Embassy of Wolfram and Hart
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Cerian Quilor
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Excellent, thank you.
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I'm sure you're wondering: What is Wolfram and Hart?
Well, Wofram and Hart is a new region, created just over two months ago on Februrary 23rd, 2012. The theme behind the region is a Law Firm. The leadership of the region starts with the Three Senior Partners, who are all Admins, and share access to the RootAdmin account and the Founder Nation. They have limited powers beyond that, apart from those of other Partners. Acting together, they can a few small things to act on the rest of the Partners.
The Partners of Wolfram and Hart are those Associates of the Firm who have distinguished themselves through Merit and Contribution to the Firm. Every Seventy Days, the Partners Council, which is made up of all Senior Partners and Partners, gets together to vote on those Associates who have distingished themselves, promoting the best to the Council. The Council also elects the Five Directors, and serves as the primary legislative body - all laws need to get final approval from the Associate Assembly, made up of all people Associate and above, before going into effect, but they can only make an up or down vote.
The 5 Directors are the executive government of the firm. The Director of Contracts manages the Foreign Affairs of the Firm, while the Director of Special Projects handles the military. The Director of Entertainment handles culture, events, and so on. The Director of Human Resources oversess Recruitment and Integration, both on and off the forums. The Director of Litigation serves as the Judge in Disciplinary Hearings, and heads the process of the initial drafting of legislation, so that Associates have the chance to be in the legislative process at the input and output stages.
The finalized Charter was passed seven days days ago, and Directorship Elections have started. They will close on May Second.
If you have any questions, you can ask. And you can always feel free to visit us on our forums.
http://z13.invisionfree.invalid/NS_Wolfram_and...dex.php?act=idx
Update 0:
I'm sure you're wondering: What is Wolfram and Hart?
Well, Wofram and Hart is a new region, created just over two months ago on Februrary 23rd, 2012. The theme behind the region is a Law Firm. The leadership of the region starts with the Three Senior Partners, who are all Admins, and share access to the RootAdmin account and the Founder Nation. They have limited powers beyond that, apart from those of other Partners. Acting together, they can a few small things to act on the rest of the Partners.
The Partners of Wolfram and Hart are those Associates of the Firm who have distinguished themselves through Merit and Contribution to the Firm. Every Seventy Days, the Partners Council, which is made up of all Senior Partners and Partners, gets together to vote on those Associates who have distingished themselves, promoting the best to the Council. The Council also elects the Five Directors, and serves as the primary legislative body - all laws need to get final approval from the Associate Assembly, made up of all people Associate and above, before going into effect, but they can only make an up or down vote.
The 5 Directors are the executive government of the firm. The Director of Contracts manages the Foreign Affairs of the Firm, while the Director of Special Projects handles the military. The Director of Entertainment handles culture, events, and so on. The Director of Human Resources oversess Recruitment and Integration, both on and off the forums. The Director of Litigation serves as the Judge in Disciplinary Hearings, and heads the process of the initial drafting of legislation, so that Associates have the chance to be in the legislative process at the input and output stages.
The finalized Charter was passed seven days days ago, and Directorship Elections have started. They will close on May Second.
If you have any questions, you can ask. And you can always feel free to visit us on our forums.
http://z13.invisionfree.invalid/NS_Wolfram_and...dex.php?act=idx
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That was fast. 
Cerian Quilor
TNPer
Wolfram and Hart has no economic system, but if you want to send some recruitment telegrams on our behalf... 
And it was fast because Update 0 has been written for some time, and so I just copy-pasted it in.
And it was fast because Update 0 has been written for some time, and so I just copy-pasted it in.
Cerian Quilor
TNPer
Wolfram and Hart, the name anyway, is taken from the TV Show Angel. In that show, there is a Law Firm called Wolfram and Hart. It is called that because it was founded and run by three demons, known only as 'The Wolf', 'The Ram' and 'The Hart'
The Senior Partners are Cerian Quilor (myself); Allie and Viktoria Gryfynn
The Senior Partners are Cerian Quilor (myself); Allie and Viktoria Gryfynn
Cerian Quilor
TNPer
Wolfram and Hart Government
The Senior Partners: Cerian Quilor, Viktoria Gryfynn, Allie
Director of Contracts: Cerian Quilor
Director of Entertainment: Viktoria Gryfynn
Director of Human Resources: Allie
Director of Litigation: WTHAS
Director of Special Projects: Vacant
Regional Population Boom!
