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BraveSirRobin: I love Democracy, I love the Republic!

Democratically Endorsed, Lustrous and Eternal Guardian of Authority, Truth, and Excellence

Hola friends!  It's your favourite delegate, running for re-election again!    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 improve our foreign relations and inter-regional cooperation in the WA in the event that we want to get any good bills passed (obligatory attempt to get people interested in writing something for the WA)!!!

The last few months were relatively normal for the delegacy, we now have 57 endorsements, down slightly (from 60ish, we are still punching consistently in the 60s but there have been some recent shuffles of WA nations methinks).  Polls will be continued at random as always, and I shall endeavor to continue my lurking on the RMB and Discord in addition to my greater activity levels here on the forums, maybe even try to do some things there. 

In the event that we have any ideas for polls, you can always feel free to PM me on either here or on NationStates and I will try to get back to you in the next couple of days.  I really want to get the polls going well so we can have some more fun and perhaps translate some of that fun polls into people coming to Wintreath and seeing why there are so many random polls.  It would be great!!

But fear not, though we have now figured out the Acronym for Delegate, there are but more things to accomplish in the WA!  Our goals for the next sequence are as follows, and quite similar to those of the previous term:

(1) To write and submit WA legislation as we deem it necessary and get what we write to vote!

(2) Continuation of the polling programme and keeping us in the range of low to mid 60s for endorsements.  This is still quite difficult, especially considering how much of Wintreath's emphasis as a community has moved outside of NationStates which honestly, I'm not going to complain about.  This is an amazing group of people, and I'm confident in saying that we are not nearly as defined by NationStates as we were in 2015 when I joined this region.  Still, getting more people to the region would expand our community, and meeting new people is always a good thing!!

(3) As I've tried previously, coordinating with TNP in the WA would probably be the best way to amplify our small say into something a bit larger, and we have pretty great relationships with TNP.  Fiji is the delegate and he's a friend, so he could probably give us better ideas on how to be cool in the WA

(4) If anyone in the community wants anything from the WA office, we are always willing to attempt any crazy plan, no matter how far fetched or half baked the idea may seem at first.  Seriously!  Nobody ever takes me up on this, but I'd totally think it'd be awesome if someone did this season!! 

Papers Please

1) Why are you running for this position?
  I am sincere, thorough and a good communicator generally, and though I lack some of the more graphics-related skills necessary for other cabinet positions, I'm able to generate some interest in the WA, I think! 
  *obligatory remark that I am also a Devout Potatoeist and clearly not a Tomatoist Heretic
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.
  Getting community involvement in creating quality polls that generate fun little activity is hard, but I'll continue my efforts there!!  I'll also attempt to put a few more announcements in the RMB on the NationStates side of thing as well for important WA votes.  Also, keeping the endorsement level above 60ish endorsements for the entirety of the term is a must, but gaining more endorsements would be even better! (Similar goals to last time!)
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?
  Well there were polls galore, and the number of endos was still about 60 for the entire term, which is pretty good.  I don't have access to the population data of Wintreath for the summer, but I think we're largely consistent as a percentage of total population in the WA still.  There were also several WA announcements that I made on the message board. 
3) What qualifications or experience do you have in the area that you are running in?
I have been delegate for over a year and a half now, so I like to think I've got the hang of things!!  I'm also Wintreath's Ambassador to TNP and Europeia, which are also cool regions, and sometimes even have formatting that rivals Wintreath!!  (Jk.  We've got the best formatting, it's impossible to beat us, especially after Wintermoot's recent aesthetic update! )
4) How do you plan to have the time to fulfill the duties of the position until the next election in March?
It's late in my current university quarter so early this session may be tough but overall activity should pick up and then we can go from there! 
5) Are you currently a part of any other NationStates regional or organizational government? If so, please include those regions and positions.
I am still Lord of Development in New Hyperion!! (the Wintreath Vassal Region) 
Additionally, if you managed to get here without being bored to death, please reply with the phrase: "DEUS STARCH"