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A resolution to recognize outstanding contribution by a nation or region.

Category: Commendation | Nominee: Solm | Proposed by: Mahaj WA Seat

The Security Council,

RECOGNIZING Solm as a nation which has skillfully engaged in international affairs through war and diplomacy, as well as successfully participated in defending regions across the world;

NOTING that Solm holds the position of Chief Lieutenant of the United Defenders League, a highly prestigious position in a top defender organization;

REALIZING Solm’s accomplishments in technical matters, producing products that are impressive not only for their ability to make defending more accessible to other nations, but also in the sheer breadth and depth of what they can accomplish;

COGNIZANT of Solm’s role in the creation of the Gameplay Political Compass Quiz, which served to classify nations on the dual scales of raider/defender and regional/cosmopolitan, providing a broad international survey of ideological tendencies;

ACKNOWLEDGING Solm's work in the creation of the NationStates Weather Service, enabling nations to get an accurate and timely depiction of their current weather forecast;

IMPRESSED by Solm’s work in setting up the 2012 NS World Fair, the first of its kind and a rousing success that would have been impossible without Solm’s assistance;

UNDERSTANDING Solm's work in the creation of a streamlined telegram process for regions such as Osiris and The East Pacific, which assisted those regions in getting more member nations engaged in the regional forum;

AWARE of Solm’s role as founder of two highly successful regions skilled in the arts of diplomacy and warfare, Judea and Ellorea, and believing that these regions would not have had the degree of success which they attained without Solm’s expertise;

BEARING in mind the various contributions made by Solm across the wide universe of NationStates, the Security Council:

Hereby Commends Solm

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Postby Unibot III » Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:06 pm

Solm also created NS-Weather and welcome scripts for Osiris and The East Pacific.
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Postby Mahaj » Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:08 pm

that is true, that he did.
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Postby Mallorea and Riva » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:54 pm

Solm I love you and all, but nope. Mahaj, stop trying to jack up your resolution count just for the hell of it.
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Postby Cromarty » Sat Nov 17, 2012 12:48 am

I am... hesitant to support this.

Eh. It's Solm. In favour.
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Postby Mahaj » Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:50 am

Mallorea and Riva wrote:Solm I love you and all, but nope. Mahaj, stop trying to jack up your resolution count just for the hell of it.

I'm not...
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Postby Frattastan » Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:59 am

Is this basically "Commends Solm for coding stuff"?
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Postby Eist » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:00 am

AGAINST. Mahaj, make sure you keep your hands well conditioned -- hopefully they are not getting too chafed with all the back-patting you've been doing lately.
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Postby Mahaj » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:03 am

Frattastan wrote:Is this basically "Commends Solm for coding stuff"?

Not really.

But even if it was, its not like his coding work is unimpressive.
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Postby Frattastan » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:20 am

Well, among the reasons mentioned in the proposal, coding seems the only one that is truly outstanding (and thus possibly Commendation-worthy).
So I guess it really is about coding.
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Postby A Million Voices » Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:41 am

Mallorea and Riva wrote:Solm I love you and all, but nope. Mahaj, stop trying to jack up your resolution count just for the hell of it.


This. It kind of reminds me of the Commend FriarTuck attempt.
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Postby Topdop » Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:44 am

So Uni and half the UDL flip a shit when I try to commend a fellow NPO member, but this is perfectly okay. Yeah.
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Postby Unibot III » Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:53 am

Topdop wrote:So Uni and half the UDL flip a shit when I try to commend a fellow NPO member, but this is perfectly okay. Yeah.


Well three years as an authoritarian dictator of a sleepy region, who banned adspam isn't the most commendable contribution to NS, AMOM. This isn't the 2012 Curmudgeon Awards; I would suspect UDLers are promoting Commend Solm because he's a quieter guy but does a lot of the tech beside the scenes in NationStates, not just UDL. >_>
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Postby Cromarty » Sat Nov 17, 2012 2:30 pm

Topdop wrote:So Uni and half the UDL flip a shit when I try to commend a fellow NPO member, but this is perfectly okay. Yeah.