On April 10th, when the first recruitment telegram for Wolfram and Hart was spent, the population of Wolfram and Hart approximately 7 or 8, a handful of people personally invited by the Senior Partners, plus the Senior Partners themselves and the founder nation they shared.
By April 25th, the population had spiked to 38, after thousands of recruitment telegrams. But the growth didn't stop there. With every Feeder an Sinker getting recruited in at least once - usually twice - every twenty-four hours, and with our base of active recruiters growing, Wolfram and Hart has spiked to seventy-one at the time of this writing, with more than 10,000 telegrams sent. While it is almost certain this pace is unsustainable in the long run, the future of Wolfram and Hart looks strong. If we can continue to exploit the niche our unique structure provides us, then Wolfram and Hart, already in the top 140 of Regions, by size, will see itself enter the top 100, then the top fifty. It will take time and effort and determination, as well as a heaping helping of luck, but for a new region, founded less than three months ago, and with active recruitment efforts not even a month old, these are impressive results.
A graph created by the Office of Statistics showing recent population growth.
The Iron Heel of Democracy!
As Laid out in the Charter, the Partners Council elects the Five Directors, who manage the Firm in executive, day to day functions. The first elections began two days after the passage of the Charter on April 23rd, and continued for a five day standing and campaigning period, then a 48 hour voting period. Two of the contests - for Director of Human Resources, and for Entertainment Director - were actually not contests at all, with Allie and Viktoria Gryfynn respectively running unopposed, though that didn't stop them from campaigning. Allie ran on her activity and the significant recruitment efforts she had already put into the region. Viktoria Gryfynn, whose vast NationStates experience fairly speaks for itself, ran on her wealth of experience in Culture Matters, and pointed to The New Inquisition, "one of the most active communities in NationStates" as an example of her experience, given she founded the region, and has been an active and contributing part of its development.
The contest, then, was between Cerian Quilor and WTHAS, both of whom ran for Director of Contracts. WTHAS ran on a bold vision for the Firm, a very snazzy and colorful appeal for alliances and treaties, despite its newness. WTHAS also suggested a slightly more moderate middle-path on the Raider/Defender question, at least in the context of our Foreign Policy. Cerian Quilor, on the other hand, suggested a less snazzy, but, in his words, more practical, program, of a slower, steady process for this term, of establishing relations with regions across the NationStates world, getting the Firm's name out there, getting ourselves established as a recognized region before we go around actively looking for treaties and alliances. Cerian was also unambiguous on his status as a Raider. He didn't propose not having relations with or friendly communication with, Defender regions and organizations, and of course would advance ties with neutral ones, but did say that he believed Wolfram and Hart would be best served, as time continued on, beyond the coming term, by forging close ties with the leading Raider Regions.
As the Campaigning period winded down, WTHAS, seeing the overall interest of the Council leaning towards Cerian, bowed out gracefully, ceding the position, and standing for the position of Director of Litigation, a post he ran for unopposed, and won. Cerian would go on to win the position of Director of Contracts.
Unfortunately, no one ran for the position of Director of Special Projects, which shall leave the military forces of the Firm for when the region has a broader base of Partners.
Making Sausage!
Crafting and then passing the Corporate Charter was only the first step towards creating an effective government for the region. In the same way that the Constitution of the United States in of itself is only part of the story of American Government, and so on.
There are two things immediately on our plate for Legislation, which began before the election, but will now continue under the leadership of Director of Litigation WTHAS inside the Department of Litigation.
