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Kalaron wrote:Nah, yours.

You keep saying that the WA requirement isn't a hurdle, which I have seen no evidence for...ever really. Really, the only way you'd know would be if you'd read of someone doing it or had done it yourself. Someone might be nutty enough to do it, admittedly, but god-forbid the Mods catch on.

Again, in a battle between trusting the statements of Mods or those of a guy I met a day ago, I prefer the Mods.

My "evidence" is some pretty basic realities of web design. If you don't believe me, you can research this more. Or don't. Whatever.

Just please don't use the word "anecdote" like that again. Because I did not give any anecdotes. That was Sulania.

Latrovia

Latrovia wrote:Did your lovely penguins hear that a Song Contest like Eurovision will be made in the COFN!?? :D

Hmm. No. I saw you posted something about a song contest their but I didn't know where it related to.

Jaslandia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Hmm. No. I saw you posted something about a song contest their but I didn't know where it related to.

Are you familiar with Eurovision?

Kalaron wrote:Nah, yours.

You keep saying that the WA requirement isn't a hurdle, which I have seen no evidence for...ever really. Really, the only way you'd know would be if you'd read of someone doing it or had done it yourself. Someone might be nutty enough to do it, admittedly, but god-forbid the Mods catch on.

Again, in a battle between trusting the statements of Mods or those of a guy I met a day ago, I prefer the Mods.

And I support the side that improves our security.

Also the mods/admins/devs have an interest in making us think their system is perfect and impenetrable. OF COURSE they are going to tell us its more advanced than it is.

Kalaron wrote:

Again, in a battle between trusting the statements of Mods or those of a guy I met a day ago,

Also why would it matter when we first spoke? All I have said is what I know about web servers, browsers, and ISPs. If we first spoke an hour ago or a year ago or ten years ago, that information wouldn't be more or less reliable. You could confirm what I am telling you with a few Googles.

Outer Oz wrote:Also the mods/admins/devs have an interest in making us think their system is perfect and impenetrable. OF COURSE they are going to tell us its more advanced than it is.

I thought you had your closing statement. Just leave it as it is. Just a suggestion to use even in your real life. There's no need to debate with debators that simply are not open to new things and will likely never change their mind. Instead of trying to debate, ask them "What is going to change their minds?" and if the answer is "Nothing", there you go, no reason for you to waste anymore time with them. :P

Latrovia wrote:I thought you had your closing statement. Just leave it as it is. Just a suggestion to use even in your real life. There's no need to debate with debators that simply are not open to new things and will likely never change their mind. Instead of trying to debate, ask them "What is going to change their minds?" and if the answer is "Nothing", there you go, no reason for you to waste anymore time with them. :P

Yes, you are right. I am getting worked up. Thank you.

Latrovia

Latrovia wrote:Are you familiar with Eurovision?

Yes. I know the Eurovision Song Contest and I am familiar with it.

But if you mean the Eurovision network as part of the European Broadcasting Union, nope I don't know much about it.

Jaslandia, Latrovia, Aghrabia

Outer Oz wrote:My "evidence" is some pretty basic realities of web design. If you don't believe me, you can research this more. Or don't. Whatever.

Just please don't use the word "anecdote" like that again. Because I did not give any anecdotes. That was Sulania.

I -surprisingly- don't care enough to write out a whole post noting that, stating a process is weak definitively and without evidence really only leaves the "I've went around it before" argument, but sure.

Outer Oz wrote:Also the mods/admins/devs have an interest in making us think their system is perfect and impenetrable. OF COURSE they are going to tell us its more advanced than it is.

And you get to be a citizen if we switch the whole of the system over, clearly both sides have a bias then towards what they want to make others believe, as I previously said, I trust the Admins more even if their statement is suspect.

...

Jas, is this what I sound like when I go off the deep end?

Outer Oz wrote:Also why would it matter when we first spoke? All I have said is what I know about web servers, browsers, and ISPs. If we first spoke an hour ago or a year ago or ten years ago, that information wouldn't be more or less reliable. You could confirm what I am telling you with a few Googles.

Because you could easily be a puppet...or a new person...or a Moderator...or really anything.

Again, neither of us is versed in the actual code, so I prefer to trust the age-old mods.

Yukona

Outer Oz wrote:Yes, you are right. I am getting worked up. Thank you.

Anytime champ :)

Kalaron wrote:I -surprisingly- don't care enough to write out a whole post noting that, stating a process is weak definitively and without evidence really only leaves the "I've went around it before" argument, but sure.

And you get to be a citizen if we switch the whole of the system over, clearly both sides have a bias then towards what they want to make others believe, as I previously said, I trust the Admins more even if their statement is suspect.

...

Jas, is this what I sound like when I go off the deep end?

Because you could easily be a puppet...or a new person...or a Moderator...or really anything.

Again, neither of us is versed in the actual code, so I prefer to trust the age-old mods.

Um, I am talking about the Song Contest. How about if we do something similar around here, like the one I've done in the ESU long time ago.

Outer Oz, Aghrabia

Latrovia wrote:[nation=short]Andromitus[/nation] [nation=short]Oelesa[/nation],

Oh my, oh my! http://s15.zetaboards.com/COFN/topic/10151519/1/?x=0#post10009385

The Kaiserreich has taken steps to reduce the spread, and as you know Oelesa is a hot zone for this flu. So when diplomatic talks begin, we should focus on this as well.

Jaslandia, Yukona

Oelesa wrote:The Kaiserreich has taken steps to reduce the spread, and as you know Oelesa is a hot zone for this flu. So when diplomatic talks begin, we should focus on this as well.

What else is the Kaiserreich interested in discussing?

And finally the Greek entry for the Eurovision Song Entry!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kLtgFPnbk

Jaslandia

Sign up! - https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=405217&p=31300025#p31300025

Latrovia wrote:[nation=short]Andromitus[/nation] [nation=short]Oelesa[/nation],

Oh my, oh my! http://s15.zetaboards.com/COFN/topic/10151519/1/?x=0#post10009385

The Ædenist Institute of Science and Technology (AIST) is already scanning, capturing, and monitoring the movement of the flue, and have taken steps to monitor its migration pattern.

If either the Kaiserreich or the United Kingdom is prepared, we are willing to share our found data. Currently, however, The AIST Biomedical Subdivision, alongside Applied Genetics Subdivision are both developing 16 different vaccines based around the 5 separate strands of the Virus we have found. Currently, however, these strands only differ in effects, and consequently, do not require the renaming of the disease.

Jaslandia

Andromitus wrote:The Ædenist Institute of Science and Technology (AIST) is already scanning, capturing, and monitoring the movement of the flue, and have taken steps to monitor its migration pattern.

If either the Kaiserreich or the United Kingdom is prepared, we are willing to share our found data. Currently, however, The AIST Biomedical Subdivision, alongside Applied Genetics Subdivision are both developing 16 different vaccines based around the 5 separate strands of the Virus we have found. Currently, however, these strands only differ in effects, and consequently, do not require the renaming of the disease.

The UK is interested in that Data. Please post them on the thread.

Jaslandia, Oelesa

Latrovia wrote:What else is the Kaiserreich interested in discussing?

I can't speak for everyone, but I'd assume military packs, probably a state dinnier/visit, likely space, and other things to fight on together.

