[ABANDONED] Regulation Of Bladed Weaponry

[Araraukar]

... What? A democratic vote is designed specifically to make each individual count equally.

OOC: Not in NSWA. Regional Delegates have one additional vote for every endorsement they have. It's very far from "one nation, one vote", and you can easily win a vote with just delegate votes, even if more individual nations voted against you than for you.

[The New California Republic]

... What? A democratic vote is designed specifically to make each individual count equally.

OOC: Not in NSWA. Regional Delegates have one additional vote for every endorsement they have. It's very far from "one nation, one vote", and you can easily win a vote with just delegate votes, even if more individual nations voted against you than for you.

OOC: Yup, exactly. Not all nations are equal in the World Assembly, not by a long shot. The regional votes have skewed the results many times.

[Recheve]

OOC: Not in NSWA. Regional Delegates have one additional vote for every endorsement they have. It's very far from "one nation, one vote", and you can easily win a vote with just delegate votes, even if more individual nations voted against you than for you.

OOC: Yup, exactly. Not all nations are equal in the World Assembly, not by a long shot. The regional votes have skewed the results many times.

What? I know I'm new to this, but are you not incredibly dissatisfied with that process?

[Kenmoria]

OOC: Yup, exactly. Not all nations are equal in the World Assembly, not by a long shot. The regional votes have skewed the results many times.

What? I know I'm new to this, but are you not incredibly dissatisfied with that process?

Seeing as WA nations elect the regional delegate, it helps keep the WA interesting without too much unfairness. However, there are some who would disagree.

[The First German Order]

OOC: Yup, exactly. Not all nations are equal in the World Assembly, not by a long shot. The regional votes have skewed the results many times.

What? I know I'm new to this, but are you not incredibly dissatisfied with that process?

OOC: A good bit of people are, but they can’t do much unless they submit a suggestion to the site admins and hope that they’ll approve of it. Even then it’d take a while and would most likely get rejected.

[Kenmoria]

"There needs to be the word “of” between “use” and “bladed” in the first active clause."

[Recheve]

OOC: A good bit of people are, but they can’t do much unless they submit a suggestion to the site admins and hope that they’ll approve of it. Even then it’d take a while and would most likely get rejected.

Can't we form a coalition of reformist nations, endorse one another and form independent regions, then use our new power to prevent new legislation from being passed until changes are made?

[The First German Order]

OOC: A good bit of people are, but they can’t do much unless they submit a suggestion to the site admins and hope that they’ll approve of it. Even then it’d take a while and would most likely get rejected.

Can't we form a coalition of reformist nations, endorse one another and form independent regions, then use our new power to prevent new legislation from being passed until changes are made?

OOC: That sounds unnecessarily complicated and unnecessary. I doubt it would do much since there’s other more people who are fine with it and there are more influencial delegates.

[The New California Republic]

OOC: A good bit of people are, but they can’t do much unless they submit a suggestion to the site admins and hope that they’ll approve of it. Even then it’d take a while and would most likely get rejected.

Can't we form a coalition of reformist nations, endorse one another and form independent regions, then use our new power to prevent new legislation from being passed until changes are made?

OOC: Highly unlikely to ever happen. To get that kind of power would involve thousands of nations.

[Recheve]

OOC: Highly unlikely to ever happen. To get that kind of power would involve thousands of nations.

So you take the World Assembly seriously enough to consider this proposal undeserving of discussion let alone consideration, yet don't take it seriously enough to challenge obvious corruption in a redundant system?

In fact, if I were more confrontational, why would I even consider your perspective on my proposal to be relevant? Clearly, as a Member and Delegate, you have absolutely no power whatsoever, and the only opinions I should listen to are the Delegates.

From what I'm hearing, the World Assembly is just an oligarchy thriving off the complacency of an unengaged support base. Membership in the WA is meaningless, and only serves to widen the control of NS elites.

[Kenmoria]

(OOC: Back on topic, what is the strength of the proposal?)

[Recheve]

I'm officially resigning from the World Assembly, and will no longer promote or support this proposal. If anybody wishes to take it up, they should feel welcome to copy and paste the proposal as they see fit.

[Kenmoria]

I'm officially resigning from the World Assembly, and will no longer promote or support this proposal. If anybody wishes to take it up, they should feel welcome to copy and paste the proposal as they see fit.

(OOC: If that is the case, change the tag in the title from [DRAFT] to [ABANDONED].)

[Christian Democrats]

I'm officially resigning from the World Assembly, and will no longer promote or support this proposal. If anybody wishes to take it up, they should feel welcome to copy and paste the proposal as they see fit.

The GA is known as the Festering Snakepit for a reason . . .

