General Assembly Q&A

[Tinfect]

how do you slaughter everyone and take their land over

Give your unconditional surrender to the Imperium of Tinfect.
If you don't, the Fourth Fleet will give you a front-row seat to Imperial Military strategy.
It's the Orbital Bombardment of your Government and Military centers followed by mass deployment of cybernetically modified, powered armour wearing Supersoldiers to claim everything that still stands and mop up any hostile Military forces that haven't surrendered.

In all seriousness, though, you can't as a sheer matter of Gameplay. If RP is your thing you can hit up International Incidents

[La Navasse]

I recently posted a proposal, "[DRAFT] Intrusion and Regulation of Privacy," but almost no one seems to be responding (or even taking notice) of it.
Why?

[Sierra Lyricalia]

I recently posted a proposal, "[DRAFT] Intrusion and Regulation of Privacy," but almost no one seems to be responding (or even taking notice) of it.
Why?

You gotta give it more than two hours. For the best chance of getting good feedback, the longer you leave it up, the better the end result will be. For a first-time author, expect to check back in occasionally over the course of days or weeks. Many of the most experienced forum regulars don't log in every day, so patience is not just a virtue but a necessity.

[Imperium Anglorum]

I recently posted a proposal, "[DRAFT] Intrusion and Regulation of Privacy," but almost no one seems to be responding (or even taking notice) of it.
Why?

I gave a response. Then, looking back at it, I realised that it was entirely unhelpful. So, I edited in relevant information.

[Wrapper]

Split out SC-related posts, moved to post in SC forum.

[Floor 448]

Split out SC-related posts, moved to post in SC forum.

Okay. *leaves mod cookies I guess*

...maybe we should have a thread like this one for the SC.

[The Dictorship of Nobodies]

Is it redundant to repeal a resolution that has already been repealed or does it follow the rules to re-write a similar resolution that was previously repealed?

[Wallenburg]

Is it redundant to repeal a resolution that has already been repealed or does it follow the rules to re-write a similar resolution that was previously repealed?

It is impossible to repeal repealed resolutions. You can, however, write replacements for repealed resolutions, given you avoid plagiarism.

[Dos Linuos]

Hi.
I had drafted a first, and really need some help. I'm attaching a link below, do take the time out, and blast it to pieces! Thanks!
Link: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=371975

[Tinfect]

Hi.
I had drafted a first, and really need some help. I'm attaching a link below, do take the time out, and blast it to pieces! Thanks!
Link: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=371975

This thread does not exist as a platform to advertise your own drafts.

[The Confederacy of the Republic]

Could a stock exchange be created by the WA?

[Wallenburg]

The 'Repeal Everything' Act is a proposal in the General Assembly that would effectively put an end to the unnecessary and frivolous Commendations and Condemnations. These Acts have absolutely NO effect on gameplay, and only serves to waste time. We should be focusing on regional politics and militarism, instead of condemning single nations, which is a waste of time and serves absolutely no purpose. This Act needs support, because thousands of NationStates players currently view the WA as a wasteful and redundant organization, much like the real life UN. Let's put legislation back into the hands of the people. Thank you.

APPROVE THE 'REPEAL EVERYTHING' ACT

Hi.
I had drafted a first, and really need some help. I'm attaching a link below, do take the time out, and blast it to pieces! Thanks!
Link: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=371975

This thread does not exist as a platform to advertise your own drafts.

READ.
Also, your proposal is hilariously illegal.

[Wallenburg]

There's not really anywhere more appropriate to post this, so I'll post here.

The General Assembly proposal list currently has 4 proposals locked in queue for voting, and it looks like that number will grow to 6 by the time the artifacts resolution passes.

Is there any precedent for the World Assembly being this busy? At this rate, we'll have months ahead with any hiatus from voting.

[Sierra Lyricalia]

There's not really anywhere more appropriate to post this, so I'll post here.

The General Assembly proposal list currently has 4 proposals locked in queue for voting, and it looks like that number will grow to 6 by the time the artifacts resolution passes.

