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Malcholm wrote:Gotesbourg you can stop spamming the RMB now, your rhetoric has gotten old.

He's not spamming. He's just-uh- Advocating for his cause. Yeah, that's it.

Malcholm wrote:That's grand 😂 stability in TMC?

Yes, the Lunar Council has been part of our government for a long time, here. That is what I call stability.

Alistia, Malcholm

Oakplumington wrote:He's not spamming. He's just-uh- Advocating for his cause. Yeah, that's it.

Back in my day, we would've put these whippersnappers in their place the moment they stopped out of line. Now they get time to "advocate their cause until 10pm?" Bah.

Alistia, Oakplumington, Terran Flux

Oakplumington wrote:Yes, the Lunar Council has been part of our government for a long time, here. That is what I call stability.

True that.

Malcholm wrote:Back in my day, we would've put these whippersnappers in their place the moment they stopped out of line. Now they get time to "advocate their cause?" Bah.

That's right! We have more rights now than we had back then.

Oakplumington wrote:That's right! We have more rights now than we had back then.

Then where's our right to protect our region from foreign entities? I want that one!

Alistia, Oakplumington

Malcholm wrote:Then where's our right to protect our region from foreign entities? I want that one!

Uh, *stammers* we have every right to defend ourselves but we should also - take advantage of every opportunity to recruit people to our region. We need people. And - and raids are a great opportunity! -To develop foreign relations! With others.

I've always said raids are a good thing! See? Look how active the region is!

You may ban Gotesbourg. The resolution has, as of this moment, passed the Lunar Council with the Signature of the Delegate. Please have whoever is keeping records copy and paste that somewhere.

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January 21, 2018

Yea: Alistia (LC), Malcholm (Emperor), Terran Flux (LC), and The Immortal Elysium (LC).

Nay: Gyuamno (LC).

This resolution defines an "Associated Nation" as a nation-state that holds a form of common association with another, by means of direct dialogue, foreign affairs, or other means of interaction intended to foster goodwill between two entities. The Lunar Council hereby motions to banish Gotesbourg and all Associated Nations from The Mystical Council on grounds of an attempted coup d'etat of the Lunar Council. In accordance with this motion, the Lunar Council hereby declares Gotesbourg persona-non-grata pending approval of at least 3/5 of the Lunar Council. If all Councillors vote before the resolution of this poll, the poll is thereby to be closed, overruling Oakplumington's decree of immunity.

Result: Founder's Temporary Immunity Overruled. Banishment of Gotesbourg to be reinstated.

Alistia, Malcholm, Parakka Northland

Exotic Lemon wrote:Poll the lc!

Also when is next lc election? Also heads up I am running

Possibly in February on the full moon if the region wants one. The Lunar Council currently has a policy of no less than three members and no more than seven. So we could since we have five. But the general feeling that I was getting from the region was to shrink the Lunar Council down. I'd say try getting a resolution (to hold a Lunar Council election during the next full moon) through the council with a Delegate signature.

Malcholm

Post self-deleted by Gotesbourg.

Oakplumington wrote:Possibly in February on the full moon if the region wants one. The Lunar Council currently has a policy of no less than three members and no more than seven. So we could since we have five. But the general feeling that I was getting from the region was to shrink the Lunar Council down. I'd say try getting a resolution (to hold a Lunar Council election during the next full moon) through the council with a Delegate signature.

Well expect me to run. We don't need to shrink the lc more, its already weak

Alistia, Malcholm

I've altered the Factbook entry where it said we owned by to operated by.

Gyuamno, Forestavia, Alistia, Malcholm

Hey Wolflandil! Welcome to TMC 😊 feel free to check out the factbooks pinned to the WFE at your leisure, all of them contain information pertinent to the region. Any of us in the WA can answer any questions you have about the region if you're not able to find something you're looking for in the factbooks. Also, don't forget to endorse me! 😋

Forestavia

Malcholm wrote:Hey Wolflandil! Welcome to TMC 😊 feel free to check out the factbooks pinned to the WFE at your leisure, all of them contain information pertinent to the region. Any of us in the WA can answer any questions you have about the region if you're not able to find something you're looking for in the factbooks. Also, don't forget to endorse me! 😋

Thank you for the welcoming.

