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Region: Lands End

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Lolpirect wrote:New to Land's End thanks for inviting me. :)

Welcome

Xadrya

Ive been in lands end for a little while now but just realised ive never written on this so i fogured why not so hello everyone i am a leader that will fight to do whats right for my people (even if they dont see it that way) and will leave no issue un answered

Unike, The American Imperialists, Shady Sands, Xadrya

Hello Land's End! I'd like to announce that I will be accepting applicants for the following SM positions:

Vice President for Accounting (VP-A)

Vice President for Public Relations (VP-PR)

Building Manager (BM)

Have any questions regarding these positions? Check out: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=874596

Any other questions? Feel free to telegram me with any questions or concerns.

Nilas, The American Imperialists, Xadrya, Greatpenguinland

Post self-deleted by Nilas.

Post self-deleted by Xadrya.

Capitalist Piggys wrote:*Stuff*
Sorry for the three telegrams, meant to send two.

Greetings. I hope there's room for one more nation in this region.

Unike, Sharlin

The Shores Empress wrote:Greetings. I hope there's room for one more nation in this region.

Unless Cap cuts our pen salary, there will always be room.

Nilas, Nosotalio

The Shores Empress wrote:Greetings. I hope there's room for one more nation in this region.

Welcome

Greetings, hope to do good in here.

Burgesses, San Rafaelo, The American Imperialists

Cns-1 wrote:Greetings, hope to do good in here.

Welcome

Burgesses, San Rafaelo, Cns-1

Torranta wrote:Unless Cap cuts our pen salary, there will always be room.

You are [I]assuming[/I] I give you guys a pen salary, I don't. However, there's always room for more regardless.

Nilas, Sandiorp

Capitalist Piggys wrote:Hello Land's End! I'd like to announce that I will be accepting applicants for the following SM positions:

Vice President for Accounting (VP-A)

Vice President for Public Relations (VP-PR)

Building Manager (BM)

Have any questions regarding these positions? Check out: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=874596

Any other questions? Feel free to telegram me with any questions or concerns.

I would telegram you about this, but I feel that other people can benefit from this question. When do applications close and when do you think you'll make your decision? Thanks Cap!

Nilas, Xadrya, Imperial Des Djohosery, Sandiorp, Lolpirect

In response to today's poll I'd can't really name a single book I like most. But the two authors I'm particularly fond of are Bill O'Reilly and Tom Clancy and their phenomenal books. When I was bit younger I might have said something like Rick Riordan or some more Classic Authors like Charles Dickens who's written some phenomenal books. I also like the genre of historical fiction and alternate history (The Man In the High Castle & If the South Had Won the War)

Nilas, Unike, The American Imperialists, Imperial Des Djohosery, Sandiorp, Lolpirect

As my contribution to the poll, I believe that you can’t go wrong with Tolkien. Whether it is Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, or The Silmarillion, he was a creative genius and a great writer. I am totally biased though, because I grew up to the Lord of the Rings movies.

Unike, Xadrya

Nilas wrote:As my contribution to the poll, I believe that you can’t go wrong with Tolkien. Whether it is Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, or The Silmarillion, he was a creative genius and a great writer. I am totally biased though, because I grew up to the Lord of the Rings movies.

This would also have to me my answer. Tolkien has been very influential to me and has been a long time staple in my life. I probably have over 7000 years of Middle-Earth history flowing through my mind.

Nilas, Unike

Ursopia wrote:When do applications close and when do you think you'll make your decision? Thanks Cap!

I'd say roughly in the next week for both questions. With this kind of thing it's clear to see those who are qualified for the position and those who are not. However, it's been a roller coaster in my real life as I have been pulled away from NS sometimes for days at a time. So if not in the next week, somewhere around a week and a half.

Why is the World Assembly attempting to repeal 410 resolution on marriage equality, and why do so many support the decision to do so?

Xadrya wrote: Why is the World Assembly attempting to repeal 410 resolution on marriage equality, and why do so many support the decision to do so?

It would appear that previous legislation has already been passed regarding this matter, so GA 410 would be redundant. Many nations support the repeal because the issue was already addressed in previous resolutions, and repetitive legislation is useless.

