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Izordinia wrote:What’s a s1 pack?

Season 1! They're the cards with the smallest pictures, like this: https://www.nationstates.net/page=deck/card=2143836/season=1

Typica, Araine, The Blue Fire, Maharajas, Deg0Od

Tiralta wrote:Season 1! They're the cards with the smallest pictures, like this: https://www.nationstates.net/page=deck/card=2143836/season=1

O, ok thx

Tiralta, Deg0Od

I just got a Common card with 0.25 market value. I didn't know it could go that high.

...and also one with 0.00? Lmao

Typica, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Ban Oldern, Deg0Od, Tomairacon

Pantumaca wrote:I just got a Common card with 0.25 market value. I didn't know it could go that high.

...and also one with 0.00? Lmao

Last season, when the mechanics were truly broken, some common cards became inflated to over 1000 due to market manipulation

Valtena wrote:I was wondering if I need to adhere to certain rules and conditions when it comes to worldbuilding? Or am I free to do as I wish? I understand we have a regional map, but im honestly more interested in creating my own world. Is that possible?

You are free to do whatever you like with your nation-building and factbook writing. It's your own nation after all. For the regional map's purposes though, Refugia doesn't have locations on other planets, but that doesn't mean you can't have your own lore outside of the regional maps.

Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Tiralta, Antimai, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca, Valtena, The Starr Of Betelgeuse, Deg0Od, Kush Kush

staying up late rn (11:30 for me rn) hopping between hbomberguy's plagiarism video and nationsates

and apparently nationstates has decided that the spammy WA telegrams I can't seem to keep out of my inbox are more important than me knowing that there's a new proposal at vote? idk probably just some weird clientside thing but still dumb it can even happen in the first place.

Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, The Starr Of Betelgeuse, Deg0Od

Hello. Don't mind me, I'm just trying to find a new home.

Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Araine, Tiralta, Tuluni, Estebere, The Blue Fire, Ban Oldern, Sinzalia, Valtena, The Starr Of Betelgeuse, Deg0Od, Tomairacon

Izordinia wrote:What’s a s1 pack?

S1 = Season 1

Tiralta, Izordinia, Deg0Od

Dutchformosa wrote:Hello. Don't mind me, I'm just trying to find a new home.

Welcome welcome!

Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Araine, Istastioner, Jazur, Tuluni, Antimai, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Valtena, The Starr Of Betelgeuse

Dutchformosa wrote:Hello. Don't mind me, I'm just trying to find a new home.

We hope you like your stay here, fellow Refugi

Tiralta, Istastioner, Tuluni, Antimai, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Valtena

Dutchformosa wrote:Hello. Don't mind me, I'm just trying to find a new home.

Hey hey! Welcome to Refugia!

Typica, Tiralta, Istastioner, Tuluni, Antimai, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa

Dutchformosa wrote:Hello. Don't mind me, I'm just trying to find a new home.

Hello and Welcome to Refugia

Typica, Tiralta, Jazur, Tuluni, Antimai, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Valtena

Post self-deleted by Penocamptt.

We used a travel rune in the font of comic sans.

Tiralta

Kush Kushian here, wishing everyone an excellent day.. and an even better evening. Be safe out there! o7

Tiralta, Jazur, Tuluni, The Blue Fire, Sinzalia, Valtena, The Starr Of Betelgeuse

Dutchformosa wrote:Hello. Don't mind me, I'm just trying to find a new home.

Welcome to Refugia! I hope you enjoy your stay <3

fun fact: even when blue and yellow lobsters are boiled, they turn out red!

Typica, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Valtena, Deg0Od, Kush Kush

what are our thoughts on the current GA resolution at vote? like a few other states have said in its GA forum thread im not entirely convinced the replacements The Ice States have cooking up will be sufficient enough, nor that they'd be ratified if GA #35 is struck down by this

Chacapoya, Typica, Tiralta, Jazur, Tuluni, The Blue Fire, Valtena, The Starr Of Betelgeuse, Deg0Od, Izzalia

Antimai wrote:what are our thoughts on the current GA resolution at vote? like a few other states have said in its GA forum thread im not entirely convinced the replacements The Ice States have cooking up will be sufficient enough, nor that they'd be ratified if GA #35 is struck down by this

This is less related to the resolution, but I feel that WA nations should be able to replace or amend resolutions instead of getting rid of them and hoping that whatever is to replace it is better

Typica, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Deg0Od

Dutchformosa wrote:Hello. Don't mind me, I'm just trying to find a new home.

Hello! Nice to meet you, hope you enjoy your stay, etc. etc., Don't feel like you'd have to say don't mind me in a greeting.

P.S. General question I just remembered: Do any of you have any ideas for some kind of AI/Internetty political party name?

Lanassia wrote:You mean a party which solely or heavily focuses on matters concerning AI and the internet?

Yes, exactly that.

Tiralta, Tuluni, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Valtena, Deg0Od

Tuluni wrote:This is less related to the resolution, but I feel that WA nations should be able to replace or amend resolutions instead of getting rid of them and hoping that whatever is to replace it is better

It would be great! The only reason we can't is cause of how the website is coded with the stats effects. :(

Typica, Araine, Tuluni, The Blue Fire, The Starr Of Betelgeuse, Deg0Od

Estebere wrote:P.S. General question I just remembered: Do any of you have any ideas for some kind of AI/Internetty political party name?

You mean a party which solely or heavily focuses on matters concerning AI and the internet?

Tiralta, Jazur, Deg0Od

Does anybody have any advice on how i can become a left leaning college state or a Scandinavian Liberal paradise?

Typica, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, The Starr Of Betelgeuse, Deg0Od, Izzalia

Valtena wrote:Does anybody have any advice on how i can become a left leaning college state or a Scandinavian Liberal paradise?

These are all of the possible categories, organized by the amounts of Civil Rights, Economic Freedom, and Political Freedom that go into each of them: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1446209

Valtena is currently an inoffensive centrist democracy, which means it's medium on each axis. To become a left-leaning college state, you need more civil rights. Your civil rights are currently at "Excellent", which means you're pretty close to reaching left-leaning college state. Just a bit more civil rights should do it. To become a Scandinavian liberal paradise, you also need less economic freedom.

Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca, Valtena, The Starr Of Betelgeuse, Deg0Od

Valtena wrote:Does anybody have any advice on how i can become a left leaning college state or a Scandinavian Liberal paradise?

There's a handy dandy dispatch here that Refuge Isle made that has a helpful chart and explanation.

To be a left leaning college state, you'll need high civil rights with moderate economic and political freedom. To be a Scandinavian liberal paradise, you'll need high civil rights, low economic freedom and moderate political freedom.

As an Inoffensive Centrist Democracy currently, you'd need to just increase your civil rights and you'd get the left leaning college state category.

Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Portmanteau, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Valtena, The Starr Of Betelgeuse, Deg0Od, Izzalia

Izzalia wrote:These are all of the possible categories, organized by the amounts of Civil Rights, Economic Freedom, and Political Freedom that go into each of them: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1446209

Valtena is currently an inoffensive centrist democracy, which means it's medium on each axis. To become a left-leaning college state, you need more civil rights. Your civil rights are currently at "Excellent", which means you're pretty close to reaching left-leaning college state. Just a bit more civil rights should do it. To become a Scandinavian liberal paradise, you also need less economic freedom.

Tiralta wrote:There's a handy dandy dispatch here that Refuge Isle made that has a helpful chart and explanation.

To be a left leaning college state, you'll need high civil rights with moderate economic and political freedom. To be a Scandinavian liberal paradise, you'll need high civil rights, low economic freedom and moderate political freedom.

As an Inoffensive Centrist Democracy currently, you'd need to just increase your civil rights and you'd get the left leaning college state category.

Thank you! Much appreciated.

Chacapoya, Typica, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, The Starr Of Betelgeuse, Deg0Od, Izzalia

Aaaaaaalright everyone, time for me to annoy you all as WAA Councillor again, this time on a Security Council proposal that will go to vote in 26 hours. It's Commend East Malaysia.

To be entirely honest, I don't care what's in this proposal. I was in the TEP server and on their forum a few years ago as Refugia's FA Councillor, and a specific statement by EM (and the lack of follow-through by TEP's leadership) not only caused me to permanently leave that community, but suggest further action from our region in response.

"Emily, why are you beating around the bush on this?"

Good question. If you go to the discussion thread, you'll see a discussion halfway down the first page about this particular event (in which EM said to assume everyone online was a man unless you specifically got them in a voice chat) followed by moderator statements that off-site behaviour shouldn't be considered in threads about commendations or condemnations. Which I personally think is absolutely insane, but I'm also not site leadership, so what do I know?

Anyway, it was three years ago, and I can see why someone might question whether it's worth holding this against EM for all this time. To which all I'll say is check out the defence provided in the thread. "EM is actually gay." as if that means the dismissal of all women and particular alienation of trans women was actually entirely fine. Sure, forcing someone into a VC before you "believe" basic aspects of their identity can be a predatory tactic, but it's also just cruel behaviour. And using this as a defence tactic in the thread, no matter who's done it, proves that nothing was learned from this and they don't actually care that it happened.

So yeah, I'm recommending against, and that's my reasoning. I will absolutely write a field guide on this one to try and wrangle the votes of people who read dispatches. I'm interested in what other people have to say, though.

The Star Enpire, Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Tuluni, Antimai, Sempera, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca, Osheaga, Valtena, The Starr Of Betelgeuse, Deg0Od, Izzalia

So, in the thread Sylh Alanor linked, East Malaysia said "There was that misunderstanding from where back in the days in NS we just assumed everyone was a guy. True I did step on some feet there but unintentional at best."

So this tells me he still doesn't see anything wrong with what he did, and is not apologetic or regretful, and doesn't care about hurting people and normalizing misgendering.

So I agree, reject.

Edit: And describing 2020 as "back in the days in NS we just assumed everyone was a guy" is telling on yourself real hard. These are the kinds of attitudes that drive everyone but cis men out of the community. Not standing for it.

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur, Morrigan, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Ban Oldern, The Starr Of Betelgeuse, Deg0Od

Chacapoya wrote:Atm, there is no regional stance, and there's been little discussion on this particular proposal, but at least for me I'm most likely against. The region chose to become a Frontier, despite a history that would make it a prime target, and frankly I'm disappointed that the current trend of Defender response to major holds is currently "siege for two days, throw up a libjunct that will pass guaranteed, wait for Raiders to leave, and then claim victory". It's so indicative of R/D at the moment, where Defender-leaning groups hold control of both the WA and SC, threatening those who don't toe the line with destruction of their careers, while consistently failing in actual gameplay. There's not been a jump in four updates, and it would seem my soon-to-be-ejected puppet has the most endorsements of the Defender beachhead with a staggering 10 endos while the Raider delegate holds over 150. Frankly, I would rather the trend of undrafted liberations and injunctions passing with ease would cease, and that Defenders would be forced to put more effort into jumps and recruitment, or else reckon with their inability to defeat Raider piles.

The proposal should fail, if for no other reason than to force Defenders to actually, well, defend.

This aged like a fine wine.

Typica, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Hasunosora, Pantumaca, The Starr Of Betelgeuse

Sylh Alanor wrote:snippity

I don't see why OOC stuff shouldn't be considered in commends and condemns, and it is frustrating if there isn't a consistent line on that.

But my personal thoughts upon seeing the comments about things you do as a mod to protect your community are this: (as Emily knows) we have taken steps within the Refugia server and CalRef server to intentionally protect our members, particularly our younger members, when we have deemed there are threats of any kind. We have done so without suggesting that you can't trust somebody on their gender without VC, or all people online are men, or that women who don't want to VC are somehow men pretending to be women in order to be predators.

Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, St Leone, Jazur, Morrigan, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Valtena, The Starr Of Betelgeuse, Kush Kush

Quick few questions about recruitment!

Is there a minimum for how often we need to recruit? I'd like to help, but I'm really busy sometimes.

How soon do I need to apply? Is there a time limit?

Sorry for the lateness, and thanks for any answers!

Typica, Araine, Jazur, Izzalia

Dutchformosa wrote:Hello. Don't mind me, I'm just trying to find a new home.

Welcome, mate.

