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Hooseria Magna wrote:I hereby announce that I am running for the position of Cheif Trade Officer.

Last election I received two write-in votes for the position. I have been working as VP-PR since January in the past months I have learned a lot regarding how the board works and how the region is governed. I have a good relationship with the other government members and am very active within the region and the Augustin Alliance as both the Lands End ambassador under Spokane and as a member of the Joint Task force. I hope that you will vote for me in this coming election.

Thanks,

The Jingoistic Confederation of Hooseria Magna

Vice President of Public Relations

No hard feelings, Hooseria! I think you would be a great CTO, and I give you my blessing to run.

In other related news, I want to announce that I intend on only running for re-election this time around and then I am planning on letting the next person to step up and take the job. I have to get used to getting a lot more schoolwork, testing more often, and competitive classes come this September and I wouldn’t be able to fulfill my duties as a good CTO properly with all of the things it looks like I would have to do. If I win this election, I would like to use it to train Hooseria or anybody else who may be interested in my office when elections happen next time and wrap up all unfinished business I have as CTO, such as resolving some of the controversial decisions I made during my tenures and building stronger relationships with our fellow AA member regions. I will continue to remain active, just not as much as before.

Maybe here in a couple years, once everything has settled down for me and I feel like I can fulfill the duties of being a member of the board properly, I might run again.

In the meantime,

Spokane out.

The Democracy Of Red Star, Legoa, Hooseria Magna

So only the CTO position has more than one candidates?

The Democracy Of Red Star

The Federation Of Spokane wrote:No hard feelings, Hooseria! I think you would be a great CTO, and I give you my blessing to run.

In other related news, I want to announce that I intend on only running for re-election this time around and then I am planning on letting the next person to step up and take the job. I have to get used to getting a lot more schoolwork, testing more often, and competitive classes come this September and I wouldn’t be able to fulfill my duties as a good CTO properly with all of the things it looks like I would have to do. If I win this election, I would like to use it to train Hooseria or anybody else who may be interested in my office when elections happen next time and wrap up all unfinished business I have as CTO, such as resolving some of the controversial decisions I made during my tenures and building stronger relationships with our fellow AA member regions. I will continue to remain active, just not as much as before.

Maybe here in a couple years, once everything has settled down for me and I feel like I can fulfill the duties of being a member of the board properly, I might run again.

In the meantime,

Spokane out.

You have my vote sir!

The Federation Of Spokane

Freedmonia wrote:So only the CTO position has more than one candidates?

Nobody else ran. However, write ins are accepted.

The Democracy Of Red Star, The Federation Of Spokane, Hooseria Magna

I have no idea how elections function on this site, so it is slightly amusing watching people talk about why they should be elected to seats in their region to represent them and do various tasks I am still quite confused about.

New Slovakastan, The Federation Of Spokane, Hooseria Magna

North American Environmental Alliance wrote:-snip-

Elections in this game usually work in this way - the candidates announce themselves on the RMB (regional message board), and the citizens, or in this case the shareholders, telegram a specific person with who they are voting for in which positions. After the elections are over, the votes are counted by that same person and the results are announced.

South-Central Rhodesia, Hooseria Magna, North American Environmental Alliance

Deims Kir wrote:Elections in this game usually work in this way - the candidates announce themselves on the RMB (regional message board), and the citizens, or in this case the shareholders, telegram a specific person with who they are voting for in which positions. After the elections are over, the votes are counted by that same person and the results are announced.

Dope. Thanks for the knowledge. I'm gonna sit and watch this election and take notes, I suppose.

South-Central Rhodesia, Hooseria Magna

North American Environmental Alliance wrote:Dope. Thanks for the knowledge. I'm gonna sit and watch this election and take notes, I suppose.

If you want, we could get you the shareholder application so you could vote next election.

North American Environmental Alliance

The Federation Of Spokane wrote:If you want, we could get you the shareholder application so you could vote next election.