Nilas, Xadrya

How do you all deal with a lack of motivation to do? I've been facing a lot of that and I'm curious how any of you deal with that feeling.

You just do it. Even if it's at the last minute. Bailing on the little stuff every now and then is ok. It's ok to say "screw it" sometimes. But your motivation needs to be more like dedication. Im not always personally motivated to go to work but my fiance and pet need to eat.

Nilas, Xadrya

I have a similar, but different problem. Though it’s not entirely in my control. Between school and 7 different bands I am in (band geek activated), I only have an hour or 2 a day to just have free time. With that free time, there is such a large pile of things I want to do that I can’t. The pile just keeps getting bigger because I gain aspirations faster than I complete them. Half the time I’m too tired from the activities of the day to do any of them, and now half the time I’m too tired even to do homework. There are things I started planning to do over a year ago that I’m just now starting to do because of this. I feel like my brief childhood is slipping away, and I do not know what to do about it.

Xadrya

Torranta wrote:Stuff....

My problem in some ways is the opposite, I've got loads of free time... I want to use this time to read, study subjects that interest me and maybe work towards graduating high school early but despite this I have trouble sticking to things and on top of my mild depression and lack of motivation it's hard to get myself to do anything. I'm a smart guy (not meant to brag) but I have trouble applying my intelligence to anything I want to learn, for example, not too long ago I went to learn French and I worked relatively hard for about a week spending an hour or two a day on it but after a little time I began to lose motivation.

Torranta wrote:I have a similar, but different problem. Though it’s not entirely in my control. Between school and 7 different bands I am in (band geek activated), I only have an hour or 2 a day to just have free time. With that free time, there is such a large pile of things I want to do that I can’t. The pile just keeps getting bigger because I gain aspirations faster than I complete them. Half the time I’m too tired from the activities of the day to do any of them, and now half the time I’m too tired even to do homework. There are things I started planning to do over a year ago that I’m just now starting to do because of this. I feel like my brief childhood is slipping away, and I do not know what to do about it.

Xadrya wrote: How do you all deal with a lack of motivation to do? I've been facing a lot of that and I'm curious how any of you deal with that feeling.

I have a mix of both of these problems. Although I have a ton of commitments, I often don't find the motivation to fulfill them- maybe because they just don't fit my interests at the time, or because I'm too exhausted- yet at the same time think of so much to do and generate so many ideas that I can't keep up. It's rather annoying and it's getting in the way of my true aspirations. In other words, I am very ambitious but not motivated.

Nilas, Xadrya

Post by Burgesses suppressed by Capitalist Piggys.

Burgesses

Xadrya wrote: Why is the World Assembly attempting to repeal 410 resolution on marriage equality, and why do so many support the decision to do so?

It's a matter of the freedom of nations to exercise their cultural values in regards to homosexual marriage. Many nations do not believe that the WA should dictate the legality of homosexual marriage over their own cultural and political virtue.

Post by Burgesses suppressed by Capitalist Piggys.

Burgesses

Excuse me, I have to leave quickly to sort out stuff on an old region of mine.

Burgesses wrote:[I]triple posts[/I]

Please don't triple post, just hit the edit button and add any additional comments you would like to make to one post please.

Nilas, United Alliance Of Alexandria, Torranta, Xadrya

Does anyone know what the 'Independent ideology' of Europeia is? It's mentioned in the proposed SC resolution, yet I don't see anything about it on the Region's homepage.

Ursopia wrote:Does anyone know what the 'Independent ideology' of Europeia is? It's mentioned in the proposed SC resolution, yet I don't see anything about it on the Region's homepage.

It's saying they don't have an ideology.

Capitalist Piggys wrote:Please don't triple post, just hit the edit button and add any additional comments you would like to make to one post please.

What did I triple post on?

Burgesses wrote:What did I triple post on?

Two consecutive posts are not allowed, three is definitely not allowed. It makes the RMB look spammy and messy, something we don't want. If you are confused on [I]what[/I] you triple posted, just go up a couple of posts and you will see there was clearly three consecutive posts from yourself.

