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Region: Lands End
There was no reason to triple-post there. Use the edit button.
It is perfectly rational to disagree with the WA. I tagged this region Anti-World Assembly for a reason. The problem is this:
Most of you have no idea how the WA functions. Take Liberations as an example. They remove the ability of officials in founderless UCRs to set regional passwords. That means they have no effect on GCRs or regions with founders, so all the arguing about the last few Liberations has been completely pointless.Fair enough. As a new Delegate (and a somewhat new nation in general), I am still learning. I've always been a bit fuzzy on the SC resolutions. If anyone has any tips for me, it would be appreciated.
Would Liberating the East Pacific have any effect on Queen Yuno?
All hail Mercantana!
Bluximburg
Thanks. For this reason, the Liberation of The East Pacific appears to have no other purpose other than symbolic. Which, in my previously posted explanation of my opinion towards SC resolutions, I stated my distaste for symbolic liberations. I have changed my vote to AGAINST.
By the way, is there any place I can go to learn more about the function of the WA, Merc? I feel like that would be useful.
My country's lifespan is 47.68 years, any advice?
If you see an issue that could have ANY perceivable effects on lifespan, you might want to try choosing the most kind option
The United Banking Associaton, Some Random Lands
Greetings from the Armed States of Felkia! We are a nation that likes weed and mandatory military service. Its illegal to make racist remarks in public. Refer to rolled up weed as doobies, not joints. calling it a joint is disrespect and can get you arrested. Other than that I'm glad to be part of this region. :D
Unfortunately, that might mean having to choose some socialist or social democratic policies.
Saint Gloria, The United Banking Associaton, The Democracy Of Red Star, Waikaloa
Since TEP is a feeder region, there is no password and never will be -- therefore there is nothing to "liberate." Right?
The Democracy Of Red Star, Waikaloa
Well, that's where you gotta decide what your priorities are. Not every issue has to be one way for your nation to be the way you want it. You will always get more issues, so sacrificing a few issues to increase lifespan is nothing. Sometimes there is a middle-of-the-road option for issues, so you could look into that. Or, depending on the circumstance, you could just dismiss the issue.
The Democracy Of Red Star, Some Random Lands, Waikaloa, Vilkona
True. Even So, Torranta does have a point, you kinda have to compromise some issues in order to increase things.
The Democracy Of Red Star, Some Random Lands, Waikaloa
Yeah, that's what I did with mine. Since I identify as an anarchist, there was one issue where I abolished the government and my lifespan crashed while crime increased. I had to start putting in socialist elements into my country, and it became a Civil Rights Lovefest. I also had a very high and I still do have a pretty high Rudeness mark and I'm trying to get that down. The Government Size I have is growing, I saw that I was in the top 60%. I try to find ways to increment free market policies and good social "welfare" for the nation.
The Democracy Of Red Star, Waikaloa
I'm pretty annoyed that my country is classified either as a: Innofensive Centrist Democracy, or a New York Times Democracy.
The Democracy Of Red Star, Okla-Texas, Waikaloa
When I started, (to my knowledge) I was a New York Times Democracy. Now I'm Capitalizt.
In other news, I actually applied for my Passport recently, and when I applied, it was the day before Trump let go of SecState Tillerson.
Besides me going to a foreign country later this summer, it will help me quite a bit in the long run domestically, since my state is not compliant with REAL ID enforcement yet. It isn't going to be compliant even after the extension ends later this year. From what they say, the state expects to be compliant late next year, but one thing is for sure: between the time it'll be frustrating.
Government is so efficient (sarcasm).
The Democracy Of Red Star, Waikaloa
It's quite surprising seeing a captializt in nation states, almost like unicorn. ( maybe free market paradises fit that description better)
The Democracy Of Red Star, Waikaloa
I'm usually a Capitalist Paradise, but every once in a while, the WA drags me down to an Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
By the way, TESDAI ceased to exist 13 days ago... for those of you who care...
The Democracy Of Red Star, Butcherhooks, Okla-Texas, Waikaloa
Thats bad..... poor TESDAI.....#Rip_TESDAI (I Will hold a funeral)
And my country is a Democratic Socialists (but we can change of night)
Butcherhooks, Okla-Texas, Where Your Deadbeat Dad Lives, Waikaloa
If there is one more "fascist" liberation I'm leaving the wa.
RIP TESDAI
You don't have to pay attention to the SC you know...