This is perfectly ok because I've known Solm for years and he is one of my closest friends.

As a note, I supported (And support) attempts to commend Krulltopia.
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Postby Kulaloe WA » Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:35 pm

Where is this defender-assistance technology? Our government has always remained neutral on raider/defender issues (except when we were briefly in charge of Xcursion's Regional Defence Ministry under a defender delegate), but studying the concept is a bit of a side hobby for the Grandnarfolio and technology regarding this activity is something he would be interested in reviewing.
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Postby Mahaj » Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:09 pm

Kulaloe WA wrote:Where is this defender-assistance technology? Our government has always remained neutral on raider/defender issues (except when we were briefly in charge of Xcursion's Regional Defence Ministry under a defender delegate), but studying the concept is a bit of a side hobby for the Grandnarfolio and technology regarding this activity is something he would be interested in reviewing.

A lot of it is accessible through the UDL forums / membership, or simply contacting Solm.
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Postby Mahaj » Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:12 pm

OP has been edited.
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Postby Newtered States » Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:17 pm

Mahaj wrote:
RECOGNIZING Solm as a nation which has skillfully engaged in international affairs through war and diplomacy, as well as successfully participated in defending regions across the world;


Why is defending usually considered a commendable act? I believe that he should be condemned for his awful actions, against.
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Postby Kulaloe WA » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:43 pm

Newtered States wrote:
Mahaj wrote:
RECOGNIZING Solm as a nation which has skillfully engaged in international affairs through war and diplomacy, as well as successfully participated in defending regions across the world;


Why is defending usually considered a commendable act? I believe that he should be condemned for his awful actions, against.

While I normally stay neutral on the issue I will say that it probably has to do with the fact that most regions that have been raided see the raid as an unwanted and rather rude invasion and defenders are seen as liberators who have come to save them. I will point out that I know of a few regions who claim to be both. What do you say about those?
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Postby Ambroscus Koth » Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:04 pm

I like Solm, but this resolution is kinda flimsy. It's also Mahaj so I'm required by law to spite him. :P

Abstaining my vote.
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Postby Mahaj » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:59 am

Newtered States wrote:
Mahaj wrote:
RECOGNIZING Solm as a nation which has skillfully engaged in international affairs through war and diplomacy, as well as successfully participated in defending regions across the world;


Why is defending usually considered a commendable act? I believe that he should be condemned for his awful actions, against.

Because defending isn't easy, and doing it skillfully *is* commendable.

Also the fact that defending is by its nature doing a beneficial service to others, and therefore ought to be praised positively.
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Postby Crazy girl » Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:16 am

More of Mahaj's +1 proposals. I'll vote no, sorry Solm :lol:

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Postby AS22 » Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:39 pm

Topdop wrote:So Uni and half the UDL flip a shit when I try to commend a fellow NPO member, but this is perfectly okay. Yeah.


Excuse me sir, but I would like to claim responsibility for that resolution going down in flames. :p

My reasons were different than the UDL of course, but I didn't do all that campaigning so you could point pin the tail on Unibot.

@ Mahaj

No. I agree with Fratt, this is really about coding. When you start of think about the trend Solm represents in terms of coding in GP, I'm not sure you really want to come out and say this is commendable. Especially given some of the defender rhetoric/technical talk about raider coding and capabilities in that regard and what it has done to GP.

And I also agree with the TITO guy/girl that it's also shameless back patting.

I urge all to vote against.
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Postby Mahaj » Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:20 pm

I can't stop you from claiming this is a +1 resolution.

I can tell you, however, that Solm fully deserves this.
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Postby Mallorea and Riva » Mon Nov 19, 2012 1:16 am

Mahaj wrote:I can't stop you from claiming this is a +1 resolution.

I can tell you, however, that Solm fully deserves this.

That's because it is a +1. Solm is a hardworking member of the UDL, and he's done some regional stuff. Yayyyy. Good for him. Doesn't deserve a full blown commendation.
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