Forestavia, Alistia, Malcholm

TMC had won the war!

Hail to glory!

Forestavia, Malcholm, Terran Flux

Alistia wrote:TMC had won the war!

Hail to glory!

¡Viva las Islas Santas! 😉

Forestavia, Alistia, Terran Flux

Aha! So we are still under the dominion of the Holy Isles, eh?

*Sips hot cup of cocoa*

Malcholm, Terran Flux

Exotic Lemon wrote:Well expect me to run. We don't need to shrink the lc more, its already weak

There's no such thing as weakness, at least as far as The Mystical Council is concerned. Start your campaign from a place of strength. And POWER!

Reassure the people that TMC's greatest days are still ahead. Boost their confidence. Make sure your supporters are vocal about supporting you. Ask them to express it on the RMB. If you start now, then the resolution to expand the Lunar Council by a seat will pass because the regional government will feel the pressure from the people. You should write to the Emperor to see if he supports such a resolution. If not, get your supporters to join the WA. This will give you the means to strong arm the region into passing the resolution and thus you will expand democracy in the process.

That's my advice.

Exotic Lemon

Forestavia wrote:There's no such thing as weakness, at least as far as The Mystical Council is concerned. Start your campaign from a place of strength. And POWER!

Reassure the people that TMC's greatest days are still ahead. Boost their confidence. Make sure your supporters are vocal about supporting you. Ask them to express it on the RMB. If you start now, then the resolution to expand the Lunar Council by a seat will pass because the regional government will feel the pressure from the people. You should write to the Emperor to see if he supports such a resolution. If not, get your supporters to join the WA. This will give you the means to strong arm the region into passing the resolution and thus you will expand democracy in the process.

That's my advice.

Well in that case I hope to rally some people. I won't try to take the delegacy, but I do hope to expand democracy

Forestavia, Malcholm, Terran Flux

(Hello, everyone. I just joined this region and wanted to introduce myself. My nation has no humans, instead it has faeries, pixies, and sprites. I'm happy to have found this region, but I have to admit that I'm new very new to and inexperienced with RP. I was kind of hoping that any number of you might be able to help me with that in any way possible/at all. I'd fully understand if none of you can/will help, though. I'm glad I'm apart of this.)

Forestavia, Malcholm, The Newsstand

Read All About It! This week:

- The Force Flyer - will Force leave SCUT?

- More Euro Gazette

- The FCG Tribune returns

- And the scoop on the coup, from The Elparia Herald

Elsewhere:

- Visit the World Arts Fair

- And play 🔺Higher or Lower?🔻 at The Sands

Malcholm

Faewood wrote:(Hello, everyone. I just joined this region and wanted to introduce myself. My nation has no humans, instead it has faeries, pixies, and sprites. I'm happy to have found this region, but I have to admit that I'm new very new to and inexperienced with RP. I was kind of hoping that any number of you might be able to help me with that in any way possible/at all. I'd fully understand if none of you can/will help, though. I'm glad I'm apart of this.)

We currently don't really have an rp, but welcome to the region

Alistia, Malcholm, Terran Flux

Faewood wrote:(Hello, everyone. I just joined this region and wanted to introduce myself. My nation has no humans, instead it has faeries, pixies, and sprites. I'm happy to have found this region, but I have to admit that I'm new very new to and inexperienced with RP. I was kind of hoping that any number of you might be able to help me with that in any way possible/at all. I'd fully understand if none of you can/will help, though. I'm glad I'm apart of this.)

Welcome! Good to see another fantasy nation. It warms my heart. Not too much RP happens in TMC these days. I'd like to extend an invitation to Solar Alliance (which is simply the best region in all of NS for RP). Most of the region is modern tech, but Parakka and I have been dabbling in fantasy a little bit. New Wondour's ok with it, too here and there. I haven't been too disciplined with staying focused on my RP though. In fact, I haven't had much focus at all in NS for while now come to think of it.... *rambles some more*

So anyway, Solar Alliance is one of our biggest allies. The biggest ally is obviously The Greater Holy Isles since they apparently have taken over our region plus the natives seem ok with the occupation and all. Plus they control the almighty POTATO, that wonderful starch that holds so much POWER over us. I'm Oakplumington's main by the way.