By the way, I am in the middle of re-establishing the documents that Tesdai brought down to the grave with him. They're kind of important, so that project is under way.
Archen Federation, Buryasia, Clarkentrent
As for TESDAI, his ban was for good reason. Perhaps he is using a new name now to escape the old one. Who knows.
I actually miss TESDAI
RIP
Okla-Texas
hello. I have a bit of an issue with one of the issues, and I was wondering if any of you could help. I got the issue where a school apparently has a ritual day where they beat up a particular group of people, and while I can narrow it down to two options, both seem like the move of a tyrant to me. should I ban all perceived bullying(while the physical abuse definitely needs to stop, the choice makes it quite clear that it would also involve government controlling what people say) or force the kids to play sports(not a fan of forcing people to do something, but this is the only other option that isn't completely insane)?
Saint Gloria
I've had this one before. Like you I was really upset that there wasn't a solution that would fit my political beliefs. In the end I chose forcing them to play sports, because I felt that freedom of speech was most important to keep intact.
Saint Gloria
You could just dismiss the issue.
You could propose your own repeals.
Buryasia
Saint Gloria, Buryasia, Grater Tovakia
Post self-deleted by Okla-Texas.
Bonnie Blue Republic, Saint Gloria
Please forgive me, I was not aware of the situation. Deleted.
More fruitless anti-nazi B.S in the WA.
United Anime Emirates
To all Lands End: My comment of Tesdai's ceasing to exist was neither commemorative nor nostalgic. It was merely a passing comment. I did not intend to spur on any subsequent posts regarding the matter. Tesdai asked me not to bring attention to him after he left, and so I have failed him in this regard by bringing the matter back up.
Yes, we get it, WA is annoying us right now. Stop commenting about it and DO something about it. Complaining about it not only wastes space and time on this rmb, but also fails to fix the problem. In addition to all this, this region has been a little more inactive of late than I would like, so in order to get a few more posts...
QUESTION OF THE DAY!: What is the most ridiculous school assignment that you have ever received?
My answer: My teacher told me to read the Webster Dictionary in 4th grade and take a comprehension test over it.
Saint Gloria
In 6th (?maybe?) grade my English teacher had us do a parody song about something we had learned so far in English that year.
I would tell you what I made, but it is the worst thing I've ever created and should remain lost to time.
A friendly reminder. If you have not done so already, I encourage everyone to endorse @torranta in order to increase our influence in the WA. Thank you.
Buryasia, Waikaloa
I imagine it was a minimum of at least 2000 pages, if the font size was that big.
Buryasia
These liberation are really getting ridiculous.
Okla-Texas, Waikaloa, Narco State
I don't know; I'm kinda curious -- are the femdoms really being oppressed by nazis? And if so, will resetting the password really lead to a renewed flourishing of the femdoms? Who can say?
Archen Federation
General Assembly is a sensible creation, but Security Council has become retarded recently.
Archen Federation
Hi hi i just joined
Archen Federation, Some Random Lands
Hello there! Welcome to the region! If you have any questions, feel free to ask away. We recommend that you look into becoming a shareholder. For more informations, see Bluximburg.
Buryasia, Bluximburg
Hello, all I just joined looking forward to working with you all!
Archen Federation, Buryasia, Bluximburg, Okla-Texas
I am officially making my nation as fascist as I can. Hail the Federation!
Congratulations to Waikaloa for being appointed as our new VP-PR.
Okla-Texas, Waikaloa
'O ke ku'oko'a a me ka luhi!
Okla-Texas
I would like to announce that I have completed the recovery of the dispatches lost when their manager left. They were quite important, and without anyone to update them, they fell into a state of disrepair. I have spent several hours a day over the last 4 days recreating and renovating these important dispatches. Where the Map section used to be, there is now an Office section, where we will place an Office Building layout once a dedicated Building Manager completes the task of designing one. Shareholders and Officers will be assigned offices in this building. And, a good deal of information contained in these dispatches was horrifically outdated, (especially in the Corporate, History, and Shareholder Registry Sections). But, that age of antiquity is over, and they are new, improved, and ready to roll. Check them out in the WFE labeled Information Center (as always).
Let's not forget that I did not do this by myself. I extend my gratitude to Bluximburg, Mercantana, and Helaw for cooperating with me on this project and for offering information and assistance.
What's next? I intend to finally conclude Yarn-Fest II. It ended in January, but as the elections rolled along, and several valuable nations vanished, I was swept away in regional duties. Now, however, I believe it it time I finally finished the job.
