[PASSED] Commend Nephara

[Tinhampton]

On the 29th of October 2021, Commend Nephara became SC#374!

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This proposal has been filed to the Security Council Commendation Board.
NOTE: at 0028 BST on the 25th of October 2021, this proposal reached quorum with Axolotl land's approval, the 56th all told.

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Do you want to know what time it is?
It's about time.

Commend Nephara
A resolution to recognise outstanding contribution by a nation or region.

Category: Commendation

Nominee: Nephara

Proposed by: Tinhampton

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THE SECURITY COUNCIL:

COGNIZANT that, although thousands of nations have competed in the past 89 editions of the World Cup (the multiverse's oldest and greatest football competition), few get to reach football's pinnacle, and even fewer do so as rapidly and effectively as [nation=Nephara], known prior to the 69th World Cup as New Sideburn;

IMPRESSED by what the Cormorants, as Nephara's national football team has always been affectionately known, have achieved with their renowned brand of pace-focused, physical and pressing-oriented football, most notably being:

• one of only four nations to win the much-coveted "Triple Crown" of World Cup Committee (WCC)-run tournaments: the 51st Baptism of Fire, the 61st Cup of Harmony, and ultimately the 74th and 87th World Cups;
• winners of [region=Rushmore]'s regional football tournament, the Copa Rushmori, four times (including on each of the past three occasions), more than any other nation except Pasarga (4) and Polar Islandstates (5); and
• able to boast of winning five Campionati [region=Esportiva] (Esportiva's regional football tournament) - a figure matched only by their old colony of Brenecia, which also won the 80th World Cup;

RECOGNISING the Nepharan football league pyramid as one of the most organised, well-documented, and renowned such systems in the world, as well as one which has historically proven itself successful on the international stage; its clubs won two Champions' Cups, three Globe Cups, and a Youth Cup when those competitions were still run by the UICA (not to mention AFC Treason's youth team winning the Rising Stars Cup in the modern IFCF era twice, including a famous 0-0 win on away goals in the inaugural final);

APPRECIATING the international outreach efforts of Nephara's football association: both in helping to educate new or otherwise confused FAs about how to set up, maintain, and present their own national football leagues; as well as in organising an exchange where clubs in all football-playing nations can buy and sell players (at a sensible price, of course);

AWARE that, like all great sporting nations, Nepharan influence and values stretch far beyond the trophy cabinet; for example:

• Markus Rensenbrink has put in major commitment to serve in the two greatest roles of responsibility in international football, firstly as Vice-President and then, for one cycle, President of the WCC;
• The late, great Gethin Ramsey - whose daughter Triffid now manages the Cormorants - not only won the Baptism of Fire with his homeland but also led three countries (Nephara, Cosumar and the Licentian Isles) to the World Cup proper, the only manager in history to do so;
• The nation also overcame a lack of dedicated rugby stadia, plus flooding that devastated the city of Brinemouth and brought significant political tensions, to solely host the 13th Rugby League World Cup and its 40 participants;
• Nepharim sports publication KarlingSport oversaw the announcement of the list of Galacticos, a totally non-arbitrary list of the multiverse's best and brightest footballers in any given season, for five cycles of international football (the last two UICA and first three IFCF cycles), before compatriots and energy drink bottlers First Wind took over in time for IFCF 4; and
• The work of the Herald (previously called the Brinemouth Herald) must also be applauded for bringing the Cormorants to the attention of the wider world through a skilful journalistic combination of match reports, expert post-mortem analysis, and even the occasional dedicated article about Nepharan politics;

EMPHASISING the significance of Nephara's work during April 2017's nuclear apocalypse in helping the International Geese Brigades (IGB) become the world's third-most successful faction (and the only top-ten faction not to have been irradiated at all), especially considering their position as the IGB's Morale Officer and their participation in the final attack that brought the IGB's rank from eighth to third; and

BELIEVING that the international sporting community has never quite had it so good in large part thanks to the influence of Nephara - consistent, timely, occasionally sharp but never unappreciated:

HEREBY COMMENDS [nation=Nephara].