I just noticed after typing all this that you left. Hopefully you return. Your destiny awaits you here. Outside the walls of our three regions you will find only death and destruction. Gloom and doom. Come back before it's too late, my friend. Would you like some celery?

Gyuamno, Alistia, Malcholm, Terran Flux, Parakka Northland, Exotic Lemon, Faewood

Hey everyone. The reason behind me leaving is a really long story, but I'm back now.

Malcholm, Oakplumington

Did someone say celery?

Malcholm, Oakplumington

New poll in The International Polling Zone!

Also, why don't the REGION tags show flags like the NATION tags do?

Gyuamno wrote:Did someone say celery?

I have frequently said celery.

Faewood wrote:Hey everyone. The reason behind me leaving is a really long story, but I'm back now.

Welcome back!

Alistia, Malcholm, Oakplumington, Parakka Northland, Faewood

I would like to apologize for embassies closing. As soon as the raiders leave, please TG me, or a government official to make sure we reopen embassies with you. See soon!

Malcholm, Oakplumington, Terran Flux, Parakka Northland

Free City Of Rigia wrote:I would like to apologize for embassies closing. As soon as the raiders leave, please TG me, or a government official to make sure we reopen embassies with you. See soon!

Best of luck with the situation <3

Faewood wrote:Hey everyone. The reason behind me leaving is a really long story, but I'm back now.

Welcome back!! echoooo

Huh? Did anyone else hear that?

Oakplumington, Terran Flux, Faewood

yawn

Malcholm, Oakplumington, Terran Flux

[spoiler=NEW DEBATE/POLL FROM THE WORLDLY DEBATE REGION.]

This is week one of our three-part debate series on Globalization. There are three kinds of Globalization:

Political Globalization- the heightening of influence nations can have over the domestic policies of other nations, like the UN or NAFTA or NATO.

Social Globalization- the spreading of ideas, through literature and music and culture to other countries.

Economic Globalization- the spreading of goods, services, labor, and capital to other countries.

The line between them can be gray, but we're asking everyone to stay on the topic of specifically POLITICAL Globalization this week, so if you have any questions about distinctions, just let us know in the RMB and we'll answer them.

Don't forget to vote! And don't forget to bicker![/spoiler]

Malcholm, Oakplumington

Gyuamno wrote:yawn

Looks like somebody needs their rest.

Malcholm

Gyuamno wrote:yawn

it's a good thing 😉

Alistia

Serious new poll!

Get you votes in before the poll closes!

Gyuamno wrote:yawn

Sleep well.

Malcholm

stock market amirite

Forestavia, Malcholm

Gyuamno wrote:stock market amirite

I was just listening to the radio and it sounds like it was a wild ride today. It'll go back up.

Terran Flux wrote:Now I'm hungry

Here you go! Have some celery.

Malcholm

Well, my hard drive mucked up :(

On an new old laptop now

The Immortal Elysium wrote:Well, my hard drive mucked up :(

On an new old laptop now

That stinks. Good luck with your computer troubles.

Malcholm

Thank you for establishing Embassies with the Fellowship. We are grateful.

Malcholm

Forestavia wrote:I was just listening to the radio and it sounds like it was a wild ride today. It'll go back up.

Here you go! Have some celery.

I lost about 5% yesterday, let's see what today brings. Doesn't look too promising at the opening.

e: this is what happens when the Eagles win the Super Bowl /s

Malcholm

Gyuamno wrote:I lost about 5% yesterday, let's see what today brings. Doesn't look too promising at the opening.

e: this is what happens when the Eagles win the Super Bowl /s

If you don't need the money for the next 5-10 years, then don't do anything. Just sit on it. If you're less than 50 years old, you're super safe. Don't let these little dips freak you out. That's the mistake people make. Sell high! Buy low! If the market tanks then that's an opportunity to buy stocks on sale! (If your budget allows you to, that is.)

