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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
Aye can you possibly change Kumania from "KUM" to "RRK"? Thanks :)
Aghrabia
K.
Yukona
I'm embarrassed for you.
How about we all move past this now? :^)
Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica
Okay, so I had a wee sneaky glance at the media. They're going ape-sh!t over the second indyref. Lol, oh dear. This is going to be a long campaign.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica
I'd quote again, but I've already cycled my page and run out of snark.
How about we just ignore each other, since you take such displeasure in responding to me?
Now comes the easy part, doing so forever :P
Nuremgard, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
I feel bad that you think what you say counts as "snark." "Tantrum" would be a better description.
Seriously, you've seem to have been involved in every argument since I arrived in this region, and I have yet to see you run a fair debate instead of just trying to discredit others or overload with them with word salad. You're mean-spirited and arrogant. It's unpleasant. Grow up.
For someone who insists that he needs to grow up, throws tantrums, and unpleasant to talk to, you seem have a habit of responding to him.
Maybe, like, we could all move on now?
Aghrabia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Anyways Jim, how ya doin
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
Muh name's not Jim. It's Tim.
And I'm good, playing through some old SWTOR. Super excited for Andromeda in a few days
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Sorry to hear that mate, but I will say this.
Complicated ideas take a lot of words to get across, if it seems like "Word Salad" then I'm sorry, but the core idea simply can't be condensed down without losing it's information.
For example, the question of utility of a tank in the modern day requires some pretty big paragraphs to properly summarize. I don't quite believe that I've been long winded in describing how WA is needed here? (OK, I admit to having been a bit long-winded on Discord, but that's different since we've never spoken there)
I don't believe I've been mean-spirited at all, I've striven to be informative -the issue of tanks- and while one could perhaps take my rejection of the idea that the WA is immensely easy to get around as being mean-spirited, I don't personally think of it as such at all.
Again, I'm sorry if that's how you feel, but I disagree with you. Perhaps it would be best if we just agreed to ignore each other like I suggested?
gg
Jaslandia, Aghrabia
Hey there, just going to drop my two cents on this: why are you following the other trolls on these arguments. I'm assuming you've possibly skimmed through the RMB and seen the other 5 nations who've come in and started a ruckus with Kal over some random topic only to attack Kal's character and repeatedly harass him and the others until: A. They leave on their own accord to another region, or B. They get banned by the region for stirring up a shïtstorm.
In all honesty, the fact you've become the umpteenth nation to do this just makes it all sad. While you tell Kal he's mean-spirited, arrogant, and needs to grow up, the fact of the matter is that you are what you've described him as. Your actions just continue to try and smear the region's image and the image of a long-time compatriot to the regionmates as a whole, and my advice would be to just stop try to cooperate with us before you get booted from the region, something I'm afraid to admit might occur.
Sulania, Kalaron
Can I just ask why the mods randomly pulled a Mackey?
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica
>Compatriot
Tex, you make me super happy :D
Guy said that people could cheat, two nations came in saying they could -and most probably did- when suddenly an NS Mod came crashing through the door.
That's pretty much it.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Pirate Kingdoms
1. Always glad to help out, man
2. ... I need to get back on NS more: I've been busy writing a story of sorts
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica
everyone who has written a paragraph on this page of the RMB is a dork
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
and the last page
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
I can't help being an old neckbeard, Wee Baby Unf
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica
You know you love it, daddy ;P
Jaslandia, Baxten, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
Can we go a day without bickering? And I say that as a black-hearted Scot who loves a good argument.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
'Fraid not: all these new nations just love starting arguments
Either way, 'sup Nurem, how have you been my beloved Scot companion? (I need to make up for being offline for almost a week :p)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia, Percyton
Not bad. Just been busy with college and doing adult sh!t like paying rent. I hate it. How are you?
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
Thank the government for the recruitment lol.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms, Percyton
I don't try to get in them, and I would love to remain outside them.
I second the "S'up"
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
Got sick the second week before spring break (right now), had to make up all the s.h.i.t. I missed, initially had an 8 for Precalculus before getting it up to 33, and been writing a mostly s.h.i.t. story. Also been exercising to get rid of the extra weight I've been gaining.
