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Waywards Edge wrote:Out of curiosity, what caused your nation to be founded? What event(s) caused the formation of your nation?

My best friend started playing this game :heppy:

Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Narwhal, Floofybit, Portmanteau, St Leone, Tiralta, Jazur, Huliunov, Parvesha, Trattativa, Waywards Edge

Waywards Edge wrote:Out of curiosity, what caused your nation to be founded? What event(s) caused the formation of your nation?

Delta Vega IV started as a planetary system in the Delta Vega constellation in a far away galaxy. Blessed by the Space Fairy, who installed on it the wondrous Improbability Drive (tm, credit goes to Douglas Adams), we found our way to NationStates.

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, St Leone, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha

Waywards Edge wrote:Out of curiosity, what caused your nation to be founded? What event(s) caused the formation of your nation?

Lore answer: some local communities with a similar culture and long history of co-operation and trade decided to form a nation to ensure safety from invaders. The name comes from Tír Réalta or star land because stars were an important navigational and storytelling tool for them all.

IRL answer: there was a political game on facebook yeeeears ago that I remembered one day, googled to see if it still existed, and thought "oh huh this NationStates thing looks fun". One lovely gay telegram later, I am in Refugia <3

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, St Leone, Azelandia, Jazur, Parvesha, New Ras

Waywards Edge wrote:Out of curiosity, what caused your nation to be founded? What event(s) caused the formation of your nation?

The islands were settled in the course of the regular Polynesian exploration of the Pacific. But the nation's modern iteration began following French colonization.

Typica, Araine, Floofybit, St Leone, Tiralta, Waywards Edge

Waywards Edge wrote:Out of curiosity, what caused your nation to be founded? What event(s) caused the formation of your nation?

Lore wise? cause if so:

Where St.Leone lies today there were once many small independent kingdoms and duchies, then a massive external empire invaded and conqured almost all of the region that makes up the country today.

The remaining countries eventually managed to kick the invaders out and to make sure something like that would never happen again they founded the Federated Kingdoms of St.Leone.

All these small countries are what today makes up the "Federated" part. The remenants of those invading people are still present in the far northwest of the country,

which is why that place is an autonomous region of Nikkelsviek (western st.leone). The end...lmao

Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Waywards Edge

Waywards Edge wrote:Out of curiosity, what caused your nation to be founded? What event(s) caused the formation of your nation?

Cuz I always thought if I could make a nation and rule it, so I googled make your own country and this game popped up.

Dimm-A-Land wrote:Fantastic! Can't wait to have the glorious king here along with his wallet of course

uhhhh….. a mouse ate my wallet sorry :/

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Jazur, New Ras, Waywards Edge

Waywards Edge wrote:Out of curiosity, what caused your nation to be founded? What event(s) caused the formation of your nation?

Lore wise version: Back in the olden days a country called Lianoa lived. It was full of poor people. A person named Xerto the Seventeenth helped the poor. The kingdom was huge. So Zero the King of Lianoa gave his land to Xerto and he ruled it. Then he increased the empire and slowly Lianoa was made into ZaBruhMoment. After that, a neighbour country called Vehemesht came and got jealous, so it declared war (The War Of Vehemaro) and sadly Vehemesht won. It kept ruling ZaBruhMoment and it turned to ZaBruhMoment Of Vehemesht. Then after 8 years of ruling, a top secret group called Claymis Bak Terra (Claim Back Land in Bruhik) formed and Xerto as leader. Not even some Bruhyans knew it existed. It created a plan for like 3 years and for 6 years it occured and now the country might seem like ZaBruhMoment of Vehemesht but now…. It’s ZaBruhMoment RULER OF VEHEMESHT! (Xerto became King again)

Narwhal, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Jazur, Waywards Edge

Adequatiagot betrayed by log in autofill

so New Adequatia was founded

created a puppet called New Equanimia

later login autofill waged war against New Adequatia

so it gave New Equanimia independence

New Equanimia negotiated with login autofill and stopped the war but it refused to liberate New Adequatia

so New Equanimia worked on itself and become New Equanimia

Floofybit, Portmanteau, Jazur

H e l l o

If u could have any super power with 0 consequences what would it be.

I personally would chose to stop time because I could scare other people insanely easy

Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Jazur

Churley wrote:H e l l o

If u could have any super power with 0 consequences what would it be.

I personally would chose to stop time because I could scare other people insanely easy

Shapeshifting!

Teleporting would also be cool though.

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Jazur, Churley, Parvesha, New Ras

Post self-deleted by Amiyoka.

Post self-deleted by Amiyoka.

Waywards Edge wrote:Out of curiosity, what caused your nation to be founded? What event(s) caused the formation of your nation?

Well, the concept of 'nation' is predominantly a human construct, but in the spirit of moving forward us Narwhals decided to establish one. How do we protest the encroachment of our habitat, otherwise?

