That was a wonderful and very detailed update. Thank you very much for sharing it with us.
We are proud to be allied with such an active region.
Best of luck!
Hello everyone, I'm Furnifold, The East Pacific's Ambassador to your beautiful region.
Two news updates are coming your way!
The East Pacific News Service
November 22, 2017
Xoriet, Delegate of The East Pacific from late 2014 to early 2015, and former Overseering Officer of the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army (EPSA), officially announced her departure from NationStates on November 11, 2017.
Xoriet explained why she abruptly left, citing personal circumstances, and gave a farewell. Later, she gave her farewell to the Regional Message Board of TEP.
Before Xoriet left, citizen Ramaeus nominated Xoriet for honorary citizenship. However, after considering that Xoriet, at the time, had no indication of returning to TEP, it was concluded that entry into the Hall of Heroes was the best way to honor Xoriet.
Xoriet returned to give a formal goodbye to everyone on NS, and in an RMB post described TEP as “the best,” with many in TEP expressing their goodbyes one last time.
Xoriet was inducted into the Hall of Heroes for her outstanding contributions to The East Pacific, and we in the EPNS hopes that she has a wonderful life ahead of her.
What is Going on in the Government?
The regional government in TEP has been rather active following the months after summer, and TEP has become the 2nd most populous region in NationStates.
TEP’s growth ingame has been attributed to the reintroduction of a welcome telegram, and to officials that are active on the Regional Message Board encouraging users to not leave to other regions.
In the Magisterium, after Respublika Bielarus became Provost, 7 more Magisters have joined the Magisterium, altogether a record 24 Magisters. Additionally, among others, Xoriet was inducted into the Hall of Heroes (see A Farewell to Xoriet), Elfine was confirmed as Overseering Officer of EPSA and EPPS, Greyghost was confirmed as Vizier (see Greyghost Appointed as Vizier), and the Amendment to Article A, Section 3 of the Concordat passed the Magisterium (see Concordat Amendment at Vote)
In the Conclave, Viceroy Dali went AWOL after suspending citizenship applications on August 27th, 2017 pending a citizenship audit. Yuno quickly got together volunteers to help do the citizenship audit, finishing it almost a month later on September 23rd, 2017.
Viceroy Dali was later removed for inactivity by the Magisterium and was replaced by Arbiter Hobbes, accompanied by Aelitia (whose seat was renewed) and Aeneas Prime (AKA Cain, replacing Yuno’s seat after Yuno became Delegate). After A Slanted Black Stripe declined a second term as Arbiter, their seat was taken by Halo. Aelitia was chosen to be the Viceroy.
The Conclave was notified of a problem - something that could have been disastrous to the new TEP executive - a citizen by the name of Tiber Septim had leaked allegedly sensitive and defamatory information (see Tiber in Trouble). Aelitia was selected as Presiding Arbiter, and a Pre-Trial was scheduled. The Conclave deliberated, and a full trial of TEP v. Tiber Septim was certified under two counts of treason.
In the Executive, government activity was buzzing after a long hiatus. Starting with Mexregiona’s rousing campaign, Mexregiona immediately filled the Cabinet with willing TEPers. However, Mexregiona unfortunately could not take the in-game Delegate seat, and went under a hiatus before eventually resigning, leaving Aelitia Acting Delegate, until Yuno was elected.
For the first time in recent times, the University of the East Pacific was accepting applications, with classes in TEP civics and a guide to R/D.
Concordat Amendment at Vote
On November 18, Viceroy Aelitia officially brought a proposed Concordat amendment at vote in a citizen referendum.
The amendment, which passed the Magisterium in an 11-4 vote, proposed the removal of a clause which stated that the Delegate had to represent the popular will in the World Assembly.
Before the amendment was proposed, there was a discussion about the role of the Delegate in the World Assembly, due to a string of WA resolutions that many nations voted for. These votes were attributed to an attractive title, though the resolutions themselves would later be repealed for an alleged lack of substance to them. The Delegate was often forced to vote for them, even though many users who read the resolution’s main contents raised many an objection, including the misspelling of the word “recognizing” as “regognizing [sic].”