Jaslandia

Latrovia wrote:And finally the Greek entry for the Eurovision Song Entry!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kLtgFPnbk

What are the rules for this contest?

Magnatronia

Andromitus wrote:The Ædenist Institute of Science and Technology (AIST) is already scanning, capturing, and monitoring the movement of the flue, and have taken steps to monitor its migration pattern.

If either the Kaiserreich or the United Kingdom is prepared, we are willing to share our found data. Currently, however, The AIST Biomedical Subdivision, alongside Applied Genetics Subdivision are both developing 16 different vaccines based around the 5 separate strands of the Virus we have found. Currently, however, these strands only differ in effects, and consequently, do not require the renaming of the disease.

*weaponizes it*

*puts it in rockets*

Magnatronia wrote:*weaponizes it*

*puts it in rockets*

No wonder everything in your nation is made of steel, you primitives don't understand basic biology!

I cannot stress enough how good it feels to be able to have an opposing nation like mags; finally someone to gloat over :P

Magnatronia

Andromitus wrote:No wonder everything in your nation is made of steel, you primitives don't understand basic biology!

I cannot stress enough how good it feels to be able to have an opposing nation like mags; finally someone to gloat over :P

Who tf said everything was steel. U assumed dat

I like to think of my nation as an oversized, somewhat futuristic (2030's, 2040's) New York City.

Magnatronia wrote:Who tf said everything was steel. U assumed dat

I like to think of my nation as an oversized, somewhat futuristic (2030's, 2040's) New York City.

Andromitus wrote:No wonder everything in your nation is made of steel, you primitives don't understand basic biology!

I cannot stress enough how good it feels to be able to have an opposing nation like mags; finally someone to gloat over :P

But you can't tell we're futuristic, since we use whatever advanced tech we have for more nefarious and secretive purposes. Like taking away our employee's pensions.

and ur a fun arch nemesis too, Andy <3

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=786570 - Kebec national team

Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

https://youtu.be/8usSAMpuSVI

Since we talked about the War of the Roses, i found a good video to explain it.

Ythereum

LADIES, GENTLEMEN, AND ANIMALS, IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: SCONES, STEAK, AND CHOCOLATE PUDDING

OUR DRINKS: EARL GREY TEA, DIET COKE, AND APPLE JUICE

OUR TOPICS: MUSICALS, EDM, AND THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE

BONUS TOPIC: IF YOU COULD PICK A FICTIONAL CHARACTER TO BE THE LEADER OF YOUR RL NATION, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Aghrabia, Vista Major, Kep, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton, James The Red Engine

Jaslandia wrote:LADIES, GENTLEMEN, AND ANIMALS, IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: SCONES, STEAK, AND CHOCOLATE PUDDING

OUR DRINKS: EARL GREY TEA, DIET COKE, AND APPLE JUICE

OUR TOPICS: MUSICALS, EDM, AND THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE

BONUS TOPIC: IF YOU COULD PICK A FICTIONAL CHARACTER TO BE THE LEADER OF YOUR RL NATION, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

I'll take Chocolate Pudding and Diet Coke

I do adore musicals. But they have to be done right, you know? Like, right right.

EDM is my jam. Seriously, it brings my soul to a higher place.

Love it, love it, love it. Though I'm an amateur fan, it warms my heart. Most of the times. EVEN THE PREQUELS

Dumbledore. That man is amazing, wise, and kind to a fault. Soft-spoken never sounded so loud.

The blue platypi wailed hamlessly on the mahogany door to Valhalla, seeking to eat the heart out of Jaslandian demons in disguise as penguins.

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Kep wrote:Sign up! - https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=405217&p=31300025#p31300025

[nation=short]Vista_Major[/nation], I'll post the announcement tomorrow when I get off school, I've been busy working on factbooks for NS Sports and the region

Vista Major

Jaslandia wrote:LADIES, GENTLEMEN, AND ANIMALS, IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: SCONES, STEAK, AND CHOCOLATE PUDDING

OUR DRINKS: EARL GREY TEA, DIET COKE, AND APPLE JUICE

OUR TOPICS: MUSICALS, EDM, AND THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE

BONUS TOPIC: IF YOU COULD PICK A FICTIONAL CHARACTER TO BE THE LEADER OF YOUR RL NATION, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

Scones are gay -- chocolate pudding is also gay. Steak is ok. I'll take Steak or else I'll starve. >.> Diet Coke is ok, I'd prefer Pepsi. Musicals are for white people, EDM's somewhat good, I prefer Brostep and/or Trapstep. Star Wars seems cool.

I would legit make Stan from American Dad my leader, he's da GOAT.

No, no, eating of the candys

>.>

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Andromitus wrote:No wonder everything in your nation is made of steel, you primitives don't understand basic biology!

I cannot stress enough how good it feels to be able to have an opposing nation like mags; finally someone to gloat over :P

http://s15.zetaboards.com/COFN/topic/10139937/1/?x=0#post10009142

Adjusted my post, dork

Your 5 Random Sports Facts:

[list]

[*] The Qatari top league's defending champions are Al-Rayan SC

[*] Donald Trump is a known and confirmed supporter of the Dallas Cowboys

[*] Japan will host this year's Club World Cup

[*] Over 750 migrant workers are rumored to have been killed as a direct result of Qatar's attempt to build world-class stadiums ahead of the 2022 World Cup

[*] International hockey will be getting turnt during the week of April 1 thru the 8 as the IIHF Womens World Championship arrives somewhere in Michigan

[/list]

| This has been 5 Random Spors Facts [ 5RSF ] for the date of 3/13. |

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:LADIES, GENTLEMEN, AND ANIMALS, IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: SCONES, STEAK, AND CHOCOLATE PUDDING

OUR DRINKS: EARL GREY TEA, DIET COKE, AND APPLE JUICE

OUR TOPICS: MUSICALS, EDM, AND THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE

BONUS TOPIC: IF YOU COULD PICK A FICTIONAL CHARACTER TO BE THE LEADER OF YOUR RL NATION, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

I'll have pudding and Diet Coke.

Musicals: I like them. My favorites would be Hamilton, My Fair Lady, and Oklahoma.

EDM: I'm not a business person, so I don't give much thought to enterprise data management. However, it sounds like a decent system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDM

I'm kidding, of course. Electronic dance music is not my cup of tea, but I don't think it's terrible. Here are some decent EDM or EDM-like songs I've heard:

https://youtu.be/BZyzX4c1vIs

https://youtu.be/Y4OLQB7ON9w

Star Wars: I like it. It's a cool franchise with interesting themes and great action. I've seen the original trilogy, Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Episode VII - The Force Awakens, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Bonus: Tough one, but I'd go with Peggy Carter from Agent Carter and the Avengers franchise. Based on what I've seen of her, I think she would be an organized and disciplined leader who would always be on top of things, would be an expert at analyzing complex situations, and would be able to skillfully delegate tasks when necessary.

Random links: https://youtu.be/xh3Wveg4DMk

https://youtu.be/LS7YO6C-7NI

https://youtu.be/ZaCdfPla_og

https://youtu.be/Ifi9M7DRazI

Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Vista Major wrote:I'll take Chocolate Pudding and Diet Coke

I do adore musicals. But they have to be done right, you know? Like, right right.

EDM is my jam. Seriously, it brings my soul to a higher place.

