- This is a VERY early draft, but is part of this project and as a result I need to start early and polish over time.
- I'm aware that it may seem like I have multiple drafts going at any one point, see the above.
- There is no such thing as bad feedback, only feedback that states "this person doesn't deserve this", I will be ignoring that feedback, primarily because if I didn't think them worth it, I wouldn't be doing it.
- You all know by know I suffer from the Abacathean "it's/its". While I know it has almost become a trademark of mine, if you spot it, kick me and tell me where it is, I want as minimal mistakes from here out as possible.
Rough second draft
Changes made:
- Focused less on Wysteria, more on The Bruce themselves.
- Consulted the NS History to find specific involvements of The Bruce over the past few years.
- Incorporated much of this while carefully shuffling around the Rule of 4
- Cut old text and polished anything that remained
Commend The Bruce
A resolution to recognize outstanding contribution by a nation or region.
Category: Commendation | Nominee: The Bruce | Proposed by: Abacathea
The Security Council;
Observing the purpose of a commendation to be "to recognize outstanding contribution by a nation or region";
Believing that The Bruce fully exemplifies a nation which meets this criteria and yet, until now has been overlooked by this esteemed Council;
Observing that The Bruce is founder of one of the oldest regions existing in the universe as we know it, namely Wysteria, a region which this Council has already seen fit to recognize for its services rendered to the world whilst under the watchful gaze of The Bruce;
Observing further The Bruce is also one of the oldest nations still in existence and one of the earliest known defenders to have emerged in the dark days of the early raids, noting in particular their participation alongside Texas in the retaking of The Heartland when it was sacked by the Farkers back in 2003;
Further Aware that prior to the official recognition of embassies as we currently know it The Bruce was instrumental in forging international relations with Texas and The heartland, an international diplomacy now known as the Triumvate, which has spanned over a decade in existence and one of the first known to exist within the universe;
Awe struck at the detailed chronicles of history which The Bruce has tirelessly recorded, maintained and preserved for future generations spanning well over a decades worth, 139 volumes to be exact, of our history;
Noting that whilst it is common for regions to use forums, The Bruce was the first to establish this process back in March 2003 to counteract the limited ability to communicate internally within the region, a precedent which promoted many regions including Texas to follow suit and setting the norm as we currently know it;
Impressed with the high regards in which The Bruce is held within this esteemed Council itself, resulting from years of work invested in this Council to ensure that its members produce the finest resolutions possible at any given time and that The Bruce has been instrumental in forging policy on more than one occasion during it's tenure;
Further impressed with the role of The Bruce in furthering international solidarity through their participation in the long since abandoned international Treasure Hunts, in which The Bruce not only allowed Wysteria to host but The Bruce themselves also helped oversee, a fine example of international coming togetherness which nowadays we take for granted;
Understanding that while nowadays a lot of what The Bruce has accomplished seems commonplace, it should be noted that for the time The Bruce was considered a pioneer in these pursuits and is no less deserving of the accolade of extraordinary contributor to the NationStates Universe simply because of the period of time which has since lapsed;
Seeking to enshrine The Bruce in the very annals of history that it has until now preserved so well on our collective behalves;
Hereby;
Commends The Bruce
Regarding the History aspect - 139 volumes of NS history, preserved by The Bruce, can be found located here, and is in this authors opinion, a sizeable accomplishment.
http://z1.invisionfree.invalid.com/Wysterian_Fo ... 3839&st=45
It also contains details of the NS treasure hunt for those who are curious about that too,
You, Sedge, seem to sit on the opposite end of the spectrum to him, so it's no surprise to me that you'd feel this way about him. However, I think it is hard to argue that the Halcones et al.-spam-raids, best-script-wins, influence-suppresses-all era has set the gameplay world on fire--it certainly has not to the extent that you seem to think it has. And this is coming from a very much 'post-influence' player...
I still remember the Poster Awards! That godawful discussion.