Citizens in living in the [I]Unpredictable Volatility[/I] of Oakplumington never know what to expect in [I]their[/I] markets! ;)

Malcholm

The Immortal Elysium wrote:Well, my hard drive mucked up :(

On an new old laptop now

Can you give me a list of embassies that you cover? I'm doing some foreign affairs/PR work. I'll do the ones you don't have time for. Thanks.

Konkreeden, according to >>this<< you have the strongest furniture restoration industry in the region. Could you hook Malcholm up with lower seating or some higher desks? Our Emperor is going to develop back problems. Haha!

Welcome to TMC! Good to have you. :)

Malcholm

[spoiler= Globalization Part 2:SOCIAL Globalization]This is week two of our three-part debate series on Globalization. this week we're debating Social Globalization. Social Globalization is the spreading of ideas, through literature,music, culture, etc to other countries.

Some view it positively, looking at the ever expanding array of books, music, and art as a good thing. Others view it negatively, viewing it a loss to one's national culture.

What do you think? Come to the Worldly Debate Region to vote and post to your heart's content. Good luck!

https://www.nationstates.net/region=worldly_debate_region[/spoiler]

Malcholm

Oh my. Not too much activity these days.... I might have to do something crazy.

Gyuamno, Parakka Northland

We come from the DAOSS and are undergoing are first steps of regional transportation!!!!

Forestavia, Malcholm

Zevsterland wrote:We come from the DAOSS and are undergoing are first steps of regional transportation!!!!

Welcome! I'm glad to see that at least you made it over 😁

Terran Flux

Forestavia wrote:Oh my. Not too much activity these days.... I might have to do something crazy.

The world is never exciting enough for ol' Oaky.

Forestavia, Alistia, Terran Flux

[spoiler=After having been "at work" for the past 20 days,

Malch finally finds the time to sit down and contemplate the semantics and future of TMC's endorsement policy.]

Oakplumington wrote:It is possible to have a strong delegate and have a free endorsement policy. I do not like endorsement caps. I created this region to escape the hypocrisy of "Our region is free and democratic and oh by the way, you are required to endorse the delegate or else you'll be silently shunned by the community."

The people have the right to decide whether to have a WA here in the region or not.

The people have the right to decide who to endorse at any given moment.

And the people collectively have the right to decide who represents them in the capacity of the delegate position.

If they are unhappy with the leadership all they have to do is change their endorsements and boom! New executive leadership!

The endorsement is the ultimate weapon in this game. The endorsement is power. To take away the people's ability to revolt against their own government would be suicide for our small region. I point no further than to my own recent revocation of the delegate's executive power. The region was dead. And now that the delegacy has the power that it was meant to have, it's coming back to life. It's because of the freedom. When the people have the right to endorse who they want they feel empowered. When the delegate position is left executive, then the people have a voice in government. When both are present at the same time, then you have fertile ground for a truly free, democratic region.

Our previous system was somewhat unstable. This is why, under the default government that I have set up, the Lunar Council members serve a permanent position once elected. The only reason they will not serve on the Lunar Council is if they resign, or if they are impeached by me for being inactive or some other judicial reason, or if they are impeached by the Delegate plus two members of the Lunar Council for a similar or possibly political reason.

The Emperor/Delegate is already a powerful position in the sense that they can sign, veto, represent us in the WA, and have access to executive abilities. The only reason why it changes so much is because we don't have the WA membership in this region that we used to have. But that will come back up in time.

I am pulling the founder card here. This is the government that we will operate under (if we are to operate under one at all):

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=forestavia/detail=factbook/id=683532

If you wish to change it then you must go through the amendment process contained therein. It will require work, dedication, and yes, moving some WA's here for a period of time. But it is possible to amend my constitution in such a way that you could render any part of or even the entire document null and void.

I'm going to tweak a few things in this document over the next few weeks to reflect the changes we made (such as the veto override process).

I'd also like to remind everyone that we repealed everything except for the Embassy Protection Act and the Regional Anthem. The purge was only completed about two weeks or so ago. So, my suggestion is to try my system out for a little while before condemning it to yet another failed attempt to govern the region. I relinquished control in the summer of 2016 thinking that maybe the region could come up with a better system then me (remember Sentagon?). But it is now 2018 and we still don't have a satisfactory system. So I'm back.