Love it, love it, love it. Though I'm an amateur fan, it warms my heart. Most of the times. EVEN THE PREQUELS

Dumbledore. That man is amazing, wise, and kind to a fault. Soft-spoken never sounded so loud.

The blue platypi wailed hamlessly on the mahogany door to Valhalla, seeking to eat the heart out of [B]Jaslandian[/B] demons in disguise as penguins.

Why are we cast as the demons! That is racist stereotyping! I demand compensation for emotional distress!

jk

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:LADIES, GENTLEMEN, AND ANIMALS, IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: SCONES, STEAK, AND CHOCOLATE PUDDING

OUR DRINKS: EARL GREY TEA, DIET COKE, AND APPLE JUICE

OUR TOPICS: MUSICALS, EDM, AND THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE

BONUS TOPIC: IF YOU COULD PICK A FICTIONAL CHARACTER TO BE THE LEADER OF YOUR RL NATION, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

I'll have scones and apple juice.

Musicals are such oddities. Like who decided to have people randomly break into song. Operas are whack too. I think those count as musicals right? But yeah I just don't understand the point of their existence.

EDM kinda gets a a bad rep as just the music that plays at some raves that go terribly wrong that are attended by some terrible people. I like EDM, especially when it has a good beat or makes me feel chill, which is most of the time. It sucks how there's no EDM radio station in the Phoenix area. I'm not even aware of many in the US or even the world. Like pretty much everyone knows EDM exists and yet there's seemingly no radio stations that are specifically for EDM. That needs to change because it's a good genre of music that I like.

I'm hyped for Episode VIII. So far the sequel trilogy is very promising. I still haven't seen Rogue One yet (even though one can kinda assume the ending, no spoilers pl0x) but I'm assuming it'll soon be out on DVD and Netflix so I guess I'll have to settle watching it on that. I remember when they announced they were pushing back the release date of Episode VIII to this December from originally this May and I was mad but then again I remember that we only have to wait two years for new Star Wars while our parents had to wait three so I guess we're privileged perhaps. But anyways still so hype!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:LADIES, GENTLEMEN, AND ANIMALS, IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: SCONES, STEAK, AND CHOCOLATE PUDDING

OUR DRINKS: EARL GREY TEA, DIET COKE, AND APPLE JUICE

OUR TOPICS: MUSICALS, EDM, AND THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE

BONUS TOPIC: IF YOU COULD PICK A FICTIONAL CHARACTER TO BE THE LEADER OF YOUR RL NATION, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

Snack: STEAK!!!

Drink: Diet Coke

Topics. Some musicals are really good, but most aren't to me. I'v never watched star wars in my life, but its probably really good.

bonus: President Kirkman from Designated Survivor

Nonsensical sentence: Famous plain butter butt sticks fly.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Oelesa wrote:bonus: President Kirkman from Designated Survivor

Excellent choice! I'm surprised I didn't think of that, since I watch Designated Survivor and it's one of my favorite shows on right now.

Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Kep wrote:[nation=short]Vista_Major[/nation], I'll post the announcement tomorrow when I get off school, I've been busy working on factbooks for NS Sports and the region
That's alright. I'll have your link in by tomorrow, too

Jaslandia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:Excellent choice! I'm surprised I didn't think of that, since I watch Designated Survivor and it's one of my favorite shows on right now.

Im waiting for the new season to come on hulu

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:LADIES, GENTLEMEN, AND ANIMALS, IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: SCONES, STEAK, AND CHOCOLATE PUDDING

OUR DRINKS: EARL GREY TEA, DIET COKE, AND APPLE JUICE

OUR TOPICS: MUSICALS, EDM, AND THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE

BONUS TOPIC: IF YOU COULD PICK A FICTIONAL CHARACTER TO BE THE LEADER OF YOUR RL NATION, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

I'll have coal and water, if you have it. Engines aren't really made to eat or drink anything else.

Musicals: I enjoy them, and I'll sometimes find myself humming some songs from musicals while I'm working. I enjoy The Sound of Music, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Lion King.

EDM: I'm not a fan, but some of the other engines enjoy it. Thomas occasionally listens to it, and Donald and Douglas are also big EDM fans. One person who definetly doesn't like EDM, however, is Gordon.

Gordon: Back in my day, we didn't have this electronic, synthetic stuff. We listened to real music, not this artificial studio-made junk that any bored kid with a computer could make.

James: Gordon, 'back in your day' Charlie Chaplin was all the rage, women not wearing corsets were considered scandalous, and people still thought it was crazy to fly across the Atlantic alone, so I think it's safe to say things have changed since then.

Gordon: You're one to talk, James! You're technically older than I am!

James: Well at least I don't go on and on about how better the old days were, and how everything nowadays is terrible.

Gordon: But everything nowadays IS terrible!

Star Wars: I've seen the movies, and I really like them; they're some of my favorites. It's a shame that Carrie Fisher is gone, though; Leia was my favorite character in Star Wars.

Bonus: I'd go with Elsa from Frozen; she seemed like she could be a great ruler, and it's a shame the movie never showed us that.

Random links: https://youtu.be/F0mNYOpR8oc

https://youtu.be/Z7QInba-pt4

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, James The Red Engine

Oelesa wrote:Im waiting for the new season to come on hulu

Ah. I just watch it on live TV, so I'm all caught up. But don't worry, I won't give away any spoilers.

Oelesa

I was thinking, how about after we *finish* the Confederacy General, we can do canon RP set in our universe's equivalent of World War I? I feel like that would be a good way of getting away from all this modern futuristic stuff. Hell, we could even throw in some steampunk. It could also work to help explain our nations' backstories. For example, I've always pictured early Magnatronia as a lawless wasteland with Wild West influences, with very minor steampunk in it.

Jaslandia, Aghrabia

Magnatronia wrote:I was thinking, how about after we *finish* the Confederacy General, we can do canon RP set in our universe's equivalent of World War I? I feel like that would be a good way of getting away from all this modern futuristic stuff. Hell, we could even throw in some steampunk. It could also work to help explain our nations' backstories. For example, I've always pictured early Magnatronia as a lawless wasteland with Wild West influences, with very minor steampunk in it.

Interesting idea, but we'd have to plan out how this would involve each nation and their histories. For example, Jaslandia as a nation didn't exist from 1859 to 2013, so assuming our World War I is still set around the same time (1914 - 1918), I would likely be playing as one of the seven smaller kingdoms within the former Jaslandia.

Ythereum, Magnatronia

Jaslandia wrote:Interesting idea, but we'd have to plan out how this would involve each nation and their histories. For example, Jaslandia as a nation didn't exist from 1859 to 2013, so assuming our World War I is still set around the same time (1914 - 1918), I would likely be playing as one of the seven smaller kingdoms within the former Jaslandia.

I think that would actually be to our advantage. Instead of having massive titans battling it out over tiny third world sh!tholes, we'll have small or developing nations fighting each other for large swaths of unclaimed land

Jaslandia

Jaslandia wrote:Interesting idea, but we'd have to plan out how this would involve each nation and their histories. For example, Jaslandia as a nation didn't exist from 1859 to 2013, so assuming our World War I is still set around the same time (1914 - 1918), I would likely be playing as one of the seven smaller kingdoms within the former Jaslandia.

And also, it's *our* version of World War I. So while it should be set early in the 20th century, it could be set a few years earlier or later to accommodate other nations who were formed earlier or later.

