposable income, and admiring the steps taken to achieve this goal such as through slashing all forms of environmental protection,

Extolling the innovative use of child labour and sweatshops in Northern Borland, resulting in the 3rd largest retail sector in the world, ensuring that business executives have fashionable designer suits for meetings,

Absolutely delighted at Northern Borland’s decision to uphold their peoples’ Violet-given right to bear arms, as evidenced by being ranked 6th in the world for most weapons per capita, satisfying handgun lobbyists and murderous lunatics nationwide,

Recognising Northern Borland’s other extremely powerful industries and the jobs they provide, such as:
  • their gambling industry, 7th largest in the world, which is probably a result of the highly successful policy in allowing children to gamble their lunch money at the roulette table,
  • their automobile manufacturing industry, 9th largest in the world, which is the result of non-existent public transport, which in turn results in citizens purchasing cars and supporting the industry,
  • their insurance industry, 20th largest in the world, ensuring that unsurprisingly frequently injured Northern Borlandians are ensured a sum of money in the event of an accident,

Jumping with joy at Northern Borland’s support for other local industries such as the liposuction industry by having the highest obesity rate in the world, as well as the funeral arts and mortuary sciences by having the second highest unexpected death rate in the world,

Admiring Northern Borland for their support for local workers, such as through banning foreign workers from immigrating into the country, which has resulted in almost all Northern Borlandians being employed, evidenced by the national employment rate which ranks 2nd in the world,

Aware that the government of Northern Borland controls two satellite states, East Borland and Deep South Borland,

Acclaiming East Borland, a bona fide corrupt dictatorship, for their creative methods in national governance, such as:
  • prohibiting contraceptives, divorce and adultery, but still having the 5th highest atheism rate in the world, breaking multiple stereotypes,
  • having the most corrupt government in the world as well as a complete lack of prisons and a judiciary, but still having one of the lowest crime rates in the world, disproving the fallacy that judiciaries and honesty are required to enforce law and order,
  • constructing a huge arsenal of Weapons of Mass Destruction for the purpose of supporting the mining industry, the 6th highest in the world, ensuring that numerous citizens can earn a living,

Hailing Deep South Borland, a theocratic primitivist nation, for creating a compassionate (6th in the world) and nice (20th in the world) society, with policies such as:
  • prohibiting video games, the number one cause of crime and violence in most nations, resulting in the second lowest crime rate in the world,
  • prohibiting aircraft, which while has resulted in the nation being ranked as the least technologically advanced, has also resulted in the third most beautiful environment and the second best weather in the world,
  • requiring all citizens to adhere to the state religion, resulting in them being the most religious in the world, creating a nation free of infidels,

Observing that despite having no official system for arbitration or judicial matters on a national level, Northern Borland went above and beyond and served as the Arbiter General of their region Capitalist Paradise, settling disputes between nations and preventing conflicts from escalating,

Determined to rid of the internationally imposed image that Northern Borland is one of the most ghastly places in the world, and instead celebrate their great strides in lining the pockets of corporations and CEOs as well as formally recognise their status as "A Good Place to Raise Your Business", hereby:

Commends Northern Borland.


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The Security Council,

Pleased that [nation]Northern Borland[/nation] has created a culture of soda addicts and alcoholics, resulting in the Northern Borlandian beverages industry becoming the largest in the world, creating jobs for many bartenders and vending machine stockers,

Appreciating the Northern Borlandian government for granting their citizens access to junk food, in part evidenced by having the third largest pizza delivery sector, codifying the right of Northern Borlandians to consume fast food in front of the television,

Lauding the government of Northern Borland for their international commitments, such as exporting innumerable amounts of cheese to many countries, providing foreigners with mozzarella sticks and parmesan cheese for meals,

Applauding Northern Borland for making their citizens the freest from taxation in the world, resulting in a #1 ranking for highest average disposable income, and admiring the steps taken to achieve this goal such as through slashing all forms of environmental protection,

Extolling the innovative use of child labour and sweatshops in Northern Borland, resulting in the 3rd largest retail sector in the world, ensuring that business executives have fashionable designer suits for meetings,

Absolutely delighted at Northern Borland’s decision to uphold their peoples’ Violet-given right to bear arms, as evidenced by being ranked 6th in the world for most weapons per capita, satisfying handgun lobbyists and murderous lunatics nationwide,

Recognising Northern Borland’s other extremely powerful industries and the jobs they provide, such as:[list]
[*]their gambling industry, 7th largest in the world, which is probably a result of the highly successful policy in allowing children to gamble their lunch money at the roulette table,
[*]their automobile manufacturing industry, 9th largest in the world, which is the result of non-existent public transport, which in turn results in citizens purchasing cars and supporting the industry,
[*]their insurance industry, 20th largest in the world, ensuring that unsurprisingly frequently injured Northern Borlandians are ensured a sum of money in the event of an accident,[/list]

