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Aelyria wrote:Yes. WA law can influence your national statistics, but only at the moment of passage. If a resolution (say) reduces political freedom by some amount N, that effect is permanently applied to all nations currently in the WA. If that resolution were later repealed, then political freedom would increase by (N/2), but only for member nations at the time of the repeal. If a nation leaves the WA before a resolution is repealed, and then rejoins after, the repeal effect is not applied. (Likewise, if you were not present for the initial passage, but are a member when it is repealed, you still receive the repeal reduction. WA Resolution effects are neither retroactive nor continuously applied; they ONLY apply in the exact moment that they pass.) Most WA resolutions that affect stats will list a qualitative estimate of their stat impact, e.g. the current resolution at vote says, "Strength: Mild." This implies it will have relatively small impact on game statistics.

Good information. Thank you.

Congratulations to Shogunate tamriel! Shogunate Tamriel is this week's Viking Art Rewards winner and has been gifted the Legendary card Great Nepal.

To make sure your nation has a chance of winning a Legendary card, please take the following steps:

1. Join the World Assembly with your Balder nation if you are not already a member.
2. Endorse our Delegate North East Somerset.

Please see the below dispatch for more information on Viking Art Rewards:

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Viking Art Rewards
Delivering NationStates cards to the World Assembly nations of Balder.

The Delegate and Government of Balder are pleased to launch Viking Art Rewards. The Delegate and Government are distributing viking plaques, carvings and figure stones, in the form of NationStates cards, to the exploring and warrior WA nations of Balder.

Once a week, a WA nation endorsing Delegate North East Somerset shall be randomly selected to be gifted a card of Legendary rarity. Each time, the card gifted to the winning WA nation will be randomly drawn from among the Legendary cards in the card deck of Balder Dispatches.

To make sure your nation has a chance of receiving a Legendary card, please take the following steps:

1. Join the World Assembly with your Balder nation if you are not already a member.

2. Endorse our Delegate North East Somerset.

The table below records the winning WA nations gifted Legendary cards as part of the Viking Card Rewards and the card they received.

[background-block=#304a80][hr][center][size=130][color=#ffffff][b]🞜 Legendary Card Winners 🞜[/b][/color][/size][/center][hr][/background-block]

Date

Winning WA Nation

Legendary Card

18 February 2020

Teesside

Corsaria

25 February 2020

Prexico

Hesperonis

3 March 2020

Francovania

Automagfreek

10 March 2020

Akorros

Valinon

17 March 2020

Economichunger

New Good Order

24 March 2020

Vantom

Wilkshire

31 March 2020

Nackatoue

Trixmonia

7 April 2020

Exotica

The Bruce

14 April 2020

Shimbonil

ABU AMMAR

21 April 2020

Velossia

Annihilators of Chan Island

28 April 2020

Adis

McMasterdonia

7 May 2020

Oxontonia

Undivulged Principles

14 May 2020

Wynnland

Zamri1138

21 May 2020

Bortas

Cavallino33

28 May 2020

Shogunate tamriel

Great Nepal

9 June 2020

Ravon

Farnhamia

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Lin-ying

Flixel wrote:You think that they are part of a series? I do know that sometimes the issues just use random names.

Maybe, because I just got a third “Ganondorf.” I would be surprised though because they aren’t international incidents and are completely unrelated

Does anyone know why banners don't work anymore?

Galbidah wrote:Does anyone know why banners don't work anymore?

Banners seem to be functional on my end. If you're having problems displaying them, it may be a browser or adblock-filter issue.

Has anyone considered drafting a bill to prohibit excessive threats and abuse from nations to other nations?

Lin-ying

New minitopia wrote:Has anyone considered drafting a bill to prohibit excessive threats and abuse from nations to other nations?

Funnily enough, our friend Adriatican is trying to do the latter. I watched it get shot down really fast though. The game moderators usually take care of that responsibility in the RMB if the region officials don’t, or in the forums.

New minitopia wrote:Has anyone considered drafting a bill to prohibit excessive threats and abuse from nations to other nations?

What would the actual function of this resolution be? The WA Condemn resolutions are already seen as the appropriate tool for signalling displeasure with a nation's community behavior, and those already have issues with being slap-on-the-wrist non-punishments. No WA law can extract sanctions or in any other way meaningfully police the behavior of member states.