Jaslandia, Aghrabia

Magnatronia wrote:And also, it's *our* version of World War I. So while it should be set early in the 20th century, it could be set a few years earlier or later to accommodate other nations who were formed earlier or later.

Alright. Like I said, as long as we plan out where each nation would fit in this RP timeline, I think a WWI scenario would be be very interesting.

Aghrabia, Magnatronia

Percyton wrote:

Gordon: Back in my day, we didn't have this electronic, synthetic stuff. We listened to real music, not this artificial studio-made junk that any bored kid with a computer could make.

James: Gordon, 'back in your day' Charlie Chaplin was all the rage, women not wearing corsets were considered scandalous, and people still thought it was crazy to fly across the Atlantic alone, so I think it's safe to say things have changed since then.

Gordon: You're one to talk, James! You're technically older than I am!

James: Well at least I don't go on and on about how better the old days were, and how everything nowadays is terrible.

Gordon: But everything nowadays IS terrible!

That Gordon is such a fuddy duddy! Always pining for the old days and saying how anything modern is awful! Sometimes I wonder if anything can knock some sense into that old smokebox of his.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Magnatronia wrote:I was thinking, how about after we *finish* the Confederacy General, we can do canon RP set in our universe's equivalent of World War I? I feel like that would be a good way of getting away from all this modern futuristic stuff. Hell, we could even throw in some steampunk. It could also work to help explain our nations' backstories. For example, I've always pictured early Magnatronia as a lawless wasteland with Wild West influences, with very minor steampunk in it.

Jaslandia wrote:Alright. Like I said, as long as we plan out where each nation would fit in this RP timeline, I think a WWI scenario would be be very interesting.

That could actually work on my end, remember, until 4 years ago (RP time that is), Andromitus was an Empire, hell, I had such a vast expansionist policy back then, that I could easily jump on board in a global war.

Jaslandia wrote:LADIES, GENTLEMEN, AND ANIMALS, IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: SCONES, STEAK, AND CHOCOLATE PUDDING

OUR DRINKS: EARL GREY TEA, DIET COKE, AND APPLE JUICE

OUR TOPICS: MUSICALS, EDM, AND THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE

BONUS TOPIC: IF YOU COULD PICK A FICTIONAL CHARACTER TO BE THE LEADER OF YOUR RL NATION, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

Snacks - Steak! and when you look away, I steal the pudding!

Drinks - Earl Grey Tea

Topic - Musicals, I just recently saw "Dear Even Hansen" and was blown away, and am seeing "Hamilton" in a few weeks!

Bonus Topic - If I could pick any fictional character, I would either pick A: Any Edenist from the "Nights Dawn Trilogy - Peter F. Hamilton" OR B: the Pathfinder from the upcoming Mass Effect Andromeda.

Bonus Program - BIBBITY BOPPITY BACK THE FµCK UP! [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1khghXRGb6k[/url]

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia

Jaslandia wrote:LADIES, GENTLEMEN, AND ANIMALS, IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: SCONES, STEAK, AND CHOCOLATE PUDDING

OUR DRINKS: EARL GREY TEA, DIET COKE, AND APPLE JUICE

OUR TOPICS: MUSICALS, EDM, AND THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE

BONUS TOPIC: IF YOU COULD PICK A FICTIONAL CHARACTER TO BE THE LEADER OF YOUR RL NATION, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

Steak

Earl Grey

Book of Mormon was good

Regina Mills from Once Upon A Time

There's a song from Jason Derulo called "Swalla." I laugh when I hear that word.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChRlM5lyW_o

Kermit is Lit yo

Jaslandia

Sweedish wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChRlM5lyW_o

Kermit is Lit yo

It's not easy being green.

https://youtu.be/51BQfPeSK8k

Yukona, Magnatronia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAYL5H46QnQ&list=RDgzfmIygDHcE&index=30

Hello my dudes,

I thought I'd take this really brief lull in RMB activity to just say for one time - and one time only - why I want to be Speaker of the House and why you may want to chose me as your candidate:

[spoiler]

Rather than inundating you with posts about how great I am and how large my ego has grown during my campaign, I thought I'd keep it relatively short, sweet and concise.

I've been in this region for what I can think is nearly a year now, first as Tahitia - now as Yukona. I started off in the Next Generation Alliance (towards its end) and continued with our group of well-rested travelers to where we are now.

I've always wanted to be involved with the government, I'm not going to say "oh, I love to help people", because hopefully that - and other such phrases - come for granted. I've never really had the chance or the time, to tell you the truth, but I felt heck, may as well do it anyway. I tried getting involved in the Latrovia Administration as a deputy MoFA, but this post was all but ignored, I don't think anyone even knew I was Deputy, so I guess it doesn't really count.

Regardless of that, I've got a lot of experience in government role play (I study politics and I used to participate in the most serious Micronational organisation). On top of that, I have balls. Not in the literal sense, although I do have those too, but in the figurative sense - I wont be insulted when someone tells me I'm crap at what I do, and I'll take criticism on board. I believe that I can successfully keep the House of Delegates in check and that, with my relatively neutral stance, I can help this region come to the critical resolutions it needs. On top of that, I'm not going to pretend I will be perfect, hell - I'll need to learn a lot to get as good as Bear was (previous Speaker).

But, I can try. And I will try, and on top of that, I want you to help me do that. I've got the experience, knowledge of our region's affairs - the rifts, quarrels, friendships and events that have shaped our community over the months - and I'm confident I can utilise this post to both make my mark on the place which has had such an affect on me, as well as help you all enjoy your time here and role play happily in the House of Delegates.

So, to top off what felt like a bunch of political jargon strewn about a post to caress my own sweet ego, thanks for reading it. I'm conscious of the fact that you don't want people constantly banging on about how great they are, and this is the last you'll hear of me on the situation, unless you ask. You can always drop me a telegram if you want to know more, or join me in Discord (I'm on most evenings GMT+0).

God bless,

Joe

[/spoiler]

Ythereum, Jaslandia, Latrovia, Aghrabia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica

Latrovia wrote:[nation=short]ythereum[/nation],

Greetings, I am Latrovia your mentor. Feel free to contact me at any time in case you have any questions :)

Awesome, thx. Is there a COFN handbook or something? Or do I need to think of qus on my own?

Sulania wrote:

To bypass WA, you have to for one software that can mask your IP and be intricate enough to show a different route for one on multiple accounts, then you have to have something to mask login activity so the algorithm doesn't pick up you're using the same device in succession of another. While WA may not be a perfect solution, it's better than the IP trace and it's far superior than a waiting period that doesn't prove anything other than someone's patience.

Lol what? You sound like that Internet police dad from YouTube a few years back. (WE BACKTRACED YOUR EMAILS!)

If u take a few PHP or basic SQL courses u will realize how difficult what you are saying is to pull off. An activity-based algorithm to kick out cheaters based on log-in patterns, and the underlying database to feed it, would take more time to code than the game itself. Besides, there would be so many false positives people would be getting kicked off all the time. It just doesnt make sense, dammit!

Kalaron wrote:I -surprisingly- don't care enough to write out a whole post noting that, stating a process is weak definitively and without evidence really only leaves the "I've went around it before" argument, but sure.

Nice. The old "I realize I've lost this argument, but I'll just pretend like I'm too cool to care" tactic. smooth.