Yep
Note: thank the browser for blocking my post three times because of the word s.h.i.t.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Don't you just hate being busy? :P
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Pirate Kingdoms
*shrugs* Keeps me from sleeping every single hour of the day and assures me that I age once more
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
My Muslim country Farahan has an irreverence towards religion despite the government legalising honour killings. Does not compute, NS.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms, Yukona
Still need to decide if al-Qarn (this one) will do that in the Puntland and Somaliland regions, or at least when the civil war starts to die down
Nuremgard
Is your country always in a state of chaos? lol
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
Blame the overthrow of Kismaayo-Mogadishu, the civil war, the Dervish under Mohammed Abdullah Hassan,the Nassau Emergency, Siad Barre creating the Democratic Republic, Kediye's reforms getting ditched in a coup, warlords, pirates, the Ardayga's Islamic state, state in-fighting, and Isabelle Askar trying to overthrow the President and starting another civil war :p
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
They need an emperor to sort them all out!
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
Donald: As literal black Scots (as in, our paintwork is black), we dornt min' th' arguments at all.
Douglas: Aye. It can be helpful tae let out all yer disagreements sometimes, e'en if it isnae in th' most polite way.
Donald: I mean, just look at me an' Dougie! We hae our disagreements, we aft argue, an' those arguments can be quite vicious oan occasion. But no matter how many times we fall out, we always get back together again.
Douglas: Aye. Coz we're family, an' th' CFN is like a family too.
Donald: I think ye mean 'fowk', Dougie, not 'family'. You're losin' yer Scottishness, I tell ye.
Douglas: Och, haud yer weesht! I'll spick how I want.
Donald: Fine. If ye want tae spick improperly, that's yer choice.
https://youtu.be/9xgS_37MnlQ
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
That's an interesting perspective, twins. But you're right; in the end, now matter how many times we all argue, we're a family, and we stick together.
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
NO: Hassan tried to be that and used violence until dying from influenza, foreign rulers fail in al-Qarn like the British and Soviets in Afghanistan, and military rulers never managed to hold on before getting overthrown in a coup or civil war.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
Perhaps one of my nations could rule over you. I know foreigners don't last but the people of the Pirate Kingdoms haven't met my rulers. ;)
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
...
Just look up Somalia online or on Wikipedia. Then again, anything over Ethiopia :p
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
Well you have a choice of being ruled over by:
Ruthless, oppressive capitalists from Tangshan.
Distant and mysterious dragonlords from Valyria.
A Shia Shah from Farahan.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Indeed, Donald and Douglas! Me and Thomas also learned about having disagreements but getting back together again: One day a long time ago, Thomas was mad at me after he had an accident with some coal, but after I also had a coal-related accident, we called it even and became friends again.
https://youtu.be/d5hGP5bSEBE
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
ouch
Not you: you seem chill
Shah: Zensunnis in al-Qarn take from multiple forms of Islam and most of the populace has been influenced, so it might fit. Just be warned that Somali clan networks and aristocracy make up 2/3 of the country, so the Shah might have to rely on that
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
When are people gonna get that Anyways Jim how ya doin is a phrase, I ain't forgot your name Tim
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
>>>The Free Land of Sweedish was ejected from the WA for rule violations.<<<
Now my feelings are hurt.
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Oelesa
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What's everyone's favourite Star Wars film?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
The Sorcerer's Stone.
The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica
This comment does nothing but upset me.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Maurician
I think New Hope is by far the best Star Wars film, completely disregarding the Force Ewokens and prequels. It encapsulates and defines the very genre of space opera in a grand sense that had never been seen before in cinema. The way in which John Williams' amazing music interacts with innovative shots that capture the breadth and scale of the galaxy - which may I note was built from the ground up - to create one of the best works of art I have ever seen. The isolation and depression of Tatooine, combined with William's 'Binary Sunset', and the shot of the two suns of the planet - it's just incomparably astounding. In addition to this, the trench run...the trench run man.
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Maurician, New Jailand
Empire strikes back.
Aghrabia, Maurician, New Jailand
I agree with the disregard of both Prequels and Farce Engorges, however I do feel that all three originals have both pros and cons about them, for example, in A New Hope, i can not look past 'Uncle Owennnnnn' and how Luke is one minute a whinny teen then all of a sudden he is ready to become a Jedi knight.
For the other two this is the same, I must say that in my opinion, I do agree that a New Hope is the best.
All i have to actually say for the Farce Engorges... Jar Jar Abrams.
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Maurician
How come? I would love to know your reasons.
I mean its hard to beat the scene with Dengar, Bossk, IG88 and of cause Boba Fett.
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Maurician
A New Hope.
Penguania And Antarctica
You could always set base camp in Eritrea or Djibouti (latter could be a huge trading city due to location)
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
Camp Lemmonier works wonders for Djibouti.
Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
It's alright. He relies on his own aristocracy to help run his empire back in the ME.
Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms
I don't know. I just like the movie. I think Bespin impresses me
Yukona
Andromitus is happy to announce the official recognition of The Tëkællic Sanctuary, as its primary, religion. The Tëkællic Sanctuary is an incredibly small, polytheistic religion currently being protected by the government. Much like the Amish and Shaker societies to the north, Tëkællic Sanctuaries remain separate from the rest of our society, and are a protected group, similar to native's in any other nation.
Currently, there are 5 major Sanctuaries, and 15 smaller ones all interconnected by small roads; however, these sanctuaries only take up an area with a perimeter of 51.5 Km and a total population of 16,000 (Approximatly).
Latrovia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
andromeda O.o
Flood all of it and everything with COIN.
You may have terrorism, but how can you fight when the sheer amount of money I spend on helicopters to feed your people blots out your sky?
I mean the troops there and the growing safety have positive economic effects for Dijbouti. I don't really understand what you mean, though?
I was poking fun at the -often counterproductive- concept of COIN, Yuk. It's all a big joke but s also rather applicable considering that his civil war is unlikely to end without a sizable insurgency.
As two of the main goals of COIN revolve around preventing the local people from getting a dependency upon the insurgency and nursing positive sentiments towards the local government, a often done and seemingly paradoxical move is to destroy Insurg-Trucks carrying food while simultaneously deliverung food to the communities in the name of the Government, hence the "How will you fight..." :P
Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Hello people. Hope you all had/have/will have a wonderful day. =)
[spoiler=Today is March 15 and today are:]
Today is March 15 and today are:
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 474 BC Roman consul Gnaeus Manlius Vulso celebrates an ovation for concluding the war against Veii and securing a forty years' truce.
- 44 BC Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus, and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March.
- 220 Cao Cao, Chinese warlord and penultimate Chancellor of the Han dynasty passes away.
- 280 Sun Hao of Eastern Wu surrenders to Sima Yan which began the Jin dynasty.
- 351 Constantius II elevates his cousin Gallus to Caesar, and puts him in charge of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire.
- 493 Odoacer, the first barbarian King of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, is slain by Theoderic the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, while the two kings were feasting together.
- 856 Michael III, emperor of the Byzantine Empire, overthrows the regency of his mother, empress Theodora with support of the Byzantine nobility.
- 933 After a ten-year truce, German King Henry the Fowler defeats a Hungarian army at the Battle of Riade near the Unstrut river.
- 1147 Conquest of Santarém: The forces of Afonso I of Portugal capture Santarém.
- 1311 Battle of Halmyros: The Catalan Company defeats Walter V, Count of Brienne to take control of the Duchy of Athens, a Crusader state in Greece.
- 1493 Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas.
- 1672 Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence.
- 1781 American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Court House: Near present-day Greensboro, North Carolina, 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat a mixed American force numbering 4,400 in a Pyrrhic victory.
- 1783 In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'état never takes place.
- 1819 French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel wins a contest at the Academie des Sciences in Paris by proving that light behaves like a wave. The Fresnel integrals, still used to calculate wave patterns, silence skeptics who had backed the particle theory of Isaac Newton.
- 1820 Maine becomes the 23rd U.S. state.
- 1848 A revolution breaks out in Hungary. The Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the Reform party.
- 1864 American Civil War: The Red River Campaign: U.S. Navy fleet arrives at Alexandria, Louisiana.
- 1874 France and Viet Nam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
- 1875 Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
- 1877 First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.
- 1888 Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
- 1892 Liverpool F.C. is founded.
- 1906 Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
- 1916 United States President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.
- 1917 Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
- 1921 Talaat Pasha, former Grand Vizir of the Ottoman Empire and chief architect of the Armenian Genocide is assassinated in Berlin by a 23-year-old Armenian, Soghomon Tehlirian.
- 1922 After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt.
- 1926 The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
- 1927 The first Women's Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on The Isis in Oxford.
- 1931 SS Viking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
- 1933 Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss keeps members of the National Council from convening, starting the Austrofascist dictatorship.
- 1939 The German occupation of Czechoslovakia is completed.
- 1941 Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines takes its first flight between Manila (from Nielson Field) to Baguio City with a Beechcraft Model 18 making the airline the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name.
- 1943 World War II: Third Battle of Kharkov: The Germans retake the city of Kharkov from the Soviet armies in bitter street fighting.
