[DRAFT 9][FINAL] Allergen Labelling Standards

[Bruke]

"I see. Thank you for the clarification." *Nega sits back down.*

[States of Glory WA Office]

REQUESTS

OOC: TRIGGERED.

IC: Neville: (rushes into the chamber carrying a fire extinguisher) Alright, alright, where's the fire?

Fairburn: (enters) It appears that your own tactic has been used against you.

Neville: Patent infringement, I say! Call my lawyer! Employ all barristers!

As Neville exits, he pauses and points to Clause Seven.

CLARIFIES that these requirements are subject to any exemptions granted by WAFDRA to certain types of producers, in past or future resolutions.

Neville: My knowledge of this area of World Assembly law is limited, so if I may ask, what exemptions are currently granted?

[Whovian Tardisia]

REQUESTS

OOC: TRIGGERED.

I figured as much. I can change it if you want.

CLARIFIES that these requirements are subject to any exemptions granted by WAFDRA to certain types of producers, in past or future resolutions.

Neville: My knowledge of this area of World Assembly law is limited, so if I may ask, what exemptions are currently granted?

Ambassador Pink hops onto his laptop and opens a new tab, locating the RexiQuexis™ and navigating to GA64. He highlights the last clause, which reads:

NOTES that producers and vendors of de minimis quantities of food and drugs shall be exempt from the above clauses so long as they post visible notice at their place of sales that they are not operating under international standards

"This is the only example that currently exists, so far as we are aware. We decided to include it so that small businesses such as local bakers and butchers wouldn't be forced to pay for potentially expensive standardized labels if they didn't wish to."
He then switches back to the proposal window.

[States of Glory WA Office]

OOC: TRIGGERED.

I figured as much. I can change it if you want.

Relax. I was only joking. This whole 'request' drama started because I was insistent on keeping it in one of my proposals; I'm the last person who should be telling anyone to remove it.

[United Massachusetts]

OOC: Ready to submit yet? I'm excited to vote for.

[Whovian Tardisia]

I figured as much. I can change it if you want.

Relax. I was only joking. This whole 'request' drama started because I was insistent on keeping it in one of my proposals; I'm the last person who should be telling anyone to remove it

Then stay it shall.

OOC: Ready to submit yet? I'm excited to vote for.

I have a feeling the next edit will be the last. Still unsure how to go about campaigning, which is part of what's kept me drafting so long. Your support is appreciated.

[Araraukar]

OOC: Still unsure how to go about campaigning, which is part of what's kept me drafting so long.

OOC: If you haven't got a clue at all, I suggest getting in contact with IA for in-depth advice for the automated program. I can't wrap my mind around the API, but the alternatives are manual campaigning (time-and-effort-consuming, but entirely possible to pull off) and stamps (RL-money-consuming, though merely hitting WA Delegates rather than all WA nations isn't tooooo expensive).

Campaign TG should be polite, to the point and contain a link to the gameside page that your proposal is on (clicking the "ID" link after submitting gives you the exact URL). Also remember to mark the TGs as "campaign" to avoid getting a warning for spamming. And remember that WA delegates get tons of crappy campaign TGs, so be polite. And keep campaigning after getting quorum, since people can lose delegacy before it goes to vote and that loses you their approval.

That's all I can remember off the top of my head.

[Imperium Anglorum]

Campaign TG should be polite, to the point and contain a link to the gameside page that your proposal is on (clicking the "ID" link after submitting gives you the exact URL). Also remember to mark the TGs as "campaign" to avoid getting a warning for spamming. And remember that WA delegates get tons of crappy campaign TGs, so be polite. And keep campaigning after getting quorum, since people can lose delegacy before it goes to vote and that loses you their approval.

Not being a delegate and having passed very few resolutions, I can see why you lack the information necessary to falsify the ramblings above. However, speaking from personal experience both as a delegate (something I happen to have over two years experience on) and as one of the most prolific authors in the Assembly:

1. Campaign telegrams should be long. Of course, they should be phrased in terms of respect, since you are asking someone to take time out of their life to do you a favour. Delegates receive few campaign telegrams, except in times of extreme activity. We do not, as of 5 Dec, live in such a time. Your telegram should introduce at least two arguments in favour of your proposal. It does not matter whether you send them in character or out of character. I generally send them IC because that is more friendly to the reader. After stating what problem your proposal solves, why that is important, and how it solves that, include the link to the proposal. It should look something like the following.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=UN_view_proposal/id=imperium_anglorum_1493526365

2. Do mark them as campaign. You can also personalise your telegrams using the %NATION% macro. And if you are using the API, use an API client that automatically skips nations which do not accept campaign telegrams. (Communique does this automatically. Also, I will be releasing a new version of Communique soon, just a heads up.)

3. Hit all the delegates. On API, this should take around 12 hours. You should hit all of them because your campaign telegram is not only for approvals (which, after hitting all of them, you will almost certainly get,) but also to give support for the proposal they will be voting on. You need not worry about the turnover in Delegates. The number of Delegates turned over per night is minimal compared to the number of delegates as a whole.

4. Also, since this seems to be a thing that some people refuse to believe: campaign telegrams ought be treated as if they are public information. First, you are sending thousands of them to thousands of people, most of whom you do not know in any way. You ought not have any expectation of privacy when doing so. Furthermore, your telegrams will be reposted and responded to semi-publicly.

To avoid some kind of accusation of betrayal in the future, I am noting here that I will likely not support this proposal. However, feel free to telegram me if you want any more pointers on campaigning (or sample campaigns I have run) or support for Communiqué and the API. However, as you have a Discord, send a personal message, it's far better than telegrams.

[Whovian Tardisia]

-snip-

Thanks for the pointers, and I will be asking a bit about Communique. Sad to see a lack of support, but glad for the help.

Ambassador Pink, after some quick clacking at the keyboard, returned to the microphone.
"This is our final version of the proposal, and therefore your last chance to critique it. If anything vital needs changing, please let us know." He straightened his tie, as if attempting to emphasize the importance of his words. "Certain tools may come in handy at this point, if required, and we are also curious about everyone's current stance. Feel free to put forth your position on the proposal, if you wish. The submission process will commence after the upcoming holidays. Have at it."

The crack in the wall glowed slightly at that last remark. Pink paid no mind to it.

[Bruke]

Nega: "We will support this measure, and I hope everyone else does too."

[Araraukar]

*snip*

OOC: Hehehehe, it worked.

EDIT: The bit of my advice about "short and to the point" campaign message was based on feedback from several delegates during a campaign long ago, but maybe that has changed since then.

[States of Glory WA Office]

Neville: We can't see any issues right now, so unless someone points out a fatal flaw at the last minute, we'd be happy to vote in favour.