Kalaron wrote:

And you get to be a citizen if we switch the whole of the system over, clearly both sides have a bias then towards what they want to make others believe, as I previously said, I trust the Admins more even if their statement is suspect.

I think you just created an infinite loop of bad logic. If Oz really wanted citizenship tht bad y wouldnt he just get WA with one of the methods he's been ranting abt?

Oelesa wrote:https://youtu.be/8usSAMpuSVI

Since we talked about the War of the Roses, i found a good video to explain it.

Good find. Are u a history student?

Jaslandia wrote:LADIES, GENTLEMEN, AND ANIMALS, IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: SCONES, STEAK, AND CHOCOLATE PUDDING

OUR DRINKS: EARL GREY TEA, DIET COKE, AND APPLE JUICE

OUR TOPICS: MUSICALS, EDM, AND THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE

BONUS TOPIC: IF YOU COULD PICK A FICTIONAL CHARACTER TO BE THE LEADER OF YOUR RL NATION, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

Musicals- I could take or leave

EDM - Sometimes nice.

Star Wars - Nothing good has happened to Star Wars since 1999

Bonus - Yoda. The Empire Strikes Back Yoda. Not the Prequels one.

Yukona wrote:Hello my dudes,

I thought I'd take this really brief lull in RMB activity to just say for one time - and one time only - why I want to be Speaker of the House and why you may want to chose me as your candidate:

[spoiler]

Rather than inundating you with posts about how great I am and how large my ego has grown during my campaign, I thought I'd keep it relatively short, sweet and concise.

I've been in this region for what I can think is nearly a year now, first as Tahitia - now as Yukona. I started off in the Next Generation Alliance (towards its end) and continued with our group of well-rested travelers to where we are now.

I've always wanted to be involved with the government, I'm not going to say "oh, I love to help people", because hopefully that - and other such phrases - come for granted. I've never really had the chance or the time, to tell you the truth, but I felt heck, may as well do it anyway. I tried getting involved in the Latrovia Administration as a deputy MoFA, but this post was all but ignored, I don't think anyone even knew I was Deputy, so I guess it doesn't really count.

Regardless of that, I've got a lot of experience in government role play (I study politics and I used to participate in the most serious Micronational organisation). On top of that, I have balls. Not in the literal sense, although I do have those too, but in the figurative sense - I wont be insulted when someone tells me I'm crap at what I do, and I'll take criticism on board. I believe that I can successfully keep the House of Delegates in check and that, with my relatively neutral stance, I can help this region come to the critical resolutions it needs. On top of that, I'm not going to pretend I will be perfect, hell - I'll need to learn a lot to get as good as Bear was (previous Speaker).

But, I can try. And I will try, and on top of that, I want you to help me do that. I've got the experience, knowledge of our region's affairs - the rifts, quarrels, friendships and events that have shaped our community over the months - and I'm confident I can utilise this post to both make my mark on the place which has had such an affect on me, as well as help you all enjoy your time here and role play happily in the House of Delegates.

So, to top off what felt like a bunch of political jargon strewn about a post to caress my own sweet ego, thanks for reading it. I'm conscious of the fact that you don't want people constantly banging on about how great they are, and this is the last you'll hear of me on the situation, unless you ask. You can always drop me a telegram if you want to know more, or join me in Discord (I'm on most evenings GMT+0).

God bless,

Joe

[/spoiler]

Bravo! Very well spoken.

Penguania And Antarctica

Ythereum wrote:Awesome, thx. Is there a COFN handbook or something? Or do I need to think of qus on my own?

Unfortunately we don't have a Handbook for newcomers but we have plenty of Mentors and positive staff that is here to help you. I am one of those guys.

Feel free to TG me anything! :)

Ythereum, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Latrovia wrote:Unfortunately we don't have a Handbook for newcomers but we have plenty of Mentors and positive staff that is here to help you. I am one of those guys.

Feel free to TG me anything! :)

ok will do thx

Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica

This is the first and only campaign message:

[spoiler]My name is Harry (Latrovia) and I am running for the seat of the Speaker of the House of Delegates. To give you a short background of skills and past experiences, I have been an Ambassador, Deputy, Minister, Secretary, Premier and President of many awesome regions. In my real life I am an art director, photographer, volunteer, future vet and have worked in many organisations like AIESEC, the Red Cross and the European Parliament.

I and two of my colleagues are running for the seat of the Speaker. A highly important seat of our region. A seat that will determine the future of the region regarding future policies of both internal and external levels.

As a member of this community while often being clashed on ideologies and personal beliefs, I believe that I have done a good work on keeping both the region together as well as making our Interior and Foreign Affairs Ministries more capable in doing their job.

I have been a member of the House and often my opinions and voting played a detrimental role in the passage of laws and bills. I have also been a Minister, making the Interior a stronger place and then a President.

I guess what I am trying to say is that I am a hard worker. I never give up no matter how strong life hits me. I have a huge passion about politics and making COFN a place for everybody. Together I believe we can reach new milestones and we should never settle for anything less... than the stars.

PS. Feel free to contact me about anything. :)

#Lat4Speaker[/spoiler]

Ythereum, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Ythereum wrote:Bravo! Very well spoken.

Much appreciated, God bless.

Latrovia

Ythereum wrote:

Star Wars - Nothing good has happened to Star Wars since 1999

Bonus - Yoda. The Empire Strikes Back Yoda. Not the Prequels one.

I am a huge fan of Star Wars (I spent £90 on a lego imperial shuttle and I'm turning 18 this week, that's how sad I am) and I whole heartedly agree. I love Rogue One, but nothing pains me more than that f**king heap of s**t Force Ewokens. It's s**te, it will always be s**te, and for forever more. The characters are paper thin, it's a direct copy, there's huge plot holes and Kylo Ren is the worst villain I've seen in years and tell me why - WHY DOES A SITH APPRENTICE TRAINED BY F**KING LUKE SKYWALKER AND WHOEVER THE F**K SNOKE IS LOSE AGAINST A NON-FORCE TRAINED STORM TROOPER JANITOR (seriously).

Sorry, it really gets me.

Ythereum, Aghrabia

Hello people. Enjoy the day and keep smiling. :)

[spoiler=Today is March 14 and today are:]

Today is March 14 and today are:

- Bake a Pie in Solidarity Day

- Constitution Day (Andorra)

- Heroes' Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

- International Ask A Question Day

- Learn About Butterflies Day

- Moth-er Day

- Mother Tongue Day (Estonia)

- National Children’s Craft Day (United States)

- National Learn About Butterflies Day (United States)

- National Pi Day (United States)

- National Potato Chip Day (United States)

- Organize Your Home Office Day

- Pi Day

- Save a Spider Day

- Second Equirria (Roman Empire)

- Spring Day (Albania)

- Steak and BJ Day

- White Day (China ,Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan)

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 44 BC – Casca and Cassius decide, on the night before the Assassination of Julius Caesar, that Mark Antony should live.

- 313 – Emperor Jin Huidi is executed by Liu Cong, ruler of the Xiongnu state (Han Zhao).

- 1381 – Chioggia concludes an alliance with Zadar and Trogir against Venice, which becomes changed in 1412 in Šibenik.

- 1489 – The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice.

- 1590 – Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots defeat the forces of the Catholic League under Charles, Duke of Mayenne during the French Wars of Religion.

