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Region: Refugia
Ive personally only heard two different pronunciations of iron myself, eye-earn and one I would represent as eye-run. Im assuming one of the other two is that but Im not not sure which because of how difficult vowel sounds can be.
Eye-ron I would pronounce like the nickname for Ronald, rhymes with lawn, prawn, Don, etc.
And eye-wren would rhyme with Ben, den, ten, etc. I have a feeling Im mispronouncing them in my head.
Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta
I pronounce it "eye-urn" but I make it as close to one syllable as I possibly can.
Chacapoya, Typica, Panvillda
nah it's ok.
Eh
Eye earn but the earn is short. Not sure what psychos are saying eye Ron or eye wren...
Edit: just saw Swedesstanosan got banned? Wha happen?
Panvillda
Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, Planet Corellia, Panvillda
Urn is pretty phonetic, earn is slightly more stretched at the start, it comes out as errn. But to most people they probably still sound the same.
Chacapoya, Typica, The Pacific Northwest
I say it more like eye-un. But I have an funny english accent.
Typica, Tiralta, Hoqeallistan, Planet Corellia
Tripling down on ignoring a request to stop discussing something.
Junitaki-Cho, Rupika, Tiralta, Planet Corellia
Yeah, that all sounds right to me. The eye-wren pronunciation is extremely niche and I haven't heard it outside a very specific zone, so it's interesting to me that the poll is picking up responses outside of there
Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, The Pacific Northwest
Same, I think
Typica, Tiralta, Dudedania
both
edit: * has kept eating chips *
Tiralta
A question just popped up in my mind.
How much CO2 is produced by one person playing NS?
Typica, Rupika, Moosey, Lovoreus Magnus, Innamorta
Do not look at the activity tab in the region eeeh oops sorry for the spam (?)kasakkassjksdjkkj
Typica, Felzus, Rupika
what the-
Antimai
Of course I won't! :innocentsmile:
what is the pull about i keep thinking about Iran because it sounds similar to eye ron
Iron, I think?
YESSSSS another dear hunter fan!!! and yeah it's definitely a completely different direction than their previous albums- very much enjoy that it's still telling a story like the Acts :)
and yeah the short film!!! i believe it was completely written and directed(?) by casey- i enjoyed it a lot. definitely a source of inspiration for me. have you taken a look at the Indigo Child album? it's the soundtrack for the short film :D
Junitaki-Cho
The sun, the sun is rising! Finally! Im Free! I survived the night!
Oh. Whats that is that a discussion post on Marriage And Custody Act? Agh, its catching up at least the thread isnt anywhere near by, ri-
*screaming*
Okay in all seriousness, the proposal at vote is as stated above! It essentially aims to ban discrimination based on someones marriage status. As a part of this, it states that parents also cannot be discriminated in regards to parental duties or custody based on their marriage status. It also elaborates further, stating that legal guardianship of a dependent individual can only be revoked for a couple of exceptions (including to protect the dependent individuals (ward) emotional, mental, or physical well-being). The thoughts of the ward are also mandated to be considered during such determinations of legal guardianship, if the ward has the ability to formulate their thoughts.
The first thing I want to say is that I really do appreciate that this resolution has some focus on the wards thoughts within this process. That was a pretty big point we had against Contact Rights Between Parent and Child, so its nice to see it incorporated. I can also understand the resolutions overall aim and I do respect it. Id be supportive of this resolution, but one thing prevents me from doing so.
Which is this clause:
I feel like this is still too open to misinterpretation and therefore abuse. As pointed out in Honeys instarepeal, emotional wellbeing is a bit subjective, although I would argue mental wellbeing could be as well. As we brought up with Contact Rights, these terms can be utilized by nations to discriminate unjustly based on cultural prejudices. It may be better for future proposals of this nature to give an existing WA committee duties to elaborate on when/when-not can custody be revoked for emotional/mental well-being, as I feel trusting nations to utilize these terms properly is not really possible.
Therefore, I recommend voting AGAINST "Marriage And Custody Act".
Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Lovoreus Magnus, Mare Stellarum
i one time ate nachos in the rain on a boat in the Mississippi river and one of my friends found it inspiring and poetic
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Lovoreus Magnus, Irapuato
What the... I mean I guess it's good but...
Cheesy Tots, Nekhuser-Ra, Tiralta
Hooray endotarting! We love this.
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Nekhuser-Ra, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Amiyoka
I've endorsed everyone I can. If I have not endorsed you, please tell me with a telegram :]
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Vandermeer, Lovoreus Magnus, Eshopire
I thank you for what you are doing
Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Tuluni
I like doing tedious things like this, so it was fun haha
Chacapoya, Junitaki-Cho, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Vandermeer
you a very good person, I should aspire to be more like you
Chacapoya, Tiralta, Tuluni
I live on, no matter the passage of time.
A benchmark shall be reached tonight, that of one billion citizens ruled under my iron feet.
Cheesy Tots, Araine, Tiralta, Vandermeer, New Equanimia, Powesaria
leader has caught flu :(
Typica, Tiralta, Amiyoka
Our Leader wishes your Leader a swift recovery!
Typica
*cough* thank you for your concern :) *cough*
Typica, Amiyoka, Powesaria
Not taking the wards opinion into account at all was a huge issue I had with the previous resolution, and I also like that it also seeks to ban discrimination against children who are born outside of wedlock. But I do agree that the terms mental and emotional wellbeing need to be clearly defined, otherwise the whole resolution is easy to circumvent by claiming basically anything about the parents is damaging to the childs mental wellbeing. I initially voted for but after reading arguments against it I changed my vote to against a couple days ago.
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta
Is it just me or the last post is 11 hours old?
I ask because it's a bit strange... maybe it's just my game bugging or something.
Typica
No, it's like that for everyone I think. Dead chat today, that's all!
Felzus, Tiralta
Typica, Felzus
Post self-deleted by Rupika.
I am pleased to announce that this election now has more votes than any other election or referendum in Refugia's history. And more turnout than most GCR delegate elections.
If you'd like to expand this number and haven't already voted, consider voting today: https://vote.calref.network/
I'm excited to learn what the new government is going to look like
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Portmanteau, Rupika, Tiralta, Istastioner, Whitanchir, Jazur, Huliunov
Random fact by me: https://pin.it/2u5Jxjr
Just noticed Im 5th in the region for recreational drug use. I certainly hope thats all just weed but either way that tracks
Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, St Leone, Jazur, Lovoreus Magnus, Planet Corellia
I just wanted to say that where I learned to talk, iron was simply pronounced "Ian" with a slight twisting of the tongue barely noticeable before the "n." Not like "eye-wren" or "eye-earn," where the r is distinctly pronounced.
Chacapoya, Typica
Oh wild! Almost like an upper East Coast accent kinda?
Delta Vega Iv
I just enacted a law that makes internet algorithms have to show you the opposite of your opinions, and it made the Esteberian lifespan go down. How? Why? Is it because people die from being angry at the other opinions?
Also imagine what would happen to vegans and vegetarians who watch videos against meat. Estebere must have very angry vegan/vegetarians
Delta Vega Iv
Today is my nation's first birthday!
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Tiralta, Tuluni, Ullrani, Dudedania, Irapuato
We celebrate with you on this sacred day. Please accept this offering of tacos and bubble tea 🌮🌮🌮🧋
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Avatar Webby, Tiralta
Is there a way to figure out my nation's birthday?
Araine, Junitaki-Cho
Happy nation birthday!
On this page!
https://www.nationstates.net/page=boneyard?nation=weirtopia
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Avatar Webby, Tiralta, Weirtopia
Oh, nice. Thanks!
Junitaki-Cho
WN News Agency Presents:
WESLR in Space
WESLR has established the 6th branch of the WESLR Combined Armed Forces (WESLR: CAF), that being the Space Force! Space Force, or the WESLR: Combined Armed Forces: Space Defense Agency (WESLR CAF SDA) is an ongoing development, and are current plans for the HQ of SDA is to be in Ardendal, WE. As always Rejakhta will retain the Combined Naval Defense Force (CNDF) in Leresa, and the Combined Air Defense Force's HQ will be in Nidarsholm, St Leone.