On a more OOC note, I founded Narwhal because I found them cute. Is that enough reason?

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht, New Donnaruna, Amiyoka

Waywards Edge wrote:Out of curiosity, what caused your nation to be founded? What event(s) caused the formation of your nation?

The old land was perfect... Fertile foliage, winding hills, dense forests, clear rivers. The only thing we didn't know was the tallest mountain wasn't dormant. And only a few years after colonization of the deserted island, the top blew off and ash spread. We were lucky. Not a single house was built next to the volcano. Not a person was harmed. But there was one thing missing. The crops, burnt to inedible, were overtaken by gray dust. The fertile soil was no longer fertile and an immediate escape was launched. Boats were boarded and in only a few hours, everyone was out of the newly toxic island. The boating took forever, so many days, even months. The days flew by and time was lost track off. Until land was found. The refugees had found Refugia. They kept walking through brush until they found a trail leading south. They walked across to find whether the land was civilized yet. As the trail had nearly ended a roadsign had been found. It read: Now Leaving Melenavenia. As the trail ended, the refugees stepped foot past the trail, and the first step onto Floofybit was made. A tangerine tree was seen in the distance, exactly enough for every refugee. The fruit was heavenly after little rations for many months, and lit the fire to the love of tangerines...

Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Parvesha, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht, Waywards Edge, Free South Carolina

Waywards Edge wrote:Out of curiosity, what caused your nation to be founded? What event(s) caused the formation of your nation?

Funf has existed as a recognized nation for a much smaller time than it's been around. Colonization from international nations decimated the native resources and people, and when these nations left the people turned to isolationism. It's taken about 300 years for the country to truly bounce back and thrive (exceeding what it used to be), but luckily the people are quickly adapting to technological changes from the outside world during those 300 years. While the tale of Funf is a tragic one, the people are resilient which has allowed it to become what it is today.

Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht, Waywards Edge, Free South Carolina

Typica, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht, Dimm-A-Land, Free South Carolina

Istastioner wrote:Any opinions on Repeal "Sexual Predator Registry Act"?

It brings up a lot of valid issues with the Act and how it is overly focused on revenge and vigilantism rather than public good. But... I worry this could give a green light for incredibly archaic policies from some states on sex crimes. Really not sure where my vote is right now.

Typica, Floofybit, Istastioner, Jazur, New Ras

Istastioner wrote:Any opinions on Repeal "Sexual Predator Registry Act"?

I either abstained or voted against the original for the reasons outlined in this proposal, so I've voted for this one. I think it makes a lot of good points about vigilantilism and requiring information to be shared across nations without taking into account the likelihood of reoffending.

I also, personally, prefer rehabilitative and restorative methods of justice so even though I obviously don't condone sexual violence, this feels too punitive to me.

Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Istastioner, Jazur, Parvesha, New Donnaruna, Dimm-A-Land, Free South Carolina

Tiralta wrote:Shapeshifting!

Teleporting would also be cool though.

Uh huh. Shocking.

Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha

Chacapoya wrote:Uh huh. Shocking.

I can't possibly know what you mean. :P

Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Jazur, Parvesha

for or against the sexual predatory act? and why

Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Jazur, New Donnaruna

I voted in favour of the repeal. We were against the original act, and I'd like to see it repealed.

Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Istastioner, Jazur, Parvesha, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht

Free South Carolina wrote:It brings up a lot of valid issues with the Act and how it is overly focused on revenge and vigilantism rather than public good. But... I worry this could give a green light for incredibly archaic policies from some states on sex crimes. Really not sure where my vote is right now.

An important matter to note is that there are pre-existing resolutions that provide criminalization of certain crimes that would be tracked by the target resolution, and protections preventing criminalization of other groups, so fundamentally the only concern with the repeal would be the removal of the requirement to create such lists.

Therefore I am for, as registries such as this fundamentally do more harm than good.

Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha, Free South Carolina

Glad to see the Sexual Predator Registry Act being repealed so quickly since it left LGBTQIA+ teachers and the such in danger of being registered as sexual offenders.

Typica, Refuge Isle, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Parvesha, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht

Waywards Edge wrote:Out of curiosity, what caused your nation to be founded? What event(s) caused the formation of your nation?

Legend has it that an unknown power granted Araineans their speech and human-like intelligence, differentiating them from the common animals that they descended from. After centuries of being hunted by humans and kept in cages for entertainment, a large group of Araineans decided to leave their home in search of a land that they could call their own; a place where they would be free from the tyranny of man. They traveled for many weeks on the backs of dragons, who blessed them with the magic that has allowed them to keep all evil outside their borders and has become so essential to their way of life. Eventually, they arrived in the then-untouched land that is now known as Araine.

