[PASSED] Star Gazing Day

[Kenmoria]

(OOC: The proposal doesn’t seem to be getting much support. Did you campaign for it? If so, how?)

OOC: Not really. I am still fairly new at putting out proposals and trying to garner support; I am honestly not sure exactly how to campaign for it apart from putting out info here, making a bulletin. I will re-up this at some point in the future, so plan to get smarter about how to campaign for it.

(OOC: The bulletin was a great idea, and one that I plan to adopt for future proposals that I do. It’s a nice, in-character way to justify the legislation. However, not many delegates will see it. The vast majority of delegates do not visit the GA forums, or indeed the forums at all, so the best way to reach them for the purpose of garnering approvals is through telegrams. A campaigning telegram, which must be marked as such in the game, tells delegates why to approve your proposal, usually with reasons and a link to the proposal. This is effectively the only way that campaigning can actually be done, with a meaningful change of success.

There are three ways to reach delegates through telegrams. With over one-thousand delegates, the first way, campaigning manually, can be very time-consuming. Manual campaigning consists of simply telegramming every delegate, in small groups, asking for support for the proposal. It involves a lot of effort, but it is the easiest from a technical standpoint. The second method is using API: automatic programming interface. This involves sending API requests to the NationStates servers, through an intermediary tool such as Auralia’s Nstg-Web. It also requires the moderators to give you a client key. This takes quite a while, but there is very little effort on your part. Undeniably the best way is the third, which is the use of stamps. Stamps can be brought from the NationStates store, and they allow you to telegram every single delegate simultaneously, in a single message. However, this does cost money, so it is not suitable for everyone.)

[Namwenia]

OOC: Not really. I am still fairly new at putting out proposals and trying to garner support; I am honestly not sure exactly how to campaign for it apart from putting out info here, making a bulletin. I will re-up this at some point in the future, so plan to get smarter about how to campaign for it.

(OOC: The bulletin was a great idea, and one that I plan to adopt for future proposals that I do. It’s a nice, in-character way to justify the legislation. However, not many delegates will see it. The vast majority of delegates do not visit the GA forums, or indeed the forums at all, so the best way to reach them for the purpose of garnering approvals is through telegrams. A campaigning telegram, which must be marked as such in the game, tells delegates why to approve your proposal, usually with reasons and a link to the proposal. This is effectively the only way that campaigning can actually be done, with a meaningful change of success.

There are three ways to reach delegates through telegrams. With over one-thousand delegates, the first way, campaigning manually, can be very time-consuming. Manual campaigning consists of simply telegramming every delegate, in small groups, asking for support for the proposal. It involves a lot of effort, but it is the easiest from a technical standpoint. The second method is using API: automatic programming interface. This involves sending API requests to the NationStates servers, through an intermediary tool such as Auralia’s Nstg-Web. It also requires the moderators to give you a client key. This takes quite a while, but there is very little effort on your part. Undeniably the best way is the third, which is the use of stamps. Stamps can be brought from the NationStates store, and they allow you to telegram every single delegate simultaneously, in a single message. However, this does cost money, so it is not suitable for everyone.)

OOC: Thank you for the suggestions.

IC:
"As this is unlikely to achieve quorum at present, we will wait and resubmit at a later date."
-William Knuchel
Chief of Staff of World Assembly Ambassador Pat McDonald
The United Socialist States of Namwenia

[Heidgaudr]

If you want to get this to vote, you'll have to send a telegram to Delegates asking them to approve. Merely submitting it will never be enough.

You have several avenues to doing that: using a script/tool that telegrams through the API (meaning you'll also need to know how to use the API), stamps (it's only a little over 1,000 delegates, so basically $1 USD if you have the financial means), or manually sending them (which, if you're willing to address multiple delegates at a time, is only 120-130 telegrams to send). Good luck!

[Namwenia]

If you want to get this to vote, you'll have to send a telegram to Delegates asking them to approve. Merely submitting it will never be enough.

You have several avenues to doing that: using a script/tool that telegrams through the API (meaning you'll also need to know how to use the API), stamps (it's only a little over 1,000 delegates, so basically $1 USD if you have the financial means), or manually sending them (which, if you're willing to address multiple delegates at a time, is only 120-130 telegrams to send). Good luck!

OOC: That's the game plan for re-submission, sending telegrams to delegates to see if I can garner support.

And thank you.