- 1945 World War II: Soviet forces begin an offensive to push Germans from Upper Silesia.
- 1952 In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870 mm (73 inches) of rain falls in a 24-hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16).
- 1956 My Fair Lady debuts on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre.
- 1961 At the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect.
- 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act.
- 1978 Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.
- 1985 The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com).
- 1986 Collapse of Hotel New World: Thirty-three people die when the Hotel New World in Singapore collapses.
- 1990 Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union.
- 1991 The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany comes into effect, granting full sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany.
- 2011 Beginning of the Syrian Civil War.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 270 Saint Nicholas, Greek bishop and saint
- 1638 Shunzhi Emperor of China
- 1666 George Bähr, German architect, designed the Dresden Frauenkirche
- 1767 Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States
- 1830 Paul Heyse, German author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1854 Emil von Behring, German physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1907 Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer
- 1930 Martin Karplus, Austrian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1930 Zhores Alferov, Belarusian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1932 Alan Bean, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
- 1943 David Cronenberg, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1947 Ry Cooder, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1975 Eva Longoria, American actress and producer
- 1975 will.i.am, American rapper, producer, and actor
- 1979 Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player and scout
- 1993 Paul Pogba, French footballer
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Quote of the day
Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.
- Margaret Fuller -
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, Vista Major, Percyton
Just remember: Somalis are technically stateless due to rejection of any government structure. Gettung their favor is nigh-impossible
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
[B]REGIONAL SONG OF THE DAY
Day 18:[/B] Madness - "One Step Beyond" (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-uyWAe0NhQ)
Suggestion courtesy of [nation=short]Yukona[/nation]
Thank you for reading, papa bless
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Might work, but Djibouti is surprisingly wartorn here: since the regions mostly operate independently of the Federal Government, the Djibouti (or over here Puntland) forces tend to get embroiled in conflicts with the neighboring Somaliland. Conflicts within Djibouti and the borders alone consist of the Corridor War: the entire northern half of Somaliland, termed the Northwest Corridor, is already in our world under heavy conflict between the states of Somalia fighting for territory. State actors include the Awdalland State controlling the very tip of Somaliland tucked between Ethiopia and Djibouti, the Zeila & Lughaya State claiming the upper 2/3 of Awdalland's territory (to muddle up things even more, both states are given military support by Djibouti, yet both states fight each other), the Republic of Somaliland claiming and occupying the northern half of Somalia up to where the country bends at the borders (the RoS is, like our world, the safest region in Somalia, though armed guards need to be hired for foreigners to go anywhere, all the meanwhile the RoS occupies the territory Awdalland and Zeila & Lughaya states claim, making the latter insurgent forces), the Puntland state (occupies the upper third of the land after the bend where the Italian Somaliland used to be, is mostly independent though it still claims to support the Somali and al-Qarnan governments, is where a majority of the pirates come from, and is in conflict with the RoS for the stretch of land where they meet), and Khatumo state (newly-declared and boasts a large mercenary force alongside the state forces, it occupies the land where thr RoS and Puntland are fighting for, with Khatumo fighting both state forces). Of course, the Corridor is also where the North-West State (one of the founding states for the Federal Government of Somaliland, booted by the RoS and now occupying the Nassau East District) which desires to gain its land back, in conflict with all of the above, the pirates (holding some land on the northern coasts, so PK is still relevant), and the Ardayga (think al-Shabaab with the Islamic State but moderate in both ideology and practice, all tied by Zensunni, a syncretic religion taking mostly from Sunni Islam and Zem Buddhist teachings). Even then, Djibouti is now part of the Free al-Qarn Emergency, the current civil war between the National Salvation Tribunal and the Free al-Qarn State, the latter being the legitimate government and located in Medri Bahri (Eritrea) and Puntland (Djibouti). If you want actual safety, Eritrea's the best option, but I hope foreigners like the totalitarian government there :p
S.h.i.t., I still got to factor in if something close to the War on Terror still existed, but odds are something like Camp Lemmonier is repeatedly attacked by pirates, insurgents, the Ardayga, or even the National Salvation Tribunal to hamper Free State military activities
The troops wish that could happen, but Djibouti is Hell ny this point: I even established the Bab-el-Mandeb strait running between me and Jaslandia to probably being controlled by the latter.
