Proposal queue
The proposal queue is a list of all of the proposed resolutions or proposed repeals that have been submitted by UN Members and Delegates. The proposal queue is found near the bottom of the NationStates United Nations page by clicking on the "List Proposals" link. Typically the queue is anywhere from 5 to 15 pages in length. Each page of the queue contains 5 proposals.
The queue is sorted with the oldest proposals located in the front of the queue. Proposals sit in the proposal queue for either a maximum of four days or until they have achieved a quorum of UN Delegate approvals. The time a proposal has left in the queue is denoted at the bottom of each proposal by the Status and Voting Ends fields. If a proposal has achieved quorum, then its status will change from Lacking Support: Needs xx more approvals to Quorum Reached: In Queue! The queue referenced once a proposal has reached quorum is actually the resolution queue, though technically the document is still a proposal, may still be deleted by the moderators, and may still be approved by UN Delegates. Proposals can be resubmitted to the queue once they have been removed.
Proposals can be deleted by NationStates moderators at any time that they are in the proposal queue if they violate any of the current proposal submission rules. Often when a proposal is deleted, moderators will issue a warning to the proposal sponsor. Once any nation (not player) has received three warnings, that nation will permanently be banned from the United Nations. Just because a proposal is not deleted by a moderator does not imply that the proposal is considered "legal". Sometimes moderators wait to see if a proposal has a remote chance of achieving quorum before deleting the proposal.
The proposal queue will have a different appearance for Delegates and all non-Delegates (regardless of their status in the UN). While in the queue, UN Delegates may give their approval for a proposal to become a resolution. Currently proposals require 6% of the current number of UN Delegates in order to achieve quorum. Typically this 6% threshold means proposals need somewhere between 110 and 145 approvals from UN Delegates in order to become resolutions. In 2002 and early 2003 the threshold for achieving quorum was originally set to 10%. However, few proposals achieved quorum, so the moderators lowered the threshold to its current level.[1]
It is possible to search the proposal queue for specific proposals by using key word searches. Often proposal sponsors include the link for a key word specific search in the telegrams they send to UN Delegates during a telegram campaign. The key word search feature will only find the oldest proposal in the queue that matches the search parameter, thus it is recommended that unique or detailed key words be used.