I'm going to lay all my cards on the table.

If the region successfully passes an amendment that would render this entire default government constitution null and void, then you can have any government you want and I will let Oak cease to exist.

If the region implements a password, then I will return and revoke it. (I can't figure out if I hate passwords or endorsement caps more.)

If the region decides to give up on TMC, then I will continue to run this region under the current default system.

If the region decides to cooperate and discovers (to everyone's astonishment including mine) that the system actually works, then we will all live happily ever after.

If the region decides to cooperate and discovers (we all know it's coming) that once again we have a system that doesn't work, then we will use the amendment process to fix it one problem at a time. The default system will change and evolve as needed.

^^^

For every situation there is an action to take and for every action there is a consequence.

There is one liberty that I'm taking. Because this constitution is new, I am going to give myself the freedom to revise and change the constitution at will until the last day of April. That is the date that the state of emergency was supposed to end.

I'm willing to go with the flow, and I'm happy to see the shenanigans returning to our region. But I will stand against any attempt to destroy the rights that our region has come to stand for. We have to be a beacon of light to the rest of the world. We have to show them that we are not afraid.

Passwords and endorsement caps do nothing but tell the world that we are fearful, insecure, and weak. TMC is not any of these things. We are strong and mighty!

*Holds celery stalk in clenched fist*

We should tell the world that strength only comes through vegetables! ;)

[/spoiler]

I agree. If our region's past doesn't do enough to prove that, then we could easily pick and choose other examples from around NS. The purpose of an endorsement cap is to offer protection to a delegate when they hold an unfavorable opinion or a member or members of the region feel driven to usurp the power and authority granted to that position, often with the intent to lay claim to it themselves. Take into account our region's history on that front; nearly every delegate we've had was at one point or another tossed aside when members of the region decided it was time for them to go--often not by fault of the delegate, but by a desire to stir the pot. While that can be an effective measure to push the delegate to remain as active, relate-able, relevant, and like-able as possible, it forces those traits as an undue burden on the delegate. No sane person is able to balance all those while maintaining a life outside of the game--though if they are, kudos to them. They're born for the position and should seriously consider applying that in other fields than an online politics sim. The point being here, an endorsement cap is like a security blanket. They're not necessary in regions where the delegate is able to remain perpetually active, and are often used by smaller regions as a means to offer a layer of job security to the position. Imagine if you were promoted to CEO of a large corporation due the merit you've displayed for the duration of your tenure at the company, only to be ousted a month later because that corporation's Board of Trustees decided you have a weird laugh. The next day, you see your placement on TV and notice they have a funny-looking nose. That's the sort of situations we run into with our current endorsement policy. The region has it's "Board of Trustees," and the minute you're out of line with their inflated expectations you've immediately lost any chance at redeeming yourself. Sure, you could argue that having an endorsement cap is "un-democratic" and it encourages "ostracization" by the greater regional community, but there's a plethora of examples wherein that's not the case. Even then, I'm not sure how enforcing the authority of the delegate is inherently un-democratic. Under our current laws, if you can call them that, yes, I can see it, but if we turn the delegate into an elected position then it only acts as that essential layer of job security. Take a look at [region=Spiritus]. I'm a part of that community, and I've never seen anything like that happening because the people at the top recognize that behavior like that is inherently bad for the community.

Let's also take a direct look at that text you sprawled out in bold:

Oakplumington wrote:The people have the right to decide whether to have a WA here in the region or not.

The people have the right to decide who to endorse at any given moment.

And the people collectively have the right to decide who represents them in the capacity of the delegate position.

If they are unhappy with the leadership all they have to do is change their endorsements and boom! New executive leadership!

I'd like to take up a a few issues with you and pose some questions:

1. The people have the right to decide whether to have a WA here in the region or not. How do you plan to justify instances in the last few months where you blatantly abused this policy and forced Lunar Councillors to have their World Assembly memberships in-region in order to vote? In addition to being busy with R/D, my moral objection to this was, in part, cause for my resignation from the council after serving it for so long.

