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The Ultimate Guide to Passing Resolutions; Sharing secrets...
Topic Started: Oct 5 2009, 10:27 AM (205 Views)
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Its a good start Sionis (If you want to make this an index format -- just tell me, and I'll my delete posts as necessary so you can have a clean slate to put each post beside each other)

I'd probably include some words that currently ring badly with delegates, though this list is ever changing...

Ex.
  • Trade
  • Abortion
  • Healthcare


It might be important to mention why these 'negative words' form -- the media, the media likes to divide discussions into two options ... pro-life, pro-choice ... public or private healthcare.... nature or nurture... blah blah blah. Thus using these media buzz-words in proposals will encourage the same sort of black/white discussion which is no good for resolutions (because you're automatically scaring off half of the much-needed sheep vote).

However before the title there comes something else --- brainstorming, forming ideas. Though that stage is throughout the drafting phase, as you must always be brainstorming original ideas to solve problems with the drafting (flexibility!) -- the initial brainstorm is obviously still very important.
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Oh, albeit not the greatest piece of work the WA has passed -- but "For the Detained and Convicted" was definitely one of the coolest titles for any WA proposal ever. Sure, it was ridden with flaws, and loopholes. But who could turn down voting for a proposal with that name !?
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I'm trying to think of a list of things to consider for a well written proposal,

  • Technical Language

    • Language
    • Organization / Flow / Presentation
    • Loopholes
    • Specificness vs. Vagueness (Strength/Focus)
    • Past Resolutions
    • Legality

  • Rhetoric
    • Argument
    • Meaning
    • Persuasiveness
    • Preamble

  • Sovereignty Issues

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Hhhm.. I usually telegram around 250-300 delegates that I know are fairly active. Its imperative that the telegram campign begins as soon as the proposal is submitted to allow as much time as possible for delegates to log on aimlessly and find your proposal.

I usually keep a list of about 120-150 delegates that constantly approve my proposals, and then telegram around a 100 or so more delegates by seeing which delegates are online currently (using the [delegate votes] link on the At-Vote thread).

My success rate is usually around 40 endorsements/8 hours on the first day of the telegram campaign.

As for sending the telegrams, browser tabs are your friend...

and, ALWAYS, ALWAYS take the time to put the name of the delegate in the telegram letter. Personalization is vital to the success of a telegram campign. Also it gives you a good time-wasting thing to do while avoiding the Spam alert. :D

Oh, and proposal links are the way of the future for telegram campaigns !
An explanation on those could be useful.
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