Tempting. I'll consider it.

The Federation Of Spokane, South-Central Rhodesia, Deims Kir, Hooseria Magna

How am I ranked 20th in the region for death rate when I'm in the top 3%, smh.

I mean comon, even the military conducts 'training exercises' in prisons here.

Legoa, The Federation Of Spokane, Hooseria Magna, North American Environmental Alliance

North American Environmental Alliance wrote:Tempting. I'll consider it.

Don’t hesitate to let us know when you make your decision.

The Democracy Of Red Star, Hooseria Magna, North American Environmental Alliance

Poland can into space.

The Democracy Of Red Star, The Federation Of Spokane, Biggonian Megaist Empire

Polish Pluto wrote:Poland can into space.

Great

The Federation Of Spokane, Polish Pluto

Polish Pluto wrote:Poland can into space.

Everything is in space if you think about it..

Buryasia, The Democracy Of Red Star, The Federation Of Spokane, South-Central Rhodesia, Phorbus, Diarosa, Polish Pluto

Slight changes to election procedures, any WA nation may vote. More voting, more fun!

Legoa, South-Central Rhodesia

How's everyones week been? :)

New Slovakastan wrote:Slight changes to election procedures, any WA nation may vote. More voting, more fun!

Whoa, does that mean that any WA nation now is a shareholder?

South-Central Rhodesia wrote:How's everyones week been? :)

Pretty okay!

South-Central Rhodesia

Hollip wrote:

Everything is in space if you think about it..

Everything is the final frontier.

Is there a way to have slavery legal in your country?

Biggonian Megaist Empire

Slaver Pirates Of Vaas wrote:Is there a way to have slavery legal in your country?
Just wait for the right moment, buddy.

Biggonian Megaist Empire

Oh jeez slavery? You do you lol. :o

The Democracy Of Red Star, The Federation Of Spokane, Deims Kir, Biggonian Megaist Empire

Slaver Pirates Of Vaas wrote:Is there a way to have slavery legal in your country?
It is in bridge port

Linwick wrote:It is in bridge port
Was accident

The Federation Of Spokane

Slaver Pirates Of Vaas wrote:Is there a way to have slavery legal in your country?

If I remember correctly, I got it from an issue on prison labour.

Zalidia wrote:Oh jeez slavery? You do you lol. :o

I mean, my nation is literally run by a criminal organization so any illegal industry would naturally thrive there as long as it's profitable.

The Democracy Of Red Star, The Federation Of Spokane, Phorbus

Post self-deleted by The Federation Of Spokane.

Slaver Pirates Of Vaas wrote:I mean, my nation is literally run by a criminal organization so any illegal industry would naturally thrive there as long as it's profitable.

Corporate dictatorships for the win

Yooooo the ps5 looks like a wifi router

The Federation Of Spokane

Ilii wrote:Yooooo the ps5 looks like a wifi router

Yeah it kinda does lol

Ilii wrote:Yooooo the ps5 looks like a wifi router

I saw a meme were the Eye of Sauron was on the top

Slaver Pirates Of Vaas wrote:I mean, my nation is literally run by a criminal organization so any illegal industry would naturally thrive there as long as it's profitable.

Markets regulate itself. If you legalise things such as drug use then you'd be surprised of how clean and crime free that industry will be.

Phorbus wrote:Markets regulate itself. If you legalise things such as drug use then you'd be surprised of how clean and crime free that industry will be.

Illegal things are always more attractive to a certain group if people then legal ones

The Democracy Of Red Star

Hello

South-Central Rhodesia

Empire Of Luckistan wrote:Hello

Hi there - welcome to our region :)

Empire Of Luckistan wrote:Hello

Vlilandia welcomes you.

Empire Of Luckistan wrote:Hello
Bonjour et bienvenue a Lands End.

(Good day and welcome to Lands End.)

