Pestarzt

Today, I got a 2220 on the SAT. 
 
Tomorrow is Friday the 13th. 
 
The next day is Valentine's Day. 

I hear that kulaks die harder.

Sure I do. A TWP lead by C.O.U.P. and me could cause a lot of trouble.

Secretary of Grouchiness? I could do that. :twpflag:

Well, you'll need to make a choice soon, then. And you know which one I encourage you to make.

Milograd has gone the way of all living things.
 
Elegarth, you say that TWP isn't open, but it is: you're here, despite a perceived disagreement.
 
***
 
TWP doesn't believe in the word "coups", first of all. Coup has connotations of illegitimacity. In reality, a delegacy change is just a delegacy change. Beyond that, the context varies.
 
Proactivity from the players and a desire to control their own destinies is inevitable, as far as I'm concerned. There are three clear possible paths that TWP might go on: the Revolutionary Party may assume power and ensure an active future, nations unassociated or oppositional to the Party may engage themselves in the government and lead themselves to a more active TWP, or the Guardians may force someone to step up.
 
The question isn't whether TWP is going to undergo a change: the question is how it's going to, and who are the nations that are going to be at the forefront of this change.

Milograd has gone the way of all living things.
 
Elegarth, you say that TWP isn't open, but it is: you're here, despite a perceived disagreement.
 
***
 
TWP doesn't believe in the word "coups", first of all. Coup has connotations of illegitimacity. In reality, a delegacy change is just a delegacy change. Beyond that, the context varies.
 
Proactivity from the players and a desire to control their own destinies is inevitable, as far as I'm concerned. There are three clear possible paths that TWP might go on: the Revolutionary Party may assume power and ensure an active future, nations unassociated or oppositional to the Party may engage themselves in the government and lead themselves to a more active TWP, or the Guardians may force someone to step up.
 
The question isn't whether TWP is going to undergo a change: the question is how it's going to, and who are the nations that are going to be at the forefront of this change.

And so it shall be, we shall have a revolution. It may be from within the current Revolutionary Party, it may be from the Guardians. It may be from another yet unknown group, it may be from a combination of all or of some subset.

Let me be very succinct: The Revolution will succeed or there will be an ash heap to build upon.

So says Eli so say all of the Guardians.

I drew maps when I was young...before there were computers.  Tape four sheets of paper together and draw a continent...islands off the coast...add mountain ranges, rivers, etc....establish tribes....land colonies...have them expand, interact, maintain listings of populations, governments, economics.....have wars among them.
 
And you thought Max invented NationStates....Ha!
 
I drew cities too.  Draw out the streets, individual buildings.  Long before SimCity.

I disagree. If it were true and I didn't say it, I wouldn't be impolite.Respect is earned through merit. A media operation that hasn't been touched in years and an army in the shape of TWPAF (with respect to Frat, who has, alone, proactively ensured TWPAF's continued existence to this point). What he is doing is not a one man job, however.
You're entitled to your opinion, and you can oppose the Revolution by denying it opportunities to expand. That is done by being proactive and innovative.
The Revolution is a sweeping ultimatum: if nations chose not to seize the opportunity to be proactive, we will do it in their place. There are two logical ends. If we fail to take power, it will be done in a way that achieves our goal: a more vibrant TWP. Regardless if we run it. If we do take power, that same result is achieved.
I'm afraid I am not quite sure where the Reef Hounds fall within the framework of the government. Are "Reef Hounds" and "TWPAF" interchangeable?

And then we can form a revolution, and establish a People's Republic... Oh wait. Already taken. Dammit.

Huh. Apparently the Cascadia operation annoyed Cormac enough to warrant an attack on us.

lol, dear god, why that game?

That's exactly what it is.
 
You should join. You're going to join, yes?

4 JANUARY 2015
 

 
STATEMENT ON the Ejection of Pestarzt the Traveller
An Apology, A Clarification of Cause, A Defense of the Party's Integrity, and an Action Plan for Endorsement Cap Compliance
Good day,
 
Tonight, the Hippocratic Oafs of Pestrarzt the Traveller was ejected from The West Pacific for violating the endorsement cap. A ban was not imposed and Pestarzt was able to return before losing his endorsements and updating. During these events, concerns of distrust for Pestarzt's intentions and respect for regional law were raised. Fortunately, Pestarzt and Delegate Darkesia found a way to avoid having to have his endorsements wiped. The agreed-upon conditions called for Pestarzt to send out telegrams requesting nations to unendorse him and to demonstrate unquestionable committment to compliance with regional law.
 
Following through on his promise, Pestarzt unendorsed over 200 nations within the hour between the conversation and Sunday morning's update, and began distributing telegrams requesting nations to unendorse his nation. The Revolutionary Party reaffirms its steadfast committment towards pursuing significant cultural upheavel within the boundaries provided by both the game and the law of The West Pacific. The Party regrets that doubt or distrust may have been sowed by what was simply an accident; in a previous life, Pestarzt lived in a sinker region, and was accustomed to a drastically lower response rate for endorsement-swapping. Pestarzt miscalculated that he would plateau at 70 endorsements if he endorsed the number of nations he did. With this said, one nation also raised the incorrect assertion that Pestarzt assumed that he deserved exception from the regional law. The General-Secretary personally does not believe in exceptionalism nor leniency in regards to regional security protocols. Ejecting Pestarzt was both justified and right.
 