Nilas

From an irl standpoint was it is the difference between government and state-owned industry... if you go into the economy page for any country they can have both state-owned and government. What's the difference?

Government is the GDP given to the government via taxes for building roads and infrastructure and other government stuff. State-owned industry is when the government owns certain industries or businesses, sort of like communism I think.

I know about private industry versus state industry... I just don't understand why on the pi-chart there is a distinction between state-owned and government.

Torranta wrote:Government is the GDP given to the government via taxes for building roads and infrastructure and other government stuff. State-owned industry is when the government owns certain industries or businesses, sort of like communism I think.

This thing.

Torranta wrote:This thing.

Okay that makes... sense, until the game thinks it's possible for one-hundred percent of your economy to be infrastructure development work and government jobs. Thank you.

Capitalist Piggys wrote:Two consecutive posts are not allowed, three is definitely not allowed. It makes the RMB look spammy and messy, something we don't want. If you are confused on [I]what[/I] you triple posted, just go up a couple of posts and you will see there was clearly three consecutive posts from yourself.

[Statement Redacted]

They’re responses to completely different things with noticeable time intervals. Putting them into one single message would end up being confusing and nonsensical. These completely different statements do not add any “messiness” or disorder to this RMB. If the case were that consecutive messages were delivered within short intervals of time in regards to the same, or similar, topic, then it would be rational to combine these messages. However, otherwise is not the case.

Burgesses wrote:[Statement Redacted]

They’re responses to completely different things with noticeable time intervals. Putting them into one single message would end up being confusing and nonsensical. These completely different statements do not add any “messiness” or disorder to this RMB. If the case were that consecutive messages were delivered within short intervals of time in regards to the same, or similar, topic, then it would be rational to combine these messages. However, otherwise is not the case.

I understand your point but the No Double Posting rule has been part of Lands End since the beginning and it is and will continue to be a rule.

If you post more than once consecutively it will get suppressed.

Capitalist Piggys

Burgesses wrote:[Statement Redacted]

They’re responses to completely different things with noticeable time intervals. Putting them into one single message would end up being confusing and nonsensical. These completely different statements do not add any “messiness” or disorder to this RMB. If the case were that consecutive messages were delivered within short intervals of time in regards to the same, or similar, topic, then it would be rational to combine these messages. However, otherwise is not the case.

The rules regarding double posting are to reduce spam... you don't need to double post.

Capitalist Piggys

Burgesses wrote:[Statement Redacted]

They’re responses to completely different things with noticeable time intervals. Putting them into one single message would end up being confusing and nonsensical. These completely different statements do not add any “messiness” or disorder to this RMB. If the case were that consecutive messages were delivered within short intervals of time in regards to the same, or similar, topic, then it would be rational to combine these messages. However, otherwise is not the case.

Even if there is a noticeable time difference or a different topic, I would suggest waiting until someone else posts. You can always bring a potentially surpassed topic back up via quote. Also, posting several unrelated things in the same post is not unheard of. You can just indent another paragraph and make it clear what you are talking about.

Capitalist Piggys

Re: Other for Poll - I've developed a taste just recently for rum and raisin ice cream having, for the last 30 something years, avoided raisins. Anyway, this led me on a quest to try anything rum and raisin. So far, Whittakers rum and raisin chocolate has been my only let down.

Unike

Re: I hate Ice Cream. I would like everyone to know that I'm lactose intolerant, so it isn't a matter of me not liking ice cream, but rather ice cream not liking me. But I adore sorbets which I actually bought a machine to make.

Unike, Xadrya

Dragonslinding Wa Mission wrote:Re: I hate Ice Cream. I would like everyone to know that I'm lactose intolerant, so it isn't a matter of me not liking ice cream, but rather ice cream not liking me. But I adore sorbets which I actually bought a machine to make.

You're a great person... ALSO, I like cookie dough ice cream, it's the bomb.

Unike

Dragonslinding Wa Mission wrote:Re: I hate Ice Cream. I would like everyone to know that I'm lactose intolerant, so it isn't a matter of me not liking ice cream, but rather ice cream not liking me. But I adore sorbets which I actually bought a machine to make.