The primary subject for discussion has been a Criminal Code for the region, though the name currently settled on for it is 'The Standards and Practices of Wolfram and Hart' in keeping with our theme as a Law Firm. It is a fairly unimaginative piece of work, with large parts of it being borrowed from the Criminal Codes and similar documents from other, more established regions, operating on the 'if it isn't broke, don't fix it' doctrine of legislation-writing. After first deciding the descriptions for each illegal crime individually in a brainstorming sense, a singular draft has been created as the center for further discussion on the subject.
The discussion on the draft has centered on DoL WTHAS thinking that the draft was too long, and advocating a more simplified and loose set of legal limitation. He also argued it was confusing for new members and that no one would read them DoHR Allie, along with Associate Apollo and DoC Cerian Quilor, the primary others in the discussion, have all disagreed, saying that first of all it is not too long, and that only with strict, clear definitions, rather than 'loose' and 'broad' ones, can ensure that law is properly enforced. Partner aquinas agreed with WTHAS's position.
As the debate started to grow acrimonious, Allie stepped in with a comprise, creating a user-friendly version of the S&P that didn't use legalese, but rather informal and non-legislative language that detailed what the crimes and punishments were in that simple language, while for the purposes of prosecution, trials, and so on, the more formalized language document would be used. This compromise appears to have worked, and now the draft has been put before the Partners Council.
Wolfram and Hart's Partners and Associates discuss the Standards and Practices.
Have any questions for the Firm? Want to check us out? Just want to say hi! Well, as always, you're free to visit us on our forums: http://z13.invisionfree.invalid/NS_Wolfram_and_Hart/index.php?act=idx
damn, I watched the whole of ANgel, and I never knew that.Kisyra Quilor:
Must have fallen asleep in that episode.
Cerian Quilor
TNPer
Wolfram and Hart technically has no military alignment yet, but the vast majority of the Firm's leadership, and all the Senior Partners are Raiders or Raider-inclined. W&H will be a raider region unless somehow a defender manages to get elected DoSP, which I highly doubt. So right now we're 'leans raider'.
Cerian Quilor
TNPer
I'll make sure to have the Office of Statistics make more graphs in update 1.2
Cerian Quilor
TNPer
Wolfram and Hart Government
The Senior Partners: Cerian Quilor, Viktoria Gryfynn, Allie
Director of Contracts: Cerian Quilor
Director of Entertainment: Viktoria Gryfynn
Director of Human Resources: Allie
Director of Litigation: WTHAS
Director of Special Projects: Vacant
Delegate Elections
As laid out in the Charter, Wolfram and Hart has held elections for the World Assembly Delegate. Unfortunately, the elections were...less than spectacular. This was no doubt due to the fact that Wolfram and Hart is so new, and thus overall small, that the election was uncontested, with Provisional Delegate Erasticanius winning without incident.
Despite running uncontested, Erasticanius has proven to be an able delegate, managing to secure the endorsements of most of the WA nations in the region, and maintaining an active presence on the RMB, as well as being prompt in bringing WA Resolutions before the region and casting the voted decision of the region quickly and efficiently.
Going Up!
Wolfram and Hart's population has continued to rise at a steady, if not spectacular, rate, and the future of Wolfram and Hart continues to look bright on that front. A major spike of 7 nations in one day on May 18 is also noteworthy, as well. We have, of course, lost nations to leaving the region or the occasional CTE, and we will no doubt continue to do so, but, at the same time, we have managed to bring in enough nations to not only make up for our losses, but continue to grow.
Our regular recruitment efforts are not perfect, but with the impending shut-off of the scripts, Wolfram and Hart stands to not suffer in the least, compared to some regions, anyway. With no time-delay, and no worries about not being experienced in manual recruitment, Wolfram and Hart has good luck there
However, there has been some difficulty in translating this continued successful recruitment into new people active on the forums, and a plan to start telegraming all residents with a carefully written Telegram - apart from their standard welcoming one - in a new initiative to sell them on the forum has been initiated, and said telegram is now in the works of being written.
Laws Put Into Effect
Actually, in Wolfram and Hart, no has to sign a bill for it to become law.
Wolfram and Hart, after a great deal of time and debate, has managed to pass a Criminal Code - the Standards and Practices of Wolfram and Hart. A long document, part of the compromise struck that led to its passage in the Partners Council was the creation of an additional 'Standards and Practices for Dummies', in order to ensure that it is understood by all. The bill passed the Associate Assembly with ease two days after it left the Partners Council.