The Star Enpire, Typica, Floofybit, Tovenia, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Kaelim, Jazur, Parvesha, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht, Waywards Edge

Araine wrote:Legend has it that an unknown power granted Araineans their speech and human-like intelligence, differentiating them from the common animals that they descended from. After centuries of being hunted by humans and kept in cages for entertainment, a large group of Araineans decided to leave their home in search of a land that they could call their own; a place where they would be free from the tyranny of man. They traveled for many weeks on the backs of dragons, who blessed them with the magic that has allowed them to keep all evil outside their borders and has become so essential to their way of life. Eventually, they arrived in the then-untouched land that is now known as Araine.

all i got from that, is that dragons exists and now i wanna ride one

Chacapoya, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Huliunov, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht

Map Update

Hey guys, I've got a kinda unusual update about the map for you, but hopefully exciting.

The map was about the first thing that I added to the region after establishing the Regional Council in early 2019, and it's still one of the main things that we advertise in recruitment telegrams. But 2019 was a long time ago and I honestly never thought that we'd have over 550 nations in the region who might be interested in being a part of it. So, although we tried to future-proof it a little bit with smallish plot sizes (which are consistent with FT lore), things have gotten crowded lately!

Back in April I started a thread on our forums about how we might deal with this and the maintenance of it, but I've been leery to make a second map in case it makes people feel excluded or adds too much maintenance work. Similarly, I've been concerned that if getting on the map is becoming difficult, we're not really being try to our promise in the recruitment telegram. So for the time being, I've felt like the most expedient way to make sure everything keeps working is to expand the number of available islands on the map. So, I've spent pretty much all of this morning and afternoon adding four new major islands, five new smaller islands, and twelve new mico islands to the map, and smoothing them over so they're relatively congruent with the rest of our IC territory.

This is likely to not be repeated in the future for several reasons. Namely, there's a substantial risk of data loss and damage to existing islands, which can disrupt coastlines or cause islands disappear altogether. The reason it took so long this morning is because it was a relatively obnoxious task of raising land, smoothing sea beds, but not destroying Chacapoya etc. There also isn't a lot of space left to add an island that wouldn't make things feel overly compact. So, probably consider this a one time deal, but hopefully this will let the 100+ people who have arrived this month make their applications feeling a little less uncomfortable and crowded out, just as it will make the job of adding them in easier.

And in addition to that, with Sylh Alanor's extraordinary help with the application process, I'm also pleased to bring you the following additional updates:

New additions:

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[*]Cadenzana

[*]Rejakhta

[*]Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht

[*]Waywards Edge

[*]Dimm-A-Land

[*]Vandlektam

[*]Severnland

[*]Rupika

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Modifications:

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[*]Azelandia - Added to CRMEZ treaty zone

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So that's neat. Please check out the latest in the dispatch itself! If you see the same pictures, try doing a hard refresh of your browser. And if you'd like to mess with the file yourself for your own projects or dispatches, the latest save file is at the bottom of the dispatch.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1287372

The Star Enpire, Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Chatula, Cadenzana, Tovenia, Portmanteau, Haibaria, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha

Rupika wrote:all i got from that, is that dragons exists and now i wanna ride one

Honestly, same. Dragons are awesome.

For some reason I haven’t made any fact books (even though this is my primary nation and it is over two years old) but eventually I will lol

But basically following the founding of Araine, Araineans developed extensive relationships with other Refugi (most notably our neighbor, Tovenia) and realized that not all humans suck, so now Araine is a nice inter-species eco-utopia :)

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Rupika, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha

Sylh Alanor wrote:I voted in favour of the repeal. We were against the original act, and I'd like to see it repealed.

but why?

Jazur

Chazrachia wrote:but why?

If it helps, this was the summary of our conversation about it:

Cheesy Tots wrote:From the deep blue sea emerges a new General Assembly proposal: "Sexual Predator Registry Act". And here's the thread link if you need it!

Sexual Predator Registry Act starts off by defining a variety of terms, those being "child", "position of trust", "serious sexual offence", and "sexual predator". It then mandates all WA nations to carry out risk assessments of convicted sexual predators within their borders, and to place those at high risk of reoffense (& not serving full-time in prison) in a public sexual predator registry. Nations are not allowed to prohibit background checks utilizing said registry, and all data in national registries shall be inputted into an international registry overseen by the WA Judiciary Committee. The resolution finishes off with some clarifications to its previous sections.

After considering all the arguments presented in the thread and elsewhere, I have to say I am against this resolution, primarily because the idea of a public sexual offender registry does not stand up to evidence. The facts are that for the most part, a public registry does not really reduce the risks of sexual re-offense, and instead may potentially increase it due to the mental stress it puts the convicted offender under. This is not to mention public registries may lead increased to vigilante justice by the public against offenders - a notion harmful to any advance of rehabilitative and/or restorative justice.

The resolution also has other issues, like implying there are non-serious sexual offences or running into difficulties with different national "ages of majority" (as the NS region of Europe discusses here). While these are relatively minor compared to the resolution's major flaw, they should still be taken into account.