Just curious, have you experimented with lactase tablets? If so, what was your reaction? If not, why so?

Xadrya

Ursopia wrote:Just curious, have you experimented with lactase tablets? If so, what was your reaction? If not, why so?

I have not. By the time those came around I was already in my 20s and had become accustomed to substituting or just not imbibing. Fortunately my lactose intolerance is relatively mild, I have no problem with cultured dairy products for example so cheese, sour cream/creme fresh, yogurt, and etc are all on the menu.

So if I did say eat an ice cream cone for example I wouldn't have a life threatening event. I'd mostly spend the next day on the john wishing I hadn't eaten said ice cream cone.

Torranta

Barbary Sands wrote:What up

Not much you?

Unike wrote:Not much you?

Doin' pretty damn well right now, poppin' out new nations pretty fast. I've been able to adequately handle 10 nations so far (this being my 10th)

Unike

I will finalize the scores for Yarn Fest without Confederation Of Tesdai's scores. He has been absent for 15 days and it has been nearly 2 weeks since Yarn-Fest ended. The scores will be my own judgement. I will make the dispatch as soon as I can. Because there is now only one judge, the scores will be a little more subjective, which I apologize for, but it should still turn out great!

Xadrya

I have the highest authoritarianism and second highest social-conservatism... I'm on point!

Atkemri, Xadrya

Sandiorp wrote:I have the highest authoritarianism and second highest social-conservatism... I'm on point!

In the region at least.

Here it is, the final scores for Yarn-Fest! https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=904053 Everyone did great, and it was a pleasure to judge everyone's stories. The above dispatch just has the raw scores and brief descriptions of the stories. If you want to read their stories without the scores, check out this dispatch: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=904061

Make sure to keep being creative!

Wenchdom, Shady Sands, Xadrya, Lolpirect

Torranta wrote:I will finalize the scores for Yarn Fest without Confederation Of Tesdai's scores. He has been absent for 15 days and it has been nearly 2 weeks since Yarn-Fest ended. The scores will be my own judgement. I will make the dispatch as soon as I can. Because there is now only one judge, the scores will be a little more subjective, which I apologize for, but it should still turn out great!

TESDAI's been busy with work, school, and trying to manage a 2k discord. Should I lean on him to come back to NS?

Because he couldnt judge a contest to win good boy bucks? He prolly deserves a pass.

Texas And Alberta

It seems like a lot of leadership are busy with IRL stuff, maybe we need backup people who can come in and take charge when they're absent?

Torranta wrote: <snip> If you want to read their stories without the scores, check out this dispatch: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=904061<snip>

I read these stories and although a couple stood out to me over some others, they were all impressive efforts. Good luck to all yarners and to our judge :-)

Sorry for my abscence, BBR is right saying I'm very busy currently. If you need me for anything, Discord is the best way to contact me. I have schhol, work, family, and just merged a Discord with another, and the other owner had to leave for USMC things for a month, so I'm trying to mage a 200 person server on my own right now. Again, sorry for my abscence, I really hate to be gone and really hate that I couldn't vote on Yarn-Fest but good job by all of you and thank you for submitting.

Torranta, Shady Sands, Xadrya

Remember everyone, the recruitment competition ends tomorrow at 6 p.m EST. After the competition has ended, send me the number of nations you have recruited and I will tally them up. The winner will be announced on November 1st 5 p.m EST. I might send out a regional TG later tonight to remind you, just in case you didn't check the RMB.

Torranta

One of the contestants that I judged somehow didn't make it into either dispatch, so I entered them in. He may have altered the ranks a bit. Here's the links again.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=904053 https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=904061

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Confirmations are opened for Augustinvision Edition 5!

Please remember you are only confirming. Song submissions will open once Edition 4 ends. Good luck! :)

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=905310

Nilas, Torranta, Xadrya

Hey, I think I'm doing something right! My number one cause of death is old age.

Nilas, Unike

Texas And Alberta wrote:Hey, I think I'm doing something right! My number one cause of death is old age.

