[PASSED] Commend Spode Humbled Minions

[Sedgistan]

Submitted here.

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Here's another one!

One thing I definitely want to change is "Presenting" in the first clause... alternative suggestions welcome. I'd also like to add some more lizard/reptile references/puns if possible. For those who don't know Spode Humbled Minions (Mechanocracy), he's a longtime member of our community (since 2016). He's one of our most trusted and accomplished members, though oftentimes in the spotlight less because of his tendency to decline visible positions at times. Nonetheless, he's incredibly competent and accomplished, and with over 6 years of extensive service with some major contributions in the last few years, I think this is well deserved.

Character count: 4977.

The Security Council,

Turning over a rock to reveal the reptilian nation of Spode Humbled Minions (Spode), which hatched into existence in 2016 and became an unwavering example of loyalty, service, and dedication to their home community of The League (including its predecessor region) and Concord, a staple of regional leadership since their earlier years,

Praising the initiative Spode took in opposition to the United Conservative Nations (UCN) in 2018, a fascist region with aggressive tendencies. Due to Spode’s establishment of a government-adjacent platform that infiltrated and subverted the region over several months, The League was eventually able to destroy the region’s government and refound the UCN, facilitated in part by Spode's infiltration and destabilization of the region as Citarkle alongside other operatives in the region,

Admiring Spode’s tenure as Director of Foreign Affairs for The League, a position they were appointed to in a time of need following Creeperopolis’ ascension to the Consulate. As Director, Spode was critical to the cultivation of The League’s modern foreign policy by:

• Pursuing the re-normalization of relations with The Union of Democratic States after a period of separation, brokering the re-opening of embassies and ultimately culminating in the ratification of the Union-Town Madison Convention after their tenure as Director (which Spode in-part negotiated),
• Overseeing the ratification of the Franconia-Chiremba Accords with The Free Nations Region, reigniting a historic alliance between two regions with mutual defender ideals,
• Spearheading the political response to an attempted attack on The League’s allies in Warzone Sandbox in December 2021, resulting in the legal proscription of the organizations responsible for the attempt and the passage of the Golden Eagle Pact, a treaty that enshrined The League’s commitment to supporting Warzone Sandbox’s government,

Monitoring Spode’s progress since their resignation as Director of Foreign Affairs — unable to escape their enclosure of service, Spode was appointed Executive Advisor, a position created specifically for them in which they mentored their successor as Director (Tirol) and helped The League gracefully navigate through a public breakdown of relations with The Communist Bloc and other crises during 2022’s political turbulence and shifts, leading to much closer relationships between The League and assorted Independent regions such as Europeia and Balder,

Recalling that after Concord’s former founder was disgraced, the region was conquered and revitalized by The League. When the region was opened, Spode was appointed WA Delegate via the proxy nation Mechanocracy, placing them in a role of extreme trust and importance for Concord’s future, in which they:

• Diligently worked to grow Concord and its delegacy, eventually surpassing 150 endorsements and maintaining that number steadily despite global downturns and frequent military deployments involving Concordians,
• Created a system for mapping and organizing the lore of nations throughout Concord, especially those with limited communications ability,
• Served a founding member of the Domestic Security Bureau alongside the Consulate and Concord’s Vice-Delegates, working to protect The League & Concord from subversion and aiding Fort Concord in mapping out procedures in anticipation of transitioning Concord to a frontier status,
• Became an early transitional Frontier WA Delegate, a feat only possible by their role in intense preparation for that process in Concord, and requiring them to fill a much more active role in security and order in the region,

Exalting the pursuits of the Concord Technologies Institute, established by Spode. The institute’s projects have greatly improved its community’s self-sufficiency, with projects of note being:

• Forum Monitor, which streamlined inter-platform communication in The League & Concord, allowing for improved bureaucratic function,
• Data Anole, the technology behind the semi-automated Guardsmen and Ranger programs in their home regions, strengthening WA participation and regional security, and exporting the technology to allied regions seeking to improve infrastructure

Cheering that after years of extensive contribution, Spode at long last ascended to the role of Consul of the Republic, the highest post in The League & Concord. In this role Spode continued to be an unambiguously positive force early in their tenure by helping revive the tradition of bi-weekly addresses and overhauling regional resources to help integrate new nations into their community,

Surmising that Spode has been a dutiful servant to their community, exhibiting a level of dedication and credibility seldom found throughout the multiverse, especially over such a long period of service,

Hereby commends [nation=long]Spode Humbled Minions[/nation].