Is there any precedent for the World Assembly being this busy? At this rate, we'll have months ahead with any hiatus from voting.

I think it was about this level of busy when I started actually paying attention to the GA forum, sometime in late 2013. If not, it got that busy a little later on. The relative slump of the last ~1-2 years is not in line with prior history, I'm given to understand. I recall thinking of a three-page proposal queue (awaiting approvals, not at quorum) as low to average.

Don't necessarily recall four proposals at quorum all at once, though.

[Imperium Anglorum]

There's not really anywhere more appropriate to post this, so I'll post here.

The General Assembly proposal list currently has 4 proposals locked in queue for voting, and it looks like that number will grow to 6 by the time the artifacts resolution passes.

Is there any precedent for the World Assembly being this busy? At this rate, we'll have months ahead with any hiatus from voting.

I'm fine with this. It's dramatic! Pile on the drama! It hasn't been this fun since Chester tried repeal NAPA!

[Sciongrad]

There's not really anywhere more appropriate to post this, so I'll post here.

The General Assembly proposal list currently has 4 proposals locked in queue for voting, and it looks like that number will grow to 6 by the time the artifacts resolution passes.

Is there any precedent for the World Assembly being this busy? At this rate, we'll have months ahead with any hiatus from voting.

Supposedly, during the old NSUN days, there were pages of submitted proposals (like, dozens). I also remember Mousebumples submitting and passing five resolutions in one month, but I don't know if she submitted them all at once. This is definitely rare nowadays, but definitely not unheard of.

EDIT: After some research, Mousebumples did not submit them all at once.

[Omigodtheykilledkenny]

There's not really anywhere more appropriate to post this, so I'll post here.

The General Assembly proposal list currently has 4 proposals locked in queue for voting, and it looks like that number will grow to 6 by the time the artifacts resolution passes.

Is there any precedent for the World Assembly being this busy? At this rate, we'll have months ahead with any hiatus from voting.

The rate of quorate proposals always ebbs and flows, but heavy backlogs like these were more common during the NSUN days. Sometimes it would take a month for a proposal to get to vote after it hit quorum. (Of course, back then voting was five days instead of four, but I digress.) Looks like that's going to be the case for some of the authors in queue now.

**points and laughs at IA and Vancouvia**

[Imperium Anglorum]

**points and laughs at IA and Vancouvia**

And why exactly us?

[Wallenburg]

**points and laughs at IA and Vancouvia**

And why exactly us?

Your proposals are stuck in the back of the line.

[Imperium Anglorum]

And why exactly us?

Your proposals are stuck in the back of the line.

Eh, they won't be stuck at the back of the line for long.

[Wallenburg]

Your proposals are stuck in the back of the line.

Eh, they won't be stuck at the back of the line for long.

14-18 days isn't long?

[Tinfect]

Your proposals are stuck in the back of the line.

Eh, they won't be stuck at the back of the line for long.

Well, unless something gets behind it, it it's going to be at the back of the line until there is no line to speak of.

[Imperium Anglorum]

Eh, they won't be stuck at the back of the line for long.

Well, unless something gets behind it, it it's going to be at the back of the line until there is no line to speak of.

Mine already isn't at the back of the line.

[Vancouvia]

Well, unless something gets behind it, it it's going to be at the back of the line until there is no line to speak of.

Mine already isn't at the back of the line.

I'm gonna stop campaigning so it will fail and you'll have to be in back

[A Humanist Science]

Question:

What are the customs and/or rules concerning referencing/mentioning/linking to a competing proposal, within the draft thread of another proposal?

So, for example:

Player A creates a draft proposal requiring that WA embassy break room toasters only be used on Tuesdays;

Player B has an alternative draft proposal requiring that WA embassy break room toasters only be used on months whose names end in the letter "y;"

Can Player B, in the course of contributing to the discussion in Player A's draft thread, specifically mention her own draft and/or link to her draft thread? Can she do so IC? Only OOC? Is it technically allowed, but considered bad form? etc.

Thanks!