I have a cancer as my number one

Xadrya wrote:I have a cancer as my number one

Mine is old age and heart disease.

Nilas, Xadrya

My citizens all die at the age of 35 to heart disease. I blame pizza in schools cafeterias...

Unike, Xadrya

My nation is literally cancerous. Just cancer everywhere.

Nilas, Xadrya

11% of my deaths are from capital punishments lol

Xadrya

Favorite on mine is suicides in police custody.

The American Imperialists, Xadrya

The death rates in this are so unrealistic.

The American Imperialists

Shady Sands wrote:Favorite on mine is suicides in police custody.

I thought you were joking, but no that’s real! How did you even get that?

Xadrya

I meant this nation as a pirate nation, and one of the highest deaths is SCURVY. lmao

Nilas, Xadrya

Post self-deleted by Xadrya.

Barbary Sands wrote:I meant this nation as a pirate nation, and one of the highest deaths is SCURVY. lmao

I think it's supposed to be a sort of authoritarian thing, it's supposed to represent fear of jail or custody.

Xadrya wrote:I think it's supposed to be a sort of authoritarian thing, it's supposed to represent fear of jail or custody.

That would explain why suicide while in police custody is pretty high up there in both of my nations then. Both are fairly authoritarian being feudal societies.

The recruitment competition has officially ended, please send the number of nations you recruited. I'll tally them up and the winner should announced by November 1st 5 P.m EST.

Just joined. :)

Shady Sands

The Jingoistic States of The Reformed Liverpool has joined the region of Lands End.

Atkemri, Shady Sands

Torranta wrote:

I thought you were joking, but no that’s real! How did you even get that?

Lol don't remember the exact issue unfortunately. Just got a little out of hand with pro law stuff I think.

Me to Trump : "why you always lyin'?""

Atkemri, Ursopia

Xadrya wrote:Me to Trump : "why you always lyin'?""

“Why you always cryin’?”

Shady Sands

sorry for the newbie question but under the government label my nation is called an inoffensive centrist Democracy but it is crossed out and in red says communists, why Thanks

Overzet Republic wrote:sorry for the newbie question but under the government label my nation is called an inoffensive centrist Democracy but it is crossed out and in red says communists, why Thanks

Go in to settings and change the theme to "Rift(Default" that should fix it. It seems like right now you have it on "Conservative".

Clarkentrent wrote:Go in to settings and change the theme to "Rift(Default" that should fix it. It seems like right now you have it on "Conservative".

What does that mean and thank you for your input

Clarkentrent

Overzet Republic wrote:What does that mean and thank you for your input

There are themes you can choose from in the settings, default/rift is normal, and conservative/liberal change what your country is classified as, consider it an easter egg. If you change it back to default it will be normal and won't change what it looks like your country is classified as.

Overzet Republic wrote:What does that mean and thank you for your input

What he means is that in settings you have various themes you can use for your nation. I use the conservative one myself, which turns "Corporate Police State" into "Entrepreneurial Freedom Zone".

Rift is the default theme.

I see so from a Conservative point of view my country would be Dirty commies lol

Overzet Republic wrote:I see so from a Conservative point of view my country would be Dirty commies lol

Maybe, maybe not. The themes seem a bit exaggerated personally.

Clarkentrent

Overzet Republic wrote:I see so from a Conservative point of view my country would be Dirty commies lol

Everyone who isn't ultra conservative is a Commie. Obviously.

Dragonslinding Wa Mission, Ursopia, Overzet Republic

Bonnie Blue Republic wrote:Everyone who isn't ultra conservative is a Commie. Obviously.

Depends on what is and is not conservative. My nations for example are feudal states so persons like Thomas Jefferson or John Stewart Mill would be considered radical.

Dragonslinding Wa Mission wrote:Depends on what is and is not conservative. My nations for example are feudal states so persons like Thomas Jefferson or John Stewart Mill would be considered radical.

Which is part of the joke.

Also, just a general announcement... I'll endorsement swap anyone who endorses me. I'm not looking for the delegacy... but having big numbers looks better.

Burgesses wrote:“Why you always cryin’?”