Typica, Tiralta, Izordinia, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Valtena, The Starr Of Betelgeuse

Tuluni wrote:Quick few questions about recruitment!

Is there a minimum for how often we need to recruit? I'd like to help, but I'm really busy sometimes.

How soon do I need to apply? Is there a time limit?

Sorry for the lateness, and thanks for any answers!

Thank you for asking!

There is no time limit - this will be ongoing for as long as is possible. I debated making it a competition but the aim is sustainable recruitment rather than a month of intense recruitment. So if folks are busy now but have time in a few months, you can get started then!

And as for how often, there's no minimum. In order to get the Discord role, you'll need to do two hours over a month, but that's not a minimum requirement to help out at all. And if the role is a motivator, that two hours can be all at once or split up however you like over the month.

You also don't have to consistently recruit the same amount of hours each month. If you want to recruit more at quieter times for you and less when you're busy, that's absolutely fine and nobody will single you out for it! I'm viewing this as a long term way to help out that overall will help take some of the load off those (mostly Luca) presently recruiting if more people get involved.

Typica, Araine, Tuluni, The Blue Fire, Valtena, The Starr Of Betelgeuse, Deg0Od, Izzalia

Tiralta wrote:Thank you for asking!

There is no time limit - this will be ongoing for as long as is possible. I debated making it a competition but the aim is sustainable recruitment rather than a month of intense recruitment. So if folks are busy now but have time in a few months, you can get started then!

And as for how often, there's no minimum. In order to get the Discord role, you'll need to do two hours over a month, but that's not a minimum requirement to help out at all. And if the role is a motivator, that two hours can be all at once or split up however you like over the month.

You also don't have to consistently recruit the same amount of hours each month. If you want to recruit more at quieter times for you and less when you're busy, that's absolutely fine and nobody will single you out for it! I'm viewing this as a long term way to help out that overall will help take some of the load off those (mostly Luca) presently recruiting if more people get involved.

Thank you!

Typica, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Valtena, Deg0Od, Izzalia

https://www.nationstates.net/region=refugia#poll

We didn't open the box! Time to decide what we'll do next!

Chacapoya, Typica, The Blue Fire

documents funny

Jazur, Penocamptt

Voinarx wrote:documents funny

yes

vroom vroom

Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Ban Oldern, Valtena

Just wondering, when are we going to have a new map/cartography dispatch? It's been over 2 months since the last map update, 18 CTE'd nations still present on the map, and I'd have to imagine about 5 or 10 requests to join the map that have just been sitting for a while.

Chacapoya, Araine, Jazur, The Blue Fire, The Starr Of Betelgeuse, Deg0Od

I was waiting for a while to see if the new term brought any changes to the issues the map has been having since my role in handling it was stripped. Since nothing has changed, I will be submitting this draft on Friday. If anyone has any questions of comments, I'll take those at this time (here or in the drafting thread: https://forum.calref.ca/index.php?topic=262.0)

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1971523

Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, St Leone, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Ban Oldern, Deg0Od

Refuge Isle wrote:I was waiting for a while to see if the new term brought any changes to the issues the map has been having since my role in handling it was stripped. Since nothing has changed, I will be submitting this draft on Friday. If anyone has any questions of comments, I'll take those at this time (here or in the drafting thread: https://forum.calref.ca/index.php?topic=262.0)

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1971523

Sorry too many big english words me brazil brain did not understand much

Refugia is having a new map?? I remember seeing the old one and i thought it was cool but at the time i wasnt a member state

Joining the map would be cool!

Deg0Od

Sinzalia wrote:Sorry too many big english words me brazil brain did not understand much

Refugia is having a new map?? I remember seeing the old one and i thought it was cool but at the time i wasnt a member state

Joining the map would be cool!

Specifically it's a proposal to return the maintenance of the map to its original creators and maintainers.

Typica, St Leone, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Sinzalia, Deg0Od

Refuge Isle wrote:Specifically it's a proposal to return the maintenance of the map to its original creators and maintainers.

Ooooh thats cool then

Deg0Od

If your high school, college, or university has a Wikipedia page and on that page it has "Notable alumni" and/or "Notable faculty", does your school have someone listed for something very bad?

Personally one of my high schools (I attended 3) has a serial killer under their notable alumni.

Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Liphia, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Sinzalia, Deg0Od

Melenavenia wrote:If your high school, college, or university has a Wikipedia page and on that page it has "Notable alumni" and/or "Notable faculty", does your school have someone listed for something very bad?

Personally one of my high schools (I attended 3) has a serial killer under their notable alumni.

Nope, but it’s honestly surprising there are any notable people at all considering it’s a small university.

There are a couple athletes, an author, an actress, a scholar, a WWII fighter pilot, a translation theorist, and a presidential medal of freedom recipient.

Typica, Melenavenia, Araine, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od

Melenavenia wrote:If your high school, college, or university has a Wikipedia page and on that page it has "Notable alumni" and/or "Notable faculty", does your school have someone listed for something very bad?

Personally one of my high schools (I attended 3) has a serial killer under their notable alumni.

I never would have thought to look this up! One of the schools I used to go to has a guy who was on the FBI ten most wanted list for over a decade. He still hasn’t been caught but the FBI took him off the list.

Typica, Melenavenia, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Deg0Od

Melenavenia wrote:If your high school, college, or university has a Wikipedia page and on that page it has "Notable alumni" and/or "Notable faculty", does your school have someone listed for something very bad?

Personally one of my high schools (I attended 3) has a serial killer under their notable alumni.

My high school has 4 athletes and a baker. One of the athletes apparently kept getting into drunk fights and getting arrested but that's the extent of it. XD

Typica, Melenavenia, Dutchformosa, Deg0Od

Araine wrote:I never would have thought to look this up! One of the schools I used to go to has a guy who was on the FBI ten most wanted list for over a decade. He still hasn’t been caught but the FBI took him off the list.

I'll pretend the FBI suddenly realized the guy was innocent and just quietly took him off of it. Anyway, what was he on it for?

Also the other non-criminal alumnus and faculty at my schools include professional baseballers, footballers, a golfer, a soccer player, members of a band, a fashion designer, a singer-songwriter, an Olympic swimmer, a former Alaska state senator, an actor, and a YouTuber.