2. The people have the right to decide who to endorse at any given moment.

And the people collectively have the right to decide who represents them in the capacity of the delegate position.

I don't fundamentally disagree with this. My argument is that there are better, more effective methods of handling representation to the World Assembly, and by association, the greater NS World. Endorsement caps don't stop people from throwing around their endorsements all willy-nilly. What it does is require a nation to monitor how many endorsements they have so they don't accidentally usurp the authority an elected delegate. All it takes for a nation to keep that in check is telegram nations endorsing them to make sure they aren't going to push the envelope or momentarily resigning their WA to clear them. The way that mechanic works is it clears the people endorsing you, but you continue to hold your endorsements of other people.

3. If they are unhappy with the leadership all they have to do is change their endorsements and boom! New executive leadership!

Here's where the problem lies. This sort of attitude is a catalyst in regional discourse. It reinforces the idea that "you can't have too many cooks in the kitchen" and encourages people to oust a leader when they disagree instead of seeking to resolve the situation by communicating with each other. It's the exact mentality by which some third-world countries operate: if you disagree with the leader, just put your guy in charge and it'll fix everything. Another way of wording it: having such a lax endorsement policy encourages players to resolve to flipping the delegate in situations where enough players disagree to make a substantial and immediate difference, and stifles political discourse in favor of immediate gratification.

An endorsement cap doesn't stop people from revolting and usurping the delegate in instances where it actually needs to happen, it just pushes the line for making it happen. It's the exact same idea as a well-coordinated raid: an order is given in a chat interface where people are able to communicate directly and instantaneously, such as Discord, Skype, IRC, etc. and everyone has enough time to go and cross-endorse on a designated nation immediately before the region updates, often with no more than a 5-10s margin of error.

[I've got more to write, so give me a couple days to finish this before you fire back. I have to leave for work and have a slightly sporadic schedule this weekend 😛]

Alistia, Terran Flux, Lombardea

Read All About It!

- Updates from The LCRUA Times

- Happy Birthday SCUT...

- ...as Force leaves

- Three Bears find a den that's just right

Play the 🍒🍓🍋🍍SLOTS🍈🍐 🍇🍑! It's a week of fruity fun at the Sands.

Malcholm

Malcholm wrote:

[I've got more to write, so give me a couple days to finish this before you fire back. I have to leave for work and have a slightly sporadic schedule this weekend 😛]

*Loads cannon.*

FIRE IN THE HOLE!

(It'll take me a few days to digest everything you said. There are a lot of good points there.)

Gyuamno, Malcholm

Valentine's Day is coming!

Forestavia, Malcholm

Gyuamno wrote:Valentine's Day is coming!

Valentine's day? The day after is the best day. Cheaper candy.

Forestavia, Malcholm, Exotic Lemon

Wolflandil wrote:Valentine's day? The day after is the best day. Cheaper candy.

Smart man

Wolflandil, Malcholm, Exotic Lemon

Post by Legandi Phicko suppressed by a moderator.

Wow, it's quiet. I wonder if some of us are trying to give up NationStates for Lent. Anyone observing Lent this year? I'm not doing anything specific yet.

Alistia, Malcholm, Parakka Northland

[spoiler= Globalization Part 3:ECONOMIC Globalization]This is the last week of our three-part debate series on Globalization. This week we're debating Economic Globalization. Economic Globalization is the spreading of goods/services, labour, and capital to other countries.

Some view it positively, seeing it as a war deterent. a way to lower prices, among other things. Others view it negatively, seeing it as becoming economically dependent on other countries, a detriment to the health of workers, among other things.

What do you think? Come to the Worldly Debate Region to vote and post to your heart's content. Good luck!

https://www.nationstates.net/region=worldly_debate_region[/spoiler]

Forestavia, Malcholm

Post by Legandi Phicko suppressed by a moderator.

Post by Legandi Phicko suppressed by a moderator.

Post self-deleted by Legandi Phicko.

Legandi Phicko,

You ok over there? Need a doctor? Why don't you tell The Mystical Council a little about yourself?