Election Results

Afternoon everybody, elections have come to a close! Listed below will be the complete results. Thank you to everybody who voted and those who decided to run.

Chief Operating Officer (COO):

Candidate(s): New Slovakstan (Votes: 7)

Chief Personnel Officer (CPO):

Candidate(s): Deims Kir (Votes: 7)

Chief Legal Officer (CLO):

Candidate(s): Acceptance is Just Madness (Votes: 6); Hooseria Magna (Votes: 1); Ceylij (Votes: 1)

Chief Trade Officer (CTO):

Candidate(s): Spokane (Votes: 5); Hooseria Magna (Votes: 3)

NOTICE: This will be a Mass Telegram and posted on the RMB!

Bonnie Blue Republic, Grennick Gold, Legoa, The Federation Of Spokane, South-Central Rhodesia, Deims Kir, Acceptance Is Just Madness, Biggonian Megaist Empire

Thanks all who voted for me, I really appreciate it. Here’s to one more term as CTO!

South-Central Rhodesia

Same for me, my thanks for the voters who put their voice for me. I wasn't even aware I was competing with two others on the position as I've signed in as filler originally.

I hope to do right with your shown confidence.

The Federation Of Spokane, South-Central Rhodesia

Post self-deleted by Bridge Port.

How do I remove policies

Bridge Port wrote:How do I remove policies
You got to wait until an issue shows up that allows you to do so. Essentially the same way you add policies.

Hello. Is there any way to block invitations?

Post self-deleted by The Supreme Ancapistan.

Acceptance Is Just Madness wrote:Same for me, my thanks for the voters who put their voice for me. I wasn't even aware I was competing with two others on the position as I've signed in as filler originally.

I hope to do right with your shown confidence.

You weren’t competing. we were both write ins

The Supreme Ancapistan wrote:Hello. Is there any way to block invitations?
There should be a section of your setting dedicated to telegrams. You can set what your preferences are there.

Icelandic Fishing Empire wrote:There should be a section of your setting dedicated to telegrams. You can set what your preferences are there.

Thanks, they were driving me insane. Also the fact that some commie group invited me to join is hilarious.

Icelandic Fishing Empire

Hooseria Magna wrote:You weren’t competing. we were both write ins

Hooseria has a point, speaking of Hooseria, TG me when you can, if you want to.

Hooseria Magna

I think I got the decision to have a policy of slavery. So I outlawed religion and now I have an issue where my mental hospitals are filled with religious people. The last choice says:

“Let my people go!” shrieks a straitjacketed patient from within a padded cell. “I’m sure my deity would not want us to be supported by the Gold Coins of my nonbelieving brethren. Let us labor by the sweat of our brows and have gain from our toil. We are not crazy, well, except for the Violetists.”

Is this the actually decision to do it?

Hooseria Magna, Vlilandia

i have a space program now so thats neat lol

Edit-oh and my citizens don't procreate. We are all produced in vats because why not

Legoa, The Federation Of Spokane

As of now, the Lands End Official Map Bylaw has been enacted.

Lands End's Board of Directors and Senior Management, in hope of spurring activity and begin an active roleplay have decided to produce a map.

1. The Map will be modern tech and each nation will operate as a city-state.

2. The Map shall be the ones found here.

3. Only Shareholders may claim space on the map.

4. Map claims may be as large, but shall be no larger than 50,000 pixels on the official map, this is comparable to Bonnie Blue Republic's claim.

5. Map claims shall be sent to the Head Surveyor (Saint Sharis) and will then be approved by them.

6. Map claims shall be removed upon loss of Shareholder Status or by executive order of the CEO. Executive order may be ruled null by a 2/3 majority vote of the Board.

7. One shall obtain consent to use other nations in their own roleplay.

Legoa, The Federation Of Spokane, South-Central Rhodesia, Deims Kir, Hooseria Magna, Saint Sharis, Lateness People, Ilii, Diarosa

In accordance of the Rebranding the Board Bylaw:

The board office known as Chief Trade Officer will be officially renamed Chief Communications Officer in due time.

