An Act to Revise the World Assembly Delegacy

An Act to Repeal CRL 4 and to Reform The League's Definition of Crimes Against The Republic

• Hereby Repeals Council of The Republic Law 4
  

• Bringing in puppets unauthorized by the Consulate
  
• Unauthorized distribution of classified information
  
• Sedition against The League
  
• Treason Against The League
  
• Bribing of officials 
  
• Obstruction of Justice
  

• Posting screenshots from government channels of whose purpose is to remain secret.
  
• Leaking documents classified by the Republic of The League.
  
• Revealing classified information via digital or physical communication.
  

• Spreading false information (false information defined as false or misleading information that the spreader intends to be taken as true information.) about The League, it’s government, it’s people, it’s actions, or it’s officials.
  
• Leaking classified information with intent to harm The League or it’s people and officials by it’s release.
  
• Active attempts to spread anti-League propaganda intended to damage The League or to encourage residents to engage in seditious activities.
  

• Spreading false information with intent to cause sedition,
  
• Releasing classified information with intent to cause sedition,
  
• Harassing others with intent to cause sedition.
  
• Bribing of League officials or residents to act in opposition to The League.
  

• Leaking classified information to foreign governments, attempting to leak classified information to foreign governments.
  
• Encouraging other residents to commit sedition at the behest of a foreign government.
  
• Vandalism of League documents at the behest of a foreign power.
  
• Spreading of anti-League propaganda at the behest of a foreign power.
  
• Assisting foreign agents engaged in anti-League activities.
  
• Bribing of League officials or residents to act in opposition to the league at the behest of a foreign power.
  

• Actively sabotaging an investigation.
  
• Preventing law enforcement officials from enforcing punishments.
  
• Disrupting court procedures.
  
• Bribing law officials in opposition to justice and rule of law. 
  

I wasn't sure if this was the right place to put this, but given that the sign-ups were posted here, I figured I'd put this here too. 

During the Z-Day event we did fantastic, and if the site mechanics and a few dedicated twerps hadn't gotten in our way we would have done better. However, this thread is not about breaking down the site mechanics or yelling at people about the bad decisions they made during the event (which I say with all fondness, now that the event is over I hold no ill will towards any of you who tried to sabotage us). 

These are my thoughts, as someone who was in the thick of it calling shots, on how we can do better next year... and at the end, potentially a way to make the event more fun for all involved.

1.) Start Planning Sooner And Be More Organized

The Z-Day Task Force Thread was posted on 10/10, and then the Z-day Discussion chat on discord was not opened until 10/26. If planning had commenced earlier we would have had more time to chat and discuss things, and possibly could have predicted, planned for, and gotten out ahead of some of the issues I'll be talking about later in this post. 

The Z-Day planning chat should be opened at least a week before the event next year, or given that we don't know exactly when the event will be, the Z-Day planning chat should open on the 20th. 

In addition to planning happening sooner, there needs to be more organization. It felt like there was nobody in charge of our planning, and I'm not certain that the suggestions and ideas we came up with were ever handed off to the government to be executed (at least the parts of them that needed someone in the government to execute them). To this end, there should be a Zombie Czar (working title, I just like the Z sounds) appointed to lead the planning efforts in advance of the event. It should be this person's job to not just lead and oversee the planning, but to ensure cooperation between the executive government and the planning committee. 

2.) Outreach Needs To Happen, And Happen Early

I know from being in the planning chat that outreach was suggested as early as the 26th, with things like a telegram explaining the event and event related additions to the WFE's of both regions being suggested. Neither of these methods of outreach were used. 

In the lead up to Z-Day 2023 we should update the WFEs of both The League and Concord to reflect regional policy on the event; this should ideally take the form of both a written addition to the WFE saying Research The Cure! Do Not Eliminate! Do Not Embrace! or something along those lines, as well as a dispatch outlining why we've chosen to cure, or even just making it further clear that not following regional policy will have repercussions during the event, up to and including banjecting those who do not follow it (as several people were during the live event). 

Also leading up to the event at least one, but ideally two telegrams will be sent out to both regions. The first should be sent out at least a week before the event informing people of what the event is, and what regional policy is regarding it, and then another telegram should be sent out once we have a concrete time when the event will be taking place, ensuring that people are aware of when it will be, reiterating our regional policy, and also telling people where and to whom they can look to for direction on the day.

3.) One Planning Committee, Two Task Forces

While it makes sense to coordinate planning between the two regions for what Z-day should look like, once we hit the event there needs to be a separation so that people are not confused. During the event as I was issuing targets to be cured, I kept getting messages saying things like "I can't cure them, they're not in my region," as well as people being confused as to whom they could look to for leadership during the event itself. 