To quote Commanding General Kr'xan of the Federal Space Defense Agency of WE:
"Space, now more than ever is important. Despite the time we have had in space, we have clogged the orbit of our precious world. This disastrous effect, Kessler Syndrome, will destroy everything in space, should we let it. The WESLR SDA will defend Refugia's space assets, and prevent Kessler Syndrome from getting worse."
WESLR SDA has its roots in the Federal Space Defense Agency of Waywards Edge, when the FSDA prevented the Kilo Asteroid from making landfall in late September of this year. The FSDA became an official defense force of WE in October and will be integrated into the new WESLR CAF SDA.
[Notice: This has been a WESLR State funded Broadcast.]
Portmanteau, St Leone, Rejakhta
space is so beautiful, the elegance, the story of light, i. love. space, SPACE IS SOOO COOOOOOOL SOOOOO COOOOL ITS SO PRETTY! ( so pretty )
St Leone, Waywards Edge, Weirtopia
back in my day, Americans were people, not cheese
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Aephony, Tiralta
Well then you have been deceived, as we have always been cheese.
Delta Vega Iv, Melenavenia, Araine, Tiralta
Stop being so cheesy!
Typica
We were people?
Typica, Melenavenia, Aephony
Ok 👍, thanks for the answer!
Amiyoka
I have now endorsed everyone I can at this written moment!
Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, St Leone
The most I had to do at once was like . . . 200 nations or something lol
probably wasnt 200 but it sure felt like it cx
Delta Vega Iv, Sylh Alanor
I just endorsed 146 nations and returned to 1740 unread messages on the RMB.
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Planet Corellia
OOH OOH AAH aah
Innamorta, Mare Stellarum
I endorsed quite a bit, at least I didn't do all of them at once.
Happa bortday
Monkæ
Avatar Webby, Mare Stellarum
Finally back from a pretty long vacation. What'd I miss?
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Araine, Tiralta
Ooh Ooh Aah OOh Ooh aah
Ooh Ooh Aah OOh Ooh aah
Ooh Ooh Aah OOh Ooh aah
Give me bana 🍌🐵.
🦍
Rupika, Lovoreus Magnus, Innamorta
monke
Mare Stellarum, Macaco Ooh Ooh Aah
I went on holiday, and came back today too!
Delta Vega Iv, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, Tidelia
Wow, waiting for the internet to be restored before I started endorsing again has left me with a Vatican-sized pool of people I need to endorse.
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Tiralta, Amiyoka
My favorite part of my endorsement spree was endorsing meth abusers.
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Tiralta, The Pacific Northwest, Amiyoka, Lovoreus Magnus
Who doesn't love that?
Delta Vega Iv
I just changed my national currency to "kidney". I'm still undecided if that's funny or not.
Chacapoya, Araine, Tuluni, Far Hexastath
Refugi,
Often am I asked: "Eeah ah zuehizh ibi ah ahbba ababba babba Eeeaahh ahahh uh hauaha eh ih ehu huh".
To which I respond: "I do not understand you, and I do not know why you are like this."
I hope this answers many questions, both about me and my administration. Thank you.
Delta Vega Iv, Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Liphia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, The Pacific Northwest, Jazur, Amiyoka, Tidelia, Ullrani, Dudedania, Planet Corellia, Mare Stellarum
A fellow Markiplier fan...
Rupika, Jazur, Weirtopia
I just made part 1 of Tuluni's origins, and I thought I would share it here
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=tuluni/detail=factbook/id=1778369
Typica, Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta
Setting: Dusk
Date: 12/10/22
BREAKING IN Waywards Edge!
WNN IN REFUGIA PRESENTS: BLACK OPS SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIVISION FOR WESLR?
Dataminers from WNN have located a file, code named "Morgan." This appears to be a Black Ops team, located somewhere in St Leone. Details are vague, but we have sufficient evidence to believe that a whole Black Ops force is in the works. "Morgan" appears to be the 233th Special Operations Battalion.