The second bill was a simple act, designed to formally give the process of promotion from Intern to Associate into the hands of the Director of Human Resources, to allow a flexible policy to be set from time to time, changing now obsolete sections of the Constitution as well.
Time for Boot Camp
Hopefully the W&H military can get by without having too much of this.
In other news, a decision has been reached by the region that letting the entire military complex of the firm lie fallow while waiting for the next round of elections and a chance to elect a Director of Special Projects is a bad idea. Senior Partner and Director of Contracts Cerian Quilor introduced a plan to begin a process of enlisting volunteers into the military and training them, as well as making a handful of training raids, though no serious endeavors will be taken, since that is technically the purview of the Director of Special Projects, rather than the ad-hoc interim leadership Cerian will be providing.
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Uncontested elections are annoying. Luckily this time for us, we only had the position of Speaker running uncontested. Thanks for the update!
Cerian Quilor
TNPer
A while ago Violet annouced that scripts were going to be banned again.
And has taken almost a month to actually formally ban them...
And has taken almost a month to actually formally ban them...
Cerian Quilor
TNPer
Well, the process was made eaiser because we self-consciously stole a lot of language from the Europeian Criminal code, using the 'not broke, don't fix it' model of writing. There were plenty of changes, but having a model to work from made the whole task about 10x easier.
As an example of the 'for dummies' version, Allie, who wrote it said things like this: for the clause banning pornspamming: "don’t post porn. Please, just don’t. We know where to find it ourselves, thank you very much. If you do post porn, we’ll have to watch your posts for at least two months after you get unbanned."
As an example of the 'for dummies' version, Allie, who wrote it said things like this: for the clause banning pornspamming: "don’t post porn. Please, just don’t. We know where to find it ourselves, thank you very much. If you do post porn, we’ll have to watch your posts for at least two months after you get unbanned."
Cerian Quilor
TNPer
Wolfram and Hart at a Glance
Population: 140 Nations
Ranking: 59th
WA Delegate: Erasticanius (10 Endorsements)
The Senior Partners: Cerian Quilor, Viktoria Gryfynn, Allie
Director of Contracts: Cerian Quilor
Director of Entertainment: Viktoria Gryfynn
Director of Human Resources: Allie
Director of Litigation: Allie (Temp)
Director of Intelligence and Security: John Titor
Here Comes the WOLF Pack!
Each region new and old needs to be able to present itself on the world stage either peacefully or aggressively. Wolfram and Hart is already establishing relations with other regions, through treaties and embassies. One concern is being able to enforce what we say and be able to assert our position in some senses. On May 22, 2012, Wolfram and Hart established the Warfare Operations & Logistic Forces or WOLF for short. The military outfit is small and young, but like anything in its infancy packs a lot of potential. With this goes well with already two seasoned veterans in the art raiding, and two incoming fresh recruits. This is good with the force growing there are already people to help any the newer recruits that will come in the future. WOLF is also conducting practice raids and this frequent training will not stop anywhere in the near future. We will be able to continue and be able to support any of allies that call upon us. We are WOLF, strong and enduring. Dedicated and ready to embrace the future!
Article Written by John Titor
Cultural Convergence!
While writing Updates may be a significant part of any Foreign Affairs Organization for any region, there are, of course, more important things that the Department of Contracts – like making treaties. And the Department of Contracts has had a significant success on that.
Empires of Earth, in its several incarnations, is an old and storied region, with a great history. Wolfram and Hart, of course, is a new region with little history behind it, but it is a testament to Wolfram and Hart's growth that it was able to secure a treaty with a region like Empires of Earth.
The treaty, called the Treaty of Pylea, contains provisions for non-aggression, military support, and a cultural exchange, which has been underway on the Wolfram and Hart forums. Consisting of some standard fare – spam games and getting to know you stuff, there is also a murder mystery roleplay that is happening too.
