Non-Permanent Member Rotation

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 4:35am

I believe it would be a good idea, and mostly likely was intended to be as such from the beginning, if the 10 Non-permanent members were rotated on a regular basis to allow other member nations to have a more active role in League issues. Excluding the 10 Permanent members, there are 36 nations that either are, or could/should be members of the league that could rotate to fill the 10 non-permanent slots. What say the gallery? Does this sound of a good idea?

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 4:37am

*raises hand* Seconded

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Brockpaine

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 4:40am

Let me work up a randomized rotation.

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Sachmle

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 4:41am

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Originally posted by Brockpaine
Let me work up a randomized rotation.

Sweet!

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 5:02am

Might I also suggest creating a stickied thread that has a current roster for the League, and its voting and nonvoting members. As this information is eather out of date, or very difficult to find. If this info is already posted, it might be a good idea to make it easier to find.

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Brockpaine

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 5:33am

Okay, here's how this works.

I counted 38 countries in the LON who were not Permanent Members. I put those 38 names in a pool in Excel. I gave each country a number, 1 through 38, and used Random.org's sequence generator to order them into a sequence. When I got to Year 4, and there were only 8 left, I started the sequence over again.

This ensures that each member serves once every four years.

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Year 1
Australia
China
Hungary
India
Lithuania
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Romania
Switzerland

Quoted

Year 2
Argentina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Chile
Chosen
Colombia
East African State
Ireland
Latvia
Thailand

Quoted

Year 3
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Canada
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Luxembourg
Mexico
Persia
The Philippines
Turkey

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Year 4
Belgium
Bolivia
Greece
Iberia
Kongo
Netherlands
Syria
Yugoslavia
PLUS TWO OTHERS, RESTART LIST

Here is the list of known and eligible member states.

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Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Chosen
Colombia
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
East African State
Greece
Hungary
Iberia
India
Ireland
Kongo
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
Paraguay
Persia
Peru
Poland
Romania
Switzerland
Syria
Thailand
The Philippines
Turkey
Yugoslavia

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Brockpaine

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 5:41am

Notes:
- If there are any nations missed in the list, we'll add them to year 4, or start year 5.
- I did not specify what years Year 1 equals. We should do this.
- It would be advantageous to establish the precise time period the Non-Permanent voters are chosen for. Suggest, for simplicity, January 1st to December 31st.

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 6:00am

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Originally posted by Brockpaine
Notes:
- If there are any nations missed in the list, we'll add them to year 4, or start year 5.
- I did not specify what years Year 1 equals. We should do this.
- It would be advantageous to establish the precise time period the Non-Permanent voters are chosen for. Suggest, for simplicity, January 1st to December 31st.

Question for Hood: What Commonwealth nations not listed would be given there own seat in the League? Baring that, I think Brock's list is correct.

I would say 1942, as it is the closes calender year. That being said, I think that going a calender year for terms is the best way to go.

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The Rock Doctor

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 2:22pm

Hedjaz, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen could all be added, I think.

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 3:03pm

For purposes of clarification, who are the Permanent Members?

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Brockpaine

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 3:22pm

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Originally posted by BruceDuncan
For purposes of clarification, who are the Permanent Members?

Atlantis
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Nordmark
Russia
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States

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Rooijen10

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 3:22pm

Permanent members are South Africa, United States, Nordmark, Atlantis, Great Brittain, Italy, Japan, France, Russia and Germany. edit: I was just too late with that...

Brock. That 3rd year looks pretty bad. You have Canada, Mexico and the Philippines. A very dangerous mix in my opinion.

This post has been edited 1 times, last edit by "Rooijen10" (Feb 22nd 2012, 3:23pm)

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Brockpaine

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 3:27pm

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Originally posted by Rooijen10
Brock. That 3rd year looks pretty bad. You have Canada, Mexico and the Philippines. A very dangerous mix in my opinion.

Balanced off by those scions of stability, the Czechs, Danes, and Luxembourgers.

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BruceDuncan

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 3:27pm

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Originally posted by Rooijen10

Brock. That 3rd year looks pretty bad. You have Canada, Mexico and the Philippines. A very dangerous mix in my opinion.

I cannot follow the logic here. The Philippines gets along well witn Mexico, the Philippines gets along reasonably well with Canada. Canada and Mexico are NATO allies. Why is the Philippines singled out here?

Really, the 'exploding Filipino' jokes are beginning to wear thin...

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Brockpaine

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 3:32pm

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Originally posted by The Rock Doctor
Hedjaz, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen could all be added, I think.

Are they members of the League?

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 3:38pm

Beats me. Does one have to explicitly ask, or was it assumed as a default?

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BruceDuncan

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Wednesday, February 22nd 2012, 3:40pm

Hedjaz, historically, was incorporated into OTL's Saudi Arabia - and neither OTL Saudi Arabia and OTL Yemen were members of the OTL League of Nations.

Historical data is here.

Whether these WW nations would have joined the WW League is another matter, left perhaps to the players.