Helllo. I am new.

The Democracy Of Red Star

Yes, thank you. Using someone else's credit card is fraud, ladies and gentlemen. Don't get yourself arrested and charged with identity theft.

Bonnie Blue Republic, The Federation Of Spokane, Deims Kir, Lands End Dispatch Office, Icelandic Fishing Empire

Nationstates Moderators wrote:Yes, thank you.  Using someone else's credit card is fraud, ladies and gentlemen.  Don't get yourself arrested and charged with identity theft.
Did something happen?

Post self-deleted by Lands End Dispatch Office.

Ilii wrote:Did something happen?

Nationstates Moderators wrote:Yes, thank you. Using someone else's credit card is fraud, ladies and gentlemen. Don't get yourself arrested and charged with identity theft.

If I'm not mistaken, while recruiting, someone recieved a telegram with credit card info in it as a reply.

Buryasia

Okay this is rare, people, having a NS moderator post on RMB. I am proud of our region that so far, we’ve been well-behaved enough that the moderators have only had to be on this RMB twice in recent history. Keep ya noses clean people, I don’t want to have NS moderation on our RMB a third time during my duration of being CCO, and I believe that you all don’t want that either.

Acceptance Is Just Madness wrote:In accordance of the Rebranding the Board Bylaw:

The board office known as Chief Trade Officer will be officially renamed Chief Communications Officer in due time.

Hey speaking of, I have a question. Why is my office the only one that got renamed?

South-Central Rhodesia

Hi

I’m doing some windows dispatches so check them out!

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1390190

Doing this daily (hopefully)

The Democracy Of Red Star

The Federation Of Spokane wrote:Hey speaking of, I have a question. Why is my office the only one that got renamed?

The Rebranding Bylaw is actually a bit older, it mentions 3 positions to be renamed and only the CTO office still used the old name.

The Democracy Of Red Star

To the current COO, I’m stating my intention to be part of the senior management if any position should arise

New Slovakastan, The Democracy Of Red Star

Is there a guide to all banners? I would like to achieve and see all the site has to offer.

Sincerely, a new nation.

Talllad wrote:Is there a guide to all banners? I would like to achieve and see all the site has to offer.

Sincerely, a new nation.

i found this dispatch: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=346033

There's a link to a website the poster put together with all of the banners they could find, I can't currently access the site from where I work (filters), so I can't verify how up to date/complete the list is.

I hope this helps.

Talllad

Why do we even take part in the WA? From both the proposals and the leaning of votes it's quite clear that it's against everything this group represents.

The Supreme Ancapistan wrote:Why do we even take part in the WA? From both the proposals and the leaning of votes it's quite clear that it's against everything this group represents.

Unfortunately, the endorsements is something we need to protect our region from raiders.

Bonnie Blue Republic

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1390705

Acceptance Is Just Madness wrote:The Rebranding Bylaw is actually a bit older, it mentions 3 positions to be renamed and only the CTO office still used the old name.

Ah, thanks

Edit: I swear if I get one more telegram about voting for something in the WA that is not from someone in the AA, that I’m gonna troll the duck out of them.

Bonnie Blue Republic, South-Central Rhodesia

May I represent us in the WA, Bridge Port is my second nation. I feel I embrace the tenets of Lands end as a very capitalist nation

The Federation Of Spokane wrote:Ah, thanks

Edit: I swear if I get one more telegram about voting for something in the WA that is not from someone in the AA, that I’m gonna troll the duck out of them.

Hahaha "troll the duck" lol :)

South-Central Rhodesia wrote:Hahaha "troll the duck" lol :)

Got a image to uphold :)

South-Central Rhodesia

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1391295

Do international issues actually do anything?

Antarctican Immagrants wrote:Do international issues actually do anything?