So...I just made it illegal to refuse to serve gay customers at restaurants. This caused my nation's social conservatism to increase by 1.2%.

What.

Like...I get that statistical calculations don't always make sense at face value. I get that there's knock-on effects that can be significant and distant. But this is even worse than "lowering taxes caused taxes to increase." If something that explicitly and directly contradicts a particular characteristic can cause that characteristic to increase, how on Earth are we supposed to have any notion of what effects our choices will have???

Apophiss and The central pacific slave rebellion

Perhaps making a few issues would help understand how it would work. Perhaps someone who made a few issues knows how the effects work?

Lin-ying

The black leaves

Aelyria wrote:So...I just made it illegal to refuse to serve gay customers at restaurants. This caused my nation's social conservatism to increase by 1.2%.

What.

Like...I get that statistical calculations don't always make sense at face value. I get that there's knock-on effects that can be significant and distant. But this is even worse than "lowering taxes caused taxes to increase." If something that explicitly and directly contradicts a particular characteristic can cause that characteristic to increase, how on Earth are we supposed to have any notion of what effects our choices will have???

This forum thread might be of some help — you can report unusual issue effects there, and there's a Q&A in the OP that might be able to tell you something. viewtopic.php?f=13&t=424650

The central pacific free state

Aelyria wrote:So...I just made it illegal to refuse to serve gay customers at restaurants. This caused my nation's social conservatism to increase by 1.2%.

What.

Like...I get that statistical calculations don't always make sense at face value. I get that there's knock-on effects that can be significant and distant. But this is even worse than "lowering taxes caused taxes to increase." If something that explicitly and directly contradicts a particular characteristic can cause that characteristic to increase, how on Earth are we supposed to have any notion of what effects our choices will have???

I dont completely agree with that outcome either but you can kind of justify it since You (As a state) impose a moral value (Businesses have to serve everyone) on your population (they dont get to decide for themselves anymore)

Lin-ying

The central pacific slave rebellion

Why are we against the current WA resolution?
Is it obsolete due to existing ones?

Greetings everyone!

We published today a new runestone of Balder's WA Expedition: May 2020 Runestone.

Please make sure to approve (upvote) the runestone dispatch.

Congratulations to all the winners, and many thanks to everyone for taking part in Balder's WA Expedition!

The May 2020 Runestone is part of Balder's WA Expedition. It chronicles the achievements of those nations of Balder that win honors and artefacts by participating in the WA Expedition.

There are three types of artefacts:

Delegate North East Somerset and Vice Delegate Onder Kelkia are excluded from all award categories.

[background-block=#304a80][hr][floatleft][img]https://i.imgur.com/V7DGQf9.png[/img][/floatleft][floatright][img]https://i.imgur.com/V7DGQf9.png[/img][/floatright][center][b][color=#ffffff][size=130][anchor=SHIELD_OF_LOYALTY]🞜 Shield of Loyalty 🞜[/anchor][/size] Won by nations that endorse our Delegate and Vice Delegate[/color][/b][/center][hr][/background-block]