Greetings! Questions? No problem! Ask away!
Buryasia, Clarkentrent, Bluximburg, Okla-Texas, Waikaloa
As CTO, I've noticed some of our embassy regions have had better activity lately!
Welcome! Hope you and Grater Tovakia both make a good home with us here at LE!
Buryasia, Bluximburg
I bring you a murder mystery I can not seem to solve on my own:
my economic adviser has been murdered and the detective has brought all suspects into my office. the business partner and the lover are pointing the figure at each other, the detective is accusing me of doing the crime, and a film maker just jumped out of my closet claiming that the detective is framing me. I refuse to just sit there and be accused of murdering my own advisers, so I'm ruling the detective's claim out. while we debate whether the detective is a terrorist or just incompetent, other details to consider is that the business partner has a red stained sleeve and was paying the adviser to give me bad advice, meanwhile the lover seems to be genuinely heartbroken and claims the adviser was going to suggest cutting the subsidies to the business partner's company. while I am tempted to rule out the lover, she at one point says "no wonder the old man had so much blood in him" which seemed a bit suspicious but could just be referring to what the crime scene looked like when the police found it.
so tell me: is the detective just too incompetent to see the business partner's guilt, or is he the one behind the crime in the first place trying to get fame by framing me? or perhaps is the lover an evil mastermind watching as everything goes according to plan?
The long wait is finally over! The results for Yarn-Fest are in and ready to be read! I must apologize for the delay. Due to poor planning on my part, I was swept away in regional duties out of my control due to the loss of several important officials and documents and the arrival of my region's elections. I have only very recently been able to get back to Yarn-Fest, so I hope you can forgive me.
The participation in Yarn-Fest has decreased since the first addition, I suspect because I tried to integrate a required theme into participants' Yarns. I believe this was a bad idea, and I shall refrain from including a theme for future editions of Yarn-Fest.
And, I would like to announce that due to the delay in this edition of Yarn-Fest, Yarn-Fest III is postponed until further notice. It was originally set to start in April, though I think it must be postponed to June at the earliest.
Without further ado, Yarn-Fest II!
Yarn-Fest II Final Scores:
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=998914
Yarn-Fest II Detailed Scores, Comments, and Critiques
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=998913
Yarn-Fest II Yarn Submissions
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=998911
What's next for Torranta? I hope to help the new VP-PR Waikaloa to start a regional newspaper.
Clarkentrent, Waikaloa
I definitely do not deserve any credit for the dispatches. I merely tried to push things along. Thank you so much for your help Torranta
Buryasia, Okla-Texas
By the way, I have reached a new milestone. I have a combined 1000 reads spread across all my dispatches of which there are 24, with an average of 41.9 reads per dispatch (most of them are from Yarn-Fest dispatches of which there are 7). My highest dispatch has 290 reads (Yarn-Fest Round 2 announcement) and my lowest has 2. In future gauges of this particular stat, I will exclude the Lands End dispatches that I recently recovered, since they are not mine to claim, but August's.
And, if you have not yet seen the Yarn-Fest results, check them out. I posted them in an above post. I'm trying to popularize the event as much as possible, since in the first one we had 9 participants and we only had 4 this time. Also, a lot more effort was put into the entries of the first Yarn-Fest. Most them could have easily won this Yarn-Fest had they entered. My original goal of this event was to try to spur competition between regions, and to inspire creativity and activity, but I think I got away from that goal in this edition of the event. I invited too many regions that we do not even know in an effort to get more entries, but I think it was when the group of regions was more tight-knit that we had more participation. I will try to reel it back in for the next one, which I think will be in June. We're going back to basics for the next one, but will certainly keep trying to improve. If anyone has any suggestions on how the event could be improved please notify me.
Bluximburg, Grater Tovakia
All,
I am new and may be thinking too hard about this, but tonight while I was looking at my nation's trends and comparing them to Lands End and I noticed something interesting. What I interpreted from the chart I was looking at was that there was a steep drop in law enforcement spending on the 26th and our spending continues to decrease. Is this normal? If not what specific measures could we do to fix it? If law enforcement spending is not a huge priority my apologies, I just wanted to bring this issue to your attention.
Archen Federation
It is based off of the individual nations in a region whose policy affects law enforcement spending.
If a bunch of nations in Lands End passed more policies that increased law enforcement, the region on average would also have more law enforcement.