[Quebecshire]

The Security Council,

Presenting the reptilian nation of Spode Humbled Minions (Spode), a nation that hatched into existence in 2016 and has since been an unwavering example of loyalty, service, and dedication to their home community of The League (including its predecessor region) and Concord,

Looking back on Spode’s earlier days in the community, when they initially rose to prominence as Speaker of the Senate in a time of need due to the retirement of their longtime predecessor, and maintained a record of all citizens eligible for political participation, a service they’ve continued by dutifully documenting all legislative membership since 2019,

Praising the initiative Spode took in opposition to the United Conservative Nations (UCN) in 2018, a fascist region with aggressive tendencies. Due to Spode’s establishment of a government-adjacent platform that would infiltrate and subvert the region over several months, The League was eventually able to destroy the region’s government and eventually refound the UCN, facilitated in part by Spode's infiltration and destabilization of the region as Citarkle alongside other operatives in the region,

Admiring Spode’s tenure as Director of Foreign Affairs for The League, a position they were appointed to in a time of need following Creeperopolis’ ascension to the Consulate. As Director, Spode was critical in the cultivation of The League’s modern foreign policy by:

• Pursuing the reopening of relations with The Union of Democratic States after a period of separation, brokering the re-opening of embassies and ultimately culminating in the ratification of the Union-Town Madison Convention after their tenure as Director (which Spode in-part negotiated),
• Overseeing the ratification of the Franconia-Chiremba Accords with The Free Nations Region, reigniting a historic alliance between two regions with mutual defender ideals,
• Spearheading the political response to an attempted attack on The League’s allies in Warzone Sandbox in December 2021, resulting in the legal proscription of the organizations responsible for the attempt and the passage of the Golden Eagle Pact, a treaty that enshrined The League’s commitment to supporting Warzone Sandbox’s government,

Monitoring Spode’s progress since their resignation as Director — unable to escape their enclosure of service, Spode was appointed Executive Advisor, a position created specifically for them in which they mentored their successor as Director (Tirol) and helped The League gracefully navigate to a public breakdown of relations with The Communist Bloc and other crises during 2022’s political turbulence and shifts, leading to much closer relationships between The League and assorted Independent regions such as Europeia and Balder,

Recalling that after Concord’s former founder was disgraced, the region was invaded and eventually refounded by The League. When the region was revitalized, Spode was appointed WA Delegate via the proxy nation Mechanocracy, placing them in a role of extreme trust and importance for Concord’s future, in which they:

• Diligently worked to grow Concord and its delegacy, eventually surpassing 150 endorsements prior to military support and maintaining that number steadily despite global downturns and frequent military deployments involving Concordians,
• Created a system for mapping and organizing the lore of nations throughout Concord, especially those with limited communications ability,
• Served a founding member of the Domestic Security Bureau alongside the Consulate and Concord’s Vice-Delegates, working to protect The League and Concord from subversion and aiding Fort Concord in mapping out procedures in anticipation of transitioning Concord to a frontier status,
• Became the first transitional Frontier WA Delegate, a feat only possible by their role in intense preparation for that process in Concord, and requiring them to fill a much more active role in security and order in the region,

Appreciating that the robotic nature of Mechanocracy has greatly enhanced the capabilities of Spode, leading to them emerging as a titan of industry within their regions. With these skills, Spode successfully developed a tool to streamline inter-platform communication in The League and Concord and aided in the development of semi-automated updates for the Rangers and Guardsmen programs that carefully track World Assembly members contributing to both regions,

Cheering that after years of extensive contribution, Spode at long last ascended to the role of Consul of the Republic, the highest post in The League and Concord. In this role Spode continued to be an unambiguously positive force early in their tenure by helping revive the tradition of bi-weekly addresses and overhauling regional resources to help integrate new nations into their community,

Surmising that Spode has been a dutiful servant to their community, exhibiting a level of dedication and credibility seldom found throughout the multiverse, especially over such a long period of service,

Hereby commends [nation=long]Spode Humbled Minions[/nation].