That being said, I recommend voting AGAINST "Sexual Predator Registry Act". Its cause is noble, but its execution leaves a lot to be desired - and as of now, it does seemingly more harm than good.

Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha, Chazrachia

Chazrachia wrote:but why?

Echoing Sylh Alanor pointing towards you towards the discussion around why we were against the initial legislation, I present you with my own addition to why I was also against the resolution in the first place.

Melenavenia wrote:On the current GA resolution, I think it would also help if it specifically prevented nations from putting people on a sex offender registry solely for their sexuality. While it in no way specifically allows this, it does not specifically disallow it. For instance, if a teacher is gay, and since they are in a position in trust, does this leave room for the teacher to be put on the registry because according to a nation's laws the teacher has violated the part about "any sexual 'offence' involving abuse of a position of trust"?

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha, Chazrachia, Free South Carolina

Narwhal wrote:Well, the concept of 'nation' is predominantly a human construct, but in the spirit of moving forward us Narwhals decided to establish one. How do we protest the encroachment of our habitat, otherwise?

The nation of Bison sympathizes with this sentiment and supports your efforts against encroachment.

Typica, Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, Chazrachia, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht

Narwhal wrote:On a more OOC note, I founded Narwhal because I found them cute. Is that enough reason?

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me

Typica, Narwhal, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Jazur, Parvesha, Rejakhta, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht

What do you all think of your nation's general atmosphere as? Like an economic powerhouse filled with megalopolises? Or a green lightly populated utopia?

I personally think of Aephony as depressing and colorless with asphalt floors and many simple structured buildings.

Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, St Leone, Rupika, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha, Funf

Aephony wrote:What do you all think of your nation's atmosphere as? Like an economic powerhouse filled with megalopolises? Or a green lightly populated utopia?

I personally think of Aephony as a depressing colorless with asphalt floors and many simple structured buildings.

That's actually a super fun question

I always think about it, in general, somewhat similar to a beach town. Very compact, very lively, easily walkable, and of course- near the beach. I think about it pretty colorfully as well.

Chacapoya, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Aephony, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht

Aephony wrote:What do you all think of your nation's general atmosphere as? Like an economic powerhouse filled with megalopolises? Or a green lightly populated utopia?

I personally think of Aephony as a depressing colorless with asphalt floors and many simple structured buildings.

Sylh Alanor is a magical elven solarpunk country mostly made up of temperate rainforest and a 2300 year old capital. There's a lot of sombre atmosphere around due to history but things are happier every year.

Chacapoya, Floofybit, Tovenia, Portmanteau, St Leone, Aephony, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha

Tidelia wrote:That's actually a super fun question

I always think about it, in general, somewhat similar to a beach town. Very compact, very lively, easily walkable, and of course- near the beach. I think about it pretty colorfully as well.

There is actually a cool little town in Ohio called Grayslake. It's very compact, kinda like an outlet except it has apartment complexes. Very neat, you can look it up on google maps

Chacapoya, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha

Aephony wrote:What do you all think of your nation's general atmosphere as? Like an economic powerhouse filled with megalopolises? Or a green lightly populated utopia?

I personally think of Aephony as depressing and colorless with asphalt floors and many simple structured buildings.

Hm that's a good question. Ive always imagined St.Leone as a very diverse place. Where each of the internal kingdoms and duchies have their own culture,

their own architecture and so on.

Ive always imagined a cold tundra up in the northwest, long open plains in the southeast,

very mountainous in the northeast and like medeteranian-like in the west and south

Not that extreme of course but something along those lines just to a less dramatic extent :P

ive made a map about it actually cx

Chacapoya, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Jazur, Parvesha

Aephony wrote:What do you all think of your nation's general atmosphere as? Like an economic powerhouse filled with megalopolises? Or a green lightly populated utopia?

I personally think of Aephony as depressing and colorless with asphalt floors and many simple structured buildings.

Hm...never thought about it before, but Rejakhta is actually pretty cold, seeing as how it's far north. It snows almost every day, but not to the extent where it's dangerous to human health. It's also extremely diverse. The only problem is that it's extremely hard to get into the capital if you don't have specific paperwork. Or if you're a delegate from another nation.

Chacapoya, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Aephony, Jazur, Parvesha

Aephony wrote:What do you all think of your nation's general atmosphere as? Like an economic powerhouse filled with megalopolises? Or a green lightly populated utopia?

I imagine Jazur to be dense'y popu'ated co'ection of feuda'istic territories that wrap around the natural 'andscape, with a few train 'ines cutting through

Chacapoya, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Parvesha, New Ras

Aephony wrote:What do you all think of your nation's general atmosphere as? Like an economic powerhouse filled with megalopolises? Or a green lightly populated utopia?

I personally think of Aephony as depressing and colorless with asphalt floors and many simple structured buildings.

