Draft:Cupertino Forum for Micronational Diplomacy

**Cupertino Forum for Micronational Diplomacy**
Cupertino Forum for Micronational Diplomacy
	Logo;
Official languages	English
Leaders
• Projects Secretary	Tyler Mullins
• Events Secretary	Vacant
Establishment
• Established	1 June 2024
	Website; www.cupertino.forum; Discord; discord.cupertino.forum

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The Cupertino Forum for Micronational Diplomacy is a public micronational forum for micronational cooperation, diplomacy, and socializing. The Cupertino Forum was formed on the 1st of June, 2024, as the successor organization of the Cupertino Alliance, which had voted for dissolution 3 weeks previously.

Origins

The Resolution to Dissolve the Cupertino Alliance passed on the 8th of May, 2024.^[1] This resolution was proposed because it was declared and universally agreed upon by the membership that the Cupertino Alliance had become overburdened with programs, tasks, elections, and bureaucracy, resulting in an organization-wide burnout. The Cupertino Alliance had accomplished much as an organization, but it had run its course.
In addition, some members claimed that the primary value which the Cupertino Alliance provided for its members in its current state was as a social venue where members can discuss micronationalism, share news, see what others are doing, collaborate, and otherwise make friends within the community. Others added that possibly the greatest moments within the alliance were during times when the administration leaned into these social aspects, such as the time of the first culture fests, Noted! Project, and Twin Towns project. From these thoughts, the idea was born of taking the Cupertino Alliance and stripping out all the bureaucracy and unnecessary, unused programs, and converting the organization into something that would significantly simpler in procedure and would focus solely on these social aspects as a way of encouraging development through diplomacy and idea-sharing, rather than by tasking an administration with running ministries and programs to do so.
After 22 and a half hours of deliberation, the Resolution to Dissolve the Cupertino Alliance was amended to grant full ownership of all Cupertino Alliance assets jointly to Tyler Mullins and Sertor Valentinus, then passed unanimously. Through this provision, it was publicly declared on the 10th of May, 2024, that the Cupertino Alliance would be succeeded by the Cupertino Forum as of the 1st of June, 2024. The Cupertino Forum system was devised through the careful consideration of former Cupertino Alliance delegates on the Cupertino Alliance Reconstruction Committee: Tyler Mullins and Sertor Valentinus of New Athens, James Murray of Avalonia, Anthony I of Saspearian, and Phillip Joseph Pillin of Pibocip.^[2]
Three weeks after its launch under a private, application-based membership system, the Cupertino Forum was reorganized to be fully open to the public.^[3]

Membership

Anyone can join and participate in the Cupertino Forum as an individual, no formal application required. The content of the forum is public to all, but individuals are granted the ability to participate through a simple vetting process. To join the forum, individuals simply have to meet the following requirements and join the Cupertino Forum discord server:

Must be a citizen of a micronation.
Must have a discord account.
Must not be in violation of the discord terms of service.
Must not pose a safeguarding risk or other risk towards members of the Cupertino Forum, or associate closely with those who do.

After joining the discord server, individuals will be greeted with the following message:

Which micronation do you represent?
1. Please set your username to the <name> - <nation> format.
Where did you get an invite to the server?

Once an individual answers the questions and changes their username to the proper format, they will be granted full access to participate in the forum, assuming the above requirements are also satisfied.

Activities

Collaboration channels for various topics on micronationalism, such as diplomacy, culture, design, physical development, economy, technology, micro-law, government and military, in addition to a few channels for general and off-topic discussion.
Various diplomatic and nation-building programs, such as the Twin Towns diplomatic program, the Nutmeg member blog, and nation building guides.
Events, such as summits and cultural-exchange festivals.

References

↑ Ramsay, Chris (6 May 2024). "RESOLUTION TO DISSOLVE THE CUPERTINO ALLIANCE".
↑ Mullins, Tyler (3 June 2024). "The Cupertino Forum is Live!".
↑ Mullins, Tyler (26 June 2024). "Cupertino Forum Opens Doors, Eliminates Membership Requirement".

External links

Media

Cupertino Forum on Twitter

Links

[1] Ramsay, Chris (6 May 2024). "RESOLUTION TO DISSOLVE THE CUPERTINO ALLIANCE".

[2] Mullins, Tyler (3 June 2024). "The Cupertino Forum is Live!".

[3] Mullins, Tyler (26 June 2024). "Cupertino Forum Opens Doors, Eliminates Membership Requirement".

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