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Region: Refugia
Hello dear people of Refugia!
tis' I, everyone's favourite Saint (debatable) St.Leone!
Ehem, soo. . . y'all know those issues that make you leave the WA?
Yeaaaa
I might have accidentally left . . . the WA . . . BUT IM BACK!
But I might have lost ally my endorsements, so I was just wondering if people here would be so kind as to consider endorsing the utter stupidity that is St.Leone :P
I will pay you all back . . . with . . ehhh . . . a . . "thank you all" post? idk cx
Anyways take careee
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Liphia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur, Ullrani, Lycanjeskai
Is it Saint St. Leone
or Saint Street Leone
Melenavenia, Araine, Portmanteau, St Leone, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur
St Leone St
Melenavenia, Araine, Liphia, Portmanteau, St Leone, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur
There are issues that make you leave the WA?!
I need to pay more attention to issues
Melenavenia, St Leone, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur
Street Saint Leone
Melenavenia, Portmanteau, St Leone, Falafelandia, Jazur, Koliland
nono Tiralta, that would either be "Street Leone Saint" or "Saint Leone Street"
one of which is my street name and the other is the name of a street in . . . St. . . . Leone . .. street leone? ehem ok my brain is fried too many StStSTtsSTTTSSssttJFDSAIUEFDJgoodbye
Melenavenia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur, Koliland
Yea there are, but there is a pop-up that tells you "are you sure you want to enact this law", however I didnt really pay attention, and it didnt say in the pop-up what it was going to do, so I just thought it was chrome being a little funky hah
Melenavenia, Tiralta, Lycanjeskai
Somehow, I think Refugi WA members have been more unanimous in voting against 'Repeal: "Asbestos Consumption, Disposal And Worker Protection' then they were in voting in favor of "Commend Refuge Isle".
Cheesy Tots, Narwhal, Refuge Isle, Araine, Liphia, Portmanteau, St Leone, Rupika, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur, Tidelia, Lycanjeskai, Koliland
lmaooo
Ive. . . wha - . . . yea that seems plausible I guess xD
Melenavenia, Tiralta, Jazur
Refuge Isle is sus, I heard they once threw Matt from Wii Sports in the way of an F-250 driver in the name of democracy.
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Narwhal, Melenavenia, Araine, Portmanteau, Rupika, Falafelandia, Jazur, Ullrani, Lycanjeskai, Almander, Ethierys, Koliland
bahaha Refuge Isle you pinned the dispatch
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, St Leone, Tiralta, Istastioner, Falafelandia, Jazur
saw that, big oopsies
Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Altys, Tiralta, Jazur
ikr
i inhaled a lot of copium that day xd
Cheesy Tots, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur
wait you're the delegate of tep?
wow
this is a big deal
Altys, Tiralta, Jazur
I am!
Well elected delegate since I lost the in-game position during "the incident" lol
Chacapoya, Melenavenia, Tiralta, Istastioner, Falafelandia, Jazur
As it should be.
Chacapoya, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur
How dare you.
Chacapoya, Tiralta, Jazur
JUSTICE FOR MATT
Chacapoya, Jazur, Almander
Refuge Isle, I have been convinced to change my vote to fanfiction.
Chacapoya, Tiralta, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
Thats... actually, that's hilarious and amazing. We're more divided on our founder's commendment than a repeal about Asbestos
Melenavenia, Tiralta, Jazur
It was a very strange vote breakdown. Still overwhelmingly in favour but not unanimous.
Melenavenia, Araine, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
TRAITOR
Melenavenia, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur, Morrigan
He is a traitor
Melenavenia, Falafelandia, Jazur
You know you want fanfiction too.
Chacapoya, Portmanteau, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
Howdy! It's your favorite World Assembly Correspondant (don't point out I'm the only one) here to drop a vote recommendation on 'Repeal: "Restrictions on Hydraulic Fracturing"'.
Link to the forum discussing the proposal: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=528537&hilit=Hydraulic
Link to proposal: https://www.nationstates.net/page=UN_view_proposal/id=simone_republic_1675325952
For those unaware, hydraulic fracturing or more commonly known as fracking, is "the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks, boreholes, etc. so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas". Fracking causes immense environmental damage through means such as contaminating water supplies, and has serious health risks to anyone nearby for extended periods--whether human or animal.