Chacapoya is a nation mostly comprised of brutalist architecture being reclaimed by jungles. Through a generally sunny nation, the canopy means that ground level is often much darker than would be expected. Perfect for the Flits that call the nation home as well as the various mages that ply their trade in the streets. Folks are cynical but happy, enjoying themselves most of the time, but always aware that there are monsters lurking in the shadows, ready to strike at any time.

Also we have Flit-Cola, delicious.

Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha

Aephony wrote:What do you all think of your nation's general atmosphere as? Like an economic powerhouse filled with megalopolises? Or a green lightly populated utopia?

I personally think of Aephony as depressing and colorless with asphalt floors and many simple structured buildings.

I’ve never really considered this! I think that my idea of Amiyoka is a sort of more urbanized style of my hometown. Trains and subways are the main modes of transportation, but many choose to walk. I imagine Amiyoka as being a blue skied area with renaissance-era architecture. Whenever you exit the more urban areas though, the landscape is green and flourishing topped with rolling hills. As for the weather, maybe something moderate like 20° celsius on average?

Chacapoya, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Parvesha

Aephony wrote:What do you all think of your nation's general atmosphere as? Like an economic powerhouse filled with megalopolises? Or a green lightly populated utopia?

I personally think of Aephony as depressing and colorless with asphalt floors and many simple structured buildings.

A close knit community of nature protecting individuals. Funf highly values the biodiversity our country holds so citizens work together to keep it safe. Most buildings are "rustic" in aesthetic and the feel is best described as homey.

Chacapoya, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Parvesha

Aephony wrote:What do you all think of your nation's general atmosphere as? Like an economic powerhouse filled with megalopolises? Or a green lightly populated utopia?

I personally think of Aephony as depressing and colorless with asphalt floors and many simple structured buildings.

Every region of Floofybit it quite different. The northern region is a cool, cozy suburban region that has a Christmas feel of happiness or joy all year long. The eastern region is not very populated, a feels drab and dreary. It is an extensive mountain range, but it makes good hiking trails. The central region borders the eastern and is similar, only flat. However, they are much happier, being a open field of grass plains, with large, blissful flower fields scatter about. The western region really brings in ocean feel, only, above ocean! It's a jungle type rainforest that seems mysterious. Legend has it, there's a river in the center made entirely of blackberry juice! The southern region is metropolitan, with the biggest housing and markets in all of Floofybit. It is busy and bussling, and smells of the delicious cuisine scattered about. The island region is exactly has it sounds. A hula beach where the palm tree sway, and pineapples are very common. Everyone feels warmth by the son and surf's. A lot. Like, way too much

Chacapoya, Portmanteau, Rupika, Jazur, Parvesha

Aephony wrote:What do you all think of your nation's general atmosphere as? Like an economic powerhouse filled with megalopolises? Or a green lightly populated utopia?

I personally think of Aephony as depressing and colorless with asphalt floors and many simple structured buildings.

Interesting question, I'd say Dimm-A-Land is prosperous yet baren. With mega malls in the middle of nowhere, highways running through cities and useless mega protects that never get finished cause of tax incentives

Chacapoya, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Jazur, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht

Aephony wrote:What do you all think of your nation's general atmosphere as? Like an economic powerhouse filled with megalopolises? Or a green lightly populated utopia?

I personally think of Aephony as depressing and colorless with asphalt floors and many simple structured buildings.

ZaBruhMoment has auroras ALOT as here we prioritize the enviroment over the factories. The atmosphere has just the tiniest amount of gas and the highest amount of fresh air, so good riddance factories! But HELLO TREES!

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau

Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht wrote:ZaBruhMoment has auroras ALOT as here we prioritize the enviroment over the factories. The atmosphere has just the tiniest amount of gas and the highest amount of fresh air, so good riddance factories! But HELLO TREES!

if u wanna see the "AURORA BRUHLEARIS" then come to my page and see the banner.

Chacapoya, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau

Aephony wrote:What do you all think of your nation's general atmosphere as? Like an economic powerhouse filled with megalopolises? Or a green lightly populated utopia?

I personally think of Aephony as depressing and colorless with asphalt floors and many simple structured buildings.

The Government of West Remeshile was founded on the principles of equality, Justice, and civil rights for all. We believe heavily in the universal rights for all humans regardless of condition. Therefore, because decisions made by the government sometimes favor civil or human rights over economic development, the economy is still in developing stages.

Terrans (people of West Remeshile) are compassionate people who enjoy a myriad of freedoms, including the right to die with dignity, the ability to use recreational marijuana, the equal right to adopt, freedom to worship religion as well as be free from Religion, freedom to protest or petition the government, and lastly but not limited, extensive civil rights law that protects against discrimination on a myriad of classes, including sexual orientation and gender Identity. Terrans are also free from corporate greed and are ensured that the products they use are safe. Progressive social policies allow us to keep crime low while ensuring that police forces do not become corrupt or oppressive.

