[DEFEATED] Commend LadyRebels

[Sedgistan]

I started work on this (mainly because of the independence day celebrations in TSP earlier this week). Almost 2 decades late, but here we go :^)

Link to submitted proposal

The Security Council,

Recognising LadyRebels as a nation known for its selflessness and bravery for the cause of good, and appreciating that while it started out as a high-ranking member of the Atlantic Central Command (ACC), one of the foremost invader groups of antiquity, it then became a leading figure in the early history of the South Pacific and helped build it into the vibrant community it has now become,

Recalling that in June 2003, the ACC placed a tyrant, Alpha C, as Delegate of the South Pacific, who turned the South Pacific into a puppet state of the ACC; the Coalition of the South Pacific, the fledgling government of the South Pacific, was largely helpless and seemingly unlikely to regain its sovereignty over the region,

Admiring LadyRebels' bravery after securing the delegacy of the South Pacific when Alpha C was ejected from the United Nations (UN); on its own free will, it turned on the ACC and heroically restored the Coalition’s sovereignty, boldly defying orders from High Commander of the ACC Pilmour; LadyRebels then resigned from the ACC and openly assured natives that they would no longer be terrorised by the ACC, selflessly destroying all of its standing within the ACC for the cause of good,

Praising how LadyRebels oversaw the South Pacific's first stable delegacy free from internal chaos, during which it helped rebuild the Coalition as a functioning democracy and force within the interregional community by, among other things:

1. Starting the process of holding regional votes to determine the Delegate’s vote in UN resolutions, a process which the South Pacific was among the first regions to start and that continues over 18 years later for voting in the World Assembly, furthering democratic participation within the region and serving as a role model for other regions to follow suit at the time,
2. Introducing regular regional contests on the forums helping build activity, which continued even after LadyRebels' delegacy, even holding regional Summer Olympics in 2004 and a Football Association Cup in 2005,
3. Creating an official record of banned nations allowing for greater administration with nations deemed security threats, which stayed in regular use until 2006,
4. Overseeing the original creation of the Vice President position, allowing for the Delegate to delegate their job to a dedicated deputy, and
5. Overseeing the foundation of the first military branch of the South Pacific, the Defence Force of the South Pacific, by the then-Secretary of Defense, THE MATT- DUCK; this was an important milestone in the history of the South Pacific and while it no longer exists, has paved the path to the creation of the South Pacific Special Forces, now one of the largest and well-respected defender militaries in NationStates,

Impressed by LadyRebels' accomplishments in its second term as delegate in late 2003 to 2004; despite being repeatedly challenged by unendorsement campaigns by the Pacific through regional leaders Francos Spain and Savage Lands Reloaded, the region remained very stable and successfully built relations with the West Pacific and even healed those with the Pacific after the direct attack,

Appreciating that LadyRebels has shown further dedication to the Coalition by serving in a multitude of positions such as Secretary and Undersecretary of Intelligence, Editor of the South Pacific Independent News Network and Chairperson, and

Believing that LadyRebels’ impact - which has directly allowed for the continued survival and growth of the Coalition, now the oldest extant democracy in all of NationStates - stands out interregionally and should in no doubt be officially recognised by this body,

Hereby Commends [nation=long]LadyRebels[/nation].

The Security Council,

Noting that LadyRebels was originally an extremely high-ranking member of the Atlantic Central Command (ACC), one of the largest invader groups in Antiquity,

Outraged that in June 2003, the infamous tyrant Alpha C, an operative from the ACC, became Delegate of the South Pacific and essentially turned the South Pacific into a puppet state of the ACC; the CSP was largely helpless, and seemingly unlikely to regain its rightful sovereignty over the region,

Admiring LadyRebels' bravery after securing the delegacy of The South Pacific after Alpha C was ejected from the United Nations, when on its own free will, it turned on the ACC and heroically restored the CSP’s sovereignty, boldly defying orders from Pilmour, then Supreme Commander of the ACC, to fly the ACC flag and maintain its despotic rule over the South Pacific; LadyRebels later resigned from the ACC and openly assured natives of the South Pacific that they would no longer be terrorised by the ACC, selflessly destroying all of its standing within the ACC for the cause of universal good,