Interestingly, the fashion designer founded the first ever Gay-Straight Alliance club at the school in question and even faced off against the Westboro Baptist Church when they came down to protest the creation of the club.

Araine, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Deg0Od

Araine wrote:I never would have thought to look this up! One of the schools I used to go to has a guy who was on the FBI ten most wanted list for over a decade. He still hasn’t been caught but the FBI took him off the list.

What did he do to get on there?

Deg0Od

Post self-deleted by Ban Oldern.

sorry for the deletion but my messages get reposted like 15 minutes apart occasionally

Tiralta

Hello!!!! Everyone, I am new to this game!!!! I am pumped to get started, since all my friends recommended this game to me!!!!!! Can't wait(Squeal)!!!! Any fans of this game???

Chacapoya, Typica, Tiralta, Chong Qing, Sempera, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Foreigna, Ban Oldern, Sinzalia, The Starr Of Betelgeuse, Izzalia

Austria-Hungary Columbia Of Venezuela wrote:Any fans of this game???

Looks at own residency stat.

It’s cool ig.

Typica, Araine, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Ban Oldern, The Starr Of Betelgeuse

Watching clips of that cube in Doctor Who that started spewing the chicken dance song “on a loop,” is too entertaining for its own good.

Tiralta, Chong Qing, The Blue Fire, Ban Oldern, Anarrsomertle

Austria-Hungary Columbia Of Venezuela wrote:Hello!!!! Everyone, I am new to this game!!!! I am pumped to get started, since all my friends recommended this game to me!!!!!! Can't wait(Squeal)!!!! Any fans of this game???

Welcome(Love from a school in China

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Interestingly, the fashion designer founded the first ever Gay-Straight Alliance club at the school in question and even faced off against the Westboro Baptist Church when they came down to protest the creation of the club.

Or maybe they caught them which got them off the list?

Melenavenia

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Welcome to the region! I hope that you’ll all have plenty of fun during your time here. You’ve already gotten a welcome telegram that gives some basics for the region, but here are some quick tips to get started.

Check out your telegram preferences and select “Block All” for Recruitment. That way you’ll stop getting all those spam telegrams you’ve been seeing from other regions.

If you sign up for the World Assembly, you’ll become a Member State in a week, which will get you access to all sorts of perks like getting a spot on our regional map and also extra snacks. You’ll also be able to collect endorsements from other people in the region, and endorse them back, which makes all of us more secure.

Finally, if you have any other questions, come check out our Discord server ( https://discord.gg/Rt6uGMsNpr ), where there are a lot of friendly people who will help you find all of the fun things to do on NationStates.

If you have any questions or need help, feel free to ask!

Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Crabani, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Deg0Od, Izzalia, Kush Kush, Rhyddion

Does anyone, besides children, seriously think homework should be abolished? It's not that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things.

Delta Vega Iv, Chong Qing, Sinzalia, Valtena, Deg0Od

Dutchformosa wrote:Does anyone, besides children, seriously think homework should be abolished? It's not that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things.

I'm not entirely on the side to abolish them, but i'm definitely against the yearly massacre that are holiday homework for children. I understand keeping their brains active, but the amount some schools give to their students is equivalent to legalized torture.

Additionally, school is supposed to be there to teach you how to live in the working environment/your society, and i sure as hell have never heard of an electrician or a gardener to go back to study once their working clock is over.

Delta Vega Iv, Chong Qing, The Blue Fire, Foreigna, Sinzalia, Deg0Od, Anarrsomertle, Ehrabadia

Either way, this GA proposal is AI-written, so I'm against it.

Delta Vega Iv, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Chong Qing, The Blue Fire, Ethierys, Dutchformosa, Foreigna, Osheaga, Valtena, Deg0Od, Kush Kush

Depends on what the homework is/how it's assigned, imo. I do generally agree that elementary/secondary level homework is usually way too much, I certainly couldn't be bothered to do most of it back then, especially for things I already understood. Them being graded was just the cherry on top, truly ridiculous. As a university lecturer though, I much prefer projects and takeaway online quizzes to in-class exams for grading purposes. I'd rather take an extra class to actually, you know, teach, than having to use my limited time with my students for what I consider the least useful part of my job.

Delta Vega Iv, St Leone, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Sinzalia, Deg0Od

Hello, i'm new here, nice to meet you everyone!

i've already applied to join the World Assembly, as per the (automated?) telegram i got when i joined, but i'm a bit confused and have a couple of questions

1) what does the world assembly do? will i have to read through all the laws they make and follow them when resolving issues?

2) what are endorsements, what do they do and how do i endorse people?

The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Foreigna, Pantumaca, Valtena, Deg0Od

Conyianaland wrote:Hello, i'm new here, nice to meet you everyone!

i've already applied to join the World Assembly, as per the (automated?) telegram i got when i joined, but i'm a bit confused and have a couple of questions

1) what does the world assembly do? will i have to read through all the laws they make and follow them when resolving issues?

2) what are endorsements, what do they do and how do i endorse people?

The World Assembly is really just a roleplay tool that doesn't do anything major to your nation. Commends and Condemns in the SC are really the only things that have any effect on gameplay, and that's just by adding a commemorative badge to your nation's page. Afaik WA resolutions also don't restrict any choices in issues, but there are two issues that can kick you out of the WA if you aren't careful.

(Edit: Didn't know this, but according to Tiralta, WA Resolutions do actually change your stats.)

Endorsements don't affect the individual nations (besides them getting a notification about it if they haven't turned those off), but the more endorsements we have the higher our regional influence is, and we wear our endotarting culture (culture of endorsing everyone in the region) as a badge of pride. You can endorse someone by going to their nation, scrolling down to the bottom, and clicking a button with 2 wreaths that says something along the lines of "Endorse". Although, if you want to endotart, I would recommend going onto the discord and using /tart or going to the endotart helper at https://tart.calref.ca

Delta Vega Iv, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca, Osheaga, Valtena, Deg0Od

Conyianaland wrote:Hello, i'm new here, nice to meet you everyone!

i've already applied to join the World Assembly, as per the (automated?) telegram i got when i joined, but i'm a bit confused and have a couple of questions

1) what does the world assembly do? will i have to read through all the laws they make and follow them when resolving issues?