- 1592 – Ultimate Pi Day: the largest correspondence between calendar dates and significant digits of pi since the introduction of the Julian calendar.

- 1647 – Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.

- 1663 – Otto von Guericke completes his book on Vacuum.

- 1757 – Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMS Monarch for breach of the Articles of War.

- 1780 – American Revolutionary War: Spanish forces capture Fort Charlotte in Mobile, Alabama, the last British frontier post capable of threatening New Orleans in Spanish Louisiana.

- 1782 – Battle of Wuchale: Emperor Tekle Giyorgis I pacifies a group of Oromo near Wuchale.

- 1794 – Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin.

- 1885 – The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance in London.

- 1900 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States currency on the gold standard.

- 1903 – The Hay–Herrán Treaty, granting the United States the right to build the Panama Canal, is ratified by the United States Senate. The Colombian Senate would later reject the treaty.

- 1903 – Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is established by US President Theodore Roosevelt.

- 1910 – Lakeview Gusher, the largest U.S. oil well gusher near Bakersfield, California, vents to atmosphere.

- 1926 – El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica: A train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás. Two hundred forty-eight are killed and 93 wounded.

- 1931 – Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.

- 1936 – The first all-sound film version of Show Boat opens at Radio City Music Hall.

- 1939 – Slovakia declares independence under German pressure.

- 1942 – Orvan Hess and John Bumstead became the first in the United States successfully to treat a patient, Anne Miller, using penicillin.

- 1943 – World War II: The Kraków Ghetto is "liquidated".

- 1945 – World War II: The R.A.F.'s first operational use of the Grand Slam bomb, Bielefeld, Germany.

- 1951 – Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul.

- 1964 – A jury in Dallas finds Jack Ruby guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the assumed assassin of John F. Kennedy.

- 1967 – The body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery.

- 1972 – Italian publisher and former partisan Giangiacomo Feltrinelli is killed by an explosion near Segrate.

- 1978 – The Israel Defense Forces invade and occupies southern Lebanon, in Operation Litani.

- 1979 – In China, a Hawker Siddeley Trident crashes into a factory near Beijing, killing 44 and injuring at least 200.

- 1980 – In Poland, LOT Flight 7 crashes during final approach near Warsaw, killing 87 people, including a 14-man American boxing team.

- 1988 – Johnson South Reef Skirmish: Chinese forces defeat Vietnamese forces in Johnson South Reef, disputed Spratly Islands.

- 1994 – Timeline of Linux development: Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released.

- 1995 – Space exploration: Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle.

- 2006 – Members of the Chadian military fail in an attempted coup d'état.

- 2007 – The Left Front government of West Bengal sends at least 3,000 police to Nandigram in an attempt to break Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee resistance there; the resulting clash leaves 14 dead.

- 2008 – A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupt in Lhasa and elsewhere in Tibet.

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1681 – Georg Philipp Telemann, German composer and theorist

- 1790 – Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver

- 1804 – Johann Strauss I, Austrian composer and conductor

- 1854 – Alexandru Macedonski, Romanian author and poet

- 1854 – Paul Ehrlich, German physician and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1874 – Anton Philips, Dutch businessman, co-founded Philips Electronics

- 1879 – Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1911 – Akira Yoshizawa, Japanese origamist

- 1932 – Naina Yeltsina, Russian wife of Boris Yeltsin, First Lady of Russia

- 1933 – Michael Caine, English actor and author

- 1933 – Quincy Jones, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer

- 1934 – Eugene Cernan, American captain, pilot, and astronaut

- 1941 – Wolfgang Petersen, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter

- 1958 – Albert II, Prince of Monaco

[/spoiler]

Quote of the day

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.

- Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton -

Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Yukona

Yukona wrote:Much appreciated, God bless.

I think you mean "May Ythur Smile Upon You." But thx regardless.

Yukona wrote:I am a huge fan of Star Wars (I spent £90 on a lego imperial shuttle and I'm turning 18 this week, that's how sad I am) and I whole heartedly agree. I love Rogue One, but nothing pains me more than that f**king heap of s**t Force Ewokens. It's s**te, it will always be s**te, and for forever more. The characters are paper thin, it's a direct copy, there's huge plot holes and Kylo Ren is the worst villain I've seen in years and tell me why - WHY DOES A SITH APPRENTICE TRAINED BY F**KING LUKE SKYWALKER AND WHOEVER THE F**K SNOKE IS LOSE AGAINST A NON-FORCE TRAINED STORM TROOPER JANITOR (seriously).

Sorry, it really gets me.

I agree with everything u said. AND as bad as tfa was rogue 1 is worse. They give. Uzero reason to care about the characters

Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Jaslandia wrote:LADIES, GENTLEMEN, AND ANIMALS, IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: SCONES, STEAK, AND CHOCOLATE PUDDING

OUR DRINKS: EARL GREY TEA, DIET COKE, AND APPLE JUICE

OUR TOPICS: MUSICALS, EDM, AND THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE

BONUS TOPIC: IF YOU COULD PICK A FICTIONAL CHARACTER TO BE THE LEADER OF YOUR RL NATION, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

I take a steak, please.

Tea, Earl Grey, Hot. (Hope someone gets this reference =) )

Musicals: There are a lot of them. Unfortunately I never got the chance to see any of those. The city theatre over here does and open-air musical season every year. They played already played "Le Miserables", "Hair", "Rocky Horror Show", "Beauty and the Beast", "Evita" in recent years. This year they play "West Side Story".

EDM: Not my cup off tea.

Star Wars: Is good sci-fi. But I like Star Trek more. :P

Fictional Character as Leader: I have no damn clue. There are sooo many.

Dear friends,

stay safe, keep smiling, and love each other.

-Peng <3

Jaslandia, Aghrabia

Ythereum wrote:

Lol what? You sound like that Internet police dad from YouTube a few years back. (WE BACKTRACED YOUR EMAILS!)

If u take a few PHP or basic SQL courses u will realize how difficult what you are saying is to pull off. An activity-based algorithm to kick out cheaters based on log-in patterns, and the underlying database to feed it, would take more time to code than the game itself. Besides, there would be so many false positives people would be getting kicked off all the time. It just doesnt make sense, dammit!

Nice. The old "I realize I've lost this argument, but I'll just pretend like I'm too cool to care" tactic. smooth.

I think you just created an infinite loop of bad logic. If Oz really wanted citizenship tht bad y wouldnt he just get WA with one of the methods he's been ranting abt?

.

Just gonna respond to both of your comments.

I moreover didn't want to flood the RMB with a big post that he or you would respond to with one sentence, and I wasn't really going to pour myself into it if I didn't care enough for it.

Furthermore, on whether OZ would or wouldn't....who knows? Frankly, it's certainly a point against his argument considering that he didn't even have to mention it, so maybe his methods don't exist for the reasons I've already mentioned like us knowing jack about the actual system and it being more likely the Admins are telling the truth than a guy no-one's ever met before.

It certainly would be hard to pull off, let's thank god then that it's the Admin's job to work that hard on the code of the game...alternatively, let's sit pretty with the "Maybe we don't know everything?" crowd.

Regardless, I will leave you with a quote that you liked :)

Authoritaristan wrote:weve kind of moved past this buddy

Yukona wrote:Hello my dudes,

I thought I'd take this really brief lull in RMB activity to just say for one time - and one time only - why I want to be Speaker of the House and why you may want to chose me as your candidate:

[spoiler]

Rather than inundating you with posts about how great I am and how large my ego has grown during my campaign, I thought I'd keep it relatively short, sweet and concise.