Admiring LadyRebels' bravery after securing the delegacy of The South Pacific when Alpha C was ejected from the United Nations; on on its own free will, it turned on the ACC and heroically restored the CSP’s sovereignty, boldly defying orders from the ACC High Commander to maintain the ACC's rule over the South Pacific; LadyRebels then resigned from the ACC and openly assured natives that they would no longer be terrorised by the ACC, selflessly destroying all of its standing within the ACC for the cause of universal good,

Praising how LadyRebels, after holding the delegacy of the South Pacific, oversaw its first stable delegacy free from internal chaos whilst successfully fighting off multiple coup attempts by Harkinnen; some of the incredible actions, among others, LadyRebels did that helped rebuild the South Pacific include the following:

1. Starting the process of holding regional votes to determine the Delegate’s vote in UN resolutions, a process pioneered by the South Pacific and that continues to this day for voting in the World Assembly, furthering democratic participation within the region,
2. Introducing regular regional contests on the forums helping build activity, which continued even after LadyRebels' delegacy, even holding regional Summer Olympics in 2004 and a Football Association Cup in 2005,
3. Overseeing the original creation of the Vice Delegate position, allowing for the Delegate to delegate their job to a dedicated deputy, and
4. Overseeing the founding of the first military branch of the South Pacific, the Defence Force of the South Pacific (DSP), by the then-Secretary of Defense, THE MATT- DUCK,

Impressed by LadyRebels' accomplishments in its second term as delegate in late 2003 to 2004, where despite being repeatedly challenged by unendorsement campaigns by The Pacific through regional leaders Francos Spain and Savage Lands Reloaded, the region remained very stable and successfully built relations with The West Pacific and even healed those with The Pacific after the direct attack,

Appreciating that LadyRebels has shown further dedication towards the South Pacific by serving as:

1. Vice Delegate at the end of 2003, helping in leadership of the region,
2. Secretary and later Undersecretary of Intelligence, helping find possible threats to regional security which was important in the unstable times of antiquity, and
3. Editor of the South Pacific Independent News Network in 2011, helping inform the world about affairs and news within the South Pacific,

Thanking LadyRebels' heroic selfless actions that have directly allowed for the continued survival and growth of the CSP, which has since set an interregional example as the oldest extant democracy in all of NationStates,

Believing that LadyRebels should no doubt be officially recognised by this body, and that an official Commendation is necessary to do LadyRebels justice,

Hereby Commends [nation=long]LadyRebels[/nation].

The Security Council,

Noting that LadyRebels was originally an extremely high-ranking member of the Atlantic Central Command (ACC), one of the largest invader groups in Antiquity,

Further noting that in June 2003, the fledgling government of the South Pacific, the Coalition of the South Pacific (CSP), endured a coup d'etat by The XYZ Affair, who seized the delegacy due to a natural disaster and ran a despotic regime responsible for mass purges of native residents, and the ACC, while initially supportive of the coup, switched sides under LadyRebels’ own lobbying and successfully helped restore the CSP and its sovereignty,

Outraged that following this incident, the infamous tyrant Alpha C, an operative from the ACC, became Delegate of the South Pacific and essentially turned the South Pacific into a puppet state of the ACC; the CSP was largely helpless, and seemingly unlikely to regain its rightful sovereignty over the region,

Admiring that after seizing the delegacy of the South Pacific during the ensuing chaos after Alpha C was ejected from the UN, LadyRebels, on its own free will, turned on the ACC and heroically restored the CSP’s sovereignty, boldly defying orders from Pilmour, then Supreme Commander of the ACC, to fly the ACC flag and maintain its despotic rule over the South Pacific; LadyRebels later resigned from the ACC and openly assured natives of the South Pacific that they would no longer be terrorised by the ACC, selflessly destroying all of its standing within the ACC for the cause of universal good,

Praising how LadyRebels, after holding the delegacy of the South Pacific, oversaw its first stable delegacy free from internal chaos whilst successfully fighting off multiple coup attempts by Harkinnen; some of the incredible actions, among others, LadyRebels did as Delegate that helped rebuild the South Pacific and its community, before peacefully handing the Delegacy off to THE MATT- DUCK, include the following:

1. Starting the process of holding regional votes to determine the Delegate’s vote in UN resolutions, a process pioneered by the South Pacific and that continues to this day for voting in the World Assembly, furthering democratic participation within the region,
2. Overseeing the original creation of the Vice Delegate position, allowing for the Delegate to delegate their job to a dedicated deputy, and
3. Overseeing the founding of the first military branch of the South Pacific, the Defence Force of the South Pacific (DSP), by the then-Secretary of Defense, THE MATT- DUCK,

Appreciating that LadyRebels has shown further dedication towards the South Pacific by serving as:

1. Vice Delegate at the end of 2003, helping in leadership of the region,
2. Secretary and later Undersecretary of Intelligence, helping find possible threats to regional security which was important in the unstable times of antiquity, and
3. Editor of the South Pacific Independent News Network in 2011, helping inform the world about affairs and news within the South Pacific,

Applauding that LadyRebels later served a second term as Delegate at the end of 2003 to mid-2004, successfully managing leadership and day-to-day affairs of the South Pacific despite being repeatedly challenged by unendorsement campaigns by The Pacific through regional leaders Francos Spain and Savage Lands Reloaded, notably building relations with The West Pacific and even healing those with The Pacific after the direct attack,

Thanking LadyRebels' heroic selfless actions that have directly allowed for the continued survival and growth of the CSP, which has since set an interregional example as the oldest extant democracy in all of NationStates,

Believing that LadyRebels should no doubt be officially recognised by this body, and that an official Commendation is necessary to do LadyRebels justice,

Hereby Commends [nation=long]LadyRebels[/nation].

The Security Council,

Noting that LadyRebels was originally an extremely high-ranking member of the Atlantic Central Command, (ACC), one of the largest and most nefarious invader groups of Antiquity,

Further noting that in June 2003, the fledgling government of the South Pacific, the Coalition of the South Pacific (CSP), endured a coup d'etat by The XYZ Affair, who seized the delegacy due to a natural disaster and ran a despotic regime responsible for mass purges of native residents, and the ACC, while initially supportive of the coup, switched sides under LadyRebels’ own lobbying and successfully helped restore the CSP and its sovereignty,

Outraged that following this incident, the ACC, through the imposed tyrant Alpha C, unilaterally imposed its own rule and terror on the South Pacific, and the CSP was largely helpless and seemingly unlikely to regain its sovereignty,

Admiring that after seizing the delegacy of the South Pacific after ensuing chaos when Alpha C was ejected from the UN, LadyRebels, on its own free will, turned on the ACC and heroically restored the CSP’s rightful sovereignty of the South Pacific, while boldly defying orders from Pilmour, then Supreme Commander of the ACC, to fly the ACC flag and maintain its despotic rule over the South Pacific as a colonised territory, later resigning from the ACC and openly assuring natives of the South Pacific that they would no longer be terrorised by the ACC, a move where it selflessly destroyed all of its standing within the ACC for the cause of universal good,

Praising how LadyRebels, after holding the Delegacy of the South Pacific, was exemplary in rebuilding the South Pacific and its community, and oversaw the first stable delegacy of the South Pacific, free from internal coups and chaos and even successfully fighting off multiple coup attempts by Harkinnen, before peacefully handing off the delegacy to THE MATT- DUCK, during which, among other things:

1. The cultural tradition of running satirical so-called “Craziest Person” elections during usual cabinet elections was started, which still continues to this day,
2. The process of holding regional votes to determine the Delegate’s vote in UN resolutions was started, a process pioneered by the South Pacific and that continues to this day, furthering democratic participation within the region,
3. Regular regional contests were introduced on the forums, helping build activity, which continued even after LadyRebels' delegacy, even holding regional Summer Olympics in 2004 and a Football Association Cup in 2005,
4. The Vice Delegate position was originally introduced, allowing for the Delegate to delegate their job to a dedicated deputy, and
5. The first military branch of the South Pacific, the Defence Force of the South Pacific (DSP), was founded by the then-Secretary of Defense, THE MATT- DUCK, overseen and assisted by LadyRebels,