Additionally, some proponents were concerned that the Delegate’s vote was decided by member WA nations who were not actively participating in TEP’s community. They believed it best if the Delegate’s vote was determined by the citizens’ WA vote, or if the Delegate chose how to vote themselves.
Some of the older, more experienced members of the community, like A Slanted Black Stripe and Bachtendekuppen, raised objections about the amendment. ASBS, most well known for liberating TEP from the Empire, wrote that “Lady Phedre [the illegitimate delegate under the Empire] skipped a lot of votes. The goal was to require the Delegate to do their job.”
Eventually, it could all be summed up to this question that ASBS phrased. “Is the Delegate elected to serve the region or lead the region?” And that question would be answered by the citizens’ vote on November 25th.
Tiber in Trouble
A user named Tiber Septim, who joined TEP on September 20, 2017, is facing two charges of treason and the Conclave issued an arrest warrant against them.
The trouble began almost immediately after Tiber Septim joined. They applied for citizenship immediately after joining the forum. Then, they made a few comments, and then applied to the Magisterium only five days after they joined the forum.
This did not go particularly well with then-Provost The Atlae Isles, but due to some heavy rules-lawyering, his application was accepted. When, in Tiber's Magister Candidacy thread, Then-Deputy Provost (now Provost) Republiska Bielarus inquired on Tiber's experience, Tiber tried to explain his plans for the Magisterium and sent PMs to Magisters imploring them to vote for him. However, due to lack of experience, many Magisters voted nay on his admission. Only 17 hours after the vote opened, Tiber sent a forum PM to then-Provost Atlae withdrawing their application.
Things mostly settled down after that. Tiber Septim joined the East Pacific Police Service, and applied to join the Ambassador Corps (Minister of Foreign Affairs Atlae did not respond), but trouble was brewing behind the scenes.
On October 19, Tiber released sensitive information. It was damning, questioning Yuno’s support in her Cabinet and various shady foreign affairs deals. The unedited version may be found in the pre-trial. Players who read the post responded negatively, culminating in Big Bad Badger outright accusing that Tiber was the leaker. One of those players was Altino, who said she would report Tiber’s activities to Osiris, where Tiber held a position. Tiber edited out the info on the post, and then used his main account to say that that statement is defamatory, and that he was immune, because he was in the EPPS. He renounced his citizenship from TEP and Osiris shortly afterwards. His account was banned from the Osiran regional forum shortly after.
Six days later, on October 25, the Delegate, Yuno, presented charges against Tiber Septim. In the resulting pre-trial, the charge of sedition was dropped, but the two other charges of committing treason was brought to trial.
However, Tiber Septim did not show up in his allotted time, so an arrest warrant was issued against him. Tiber’s nations were found to be deleted, and was possibly a Delete on Sight player.
Greyghost appointed as Vizier
Greyghost, former Overseeing Officer of the East Pacific Sovereign Army, was confirmed as Vizier by the Magisterium on November 17, 2017.
Greyghost, who resigned as Overseeing Officer of EPSA and EPPS on October 1, was later replaced by General Elfine.
On October 27, Yuno nominated Greyghost as Vizier, and the notion was brought to vote on November 10. Greyhost was confirmed as Vizier by an unanimous vote, bringing up the current amount of Viziers to 6.
Her addition was very popular among the Magisters, but some were concerned over the fact that the Regional Officer spots were at full capacity, so some Regional Officers offered to give up their posts.
Greyghost was glad to be nominated as Vizier, and now serves as a protector of the region.
Roleplay News
Roleplaying has been a vibrant activity and has played an important role in TEP. Here’s some of the things that has happened in said roleplay:
The Fire Pact Alliance has invaded the nation of Adumara, and after a terrorist attack in South Hills, South Hills is giving the FPA 72 hours to remove the terrorists from some islands.
