Osiris Fraternal Order

Commend Harmoneia
A resolution to recognize outstanding contribution by a nation or region.

Category: Commendation | Nominee: Harmoneia | Proposed by: Milograd

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Description: The Security Council,

Believing that dedication and contribution to the success of communities is an act that fulfills the Security Council's goals of promoting international goodwill and peace, and that nations that achieve that aim are deserving of commendation,

Acknowledging that the nation of Harmoneia has a storied history of dedication and contribution to the region of Lazarus, that the region was the original region were new nations reformed after ceasing to exist, and that Harmoneia's efforts there include, but are by no means limited to:

• Being a member of the regional community for over eight years at the time of this resolution's writing,
• Serving as the region's WA Delegate five times, which is more than any other nation in Lazarene history,
• Spearheading the efforts as WA Delegate in 2005 that led to Lazarus achieving regional forum activity records that stood until 2013, which is significant because it is an accomplishment that starkly contrasted the previous status quo of inactivity in Lazarus, and showed the potential for life in the "region of revival",
• Serving as the community's administrator on all three of its historical forums, and thus being responsible for maintaining and preserving a core home to Lazarus' community,
• Contributing to the preservation of Lazarus's 10-year history by maintaining the forums and recording information in descriptive accounts that detail the region's past,
• Being a co-founding member state of the modern government of Lazarus, the People's Republic, which has been responsible for setting hitherto unseen levels of success for Lazarus in the fields of cultural, military, political, and legislative activity

Realizing that Harmoneia's contributions and activities extend beyond Lazarus, and that Harmoneia created the region of Jethnea, a region that at one point had over 300 nations,

Noting that that Jethnea is a founding member of the Founderless Regions Alliance, which is an organization whose member states have been been previously commended by the Security Council for their activities in defense of the world's regions,

Appreciating Harmoneia's long career of defending regions against invasions, and the nation's service in organizations such as the Founderless Regions Alliance ("FRA"), the United Defenders League ("UDL"), and the Lazarene Liberation Army ("LLA"),

Affirming that the above stated actions constitute dedication and contribution to the success of communities both big and small in the world,

Hereby Commends Harmoneia.

Co-authored by Hobbesistan and Kazmr.

Lord Ravenclaw wrote:Tue Dec 31, 2013 12:51 pmWell considering we're currently trying to court Lazarus and seek their recognition I'd recommend holding off on voting for the moment.

I don't understand how we're commending someone allegedly primarily for their contributions to the activity and community of Lazarus, when the record of that region is one of inactivity and irrelevance over vast swathes of the 2005-2013 period which is under question. Furthermore, Harmoneia disappeared for significant periods of this time anyway - it's not like she was around regularly for even most of the period. I don't see how anyone can commend Harmoneia for her efforts towards creating an active or vibrant community of Lazarus when that region has performed so badly in those departments. And it's not a matter of it being because its a sinker - cause we've seen more forum activity in the past 2 years from for instance Balder, than the past 7 in Lazarus. Will the author also be commending Rach? I think not.

The truth is we're not commending her for her service to Lazarus - cause we'd have done that years ago if that was worthy of commendation. We're commending her for handing Lazarus to Milograd when she got the chance to, a few months ago. Which interestingly despite not being mentioned in the text, is probably the most significant thing she has ever done anyway.

Now, Milograd may actually have the skill and intuition to make something substantial of Lazarus. Qualities which Jethnea's dismal performance as a region shows that Harmoneia clearly lacks. There are countless other uncommended defenders who have built up better regions than Jethnea, or contributed more to central defender institutions like FRA/UDL. And also defenders who have served with merit in GCRs. Admittedly not many have done all of these things, but I would say better to have done one thing with merit than several with insignificance.

Such a record of image conscious trophy chasing above actual substance probably places one in a strong position for a Commendation though, so I guess it is inevitable. However, it is just ironic that the real breakthrough in Harmoneia's journey to Saintdom, has come from doing something in such exact contradiction to her supposed past of "promoting international goodwill and peace", ie. the Lazarus Purges.