While the resolution targeted by this repeal is flawed, such as it not defining what "close by" means, leaving it up to interpretation that can be used by frackers for "plausible deniability", as well as not just outright banning fracking--which should be the ultimate goal--the author of this repeal does not intend on improving upon the resolution they seek to repeal.
The "replacement" resolution is about resolving and preventing conflict stemming from near-border and cross-border mining operations.
While the targeted resolution could be repealed by an author with better intentions, there is no better replacement in line, thus it is recommended to vote AGAINST this upcoming repeal.
Typica, Narwhal, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur
I think there might be a chance of the bottom losing for once
And I'm kinda scared for it
Tiralta, Jazur, Koliland
umm im new whats going on??
oh, you know
I'm going to do a secure raid in the most dangerous areas in Refugia! The most dangerous areas usually have rebel nations in them so it's good to secure those areas just to make no rebels destroy Refugia. Sometimes even the smallest rebellions can become a full-on terrorist group!
Mann, ich habe keine Nachrichten zu lesen, traurig
I just realized the icon for fan fiction is french Harry Potter.
Cheesy Tots, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Koliland
Henri Potier
Sylh Alanor, Araine, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur
wait he isn't french?
Tiralta
he's bri'ish
Tiralta, Jazur
'E's been Bri'ish 'is whole life!
Tiralta, Jazur
you, you're the reason the Asbestos Repeal went through- how could you, how dAre you, have a different opinion! /lh /hj
St Leone, Tiralta, Waywards Edge
Happy Paddy's Day folks 🇮🇪
I hope you all eat a potato, drink a cup of tea, and play a game of spot the Côte d'Ivoire flags \o/
Araine, Liphia, Falafelandia, Jazur, Ullrani, Koliland, Basiltown
Hello :>
Tiralta
Average American political debate
Jazur
Tiralta
St Leone, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur
Since I assume I'll be in the minority on this, I'll just point out I'm voting against Liberate England because of the author. All of you should vote how you feel.
Chacapoya, Nangka, Melenavenia, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, St Leone, Tiralta, Duneraven, Falafelandia, Jazur, Lycanjeskai, Slaggstone Bruntt
I dont care about the English ( even if I am from all parts of the isle ) because hey have Birmingham, and I fear Birmingham, so I dont wanna get near them
also question of the day: do oyu think your can qualify to be forklift certified?
What's wrong with Birmingham?
Chacapoya, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
I dunno what hydrogen
I dunno, but Birmingham is something to be feared, its the Ohio of the Uk
Lycanjeskai
Who on earth told you Birmingham is to be feared lmao, it's fine. I don't understand what the Ohio of the UK means though, Ohio doesn't really have a strong international stereotype.
Chacapoya, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
its some joke on the internet that Birmingham is such a terrible place or something, like the memes that Ohio is a all powerful being that has the most wackiest stuff in it,
Im from the U.K. Can confirm Brummies ought to be feared lmao
Rupika, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
the next time we do BOAT we need to add Birmingham or Gustavo fring
Jazur
I'm also in the UK haha. The only "memes" I've ever seen about fearing Birmingham have been racist though which is why I'm confused.
Chacapoya, Jazur
Why don't you like the author?
Things I know about Birmingham:
[list][*]People who live there are called "Brummies" for some reason. Presumably to do with the accent.
[*]"Peaky Blinders" was set there. Therefore, I assume Brummies all look like Cillian Murphy wearing a newsboy cap.
[*]Tolkien grew up in and around the city. Therefore, I assume the city is full of magic.
Tiralta, Jazur
that ought to be correct
Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
Its associated with the accent and how Birmingham cant decide whether theyre northern or southern lol.
Regardless, most casual jokes about Brummies, just like any other locality like Scousers, Smoggies, geordies etc, are done out of jest for county allegiances.
Although, the origins of regional nicknames came from defining a culture or trade associated with the people living there such as Mackems which means make-em from the proud shipbuilding heritage of the River Wear.
Narwhal, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur
I have sadly never been to the UK, but I really want to go one day.
Chacapoya, Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur
Guys I changed my flag. I like this one much better
Araine, Tiralta
I would follow you on this but I need out of England asap so I can finally endorse you!
