For the past few days the region has been enjoying a period of nominations, healthy banter, and casual pokes from yours truly to keep doing stuff. Attitudes have been joyful, NES has been agreeing with my opinions, and people have even been roleplaying. So, obviously, this is a perfect time to present to you with an incredibly comprehensive list of Pardons and Removals of PNG that I would like the Deshret to approve so that I may order them done and foster further feelings of camaraderie and fraternity within our great region. Sounds controversial, you say? Yes, it is, but I believe that these actions are some that are necessary for Osiris to continue progressing as a region and as a community. Therefore, I hereby propose the following to the Deshret for approval:
- Removal of Persona Non Grata status for George Holland
- Removal of Persona Non Grata status for Biyah
- Removal of Persona Non Grata status for Dalimbar
- Removal of Persona Non Grata status for Neenee
- Removal of Persona Non Grata status for Neo Kervoskia
- Full Pardon for Ridersyl
- Full Pardon for Cormac Stark
First, George Holland. I really don't see how we can justify the Persona Non Grata status here, especially given how much he did for our community both as Pharaoh, as Sobek of the Medjai Guard, and as an invaluable member of this community. To declare him for a lengthy persona non grata status for something in the same exact kind as that of the Dourian Embassy, only far less destructive, and welcome him back while rejecting George Holland seems hypocritical. His Delete-on-Site status should play no factor with this, and even if it did, I see no reason why such a historically positive member of the community should have to suffer at the hand of a knee-jerk ban.
Next, I'll address the foursome of Biyah, Dalimbar, Neenee, and Neo Kervoskia as one unit. First of all, not only do you have them at least partially to thank for the fact that we actually hold the region today, given their efforts in the 2013 Summer of Gatesville's Coup, but it seems to me that this PNG comes down to nothing more than the typical paranoia that is associated with capable players who know how to play the game. The "Empire" as the group is known, seems to have some sort of bogeyman vibe to it, and such paranoia does nothing besides continuing years-long resentment without any purpose behind it. All contributed significantly to Osiris, and all should be once again given the opportunity to serve in the region if they wish. If anybody wishes to imply that they'd re-appear and instantly subvert Osiris back to some sort of twisted agenda, then feel free to do so. You're wrong, and such a statement treats Osiris as if its some lumbering oaf of a region rather than the fully capable and influential Game-Created Region that we are.
Moving on, I ask for approval of a full pardon of Ridersyl. Convicted for Forum Destruction, he has evidently shown incredible amounts of remorse and maturity in regards to the situation, becoming a well-respected individual and putting his past behind him. While he is eligible for parole in February, I don't think that's enough, and I honestly don't think that he should be forced to be subject to that. We know he's not going to be an issue, we know he's a dedicated player with a good heart, and turning a new leaf is always a good prospect to take.
Finally, I ask for approval of a full pardon of Cormac Stark. While treason he did commit, I fully believe that it is rather pointless for him to serve out a full sentence for what was more of a statement than any real intention to commit crime. Similar to the Empire's actual December 2012 coup, Cormac used the opportunity to outline flaws within the Osiris Fraternal Order's model at the time. Over my first two terms, I very much worked to apply the sentiments expressed within Cormac's plea to ensure that his statement of the Osiris Fraternal Order's failure would not ring true. I think, if we look over the past year, we can see the significant improvement that Osiris has underwent, and I for one am thankful for Cormac's speech for making a statement to many Osirans who needed to hear it.
Now comes the even more fun part, as you all already likely begin planning which to conspire to pass of these and which to conspire to fail. I am proposing this as an all or nothing proposal. There will be no vote on each individual PNG Removal and Pardon, they are all together a package deal. You will either choose to pass all of the removals and pardons, or you will choose to pass none. There is no compromise from my end on this. The goal of this is not only to remove many bans that I consider senseless, along with others that I think have served their purpose, but to continue demonstrating to the greater NS world that Osiris continues to turn a new leaf and allows for formerly ostracized members to turn their own new leaf. To pass only some, with the typical conspiring that ensues with that, would only reinforce that petty squabbles and personal motivations are what drive everyone here, and my goal is to continue ensuring that matters like those are not present within our great region. As lofty as it is, I still aspire for us to be the GCR that sets the example for the others, and conspiracy and plotting have no place here.
So, there's your choice Deshret. All of them, or none of them.