Gyuamno, Alistia, Malcholm, Terran Flux

Forestavia wrote:Legandi Phicko,

You ok over there? Need a doctor? Why don't you tell The Mystical Council a little about yourself?

Also please don't just quote stuff without saying anything

Alistia, Malcholm

Terran Flux wrote:Also please don't just quote stuff without saying anything

Yeaaaah. We're kind, but don't take kindly to RMB spam 😛

Speaking of RMB, Oak is right. We've been pretty mute. I've been going in and out of work/school/ gaming for the last week. How's everyone else been?

I'd give up NS for less than Lent, so it's a good thing I don't observe it.

Edit: This weekend isn't any less busy for me, so whether I finish that post is still a toss-up.

Alistia, Terran Flux

Malcholm wrote:Yeaaaah. We're kind, but don't take kindly to RMB spam 😛

Speaking of RMB, Oak is right. We've been pretty mute. I've been going in and out of work/school/ gaming for the last week. How's everyone else been?

I'd give up NS for less than Lent, so it's a good thing I don't observe it.

Edit: This weekend isn't any less busy for me, so whether I finish that post is still a toss-up.

Busy but good thanks. How’s everyone?

Forestavia wrote:Legandi Phicko,

You ok over there? Need a doctor? Why don't you tell The Mystical Council a little about yourself?

Legandi Phicko whatever you reply to this ^^ please make sure you don’t get yourself in trouble with the mods

Alistia, Malcholm, Terran Flux

Welcome to TMC Far Sidia & Torygstan!! 😄

Forestavia, Terran Flux

Post by Legandi Phicko suppressed by a moderator.

I will be pursuing new interests elsewhere! I hope to remain close in contact and continue to foster great relations for the future!

Forestavia, Malcholm, Terran Flux

Post by Legandi Phicko suppressed by a moderator.

Legandi Phicko wrote:I’m so aroused

Yeah, hormones have that effect sometimes. It's normal. Just spend some time alone and come back to NS when you're ready.

So, why don't you tell us a little about yourself, hm? You haven't posted anything substantive yet! You're not making a good first impression.

Malcholm

Gyuamno wrote:I will be pursuing new interests elsewhere! I hope to remain close in contact and continue to foster great relations for the future!

Good luck, man! Make sure you come back for April Fools Day. I have a feeling something crazy is going to happen that day. ;)

Malcholm

Post by Legandi Phicko suppressed by a moderator.

Legandi Phicko

I'm suspecting your just a troll, which isn't good. Care to say something describing your nation?

Malcholm

Terran Flux wrote:Legandi Phicko

I'm suspecting your just a troll, which isn't good. Care to say something describing your nation?

"

Legandi Phicko wrote:I’m so aroused
"

Calling the answer now.

Post by Legandi Phicko suppressed by a moderator.

Legandi Phicko wrote:I feel this is inappropriate

And your gone.

Forestavia, Malcholm, Terran Flux

Parakka Northland wrote:And your gone.

Hasta luigi

Forestavia, Terran Flux

[B]Read All About It![/B] This Week:

- Updates from The Union Times

- Breakfast Courier with a second helping

- The first Driselbian Post

Read the Interregional Writing Contest entries

And play [URL=https://www.nationstates.net/region=the_sands#poll]Roulette [/URL] at The Sands

Malcholm

[spoiler]This week in Worldly Debate Region, we're debating foreign aid. This is a topic typically steeped in heavy support and mild dissent. Foreign aid will be broken into two parts: humanitarian aid (food, water, shelter, etc) and financial aid (funding to be used at the receiving governments discretion or for specific projects).

Should YOUR country help impoverished countries? Do these forms of aid BENEFIT the countries that receive them anyway? In the RMB, feel free to specify the conditions you would impose on countries receiving aid, different ways to help other countries, etc.

Let the bickering begin!

region=worldly_debate_region#poll[/spoiler]

Malcholm

I've been thinking about a really sweet deal I'd like to offer to you, Malcholm. I've been thinking about what you said.

MY OFFER:

I will hand over the judicial branch to the region as well as the entire constitution for reform and editing as the region would see fit.