Just for clarification I'm a Trump supporter, I believe it is the duty of the people to criticize the president when he needs to be criticized. I love the travel ban, wall, decisions on NATO and NAFTA and his Tax Reform but I believe he needs to conduct himself in a more honest manner. He speaks the truth about as often as average politician. For example, in the most recent controversy (the call to the fallen soldiers family) he firmly claimed that in the call he did not say,"He knew what he was getting into, but it still hurts" but he did say that, everyone that was at the call says that and even Trump's press secretary had spoken as if he had actually said that. I don't have any issue with what he said he just should've said the truth the first time.

Atkemri, Dragonslund, Torranta, The American Imperialists, Imperial Des Djohosery, Clarkentrent, Sandiorp, Lolpirect, Barbary Sands

I'm not dead last in Most Extensive Civil Rights? More heads on pikes!!!!!

Torranta

Hey there nations of Lands End! As you may well know, Bonnie Blue Republic replaced Kiselev as Lands End's CLO. As a result, Bonnie Blue Republic was relieved of his duty as an Ambassador. I am now searching for new nations to fill the vacancy. If you wish to be an Ambassador, telegram me with at least one reason why you fit the role. You will then be considered for further review. For more information, see this dispatch. https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=880803

Nilas, Unike, Bonnie Blue Republic, Sharlin, Xadrya

Dragonslinding Wa Mission wrote:unrelated

Bluximburg wrote:unrelated

Sorry for the faux quote but I was wondering something; why did you vote against the current WA/GA resolution? I wanna hear your argument, but I was worried I would come off as too persuading if I sent a telegram.

Nilas

Ursopia wrote:Sorry for the faux quote but I was wondering something; why did you vote against the current WA/GA resolution? I wanna hear your argument, but I was worried I would come off as too persuading if I sent a telegram.

I think the government should not force its populace to vacinate themselves.

What's up, nations of Land's End? Rockotopia looks forward to making money with you.

Bonnie Blue Republic, Sharlin

Ursopia wrote:Sorry for the faux quote but I was wondering something; why did you vote against the current WA/GA resolution? I wanna hear your argument, but I was worried I would come off as too persuading if I sent a telegram.

I would point you to my post in the forum on the topic. But the TL;DR version of it is it requires member nations to legalize medical battery. One has to read what the resolution says in its body and not just stop at the title, a fact that IA is counting on. And I would have voted against this resolution had anyone else written it too.

Bluximburg wrote:I think the government should not force its populace to vacinate themselves.

Allowing vaccination choice prevents the elimination of diseases. We have eliminated small pox and we have nearly eliminated many other diseases but with the rise of this crap saying the "Vaccines cause Autism" some people have stopped vaccinating their children. This has subsequently lead to the survival of these diseases within those who do not vaccinate themselves. If we eliminate these diseases once in for all if we ever lose vaccination capacity those diseases won't be a threat anymore because they're dead.

Torranta

Xadrya wrote:Allowing vaccination choice prevents the elimination of diseases. We have eliminated small pox and we have nearly eliminated many other diseases but with the rise of this crap saying the "Vaccines cause Autism" some people have stopped vaccinating their children. This has subsequently lead to the survival of these diseases within those who do not vaccinate themselves. If we eliminate these diseases once in for all if we ever lose vaccination capacity those diseases won't be a threat anymore because they're dead.

In principle I agree with you. The links between autism and vaccines are tenious at best--I think that pollution in general is more likely the cause of that.

However, the text of the resolution at vote is such that it requires member states to vaccinate their populations without their consent. No amount of disease cure or prevention is worth this gross violation of medical ethics.

Dragonslinding Wa Mission wrote:In principle I agree with you. The links between autism and vaccines are tenious at best--I think that pollution in general is more likely the cause of that.

However, the text of the resolution at vote is such that it requires member states to vaccinate their populations without their consent. No amount of disease cure or prevention is worth this gross violation of medical ethics.

That's more of a disagreement of principle, though I can understand your reasoning. I would actually attribute the increase in autism as an increase awareness of autism. Back in the olden days (30-50 years ago) mental illness awareness and classification wasn't as wide-spread.

Nilas

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