Terrans enjoy the beautiful, well funded and safe parks, and natural lush forests of West Remeshile, as well as enjoy clean air and water. Social life is vibrant within the major cities of West Remeshile, and night life is big, bright, and fun! Music and culture varies from province to province because no one is excluded, allowing cultures to mix and form new cultures.

I see West Remeshile, not as a utopia, but as something in the middle. It’s a nation that both accepts that bad things exist but that doesn’t mean we cannot mitigate or prevent damage from those things. Instead of accepting how it is, Terrans and West Remeshile changes for the betterment of the people, which is why snap elections and referendums are held very often.

I hope this message wasn’t too long, but I really enjoy this game and I love being able to make something that has meaning!

Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Haibaria, Tiralta, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht

Hello Everyone! The City on Jerrytow like to ask you guys what your favorite ice cream flavor?

Chacapoya, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Inaros Opa, St Leone

Jerrytow wrote:Hello Everyone! The City on Jerrytow like to ask you guys what your favourite ice cream flavor?

What time of maniac makes me decide! It's split between banana split, peanut butter, mango, peach, strawberry, orange creme, cherry, and I think that's all!

Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta

Floofybit wrote:What time of maniac makes me decide! It's split between banana split, peanut butter, mango, peach, strawberry, orange creme, cherry, and I think that's all!

w o a h

Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Jazur

Jerrytow wrote:Hello Everyone! The City on Jerrytow like to ask you guys what your favorite ice cream flavor?

Mint cookies and cream. It's your standard cookies and cream, but with mint ice cream instead of vanilla. I've only ever seen it once, but it was magical. I think of it as my holy grail.

Chacapoya, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha, Rejakhta, Jerrytow

Jerrytow wrote:Hello Everyone! The City on Jerrytow like to ask you guys what your favorite ice cream flavor?

I'm not a huge fan of ice cream, but I do really like teaberry flavored

Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, Jerrytow

Aephony wrote:What do you all think of your nation's general atmosphere as? Like an economic powerhouse filled with megalopolises? Or a green lightly populated utopia?

I personally think of Aephony as depressing and colorless with asphalt floors and many simple structured buildings.

Cyparissa is a mountainous island filled with forests. I like to think of settlements as nestled in with trees and rivers, with little deforestation and urbanization. I want the nation to be as natural as possible, with humanity blending into the landscape instead of dominating it. I worry how that's going to evolve as the population rises though. But for now I picture structures built with natural and local materials. 'Roads' are just worn paths through the woods. Public spaces are as outdoors as possible.

Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Jazur, Parvesha

Jerrytow wrote:Hello Everyone! The City on Jerrytow like to ask you guys what your favorite ice cream flavor?

Cherries and cream by a long run! I'm not sure if they offer it outside of that shop I visited on vacation once... The things I'd give to eat it again? Anything.

Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur

Jerrytow wrote:Hello Everyone! The City on Jerrytow like to ask you guys what your favorite ice cream flavor?

yes

Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Jazur

Jerrytow wrote:Hello Everyone! The City on Jerrytow like to ask you guys what your favorite ice cream flavor?

I don't like Ice Cream....

but before when I did it was chocalate

ahhhhhhhhh.......

Typica, Araine, Tiralta, Jazur, Jerrytow

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Jerrytow wrote:Hello Everyone! The City on Jerrytow like to ask you guys what your favorite ice cream flavor?

Bubblegum

Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, Jerrytow

Jerrytow wrote:Hello Everyone! The City on Jerrytow like to ask you guys what your favorite ice cream flavor?

I had coffee honeycomb ice cream at a shop in Oxford and it was wonderful. I also love mango sorbet.

Chacapoya, Typica, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha, Jerrytow

Araine wrote:I had coffee honeycomb ice cream at a shop in Oxford and it was wonderful. I also love mango sorbet.

honey comb sounds delicious

Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha

Jerrytow wrote:Hello Everyone! The City on Jerrytow like to ask you guys what your favorite ice cream flavor?

Anything but coffee.

But in actuality, probably mint chocolate chip or grape.

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha, Jerrytow

Chacapoya wrote:Anything but coffee.

YES

Chacapoya wrote:But in actuality, probably mint chocolate chip or grape.

Wait what, no

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha

Definitely mint chocolate chip.

Chacapoya, Typica, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jerrytow

Jerrytow wrote:Hello Everyone! The City on Jerrytow like to ask you guys what your favorite ice cream flavor?

Probably Mint Chocolate, or if my stomach is having a bad day french vanilla

Chacapoya, Typica, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jerrytow

Refuge Isle wrote:YES

Wait what, no

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I will not hide who I am.

Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha, Rejakhta

Coffee is the worst, I have no idea how anyone can like it. No matter what you put in it or how much it always either tastes bitter or just like burnt whatever.

As for ice cream flavors, I’m not too picky but I am partial to anything mango or raspberry flavored, as well as just plain old chocolate.

Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Inaros Opa, Tiralta

Jerrytow wrote:Hello Everyone! The City on Jerrytow like to ask you guys what your favorite ice cream flavor?

Mine is Blackberry cobbler and it's only made by this one brand of ice cream as far as I know, but it's super good!

Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Porthosia, Jazur

The Pacific Northwest wrote:Coffee is the worst, I have no idea how anyone can like it. No matter what you put in it or how much it always either tastes bitter or just like burnt whatever.

As for ice cream flavors, I’m not too picky but I am partial to anything mango or raspberry flavored, as well as just plain old chocolate.

Honestly, you just either like the flavour of coffee or you don't. If you're not a fan of it, that's okay. My heckpost response to this, of course, is :c but wait we're in the pacific northwest, the pinnacle of coffee culture.

Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, St Leone, Tiralta, Porthosia, Jazur, Parvesha

Have you been watching out for Joe? Making sure that Joe doesn't catch you? Because Joe is angry. Joe is hungry.

Cheesy Tots, Floofybit, Tiralta, Porthosia, Jazur, Parvesha, New Ras, The Holy Rat, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht

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Hello, Refugia! I just wanted to extent my congratulations to Refuge Isle for the commendation! A worthy piece for a truly worthy nation. ^-^

Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, St Leone, Fel Vudos, Tiralta, Azelandia, Porthosia, The Bengal Region, Jazur, Parvesha, New Ras, Siren 1, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht, Funf

The first WA assembly tele I've been happy to receive. From this day on, today will be remembered by all Refugi that (wooooo!) Refuge Isle has been commended! Congrats, you deserved it :p

Chacapoya, Jutsa, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Melenavenia, Araine, St Leone, Fel Vudos, Tiralta, Porthosia, Jazur, Parvesha, New Ras, Siren 1, Rejakhta, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht, Funf, Simpsonia

Sylh Alanor wrote:Honestly, you just either like the flavour of coffee or you don't. If you're not a fan of it, that's okay. My heckpost response to this, of course, is :c but wait we're in the pacific northwest, the pinnacle of coffee culture.
I’ve had people trying to get me to like coffee since I was in elementary school, and they kept saying I’d like it when I’m older. Everyone in my class started drinking it regularly in middle school and I still don’t like the stuff, it’s one of the few things I refuse to eat or drink.

I’ve also never tried weed, weed products, or wine or craft beer. I guess I’ve betrayed my people.

I guess the good thing is I’m not addicted to caffeine, I still have people ask how I manage to stay awake and alert without coffee or energy drinks.

Chacapoya, Araine, Floofybit, Inaros Opa, Tiralta, Porthosia, The Bengal Region, Jazur, Parvesha, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht

YOOOOOOOOOOO

Refuge Isle got commended!!!

Congrats!!!

Chacapoya, Jutsa, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, Inaros Opa, St Leone, Tiralta, Porthosia, The Bengal Region, Jazur, Parvesha, New Ras

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The Pacific Northwest wrote:Coffee is like burnt snip

its burnt...

thats why I like it :/

Floofybit, Porthosia, Jazur

Any opinions "Commend Valentine Z"?

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Floofybit, St Leone, Jazur, Parvesha

Istastioner wrote:Any opinions "Commend Valentine Z"?

eh I have no idea tbh, i just go with whatever 99% of other people are going for almost all the time cx

Cheesy Tots, Floofybit, Istastioner, Jazur

Istastioner wrote:Any opinions "Commend Valentine Z"?

Resolution wasn't written on Valentine's Day so I'm against

[spoiler]I'd probably say for. Considering 100% of Refugia is voting for, they must be nice[/spoiler]

Cheesy Tots, Typica, Araine, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Istastioner, Jazur, Parvesha, Free South Carolina

St Leone wrote:eh I have no idea tbh, i just go with whatever 99% of other people are going for almost all the time cx

same over here

Floofybit, St Leone, Istastioner, Jazur

also guys I made a dispatch of the Brühi language, Bruhik.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1746355

Floofybit, St Leone, Jazur, Amiyoka

Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht wrote:also guys I made a dispatch of the Brühi language, Bruhik.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1746355

Feels like a fever dream and I don't know why. I love it!

St Leone, Jazur, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht

Floofybit wrote:Feels like a fever dream and I don't know why. I love it!

yes true... now let me play Bruh It Har- OH NO I FORGOT MY SPANISH LESSON AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Floofybit, Jazur

Im current undecided on the repeal of the Sexual Predator Registry Act. If anyone is voting in favor of repeal why? I want to know everyone’s opinions :)

Jazur

West Remeshile wrote:Im current undecided on the repeal of the Sexual Predator Registry Act. If anyone is voting in favor of repeal why? I want to know everyone’s opinions :)

Biggest issue is that it doesn't really make sure of what the registries must be for. Any nation could decide what they think constitutes a sex crime and then put that on the list of using that resolution. It is also very focused on a "revenge" view of criminal justice rather than a rehabilitative or restorative one. I think pretty much every point made in their repeal is correct and although this would open up new issues I think it is overall a positive to repeal.

Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Istastioner, Jazur, Parvesha, West Remeshile

West Remeshile wrote:Im current undecided on the repeal of the Sexual Predator Registry Act. If anyone is voting in favor of repeal why? I want to know everyone’s opinions :)

Sylh Alanor a few other people were discussing it in much better detail a few pages back in the forum if you want to see a better answer.

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Istastioner, Jazur, Parvesha, West Remeshile

Free South Carolina wrote:Biggest issue is that it doesn't really make sure of what the registries must be for. Any nation could decide what they think constitutes a sex crime and then put that on the list of using that resolution. It is also very focused on a "revenge" view of criminal justice rather than a rehabilitative or restorative one. I think pretty much every point made in their repeal is correct and although this would open up new issues I think it is overall a positive to repeal.

That definitely clarifies a lot for me thank you. I agree with the points that you make. I’ll make that know in my vote, and release for why I voted the way I did! Thank you!

Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Istastioner, Jazur, Free South Carolina

The Pacific Northwest wrote:I’ve had people trying to get me to like coffee since I was in elementary school, and they kept saying I’d like it when I’m older. Everyone in my class started drinking it regularly in middle school and I still don’t like the stuff, it’s one of the few things I refuse to eat or drink.

I’ve also never tried weed, weed products, or wine or craft beer. I guess I’ve betrayed my people.

I guess the good thing is I’m not addicted to caffeine, I still have people ask how I manage to stay awake and alert without coffee or energy drinks.

The only thing I like coffee in is ice cream. I think it tastes okay by itself, but I definitely prefer tea and water.

Chacapoya, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Floofybit, Portmanteau, St Leone, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha

Araine wrote:The only thing I like coffee in is ice cream. I think it tastes okay by itself, but I definitely prefer tea and water.

I absolutely love tea, my go to tea is english breakfast tea with soy milk and some sugar. Anyone wanna share their favourite tea with me lol? cx

Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta

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Looking at a lot of more well established states, there seems to be a turning point when y'all's economies sharply improve. What was the cause of that if this applies to you?

Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, St Leone, Jazur

St Leone wrote:I absolutely love tea, my go to tea is english breakfast tea with soy milk and some sugar. Anyone wanna share their favourite tea with me lol? cx

Irish breakfast! Though there's a tea store I order from sometimes that makes a pumpkin spice chai and I quite like that.

Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur

Am I wrong for suggesting a task force?

Jazur

Free South Carolina wrote:Looking at a lot of more well established states, there seems to be a turning point when y'all's economies sharply improve. What was the cause of that if this applies to you?

For me, im pretty sure its around the time i started using websites to check what effects the different decisions would have on my economy, civil rights osv.

Pretty sure my civil rights and political freedom went down at the very start when i used the websites cause i was too focused on the economy, but now ive found a decent balance im pretty sure...maybe...

Chacapoya, Typica, Araine, Floofybit, Portmanteau, Tiralta, Jazur

Free South Carolina wrote:Looking at a lot of more well established states, there seems to be a turning point when y'all's economies sharply improve. What was the cause of that if this applies to you?

There does seem to be some sort of dark energy that activates, at some point, which keeps the economy stat rising. Just from my own experience, once the economy gets rolling, and you don't do anything to actively sabotage it, a kind of momentum takes over and it becomes hard for it not to rise. What that point is, though, I do not know.

Regarding your previous question, "good advice for growing my economy without being a monstrous dictator", you can boost the economy quite a lot through business subsidies and government spending. Then you don't have to sacrifice your nation's values at the altar of economic freedom in order to get a good economy. Your nation is still very young, also, so there will be more fluctuation for you than there will be later. Lots of the wild statistical changes will become more predictable later.

Chacapoya, Araine, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, Parvesha

Whoa, Refuge Isle got commended! Congratulations! :D

*gives shiny rock as a gift*

Istastioner wrote:Any opinions "Commend Valentine Z"?

Definitely for--Valentine is an awesome person and they've done some pretty amazing work across NS! :D

Chacapoya, Cheesy Tots, Typica, Sylh Alanor, Araine, Floofybit, Junitaki-Cho, St Leone, Tiralta, Jazur, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht

St Leone wrote:I absolutely love tea, my go to tea is english breakfast tea with soy milk and some sugar. Anyone wanna share their favourite tea with me lol? cx

My favorites are english breakfast (without milk or sugar) and jasmine tea.

Typica, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur, Zabruhmoment Of Vehemesht

Refugia is it wrong to suggest a task force?

Psycizilikaordia wrote:Refugia is it wrong to suggest a task force?

I don't know what a task force is.

Typica, Floofybit, Tiralta, Jazur

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