[PASSED] Commend Benevolent Thomas

[Marxist Germany]

Commend Benevolent Thomas
Category: Commend | Nominee: Benevolent Thomas

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The World Assembly,

Praising Benevolent Thomas for its fabulous record in defending, its excellent region-building skills, its marvelous diplomatic abilities, its participation in many influential regions, and the ability of its World Assembly ambassadors to write Security Council Resolutions,

Noting that Benevolent Thomas' involvement in many regions include:

• 10000 Islands, a region where it served as delegate for almost 5 months, served as Senator for Lyonesse East for 4 months, revived the regional magazine (The Mad Islander), deployed in almost 150 missions for TITO (Ten Thousand Islands Treaty Organisation), served as a Tactical Officer for approximately a year, and mended relations between it and The Rejected Realms,
• 00000 A World Power, where it deployed on over 150 missions for the RDF (A World Power Regional Defence Force), co-led the region as part of the Triumvirate, was promoted to the rank of Colonel, and was only one of 5 nations to rise to a senior officer rank in the region's history to date",
• Lazarus, a region where it served as Minister of Interior for a few months, and as Delegate and Vice-Delegate,
• Renegade Islands Alliance, a region in which it served as Chief Executive for over a year, rewrote the regional constitution to empower citizens through the implementation of the Citizens’ Congress which greatly increased government activity, heavily recruited for the region, served as Security Officer for months, and participated in about 50 missions with the RIASF (Renegade Islands Alliance Special Forces), the region also went through its most active era under BenevolentThomas,
• Fort Triumph, a region it founded alongside other prominent defenders such as Deadeye Jack, Eist, and Land Filled With People, which has deployed on almost a hundred defending missions, and has won several defender awards,
• Hogwarts, a region it was involved in the refounding thereof, helped set up its foundations, ran quidditch leagues, and served as Deputy Headmaster for over 4 years under the proxy Benevolent Aurors where it helped massively in keeping the region active,
• The Founderless Regions Alliance, where it served as Vice-Chancellor for a few months, was promoted to the rank of Master Sergeant, and succeeded, with the help of Tim Stark and others, to revive the alliance after months of inactivity,

Recognising Benevolent Thomas’ significant role in European Union, a region it resided in under the proxy Rhine Ruhr, whereby it was actively involved in proposing government legislation and served as:

• Premier Commissioner, one of the most important positions in the region, and is concerned with managing the regional economy, currency, and budget,
• Internal Affairs Commissioner, an office involved in keeping peace within the region, wherein it created a Welcome Committee for helping new nations in the region,
• Foreign Affairs Commissioner, an office responsible for recruitment and foreign relations, where it ran the regional recruitment programme and was heavily involved in diplomacy, and had one of its civil servants appointed
• Justice of the European Court of Justice,

Awed by Benevolent Thomas' choice to move beyond merely defending by founding The Order of the Grey Wardens, one of the largest defending organisations in NationStates and home to many prominent defender nations, and which has deployed on missions numbering in the tens of thousands, a number only achieved by the strongest militaries,

Amazed by Benevolent Thomas' record in The Order of the Grey Wardens, wherein it served as First Warden during 2015, from May 2016 to November 2016, and from January 2020 to present day, and has completed 1178 missions including 785 defences, 113 liberations, and 280 detags,

Lauding Benevolent Thomas’ for earning The Lifetime Achievement Award for Dedication to Defending, an award bestowed on it by the defender community, and is an award only given to the best and most dedicated of defenders,

Acknowledging Benevolent Thomas' ongoing contributions to the work of the Security Council, including their long-standing efforts to memorialise the achievements of deserving nations:

• SC#196 Commend Dyr Nasad, and
• SC#229 Commend Wopruthien,

Believing that a nation which contributes so heavily to the worldwide community, by defending, diplomacy, and region-building, is deserving of a Security Council Commendation, and will serve to immortalise its noble actions,

Hereby Commends Benevolent Thomas.

[Marxist Germany]

OOC: Well, surely now that BT has won the highest defender award possible, he is well beyond commendable?

[Xoriet]

BT and TITO refounded Hogwarts on my birthday at a work conference. I couldn’t be online to try and intercept. They’re so cruel.

In all seriousness, I think he deserves one. BT has been a really great defender and a leader of it at a time where defenders were migrating away from the Unibotian era of defenderdom.

[Cormactopia Prime]

I don't know if people care what I think anymore -- I'm basically retired at this point -- but given I was strongly opposed when commendation proposals for Benevolent Thomas were twice submitted in 2016, and my opposition probably mattered at the time, I just wanted to stop in and express support for this.

Long story short on why I've had this change of heart: You're neither Kemi nor Funkadelia, and now that I really don't much care anymore about the hawking of Islamic Republics of Iran (Tim should totally give it back though), I'd very much like to see BT commended. I haven't looked at the particulars of the draft, but I support it in principle, and I hope now that the "new defender org" smell has worn off the Grey Wardens, others will support it too. Commending BT is no different than commending any other defender already commended, except that he's done more and deserves it more than most of them.

Merry Christmas, BT.

[Severisen]

Sort, but I think you probably only need to link the nation one time. (And probably should only do it once). we

[Kanaia]

Fully support, BT and XKI/TITO may have gone their separate ways, but BT has never failed to impress.

