This proposal contains a technical flaw. As is common practice when this happens, I'm noting it here to give the author a chance to send a GHR requesting its removal so that he may submit a corrected version. By doing it that way, he won't have any "deleted prop" recorded on his nation.
The problem is this clause:
Agreeing that merely advancing the cause of Nazism through speech rather than actions is not inappropriate;
Sorry, but we're not going to spend hours discussing the repeal of one proposal with a RW reference, only to bring to vote another proposal with a RW reference. "Nazism" in that sentence is a RW reference.
It can be corrected by connecting the commendation to the ideology that the region practises in NationStates. (Note that "their cause of Nazism" will not be considered sufficient, nor will "NE Nazism". You must make sure to clarify what it is they stand for in NationStates that is, in your opinion, worthy of commendation. Otherwise it is still open to being read as a RW reference.)
To make this clear in a less emotionally charged way, consider socialism. There are plenty of socialist nations in NS and socialism, as a political ideology, is recognised (without definition) in several parts of the game. Suppose, however, that a region practises a form of Fabian Socialism. They can call it that in their conversations, but if they become the subject of a C&C, the proposer will have to describe it as "gradualist socialism" or "legislative socialism" or some such term, because the Fabians, and the Fabius from whom they drew inspiration, are RW, not NS.
BTW 1: "fascistic" gets by on the same grounds as "socialistic", "communistic", "democratic", etcetera, though I believe the correct adjective is simply "fascist".
BTW 2: Sedgistan (who is turning out to be almost as much a Rulesmeister as Fris, damn his eyes
) has pointed out that the Rule 4 reference says: Note, however, that basing your proposal solely on a Real World ideology without reference to NationStates has been illegal since the introduction of Rule 4.
He notes that this proposal has reference to matters other than the region's ideology.
The point of that line in the rule is the "RW", which is and continues to be illegal under R4. But I agree that the phrasing can be misinterpreted, so I'll clarify it to ensure that it can be understood only as meaning, "including in your proposal a solely Real World ideology without explaining the way it is practised in NationStates ...".
So: Saddams Kuwait, you can submit a GHR, have this version of the proposal deleted and then begin work on the corrected version.
Or you can leave it alone, but in its present form it will be deleted before it can come to vote, and that will lead to a notation on your nation. The general rule is three such notations before that particular puppet is expelled from the WA (though you may, of course, return with another puppet).
). Good stuff.
All i see is someone canvassing support for their resolution. How is it flamebaiting?