Jumping with joy at Northern Borland’s support for other local industries such as the liposuction industry by having the highest obesity rate in the world, as well as the funeral arts and mortuary sciences by having the second highest unexpected death rate in the world,

Admiring Northern Borland for their show of support for local workers, such as through banning immigration into the country, which has resulted in almost all Northern Borlandians being employed, evidenced by the national employment rate which ranks 2nd in the world,

Blissfully aware that the government of Northern Borland controls two satellite states, [nation]East Borland[/nation] and [nation]Deep South Borland[/nation],

Acclaiming East Borland, a unique blend of an authoritarian dictatorship and a lawless society, for their sublime and creative methods in national governance, such as:[list]
[*]prohibiting contraceptives, divorce and adultery, but still having the 5th highest atheism rate in the world, breaking multiple stereotypes,
[*]having the most corrupt government in the world as well as a complete lack of prisons and a judiciary, but still having one of the lowest crime rates in the world, proving that judiciaries are not required to enforce law and order,
[*]constructing a huge arsenal of Weapons of Mass Destruction for the purpose of supporting the mining industry, the 6th highest in the world, ensuring that numerous citizens can earn a living,[/list]

Hailing Deep South Borland, a theocratic primitivist nation, for creating a compassionate (6th in the world) and nice (20th in the world) society, with policies such as:[list]
[*]prohibiting video games, the number one cause of crime and violence in most nations, resulting in the second lowest crime rate in the world,
[*]prohibiting aircraft, which while has resulted in the nation being ranked as the least technologically advanced, has also resulted in the third most beautiful environment and the second best weather in the world,
[*]requiring all citizens to adhere to the state religion, resulting in them being the most religious in the world, creating a nation free of infidels,[/list]

Observing that despite having no official system for arbitration or judicial matters on a national level, Northern Borland went above and beyond and served as the Arbiter General of their region [region]Capitalist Paradise[/region], settling disputes between nations and preventing conflicts from escalating,

Determined to rid of the internationally imposed image that Northern Borland is one of the most ghastly places in the world, and instead celebrate their great strides in lining the pockets of corporations and CEOs as well as formally recognise their status as "A Good Place to Raise Your Business", hereby:

Commends [nation]Northern Borland[/nation].

The Security Council,

Recognising the dedication of a plethora of resources at this Council’s disposal to formally recognise some exceptional nations that serve as a model to all,

Delighted that Northern Borland is one such nation, having the most efficient economy in the entire world, as well as the 5th largest Gross Domestic Product, truly an extraordinary example that all nations should try to follow,

Pleased that Northern Borland has created a culture of soda addicts and alcoholics, as evidenced by their number one ranking in the beverages industry, granting employment to many bartenders and vending machine stockers,

Further pleased that the government of Northern Borland has granted their citizens access to junk food, in part evidenced by their #3 ranking in largest pizza delivery industries, codifying the right of Northern Borland citizens to consume fast food in front of the television,

Exalting the government of Northern Borland for their international commitments, such as exporting large amounts of cheese to many countries, providing many foreigners with mozzarella sticks and grated parmesan cheese for their meals,

Applauding Northern Borland for reducing the burden on taxpayers by making them the freest from taxation in the world, as well as a #1 ranking for highest average income after tax, and admiring the steps taken to achieve this goal such as through slashing all forms of environmental protection,

Extolling the innovative use of child labour and sweatshops in Northern Borland, resulting in a #3 ranking in the retail sector, ensuring that senior executives in both Northern Borland and foreign businesses have fashionable designer clothing for meetings and multilateral trade agreements,

Appreciating Northern Borland for granting their citizens free speech, as evidenced by their ranking in the rudeness statistic as 5th in the world, creating a thick-skinned populace undeterred by excessive profanities or slurs,

Absolutely delighted at Northern Borland’s decision to uphold their peoples’ Violet-given right to bear arms, as evidenced by being 6th in the world for most weapons per capita, satisfying handgun lobbyists, murderous lunatics and rifle range owners nationwide,

Observing Northern Borland’s other extremely powerful industries and the jobs they provide, such as:
  • their gambling industry, ranked at 7th highest in the world, a ranking which is probably a result of the highly successful policy in allowing children to gamble their lunch money at the roulette table,
  • their automobile manufacturing industry, ranked at 9th highest in the world, a ranking which is the result of non-existent public transport, which in turn results in citizens purchasing cars and supporting the industry,
  • their insurance industry, ranked at 20th in the world, a ranking which allows the unsurprisingly frequently injured Northern Borland citizens to be ensured a sum of money in the event of an accident,
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Jumping with joy at Northern Borland’s support for other local industries such as the weighing scale and liposuction industries by having a 99.52% obesity rate (the highest in the world), as well as their support of funeral arts and mortuary sciences by having the second highest unexpected death rate in the world,