THE SECURITY COUNCIL:

COGNIZANT that, although thousands of nations have competed in the past 80 editions of the World Cup - the world's oldest and greatest football competition - few get to reach football's pinnacle, and even fewer do so as rapidly and effectively as [nation=Nephara], known prior to the 69th World Cup as New Sideburn before being renamed, at least in part to symbolise its devoted opposition to fascism;

IMPRESSED by what the Cormorants, as they have always been affectionately known, have achieved with their renowned brand of pace-focused, physical and pressing-oriented football, most notably as the only individual nation (and one of only two in history, after Tamarindia/Wight/Bonesea) to win the much-coveted "Triple Crown" of World Cup Committee (WCC)-run tournaments: the 51st Baptism of Fire for new nations, 61st Cup of Harmony, and ultimately the 74th World Cup;

NOTING also that, in addition to two smaller tournaments (the 6th Market Cup and 5th Eagles' Cup), Nephara has won two regions' football championships: not just holders of the 30th and latest Copa Rushmori in [region=Rushmore], but also boasting of a record five Campionati [region=Esportiva];

AWARE that, like all great sporting nations, Nepharim influence and values stretch far beyond the trophy cabinet:

• Markus Rensenbrink has put in major commitment to serve in the two greatest roles of responsibility in international football, firstly as Vice-President and then, for one cycle, President of the WCC;
• The late, great Gethin Ramsey not only won the Baptism of Fire with his homeland but also led three countries (Nephara, Cosumar and the Licentian Isles) to the World Cup proper, the only manager in history to do so;
• The nation also overcame a lack of dedicated rugby stadia, plus flooding that devastated the city of Brinemouth and brought significant political tensions, to solely host the 13th Rugby League World Cup and its 40 participants; and
• The work of the Brinemouth Herald, or simply the Herald, must also be applauded for bringing the Cormorants to the attention of the wider world through a skilful journalistic combination of match reports and expert post-mortem analysis - and even, as needs be, the occasional dedicated article about Nepharim politics;

EMPHASISING Nephara's undeniable role in helping the International Geese Brigades (IGB) become the world's third-most successful faction - and the only top-ten faction not to have been irradiated at all - during April 2017's nuclear apocalypse, especially considering their position as the IGB's Morale Officer and their participation in the final attack that brought the IGB's rank from eighth to third; and

BELIEVING that, despite recent competition from their old colony of Brenecia (who won the 80th and most recent World Cup), the international sporting community has never quite had it so good thanks to the influence of Nephara - consistent, timely, occasionally sharp but never unappreciated:

HEREBY COMMENDS [nation=Nephara].

NOTE: Draft 1a edited a clause on Nephara's achievements as a mixed-sex team in particular, and Draft 2 removed it (also splitting the IMPRESSED clause into two).

[Fauxia]

Unaware of the nominee, but looks good, I see no reason not to support atm. However,

and
of course, putting to bed once and for all the myth that mixed-sex teams need necessarily be inferior to all-male outfits, after a series of often superb performances that merited entry into the World Cup Hall of Fame after its 78th cycle;

Not a huge fan of the format here. It just seems choppy to me.

[Marilyn Manson Freaks]

Eh, I guess. I've never heard of them, but this is solid.

[Kuriko]

Who? Nah, I'm just kidding. I think there should be more commendations of nations like this, good work Tinhampton. Ill support and root for this

[Tinhampton]

Unaware of the nominee, but looks good, I see no reason not to support atm. However,

and
of course, putting to bed once and for all the myth that mixed-sex teams need necessarily be inferior to all-male outfits, after a series of often superb performances that merited entry into the World Cup Hall of Fame after its 78th cycle;

Not a huge fan of the format here. It just seems choppy to me.

This clause has been changed to

Induction into the World Cup Hall of Fame after its 78th cycle after a series of often superb performances, putting to bed once and for all the myth that mixed-sex teams need necessarily be inferior to all-male outfits;

which is the only change I have made to this draft. If anybody else has any concerns about this resolution, you are of course welcome to let me know.

[Lord Dominator]

Looks pretty good to me

[Tinhampton]

Cheers. I'm likely to submit this proposal just after 1700 BST on the 1st of September 3rd of September if there is no further comment on the contents of the proposal.

[Cassadaigua]

of course, putting to bed once and for all the myth that mixed-sex teams need necessarily be inferior to all-male outfits, after a series of often superb performances that merited entry into the World Cup Hall of Fame after its 78th cycle;

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ICly, Cassadaigua takes exception to this. We won World Cup 50 and 51 with all-female teams.
Nephara was not the first, not that I want to step on their toes with the commendation effort, but that is not a factual statement. We get credit for that.

