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by The South Pacifican Government of Office of WA Legislation. 4 years 43 days ago. 35 reads.

Archive: Vote FOR 'Commend Cormactopia Prime' | OWL

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Commend Cormactopia Prime
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Background Information

Proposal title: Commend Cormactopia prime
Author: Jakker city
Purpose: [TBA]

Links

On-site drafting forum thread
Join the discussion on TSP's forum thread!

Vote .For.
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The Office's Analysis

To almost everyone in the gameplay world which he inhabits, Cormactopia Prime is a highly controversial character. He has participated in or called for coups d'etat of several of our allies or other game-created regions; yet he has also built up the sinker region Osiris and the user-created regions Pacifica and Thalassia to greatness. He has been found guilty of treason against the South Pacific, but was once one of our most active Chairs of the Assembly. Cormactopia is also a notable World Assembly author.

This commendation is special because it is part of a two-pronged effort to both commend and condemn Cormactopia Prime at the same time, in recognition of both the many positive effects and the many negative effects he has had on the world. The Office believes that such a double commendation and condemnation is an extremely suitable method of recognition for Cormactopia.

Therefore, the Office of WA Legislation recommends a vote in favor of both the commendation -- currently at vote -- and the condemnation, which will likely appear on the voting floor soon.

Supplementary Opinions
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For

From TSP Citizens

Aumeltopia is the current World Assembly Delegate of the South Pacific. He stated the following on OWL's discord server:

Aumeltopia wrote:

Personally... I think the commend and condemn idea is the perfect tribute to a player who has been on every possible side of the gameplay world and made big waves no matter where he is. I do understand that he's banned from TSP for a reason and we may be hesitant to give him the perceived honor of a SC badge (or two). Depending on how the voting goes with other regions, that may end up happening even if we vote against the commendation but for the condemnation. But, also I do think that if there's only one person who deserves a commendation despite being persona non grata... well that's Cormac :P

Roavin is the current Prime Minister of the South Pacific. He stated the following on TSP's discord server:

Roavin wrote:

...the intent is to have a commend and condemn, which for a player like cormac is wholly appropriate imho
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Plus, in TSP we've been less political about C&C commendations than other places
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For example, we voted for NES' condemn
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So given all that, I think it's appropriate that we vote for a commend+condemn pair for Cormac.

From the World

[none so far]

Against

From TSP Citizens

Amerion is a former Prime Minister and current member of the Council of Regional Security of the South Pacific. He strongly objected to the Delegate's vote for this proposal, stating:

Amerion wrote:

Cormac is guilty of treason against the Coalition, he's consistently advocated against TSP's interests, championed a coup d'état against our longstanding ally, The Rejected Realms, stoked the embers of the 2017 coup in Lazarus, and as the condemnation proposal notes, served ' in multiple raiding organizations such as serving as the founder of Asgard, General of The Brotherhood of Malice and a Corporal in The Black Hawks'. This commendation is fundamentally at odds with our position as a defender region and it is, in my opinion, hypocritical for us to vote for this proposal.

From the World

Pallaith is a former delegate of the North Pacific and a current Security Councillor there. He stated the following on TNP's forums:

Pallaith wrote:

It’s really hard to imagine what the ideal commendation of Cormac looks like. I believe it can be done, and this one covers much of the ground that would need to be covered. But it comes off as too stale and too straight-laced, not to mention it seems to be missing something that would color it in such a way that it would feel like it embodies Cormac’s whole...thing, such as it is. I just don’t feel this one does it, and I’m holding out for something better.

THX1138 is a member of 10000 Islands. He stated the following on 10000 Islands' forums:

THX1138 wrote:

Knowing there is a condemnation in the works, this all just seems like a coordinated effort by the author(s) to game the system, and voters. Any objection that would normally be raised against a commendation because of negative things the target may have done, can be conveniently brushed aside because there is a condemnation coming. This leaves a level of bias in the text of this commendation that borders on deceit.

One could take any 'complicated' character in NS, and cherry-pick only the good deeds, and make that party appear angelic to those who don't know the full scope of that person's actions. Under any other circumstances, a commendation like that would be met with fierce resistance. This gimmicky 'split' approach seems like a deliberate effort to get around that.

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