I stepped up and took control of the league, but I was never aware of exactly who was running things for Concord at any given time, and at no point, that I could see, were commands for Concord issued on Discord. 

In the lead up, and this is something that perhaps we could have done had there been more time in the planning stage. We need to form two Task Forces, one for The League, and the other for Concord, these task forces both need to have separate discord channels where they can issue orders and answer the questions of people in the various regions. Perhaps the channels for each region could be hidden behind a self assignable role (like the z-day ping role but like z-day concord and z-day the league instead) so that people don't have to try to figure out where they belong once the day comes. 

There should also be a Z-day Leadership role for each region, so that there is no confusion about who is in charge for each region. 

Leadership also needs to be decided upon ahead of time, we need to figure out ahead of the event who is giving orders in each region. 

4.) A Multifaceted Approach to the Solution

There is a lot going on at any given time during Z-day. At times I was watching for people moving into the region so that I could banject them if they caused trouble, I was calling orders on both discord and the RMB, I was assessing what the best target would be, I was curing nations, and I was trying to watch current targets (because there were various times when the RMB target and the Discord target were different) to ensure that nobody was without a target for too long. 

It's a lot for one person to do. 

There were times when people would move into the region and be in the region for long enough to do some real damage because I just missed them coming in, and was focusing on the other tasks. 

Next year, we should have someone, or a small team of people, who are assigned the job of watching for people moving into the regions, identifying threats, and notifying those with the power to remove them. I think there should be a pingable role on discord for people who are assigned the power of removing incoming threats so that their attention is easy to get.

In addition, there needs to be people, other than whomever is giving orders, that understand what our response is and how the event works that can answer the questions of people on both the RMB and on discord. Especially at the start and midpoint of the event it can be slightly overwhelming if you're trying to do everything I listed above as well as answer the question "What option should I choose? Oops I chose killsquads what do I do?" for the 50th time in a 30 minute period. 

Basically the more things we can outsource to various other people, the more people feel like they have a stake in the event, and the quicker responses can be had as needed, the more engaged I feel like our citizens will be in the event itself. 

5.) Dealing with the Dedicated Twerps

 A problem that arose a lot during this event was our own citizens refusing to follow directives and either embracing, or more annoyingly exterminating, the zombies. I was given parameters for who I could and couldn't eject from the region which made dealing with people who are stubborn and steadfast in their refusal to comply with regional policy difficult.

We need to come up with an acceptable way to deal with these people that makes it clear that they can't just sabotage our efforts for the lols. 

• 1. The parties to this treaty recognize the Coalition of the South Pacific, as established by the Charter, as the sole legitimate government of the South Pacific. The parties to this treaty recognize the Republic of The League as the sole legitimate government of The League. The parties will not extend recognition as legitimate to any government otherwise represented.
  
  
• 2. The South Pacific shall be authoritatively represented by the government of the Coalition of the South Pacific, embodied principally by the relevant officials as outlined in the Charter of the Coalition of the South Pacific. The respective military authority of the South Pacific is the South Pacific Special Forces (SPSF).
  
  
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• 5. A territory of either party shall be a region which exists under the sovereign protection or control of the party’s legitimate government. In order for a territory or home region to be afforded protections under this treaty, it must be listed below:
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• 1. The parties shall respect the sovereignty of the other, encourage that respect amongst their partners and allies, and acknowledge that with sovereignty comes the right to govern themselves in the way of their choosing.
  
  
• 2. The parties to this treaty agree not to attack the home region or any recognized territory of the other party, nor participate in any action with the intent to overthrow their legitimate government.
  
  
• 3. Both parties will refrain from conspiring, either directly or through a third party, to destabilize or overthrow the legitimate government of either party’s home region or territories.
  
  
• 4. Both parties will refrain from conducting clandestine operations, espionage, or other forms of spying against either party.
  
  
• 5. Both parties will, in good faith, report any known threat or concern related to the other party's security, to the appropriate security organs. For the South Pacific, the authoritative security organ will be the Council on Regional Security. For The League, the authoritative security organ will be the Consulate. Should the government of either party change, these security functions will be performed by the corresponding functionally equivalent positions or institutions.
  
  
• 6. The parties to this treaty may seek assistance for the self-defense of their home region or a recognized territory by lodging an official request with the appropriate officials.
  
  
• 7. Both parties agree to aid each other against attempts to illegally overthrow the in-game Delegate of their respective home regions or recognized territory.
  

• 1. The parties’ home regions shall share in-game and off-site embassies in order to allow cross-posting. If an illegal delegate of one parties’ region closes the in-game embassy with the party region's counterpart, embassies shall be restored immediately following the restoration of the legitimate delegate.
  
  
• 2. The parties to this treaty agree to seek opportunities for military cooperation in defensive, liberation, and anti-fascist operations in accordance with their laws and traditions.
  