[The New California Republic]

I'm officially resigning from the World Assembly, and will no longer promote or support this proposal. If anybody wishes to take it up, they should feel welcome to copy and paste the proposal as they see fit.

IC: Ambassador Hsu hears the news with sadness. "Oh no, we chased out another one!" he exclaims.

[Grays Harbor]

I'm officially resigning from the World Assembly, and will no longer promote or support this proposal. If anybody wishes to take it up, they should feel welcome to copy and paste the proposal as they see fit.

IC: Ambassador Hsu hears the news with sadness. "Oh no, we chased out another one!" he exclaims.

IC (OOC): No, their departure was because the WA (and game) would not change the GA rules (and Game programming) to suit their whim.

[The First German Order]

IC: Ambassador Hsu hears the news with sadness. "Oh no, we chased out another one!" he exclaims.

IC (OOC): No, their departure was because the WA (and game) would not change the GA rules (and Game programming) to suit their whim.

“So we indirectly chased ‘em out?”
OOC: That seems a bit selfish/greedy. Like the site admins don’t have the time to change the programming just because someone thinks something is a bit unfair.

[The New California Republic]

IC: Ambassador Hsu hears the news with sadness. "Oh no, we chased out another one!" he exclaims.

IC (OOC): No, their departure was because the WA (and game) would not change the GA rules (and Game programming) to suit their whim.

OOC: Well, yes and no, it was our pointing out the rules of the game that led to it, so...I guess that makes us part responsible or something.

[Recheve]

OOC: Well, yes and no, it was our pointing out the rules of the game that led to it, so...I guess that makes us part responsible or something.

No I just hadn't fully grasped the functions and structure of the World Assembly before I attempted to take part in it, and now that I'm aware of it, it just seems an overly frustrating bureaucracy, which imposes laws upon me that I don't actually get to vote on (at least not in a way that matters).

I believe in democracy, and if there's no opportunity for me to change the WA for the better, then there's really no benefit yielded by membership. I'd rather make my own decisions, while focusing upon more rewarding aspects of the site while my independent interests are protected under a benevolent regional founder and delegate.

[The First German Order]

OOC: Well, yes and no, it was our pointing out the rules of the game that led to it, so...I guess that makes us part responsible or something.

No I just hadn't fully grasped the functions and structure of the World Assembly before I attempted to take part in it, and now that I'm aware of it, it just seems an overly frustrating bureaucracy, which imposes laws upon me that I don't actually get to vote on (at least not in a way that matters).

I believe in democracy, and if there's no opportunity for me to change the WA for the better, then there's really no benefit yielded by membership. I'd rather make my own decisions, while focusing upon more rewarding aspects of the site while my independent interests are protected under a benevolent regional founder and delegate.

OOC: It is a democracy, but some people are more influential than others.

[The New California Republic]

No I just hadn't fully grasped the functions and structure of the World Assembly before I attempted to take part in it, and now that I'm aware of it, it just seems an overly frustrating bureaucracy, which imposes laws upon me that I don't actually get to vote on (at least not in a way that matters).

I believe in democracy, and if there's no opportunity for me to change the WA for the better, then there's really no benefit yielded by membership. I'd rather make my own decisions, while focusing upon more rewarding aspects of the site while my independent interests are protected under a benevolent regional founder and delegate.

OOC: It is a democracy, but some people are more influential than others.

OOC: Just like real democracies actually.

[Recheve]

OOC: Just like real democracies actually.

It does show a distinct western flavour.

"That these nations shall not have been trolled in vain—that this website, under Max, shall have a new birth of "democracy"—and that the World Assembly of the delegates, by the delegates, for the delegates, shall not become influenced by the desires of the majority."

[Separatist Peoples]

OOC: Well, yes and no, it was our pointing out the rules of the game that led to it, so...I guess that makes us part responsible or something.

No I just hadn't fully grasped the functions and structure of the World Assembly before I attempted to take part in it, and now that I'm aware of it, it just seems an overly frustrating bureaucracy, which imposes laws upon me that I don't actually get to vote on (at least not in a way that matters).

I believe in democracy, and if there's no opportunity for me to change the WA for the better, then there's really no benefit yielded by membership. I'd rather make my own decisions, while focusing upon more rewarding aspects of the site while my independent interests are protected under a benevolent regional founder and delegate.

Clearly you don't know how to manipulate the delegate votes.

[Recheve]

Clearly you don't know how to manipulate the delegate votes.

Yeah I wouldn't exactly call myself Haile Selassie. I'm too confrontational to be a skilled manipulator.

[Separatist Peoples]

Clearly you don't know how to manipulate the delegate votes.

Yeah I wouldn't exactly call myself Haile Selassie. I'm too confrontational to be a skilled manipulator.

With a good campaign, the delegate vote works in your favor. No need to quit the WA.