If someone here wanted to affect that stat, they would have to do it through their own policies.
The Democracy Of Red Star
It's possible that WA resolutions can affect a region's stats largely due to the quantity of nations in this region whose stats are affected by WA laws. However, the last resolution to pass was Liberate East Pacific on March 27, which could not possibly be the reason. My stats themselves did not change, so it must be individual nations' decisions that affected it. I checked and saw the line myself. If you look at the rest of the line, such drops and rises occur all the time. Stats fluctuate like that all the time, so there is nothing to worry about. Also, Lands End does not particularly care about stats. It's not serious, and we leave each nation to make their own decisions. While this region is marketed towards Capitalists, we are fine with non-capitalists, so it is possible that a nation with drastically different stats than us moved to Lands End and affected our overall stats. I'll say it again, we don't care too much about regional stats.
Bonnie Blue Republic, The Democracy Of Red Star, Clarkentrent, Waikaloa
My nation: "Women complaining about lack opportunity are told to 'man up'
The Democracy Of Red Star, Butcherhooks
Hey guys, looks like you got a new member.
Buryasia, The Democracy Of Red Star, Bluximburg, Okla-Texas
Welcome to the region. Would you like to be a shareholder?
The Democracy Of Red Star
If we did care, the BBR should probably be booted...
I'm a centrally-planned, hardline fascist state in a region that adores free market capitalism and small government.
Buryasia, The Democracy Of Red Star, Grater Tovakia
If you say so!
*boots*
The Democracy Of Red Star
Sneak peek into my April Fools Day plan.
Buryasia, The Democracy Of Red Star
ooo
Buryasia, The Democracy Of Red Star
I'll say my goodbyes now (doesn't sound like a fun plan for me)
Buryasia, The Democracy Of Red Star, Clarkentrent
Ummmmmm who here loves pizza? 🍕
Unike, Saint Gloria, Buryasia, Torranta
I eat it for lunch every week day. #unhealthy
The Democracy Of Red Star
Pizza's pretty great.
The Democracy Of Red Star
Sigh, What exactly is going on here? I've gotten three shareholder applications of which I have not been COO for how long? Also, I'm still a Shareholder? Even though I dropped WA weeks ago? Does anybody have an explanation to any of this utter nonsense?
The Democracy Of Red Star
a. The explanation for the shareholder applications: Mercantana has copies of the Lands End dispatches which are very outdated and probably still have you listed as the COO. Happens to me, too. Luckily, I have made new, updated dispatches, but that won't keep some people from seeing the Mercantana ones instead.
b. Still a Shareholder? Nonsense. One of the updates with the new dispatches was the registry. That was remedied.
Bluximburg
It won't stop them from looking at them, correct. However, someone should be putting big red flashing lights to the new ones. Also, unless you are no longer running the registry or have changed it within the last few minutes, on your dispatch I am still listed as a shareholder.
The Democracy Of Red Star
Rats! I could have sworn I had changed that. Thanks. I looked at your name, told myself I would remove it, and then proceeded to do the exact opposite. Anyway, I think the WFE link is sufficient to draw attention to them. The only foreseeable way I think anyone could stumble across Mercantana's would be if they
a. Went looking for them
b. Clicked the Augustin Alliance tab in the dispatches, then proceeded to click back to the Lands End tab. His links are to his own copies and I have no power to change them.
The Democracy Of Red Star
Just ate it. Pizza is pretty good as far as I'm concerned.
I enjoy pizza that doesn't have any animal products, including cheese.
How do you feel about Trump's new pick, John Bolton?
Hi Everyone! I joined up a few hours ago and havent had time to introduce myself. Im Legoa and if u havent guessed, yes I like legos. Also I am new to Nation States so any help and advice would be appreciated. Any questions?
Buryasia, Bluximburg, The Cincinnatus Republic
It seems these Nazi-themed SC resolutions are receiving more and more backlash, hopefully we'll see more variation in the future.
Hi, glad to meet your acquaintance! Most questions you have about NationStates in general can be found on our Information Center here. We recommend you become a Shareholder in our region so you can earn the right to vote and other fun stuff we have planned for them in the future. For more info on how to become a shareholder, see here or contact our COO, Bluximburg. Any other questions you have can easily be answered right here on the Regional Message Board, or rmb, or through a personal telegram to any one of us officials (and probably most nations here).