The Security Council,

Turning over a rock to reveal the reptilian nation of Spode Humbled Minions (Spode), which hatched into existence in 2016 and become an unwavering example of loyalty, service, and dedication to their home community of The League (including its predecessor region) and Concord, a staple of regional leadership since their earlier years,

Praising the initiative Spode took in opposition to the United Conservative Nations (UCN) in 2018, a fascist region with aggressive tendencies. Due to Spode’s establishment of a government-adjacent platform that infiltrated and subverted the region over several months, The League was eventually able to destroy the region’s government and refound the UCN, facilitated in part by Spode's infiltration and destabilization of the region as Citarkle alongside other operatives in the region,

Admiring Spode’s tenure as Director of Foreign Affairs for The League, a position they were appointed to in a time of need following Creeperopolis’ ascension to the Consulate. As Director, Spode was critical to the cultivation of The League’s modern foreign policy by:

• Pursuing the re-normalization of relations with The Union of Democratic States after a period of separation, brokering the re-opening of embassies and ultimately culminating in the ratification of the Union-Town Madison Convention after their tenure as Director (which Spode in-part negotiated),
• Overseeing the ratification of the Franconia-Chiremba Accords with The Free Nations Region, reigniting a historic alliance between two regions with mutual defender ideals,
• Spearheading the political response to an attempted attack on The League’s allies in Warzone Sandbox in December 2021, resulting in the legal proscription of the organizations responsible for the attempt and the passage of the Golden Eagle Pact, a treaty that enshrined The League’s commitment to supporting Warzone Sandbox’s government,

Monitoring Spode’s progress since their resignation as Director of Foreign Affairs — unable to escape their enclosure of service, Spode was appointed Executive Advisor, a position created specifically for them in which they mentored their successor as Director (Tirol) and helped The League gracefully navigate through a public breakdown of relations with The Communist Bloc and other crises during 2022’s political turbulence and shifts, leading to much closer relationships between The League and assorted Independent regions such as Europeia and Balder,

Recalling that after Concord’s former founder was disgraced, the region was conquered and revitalized by The League. When the region was opened, Spode was appointed WA Delegate via the proxy nation Mechanocracy, placing them in a role of extreme trust and importance for Concord’s future, in which they:

• Diligently worked to grow Concord and its delegacy, eventually surpassing 150 endorsements prior to military support and maintaining that number steadily despite global downturns and frequent military deployments involving Concordians,
• Created a system for mapping and organizing the lore of nations throughout Concord, especially those with limited communications ability,
• Served a founding member of the Domestic Security Bureau alongside the Consulate and Concord’s Vice-Delegates, working to protect The League and Concord from subversion and aiding Fort Concord in mapping out procedures in anticipation of transitioning Concord to a frontier status,
• Became an early transitional Frontier WA Delegate, a feat only possible by their role in intense preparation for that process in Concord, and requiring them to fill a much more active role in security and order in the region,

Appreciating that the robotic nature of Mechanocracy has greatly enhanced the capabilities of Spode, leading to them emerging as a titan of industry. With these skills, Spode developed the Forum Monitor to streamline inter-platform communication in The League and Concord and aided in the development of semi-automated updates for the Guardsmen and Rangers programs that carefully track World Assembly members contributing to both regions,

Cheering that after years of extensive contribution, Spode at long last ascended to the role of Consul of the Republic, the highest post in The League and Concord. In this role Spode continued to be an unambiguously positive force early in their tenure by helping revive the tradition of bi-weekly addresses and overhauling regional resources to help integrate new nations into their community,

Surmising that Spode has been a dutiful servant to their community, exhibiting a level of dedication and credibility seldom found throughout the multiverse, especially over such a long period of service,

Hereby commends [nation=long]Spode Humbled Minions[/nation].

[Westinor]

Support!! Will try to add trimming suggestions later on if they are still needed

[Zabloing]

Support. One small mistake tho:

Hereby commends [nation=long]Spode Humbled Minions[/nation]

[Quebecshire]

Support. One small mistake tho:

Hereby commends [nation=long]Spode Humbled Minions[/nation]

I'm not sure I see the error?

[Westinor]

Support. One small mistake tho:

I'm not sure I see the error?

Clearly we should be Injuncting.

