[PASSED] Commend Zwangzug

[O-Broki]

Is a good sports record really a reason to be commended by and international assembly?

[Fauxia]

Is a good sports record really a reason to be commended by and international assembly?

No. Luckily, that is not the entire proposal

[Ransium]

Is a good sports record really a reason to be commended by and international assembly?

I mean, in a small way, yes, because the quality of RP affects how often a team wins or loses. But, for a player that has the longest winning streak of probably the biggest RP sports event in the game (as well as numerous other wins that, since there is a thread that neatly documents these things and precedents, I could have easily filled half this resolution with) I talk about their wins as little as possible while making it clear that I've done my research. Most of the RP sports discussion is about how Zwangzug hosted important events, including the NS World Fair, helped other players host RP sports events, and is a Sports RPer of such caliber that she makes the other RPers around her better. And you'll notice that all the noted RP nations that have stopped by this thread have been in favor.

Also, there's the fact Zwangzug is a storied defender and an issue writer of such quality we make her an Issue Editor.

[Imperium Anglorum]

Commend Zwangzug was passed 11,623 votes to 3,087.

[Zwangzug]

Wow. Thank you all so much. I'm so moved, you could even say this has forced me to be moved.

To Ransium, thank you for striving to write a proposal that reflects what I value in the game, especially the chess puns. My younger self would be very proud, and I'd like to think I've come back around to not being embarrassed.

To all the sports roleplayers who helped guide this, thank you for thinking so highly of me. There are a lot of storytellers whose influence I value and I couldn't start naming them here for fear of missing some, to say nothing of those who'll come after me, so to earn recognition not just for luck of the draw or longevity but for the characters and settings I was able to craft is something that means more to me than you know. To Cassadaigua in particular, you are very welcome for whatever influence I was able to give--I looked back and couldn't remember what RP sparked this subplot, be it humorous or serious, but I'm glad to know it struck a chord.

To those of you not versed in our sports community, I hope you've gotten to seen in some small way what kind of a hilarious, deep, and creative world we've built over the decades. If it hadn't been for the more complete archives that surfaced later, for all I know I might have been pestering Ransium to list my work archiving stuff from the Jolt forums as one of my achievements, because the internal canon that's endured and been added to for years was too great of a treasure trove to lose. Whether or not you supported me, I'd like to believe that contributing to this incredible saga is noteworthy in its own right. I'm humbled to be a torchbearer.

And I guess I'll stop here before I'm tempted to lapse into a song parody.

[Fauxia]

Congrats Zwangzug

[Unibot III]

*salutes* Congrats, well deserved o/

[Bears Armed]

Congratulations, Zwangzug!
Welcome to the 'Club of Commended Nations'.
Your secret decoder ring is in the post...

[Drasnia]

Congratulations, Zwangzug!
Welcome to the 'Club of Commended Nations'.
Your secret decoder ring is in the post...

*whisper*We might need to change the password to the super secret treehouse from "Girls have cooties" to something else.*whisper*