2) what are endorsements, what do they do and how do i endorse people?

Ban Oldern wrote:The World Assembly is really just a roleplay tool that doesn't do anything major to your nation. Commends and Condemns in the SC are really the only things that have any effect on gameplay, and that's just by adding a commemorative badge to your nation's page. Afaik WA resolutions also don't restrict any choices in issues, but there are two issues that can kick you out of the WA if you aren't careful.

Just to add that although you don't have to bear any World Assembly laws in mind when you answer issues, and being a World Assembly member doesn't restrict your issues, the General Assembly does have an impact on gameplay which is that it affects your stats with the laws passed.

The injunctions and liberations in the Security Council also have an effect on gameplay but only really for raiders and defenders (who you may see referred to about the site as r/d).

Delta Vega Iv, Typica, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca, Valtena, Deg0Od

Tiralta wrote:Just to add that although you don't have to bear any World Assembly laws in mind when you answer issues, and being a World Assembly member doesn't restrict your issues, the General Assembly does have an impact on gameplay which is that it affects your stats with the laws passed.

The injunctions and liberations in the Security Council also have an effect on gameplay but only really for raiders and defenders (who you may see referred to about the site as r/d).

I didn't know the GA resolutions actually influence your stats. That's neat I guess.

Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca, Valtena, Deg0Od

Where is the endorsement button in the mobile app?

Hello, i'm new here, nice to meet you everyone!

i've already applied to join the World Assembly, as per the (automated?) telegram i got when i joined, but i'm a bit confused and have a couple of questions

1) what does the world assembly do? will i have to read through all the laws they make and follow them when resolving issues?

2) what are endorsements, what do they do and how do i endorse people?

Typica, Valtena, Deg0Od, Izzalia

good to know i can just do whatever with the issue resolving

i guess since it's region policy i'll go ahead and do the endotart thingy

alright, thanks for the help everyone!

Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Deg0Od, Izzalia

Dutchformosa wrote:Does anyone, besides children, seriously think homework should be abolished? It's not that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things.

I'm pretty sure there was a study about how homework has a negative effect on children's brains, credibility unknown, honestly it might've just been YouTube, but if it is true it really is a big deal in the grand scheme of things, children are our future after all, you know all that.

Still against because it removes the one method to actually get kids to work on mental health at home, and also to study and practice.

The Blue Fire, Deg0Od

Deg0Od wrote:Where is the endorsement button in the mobile app?

The mobile app isn't an official app so I don't know if it actually has an endorsement button. It's also worth bearing in mind if you answer issues on the app, you don't get the card pack drops if that's something you're interested in.

Typica, Deg0Od

Conyianaland wrote:Hello, i'm new here, nice to meet you everyone!

i've already applied to join the World Assembly, as per the (automated?) telegram i got when i joined, but i'm a bit confused and have a couple of questions

1) what does the world assembly do? will i have to read through all the laws they make and follow them when resolving issues?

2) what are endorsements, what do they do and how do i endorse people?

Hey, welcome!

Tiralta

fun fact:

honey bees are invasive to north america

Delta Vega Iv, Araine, Tiralta, Dutchformosa, Deg0Od

never before have I realized how good I am at writing walls of text nobody who is sane will ever read

Typica, Jazur, Sempera, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa

Ban Oldern wrote:never before have I realized how good I am at writing walls of text nobody who is sane will ever read

same. i’m an expert at yapping

Sempera wrote:same. i’m an expert at yapping

*monologuing /lh

Estebere wrote:I'm pretty sure there was a study about how homework has a negative effect on children's brains, credibility unknown, honestly it might've just been YouTube, but if it is true it really is a big deal in the grand scheme of things, children are our future after all, you know all that.

Still against because it removes the one method to actually get kids to work on mental health at home, and also to study and practice.

As someone who was homeschooled growing up in the United states, and quite a few who were in the last 40 years would vouch for me, I would question that study pretty heavily. There's some pretty powerful legal lobby groups like the HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) that use questionable research to push for legally stripping back any and all regulation of homeschooling. Educational neglect is pretty common in that community (there are many who are ideologically motivated and for them education isn't even necessarily important outside of those beliefs), and even among well-meaning parents who didn't realize how difficult it is.

I can say from personal experience not having homework assignments or structured and varied education under the guidance of those who knew what they were doing growing up until college did me zero favors.

Araine, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Osheaga, Sinzalia, Valtena

Ban Oldern wrote:never before have I realized how good I am at writing walls of text nobody who is sane will ever read

oh that's fine, soon enough like-minded individuals will come forth to read these ancient texts left by the great Ban Oldern

Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa

Ban Oldern wrote:never before have I realized how good I am at writing walls of text nobody who is sane will ever read

Have you seen some of the stuff I’ve posted here?

I’ve got some attack on titan sized walls of text just lying around lol

Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Tiralta, Jazur, The Blue Fire

Tiralta wrote:

The mobile app isn't an official app so I don't know if it actually has an endorsement button. It's also worth bearing in mind if you answer issues on the app, you don't get the card pack drops if that's something you're interested in.

Oh okay, kinda sad i guess but i using the browser is too clunky for me haha

Chacapoya

Agnosathe wrote:snip

Ah, yikes, should'a been clearer there. I should clarify, I'm sure that the study was on children who went to schools rather than those who'd been homeschooled. Homeschooling here in the U.S. definitely is in need of more regulation, and it's a shame that questionable groups(such as the HSLDA you mentioned) would warp credible(Definitely question the one I found though, one google search is not enough as is(Although, one could say that the state of the Finnish educational system is proof enough as is)) studies for purposes such as this. Educational neglect is a serious problem, and it should be dealt with.

This bring up another problem with the resolution we're dealing with; It focuses entirely on in-school learning, with no regard for how this might impact homeschooled children.

Delta Vega Iv, Typica, The Blue Fire, Agnosathe, Deg0Od, Izzalia

Tuluni wrote:fun fact:

honey bees are invasive to north america

But they are the national animal of Delta Vega IV

Tiralta, Tuluni, Chong Qing

The GA proposal doesn't even bother to try to explain why it proposes to ban homework. This is an automatic Against in my book, as much as I might otherwise support getting rid of homework (or not).