[Izhtat]

Support. Couple suggestions:

Looking back on Spode’s earlier days in the community, where when they initially rose to prominence as Speaker of the Senate in a time of need due to the retirement of their longtime predecessor, where they and maintained a record of all citizens eligible for political participation, a service they’ve continued by dutifully documenting all legislative membership since 2019,

Strikethrough and red font mine. The repetition of "where they..." here feels a bit off, and I think "when" is the right word to use anyway. Cuts down on a few characters too.

Monitoring Spode’s progress since their resignation as Director — unable to escape their enclosure of service, Spode was appointed Executive Advisor, a position created specifically for them in which they mentored their successor as Director (Tirol) and helped The League gracefully navigate to a public breakdown of relations with The Communist Bloc and other crises during 2022’s political turbulence mortal coil and shifts, leading to much closer relationships between The League and assorted Independent regions such as Europeia and Balder,

Strikethrough and red font mine. Can't think of any more puns off the top of my head at the moment, but this is what I have.

That's all. Sorry I can't be more helpful.

[Quebecshire]

Support. Couple suggestions:

Looking back on Spode’s earlier days in the community, where when they initially rose to prominence as Speaker of the Senate in a time of need due to the retirement of their longtime predecessor, where they and maintained a record of all citizens eligible for political participation, a service they’ve continued by dutifully documenting all legislative membership since 2019,

Strikethrough and red font mine. The repetition of "where they..." here feels a bit off, and I think "when" is the right word to use anyway. Cuts down on a few characters too.

Monitoring Spode’s progress since their resignation as Director — unable to escape their enclosure of service, Spode was appointed Executive Advisor, a position created specifically for them in which they mentored their successor as Director (Tirol) and helped The League gracefully navigate to a public breakdown of relations with The Communist Bloc and other crises during 2022’s political turbulence mortal coil and shifts, leading to much closer relationships between The League and assorted Independent regions such as Europeia and Balder,

Strikethrough and red font mine. Can't think of any more puns off the top of my head at the moment, but this is what I have.

That's all. Sorry I can't be more helpful.

I've implemented the first suggestions, thank you.

I'm not sure about the second one... it comes off as a bit more dramatic than the rest of the proposal.

[Varanius]

Another wonderful proposal Quebec! Support!

Though I am curious, would you mind mentioning a little more about Spode’s work in infiltrations of regions like UCN here in the thread? Obviously given the character count issue and existing quality there’s no particular need to go any more in-depth in the proposal itself, but I am curious about the extent of their involvement there here?

[Quebecshire]

Another wonderful proposal Quebec! Support!

Though I am curious, would you mind mentioning a little more about Spode’s work in infiltrations of regions like UCN here in the thread? Obviously given the character count issue and existing quality there’s no particular need to go any more in-depth in the proposal itself, but I am curious about the extent of their involvement there here?

Thank you for the support. In short,

The United Conservative Nations was a far-right (if not outwardly Neo-Nazi towards the end) region founded in May 2018. It was founded by Nagarno, who had previously tried to infiltrate our region a handful of times, most famously as "Eretz Yisreal" in 2017. Following his court-imposed revocation of citizenship (for attempted voter importation) after a second chance in 2018, he founded that region and began recruiting, which led to his ban after he attempted to poach some members.

Once he founded the region, he was increasingly belligerent towards us and let the mask slip quite a bit politically. Nagarno made himself the "King" of the region for awhile, though it was vulnerable to infighting by disloyal/power-hungry members and our own infiltrators. I believe Nagarno named himself "Fuhrer" in response to an uprising of some kind (which we enabled/encouraged to cause instability), and passed the Enabling Act of 2018 (what it was presumably referencing). There's also this, the imagery/color choices aren't exactly subtle. I'm sure there's more buried somewhere. Sadly, the RMB is gone due to the refound, though I explicitly remember Nagarno referring to a member as "pure" after they mentioned their Norwegian ethnic background.

Anyway - Spode was in government at the time and set up a government-adjacent server to conduct subversion and intelligence operations from. Almost all tangible activities would have been run through here, and Spode would have been actively involved at nearly every turn. The UCN had some varied attempts to screw with us, and we went to work ruthlessly subverting them - I personally briefly infiltrated them as Khoutantrias, and as the resolution mentioned, Spode as Citarkle... and Icaris as quite a handful of aliases (mainly Urshawabad). I remember from my time in the region as Khoutantrias that they had some ambitions in terms of raiding, usually communist regions.