Yea they change your ranks

Antarctican Immagrants

Acceptance Is Just Madness wrote:As of now, the Lands End Official Map Bylaw has been enacted.

I'm getting impression that this whole Map related process is not being run transparently:

a) IIRC, application for the Head Surveyor position process was abruptly cut short by a few days, and position was filled without no explanations;

b) when this Lands End Official Map Bylaw was first announced to the public, several places on the map were already pre-reserved, and by members of Government no less.

Personally, I had no plans to run for Head Surveyor position.

And there might have been only one application for the position at the time it was filled.

But when the application process was announced, there was no provision to complete process early.

And the process did not require to give heads-up about one's intention to apply, so someone who was preparing to apply on the last day, might've been caught fully unawares.

From my point of view it seems that this position is now vulnerable to legal challenge, and that's not great start.

It is possible that various map layouts, map claims, RP conditions and other related matters were discussed openly on Discord or other places.

However, from my point of view, and I read everything on Lands End message board without big delays, it was surprising to be presented with 'initial' version of the map, where it seemed like some shareholders appear to be more equal than others, and might have acted based on insider information they had access to.

I'd like to hear about others' points of view.

Meropis wrote:I'm getting impression that this whole Map related process is not being run transparently:

a) IIRC, application for the Head Surveyor position process was abruptly cut short by a few days, and position was filled without no explanations;

b) when this Lands End Official Map Bylaw was first announced to the public, several places on the map were already pre-reserved, and by members of Government no less.

Personally, I had no plans to run for Head Surveyor position.

And there might have been only one application for the position at the time it was filled.

But when the application process was announced, there was no provision to complete process early.

And the process did not require to give heads-up about one's intention to apply, so someone who was preparing to apply on the last day, might've been caught fully unawares.

From my point of view it seems that this position is now vulnerable to legal challenge, and that's not great start.

It is possible that various map layouts, map claims, RP conditions and other related matters were discussed openly on Discord or other places.

However, from my point of view, and I read everything on Lands End message board without big delays, it was surprising to be presented with 'initial' version of the map, where it seemed like some shareholders appear to be more equal than others, and might have acted based on insider information they had access to.

I'd like to hear about others' points of view.

I disagree with your statements as the newly appointed Legal Officer. As an info, this technically doesn't concern me as it's not part of my job to mediate accusations and I'm neutral between nations.

First, the Head Surveyor's position doesn't even need elections, in the government segment it states: Appointed by the COO. There is no legal dilemma present.

Second, for your information, of the roughly 35~ Shareholders that are are on the list, maybe a couple voted in the last election for the offices. Under the Shareholder Participation Bylaw, that's a big no no. The ones who did vote were mostly just the Board. Thus far, the board was very lenient on not enforcing the Participation Bylaw. The Map Bylaw has also been voted in quite a bit ago and only now a present CLO was able to announce it. The Board has the same rights as the Shareholders, at that point in time they would have been the only Shareholders who would legally count anyway, besides maybe 1-3 voters from the other 35~ existing Shareholders.

You should be aware that the whole point was to animate Shareholders to actually be Shareholders, an empty map might just be a turn off for roleplay as nobody would be participating then.

It was also a "fun project", we could have no map at all. It was work the Board burdened itself with when it didn't had too, to solve existing problems in a humane way.

The Federation Of Spokane

I’m beginning to think war is the only solutions to mankind’s problems

Deims Kir

Which problems would be solved by a war exactly?

Territorial disputes, economic self sufficiency, trade blockades, unemployment (through everyone being involved in war work, eg: development of weapons and manufacturing arms), foreign meddling, etc, etc.

Ha ha an issue came up about public urinating- we used all the piss as bomb payloads

Ancapiasta

War is a good way to incite massive change in the world and can help to drastically reduce any world tension. Should the world result to other means of change such as democratic voting rather than war? Yes

Post by Slaver Pirates Of Vaas suppressed by Deims Kir.