The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Sinzalia

Delta Vega Iv wrote:The GA proposal doesn't even bother to try to explain why it proposes to ban homework. This is an automatic Against in my book, as much as I might otherwise support getting rid of homework (or not).

I find myself in agreement with the proposal. Most often times, homework is just busywork that seeks to occupy the student without any educational goal in mind. I would rather students be working on more enlightened pursuits like basket weaving and the creation of semi-autonomous battlebots.

Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Chong Qing, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Sinzalia, Deg0Od

December Endorsement Drive Update:

What? I thought the Endorsement Drive ended on the 17[sup]th[/sup]. Yes, that's true, you got me there. But I checked the total regional endorsements today and they read over 16,000, and since it's only a few days out, I thought that it was close enough that I would fill the next blip on the drive goals and distribute a Season 2 Epic to every World Assembly nation in Refugia anyway.

Thanks for everyone's help and tremendous good work! We were able to get dozens of Refugia nations shiny new endorsement badges, increased out total endorsements by 60% and are therefore getting everyone 60% more influence points every day.

Here's the spread of the who got what for the S2 Epic distribution:

[spoiler=Season 2 Epic

Distribution]The Star Enpire: Season 2 Twente

Delta Vega Iv: Season 2 Verdant Haven

Targis: Season 2 East Oceania

Allenya: Season 2 Endolantron

Nottinghaven: Season 2 Alvero

Chacapoya: Season 2 The Tasmanian Islands

Talvezout: Season 2 Frenequesta

Catiania: Season 2 New Dracora

Poquaoi: Season 2 Holy Theocracy of the Endocrine

Altruismia: Season 2 Elcric Kcalb

Zahmoonduh: Season 2 AP0CALYPSE

Himmel Ende: Season 2 Lieges

Bismarck-Tirpitz: Season 2 Ankuran

Detjavikstan: Season 2 Restorza

Typica: Season 2 Gigaverse

Narwhal: Season 2 Miiros

Refuge Isle: Season 2 Kyldellian Paloxe

Green-Space: Season 2 Tseaby

Sylh Alanor: Season 2 Neonymphonia

Nangka: Season 2 Inner Mations Aststan

Melenavenia: Season 2 Talitoa

Serilussark: Season 2 Hastrua

Charli-And-The-Queensland: Season 2 Arqhua

Jayche: Season 2 Hediacrana

Vikoland: Season 2 Jolteonia

Araine: Season 2 Urran

Nekhuser-Ra: Season 2 Celestria and China

No God: Season 2 Aeterno Tranquillitas

Junitaki-Cho: Season 2 Omakhandia

Denimz: Season 2 Trackeendy

Liphia: Season 2 Penguania and Antarctica

Restelsche: Season 2 Alan Nui

Tovenia: Season 2 Eutania

Golden Gateway: Season 2 The United Kindom under Socialist Rule

Survivors Win: Season 2 Scandaland

Portmanteau: Season 2 Flecatya

Socruell: Season 2 Couriers for B BG a

Floreznia: Season 2 Caladraxia

St Leone: Season 2 Helsbering

Adawu: Season 2 Kyldellian Skyland

Axolotlta: Season 2 Llorens

Letargia: Season 2 Kuckuzzolandia

Szalyland: Season 2 Maplestan

Big Small: Season 2 Moderium

Aephony: Season 2 Hydroponic Nation

Fel Vudos: Season 2 The Objectivist Commonwealth

Tiralta: Season 2 Dinner Blaster

Bejeweled Potatoes: Season 2 Former English Colony

Pangeodrea: Season 2 Pasargad

Vandermeer: Season 2 Obvious Extra Vote

Polushia: Season 2 Widgetalia

Istastioner: Season 2 Allied Cephalopods

Brazileand: Season 2 West Sylvania

Duneraven: Season 2 Porcu

Hoqeallistan: Season 2 Duskshire

Izordinia: Season 2 Wiranath

Drafonico: Season 2 Dylan Murdoch

Stagorod: Season 2 Garden at 6th Mile Road

Reformed Anarchist: Season 2 United Tatanka

New Equanimia: Season 2 Of the Quendi

Lassistan: Season 2 Verben

Frigolia: Season 2 Kyldellian Gervil

Talmon: Season 2 Kyldellian Ancients

North Azerkhadia: Season 2 The Imperium Collectives

The Pacific Northwest: Season 2 Abslandia

Jazur: Season 2 Refuge Isle

Crabani: Season 2 New Jamiea

Tuluni: Season 2 Poopsancagizal

Melior Mundi: Season 2 Eahland

Winlandy: Season 2 Miraclia

New Ras: Season 2 Freedenea

Liber Communes: Season 2 Kyldellian Xtugon

Fiverdom: Season 2 State of Minnmar

Anarchyarctic: Season 2 The Yahya

Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht: Season 2 Sovereign California