Eventually, we "raided" the region even though the founder still existed, the result of a trojan-horse esque operation where, as I recall, we did a "merger" of a region we had created and put nations in for this purpose. We tagged it, banned some people, pulled all our own nations out leaving the region fairly diminished. While that specific operation in early July 2018 wasn't the end of everything, there's this gem I found, which I'm fairly sure would have been from that:



After that the region was a complete husk of it's earlier self and I eventually refounded it in September 2018. Then again later on when I let it go once, oops. Good thing I have an autologin now. :P

It wasn't the gameplay conflict of the century of something, but I felt it worth including for a couple reasons:

1. It's relevant to Spode's story and regional history.
2. Given the UCN attempted to push a condemnation of our region (which they got to vote) and use the SC to carry out their vendettas, I think it makes sense to include from the SC's perspective.

Hope that covers it! I enjoy memory lane with regional history stuff...

[Izhtat]

Alright, I've had a bit more time to look over this closely.

Praising the initiative Spode took in opposition to the United Conservative Nations (UCN) in 2018, a fascist region with aggressive tendencies. Due to Spode’s establishment of a government-adjacent platform that wouldinfiltrated and subverted the region over several months, The League was eventually able to destroy the region’s government and eventually refound the UCN, facilitated in part by Spode's infiltration and destabilization of the region as Citarkle alongside other operatives in the region,

Strikethrough and red text mine. I think "Due to Spode's establishment of a government-adjacent platform that infiltrated and subverted the region..." is more tense-consistent, and the word "eventually" appears to be repeated. I also do feel that the sentence is somewhat repetitive — please do correct me if I've misinterpreted the resolution and your later response to Vara, but to my understanding, "Spode's infiltration and destabilization of the region as Citarkle" occurred under the umbrella of the "government-adjacent platform" that Spode established. If this is the case, I think this sentence can be streamlined somewhat: perhaps something like "Due to Spode's establishment of a government-adjacent platform under which they infiltrated and subverted the region over several months as Citarkle alongside other operatives, The League was eventually able to destroy the region's government and refound the UCN,"

Admiring Spode’s tenure as Director of Foreign Affairs for The League, a position they were appointed to in a time of need following Creeperopolis’ ascension to the Consulate. As Director, Spode was critical in to the cultivation of The League’s modern foreign policy by:
[ul]
[li]Pursuing the reopening of relations with The Union of Democratic States after a period of separation, brokering the re-opening of embassies and ultimately culminating in the ratification of the Union-Town Madison Convention after their tenure as Director (which Spode in-part negotiated),[/li]
[li]Overseeing the ratification of the Franconia-Chiremba Accords with The Free Nations Region, reigniting a historic alliance between two regions with mutual defender ideals,[/li]
[li]Spearheading the political response to an attempted attack on The League’s allies in Warzone Sandbox in December 2021, resulting in the legal proscription of the organizations responsible for the attempt and the passage of the Golden Eagle Pact, a treaty that enshrined The League’s commitment to supporting Warzone Sandbox’s government,[/li]
[/ul]

Strikethrough and red/green text mine. I don't know that "critical in" is technically incorrect, but I do think "critical to" sounds better. Perhaps even something like "As Director, Spode was critical to cultivating The League's modern foreign policy by: ..." I'm not sure which I prefer, though there are a couple options here. Also, in the first bullet point, it appears that the word "reopen" is spelled differently at two different places (in green). I personally would stick with "reopening" for both, but it does need to be consistent either way.

Monitoring Spode’s progress since their resignation as Director — unable to escape their enclosure of service, Spode was appointed Executive Advisor, a position created specifically for them in which they mentored their successor as Director (Tirol) and helped The League gracefully navigate to through a public breakdown of relations with The Communist Bloc and other crises during 2022’s political turbulence and shifts, leading to much closer relationships between The League and assorted Independent regions such as Europeia and Balder,

Strikethrough and red text mine. To me, the current wording comes off as saying that Spode "helped The League ... navigate to ... other crises" (emphasis mine), which I don't think is the intended message :p
Also, I'm not sure if "Monitoring" is the right word here. I get that it's a lizard pun, but it does feel somewhat odd. Perhaps "Tracking"? I'm not entirely sure.