The nation of Emberwood Coast invited various nations to a summit, which involves nuclear disarmament, counter-terrorism, and world peace. Multiple nations are attending.
A company in Free Syllvin, Dirt Cheap, is selling armaments from a catalog at a discount. Many nations have taken the chance to get weapons and military vehicles at a decreased price.
This week marked the launch of TWP's daily news service. This is an important project that seeks to bring the various aspects of the region's community closer together. I am excited to be part of this and I hope you all are enjoying it. I also hope a couple of you would like to join the team.
I'm in need of one or two research assistants to help me parse the RMB, Discord, our forum, and NSGP for tidbits to be featured in the daily publications. Applicants are preferred to be mature players with a sense of NSGP history and proficient in conversational snark.
Contact me on Discord or telegram Coffee of the Day to apply.
"WA locked" means that, for whatever reason (e.g. being the elected Delegate), a player must keep their WA membership restricted to a specific nation. Thus, they cannot use WA puppets, which are necessary for raiding.
Without a doubt the most abhorrent and condemn-worthy behavior displayed by this personified public menace!
As far as I understand it (from my admittedly very limited point of view), Yuno is taking a pause from raiding at the moment. Do you want to submit this if/when Yuno continues raiding actively? Or could this be redrafted a bit along the lines of 'Yuno may look like taking a pause, but surely they are carrying out nefarious plans in the background and will emerge an even greater raider and threat to the security of us all! Be warned, it's a trap!!'
Overall very nicely written. I like the lighthearted tone.
Hi guys, I'm supposed to be on LOA right now, but with school wrapping up for the year, I think I can squeeze just a tiny bit of time for this pet project. I don't foresee myself doing anything NS-related besides this, although I am excited for it.
This is meant to be somewhat satirical, but I do want it submitted. Constructive criticism is much appreciated.
Without further ado, here it is!
P.S.: Replies in IC or OOC are fine by me.
After mis-thinking this and trying some things, unless someone has another idea that fits the forum mechanics, your options are:
1. The voting forum must have all access removed from non-citizens (completely hidden to all but citizens) to prevent them from being able to vote in polls in that particular forum. (for any forum in which you want to restrict poll access)
2. Remove permission from non-citizens for poll voting. This will effect non-citizens globally, prohibiting voting everywhere on the forum. (This permission is by usergroup, not by forum, so it's a forum-wide permission)
3. Scrap poll voting for 'voice voting'. This is always the most secure voting method on any forum.
I'd avoid option 2.
This is why we 'voice vote' in Equilism (same forum software).
Halo, willing slaves are hard to find but I know a guy who would love to be a slave. Altae I am also saddened to hear that you must leave however I fully understand. I wish you well in your school work and have a delightful break.
You are an excellent player and good guy, Atlae. Although we will miss you, you made the right decision. RL comes first.
See you in the summer!
looks around for a new slave
Altae, you have to do what you have to do... as others have said, most of us probably spend too much time on NS because it can become addictive. You have done a tremendous job for TWP in many areas and we wish you a speedy return, but only WHEN you feel comfortable to do so. Great to see that you will retain your map place.
Sad to hear RL is being a pain. Hope things will be much better and you come back soon! You are a good guy, Atlae! Come back soon when RL lets you and Lady Luck is kind to you!
I completely understand. And it's better to acknowledge how NS is interfering with RL now than a few months or years down the road.
Good luck with school and such, and I expect you to raid with me once you get back. >.>
Atlae, I feel like I can safely say what you are describing has happened to many of us. You are a quality player and I have enjoyed getting to know you. Best of luck. When you shake free, come and say hi!
Peace!
Badger
Willania Imperium got a reaction from Atlae in Goodbye, NS (hopefully temporary)
Willania Imperium got a reaction from KhanterWinters in [Factbook] The Imperial Republic of Willania Imperium
Willania Imperium got a reaction from Altino in Goodbye, NS (hopefully temporary)