Thanks for publicising the rules, Max. I know they're long and not everybody gets around to reading them, but its nice for me when they do
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There is one thing I would like to say here, and I want to apologise in advance if it comes across as in any way negative, because it is not intended to.
But...
We do now have a RP Team in place, with official authority to regulate military role-play in the case of nations which have ratified the RP Accord (see sections 19 & 20 of the
Game Rules). It will naturally take a bit of time for all of that to develop, but it is under way.
Unlike the RP Team, OTAF does not have official authority in terms of regulating military role-play. Of course, it is welcome to advise where appropriate and to organise voluntary understandings, but it does not have actual authority in the way the RP Team has authority over the military (and economic) role-play of nations which are under the RP Accord.
At least from my point of view, it would seem it is in the interests of both OTAF and the RP Team to try to co-ordinate/harmonise their roles, if it is possible to do that, in order to make sure the military organisation side of Particracy role-play is reasonably smooth/unconfusing.
ie. What is the role of the RP Team and what is the role of OTAF? How, if at all, would it be best for OTAF to respond/adapt to the emergence of the RP Team and the RP Accord?
As I am writing this I am hesitating a little and worrying whether I have spoken out of turn, and perhaps I have - I don't know - but I do think this is something that sooner or later is going to need discussion.