[Zukchiva]

support for the best lizard

[The Old Man of the Mountain]

THAT'S MY DELEGATE LFG

[Quebecshire]

- snip -

Implemented these, the one in the UDS sub-clause with my own spin on it. Thank you - draft updated.

support for the best lizard

THAT'S MY DELEGATE LFG

Thank you, Zuk and UPC!

[The Ice States]

Is the nominee's signature of this document still standing? Assuming that is not the case, I can support this as written.

[Eternal Algerstonia]

Is the nominee's signature of this document still standing? Assuming that is not the case, I can support this as written.

a conservative reptilian... this completely upends my entire worldview

[Quebecshire]

Is the nominee's signature of this document still standing? Assuming that is not the case, I can support this as written.

Oh, that's why Spode DMed me reminiscing about that.

He signed it as a meme / to troll UM.

So, no? If that suffices. Spode has never expressed any interest in non-compliance (especially on that issue) to me / that I recall.

[The Ice States]

Is the nominee's signature of this document still standing? Assuming that is not the case, I can support this as written.

Oh, that's why Spode DMed me reminiscing about that.

He signed it as a meme / to troll UM.

So, no? If that suffices. Spode has never expressed any interest in non-compliance (especially on that issue) to me / that I recall.

Noted, based on this clarification and discussion on Discord I support this.

[Quebecshire]

I've made a handful of edits. I guess it could be considered a second draft as it stands now. Most are just for character reasons, ones which are not I've explained the logic for.

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"a nation that hatched" -> "hatching"

"and has since been an unwavering example" -> "becoming an unwavering example"

"they initially rose to prominence as Speaker of the Senate in a time of need due to the retirement of their longtime predecessor, and maintained a record of all citizens eligible for political participation" -> "they rose to prominence as Speaker of the Senate, maintaining a record of all citizens eligible for political participation"

"invaded and eventually refounded" -> "conquered and revitalized"

"the region was revitalized" -> "the region was opened"

"Became the first transitional Frontier WA Delegate" - "Became an early transitional Frontier WA Delegate"¹

"leading to them emerging as a titan of industry within their regions" -> "leading to them emerging as a titan of industry"²

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¹I think the original text would technically be false, since Concord and Europeia will become Frontiers the same WA update, and Concord updates later. Hence the change for that one. Feel free to suggest better ways of going about that bit.
²The now-cut portion seemed unnecessary, especialy since the proposal is focused regionally enough that it should be implied, in my opinion.

Feel free to point out if you dislike any of those changes. Thing brings it down to 5,059 characters, so still slightly over, but less so.

I am also still looking for a better word than "Presenting" for the first clause.

[One Small Island]

I am not sure the "Looking back" clause is necessary, while its definitely cool that Spode has maintained a citizenship record for the last four years, it feels a little mundane and overshadowed by the rest of the everything in the proposal.

[Quebecshire]

I am not sure the "Looking back" clause is necessary, while its definitely cool that Spode has maintained a citizenship record for the last four years, it feels a little mundane and overshadowed by the rest of the everything in the proposal.

It is meant to be somewhat introductory and touch on his earlier career - though looking at it now, maybe I could slightly expand "Presenting" for that, and cut "Looking back", which fixes that and likely cuts down on characters.

[Anjan Kloss]

Full support

[Angvar]

Total support for Consul Spode/Mechanocracy. All their efforts have been paid off with a brand-new shiny Commendation, which I am as a subject of the League and Concord, proud of. Many years!

[Bhang Bhang Duc]

Looks pretty good to me on first reading. I’ll read again on a bigger screen later and let you know if I have any suggestions.

But if I don’t then full support.

[Quebecshire]

I've made some edits, removing the former "Looking back" clause. If people feel there's a lack of good flow/transition between "Presenting" and "Praising", do let me know.

One thing I want to incorporate (but have not yet decided on my approach for) is Spode's archival work. He's one of two of The League/Concord's Archivists of the Republic (the other being Creeperopolis) and he's done a lot of work ensuring regional events are well-documented, an often underrated service on NS to prevent the loss of information, especially in UCRs.

Also, I would like to request confirmation of the legality (or lack thereof) of the phrase "Forum Monitor" in the "Appreciating" clause.

Looks pretty good to me on first reading. I’ll read again on a bigger screen later and let you know if I have any suggestions.

But if I don’t then full support.

Thank you, BBD. I look forward to your feedback if you end up having suggestions.