^What he said. Even if the NST is defeated and Djibouti returned to normal, the Corridor War, the pirates, and the Ardayga are still threats, not to mention that the NST might declare an insurgency and government-in-exile. To make matters worse, if we're still relying on Cold War-esque proxy conflicts, the NST might receive support from the Eastern powers such as Unf, Bear, and Ald due to it courting them, akin to the U.S. courting Barre's Somali Democratic Republic after the Ogaden War with the Derg in Ethiopia.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Pirate Kingdoms Are you a Dune fan?
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Tough one, but I'd think I'd go with Empire Strikes Back. It just feels like the most epic and action-y of the Star Wars films. Plus, I think the Hoth location is cool, and the movie introduces new characters like Lando.
https://youtu.be/SUMJWnQWCXc?t=13m22s
The site is still active today, in fact. Though, I just checked, and now it's mainly about commemorating the fact that that site was the first registered Internet domain.
http://symbolics.com/
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Of course Hoth is cool. It's a planet totally covered with ice. :P
Jaslandia, Percyton
True. Perfect for penguins.
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Yes. Too much rebels tho for my taste. I always liked the empire more than the rebels. Maybe that's why I like Empire Strikes Back the most. :)
Ythereum, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Percyton
Well, I can see why, The Empire has cooler equipment and uniforms (which makes sense, since the rebels probably don't have the money for all that fancy stuff), and Vader and Palpatine are pretty cool. I also think Tarkin is a cool character, though I haven't read any of the books and outside material about him.
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
where does the oxygen on hoth come from? theres no plant life.
me too
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
Read up on it: I particularly liked how the Galatic Padishah Empire took from both the Ottoman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, along with the Padishah Emperor setting the houses against one another to maintain control. The Fremen culture and biological evolution to survive on Arrakis are also interesting, especially their ability to match the Sardaukar in combat.
Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
Well, there's a molten core and the surface is a massive frozen ocean that at least once supported Algae, and the descendants of that example might be able to keep the planet's atmosphere oxygenated enough for the few people who happen to live there.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I'm also assuming it's about my mentioning of Zensunni as the religion of al-Qarn, of which I will admit that yes, I took from how it came to be, along with the founder of Zensunni in al-Qarn shares the exact name with the leader of the schism: I originally just made him Ali Ben Ohashi-Shoshan, but took off Shoshan and left if as the name.
Aghrabia
I don't understand your theory. Where does the oxygen come from?
cool. I'm a huge fan of the Dune books.
Aghrabia, Pirate Kingdoms
The Algae.
The regional Discord is a govt-sanctioned forum, right? The laws of the CFN extend to there?
Yes to the laws -though the enforcement of said laws goes through a separate system than the Constabulary- and to being Gov sanctioned.
The easiest way to explain it is that the Discord is a separate forum with Regional laws enforced by it's own Moderators. The Regional Government works there but the Discord is only really answerable to the people of the Region.
Furthermore, it may establish rules with regards to itself or legislate itself.
Aghrabia, Oelesa
I see. With all due respect, it just kind of seems like a club to privately mock and criticize people on the RMB. I was just scrollign through and Oz got called a puppetmaster and someone else got called a troll. It's kind of disheartening. :/
Yukona
I'm afraid that you've missed the point and large spans of time wherein such arguments and debates don't crop up.
It's primary service is to be a chat arm for the region and that by nature will extend into the thoughts and beliefs of the people there. As for the two situations you described, I recall one vividly as instead being an expression of suspicion towards the sudden arrival of two puppets who both happen to be in the WA and in their first words declare him correct, this is hardly him being called a "puppet master", though the sentiment is probably moot. Again, this is not it's primary function and taking away people's rights to voice their opinion is hardly any more heartening than what you suppose the situation is.
I don't remember anyone mocking anyone -Lat, me and the others sometimes argue, but no mocking is done there typically?- and the criticism was in reference towards the suspicious situation on the RMB.
As for this other person being called a troll...?
The closest thing I remember would be Lat's fit on the Discord about a week or two ago, wherein he tagged people for a question about how they were doing -this is typically seen as rude due to tagging someone causing their phone to vibrate and multiple members have made it clear that they wish only to be tagged for official business- and after being told not to tag one person he proceeded to spam them with tags. I warned him against trolling behavior and explained the situation the day after.
Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
im not talking about taking anyones rights away. im just making a comment. the comments i read were ugly and unwelcoming and not the hallmark of a healthy community.
And I respectfully disagree with said comment.
Perhaps giving you a brief history of the past months would elaborate why the Discord may seem unwelcoming...
