Aquinas wrote:I will try at least one more time before I give up.
Some questions:
1. Will the permanent members of the Security Council be changed as a consequence of this proposed rankings update? If so, please give the details.
2. Will the Security Council votes be reset to zero every time the permanent members are changed? (This is in response to the situation where a little while ago, the current permanent members were removed from the voting options, thus effectively reducing their votes to zero.)
3. One of the GRC members who participated in formulating the rankings is opposed to the Global RP Accord and chooses to opt-out of it in the nation where he plays. Does the GRC agree that, going forward, this is a situation which should not be repeated?
4. This same GRC member is promoting a "Political Protocol" claiming his nation's "World Class Economy" as a "protected parameter". As we know, Moderation has already announced it is seriously considering introducing binding "Political Protocols" to the game. Can GRC/Moderation offer us any assurances that over the ensuing months, "Political Protocols" will not conflict with or over-ride the Global RP Accord/economic & military rankings?
5. Can we have some clarity about how the GRC is being led/organised, and in particular, what Luis's role is/was as "GRC Head" (going by Luis's own forum signature) or "GRC Chair (Rotating Position)" (going by the Global RP Committee Register)? As I previously pointed out, those two descriptions convey different impressions, the former suggesting someone who is formally the leader, the latter perhaps suggesting someone who is just a spokesperson (and a temporary one at that).
6. Why has Istalia's military ranking been downgraded?
7. Why have New Alduria's military and economic rankings been upgraded?
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1. Yes, Permanent members will change essentially causing a new election.
2. Kinda tied in to No.1, I'd have to discuss this with the rest of moderation before I can answer.
3. I don't really see anything wrong with this. The player did not portray his thoughts in regards to the RP Accord while formulating the rankings the player was assigned to complete. Opting out of the RP Accord did not have an overall impact on how this player ranked nations. However, influencing rankings based on personal thoughts of the Accord will not be allowed in the rankings process.
4. Political Protocols is one of the few things that the GRC and Moderation are currently discussing. To be honest, I don't think that Political Protocols will affect the ranking process, however we are still in the process of discussing this to make sure the protocols are successfully tied into the game with ease.
5. The GRC is organized by Continent and has members for each continent. The Global Roleplay Committee Register says "GRC Chair", my signature says "GRC Head". That was a mistake by me, it should say chair, but it almost is essentially the same thing. Directly quoting from GRC discussion for transparency, the GRC Chair:
The position of Chairperson comes with the following responsibilities and powers (not an extensive list!);
1. To create new structural protocols for the GRC, organise responsibilities (such as in the rankings) and set (soft) deadlines for certain work if anything is taking too long. Can also call for final votes and generally do anything necessary to ensure the smooth running of the GRC.
2. Encourage active participation and if necessary recommend moderation review a player's position in the GRC.
3. Will often act as the main spokesperson for the group.
6. An explanation on Istalia's down ranking can be found in previous pages of the consultation thread.
7. Fairly due to RP, both economically and militarily, by Vesica. Compared to other TW nations, New Alduria stood out stronger in terms of military and economics. Vesica can give you more details if you are not so convinced.