I've been in this region for what I can think is nearly a year now, first as Tahitia - now as Yukona. I started off in the Next Generation Alliance (towards its end) and continued with our group of well-rested travelers to where we are now.

I've always wanted to be involved with the government, I'm not going to say "oh, I love to help people", because hopefully that - and other such phrases - come for granted. I've never really had the chance or the time, to tell you the truth, but I felt heck, may as well do it anyway. I tried getting involved in the Latrovia Administration as a deputy MoFA, but this post was all but ignored, I don't think anyone even knew I was Deputy, so I guess it doesn't really count.

Regardless of that, I've got a lot of experience in government role play (I study politics and I used to participate in the most serious Micronational organisation). On top of that, I have balls. Not in the literal sense, although I do have those too, but in the figurative sense - I wont be insulted when someone tells me I'm crap at what I do, and I'll take criticism on board. I believe that I can successfully keep the House of Delegates in check and that, with my relatively neutral stance, I can help this region come to the critical resolutions it needs. On top of that, I'm not going to pretend I will be perfect, hell - I'll need to learn a lot to get as good as Bear was (previous Speaker).

But, I can try. And I will try, and on top of that, I want you to help me do that. I've got the experience, knowledge of our region's affairs - the rifts, quarrels, friendships and events that have shaped our community over the months - and I'm confident I can utilise this post to both make my mark on the place which has had such an affect on me, as well as help you all enjoy your time here and role play happily in the House of Delegates.

So, to top off what felt like a bunch of political jargon strewn about a post to caress my own sweet ego, thanks for reading it. I'm conscious of the fact that you don't want people constantly banging on about how great they are, and this is the last you'll hear of me on the situation, unless you ask. You can always drop me a telegram if you want to know more, or join me in Discord (I'm on most evenings GMT+0).

God bless,

Joe

[/spoiler]

Yes, Yuk is awesome!

Magnatronia wrote:I was thinking, how about after we *finish* the Confederacy General, we can do canon RP set in our universe's equivalent of World War I? I feel like that would be a good way of getting away from all this modern futuristic stuff. Hell, we could even throw in some steampunk. It could also work to help explain our nations' backstories. For example, I've always pictured early Magnatronia as a lawless wasteland with Wild West influences, with very minor steampunk in it.

>Finish

Unf won't let you ;_;

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Magnatronia

Kalaron wrote:Just gonna respond to both of your comments.

I moreover didn't want to flood the RMB with a big post that he or you would respond to with one sentence, and I wasn't really going to pour myself into it if I didn't care enough for it.

Furthermore, on whether OZ would or wouldn't....who knows? Frankly, it's certainly a point against his argument considering that he didn't even have to mention it, so maybe his methods don't exist for the reasons I've already mentioned like us knowing jack about the actual system and it being more likely the Admins are telling the truth than a guy no-one's ever met before.

It certainly would be hard to pull off, let's thank god then that it's the Admin's job to work that hard on the code of the game...alternatively, let's sit pretty with the "Maybe we don't know everything?" crowd.

Regardless, I will leave you with a quote that you liked :)

it works Outer OZ was right

Cfn Regiment 1

Cfn Regiment 2 wrote:it works Outer OZ was right

Does this mean you are an illegal WA nation ?

Jaslandia, Yukona

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Does this mean you are an illegal WA nation ?

no comment

Cfn Regiment 2

Cfn Regiment 2 wrote:it works Outer OZ was right

Or it's two friends...or a phone hooked up to Network and a Computer hooked to wifi...boy, having absolutely no knowledge about each other really opens up a wide amount of possibilities.

Since we, again, have no real info about what's being used, I'll just reaffirm that the WA method represents the best possible outcome for our citizenship.

Yukona

[B]REGIONAL SONG OF THE DAY

Day 17: Erik Satie - "Gymnopedie No. 1" (link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xm7s9eGxU)

Thank you for reading, papa bless

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Cheating is bad, mmkay?

The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Baxten, Aghrabia, Andromitus, Oelesa, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Magnatronia

Nationstates Moderators wrote:Cheating is bad, mmkay?

I know this ain't a proper usage...but

[B]PRAISE SHIRLEY[/B]

Jaslandia, Baxten, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- Steak and BJ Day

I was hoping 'BJ' stood for 'Ben and Jerry's' or 'Bachelor of Journalism', but upon further research, it seems that is not the case. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with what BJ really means in this case, but it wouldn't be my first choice.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- Moth-er Day

What does that even mean?

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 44 BC – Casca and Cassius decide, on the night before the Assassination of Julius Caesar, that Mark Antony should live.

That would prove to be not the greatest of ideas.

https://youtu.be/bJvAHMtN04c

Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Post self-deleted by Penguania And Antarctica.

Jaslandia wrote:What does that even mean?

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/moth-er-day/

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/moth-er-day/

Moths? I had a hunch that was the case, but they would have been better off just calling it 'Moth Day', instead of trying to do some lame wordplay with 'Mother's Day'.

Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

The UK is open to negotiations with new nations. If any government is interested please TG us! :)

Jaslandia, Yukona

Hey everyone, new here :)

Jaslandia, Latrovia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Anomland wrote:Hey everyone, new here :)

Hello! :)

Penguania And Antarctica

Latest news from the UK:

[spoiler]https://twitter.com/ukl_gov/status/841620039447007232

https://twitter.com/ukl_gov/status/841622334616285185

https://twitter.com/ukl_gov/status/841625130182823936 & https://twitter.com/ukl_gov/status/841625875439312896

https://twitter.com/ukl_gov/status/841646238831370240

https://twitter.com/ukl_gov/status/841646887514054656

https://twitter.com/ukl_gov/status/841647688693231616

https://twitter.com/ukl_gov/status/841656041649651713

https://twitter.com/ukl_gov/status/841670226123067392

https://twitter.com/ukl_gov/status/841728543860150272

https://twitter.com/ukl_gov/status/841728963345031168

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Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Anomland wrote:Hey everyone, new here :)

Welcome to the CFN, AnomLand!

Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

So why did the mods drop by?

Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Nuremgard wrote:So why did the mods drop by?

One of the people here was bragging about how he could get around NS's rule that only one nation per person could have a WA account, and by extension how he could get around the CFN's WA requirement for citizenship, and then he tried to prove it. Mod action ensued.

Nuremgard, Aghrabia, Oelesa, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica

Yukona wrote:Hello my dudes,

I thought I'd take this really brief lull in RMB activity to just say for one time - and one time only - why I want to be Speaker of the House and why you may want to chose me as your candidate:

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Rather than inundating you with posts about how great I am and how large my ego has grown during my campaign, I thought I'd keep it relatively short, sweet and concise.

I've been in this region for what I can think is nearly a year now, first as Tahitia - now as Yukona. I started off in the Next Generation Alliance (towards its end) and continued with our group of well-rested travelers to where we are now.

I've always wanted to be involved with the government, I'm not going to say "oh, I love to help people", because hopefully that - and other such phrases - come for granted. I've never really had the chance or the time, to tell you the truth, but I felt heck, may as well do it anyway. I tried getting involved in the Latrovia Administration as a deputy MoFA, but this post was all but ignored, I don't think anyone even knew I was Deputy, so I guess it doesn't really count.