To put it simply and without fanfare, the Region has just gotten through a rather unpleasant Presidency for many of the Members -and no doubt for many of the Regionmates who don't embark on Discord- wherein the Discord has been blamed wholesale for Legislative failures and to some extent corruption. Certain members were told by the President that they were often why his bills failed rather than any particular part of it being at fault and bore witness to an "investigation" into two member's (Me and Sulania) apparent interference in Foreign Elections that ultimately didn't even grace the Supreme Court Justice or indeed any member of the Courts.
Meanwhile, the President had insulted, argued and often times claimed harm from the members thereof. More recently we've had a string of trolls who have made it their sole goal to annoy and harass members of the Region.
All of this has understandably worn down certain members and given them a certain rigidness with regard to both newcomers and the old crew should someone act churlish -which may be the reason why criticism often happens- but it has also shown that many of the members are very stalwart in doing what's right. I apologize if you believe that the Discord is in anyway an "unhealthy" community, but I cannot agree knowing that the current situation i merely stress melting away...honestly, I'd actually say that it is rather healthy for these sorts of things to be aired since it ignores the buildup that would otherwise occur.
If you have any questions regarding the circumstances of any such comments, I would be happy to inform you.
Aghrabia
This is kind of what I'm talking about. And you have personally said on the discord that you can't trust newcomers to the region.
anyways those r just my thoughts. you do you.
Andromitus
I'm afraid that we have had a string of trolls. Claiming that it's a strike against the region is rather moot since the last made it a point of business to insult legitimately every person they were talking to while the others had done the same.
I don't remember making any such comment and cannot find a comment that matches it.
If you were referring to the debate on whether Citizenship should be a non-WA activity, I'm afraid that you've misinterpreted my awareness of how fragile our whole Democratic System is for a xeno-phobia. I am not a trusting man, I acknowledge this and similarly acknowledge that this can be a flaw, but I don't believe that we should give up the defense of our whole system to instead embrace a sort of half-life as a region.
I trust those who happen to be new to our Region to play nicely, but I'd trust Sul with my car, you see?
Aghrabia
i just meant that by looking at the comments authoritsan was branded a troll as soon as he criticized you the other day and it makes me wonder if the other "trolls" were the same
i have absolutely no idea what you are talking about
and now im kind of afraid that i said anything because i have a feeling im going to be called a puppet of authoristan for defending him
Authoristan was moreover lumped in with the Trolls as his statements were whole-hearted over reactions in my view and in PK's -I think that's who you're referring to there?- as he attempted to expand what was at the time no more than a small blow-over into a full fight despite my attempts to simply brush it off. Indeed his comment in response to my suggestion of simply ignoring each other could perhaps be the strongest sign of why one would assume he is (https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=24368745) as he pointedly takes what could at best be described as me being snarky and instead attempts to make it into an argument rather than simply ignoring me or letting the whole thing die...that's ignoring that he actively started that particular spat with an "attack" on me.
If you have any doubts about the veracity of the other trolls, I must simply suggest you go scrolling through the RMB history for them as I doubt you'd take my word for it and I would rather like it for the normal RMB activity to resume.
Have a good day.
Except that is something that a lot of us are recognizing. That there are are consistently people, often completely randoms who come in, with seemingly the intent purpose on arguing with Kal. To the point where, with a lot of them, that was there only real posting history.
I have said it, and others have as well.
Case and point:
He doesn't trust random new people that show up, whereas he trusts people that have been in the region long enough to prove they're trustworthy or not. He trusts them in as far as they don't act up, but not enough where he would put a lot of faith in their actual ethics.
In the same way you trust the person who walks past you on the street not to stab you, but you wouldn't trust them with the keys to your car. But you would trust, say, someone you knew for a long time and has proven their trustworthiness.
If that makes sense.
Aghrabia, Kalaron
im sorry i said anything about this
I mean, you don't have to be. You had a concern and you spoke about it, there's really nothing to apologize for.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Oelesa, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
then y do i feel like i just put a target on my back
You shouldn't feel that way lol. No one is out to get you.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Kalaron, Yukona
Can we please have one day were we sit together with tea and cake and laugh about each other jokes ?
Jaslandia, Aghrabia
So a sea cucumber looks at this mollusk...
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica
Yes, and ?
I don't really know. You didn't, for what that's worth.
Aghrabia, Oelesa, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica
Don't take it to heavy. It's the duty of the older members to answer the concerns and questions of the newer ones.
Aghrabia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Is that a Star Wars quote ? Has [nation=short]Yukona[/nation] infected you with this Star Wars virus ?
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