You joined at the right time, as many exciting things are starting to happen. For one, that information center and all the other dispatches linked on it are brand spanking new. We also are currently working on the region's first newspaper, and several bylaws to get our Judiciary System on it's feet. It's all very exciting! If you are interested in Role-Play, see our "sub-region," The Breakroom (also brand new).
Bonnie Blue Republic, Clarkentrent, Bluximburg, Legoa
Ok who here wants 🍗 or 🥧?
About Condemn Ever-Wandering Souls: The resolution was proposed by himself, has little to do with gameplay actions, and only tries to condemn him for made up, Role-Played actions. The Security council is meant for condemning nations based off of their gameplay actions most of the time. Knowing that many condemns are seen as trophies by raider regions, and knowing that the target nation is from one of these raider-regions, it can only be assumed that he is looking for a trophy of his own, or else some symbolic purpose. I see this resolution as a breath of fresh air from the recent ones we've had, but it needs to be voted AGAINST, due to its complete pointlessness and as an attempt to bring attention and glory only to himself amongst the raider community.
Buryasia, Legoa
Guys, its been a good run but I think I've found a region that better suits my interests. I just want to make it known that I will be relocating to a different region, and I hope I leave on good terms. Thanks for everything! Sincerely, Pafilon
Buryasia, The Democracy Of Red Star, The Cincinnatus Republic, Legoa, The Fascist Land Of The Precursor Race
Hey guys, I just got the Bluximburg trading card! What Luck! I also got the Apacifica card, and they've been in this region longer than me.
Also the Torranta card is classified as Rare. If any of you get it, tell me!
Buryasia, The Democracy Of Red Star, The Cincinnatus Republic
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Huh?
The Democracy Of Red Star
There's a trading card event with cards from real NS nations. I got you. Luckily I have puppets to help me
Also, after 4 hours of heckling and negotiating, I got the August card!
The Democracy Of Red Star
I have never heard of this, but I'm glad you got one of the best nations out there. :)
Buryasia, The Democracy Of Red Star, Okla-Texas
Did any one get a card of me?
Yeah! Torranta!
I have metal cybersnake and the shores empress
I have myself, Unike, Tonic Co, 2 copies of The Sandwitch, Bluximburg,Okla-Texas, Basnawansa, 2 copies of Apacifica, United Alliance Of Alexandria (former CRO), Liberum Imperium, Funny Meme, Sarranid Sultanate, Cholrianika, Westangeitefin, Holy Keaver Vill, Narco State, Continuar, Ekerland, and Legoa from our region. I'm pretty sure you have a way higher chance of getting cards from your own region than any other cards. If any of you guys want to buy yourself from me, hit me up.
Buryasia, United Alliance Of Alexandria
All I've got so far is Nargothond, an Ultra Rare from Ainulindale.
[EDIT] Just got Hollip's, Epic of course.
I got West Anglea!
Hey I was thinking like a capitalist so I thought, why don't we all collude to make our cards the most valuable on NationStates? Here's my two-step plan:
Step 1: You have until Tuesday to get one or more of your own card. Save all your Lands End cards. Sell or junk the rest to make money.
Step 2: We sell our own cards back and forth at high prices.
Step 3: They all wish they had our plan when their cards go for 0.02 and ours for 20.00 making us 1000 times more epic than the rest.
Saint Gloria, Some Random Lands
That's my boy!
Buryasia
I can't say I understand what this all is, but I managed to get my hands on The Allied States Of Gondor. Nothing else from Land's End so far.
The Allied States Of Gondor
Im no economist. But I feel like that wouldnt work.
Problem is, I dont know enough to tell the problem...
So great plan. Lets do it.
Buryasia
I think he means that we make some sort of monopoly on Lands End cards, so outside nations wanting to buy the have to pay whatever high price we want for them to get them. For example, 4 out of 5 of all the owners of the August card are from AA regions.
Buryasia
Happy Easter to all those who are celebrating Easter.
Saint Gloria, Buryasia, Torranta, The Cincinnatus Republic, Legoa
I got my own puppet, Alkvia!
By the way, I would like to have my own card if possible. Thanks.
For what price?
btw, I got my first legendary card
How does one give a card to a specific person? I've gotten multiple Land's End cards that I would like to give to their respective nations, but can't seem to figure out how.
Good question. Let us know if you find the answer. Obviously it would be pretty easy to sell it for 0.01 if that person was ready to buy it once you put it for sale.
What are cards?
Assembled with Dot's Region Saver.
Written by Refuge Isle.