Regardless of that, I've got a lot of experience in government role play (I study politics and I used to participate in the most serious Micronational organisation). On top of that, I have balls. Not in the literal sense, although I do have those too, but in the figurative sense - I wont be insulted when someone tells me I'm crap at what I do, and I'll take criticism on board. I believe that I can successfully keep the House of Delegates in check and that, with my relatively neutral stance, I can help this region come to the critical resolutions it needs. On top of that, I'm not going to pretend I will be perfect, hell - I'll need to learn a lot to get as good as Bear was (previous Speaker).

But, I can try. And I will try, and on top of that, I want you to help me do that. I've got the experience, knowledge of our region's affairs - the rifts, quarrels, friendships and events that have shaped our community over the months - and I'm confident I can utilise this post to both make my mark on the place which has had such an affect on me, as well as help you all enjoy your time here and role play happily in the House of Delegates.

So, to top off what felt like a bunch of political jargon strewn about a post to caress my own sweet ego, thanks for reading it. I'm conscious of the fact that you don't want people constantly banging on about how great they are, and this is the last you'll hear of me on the situation, unless you ask. You can always drop me a telegram if you want to know more, or join me in Discord (I'm on most evenings GMT+0).

God bless,

Joe

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I honestly did forget you was my deputy, sorry. Hope my vote makes up for it :p

Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Anomland wrote:Hey everyone, new here :)

Welcome.

Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Jaslandia wrote:One of the people here was bragging about how he could get around NS's rule that only one nation per person could have a WA account, and by extension how he could get around the CFN's WA requirement for citizenship, and then he tried to prove it. Mod action ensued.

I stand corrected, but I was not the one controlling those accounts

Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Outer Oz wrote:I stand corrected, but I was not the one controlling those accounts

I never said you were; hence why I said 'one of the people here', because I assume whoever did it already had a nation here.

Latrovia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Yukona wrote:Hello my dudes,

I thought I'd take this really brief lull in RMB activity to just say for one time - and one time only - why I want to be Speaker of the House and why you may want to chose me as your candidate:

[spoiler]

Rather than inundating you with posts about how great I am and how large my ego has grown during my campaign, I thought I'd keep it relatively short, sweet and concise.

I've been in this region for what I can think is nearly a year now, first as Tahitia - now as Yukona. I started off in the Next Generation Alliance (towards its end) and continued with our group of well-rested travelers to where we are now.

I've always wanted to be involved with the government, I'm not going to say "oh, I love to help people", because hopefully that - and other such phrases - come for granted. I've never really had the chance or the time, to tell you the truth, but I felt heck, may as well do it anyway. I tried getting involved in the Latrovia Administration as a deputy MoFA, but this post was all but ignored, I don't think anyone even knew I was Deputy, so I guess it doesn't really count.

Regardless of that, I've got a lot of experience in government role play (I study politics and I used to participate in the most serious Micronational organisation). On top of that, I have balls. Not in the literal sense, although I do have those too, but in the figurative sense - I wont be insulted when someone tells me I'm crap at what I do, and I'll take criticism on board. I believe that I can successfully keep the House of Delegates in check and that, with my relatively neutral stance, I can help this region come to the critical resolutions it needs. On top of that, I'm not going to pretend I will be perfect, hell - I'll need to learn a lot to get as good as Bear was (previous Speaker).

But, I can try. And I will try, and on top of that, I want you to help me do that. I've got the experience, knowledge of our region's affairs - the rifts, quarrels, friendships and events that have shaped our community over the months - and I'm confident I can utilise this post to both make my mark on the place which has had such an affect on me, as well as help you all enjoy your time here and role play happily in the House of Delegates.

So, to top off what felt like a bunch of political jargon strewn about a post to caress my own sweet ego, thanks for reading it. I'm conscious of the fact that you don't want people constantly banging on about how great they are, and this is the last you'll hear of me on the situation, unless you ask. You can always drop me a telegram if you want to know more, or join me in Discord (I'm on most evenings GMT+0).

God bless,

Joe

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You have my vote

Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Jaslandia wrote:I never said you were; hence why I said 'one of the people here', because I assume whoever did it already had a nation here.

mmk

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Outer Oz wrote:mmk

What does Maalaala Mo Kaya have to do with this? I didn't take you for a fan of Filipino drama anthologies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMK

jk

Outer Oz, Penguania And Antarctica

I wish to make it known, that I wish not to continue the race for the Seat of the Speaker of the HoD.

[nation=short]Vista Major[/nation]

Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Jaslandia wrote:What does Maalaala Mo Kaya have to do with this? I didn't take you for a fan of Filipino drama anthologies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMK

jk

yeah thts my jam lol

Jaslandia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Sulania wrote:You have my vote

I appreciate your confidence, thank you.

Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:What does Maalaala Mo Kaya have to do with this? I didn't take you for a fan of Filipino drama anthologies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMK

jk

Also, I just realized somrthing: I've been using an acronym (jk) while making a joke about acronyms, meaning I'm obligated to make a second acronym joke whenever I make one. So: Does this mean Josh Klinghoffer endorses all my acronym jokes? Or maybe he's writing them? I never knew the lead guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers was involved in NS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JK

Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Oelesa wrote:I honestly did forget you was my deputy, sorry. Hope my vote makes up for it :p

It's not vituperation, I was just being candid. In all fairness, it's not like the position was important, I wouldn't really care either ay lmao. I just expected it to be a stepping stone, and it wasn't really what I was expecting, in all honesty. No need to make up for it, but it does help heal the wound :^) - sincerely, I thank you.

Jaslandia, Latrovia, Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Yukona wrote:It's not vituperation, I was just being candid. In all fairness, it's not like the position was important, I wouldn't really care either ay lmao. I just expected it to be a stepping stone, and it wasn't really what I was expecting, in all honesty. No need to make up for it, but it does help heal the wound :^) - sincerely, I thank you.

Nevertheless, I want you to be the Speaker.

Latrovia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Oelesa wrote:Nevertheless, I want you to be the Speaker.

God bless

Latrovia, Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Sign up! - https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=405217&p=31300025#p31300025

We need a lot more

Oelesa, Cofn Sports

Kep wrote:Sign up! - https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=405217&p=31300025#p31300025

We need a lot more

Yush, yush, we need more.

Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

I've done good so far. Managed to avoid papers and their comment sections for the past couple of days.

Aghrabia, Yukona

Kalaron wrote:Just gonna respond to both of your comments.

I moreover didn't want to flood the RMB with a big post that he or you would respond to with one sentence, and I wasn't really going to pour myself into it if I didn't care enough for it.

Furthermore, on whether OZ would or wouldn't....who knows? Frankly, it's certainly a point against his argument considering that he didn't even have to mention it, so maybe his methods don't exist for the reasons I've already mentioned like us knowing jack about the actual system and it being more likely the Admins are telling the truth than a guy no-one's ever met before.

It certainly would be hard to pull off, let's thank god then that it's the Admin's job to work that hard on the code of the game...alternatively, let's sit pretty with the "Maybe we don't know everything?" crowd.

Regardless, I will leave you with a quote that you liked :)

I protest the use of my words in this manner. You don't get to respond and make a dig at someone, and then just say "well, that's done. let's move on."

You are trying to simultaneously be right and take the high road and therefore you are just talking out of your ass.

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