Appreciating that LadyRebels has shown further dedication towards the South Pacific by serving as Vice Delegate at the end of 2003, helping in leadership of the region, Secretary and later Undersecretary of Intelligence, helping find possible threats to regional security which was important in the unstable times of antiquity, and editor of the South Pacific Independent News Network in 2011, helping inform the world about affairs and news within the South Pacific, as well as serving a second term as Delegate at the end of 2003 to mid-2004 and successfully managing leadership and day-to-day affairs of the South Pacific despite being repeatedly challenged by unendorsement campaigns by The Pacific through regional leaders Francos Spain and Savage Lands Reloaded, notably building relations with The West Pacific and even healing those with The Pacific after the direct attack,

Thanking LadyRebels' selfless actions that have directly allowed for the continued survival and growth of the CSP, which is now the oldest extant democracy in all of NationStates, and also resulted in Pilmour being recalled from the position of High Commander, allowing a less nefarious and selfish leader to take over this role,

Believing that such heroic and selfless actions should in no doubt be officially recognised by this body, and that an official Commendation is necessary to make LadyRebels justice,

Hereby Commends [nation=long]LadyRebels[/nation].

The Security Council,

Noting that LadyRebels was originally an extremely high-ranking member of the Atlantic Central Command, (ACC), one of the largest and most nefarious invader groups of Antiquity,

Further noting that in June 2003, the fledgling government of the South Pacific, the Coalition of the South Pacific (CSP), endured a coup d'etat by The XYZ Affair, who seized the delegacy due to a natural disaster and ran a despotic regime responsible for mass purges of native residents, and the ACC, while initially supportive of the coup, switched sides under LadyRebels’ own lobbying and successfully helped restore the CSP and its sovereignty,

Outraged that following this incident, the ACC unilaterally imposed its own rule and terror on the South Pacific, and while it tentatively allowed the CSP into the South Pacific, the ACC maintained all de facto control; this entire incident had caused widespread chaos within the South Pacific, and the CSP was largely helpless and seemingly unlikely to regain its sovereignty,

Admiring that after seizing the delegacy of the South Pacific when the then-delegate Gatren was ejected from the UN and thus the Delegacy of the region, LadyRebels, on its own free will, turned on the ACC and heroically restored the CSP’s rightful sovereignty of the South Pacific,

Impressed that LadyRebels then boldly defied orders from Pilmour, then Supreme Commander of the ACC to maintain the ACC's despotic rule over the South Pacific as a colonised territory, and eventually resigned from the ACC and openly assured natives of the South Pacific that they would no longer be terrorised by the ACC, a move where it selflessly destroyed all of its standing within the ACC for the cause of universal good,

Praising how LadyRebels, after holding the Delegacy of the South Pacific, was exemplary in rebuilding the South Pacific and its community, and oversaw the first stable delegacy of the South Pacific, free from internal coups and chaos, before peacefully handing off the delegacy to THE MATT- DUCK, during which, among other things:

1. The cultural tradition of running satirical so-called “Craziest Person” electrons during usual cabinet elections was started, which still continues to this day,
2. The process of holding regional votes to determine the Delegate’s vote in UN resolutions was started, a process which continues to this day, furthering democratic participation within the South Pacific,
3. The Vice Delegate position was originally introduced, allowing for the Delegate to delegate their job to a dedicated deputy, and
4. The first military branch of the South Pacific, the Defence Force of the South Pacific (DSP), was founded by the then-Secretary of Defense, THE MATT- DUCK, overseen and assisted by LadyRebels,

Appreciating that LadyRebels has shown further dedication towards the South Pacific by:

1. Serving as THE MATT- DUCK’s Vice Delegate during its delegacy at the end of 2003, helping it in management and leadership of the region,
2. Serving a second term as Delegate at the end of 2003 to mid-2004 and successfully managing leadership and day-to-day affairs of the South Pacific, despite being repeatedly challenged by unendorsement campaigns by Francos Spain and Tanzarian,
3. Undersecretary in the Department of Intelligence in 2005, helping find possible threats to regional security which was important in the unstable times of antiquity, and
4. Editor of the South Pacific Independent News Network in 2011, helping inform the world about affairs and news within the South Pacific,

Thanking LadyRebels' selfless actions that have directly allowed for the continued survival and growth of the CSP, which is now the oldest extant democracy in all of NationStates, and also resulted in Pilmour being recalled from the position of High Commander, allowing a less nefarious and selfish leader to take over this role,

Believing that such heroic and selfless actions should in no doubt be officially recognised by this body, and that an official Commendation is necessary to make LadyRebels justice,

Hereby Commends [nation=long]LadyRebels[/nation].