Article Written by Cerian Quilor
Intelligence and Security Act Passes & New Director of Intelligence and Security!
The region of Wolfram and Hart has an established charter of practices that helps the region function. Each law has flaws or places that lack oversight, the Intelligence and Security Act addresses many concerns that the charter lacks. The charter addresses how someone is able to be elected into a directorship, but does not concern on how to put someone into the position if it is vacant. The ISA allows the board of directors to nominate someone into the position with oversight from the Senior Partners to make the final call.
Several new functions of security were developed because of this law. The Warfare Operation & Logistic Forces (WOLF) is now the official military unit for the region. The Bureau of Intelligence & Security becomes the nation's first and official intelligence agency designed to deal with foreign threats. They will work closely with the intelligence services of our allies!
All these agencies fall under the Director of Intelligence and Security who will be someone of high trust. This someone of high trust will have oversight from the Senior Partners. He will also be able to delegate his responsibilities to someone he appoints only in times that it requires. If the Director of Intelligence and Security is ever vacant then the responsibilities of the position will fall to the Director of Litigation. This position will never fall on deaf ears again like it has done in the past.
With the passing of the Intelligence and Security Act, this gives the mechanism to appoint someone to this previously vacant office. With the nominations of the board of directors and permission from the Senior Partners, John Titor was appointed to the position. Being relatively new to the region he was able to gain the trust from his supporters to be able to gain the directorship. We have high hopes for him and his future here at Wolfram and Hart.
Article Written by John Titor
Breakout Star: John Titor
Breakout Stars. Every region has them. That once in a long time newcomer who shows up, and immediately hits the ground running. They have an active, engaging personality, and they jump right into the business of working in government any way that is available to them, as well as taking part in the off-topic community aspects of the region in a big way. Indeed, one of the key ingredients to the success of any new region is the presence of at least one of those Breakout Stars.
Wolfram and Hart has been blessed to get one such Breakout Star. John Titor, a time traveler who initially left his original time to prevent a global nuclear war, his time machine ended up breaking down in this time, and so for the moment, he's playing tourist. Wolfram and Hart, having no danger from nuclear weapons, was more than willing to welcome him in.
In his less than a month here in Wolfram and Hart, he's helped write a law, sent over a thousand recruitment telegrams, taken an active part in WOLF, written a law from the ground up himself, and in general been a hugely active and contributing member. It is not an understatement to say that Wolfram and Hart would be considerably less healthier than it is now if not for John Titor.
Wolfram and Hart honor's its successful members, and for one's such as John Titor, it makes that honoring a public, inter-regional process. John Titor has definitely earned this kind of recognition and
more.
Article Written by Cerian Quilor
Declaration of War!
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Today will be the day of days, where Wolfram and Hart will declare war on the Greater German Reich and join the world fighting against their tyranny. The Greater German Reich has shown such depraved attacks on several regions. Their most recently notable offense is the attack on the United Kingdom of Britain, an attack that sparked the attention of the Land of Kings and Emperors. The Greater German Reich attacked without warning and without discretion. And it was this attack on their ally and former territory that made the Land of Kings and Emperors declare war, which in turn sparked an international effort to contain this menace to the world.
The Greater German Reich has been part of a low-burn war that has escaped the notice of too many people in NationStates, for far too long, with GGR. The Greater German Reich, which names Adolf Hitler as their Head of State, actively promoting a morally repugnant ideology, and is entirely unapologetic for their evil. We join this war in order to stop the spreading of their ideology and prevent such attacks from happening again.
Going to war appears to be a dark time for any region, but this is not the case for us. It is our time to rise up and our time to shine. With this we set ourselves onto the world stage and we shall show that people like the Greater German Reich cannot push anyone around without repercussion. We will be able to make Wolfram and Hart's name known to the world, to the powers of NationStates, in a way that allows us to contribute to this war, and to the advancement of Wolfram and Hart. Together, we can rally our region and join the larger war effort.
Declaration Drafted by John Titor and Cerian Quilor
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Following my discussions with the founder of Wolfram and Hart. This embassy is closed. Should the region become active and get back on its feet, they are welcome to apply again.