If you have any details, please contact the WNN tip line at +1 931-WNN-TIPLINE
Portmanteau
Nice start :) Their diet sounds very appealing. I look forward to seeing the remaining parts for the rest of the tribes.
Typica, Araine, Tuluni
What is the regional poll about, is it about the pronunciation of iron?
Sylh Alanor, Araine, Tiralta
The newspapers cost one corpse each and every time anything that might be expensive is proposed, theres always at least one option with someone saying something along the lines of Oh no, thatll cost the nation so many corpses!
Delta Vega Iv, Typica, Tiralta, Weirtopia
What in the name of
Thank god I'm an atheist
Delta Vega Iv
Aye(Earn)
Sylh Alanor, Tiralta
Bye Days
That's a rather clever name for a currency! It kind of makes me curious about what other fun currencies people are using on here.
I kinda want to know too.
Tiralta
Yeah I definitely wouldnt want to live there. The government isnt even trying to be subtle. The demonym is even Evil, so everything is evil. Issues regularly talk about the Evil government, and there are sentences like The frighteningly efficient Evil economy, worth 120 trillion Corpses a year in the description.
At this point theres no way to know if its actually evil or if the entire government is working together to troll the international community.
Delta Vega Iv, Tiralta
...And I thought having a black ops division was insane
Yes
Chacapoya, Typica
Motto - "Bel'annaris Tarsul" - A relative translation of "Always Above"
(OOC: Yes i did get Sylh Alanor to help me with this translation, and thank you for that.)
Sylh Alanor
WESLR Space Command, Read here!
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=waywards_edge/detail=factbook/id=1778479
Want to join WESLR?
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=waywards_edge/detail=factbook/id=1774315
What is WESLR?
WESLR is a defense-economic alliance currently composed of Waywards Edge, St Leone, and Rejakhta. Our Military is a combined, meaning it isn't your military, it's OUR military. An attack on a member nation is an attack on all of us.
St Leone, Talmon, Jazur, Rejakhta
I thought SC voting would last an extra day so I was gonna do a discussion post today... sorry about that.
In any case, I'm supportive of the proposal so I'll give a recommendation to vote FOR Commend Tim. I am a co-author, but I do think the resolution is well-written and the nominee's achievements mark them commendable, so it's easy to give my support to the resolution. Which is why I will (unless it isn't good for me to do this :eyes:)
I'll make a GA discussion post tomorrow!
Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta
I am "pleased" to provide an update to the WA classification stats over the last six months
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1446209
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Junitaki-Cho, Tovenia, Portmanteau, St Leone, Tiralta
The Leonean Times
Today a representative of the Grand Council of Leone held a speech about the growing black market in St Leone.
They have announced more drastic measures in order to combat this growing zit within our great nation.
Some of the measures that have been put in place are as followed, but are not limited to:
1. Stricter border control
2. Increased police budget
3. Increased state-controlled markets and businesses
It now remains to see whether this approach will fix the black market crisis in St Leone, or if it will do more harm than good.
Liphia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Waywards Edge, Lovoreus Magnus
today i
Sylh Alanor, St Leone, Tiralta, New Equanimia
woke up and
Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, St Leone, Aephony, New Equanimia
decided to
Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Sylh Alanor, Aephony, Tiralta, New Equanimia
Thats hilarious
Weirtopia
Visit the
Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, New Equanimia
cookie building
Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, New Equanimia, Lovoreus Magnus
Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, New Equanimia
Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, New Equanimia
I stole
Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta, New Equanimia, Lovoreus Magnus
which were
edit: after struggling for 7 months to evoke nation pride in my citizens, i have finally encountered a issue that shot my patriotism levels by 1460% :)
Delta Vega Iv, Cheesy Tots, Sylh Alanor, Tiralta
hungry
Chacapoya, Tiralta, New Equanimia
and said
Chacapoya, Tiralta
I want
Chacapoya, Tiralta, New Equanimia
cookies" and broke
Chacapoya, Tiralta
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