Welcome to the World Assembly Podium!Hello Wintreans, and welcome to the World Assembly Podium! This serves as the center of
World Assembly affairs for Wintreath. What is the WA you ask? Just click
here for the NationStates FAQ or
here for the Wintreath guide for a basic overview of the World Assembly and what it means to you. If you have any other questions, please ask me or your Delegate, Reon (De La Malvarma in NS). We'll be happy to help.
But, what is this forum for, anyways? Well I'm glad you asked. You'll find all the active drafts currently being debated on the WA floor posted here. This includes drafts from the General Assembly (marked with an exclamation point
) and the Security Council (marked with a lightbulb
). The Delegate or I will be updating the list regularly, so you'll always have a feed of what's currently going on in the WA. If we're feeling intellectually sturdy at the time, we might even give some analysis of what we think of the draft.
The main reason we do this, though, is because we want to hear your opinions! Your input helps the Delegate decide how to cast his vote. Delegate votes count for every endorsement they've received, so -according to
this page- the delegate's vote currently counts for
48 votes!You'll also find helpful guides here concerning some of the nuances of WA gameplay, such as the categories in the General Assembly and the different types of resolutions in the Security Council. Stay tuned - these are on the way!
But most importantly, this is the place to expand your knowledge of the WA system and eventually join the fun yourself! If you have an idea that you think needs attention at an international level, let one of us know and we'll work with you to set up a draft. You'll see Wintrean proposals marked with the standard post image (
). Thanks for checking out the World Assembly Podium!
Update on the World Assembly Podium RealignmentAs part of a broader forum overhaul that occurred on the 31st of July, the World Assembly Podium has been merged into the Citizen's Platform. I predict the Citizen's Platform will become a center of discussion on regional and governmental affairs. In recognition of that fact, and noting the activity and interest in the World Assembly Podium, I've decided to take this initiative in a new direction. It is incredibly difficult to keep the WA Podium up-to-date on all the proposals, drafts, and votes that take place any given week. Since our Delegate is free to vote on WA proposals any way he desires, there is no inherent need to invite citizen discussion on every General Assembly Proposal and draft on the floor. Citizen discussion is never a bad thing, but when resources are strained and activity is negligible, it becomes necessary to pursue other options.
Historically, the WA proposals that garnered the most interest in the WA Podium have been Security Council proposals. Wintreath is entwined in Gameplay, as a region with an active defender military, as a top-50 region (#31 at the time of this post), and as a home to many prominent players in Gameplay. Gameplay is also a huge part of the Security Council. As such, the WA Podium will now focus primarily on relevant and controversial Security Council proposals. My first love was the General Assembly, so I will still feature prominent proposals from that area, but I recognize that the Security Council is more relevant, influential, and interesting to Wintreans. Thanks for reading this meaningless wall of text, and I hope to develop a greater appreciation and understanding of the World Assembly here in Wintreath.
-PB, Thane of WA Affairs