Trattativa: Season 2 SLAM-ER

The Merinos: Season 2 Philjia

Waywards Edge: Season 2 Tiburon

New Atlantic: Season 2 Nuevo Meshiko

Tidelia: Season 2 Headpat Central

Equity: Season 2 The Sovereign Kingdom of Immobilia

Argicula: Season 2 Haja-Mishu

Fourcats: Season 2 Refuge Isle

The Isomarderes: Season 2 Felucian Planetary Republic

Honlan: Season 2 Kyldellian Larxe

Blunts: Season 2 Wobbegong

Ullrani: Season 2 Donkervader

Mallard: Season 2 Kelsyth

Nahelia: Season 2 The Ascendant Hive

Estebere: Season 2 Techno-Titania

Antimai: Season 2 Portland

Trubania: Season 2 Scorpions Army

Innamorta: Season 2 His Excellence

Moyath: Season 2 Lemmingcus Meenicus

Fadnesia: Season 2 Hippies

Mare Stellarum: Season 2 Rototornik

Weirtopia: Season 2 Flandarz

Ditwesbourg: Season 2 Swietenia

Drusayy: Season 2 Countriopia

Heinfield: Season 2 -Hellkite-

Uwuguaya: Season 2 Laevendell

Argyatsova: Season 2 Cypheri

Libervillea: Season 2 Crenta

Great Cheyenne: Season 2 Merriwhether

Almander: Season 2 Sakaba

Aruaria: Season 2 The Eldar Empire

Sempera: Season 2 Eisengratzia

The Blue Fire: Season 2 United Technocratia

Ansgar: Season 2 Cassaracen

Ethierys: Season 2 Ramonsland

Spuds And Duds: Season 2 The Holy Empire of the Great of Fire

Coledonia: Season 2 Sybaril

Riverfoot: Season 2 The Ctan Species

Neo Daria: Season 2 Sil Dorsett

Dutchformosa: Season 2 Sanctity Moonlands

Theolica: Season 2 Zogarok

Paraxium: Season 2 Kalix

Hanopia: Season 2 Havensky

New Cinder: Season 2 MInroz

Interflumnibia: Season 2 Argorial

Antrania: Season 2 Dagnia

Xbrsq: Season 2 Insaniragica

Bashwa: Season 2 Ruzonia

The Ledona: Season 2 Haedlia

Silliy: Season 2 The Realist Polities

Noweyr: Season 2 Popaholick

Krattler: Season 2 Byzantine Secundus

The New Dominion: Season 2 Refuge Isle

Ruppelia: Season 2 Ubiquistania

Jail Guitar Doors: Season 2 Lucy Cavendish

Frankias: Season 2 Aumeltopia

Jempuz: Season 2 Laeral

Slaytastica: Season 2 Frostinia

Dilectri: Season 2 CR Oscilloscopes

Kodian Republic: Season 2 Flobos

Yosticia: Season 2 Picuros

Telorina: Season 2 Dyelli Beybi

Toothbrush: Season 2 Liveropolis

Magmillion: Season 2 Rugelia

Daymo: Season 2 Kyldellian Dracoland

Schuera: Season 2 The Necrontyr

Ridmonian Development: Season 2 Genesis Fifteen

Wodsustein: Season 2 Vocenae

Voyager Number 1: Season 2 Victoriaans Nederlands

Adorus: Season 2 Gracieland

Swahsdarb: Season 2 Outer Utonixick Gollinican

Lith Keralia: Season 2 Samonaemia

Pantumaca: Season 2 Greater Tern

Siheom: Season 2 Shugeria

Tay-Mania: Season 2 Charlotte Ryberg

Agudo Island: Season 2 Ponderosa

Keskea: Season 2 Alanis Star

Ban Oldern: Season 2 Alelusia

Outremer Arabia: Season 2 Kyldellian Mencorp

Aseanindia: Season 2 Kyldellian Galnge

Bibliotheca: Season 2 The Andromachean Entente

Holmis: Season 2 Kowani

Crownedland: Season 2 Reqovia

Cartistonia: Season 2 Blatter Land

Tageszentia: Season 2 UltimaWeapon

Mys Vima: Season 2 Kerla

Tayova: Season 2 Firstaria

Blauwskjold: Season 2 Zarkenis Ultima

Bakedbread69: Season 2 Refuge Isle

Edmaraver: Season 2 The Choir Boy

Aequ: Season 2 Maltropia

Pompier-Pyromane: Season 2 PetzConfederation

Cassilandia: Season 2 Socialised Capital

Osheaga: Season 2 Paganblood

Late Scotland: Season 2 Villa Real

Marriage123: Season 2 Genbu Kaiden

Agnosathe: Season 2 Lowell Leber

Sinzalia: Season 2 Absolutus

Aquae Argenteae: Season 2 Pterodoria

Icelets: Season 2 BillyBee

Petruaca: Season 2 The Unionized Stoners

Liberosociety: Season 2 Foneivive

Aeonss: Season 2 The Dunwich Dominion

The Blood Wolf: Season 2 Window Land

Elamiria: Season 2 The State of Monavia

Carcat: Season 2 Grosseschnauzer

Greenstate: Season 2 Hixoelop

The Styrian Empire: Season 2 Mercobia

Valtena: Season 2 Kyldellian Berben

Maharajas: Season 2 Aurorae Sinus

Free Librarians: Season 2 Ten Empires

Cryster: Season 2 Saurian Nations

Emoti: Season 2 Xenonier

The Starr Of Betelgeuse: Season 2 Xentherida

Ambient Music: Season 2 Sonna

Legotopia: Season 2 Valaran

Canadian New Jersey: Season 2 Aequalitia

Spinozist Femboy Tops: Season 2 Crystal Spires

Bloomhaven: Season 2 Thalasse

Kajak: Season 2 Ostermarch

Northfennec: Season 2 Arvelken

Pierose: Season 2 Perrytopia

East Norne Andland: Season 2 New Dornalia

Archthorn: Season 2 World War Z

Izzalia: Season 2 Aetulia

Georgias World: Season 2 Zavea

Kush Kush: Season 2 Bawrai

Phansomr: Season 2 Legion Of Peace

Conyianaland: Season 2 Kyldellian Xezoden

Anarrsomertle: Season 2 Refuge Isle

Lower Mossia: Season 2 Aerospace Forces

Venetsk: Season 2 Voxum Mortalum

Tordinia: Season 2 North Cross

Ehrabadia: Season 2 Kleinekatzen

Liberal Republics: Season 2 Iechyd Da[/spoiler]

Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Poquaoi, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta, Bejeweled Potatoes, Istastioner, Tuluni, Weirtopia, Sempera, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Agnosathe, Sinzalia, Valtena, Deg0Od, Izzalia, Lower Mossia

Good day friends and members of the NationStates community! We are proud to present the November version of our foreign affairs update (posted alongside a special edition of our internal publication, The Breaking Wave), which can be read in full here.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1972270

Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca

Refuge Isle wrote:December Endorsement Drive Update:

Thanks for the card! <3

Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Istastioner, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca

Hellooooooo again, it's me, your WAA Councillor, here to bring up another proposal that'll be going to vote soon. This time, we're talking about On the Strangers' Bar and Three Walled Bar. This is a Security Council Declaration, which is to say it's ultimately meaningless because all it does is declare a position on (or in this case gratitude for) something.

