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[PASSED] The Great Costume Party

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[PASSED] The Great Costume Party

Postby Walfo » Fri Oct 11, 2024 9:45 am

This is an idea for the SC based on bringing Halloween events to NS. Just thought I might as well bring it up for fun!

Note, only posts after the post below pertain to the current proposal. Posts before referred to another draft of this proposal that was completely different.
Walfo wrote:-snip-



The Great Costume Party

Category: Declaration| Type: Declare

The Security Council,

Recognizing the annual multiverse celebration where individuals and countries themselves change their appearance in the spirit of fun,

Hoping to spread the holiday spirit of spookiness,

Finding such an event could additionally function as a cultural exchange of architecture, fashion, folklore, and food, allowing all participants to explore all the multiverse has to offer,

  1. Declares as one voice the following:
    1. Member nations should band together to create the World Assembly Haunted House for a temporary period, based inside WA headquarters, for the amusement of all,
    2. WA headquarters should host an annual costume party, with a theme determined through a poll, where all participants are encouraged to wear spooky and fun attire with an adjacent costume contest with a randomly selected panel,
    3. WA headquarters should also host an annual storytelling night where member nations are encouraged to share spooky tales from their cultures,
    4. WA representative offices should have treats available to any trick-or-treaters that might walk by for the duration of the celebration.
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Postby Walfo » Fri Oct 11, 2024 9:47 am

Drafts?
The Security Council,

Recognizing the annual multiverse celebration where individuals and countries themselves change their appearance in the spirit of fun,

Further recognizes the efforts of "trick-or-treaters", or people who go to the doors of their neighbors in an attempt to acquire candy, knick-knacks, and other small gifts,

Applauds the efforts of persons who hand out such items and complement costumes all the while,

Declares as one voice the following:
  1. Anyone choosing not to partake in the festivities should place a note outside their door or in the area where trick-or-treaters can be expected,
  2. A costume should not prevent an individual from receiving a treat it is determined to be "bad" by the distributor,
  3. Nobody should distribute items during trick-or-treating that can cause harm to the trick-or-treater directly or indirectly,
  4. All trick-or-treaters should inspect their received treats to ensure that they are commercially wrapped,
  5. Trick-or-treaters should throw away anything that looks suspicious or shows signs of tampering, such as an unusual appearance or discoloration, tiny pinholes, or tears in wrappers.
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Postby Paige » Fri Oct 11, 2024 11:08 am

Support!

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Postby Walfo » Sat Oct 12, 2024 1:21 pm

If this could be a valid proposal, and nobody has any complaints then I would like to submit this proposal by the 20th to ensure it can be passed before the 31st. Let me know if you have any comments!
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Postby Wallenburg » Sat Oct 12, 2024 3:12 pm

If you want to say "It's Halloween," you can already do that. This declaration presents nothing of value, and in fact buys into the nonsense paranoia that people would hand out their hard-earned drugs for free to strangers.
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Postby Millenhaal » Sat Oct 12, 2024 5:30 pm

Not a fan of holiday declarations. Mariah Carey excluded. No support from me.
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Postby Trump Almighty » Sat Oct 12, 2024 6:55 pm

I love Halloween, a PATRIOTIC All-American holiday delivered to us by the Halloween Gods. Or was it the Irish? Either way, that’s not important, what is important is how Halloween contributes to the national obesity crisis facing our nation.

I’ve always felt out of place with everyone, including my doctors, calling me obese. LIES! I believe any sort of declaration that seeks to endorse this wonderful holiday is beneficial for the SC and NationStates as a whole so obesity rises and folks like us aren’t ostracized

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Postby Mikasa Ackerman » Sat Oct 12, 2024 6:58 pm

This screams "boring badge hunt" to me. Opposed.
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Postby Bhang Bhang Duc » Sun Oct 13, 2024 1:07 am

Against. Halloween, trick or treating etc., is an obscene trivialization and Americanisation of the ancient Celtic feast of Samhain.
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Postby Outer Sparta » Sun Oct 13, 2024 1:42 am

No support for holiday-themed declarations.
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Postby Aadhiris » Sun Oct 13, 2024 1:46 am

Support ‘cause I love candy, Halloween, and fun proposals :)
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Postby Walfo » Sun Oct 13, 2024 4:11 pm

Wallenburg wrote:If you want to say "It's Halloween," you can already do that. This declaration presents nothing of value, and in fact buys into the nonsense paranoia that people would hand out their hard-earned drugs for free to strangers.

