Robin for Thane of WA Affairs/Ambassadors!
(Delegate/Foreign Affairs Stuff Basically)
"If you try to be all things to all people, you're nothing to anybody." —Sen. Harkin
Bonjour my friends! Once again, I am back to run for the Delegacy of Wintreath and this time to *also* try and do some cool things regarding posting ambassadors to all of the regions that we have relations with, to safeguard our region from horribly penned WA legislation, to approve basically every other proposal to ensure an ample supply of legislation in the World Assembly, and to hopefully improve our foreign relations in order to ensure cooperation and coordination in the event that we get people who would be willing to write WA legislation. Also, if anyone wants to be an ambassador, that would be great because as I understand it we don't have enough right now, and I can't post people to like eight different regions, because that would be impolite.
Year to date (I've been delegate for a while now) we have accomplished some great things. But there are still several goals that are still being worked toward. These are compiled in the (not exhaustive) list below:
(1) The polling of the region shall continue in due course as I come up with random questions that might generate activity. Presently, I'm working on one for an official title "D.E.L.E.G.A.T.E." in which the winning submission shall be considered by myself to be legally binding to use in all of my official delegate communiques, which has appeared quite a popular idea. Also, recently there was overwhelming support for more polls, though less so for "Yea" and Nay."
(2) Currently, "The delegate shall vote based on a mystic combination of their own whims, the wind, astrology, and nice red uniforms." I currently take this to mean vote whichever way most people in Wintreath vote on WA legislation, but this could be elucidated further and I hope to do exactly that in future polling on the region page.
(3) Over the course of my tenure, the number of delegate WA endorsements has gone from 30ish at the lowest point to now nearly sixty endorsements, putting our WA presence in the top 20!! (55-58 total endorsements over the past month or so to be exact). The goal is to improve this further, by perhaps instituting a more robust WA recruitment program, which currently just consists of me asking politely individual nations in Wintreath in the world assembly to endorse everyone they can. That has had some success, but I would prefer a more widespread system, but I can't promise that will happen this term as things are returning to business irl/I would possibly have to post ambassadors to other regions and things.
(4) One thing that I have not done as much of as I would like to is to undertake the expansion of the Wintreath WA influence in NationStates, but this would involve careful coordination with our interregional partners and allies, and careful growth of our regional WA power, and this is
also the reason why I (see (2)).
(5) Growth of Wintreath in WA legislation. We do not have a great presence in the writing sections of the World Assembly, and this could very easily be expanded, especially if we harness the capabilities of our awesome community and its passions in a variety of issues!
All the above being said, feel free to comment below to wish luck, request FOIA things, comment on particular platform positions, suggest improvements for our current system in and around the WA orinterregional/regional (basically NS) affairs in general now, and such. Or just comment and say hello!!
Oh and housekeeping/officialness:
Thane of WA Affairs Form A1
1) Why are you running for this position? It's what I'm good at lol. I don't have mad editing skills or graphic design, but I can communicate rather effectively (or at least I hope I can).
2) What do you aim to accomplish as thane? As part of this, you must include at least one thing that you promise to do beyond the minimum listed duties of the position during your term. It should be measurable, so that it's black and white whether you fulfilled this mandate at the end of the term if you are elected. Create a more official system (like a reoccuring regional telegram) informing persons of the state of WA affairs/regional relations in general. It would be fun.
2a) If you are an incumbent running for re-election, did you fulfill your mandate from the June election? If not, why didn't you? I would say that I did. The number of WA endorsements has increased substantially, and I've attempted to ensure that our WA participation is high!
3) What qualifications or experience do you have in the area that you are running in?I have been delegate for over a year now, which is crazy. I'm also Wintreath's Ambassador to TNP and Europeia, which are both super cool regions by the way, so I'd recommend being a tourist there for a bit too if you haven't!
4) How do you plan to have the time to fulfill the duties of the position until the next election in December?I believe I'm generally among the most active on the forums, so it shouldn't be too big of a problem!!
5)
Are you currently a part of any other NationStates regional or organizational government? If so, please include those regions and positions.I am Lord of Development in New Hyperion (the Wintreath Vassal Region).
Thane of Ambassadors Form B2
1) Why are you running for this position?I believe that more robust interregional relationships would foster a stronger presence in the WA, and increase Wintreath's soft power in the world (read: more Ambassadors=more contact with other regions=easier to pass Wintreath-sponsored WA legislation=profit???)
2) What do you aim to accomplish as thane? As part of this, you must include at least one thing that you promise to do beyond the minimum listed duties of the position during your term. It should be measurable, so that it's black and white whether you fulfilled this mandate at the end of the term if you are elected.I hope to reduce the number of Ambassador vacancies substantially and establish a new relation or two.
2a) If you are an incumbent running for re-election, did you fulfill your mandate from the June election? If not, why didn't you?N/A. Position Established.
3) What qualifications or experience do you have in the area that you are running in?I'm currently Ambassador to the largest GCR in NationStates, and also to Europeia, one of the largest UCRs. I believe that this gives me a well rounded perspective on how many regions operate, and helps with ideas for initiatives to implement as well.
4) How do you plan to have the time to fulfill the duties of the position until the next election in December?
I'm pretty active
5) Are you currently a part of any other NationStates regional or organizational government? If so, please include those regions and positions.I am Lord of Development in New Hyperion (the Wintreath Vassal Region).
