Passed Resolutions (sorted by category)

[Keronians]

Fabulous. I think this should be made a stickie. Much easier for reference than Omigodtheykilledkenny's one. However, his also has more links, so I think both should stay.

[Knootoss]

I agree about the ease of reference. If both could be consolidated into a sticky somehow, that'd be best IMO!

[Mousebumples]

Fabulous. I think this should be made a stickie. Much easier for reference than Omigodtheykilledkenny's one. However, his also has more links, so I think both should stay.

I agree about the ease of reference. If both could be consolidated into a sticky somehow, that'd be best IMO!

Thanks, guys! I mainly created this for my own use, but I'm certainly happy to hear that others find it useful.

If the mods want to sticky it, they're certainly more than welcome, but there are already a lot of topics stickied. Otherwise, Kenny has this linked in the first post of HIS stickied thread, and I have the link in my own sig. (I'm not as verbose as some around here, but I post often enough that that link may sufficient for most people ... )

[Mousebumples]

Updated! ... ish. I haven't put Safety in Difficult Times in the list yet because I'd just as soon only have to add it once and since it looks likely to be repealed in the next few days ... I'd rather not have to move the link with the next update.

Also/And: Kenny doesn't have that in his thread yet, either, so it would be linkless.

[Mahaj]

*whistles*

I'd actually like this as a sticky. Really helpful.

[Omigodtheykilledkenny]

It's already linked to in the existing sticky*. I can bold it or put red flashing lights around it if people are missing it.

*which, by the by, is already searchable by category.

[Mousebumples]

*whistles*

I'd actually like this as a sticky. Really helpful.

Glad to be helpful!

And, if nothing else, it's linked in my sig. I'm not posting as often as I once did, but my posts aren't that difficult to find. ^_^

[Mousebumples]

After being on a semi-hiatus from the forums for the past few months (yes, I know, you all missed me terribly ), I've updated this list of passed resolutions, as sorted by category. I'll try to keep this relatively up-to-date, although I am unlikely to update this every time a new resolution passes. (As I link to the posts in Kenny's thread, it's easier to just wait until he adds a bunch to add a bunch more myself. And, no, this is not meant to be a "Why doesn't Kenny update more often?" query as he's been better about keeping his thread up to date than I have been )

Anyhow, if you notice any typos or erroneous URLs, let me know!

[Bears Armed]

It would be interesting to see this done (separately) for the defeated proposals, too, if anybody has the time...

[Mousebumples]

It would be interesting to see this done (separately) for the defeated proposals, too, if anybody has the time...

I don't want to speak for anyone else, but - personally - the main use I have for this is looking at precedent in a given category for whatever reason. Examples:

(1) When writing my first repeal, I went to look at past repeals to check out standard formatting, what sort of arguments had been successful, etc.

(2) When thinking about writing a proposal on a given subject, it can sometimes be useful to look for past resolutions on the subject for either ideas (if something's been repealed) or to check on potential duplication/contradiction for legality purposes.

For both of these, since I don't have access to an archive of all failed proposals, I'm not sure how useful it would be. Sure, many proposal texts would be saved on the forums, but .... Again, those didn't pass, so I'm not sure how useful they'd be for ME.

Certainly if you (or someone else) would like to compile such a list, I'd be happy to link to it within this thread.

[Frisbeeteria]

It would be interesting to see this done (separately) for the defeated proposals, too, if anybody has the time...

It isn't as pretty or convenient, but the WA Timeline on NSwiki has a pretty solid listing of available defeated resolutions. Discussion threads from the Jolt days are lost, of course, but current content is there. If someone really wanted to track it, that would be the place to start.

[Mousebumples]

Just finished updating this list. The last 2 passed resolutions are currently listed but not linked since Kenny doesn't have them in the Master Thread yet ...

As has been pointed out by others, this list is linked in 2 of the forum stickies - Kenny's Passed World Assembly Resolutions and Kryo's GA Proposal Compendium (at the bottom of the first post). And, of course, I have it linked in my own sig as well.

[Ilstoria]

This kind of seperation also gives an idea of what the priorities are for the WA members, more or less, so that nations thinking of proposing something in a specific category might get an idea of the response they'll get.

Categories with lots of repeals are probably hot issues, 50-50 shot, categories with few repeals probably appeal to the warm and fuzzy side of us, and categories with little to no resolutions at all are either things the WA members don't seem to want or are perhaps in great need of, just really controversial.

I have to admit I'm a little surprised no one has passed a single gun control resolution (I'd vote against most) and it's probably because they're all too strong.

Very cool idea and yes, helpful to nations drafting resolutions.

[Scupin]

Bookmarked to avoid further stupidity.

[Abacathea]

Bookmarked to avoid further stupidity.

I wouldnt recommend this thread, there's one stickied at the top of the forum which is a little more comprehensive. Mousebumples is a fantastic author of Wa legislate and this thread is great, but I'm not sure it's maintained as often as the kennyites one.

[Omigodtheykilledkenny]

Bookmarked to avoid further stupidity.

I wouldnt recommend this thread, there's one stickied at the top of the forum which is a little more comprehensive. Mousebumples is a fantastic author of Wa legislate and this thread is great, but I'm not sure it's maintained as often as the kennyites one.

Speak of the devil...if anyone has been missing seeing their resolution in forum-post form, don't fret! The referenced sticky is long overdue for an update, which I was planning on doing tomorrow. Please be patient; I'll get there!

