Wait, so the WA Resolutions don't matter?

[Hatzisland]

Recently, a new issue came up for my nation. The issue was involving protests conducted by pro-life groups. One of the options was to outlaw abortion. I chose that option, and not only did it pass, but I received a new policy notification declaring abortion illegal. This is an issue because WA Resolution "Reproductive Freedoms"(which I am strongly opposed to) creates abortion on demand. Does that mean the policies of your nation, even though you are in the WA, do not have to comply with WA laws?

[Spunkland]

I had one as well which banned smoking but yesterday had an option to let my nation smoke again. I just thought, if I do then they will get to smoke again until the next WA resolution to ban it again? Maybe not, i don't know? I didn't let them smoke anyway. Heheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheh

[Minachia]

The GA Resolutions are basically pointless outside of the WA itself. Security Council Resolutions, however, can have an effect, specifically with Liberations removing passwords from regions, but that's about the only real thing the WA does.

[Codger]

WA resolutions have an effect on your nation's statistics just like issues do. So it matters just as much.

Issues don't keep track with WA resolutions though (and it's an impossible task to do so)

[Yuletide Yggdrasil]

I believe the passed resolutions merely tweak a nation's stats, in regards to the three freedoms -- Civil Rights, Political Freedom, Economic Freedom. I do not believe they have the ability to actually institute policy changes or remove them.

[Phydios]

Recently, a new issue came up for my nation. The issue was involving protests conducted by pro-life groups. One of the options was to outlaw abortion. I chose that option, and not only did it pass, but I received a new policy notification declaring abortion illegal. This is an issue because WA Resolution "Reproductive Freedoms"(which I am strongly opposed to) creates abortion on demand. Does that mean the policies of your nation, even though you are in the WA, do not have to comply with WA laws?

Whenever a WA resolution is passed or repealed, your nation will receive a minor, one-time stat change (if it's in the WA at the moment of passing). That's the only effect that the WA has on your nation. You may pass whatever laws you want to, and set whatever policies you want.

[The Guardians of the Rhine]

They're mainly for roleplay and are basically useless like the UN.

They can tweak your stats and Security Council resolutions can remove passwords off of regions, though.

[Bears Armed]

I believe the passed resolutions merely tweak a nation's stats, in regards to the three freedoms -- Civil Rights, Political Freedom, Economic Freedom. I do not believe they have the ability to actually institute policy changes or remove them.

They can tweak other stats as well, and some 'policies' are based on stat values rather than on specific issue choices so those can be affected.

[Levantx]

The GA Resolutions are basically pointless outside of the WA itself. Security Council Resolutions, however, can have an effect, specifically with Liberations removing passwords from regions, but that's about the only real thing the WA does.

We should normally make linkages between GA and SC resolutions. It is not logic that SC resolutions are targeted on region's and not 'nations' and that GA resolution are targeted on nations and not regions.

There is an assymytric in Gameplay here. We should targed our GA assembly resolution also on region's. And handle region's as the main actor in our Rolepay, not the individual Nationstates user?

SC resolution should come as a result of breaching GA resolution, that is the most logic. Otherwise indeed WA resolutions don't matter