IN EXCHANGE:

Three simple rules.

1. No endorsement caps.

2. No regional passwords.

And...

3. The government body known as the Lunar Council must continue to exist in some way, shape, or form and the members thereof must be appointed as regional officers.

So, what do you think about that basket of apples?

Alistia, Parakka Northland

Sorry I haven't been active lately.

Parakka Northland

[B]Read All About It![/B] This Week, get with the Times:

- The Rejected Times

- The Commonwealth Times

- The Union Times

This week’s [url=https://www.nationstates.net/region=worldly_debate_region#poll]Worldly Debate[/URL] is Foreign Aid.

And place your bets for [URL=https://www.nationstates.net/region=the_sands#poll]♠♥Sands Hold'em ♦♣[/URL]

Forestavia wrote:I've been thinking about a really sweet deal I'd like to offer to you, Malcholm. I've been thinking about what you said.

MY OFFER:

I will hand over the judicial branch to the region as well as the entire constitution for reform and editing as the region would see fit.

IN EXCHANGE:

Three simple rules.

1. No endorsement caps.

2. No regional passwords.

And...

3. The government body known as the Lunar Council must continue to exist in some way, shape, or form and the members thereof must be appointed as regional officers.

So, what do you think about that basket of apples?

Id support this, but i don't really trust your word, or that you wont make another false flag emergency when things don't go the way you like.

But, I like the sound of that.

Forestavia, Exotic Lemon

Alistia wrote:Id support this, but i don't really trust your word, or that you wont make another false flag emergency when things don't go the way you like.

But, I like the sound of that.

Don't worry about that. My state-of-emergency days are over. I'm too inactive for that anymore.

I still reserve the right to pardon anyone from the ban list I want at anytime if I feel they deserve another chance. And similarly I reserve the right to ban someone who's up to no good. But yeah, I'm so busy with my real life now I just can't do regional government anymore. That big old speech I gave saying goodbye to the region a few months ago is really where my heart's at. If I have time for NS at all I'd like to try to put it into RP.

How about this? I'll even go this far. I reserve the right to revoke a password or an endorsement cap but I may or may not let an endorsement cap be. I may or may not let a password stand. It depends. Just know that I'm the founder and as founder I don't like passwords or endorsement caps. So if the region institutes them it does so at its own risk and I may or may not revive Oak to rectify the situation. It all depends on the context and what kind of feels I'm havin' that day.

I did what I did back then to try to save the region. We were at each other's throats several months ago so I took control as the founder should in a time like that. Things have been pretty quiet lately. My system hasn't really taken off so. It's someone else's turn.

Don't worry, Alistia! No more "false flag emergencies" out of me!

Evening.

Forestavia, Malcholm

Not alot of messages....

Forestavia, Wolflandil

The Immortal Elysium wrote:Not alot of messages....

No, not really. I find myself not really having too much time for NS these days sadly

Forestavia, Malcholm

Terran Flux wrote:No, not really. I find myself not really having too much time for NS these days sadly

Same.

What with my 9 hour work shifts, and my "not getting many days off".

Malcholm

The Immortal Elysium wrote:Same.

What with my 9 hour work shifts, and my "not getting many days off".

I don't have a consistent work schedule but I work 4.5 hours when I work during the week and I work 8 hour shifts on the weekends

Malcholm

Terran Flux wrote:I don't have a consistent work schedule but I work 4.5 hours when I work during the week and I work 8 hour shifts on the weekends

My schedule right now has me working 9 days in a row.

Customers get unbearable on day 6.

ARRGH! Good to be back on the high seas me lads!

Nemonicae wrote:Evening.

Good evening! Welcome to TMC!

Hm. Looks like they're asleep.

Zaraheemia wrote:ARRGH! Good to be back on the high seas me lads!

Welcome back!

New poll!

Zaraheemia wrote:ARRGH! Good to be back on the high seas me lads!

Makes sense, makes sense.

tumbleweed rolls by

Exotic Lemon

Terran Flux wrote:tumbleweed rolls by

I love (tumble)weed

Terran Flux

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