Non-Humans in NationStates

[Tsim Sha Tsui]

Question: Should non-human nations be recognized as an official part of NationStates?

Background: Recently there has been a lot of argument in the General Assembly forums over whether or not proposed resolutions should have to be inclusive of all species that apparently populate the world of NationStates. While I support letting people roleplay whatever and however they wish, it bothers me that the entirety of NationStates must apparently acknowledge and legislate around the Kingdom of Elven Manatees* or the Republic of Transcendent Ferns*.

But what do you think?

*Not real nations... as far as I know.

[Enigmatic]

I think I'd like to visit the Republic of Transcendent Ferns. I bet it's very peaceful there, probably a great place to relax.

Anyway, the way I see it the WA is mostly roleplay anyway. If non-human nations have become a significant part of the NS community then it's only fair that they should be recognized. It wouldn't be difficult to accommodate them. Just some slight change in the wording is all that's needed. Throw in "sapients" in the right places and it's done.

By the way, very nice quotations in your signatures.

[Woonsocket]

There is (as far as we know, at least) a human behind every one of those Elven Manatees. Even if not, so what? We're not xenophobic here - and the rules that I have read don't prohibit it.

[Tsim Sha Tsui]

There's been a lot of "the proposed resolution is illegal and/or doesn't apply to me because it discriminates against faeries" stuff on the General Assembly boards, and it's driving me crazy. Like I said, I'm all about letting people roleplay whatever they want, I just don't like people dragging others into their fantasies unnecessarily.

[Scarsaw]

Is it an unnessissary fantasy or is it bringing a element to the game, seeing how the WA deals with discrimination and special needs. In today's modern age, we are not troubled with the same racist laws that pledged societies in the past; however, I think it will be interesting to relive struggles to equality...only instead of black or native, we face ferns and fariries.