  
• 3. Both parties agree to share intelligence as circumstances permit for the purposes of conducting defensive operations. Both parties agree to keep classified any sensitive information regarding military affairs that concerns the other party or its defense operations, and only publish that information in a manner mutually agreed upon.
  
  
• 4. The parties to this treaty will endeavor to conduct communal cultural activities. This will include military confidence building measures and wargames at least once per year.
  
  
• 5. Each party will also endeavor, where appropriate and possible, to collaborate with the other in World Assembly programs and activities, such as the discussion or drafting of proposals, educational initiatives, or other similar projects.
  
  
• 6. The parties will assist each other during lawful delegate transitions of their home region or a territory upon request if operational circumstances permit.
  

• 1. The parties to this treaty undertake to settle any and all disputes between them through peaceful means and to refrain from using the threat of force or sanction against one another while this treaty is in force.
  

• 1. This treaty shall be deposited in a publicly accessible area of the community forums of both parties.
  
  
• 2. The parties to this treaty may, from time to time, clarify the terms of this treaty through memorandums of understanding, which shall be posted alongside the treaty.
  

• 1. Either party may suspend the terms of the treaty, if the other party has materially breached its terms, until such a time that both parties peacefully settle the dispute and adopt a memorandum of understanding that the treaty is again in force.
  
  
• 2. Either party may terminate the treaty with five days’ notice, posted publicly in the forum of deposit in both regions, after which the terms of the treaty are no longer binding on either party.
  

• 1. The League will only recognize the legitimate government of The Rejected Realms and its territories as defined by the Constitution of The Rejected Realms and any other applicable law, and shall not recognize any other government of The Rejected Realms.
  
  
• 2. The Rejected Realms will only recognize the legitimate government of The League and its territories as defined by the Constitution of the Republic and any other applicable law, headed by the Consulate of the Republic, and shall not recognize any other government of The League.
  
  
• 3. The Rejected Realms will recognize the region of Concord as a territory of The League under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of the Republic and the government of The League for all purposes of this agreement.
  
  
• 4. The signatories will maintain diplomatic relations, including but not limited to in-game and off-site embassies between The League and The Rejected Realms.
  

• 1. Neither signatory will commit or sponsor aggression, either directly or indirectly, against the home region and territories of the other.
  
  
• 2. Neither signatory will engage in clandestine operations directly or indirectly against a signatory, including spying, espionage, or undermining votes within a signatory or its territories.
  
  
• 3. Neither signatory will conduct or otherwise participate in any actions to threaten the security, sovereignty, or independence of a signatory or its territories.
  

• 1. Both signatories commit to mutual defense of their home regions and any territories recognized by this agreement.
  
  
• 2. Signatories exercise absolute discretion over whether or not to defend any territories of the other signatory that are not included in Article I.
  
  
• 3. Both signatories acknowledge that all mutual defense obligations to the other signatory’s home region and territories remain in place regardless of whether any incursion’s origin is foreign or domestic.
  
  
• 4. A signatory may request the other signatory to assist to the extent they consider feasible in the lawful transition of the signatory’s World Assembly Delegate.
  
  
• 5. If a signatory obtains any information that is relevant to the security or stability of the other signatory, the signatory will share that information to the appropriate government or security institution of the other signatory, except if sharing that information would undermine the security of the sharing signatory.
  

• 1. Both signatories will endeavor to organize cultural activities between and to the benefit of the members of the signatories.
  

• 1. Both signatories affirm their status and collaboration as defender aligned regions and will cooperate, in feasible contexts, to contribute further to defending.
  

• 1. This treaty will come into effect upon its ratification by both signatories according to their internal processes.
  
  
• 2. This agreement may be amended with the consent of both signatories and according to their respective internal processes for alteration of diplomatic agreements.
  
  
• 3. Either signatory may exit this agreement and no longer be obligated to fulfill its terms once it has officially done so according to its internal processes. Any withdrawing signatory will make ample effort to inform the other of its withdrawal in a manner as timely as possible.
  
  
• 4. This treaty will be publicly and easily accessible on at least one official platform of each signatory’s jurisdiction.
  

• WHEREAS The Republic of Europeia (“Europeia”) and the Republic of League (“The League”) have endeavored to develop representative political systems rooted in equality, liberty and justice;
  
  
• WHEREAS Europeia and The League have a foundation of friendship and cooperation;
  
  
• WHEREAS Europeia and The League wish to continue building the relationship we share;
  
  
• NOW, THEREFORE, Europeia and The League agree to the following:
  

• (a) Europeia will recognize only the legitimate government of The League, as determined by the Constitution of the Republic, as representative of the Region and People of The League.
  