Here's the thread, you're not going to find much that's interesting here except the following quotes, wherein I think Honeydew and Simone Republic (the author) give as good a reason to vote against this proposal as anything else I've seen:

Honeydewistania Statement wrote:Against. Don't care too much for the content, but it's presented in such a matter-of-fact, uninteresting way. Compared to something like Commend Separatist Peoples, this feels like a very boring Wiki article rather than an actual celebration of these bars. Especially since the declaration medium has fewer restrictions to format, style and content, the current declaration feels like a massive misfire.

Simone Republic Response wrote:It's worth a shot. We'd know whether it's a misfire if it gets to vote (that's an if, it hasn't made quorum). I don't disagree with the view that I write in a very dry, wiki article style with some lousy punchlines inserted, hence the fact that I am almost always in GA and almost never here, and I am not even on any of the C-C writing teams.

I don't really know why you'd push something that you don't even find to be interesting, but it's not my proposal. Also I don't really care one way or the other on whether this passes. Any thoughts?

Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Ethierys, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Osheaga, Izzalia

Referendum Notice:

A referendum regarding modification of the Refugia Revised Statutes has been submitted, entitled Thesis 3: Consistency In Our Maps, authored by Refuge Isle and seconded by Sylh Alanor. Having met all requirements, a vote is triggered at this time and all Member States are entitled to vote on its integration into Refugia's system of law.

You can view the text of the measure here.

Vote today: https://vote.calref.ca/vote/61

Voting ends in one week, on Sunday December 30[sup]th[/sup] at 15:39 Pacific Time.

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Istastioner, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Pantumaca, Ban Oldern, Valtena

In my opinion, the "On the Strangers' Bar and Three Walled Bar" proposal is quite poorly written. It has lots of run-on sentences -- honestly, most of the proposal consists of overly long sentences. It also has several grammatical/word usage errors, such as "... or enduring such work conditions and not find other jobs ...", or "mauled down", or "as long as the outside world avert their eyes".

This poor writing quality clashes with the very stuffy, formal tone of the Security Council Declaration format. Moreover, the stuffy tone of the format clashes with the silly hijinks that the core of the declaration describes the ambassadors getting up to. In a better written piece, the juxtaposition of the formal format and the silly activities could be used for comedic effect. In this piece, the tone shifts wildly between very formal language in the standardized pieces of the document and very informal tone in the core, which doesn't work at all. Instead, to produce that comedic juxtaposition, the piece should have maintained the formal language while describing increasingly silly events taking place.

I can see what the author was going for, and I don't think that they succeeded. I'm voting against.

Chacapoya, Poquaoi, Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, The Blue Fire, Ethierys, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Valtena, Deg0Od

I haven’t been able to make the Christmas post sorry! I might make it a surprise timing post because I have been really distracted and don’t know when I’ll be able to get it done.

Chacapoya, Typica, Tiralta, Istastioner, Jazur, The Merinos, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Lanassia, Jiranhi, Pantumaca, Valtena, Deg0Od, Izzalia

To people who celebrate, Merry Christmas! It's 12 here, and it's customary to greet people at midnight

Chacapoya, Typica, Istastioner, Sempera, Ethierys, Dutchformosa, Lanassia, Pantumaca, Siheom, Sinzalia, Deg0Od, Austria-Hungary Columbia Of Venezuela, Ehrabadia

thank you for the s2 epic <3 happy holidays everyone!

Chacapoya, Typica, Tiralta, Istastioner, Ethierys, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Siheom, Sinzalia, Deg0Od

Happy Holidays,Merry Christmas to all,and to all a good night

Chacapoya, Typica, Tiralta, Ethierys, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Siheom, Sinzalia, Valtena, Deg0Od

Tay-Mania wrote:To people who celebrate, Merry Christmas! It's 12 here, and it's customary to greet people at midnight

Thank you for telling us about your culture!!! It was very interesting! :)

Merry Christmas, Everyone!!!!

Chacapoya, Typica, Tiralta, Istastioner, Ethierys, Dutchformosa, Siheom, Tay-Mania, Sinzalia, Valtena, Deg0Od, Monkely

Austria-Hungary Columbia Of Venezuela wrote:Thank you for telling us about your culture!!! It was very interesting! :)

Merry Christmas, Everyone!!!!

it's not really a cultural thing but it's become popular these days

Typica, Tiralta, Pantumaca, Sinzalia, Valtena, Deg0Od, Monkely

happy holidays to those who celebrate!

Typica, Tiralta, Istastioner, Ethierys, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Siheom, Deg0Od, Monkely

Merry Christmas to many, happy holidays to most of the rest, and enjoy the time off to those who don't celebrate and get a break

Chacapoya, Typica, Tiralta, Istastioner, The Merinos, Ethierys, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Siheom, Deg0Od, Monkely

Merry Christmas everyone!

Chacapoya, Typica, Tiralta, Istastioner, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Siheom, Deg0Od, Kush Kush, Monkely

I hope everyone gets to do something nice today, whether that's a fun tradition with loved ones or an extra nice cup of coffee or a pleasant stroll on a regular day for you.

Merry Christmas to my fellow Refugi who celebrate <3

Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, St Leone, Istastioner, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Pantumaca, Siheom, Valtena, Deg0Od, Austria-Hungary Columbia Of Venezuela, Monkely

Happy holidays!!!

Fun fact: While the image of a red jolly Santa was created beforehand, it was popularized by coca cola in 1931. He was based off of the poem "Twas The Night Before Christmas"!

https://www.coca-colacompany.com/about-us/history/haddon-sundblom-and-the-coca-cola-santas

Typica, Tiralta, Istastioner, Jazur, The Blue Fire, Dutchformosa, Valtena, Deg0Od, Monkely

Tuluni wrote:Happy holidays!!!

Fun fact: The image of a red jolly Santa was created by coca cola in 1931. He was based off of the poem "Twas The Night Before Christmas"!

https://www.coca-colacompany.com/about-us/history/haddon-sundblom-and-the-coca-cola-santas

That's apparently a myth. Red Santa was a thing before Coca-Cola started using him. Though, it would make sense if they were the one who popularised it.

Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Tiralta, Istastioner, Jazur, Tuluni, The Blue Fire, Lanassia, Pantumaca, Valtena, Deg0Od

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