[Minskiev]

While I helped you on this, I don't really see them as commendable. They couped TSP, but then uncouped TSP, and then did a few staff things, including "overseeing and assisting" staff things. I don't know.

[New Quebecshire]

Looks well written to me. I'm not an expert on history, but support.

While I helped you on this, I don't really see them as commendable. They couped TSP, but then uncouped TSP, and then did a few staff things, including "overseeing and assisting" staff things. I don't know.

Maybe at the time that wouldn't be commendable on its own, but I think looking back at how those actions have impacted TSP and are still celebrated as pivotal points of independence to this day it is certainly worth considertion.

[The Python]

*bumps*

[Outer Sparta]

Interesting history, looks well-written, maybe consult some more TSP veterans/experts to give their inputs.

[The Python]

Interesting history, looks well-written, maybe consult some more TSP veterans/experts to give their inputs.

Yup, I already talked to Tsunamy as well as LR herself for research.

[Minskiev]

Looks well written to me. I'm not an expert on history, but support.

While I helped you on this, I don't really see them as commendable. They couped TSP, but then uncouped TSP, and then did a few staff things, including "overseeing and assisting" staff things. I don't know.

Maybe at the time that wouldn't be commendable on its own, but I think looking back at how those actions have impacted TSP and are still celebrated as pivotal points of independence to this day it is certainly worth considertion.

Meh. They didn't do much though. Wasn't TNP under foreign control at one point in, like, 2004ish, (Francos Spain?) and got liberated? Should we commend every region that participated in the liberation? This is a hard sell to me.

[The Python]

Looks well written to me. I'm not an expert on history, but support.

Maybe at the time that wouldn't be commendable on its own, but I think looking back at how those actions have impacted TSP and are still celebrated as pivotal points of independence to this day it is certainly worth considertion.

Meh. They didn't do much though. Wasn't TNP under foreign control at one point in, like, 2004ish, (Francos Spain?) and got liberated? Should we commend every region that participated in the liberation? This is a hard sell to me.

Actually, that was an important part of Ballotonia/Free4All's commend (for 2011 standards ), who led the liberation in TNP.

[Moonfungus]

Actually, that was an important part of Ballotonia/Free4All's commend (for 2011 standards ), who led the liberation in TNP.

Ballotonia and Free4All are two different players, they aren't the same.

[Bhang Bhang Duc]

An overblown and verbose draft with lots of filler helps disguise the fact that there's nothing much here to Commend. It's not well written and you have made, in my opinion, no case for the nominee to receive the award.

[The Python]

Actually, that was an important part of Ballotonia/Free4All's commend (for 2011 standards ), who led the liberation in TNP.

Ballotonia and Free4All are two different players, they aren't the same.

No, they are the same person.

Source: searching in both the current and archive NSGP servers.

[Doge Land]

A good person to commend in theory, but there's just not a lot to support the commend as it stands. Too much padding, and if you take that out, you have around a clause. Not a lot of substance. While I do support the point this resolution is trying to get across, in its current state, I oppose this resolution.

[Minskiev]

Meh. They didn't do much though. Wasn't TNP under foreign control at one point in, like, 2004ish, (Francos Spain?) and got liberated? Should we commend every region that participated in the liberation? This is a hard sell to me.

Actually, that was an important part of Ballotonia/Free4All's commend (for 2011 standards ), who led the liberation in TNP.

Only noticed this now. Ballo was pretty crucial in that, and did other noteworthy things. Although that commend is rather bloated near the second half...