Considering that, I have completely reworked the proposal to bring about a giant costume celebration and a haunted house to the WA headquarters. I think that's more fun!
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Postby Aadhiris » Sun Oct 13, 2024 5:28 pm

Walfo wrote:
Wallenburg wrote:If you want to say "It's Halloween," you can already do that. This declaration presents nothing of value, and in fact buys into the nonsense paranoia that people would hand out their hard-earned drugs for free to strangers.

Considering that, I have completely reworked the proposal to bring about a giant costume celebration and a haunted house to the WA headquarters. I think that's more fun!

Interesting idea tbh, I think I kinda like it more than the original one.
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|| "Perpetually tired loveable TETer," according to Statesburg || || "Communism killed millions of people!" and the Capitalist Lie ||
|| I survived the 10 Days of Terror (4/14/24 - 4/24/24)!!! ||
|| Reggie supremacy :3 ||
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Postby Bhang Bhang Duc » Mon Oct 14, 2024 1:24 am

If anything I think I hate this draft more than the original. Against.
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Postby Walfo » Wed Oct 23, 2024 7:57 am

Walfo wrote:-snip-

Submitted, please approve!!!

https://www.nationstates.net/page=UN_vi ... 1729698854

If this gets to the queue next it will pass on MIDNIGHT of Halloween (pending Liberate OROR getting to queue)!!!

UPDATE: At 4:25 EST, this telegram was sent out to the delegates of the WA:

UPDATE: As noted by Tinhampton, this resolution has gone to vote. I consider this beneficial as if this proposal passes, we will have a chance to begin prepping for the party!!

Dear Esteemed Delegate,

Annually, each of us celebrates a holiday of spookiness. Why, though, don't we meet up and party together?

I present this proposal, The Great Costume Party, which will encourage nations to collaborate in creating a spectacular multiversal event to spread the holiday spirit of spookiness. Centered in WA headquarters, the temporary haunted house, costume party/competition, storytelling event, and trick-or-treat will be a ton of fun! The event will also act as a giant cultural exchange, as through these events respectively, nations can share their architectural/design expertise, fashion styles, folklore, and food! Therefore, the celebration is a unique medium for all to explore what the multiverse has to offer. We hope you accept our offer to declare: The Great Costume Party is ON!!

Approve HERE and consider voting FOR!

-Waffles
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1-delegate of Europe twice! 4/7/22 and 1/6/24. I'll certainly never forget that unthinkable day!
Just celebrated 5 years in NS!

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Postby Tinhampton » Thu Oct 24, 2024 9:05 am

This suddenly reached vote just now after the "Liberate Orthodox Radical Occupational Republic" near-miss. It will be at vote until the minor update of Monday 28th October.
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Explanation of Vote from the Dinland

Postby The Dinland » Thu Oct 24, 2024 10:34 am

The Dinland, in a special session of the Unicameral, approved unanimously a declaration providing for the national recognition of the unimpeachable spookiness of Halloween celebrations. Thus, the Government feels obliged by the nationals who provide for its mandate, to approve of this Security Council Resolution.

[signed]
2024-10-24
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Postby Ambroscus Koth » Thu Oct 24, 2024 10:51 am

Man, you can really get anything to vote these days eh?
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Postby Opiachus » Thu Oct 24, 2024 11:11 am

support- lets make the wa headquarters spooky this year
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Postby Walfo » Thu Oct 24, 2024 11:45 am

Ambroscus Koth wrote:Man, you can really get anything to vote these days eh?

It's for fun, and besides it does have some potential positive implications.
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Just celebrated 5 years in NS!

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Postby Lieutenant Columbo » Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:44 pm

"We hold these sort of events every year at the station. I see no reason why they wouldn't work for the World Assembly."

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Postby Aadhiris » Thu Oct 24, 2024 1:23 pm

Surely if we can have a Christmas resolution we can have a Halloween resolution, right?
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-Stygian from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Episode: Shadow Play: Part 2.
||IC flag||
|| "Perpetually tired loveable TETer," according to Statesburg || || "Communism killed millions of people!" and the Capitalist Lie ||
|| I survived the 10 Days of Terror (4/14/24 - 4/24/24)!!! ||
|| Reggie supremacy :3 ||
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Postby New Halo » Thu Oct 24, 2024 2:11 pm

Urm what the sigma

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Postby Aresetia » Thu Oct 24, 2024 2:38 pm

I am firmly against this

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Postby Dushina » Thu Oct 24, 2024 3:00 pm

I'm personally against the proposal. There's very few arguments made as to why we should have such a party. I'm not a big fan of the verbiage of "declares as one voice the following", it just seems very odd to me.

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