Chacapoya, Tiralta, Jazur
I wonder if I should get a flipgrid account
Tiralta, Jazur
I suggest the west country, it's a rather nice p'ace
Tiralta
I know the Bri'ish are really nice
Tiralta, Jazur
Hey maybe the guy in the massive pickup truck trying to cut you off shouldn't win the poll.
Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, Jazur, Estebere
But they're at the bottom
And so were all the other winners
Chacapoya, Tiralta
New round new us!
Typica, Tiralta, Jazur
Please reconsider whether you want your life to be dictated by the chaos of randomness and patterns or by the strength of your own convictions. Choose the right, choose the good, choose the activity that millions of people around the world enjoy doing on their free times every single second of every minute of every day - writing fanfiction.
Tiralta, Jazur
Our lives are already dictated by chaotic randomness and patterns. Also, I think chaotic randomness is (sometimes) a perfect way to describe me.
Chacapoya, Tiralta
When God asks to see the best of our creations, will we show Him the Ford F-250? One of the primary vehicles responsible for furthering the world's path to destruction? Or will we offer Him a 77,708-word-Zutara fanfic written over the course of a year on AO3?
Chacapoya, Catiania, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
Good news! Ford® has a new Ford® F-150® Lightning® Truck available now! So now even the most aggressive of drivers can run you off the road knowing they're being eco friendly! And if you're driving any old gas car, that's a net positive!
Tiralta
AO3 is one of, if not the biggest completely free, completely ad-free websites. It is a website of the people, for the people, arguing for the freedom of speech and the freedom to be able to make those two characters that were definitely more than friends the whole way through the show and you know it finally kiss. They go up against big organisations and governments to say "people have rights, even if they want to write objectively incorrect Iron Man x Captain America fics".
The Ford F-250 represents everything wrong with the world. Pollution, which is now legally a cause of death in the UK, car-centric design leading to the decline of community, whatever it is that makes people put the size of their truck ahead of the safety of the people around them, since bigger cars are deadlier even at lower speeds.
Vote for freedom, community, and the gays: vote fanfiction.
Chacapoya, Narwhal, Nangka, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
Post self-deleted by Chacapoya.
Yes
Definitely yes
Chacapoya, Tiralta
Happy 1st OOC birthday to my nation!
Chacapoya, Araine, Liphia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Tidelia, Ullrani
Happy birthday! \o/
New Equanimia
Hands down this BOAT campaigning is miles better than our Councillors campaign.
And i'm convinced to change my vote to Fanfiction.
Chacapoya, Typica, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
I shoulda had planets on the Councillor campaigns. Although nothing for me will ever beat Argo/Lethodus' campaign for "Councillor of All Things" in October.
Chacapoya, Narwhal, Portmanteau, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
The only true state of the world is Chaos.
An Aggressive F-250 Driver is the definition of Chaos.
Vote Aggressive F-250 Driver, and with it vote Chaos, the only true state of the world
Chacapoya, Melenavenia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Falafelandia
Your clearly haven't read fanfiction
Chacapoya, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Estebere, Lycanjeskai
I prefer original stories, rather than those that have been derived from them.
Falafelandia
Do you guys think that fish are more advanced than humans because they have spent their additional time in the ocean learning secrets
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Szalyland, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur
"Original stories" are more often fanfiction than you'd think... :P
https://www.bustle.com/articles/159041-11-classics-that-are-secretly-fanfiction
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Jazur, Estebere, Lycanjeskai
YES!! Definitely, they've been keeping those information secret, but i know because I'm their spy :>
Melenavenia, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur
I appreciate the first half of the message but I cannot bring myself to like it because of the second half.
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Narwhal, Araine, Szalyland, Tiralta, Duneraven, Falafelandia
You see this is why the Aggressive F-250 Driver is the superior combatant. He is your enemy, he is not your friend. He is a real danger, unlike all the other combatants. etc.
Chacapoya, Araine, Tiralta, Falafelandia
I can't deny nor confirm this.
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Melenavenia, Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur
I've never read any of the listed in my life. I was thinking of Harry Potter and other books such as Children of the Flying City, Lord of the Rings, and... Warrior Cats. Anyways, isn't it more fun to make the rules of a world yourself?
Falafelandia, Jazur
Have you ever read fanfiction? A lot of it does make the rules of the world itself, it doesn't just rewrite exactly what happened in the original media with different words. AU (alternate universe) is a super common tag where someone puts characters in a world they've created with completely different rules to the "canon" or original world.