[Comfed]

A lot of this is filler about what could be summarised in a single line about the coup and then the uncoup. If that is condensed, it doesn't look very commendable at all. This needs a lot of work.

Actually, that was an important part of Ballotonia/Free4All's commend (for 2011 standards ), who led the liberation in TNP.

Ballotonia and Free4All are two different players, they aren't the same.

Yeah, they are.

[The Python]

A lot of this is filler about what could be summarised in a single line about the coup and then the uncoup. If that is condensed, it doesn't look very commendable at all. This needs a lot of work.

Ballotonia and Free4All are two different players, they aren't the same.

Yeah, they are.

A good person to commend in theory, but there's just not a lot to support the commend as it stands. Too much padding, and if you take that out, you have around a clause. Not a lot of substance. While I do support the point this resolution is trying to get across, in its current state, I oppose this resolution.

Noted (along with feedback I've recieved off-site). New draft coming this evening or tommorrow.

[The Python]

Second draft is out later than I wanted, but it's out now. I:

• Shortened Outraged, and nixed the old Impressed clause and merged it with Admiring so as to condense that bit,
• Added more detail in Praising and
• Cleaned up Appreciating into just 2 bullet point

[The Python]

(Just fixed a typo in the new draft lol)

[Sedgistan]

Stop the thread title silliness, or I'll lock the OP so you cannot edit it again.

[The Python]

*bumps*

EDIT: I cleaned up Appreciating so the bullet points are gone.

[Minskiev]

Again, I think this is sugarcoating one thing they did 18 years ago.

[The Python]

Again, I think this is sugarcoating one thing they did 18 years ago.

It isn't just the ACC stuff though. Sure, that's the bit everyone cares about (for example, it's literally celebrated annually in TSP) but this is also about how good a delegate they were (for example, starting regional WA votes which is still done through OWL, Craziest Person etc but also keeping a very stable delegacy for antiquity) and other accomplishments in TSP (Vice Delegate, Under/Secretary of Intel etc.)

[Syberis]

Again, I think this is sugarcoating one thing they did 18 years ago.

It isn't just the ACC stuff though. Sure, that's the bit everyone cares about (for example, it's literally celebrated annually in TSP) but this is also about how good a delegate they were (for example, starting regional WA votes which is still done through OWL, Craziest Person etc but also keeping a very stable delegacy for antiquity) and other accomplishments in TSP (Vice Delegate, Under/Secretary of Intel etc.)

Here's a question that needs to be put out there about the way this is written, though it's not a criticism of the concept of this commendation before people jump down my throat and misread my intentions here (though they will anyway, this is NS after all.) This is an amazing piece about why the individual should be recognized by TSP and is commendable by TSP.

Why are they internationally commendable? Why should the rest of the world care? That needs to be fleshed out, because right now it reads like a request for the international community to recognize someone for contributions to one region, and not to the world as a whole.

[Minskiev]

Again, I think this is sugarcoating one thing they did 18 years ago.

It isn't just the ACC stuff though. Sure, that's the bit everyone cares about (for example, it's literally celebrated annually in TSP) but this is also about how good a delegate they were (for example, starting regional WA votes which is still done through OWL, Craziest Person etc but also keeping a very stable delegacy for antiquity) and other accomplishments in TSP (Vice Delegate, Under/Secretary of Intel etc.)

I don't think you explain their Delegacy enough. I for one want to see more of their Craziest Person electrons

Also obligatory "don't say UN"

[The Python]

It isn't just the ACC stuff though. Sure, that's the bit everyone cares about (for example, it's literally celebrated annually in TSP) but this is also about how good a delegate they were (for example, starting regional WA votes which is still done through OWL, Craziest Person etc but also keeping a very stable delegacy for antiquity) and other accomplishments in TSP (Vice Delegate, Under/Secretary of Intel etc.)

I don't think you explain their Delegacy enough. I for one want to see more of their Craziest Person electrons :p

Craziest Person more like Craziest Electrons! (thx for pointing that out)

When I have time I'll research more about LR's delegacy.

[The Python]

I researched more about both of LR's delegacies which has been added to the draft.

(Sources for research: here, here, here and here)