The Party apologies for this incident and provides its greatest assurances that it stands by its original mission statement and plan. Pestarzt will pursue the most influence possibly within the boundaries of the law. The Revolution will not give an inch when it comes to its policy, but neither will it steal an inch it hasn't been allowed by the Delegate. We hope that it is clear that Pestarzt's intentions are not to be doubted and that he respects the law of the West Pacific. The following action plan regarding Pestarzt's endorsement count is self-imposed as of this announcement:
Come next update, Pestarzt will telegram more nations if he has yet to comply with the endorsement cap. If more nations have endorsed Pestarzt, and he has reached 75 endorsements, he will immediately send a mass telegram to 40% of his endorsers requesting that they withdraw their endorsements. If he has exceeded 75 endorsements, he will leave the region for update. If Pestarzt is still not able to reach 70 endorsements by next major update, he will clear his endorsements. We hope that this is acceptable to the Delegate. Pestarzt currently possesses 72 endorsements. The Revolutionary Party understands that this is still a violation of the endorsement cap, and will not protest if it Pestarzt is ejected for a second time, without an opportunity to pursue the above described action plan. We would appreciate the privilege - not the right - of not having to re-tart, of course.
 
Thank you.
 
Regards,
 
Secretary of the General-Secretary

Y not? We have caek and milkshaeks, in caes you want to join us...

I just withdrew my endorsement of your nation, you are now at 70

Fair enough, I suppose. Well, I guess for now, I'm just going to have to go with the flow. 

4 JANUARY 2015
 

 
STATEMENT ON the Ejection of Pestarzt the Traveller
An Apology, A Clarification of Cause, A Defense of the Party's Integrity, and an Action Plan for Endorsement Cap Compliance
Good day,
 
Tonight, the Hippocratic Oafs of Pestrarzt the Traveller was ejected from The West Pacific for violating the endorsement cap. A ban was not imposed and Pestarzt was able to return before losing his endorsements and updating. During these events, concerns of distrust for Pestarzt's intentions and respect for regional law were raised. Fortunately, Pestarzt and Delegate Darkesia found a way to avoid having to have his endorsements wiped. The agreed-upon conditions called for Pestarzt to send out telegrams requesting nations to unendorse him and to demonstrate unquestionable committment to compliance with regional law.
 
Following through on his promise, Pestarzt unendorsed over 200 nations within the hour between the conversation and Sunday morning's update, and began distributing telegrams requesting nations to unendorse his nation. The Revolutionary Party reaffirms its steadfast committment towards pursuing significant cultural upheavel within the boundaries provided by both the game and the law of The West Pacific. The Party regrets that doubt or distrust may have been sowed by what was simply an accident; in a previous life, Pestarzt lived in a sinker region, and was accustomed to a drastically lower response rate for endorsement-swapping. Pestarzt miscalculated that he would plateau at 70 endorsements if he endorsed the number of nations he did. With this said, one nation also raised the incorrect assertion that Pestarzt assumed that he deserved exception from the regional law. The General-Secretary personally does not believe in exceptionalism nor leniency in regards to regional security protocols. Ejecting Pestarzt was both justified and right.
 
The Party apologies for this incident and provides its greatest assurances that it stands by its original mission statement and plan. Pestarzt will pursue the most influence possibly within the boundaries of the law. The Revolution will not give an inch when it comes to its policy, but neither will it steal an inch it hasn't been allowed by the Delegate. We hope that it is clear that Pestarzt's intentions are not to be doubted and that he respects the law of the West Pacific. The following action plan regarding Pestarzt's endorsement count is self-imposed as of this announcement:
Come next update, Pestarzt will telegram more nations if he has yet to comply with the endorsement cap. If more nations have endorsed Pestarzt, and he has reached 75 endorsements, he will immediately send a mass telegram to 40% of his endorsers requesting that they withdraw their endorsements. If he has exceeded 75 endorsements, he will leave the region for update. If Pestarzt is still not able to reach 70 endorsements by next major update, he will clear his endorsements. We hope that this is acceptable to the Delegate. Pestarzt currently possesses 72 endorsements. The Revolutionary Party understands that this is still a violation of the endorsement cap, and will not protest if it Pestarzt is ejected for a second time, without an opportunity to pursue the above described action plan. We would appreciate the privilege - not the right - of not having to re-tart, of course.
 
Thank you.
 
Regards,
 
Secretary of the General-Secretary

Does loyalty count? Apart from that, not a lot.

Loyalty counts for quite a bit in my opinion.

Wep had the most influence in NS for several years after its advent.
 
 
 
I've used it several times to ban nations I thought to be annoying, argumentative or just had bad names/mottos...
 
 
I'm not very patient with miscreants. Obviously I was Delegate those various times

Summarization:
 
70 Endorsement Cap:
1 Month In: ~65 SPDR
2 Months In: ~92.5
3 Months In: ~112.5
4 Months In: ~130
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5 Months In: ~145
6 Months In: ~160
 
90 Endorsement Cap:
1 Month In: ~72.5
2 Months In: ~85
3 Months In: ~128.5
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4 Months In: ~148.5
5 Months In: ~160
6 Months In: ~180

I saw that the West Pacific map topic was inactive, so I made a new one!


If you want your nation on the map, just say where you want the nation, and what color you want it to be on the map. If you want to put your nation on the map yourself, you can download the file by clicking on the map. If you want to make a map of your nation, follow this simple tutorial.
Added Countries:
United States of Northern Americano
Ikania
The Republic of Llamas (Ezelis on map)
Benjamin Mark (simple country)
Occidius
Mediobogdum
Little Sealand
Liberillia
Wickedly Evil People (Eli)
Whisperville
States of Glory
Wallgates
The Dolorosa
Kisovec
Verbluffen
Rockandrollia
Cluntobone

A noble goal. I will stand behind you 100% of the way.