[Omigodtheykilledkenny]

And while we're still on the subject of my stickied thread (we're not; I just like pointing out that I authored a sticky), I thought I might impart to all of those resolution authors and wannabe resolution authors out there:

Excessive markup will not be included in the Passed Resolutions Thread. This includes excessive bulleting, boldfacing/italicizing/underlining every active verb ("Believing that no one will read this sentence unless the first word is sufficiently garish...Despairing that no one ever reads the preamble anyway..." etc.), and excessive emphasis (if you need to emphasize every fifth word, then maybe just the sentence speaks for itself, you know what I mean?). I will judge what constitutes "excessive" on a case-by-case basis (basically, if I'm too lazy to duplicate the markup exactly as it appears on the NS site, I won't bother doing it), and if yours is one of those unlucky winners, the resolution will appear in plain text, nothing more. However (see what I did there? - it's called irony...or something), I will consider editing certain posts if the resolution authors are willing to duplicate the markup themselves and telegram it to me (after testing it on the NS forums to make sure all the markup works properly). But if you don't feel like going through all that just so a post looks slightly spiffier, I don't blame you. I know exactly how you feel.

Till next time, happy legislating!!

[Discoveria]

And while we're still on the subject of my stickied thread (we're not; I just like pointing out that I authored a sticky), I thought I might impart to all of those resolution authors and wannabe resolution authors out there:

Excessive markup will not be included in the Passed Resolutions Thread. This includes excessive bulleting, boldfacing/italicizing/underlining every active verb ("Believing that no one will read this sentence unless the first word is sufficiently garish...Despairing that no one ever reads the preamble anyway..." etc.), and excessive emphasis (if you need to emphasize every fifth word, then maybe just the sentence speaks for itself, you know what I mean?). I will judge what constitutes "excessive" on a case-by-case basis (basically, if I'm too lazy to duplicate the markup exactly as it appears on the NS site, I won't bother doing it), and if yours is one of those unlucky winners, the resolution will appear in plain text, nothing more. However (see what I did there? - it's called irony...or something), I will consider editing certain posts if the resolution authors are willing to duplicate the markup themselves and telegram it to me (after testing it on the NS forums to make sure all the markup works properly). But if you don't feel like going through all that just so a post looks slightly spiffier, I don't blame you. I know exactly how you feel.

Till next time, happy legislating!!

I would like to make two 'pleas':
1. Omigodtheykilledkenny, please consider duplicating the excessive markup anyway/give the poster the benefit of the doubt. The interpretation of a resolution's very fine points could very occasionally be influenced by how the text appears.
2. Authors reading this: less markup looks more professional IMO. Excessive markup suggests that you don't understand the principles of good writing and good presentation, and will make delegations like mine tend towards ignoring or voting against your proposal.

[Omigodtheykilledkenny]

I am willing to use the markup in the game-side resolutions...if the authors are willing to replicate it themselves*, test it on these forums, then telegram it to me. That said, I am way behind on updating the list, come to think of it, so I'll have it done over the weekend.

* (replicate it exactly as it appears on NS, mind you - no markup fixes, spell/grammar-checks, etc., to amend mistakes you didn't notice till it was already submitted)

[Mousebumples]

I am willing to use the markup in the game-side resolutions...if the authors are willing to replicate it themselves*, test it on these forums, then telegram it to me. That said, I am way behind on updating the list, come to think of it, so I'll have it done over the weekend.

* (replicate it exactly as it appears on NS, mind you - no markup fixes, spell/grammar-checks, etc., to amend mistakes you didn't notice till it was already submitted)

Awesome. I was thinking of updating this list over the past few days, but I usually cheat and update based off of your list (mostly) ... and I didn't feel like doing the legwork on so many resolutions.

Anyhow, I'll post in this thread again once I get everyone re-updated. (And, for the record, this thread is linked in Kenny's stickied thread ... unless he removed that link. )

[Omigodtheykilledkenny]

It's still there.

[Mousebumples]

FYI, I'm hoping to work on getting this updated in the coming days. In the meantime, though, I actually made an epub "codex" of passed legislation, for anyone that's interested. (I don't have internet at work, so if it's dead, and I'm plotting a repeal or new piece of legislation, it'll be helpful for me to have access to precedent, so I can make some notes.)

I have 2 epubs currently in my Dropbox here. I'm happy to convert the files to something else, if you need a PDF or whatever else instead, just let me know. I have one that is ALLLLL of the legislation our fair body has passed over the years. (here) The repealed resolutions should show up as being struck out. In the second, I removed all of the repealed legislation AND all of the resolutions that were repeals. So, for the moment, it's all the resolutions currently in effect. (here) From the looks of things, they'll both be out of date within a few days, but ... it is what it is for now. I can't promise super-frequent updating, but I'm hoping to be more active in general in the coming weeks and months.

Questions, let me know. I'll add this info into the OP as well, for easy reference. And I'll bump this again whenever I get all the new links added in.

EDIT: The update didn't take nearly as long as I expected, so ... that's all done now, too. *beams*

[The Dark Star Republic]

This is a really fantastic resource, Mouse. Thanks.

[Mousebumples]

This is a really fantastic resource, Mouse. Thanks.

Thanks, and (naturally), I agree. When I first saw the post in tech all that time ago, I didn't think it would be of any use. And then I thought about it and realized how often I look at similarly themed/categorized resolutions to get ideas on setup or verbiage or whatever. Heck, for my first repeal that I authored, I looked at like a dozen or so other repeals that had been passed.

Glad you find it useful!
Mouse

[The Dark Star Republic]

Yes. To look up by category before, I was using NSwiki's timeline, viewing the source and searching by the hex code - not exactly straightforward! Much easier now.