[Tinhampton]

of course, putting to bed once and for all the myth that mixed-sex teams need necessarily be inferior to all-male outfits, after a series of often superb performances that merited entry into the World Cup Hall of Fame after its 78th cycle;

ICly, Cassadaigua takes exception to this. We won World Cup 50 and 51 with all-female teams.
Nephara was not the first, not that I want to step on their toes with the commendation effort, but that is not a factual statement. We get credit for that.

Mixed-sex - i.e. male and female players.

edited to debork the quote boxes on 30th September 2021

[Cassadaigua]

"inferior to all-male teams"

You are still implying that all-male teams were the standard before them.

[Tinhampton]

Tinhampton thrusts her hands up in surrender

OK, OK... I'll be more than happy to remove that clause entirely if it stops myself and the rest of the NSverse getting tangled up in a debate about what exactly has defined past "gold standards" of football teams. Luckily for you, this means two more days for you to debate this resolution before I (plan to!) submit it on the 3rd.

[Cassadaigua]

Tinhampton thrusts her hands up in surrender

OK, OK... I'll be more than happy to remove that clause entirely if it stops myself and the rest of the NSverse getting tangled up in a debate about what exactly has defined past "gold standards" of football teams. Luckily for you, this means two more days for you to debate this resolution before I (plan to!) submit it on the 3rd.

Thank you. Like I said, I like Nephara and don't want to cost them anything here, but at the same time you are giving them credit for something there that really wasn't their accomplishment. Even nations before me were mixed gender. Remember, we've had 80 editions of this thing.

[Tinhampton]

Tinhampton thrusts her hands up in surrender

OK, OK... I'll be more than happy to remove that clause entirely if it stops myself and the rest of the NSverse getting tangled up in a debate about what exactly has defined past "gold standards" of football teams. Luckily for you, this means two more days for you to debate this resolution before I (plan to!) submit it on the 3rd.

Thank you. Like I said, I like Nephara and don't want to cost them anything here, but at the same time you are giving them credit for something there that really wasn't their accomplishment. Even nations before me were mixed gender. Remember, we've had 80 editions of this thing.

The new draft (now with at least 10% less controversy) has now been published. I do, of course, respect the achievements of the rest of the sporting world...

[Tinhampton]

This is your last chance to comment on this proposal before I plough it through the (empty) Security Council proposal "queue" just after 5pm BST tomorrow... or just under eighteen hours, but I need half of that time to go to sleep.

[Tinhampton]

Speaking of "it's about time," we are Proposal-A-Go-Go!

[Indo States]

I'll Support.
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INDO STATES STATEMENT OF Commend Nephara
Indo Staes will Support on SC Resolution "Commend Nephara".

[Thatcher Whitehall]

I'll Support.
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INDO STATES STATEMENT OF Commend Nephara
Indo Staes will Support on SC Resolution "Commend Nephara".

This town ain’t big enough for two nations named Indo. @indo-malaysia.

Anyways, welcome to the WASC! ;P

[Indo-Malaysia]

I'll Support.
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INDO STATES STATEMENT OF Commend Nephara
Indo Staes will Support on SC Resolution "Commend Nephara".

This town ain’t big enough for two nations named Indo. @indo-malaysia.

Anyways, welcome to the WASC! ;P

I propose he be known as Odni.

[Fauxia]

Almost like having people named Feux and Fauxia!

[Indo States]

This town ain’t big enough for two nations named Indo. @indo-malaysia.

Anyways, welcome to the WASC! ;P

I propose he be known as Odni.

lmao

[Hesskin Empire]

When I try to go to the proposal it says it doesnt exist... just me? was it taken off the floor for some reason?

[Cosmopolitan borovan]

When I try to go to the proposal it says it doesnt exist... just me? was it taken off the floor for some reason?

It was not in quorom only got 65 approval

[Tinhampton]

This proposal's back. Tell a friend. (Neph's fine with this, by the way... actually, "fine" would be a huge understatement.)

Yes, the final of the first Rising Stars Cup really did finish 0-0.

[Eshialand]

Here to say that Sarzonia (Baptism of Fire 3, Cup of Harmony 10, World Cup 22), and Turori (Baptism of Fire 2, Cups of Harmony 18, 24, 62, and 67, World Cup 88) have also won the Triple Crown.

That'll be all from me. Nephara could use a commendation.

[Tinhampton]

Looks like I haven't been paying enough attention in history class! corrected - and also thanks