But if you go and search for "Influences for" and the names of any of those books you listed, you get a whole load of examples of where the authors based characters or scenes on something that already existed. Where do you draw the line for fanfiction and original?
Just because somebody uses the same character names as something you've seen before doesn't automatically make their work in creating a story less impressive or well written.
Chacapoya, Narwhal, Portmanteau, Jazur, Estebere, Lycanjeskai
The Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas was originally FanFiction for Cinderella, After by Anna Todd was FanFiction for One Direction, Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James was Twilight FanFiction.
Portmanteau, Jazur
Refuge Isle I vote for fanfiction
Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur
Okay, I'm ready. So, for your first point, the only fanfictions I've read are for Warrior Cats. I'd actually assumed that fanfictions were the reverse, with brand new characters(Like the children of main characters) in the same world. I can actually see the good things about using an already existing world(Real life doesn't count for obvious reasons) rather than one of your own, such as not having to make a brand new magic system and stupidly complicated lore.
Now, as for drawing the line for fanfiction and normal fiction, I find that the line is whether the world and related characters are your own or if they were made by another author. For example, Henri Potier going to beu- baeu- beau- the french school of magic counts as fanfiction, and so does Harry and his family in New York. Making your own world with it's own characters isn't fanfiction, even if it was influenced by other stories. I also think that if you could get copyright striked for it shalt you publish it, it also counts as fanfiction. However, copyright laws being copyright laws, that really doesn't count.
And for the final part... At no point in my post did I say that it's less impressive to utilize the same character name. It is way funnier when you accidentally use the same name for a character though. I do suppose that, as someone who wishes to become an author, I'm partial to creating your own worlds and characters and overly complicated lore systems. Especially the overly complicated lore systems. I love overly complicated lore systems. So... You win on the third round. First and second to be seen.
Jazur
Ello Im jexania and Im in anarchy pls help also am VERY spiritual
Portmanteau, Tiralta
Hey there, Refugia! Glad to be here!
Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Liphia, Portmanteau, Minskievian Refugees, Tiralta, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
Yes.
Ello! Since you have a newish nation, small changes can have big effects. Restrict a few freedoms and you will quickly leave the anarchy category. But don't go too far, lest you become a Psychotic Dictatorship!
I would recommend that you join the World Assembly and endorse our delegate Sylh Alanor to become a Member State and gain super special powers, such as voting in the BOAT for the Aggressive F-250 driver. Also, make sure to join the discord for more chatting!
Chacapoya, Tiralta, Jazur
bruh
Chacapoya, Narwhal, Refuge Isle, Melenavenia, Araine, Liphia, Portmanteau, St Leone, Tiralta, Duneraven, Falafelandia, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
:D
Chacapoya, Jazur
Refugee Isle and Syllh Annor are secretly the real founder and WA delegate of this region :P
Chacapoya, Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Liphia, Portmanteau, St Leone, Tiralta, Duneraven, Falafelandia, The Pacific Northwest, Jazur, Nahelia, Estebere, Lycanjeskai, Chapacoya
Maybe everyone is an imposter
Who are you and what did you do with Arain
Chacapoya, Narwhal, Melenavenia, Araine, Liphia, Portmanteau, Falafelandia, Jazur, Lycanjeskai
The Regional Council has done their best to defeat their dopplegangers in pitched battle, but some of us have managed to avoid eradication by our dark counterparts.
Chacapoya, Narwhal, Melenavenia, Araine, Liphia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Falafelandia, Jazur
Next BOAT ideas.
Chacapoya, Tiralta, Jazur
Welcome to the region!
Refugia is part of a larger community, Calamity Refuge. If you want to hang out with us, check out our Discord server: https://calref.ca/chat/. In the meantime, feel free to hang out with us in Refugia, there's lots to do on NationStates. Become a Member State by joining the World Assembly and hanging around for a week. Youll be able to get a spot on the map of Refugia, (new map about to drop) as well as vote in elections and referendums or run for Council positions.
Once you've signed up for the World Assembly, you can endorse other nations and build your regional influence. This is easy with our custom tool, Tart.Calref: https://tart.calref.ca/
If theres anything else youre interested in learning about our region or NationStates, feel free to ask!
Chacapoya, The Hinterplace, Melenavenia, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, St Leone, Tiralta, A Million Dreams, Falafelandia, Jazur, The Merinos
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