Admiring Northern Borland for their show of support for local workers, such as through banning immigration into the country, which combined with non-existent unemployment benefits has resulted in almost all Northern Borland citizens being employed, as evidenced by their employment rate which ranks 2nd in the world,

Observing that despite having no official system for arbitration or judicial matters on a national level, Northern Borland went above and beyond and served as the Arbiter General of their region Capitalist Paradise, settling disputes between nations and preventing conflicts from escalating,

Determined to rid of the internationally imposed image that Northern Borland is one of the most ghastly places in the world, and instead celebrate their great strides in lining the pockets of corporations and CEOs as well as formally recognise their status as "A Good Place to Raise Your Business", hereby:

Commends Northern Borland.

PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:50 pm
by Cirrus Azale
I honestly can’t tell if this is genuine, or made with humorous intent and/or to spite Tinhampton. Otherwise, the draft looks pretty clean, and I’m not the most qualified to criticize other people’s drafts, although ‘Jumping with joy’ doesn’t seem like the best thing to use in an SC resolution.

PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:52 pm
by Outer Sparta
Cirrus Azale wrote:I honestly can’t tell if this is genuine, or made with humorous intent and/or to spite Tinhampton. Otherwise, the draft looks pretty clean, and I’m not the most qualified to criticize other people’s drafts, although ‘Jumping with joy’ doesn’t seem like the best thing to use in an SC resolution.

Maybe it's one of those satirical drafts. Considering Honeydew, most likely is.

PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:22 pm
by Tinhampton
Cirrus Azale wrote:I honestly can’t tell if this is genuine, or made with humorous intent and/or to spite Tinhampton.

As Honeydewistania is aware, I support this proposal :P

PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:03 pm
by Honeydewistania
Cirrus Azale wrote:I honestly can’t tell if this is genuine, or made with humorous intent and/or to spite Tinhampton. Otherwise, the draft looks pretty clean, and I’m not the most qualified to criticize other people’s drafts, although ‘Jumping with joy’ doesn’t seem like the best thing to use in an SC resolution.

We have ‘Tut-tutting’ in Condemn Auphelia, so I think it’s cool 8)

PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:20 am
by Refuge Isle
You are very odd.

I have no idea what to make of this draft, but it's certainly still a world better than the last vote.

PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:35 am
by Honeydewistania
Refuge Isle wrote:You are very odd.

I have no idea what to make of this draft, but it's certainly still a world better than the last vote.

Excellent news.

PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:42 pm
by Honeydewistania
Added draft two with East Borland and Deep South Borland

PostPosted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 3:07 pm
by Outer Sparta
Well done with the new additions of the other Borlands. All of the Borlands deserve attention! :clap:

PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 7:51 am
by Cirrus Azale
What about plain old unimpressive Borland? Smh my head.

PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 5:56 pm
by Honeydewistania
Cirrus Azale wrote:What about plain old unimpressive Borland? Smh my head.

Probably not even controlled by NB :lol:

I’m submitting this on the weekend :)

PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 11:24 pm
by Honeydewistania
I hope the folks who went approval raiding against my SC proposal are proud of their arsehattery. I may have a condemnation draft up soon though, so certain people can finally stop whining about ruining the standards or something.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:19 am
by Honeydewistania
Sorry for the quick double post but I have affixed a condemnation draft in the OP, and I would like to ask if the voters of the SC prefer one over the other.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:30 am
by Praeceps
Where's the option for a liberation? ;)

PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:08 am
by Refuge Isle
Honeydewistania wrote:Sorry for the quick double post but I have affixed a condemnation draft in the OP, and I would like to ask if the voters of the SC prefer one over the other.

I prefer the concept of condemnation language being used in a condemnation, if that's what you're asking. Outside of that, your condemnation draft is still a bridge too far in being unprofessional. I don't mind the use of humour and light jabs, but that's not really what's happening. It does not expressing "shock and dismay", it is throwing a temper tantrum. As the resolution (speaking as the World Assembly) says:

  • Uttering vulgarities
  • Nonchalantly throwing shade at
  • Clutching pearls at
  • Loudly facepalming
  • Incensed to the point of punching a hole in a wall
  • Shouting expletives
Your personification of the WA does not take itself seriously, and I have to infer that you have little respect for it by the same token. I don't care to have something like this on the books, so I'm going to be remaining opposed.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:11 am
by Honeydewistania
Refuge Isle wrote:
Honeydewistania wrote:Sorry for the quick double post but I have affixed a condemnation draft in the OP, and I would like to ask if the voters of the SC prefer one over the other.