Aaln

Aedyrn

Aelyria

Akorros

Alposenia

Altfre

Alvalero

Ancapistanton

Apicem rapax

Apophiss

Aquilor

Arshtotzkistania

Asinland

Attelooch

Avarostion

Avencenti

Baeos

Barack obama from kenya

Batige

Bestelesnia

Bhiff

Bigoted libertarians

Blowing trees

Bluenaira

Boridia

Can commonwealth

Central amygdala

Cmawizard1

Cocktail Waitresses

Coning

Correlia 1

Dark Dawn Empire

Dealt alph

Dearic

Deavila

Derontes

Detlan Republic

Domheid

Doughertania

Dracavaria

Dregsburg

Drescany

Dyfrix

Economichunger

Economy spartans

Endorga

Escalia

Fairmount

Feema

Flixel

Flobos

Fooooooooo

Fortrina

Francovania

Galbidah

Gallaecia Regnum

Gioria

GODMODIA

Ibalon

Ictus

Intergalactic Super Pandas

Islamic atheists

Jalapia

Jendis

Karterstan

Kibraltaro

Kingdom of metro city

Kingdom of suoden

Kristolland

Kykid8

Land of Libertarians

LandoFreedom

Lenskonia

Liberal2day

Litchenstienen

Llangyfelach

Lone Leaf Republic

Lord pepper

Lucus

Luiberg

Majersi

Malay raya

Manark

Meritocratic conglomerate

Molco-Deutsches Reich

N0ble

Natsynd gang

Natural Sciences

Neo ancient rome

NeoXoleria

Netsphere gene

Netzser

New Europe Union

New generia

New solaurora

Noders

Nolangradskya

Norilskia

North armervarania

Northern cantons

Northern Mount Celestia

North Fakita

Noth

Nothing else but bunnies

Oddonter

Oleiwin

Onionland and cauliflowernia

Ovelanare

Oxontonia

Pacific Federal State

Pan-Pacific States

Papolikayf

Papua new-guinea

Pellopolis

Personal defense force

Phantom Nation

Polwania

Precipia

Prodos-technos

Proronto

Pura mente

Qworld

Raegis

Rebellious Saints

Republican pacific islands

Republic of GI

Revanist military republic

Rienwod

Rifeus

Riverslands

Rivshire

Roctubiazan

Rosania-berlin

Saarfalen

Shaone

Sheflind

Shimbonil

Silage

Solhand

Sommnus

Soulmastah

South kuba luba

South pantherwia

Spunkadopia

Stephine21

Stick Huts

Svartkladd

Swiftnian

Tebaraana

Teludani

Terdiatlans

The black leaves

The central pacific slave rebellion

The conservative german peoples

The English Regions

The European Capitalist League

The Free United Nations

The golden foxes

The great monty python

The haan empire

The kingdom of narnia

The noble atlantic states

The phayded republic

Therenmire

The Republic of Abe

The silver light

The toxel fanclub

Topkeks

Tranzeet

Truly Awsome

Trynobel

Underhell

Unio romane

Ur-noxia

Ussr11

Utolonia

Vantom

Vicurnum

Viktovia

Visayas-Hoseo

Vlawarkay

Vombatidae

Wardwc

West newlians

Wicconian

Wu dynasty

Xerpend

Yeahland

Yugagar

Zemula

Zeonz

Ziievi

Zukinder

[background-block=#304a80][hr][floatleft][img]https://i.imgur.com/rQyvj3T.png[/img][/floatleft][floatright][img]https://i.imgur.com/rQyvj3T.png[/img][/floatright][center][b][color=#ffffff][size=130][anchor=HELM_OF_WISDOM]🞜 Helm of Wisdom 🞜[/anchor][/size] Won by nations that regularly vote on General Assembly and Security Council resolutions[/color][/b][/center][hr][/background-block]

Aelyria

Aquilor

Boridia

Dearic

Doma

Economichunger

Fooooooooo

GODMODIA

Gore 2020

Karterstan

Kriegiersien

Liberal2day

Litchenstienen

Lucus

Malay raya

Natsynd gang

NeoXoleria

Netsphere gene

New solaurora

Noders

Northern Mount Celestia

Noth

Nothing else but bunnies

Rebellious Saints

Rivshire

Shinasania

Solhand

Swiftnian

The central pacific slave rebellion

Vetoland and taome

Yungerdash

[background-block=#304a80][hr][floatleft][img]https://i.imgur.com/4o9wFrn.png[/img][/floatleft][floatright][img]https://i.imgur.com/4o9wFrn.png[/img][/floatright][center][b][color=#ffffff][size=130][anchor=AXE_OF_KINSHIP]🞜 Axe of Kinship 🞜[/anchor][/size] Won by nations that support Balder by joining the World Assembly[/color][/b][/center][hr][/background-block]

