General Assembly Q&A

[Imperium Anglorum]

is it only delegates that can approve or all member nations?

Only delegates can approve. All members can vote.

[Raporia]

Is it considered plagiarism if i get a translation online?

[Christian Democrats]

Is it considered plagiarism if i get a translation online?

Are you asking if it's acceptable to write your own proposal in your own native language and, then, to get something (e.g., Google Translate) to translate it for you into English?

[Raporia]

Is it considered plagiarism if i get a translation online?

Are you asking if it's acceptable to write your own proposal in your own native language and, then, to get something (e.g., Google Translate) to translate it for you into English?

Nope, it's like:

The definition of Domestic is yada yada yada but all of the yada came from Merriam Webster

[Christian Democrats]

Are you asking if it's acceptable to write your own proposal in your own native language and, then, to get something (e.g., Google Translate) to translate it for you into English?

Nope, it's like:

The definition of Domestic is yada yada yada but all of the yada came from Merriam Webster

It's plagiarism to use, word for word, a definition that you found elsewhere.

[Raporia]

Nope, it's like:

The definition of Domestic is yada yada yada but all of the yada came from Merriam Webster

It's plagiarism to use, word for word, a definition that you found elsewhere.

Is it also plagiarism if some words are change?

[Thyerata]

It's plagiarism to use, word for word, a definition that you found elsewhere.

Is it also plagiarism if some words are change?

I would say that the best approach is that instead of continually asking hypotheticals, open a drafting thread, post your draft resolution there, and then we can fully answer you, and generally help you fine-tune it.

[Raporia]

[Draft]Domestic Workers Act (UPDATED)
Look it up

[Thyerata]

[Draft]Domestic Workers Act (UPDATED)
Look it up

Link please? By the way, we're trying to help. Snark isn't necessary

[Raporia]

[Draft]Domestic Workers Act (UPDATED)
Look it up

Link please? By the way, we're trying to help. Snark isn't necessary

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[Dignatius]

How do you get endorsements to be able to propose resolutions?

[Frisbeeteria]

How do you get endorsements to be able to propose resolutions?

The simplest way is to be in a large region full of WA members. Endorse active WA members, and they'll usually endorse you back.

[Imperium Anglorum]

How do you get endorsements to be able to propose resolutions?

Adding onto the above – generally, just walk into a feeder (the Pacific or the X Pacific) and ask.

[Bears Armed Mission]

Adding onto the above _ However, it is STRONGLY recommended that you draft your proposals in the relevant section of the forums, and wait for comments from more experienced authors, instead of just going straight to the submission stage.

[Larebiloen]

So, just to clarify, does amending a previous resolution always require an initial full repeal?

For example, the WA General Fund legislation currently bans deficit spending by the WA. Let's say I want to amend that and craft a proposal that allows the WA to issue bonds. Does that mean the entire WA General Fund would have to be repealed first? Seems drastic.

[Imperium Anglorum]

So, just to clarify, does amending a previous resolution always require an initial full repeal?

For example, the WA General Fund legislation currently bans deficit spending by the WA. Let's say I want to amend that and craft a proposal that allows the WA to issue bonds. Does that mean the entire WA General Fund would have to be repealed first? Seems drastic.

Well, you can't amend. All amendments to any proposal would require the repeal and replacement of that resolution. And I'd argue that it is possible to say that the WA can issue bonds – deficit spending only applies of those bonds are not repaid – definitionally, if they are repaid, an organisation has raised more funds than were expended upon their repayment. The given period spoken of in most reasonable definitions of 'deficit' can be many different periods, and the WA has a vested interest in interpreting that as liberally as possible.

[Sierra Lyricalia]

So, just to clarify, does amending a previous resolution always require an initial full repeal?

For example, the WA General Fund legislation currently bans deficit spending by the WA. Let's say I want to amend that and craft a proposal that allows the WA to issue bonds. Does that mean the entire WA General Fund would have to be repealed first? Seems drastic.

Why Amendments Are Illegal

[Essu Beti]

Would it be permissible to write up a proposal that my nation ICly would want to pass but that I OOCly would not, without the intention of it ever going to vote? Or would that irk people OOCly?

[WA Kitty Kops]

Would it be permissible to write up a proposal that my nation ICly would want to pass but that I OOCly would not, without the intention of it ever going to vote? Or would that irk people OOCly?

I don't think there's any exact rule for it, except the mods might move it into the joke proposal thread. Or it could be classified as spam, but mostly, why would you go into the trouble to write one you, the player, don't want to try to pass?

[Lexicor]

Would it be permissible to write up a proposal that my nation ICly would want to pass but that I OOCly would not, without the intention of it ever going to vote? Or would that irk people OOCly?

I don't think there's any exact rule for it, except the mods might move it into the joke proposal thread. Or it could be classified as spam, but mostly, why would you go into the trouble to write one you, the player, don't want to try to pass?

I write drafts that I have no intention of submitting to practice my skills. <3

[Essu Beti]

I don't think there's any exact rule for it, except the mods might move it into the joke proposal thread. Or it could be classified as spam, but mostly, why would you go into the trouble to write one you, the player, don't want to try to pass?

For roleplaying purposes, basically. Essu Beti is a very religious nation, so it makes sense that at some point the authorities would hand Iksana a religion-based proposal to present to the WA.

[Frisbeeteria]

I write drafts that I have no intention of submitting to practice my skills. <3

... and it's very annoying at times to see new threads from you every day. It's not necessarily a good thing to do.

I'd suggest a Remedial Writing Course thread, but the people who need it most would never post there.

[WA Kitty Kops]

I write drafts that I have no intention of submitting to practice my skills. <3

That can quickly lead to people getting fed up with helping you, though.

[Tinfect]

I'd suggest a Remedial Writing Course thread, but the people who need it most would never post there.

Maybe, but some front-line source of 'here's what a proposal should look and sound like:' might be valuable as one of the pinned threads. Of course, if people bothered to peruse the Passed Resolutions list, it wouldn't be needed, and if they won't check that, there's not a good chance they'll check a 'GA Standards of Drafting Thread'.

[Essu Beti]

Are there no more comments on my question?