  
• (b) The League will recognize only the legitimate government of Europeia, as determined by Europeian law, as representative of the Region and People of Europeia.
  
  
• © Neither Signatory may cede sovereign control of their region to another entity.
  

• (a) Neither The League nor Europeia will engage in military hostilities against the other, or against one another's protectorates which have been established by regional law and communicated to the other signatory. Participation by The League and Europeia on opposite sides of a military engagement that does not constitute an attack on either region or a region's protectorate shall not be considered "military hostilities against the other" for this purpose.
  
  
• (b) To the extent practicable, The League and Europeia shall provide the other defensive military assistance in case of an attack by an aggressor against their home regions or any territories duly declared per clause 2a. Under no circumstance will either Signatory give direct or indirect aid to the aggressor.
  
  
• © The League and Europeia shall not cede sovereign control over their respective military forces to any supraregional alliance. Sovereign control is interpreted as being able to make the ultimate decision with regards to the region's military resources participating in a military operation. Both regions may continue to enter into bilateral and multilateral agreements for common defense.
  
  
• (d) The League and Europeia shall aid each other in Delegacy transferrals when requested.
  
  
• (e) The League and Europeia will collaborate militarily for the combined benefit of both regions when practical.
  

• (a) Neither Signatory will write or vote for a Security Council Resolution naming the other Signatory, or an entity strongly associated with the other Signatory, without the express approval of the other Signatory. For this purpose, an entity shall be considered strongly associated with a Signatory if it is reasonably likely that the Resolution naming the entity will impact the reputation of the Signatory.
  
  
• (b) Each Signatory will endeavor, where appropriate and possible, to collaborate with the other in World Assembly programs and activities, such as the discussion or drafting of proposals, educational initiatives, or other similar projects.
  

• (a) Each Signatory shall establish and maintain in-game embassies (i.e., on the NationStates site) with one another.
  
  
• (b) Each Signatory shall maintain off-site embassies with one another, consistent with facilities provided to other treatied allies.
  

• (a) Neither Signatory will engage in espionage against the other. For this purpose, "espionage" is the act of engaging a person to act under false pretenses in a Signatory region without the permission of that region's legitimate government.
  
  
• (b) The Signatories each shall provide information to the other if such information is pertinent to the other region's security or well-being, or otherwise upon the other's reasonable request, unless the party in possession of such information reasonably believes that providing that information might violate applicable laws or contravene the terms of service for NationStates or a regional communications platform, or when revealing that information would unduly compromise that party's source(s) of information. Both signatories shall endeavor to reveal as much as possible in such situations, but not more than they can under laws, terms of service, or the need to protect sources.
  
  
• © Each Signatory will make it a violation of its internal laws to engage in espionage against the other if a similar or related law to the same effect does not already exist. To the extent permitted by each region's laws, this section shall be deemed self-executing.
  

• (a) Each signatory will endeavor, where appropriate and possible, to engage in social and cultural activities with the other signatory. This can include, but is not limited to, festivals, competitions, and university sharing events. Invitations to such must be extended, where relevant, to either the President or First Minister, and/or a representative of Europeia or The League who is in charge of Foreign Affairs.
  
  
• (b) As soon as is practical, following ratification, The League and Europeia will collaborate to stage a cultural festival to celebrate this treaty.
  

• (a) Neither The League nor Europeia will deliberately engage in recruitment from the other, nor from one another's protectorates which have been established by regional law and communicated to the other signatory. "Recruitment" is defined as the sending of telegrams on the NationStates site to encourage nations to move regions
  

• (a) Each signatory affirms its commitment to guarantee freedom of thought and expression, including the freedom of faith and of conscience, freedom to profess a religious or philosophical creed, and the right to freely express and disseminate opinions in any manner or medium. Notwithstanding the foregoing, freedom of thought and expression shall not be construed as providing any protection for speech or conduct that a reasonable person would infer is intended to offend, threaten or insult an individual or group on the basis of that individual's or group's sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, language, religion, or national or social origin.
  
  
• (b) Each signatory affirms its commitment to guarantee the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association with others.
  
  
• © Each signatory affirms its commitment to guarantee equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination on any ground including sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, language, religion, national or social origin, property, birth, status, or other immutable characteristics.
  

• (a) This Treaty will come into force on the date of ratification by both Europeia and The League as dictated by their respective governing procedures.
  
  
• (b) Either Signatory reserves the right to exit this Treaty. The exiting Signatory must make reasonable efforts to notify the other as soon as possible.
  
  
• © This agreement may be amended by mutual agreement of both Signatories.
  
  
• (d) Upon ratification, this treaty shall be the sole bilateral treaty between The League and Europeia, superseding any prior written documents describing a relationship between the regions.