[Bhang Bhang Duc]

Small comment on what otherwise appears to be a very well researched and written proposal.

Acknowledging that Benevolent Thomas has authored two Security Council Resolutions, which rewarded dedicated defender nations for their excellent contributions and are: and were supported by an overwhelming majority of voters:
SC#196 Commend Dyr Nasad which was supported by an overwhelming majority of voters, 84%,
SC#229 Commend Wopruthien, also supported overwhelmingly by voters, 83%,

Just a minor suggestion.

[Marxist Germany]

OOC: Good suggestion, since I have reached the character limit and am looking for space to add some more achievements.

[Numero Capitan]

Again, don't love including commendation authoring as a commendable activity, would personally prefer that to be reworded something along the lines of "Recognising Benevolent Thomas' ongoing contributions to the work of the Security Council, including their long-standing efforts to memorialise the achievements of deserving nations for comparable works to their own".

With regards to BT's achievements in AWP, I personally think it should be mentioned that BT co-led the region as part of its Triumvirate and there is a minor factual correction as not all our senior officers have received that rank, would suggest - "one of only 5 nations to do this rise to a senior officer rank in the region's history to date"

[Marxist Germany]

Again, don't love including commendation authoring as a commendable activity, would personally prefer that to be reworded something along the lines of "Recognising Benevolent Thomas' ongoing contributions to the work of the Security Council, including their long-standing efforts to memorialise the achievements of deserving nations for comparable works to their own".

OOC: I may use some of the wording here in the current clause, but C&Cs are actually hard work compared to liberations, and even GA resolutions.

With regards to BT's achievements in AWP, I personally think it should be mentioned that BT co-led the region as part of its Triumvirate and there is a minor factual correction as not all our senior officers have received that rank, would suggest - "one of only 5 nations to do this rise to a senior officer rank in the region's history to date"

I will include his leadership position when I update this draft, oh and that was a wording error as I forgot to add the "senior officer" part, thanks for noticing it.

[Numero Capitan]

OOC: I may use some of the wording here in the current clause, but C&Cs are actually hard work compared to liberations, and even GA resolutions.

Writing C&Cs have no notable international implications that would be worthy of specific commendation, compared to liberations which free a region from occupation

OOC: The majority of SC rules are focused on detaching OOC from IC and I don’t see why this should be any different. Plus it is very quickly becoming SC authors commending SC authors for doing the same thing they do and detracts from anything of wider significance.

[Dead I Jack]

I'm definitely in support of a Commend of BT, who has been one of my greatest friends during my time on NationStates. His defender accomplishments are impressive and warrant it alone but I think he has also had some really fun region ideas. I think the region-building aspects of the proposal could stand to be fleshed out more because I think his cultural event type contributions to a lot of places have been some of his best and most fun work but I'm not sure how it would be worked in yet. It's touched on some in the RIA section when he took over as Chief Executive for Shizensky for a time but he did a lot of stuff like that in a lot of places like 10000 Islands, Hogwarts and Fort Triumph.

[Marxist Germany]

I'm definitely in support of a Commend of BT, who has been one of my greatest friends during my time on NationStates. His defender accomplishments are impressive and warrant it alone but I think he has also had some really fun region ideas. I think the region-building aspects of the proposal could stand to be fleshed out more because I think his cultural event type contributions to a lot of places have been some of his best and most fun work but I'm not sure how it would be worked in yet. It's touched on some in the RIA section when he took over as Chief Executive for Shizensky for a time but he did a lot of stuff like that in a lot of places like 10000 Islands, Hogwarts and Fort Triumph.

OOC: I am not sure how Fort Triumph's RP could be described in IC without breaking R4, I will try to expand upon his region-building in Hogwarts, and I think I wrote enough with regards to XKI. I will also include some of his work as Lazarus' MoI.

[Kaboomlandia]

Even speaking as a full-blooded raider, BT has more than earned this honour.

[ROM]

BT is someone who is very much deserving of being Commended, and this appears to be fairly well done. I look forward to this proposal being submitted, and hopefully it will make it to vote and pass.

[Cedoria]

Full support, I used to role play with BT a bit as well. Wonderful player fully deserving of recognition.

[Marxist Germany]

OOC: Updated with the recent promotion to First Warden.

[Marxist Germany]

OOC: I have about 100 characters to spare, which is not enough to include some notable refounds that BT was involved in, so I am awaiting some final feedback before submitting it on perhaps the 20th of Jan.

[Marxist Germany]

OOC: And Submitted! I submitted this a bit earlier than I wanted because the more I wait the more expensive the campaigning will get as the number of delegates explodes with the reddit influx.

[Xoriet]

Good luck with it. Full support~

[Tinhampton]

Commend Benevolent Thomas was passed 11,930 votes to 2,710.

[Marxist Germany]

OOC: Congratulations BT! I can't believe nobody made any comments during vote.

[Bhang Bhang Duc]

OOC: Congratulations BT! I can't believe nobody made any comments during vote.

You picked a good nominee, constructed a well written and researched proposal, listened to feedback and really didn’t leave much open to debate in terms of content.

Congratulations to both you and BT.

[HumanSanity]

Congrats Benevolent Thomas!

[Paffnia]

Congrats BT! A very well-deserved honor.