Slaver Pirates Of Vaas

I just realized my nation spends more money on the military than even the United States.

Sorry Slaver Pirates Of Vaas but no double posting idk why it’s illegal

The Island Of Windowstopiaoplis wrote:Sorry Slaver Pirates Of Vaas but no double posting idk why it’s illegal

Thought that was only on the discord, but ok.

Slaver Pirates Of Vaas wrote:Thought that was only on the discord, but ok.

It applies here, I’m sorry but I’ll have to suppress your second post. When you have another thing to say and there has not been any new posts, please edit it in. Double posting on discord is fairly common, as far as I know, and not illegal there (only short posts such as ‘lol’ are illegal there as far as I know.)

Can I post what I said again or does it really matter?

Of course you can post what you said. It only mattered because it was a double post earlier, not what you expressed.

Double posting is not allowed on the RMB (or any AA RMB, iirc) because it has the potential to create spam and can be quite annoying. If there was a relatively large gap in time between the two posts, it may be ignored, but that is up to interpretation. If you wish to add something, you may simply edit your first post. Hope this clarifies things. Any questions can be directed to me, through discord or a telegram.

- New Slovak, COO

Legoa

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1391902

I have changed my national animal to the Jew

Phorbus, Red Bonnie Republic, The Island Of Windowstopiaoplis, The Pacific Defense Initiative

Ancapiasta wrote:I have changed my national animal to the Jew

Oy vey!

Ancapiasta, Leg Day, The Pacific Defense Initiative

As a representative of our Unionised Islands, we have accepted your invitation with grace and have moved. We are based within the waters, so we hope you are able to use this to your advantage.

The Pacific Defense Initiative

As First-Speaker of the Administration Triumvirate, the Pacific Defense Initiative has graciously accepted the invitation to join Land’s End. We are a young nation, but we are resolved to become an economic and military force in the region. We look forward to being of service.

Post by The Pacific Defense Initiative suppressed by The Federation Of Spokane.

The Pacific Defense Initiative

Acceptance Is Just Madness wrote:I disagree with your statements as the newly appointed Legal Officer. As an info, this technically doesn't concern me as it's not part of my job to mediate accusations and I'm neutral between nations.

First, the Head Surveyor's position doesn't even need elections, in the government segment it states: Appointed by the COO. There is no legal dilemma present.

Second, for your information, of the roughly 35~ Shareholders that are are on the list, maybe a couple voted in the last election for the offices. Under the Shareholder Participation Bylaw, that's a big no no. The ones who did vote were mostly just the Board. Thus far, the board was very lenient on not enforcing the Participation Bylaw. The Map Bylaw has also been voted in quite a bit ago and only now a present CLO was able to announce it. The Board has the same rights as the Shareholders, at that point in time they would have been the only Shareholders who would legally count anyway, besides maybe 1-3 voters from the other 35~ existing Shareholders.

You should be aware that the whole point was to animate Shareholders to actually be Shareholders, an empty map might just be a turn off for roleplay as nobody would be participating then.

It was also a "fun project", we could have no map at all. It was work the Board burdened itself with when it didn't had too, to solve existing problems in a humane way.

I guess I need some more information on shareholding and the board. I am interested, confused, vaguely aroused.

Ancapiasta wrote:I’m beginning to think war is the only solutions to mankind’s problems

possibly yeah man

Ancapiasta

The Pacific Defense Initiative wrote:I guess I need some more information on shareholding and the board. I am interested, confused, vaguely aroused.

You can find all relevant info in the Information Center.

The Pacific Defense Initiative wrote:I guess I need some more information on shareholding and the board. I am interested, confused, vaguely aroused.

As CCO, I’m gonna have to ask you to not double post. Thanks!

Deims Kir

The Federation Of Spokane wrote:As CCO, I’m gonna have to ask you to not double post. Thanks!

How did I double post? Do you mean not to quote other posts in a response?

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