[Namwenia]

"The Ambassador is considering resubmission of this proposal in a week or so. If anyone has any comments, suggestions, or ideas please let us know."
-Theodosia Kwon
GA Affairs Chief for World Assembly Ambassador Pat McDonald
The United Socialist States of Namwenia

OOC: This proposal, when submitted, will be accompanied by a campaign in its favor to delegates. Working on the details now.

[Tetra Coalition]

They just want to stay quiet on the The Moon

[Therimenjas]

"This very mild proposal for an environmental initiative would serve primarily as an awareness-spreading method. Therimenjas supports this and looks forward to supporting it at vote as well."

[Namwenia]

"This is a mild proposal initially brought forward by the previous World Assembly team. We are pleased to announce that we will be continuing work on this proposal.

Before making an edits to the current edition, our team wanted to open up the door for any questions on this fun, relatively mild proposal.

Thank you."
-Statler Miyamoto
Chief of Staff of World Assembly Ambassador Kaori Castro
The United Socialist States of Namwenia

[Araraukar]

OOC: Isn't "star gazing day" an oxymoron since usually only stars visible during the day are the suns that planets orbit?

Also worth noting that even in RL, in high enough latitudes, our own neighbourly star causes its own "light pollution" for a couple of months, making stars pretty much impossible to see (at least well enough to be able to recognize constellations). Currently that time of the year here, and we're still a month away from the solstice.

[Imperium Anglorum]

WhAt aBoUt sIdEreAl dayS? We CaNnot KNow HOW lONG DaYs ARE On NON-eaRTH Bodies!

[Wallenburg]

"How does this affect the environment?"

[Haganham]

"How does this affect the environment?"

Light pollution is bad for a lot of nocturnal species, as well as those that rely on natural light for navigation or timing things like migration for mating. Think sea turtles going to the city because they think the light is the moon on the water.
Granted one day is not going to have much effect, but it's rated mild.

[Namwenia]

"We will wait another week to see if there are any substantive comments on the proposal. This should, hopefully, be a fun holiday for others to enjoy while reminding us about artificial light pollution."
-Statler Miyamoto
Chief of Staff of World Assembly Ambassador Kaori Castro
The United Socialist States of Namwenia

[States of Glory WA Office]

Neville: 'Ambassador, whilst reducing light pollution is a noble goal, I fail to see how this is at all an issue worthy of international attention. The World Assembly is a voluntary organisation of sovereign states, not a federation of semi-autonomous territories, no matter how much certain delegations may wish the latter to be the case. Mandating specific holidays is far outside the remit of what this chamber ought to be concerning itself with.'

[Namwenia]

"We are bumping up this proposal to see if there are any substantive comments on the topic.

Please let us know. Thank you!"
-Statler Miyamoto
Chief of Staff of World Assembly Ambassador Kaori Castro
The United Socialist States of Namwenia

[Namwenia]

"One final bump looking for substantive comments prior to submission.

Thank you."
-Statler Miyamoto
Chief of Staff of World Assembly Ambassador Kaori Castro
The United Socialist States of Namwenia

[Namwenia]

"The Ambassador from Namwenia is once more reaching out for substantive comments prior to submission.

Thank you."
-Statler Miyamoto
Chief of Staff of World Assembly Ambassador Kaori Castro
The United Socialist States of Namwenia

[Sultanate of Turkey]

Seems pretty good.

[Namwenia]

"The Ambassador from Namwenia is once more reaching out for substantive comments prior to submission.

If there are no substantive comments, the ambassador plans to submit within the week.

Thank you."
-Usagi Lenin
Chief of Staff of World Assembly Ambassador Statler Miyamoto
The United Socialist States of Namwenia

OOC: Submission planned for August 22, 2023

[Namwenia]

This proposal has been submitted here.

We hope to have your support on our proposal.

[Portzania]

Happy to see this go through, almost forgot about it, been a while.

[Namwenia]

Happy to see this go through, almost forgot about it, been a while.

Thank you! We started this in February and...well, went through minor changes since. Finally getting around to submitting it.

[Sea Dome]

We are neutral on the question of whether the WA should declare holidays, but this should be uncontroversial otherwise. We look forward to continued action on environmental and pollution issues. -MSD@WAGA

[Westinor]

Aww, I love this proposal! :D A stargazing day sounds nice for everyone :>

[Namwenia]

Aww, I love this proposal! A stargazing day sounds nice for everyone :>

OOC: Aww! Thank you so much! I appreciate it. Here's hoping others agree.