I prefer the concept of condemnation language being used in a condemnation, if that's what you're asking. Outside of that, your condemnation draft is still a bridge too far in being unprofessional. I don't mind the use of humour and light jabs, but that's not really what's happening. It does not expressing "shock and dismay", it is throwing a temper tantrum. As the resolution (speaking as the World Assembly) says:

  • Uttering vulgarities
  • Nonchalantly throwing shade at
  • Clutching pearls at
  • Loudly facepalming
  • Incensed to the point of punching a hole in a wall
  • Shouting expletives
Your personification of the WA does not take itself seriously, and I have to infer that you have little respect for it by the same token. I don't care to have something like this on the books, so I'm going to be remaining opposed.

‘Shocked...’ ‘Dismayed...’ ‘Disapproving...’ are all way too bland. ;)

If changing those means flipping TEP’s vote, I’ll probably do that though.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:12 am
by Bhang Bhang Duc
Bin them both is my opinion. While the writing is up to your usual high standard, the nominee isn’t.

And after the farce of Tinhampton’s efforts I think we could well do without hearing about Northern Borland for quite a while.

Sorry to hear about the “approval raid” though.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:20 am
by Honeydewistania
Bhang Bhang Duc wrote:Bin them both is my opinion. While the writing is up to your usual high standard, the nominee isn’t.

And after the farce of Tinhampton’s efforts I think we could well do without hearing about Northern Borland for quite a while.

Sorry to hear about the “approval raid” though.

Normally, I would agree that Northern Borland isn’t deserving of a badge, as I am slightly opposed to WA badges for stats. However, I feel it is unfair to gift Kindjal and not Northern Borland a badge from the WA, as they are pretty much equal in terms of their issue answering prowess. I feel like if we are going to do stats commendations, we should award the two most deserving nominees.

That’s not to say I’m not going to abandon this though, I’ve pretty much lost all the willpower to pursue it

PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 3:01 am
by Sedgistan
I thought the Commendation was funny and worth pursuing. The Condemnation feels like it's trying a bit too hard.

Who was the quorum raiding by?

PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 3:03 am
by Honeydewistania
Sedgistan wrote:I thought the Commendation was funny and worth pursuing. The Condemnation feels like it's trying a bit too hard.

Who was the quorum raiding by?

The Black Hawks, though I’m not exactly sure why.

I agree that the commendation is funny, and that’s what I want to pursue, but many people strongly feel that a commendation is inappropriate, or not suitable, or something.

Edit: FYI, I’ve withdrawn the proposal

PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:57 am
by Kuriko
Sedgistan wrote:I thought the Commendation was funny and worth pursuing. The Condemnation feels like it's trying a bit too hard.

Who was the quorum raiding by?

It's yet another instance of somebody spending RL money on getting a proposal to queue, which this proposal had reached, and raiders then knocking it out of queue "just because". It seriously needs to end.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:58 am
by Honeydewistania
Kuriko wrote:
Sedgistan wrote:I thought the Commendation was funny and worth pursuing. The Condemnation feels like it's trying a bit too hard.

Who was the quorum raiding by?

It's yet another instance of somebody spending RL money on getting a proposal to queue, which this proposal had reached, and raiders then knocking it out of queue "just because". It seriously needs to end.

Just a note, I used API telegramming. Nonetheless, raiders didn’t know that and likely wouldn’t had cared.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 7:15 am
by Kuriko
Honeydewistania wrote:
Kuriko wrote:It's yet another instance of somebody spending RL money on getting a proposal to queue, which this proposal had reached, and raiders then knocking it out of queue "just because". It seriously needs to end.

Just a note, I used API telegramming. Nonetheless, raiders didn’t know that and likely wouldn’t had cared.

I stand corrected, but yeah my point still stands.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 7:49 am
by Jakker
Honeydewistania wrote:
Sedgistan wrote:I thought the Commendation was funny and worth pursuing. The Condemnation feels like it's trying a bit too hard.

Who was the quorum raiding by?

The Black Hawks, though I’m not exactly sure why.

I agree that the commendation is funny, and that’s what I want to pursue, but many people strongly feel that a commendation is inappropriate, or not suitable, or something.

Edit: FYI, I’ve withdrawn the proposal


I believe that it was directly influenced by the recent telegram from THX1138 to all delegates in which they stated that quorum raiding is essentially multing and should be treated as such.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 8:45 am
by Bhang Bhang Duc
Jakker wrote:
Honeydewistania wrote:The Black Hawks, though I’m not exactly sure why.

I agree that the commendation is funny, and that’s what I want to pursue, but many people strongly feel that a commendation is inappropriate, or not suitable, or something.

Edit: FYI, I’ve withdrawn the proposal


I believe that it was directly influenced by the recent telegram from THX1138 to all delegates in which they stated that quorum raiding is essentially multing and should be treated as such.

Interesting. Didn’t see anything in the Moderation forum announcing their elevation to Modhood. ;)