Aaln

Ahch-t0

Altfre

Antolovic

Apophiss

Arleta

Ataturkland

Banite

Batige

Belniy-zapomorziek

Bhiff

Biastugal

Bortas

Branigan

Can commonwealth

Carlitos

Central amygdala

Charlottia maxima

Ciai

Daguyakia

Darkside facilities

Democratic peoples republic of nelsonia

Divaro republican federation

Doitch land

Drescany

Drus huff

Duista

Eastskaandwortopia

Eurotia

Flixel

Frankola

Free Templar kingdom

Gavaniia

Grisbom

Happy home

Hardscrabble

Heldivrya

Helmajia

Hromos

I russia i

Ikhan

Josmima

Kateaville

Kingdom of suoden

Knosan

Kokara

Krasnayagrad

Larsia

Lavisky

Legionan

Lenskonia

Lindinsfarne

Luiberg

Maco

Meritocratic conglomerate

Metatrophis

Needan

Neo ancient rome

New Europe Union

New minitopia

New Unified German Republics

Nofflen

North arab union

Obernmolsen

Olzunae

Ovelanare

Pabloluka

Papua new-guinea

Penris

Precipia

Prudensi

Pura mente

Republic of Great Jones Empire

Republican pacific islands

Rifera

Rodikalistan

Rosemore

Rzeczpospolita polski zachodniej

Saxet backwards

Sknight

South pantherwia

Steium

Surkova

Swagking

Teludani

Terra leuthenia

The conservative german peoples

The diplomatic island of armuke

The free humans

The Global Foundation

The phayded republic

The socialist republic of paulau

The unified territories

Toby roland

United states of growden

United States of Rhodes

Untrustworthy ducks

Wardwc

Ziievi

Zukinder

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Linkin ii, Lin-ying, and Utolonia

Swiftnian wrote:Hey! sorry if random does anyone here have any book to recommend? Just want to spend my quarantine time reading

Thank You!

You could join Wattpad. Any book you'd like is there.

whats up blazers

Blowing trees

1 cat and 2 Birds!

Lin-ying

Mama luigi spaghetti world

hey guys just here to make sure y'all are alright

im still on break

Lin-ying

Woah did I die?

Mama luigi spaghetti world

East lodge wrote:Woah did I die?

That is correct.

The black leaves

I hope everybody's doing well! We've got two new World Assembly resolutions coming through, Rights of the Employed and Commend Crushing Our Enemies.

On Commend Crushing Our Enemies the Crown has voted FOR. COE is a long-term citizen in good standing of The North Pacific, one of our closest allies, and has been a great friend to our region personally over many years. He more than deserves the award.

On Rights of the Employed the Crown has voted AGAINST. While well-intentioned, this attempt leaves a lot to be desired and contains a few puzzling requirements such as the need to have a specific ventilated breastfeeding room, in addition to its inaccurate title.

Linkin ii and Lin-ying

The black leaves wrote:I hope everybody's doing well! We've got two new World Assembly resolutions coming through, Rights of the Employed and Commend Crushing Our Enemies.

On Commend Crushing Our Enemies the Crown has voted FOR. COE is a long-term citizen in good standing of The North Pacific, one of our closest allies, and has been a great friend to our region personally over many years. He more than deserves the award.

On Rights of the Employed the Crown has voted AGAINST. While well-intentioned, this attempt leaves a lot to be desired and contains a few puzzling requirements such as the need to have a specific ventilated breastfeeding room, in addition to its inaccurate title.

Thanks for the heads up, I'll vote accordingly.

Linkin ii, The black leaves, Lin-ying, and Akrakatau

New Balder Plays NS poll is up! Make sure to read the following dispatch before voting:

Explanation
This nation is not a normal Balderan nation, but rather a nation run by the entirety of Balder. Everyday, an issue will be presented to the region via poll, where all residents can vote on which option they believe would be best. The fate of this nation lies in the hands of Balder. You can find more info here.


🞜 Current Issue 🞜



The Issue
Workers across the nation have gone out on indefinite strike over what they claim are substandard wages in the Woodchip Exports industry.

The Debate
OPTION 1 - “We are the backbone of this country, and we demand a fair wage rise!” says union leader Chuck Jefferson. “I don’t think a 20% increase over two years is too much to ask. Unless the government forces employers to give us our due, we’ll shut this whole industry down! Let’s see how well Balder Plays NS’s economy manages without any Woodchip Exports, huh?”

OPTION 2 - “We pay our employees very generous wages,” says employer representative Ivanka Pushkin. “Especially when you consider that without us, they’d be OUT ON THE STREET. Hear that, you scumbags? OUT ON THE STREET! Anyway, my point is, if you cave in, you make our entire industry uncompetitive. You can’t do that in the global marketplace. It’ll hurt the whole country. The best solution, economically speaking, would be to relax industrial laws and allow us to fire troublemakers on the spot.”

OPTION 3 - Dismiss This Issue

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The black leaves, Lin-ying, and Zoran in Balder

bruh this new resolution is gonna kill my nation. resigning till finished.

Lin-ying

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