Elegarth

I can see the headlines now!: URA STILL YAPPING ABOUT RMBS AND EUROPEIA, SAY COMRADES.....RUSSOASIAN MARK DOWN 12%....URA IS SUBTLY STILL MENTIONING EUROPEIA, SAYS URA A RELIABLE SOURCE....DARKESIA CHOCOLATE VALUE SKYROCKETS...."EUROPEIA!" CRIES URA....EUROPEIA!!

The enthusiasm is fantastic. 

Jesus boys, trust me it wouldn't work for long lol

You are so not gonna be married anytime soon... xD

Also, we have a Welcome Telegram which often gets positive responses.  Even when they say they are choosing a different region, they respond politely and with the intent to return once they are acclimated.
 
So, once your interior department is formed (and perhaps a mentoring system?) I can easily adjust the telegram to include that. 
 
I can pin and publish dispatches as well and link them in the welcome telegram, too.  I have something like that set up now, but Westwind's Dispatch could proabaly use a clean up.  If someone wants to write a new one, I can pin it.

What if we prefer chocolate over citrus? I worked hard getting that scent rooted deep in everything.

Tomorrow is Tax Day in the US.  Get those returns and extensions mailed!

Hello my friends from The West Pacific. As it is my duty, I bring to you a summary of my ideas for the position of Prime Minister of The West Pacific.
Executive Council Management
One of the main changes that the introduction of the new Executive Council act brings is the creation of the Executive Council, under the direct management of the Prime Minister. As such, the council reflects on the PM's capacity to select and manage capable individuals to perform the different tasks assigned to the officers that form it. I am a believer that an active individual with a strong desire to cooperate and to learn is a better choice than an inactive old face who may know a lot about it but is no longer committed to the level of activity we require. As such, I do not intend to select Officers from among the old and known, unless they are also ACTIVE and WILLING. I'd rather have someone that learns the job along but is actively seeking to improve than a dead-weight. I'm also not afraid of removing people who have stopped doing their jobs.
Likewise, I'm also a very hands on manager, this is, I do not sit and wait for stuff to be done, and I'm ready to actually perform the duties that are required to be performed, should anyone fall back on them or need help. I consider myself more of a side-by-side manager than a ruler from above. I like people who works with me to feel free to present their ideas and be ready to defend them, nurture them, realize them and make them happen.
Delegate and Guardians
The Delegate and Guardians are the representatives of the in-game TWP, and as such, should be a part of the off-sate in-forum community that we form. As such, it is my intention to both collaborate with their needs, when they have them, or ask for their assistance, when we - the forum community - require it. Be it to sponsor stuff on the in-game RMB or via TG, reach out to TWPians through a mass region TG, or in any other way relate our needs and capacities together.
It is my ideal to represent the wishes and needs of the community, not to impose them or force them.
Foreign Affairs
As it has been mentioned in several places, we should be aiming to acquire new allies and friends among the different communities that form the NS-verse. I'm not particularly inclined for or against defenders, raiders, invaders, imperialists, etc, as I have always think those are just ideologies people creates in this realm to have a pivotal point for discussions and arguments. I instead believe in COMMUNITIES, and I'd like us, as a WHOLE, to decide who we want near us, and the reasons we want them near us.
Internal Affairs
We have a very relaxed and easy-going culture in TWP, but this does not means we are not able to allow, through our community, that new players learn the basics of the game and the many aspects their gaming can take: from GP to RP, I think we should be able to improve our community to be able to accommodate the needs of everyone internally. I also think our presence on the RMB is strong, and we can coordinate with the delegate's office to perform joined events, or even to promote them. Why not think of the Karaoke Friday's as both an RMB and Forum activity? This is just an idea, but an example of the things I'm sure we can achieve.
Military Affairs
I hope we are able to build a strong militant TWP militia that will be both independent from the petty schemes of existing ideologies, and also significant enough to be able to make a difference, both defending those that require our help and request it, be it through treaties or whatever, or attacking those who either try to harm us or our allies. We should also be able to keep regular practice, to both improve our jumping capacities and form new experienced soldiers.
Legislative Affairs
I don't want to create a complex multi-layered legislative system that suddenly becomes hard to follow and comprehend. I don't think a complicated multicameral system is what we need, and I want us to be more active regarding what we want our community to BE than what laws we want to make just for the sake of making more laws and regulating ridiculously detailed aspects of TWP's life. This does not means we are turning down ideas: as I mentioned earlier, I want to represent the ideals and ideas of the people in the region, not determinate what I want it to be...
Activity
My main goal, however, is to ensure that we create an environment where people FEELs at home, where people feels they can come on a daily basis and both have a good time and feel comfortable. This two aspects, I believe, are what makes people remain active in the first place. And to do that, we must be able, as a whole, to provide people with the experiences and aspects they find entertaining. From those who enjoy spamming the forums (in the respective areas designed for that, of course), to those who want to find a place to do some role playing (where, I must admit, I am not as strong). From those willing to entertain their diplomacy skills through foreign affairs, to those who want to form part of an ACTIVE militia and learn game mechanics. We must be both flexible and welcoming!
THIS IS MY VISION
And it is a vision that I, of course, can't complete alone, but with the assistance of the community as as whole.
Thanks!

I maintain that forcibly integrating the RMB and Forums isn't the best idea, we could easily handle everything here and advertise the elections.

Well, we have very similar goals in most aspects, but as I see it, Llamas seems to be more utopical and idealistic about the structure he would like to elaborate for TWP. This is not per se a bad thing, but I think we must first mature our current structure, and then allow it to naturally grow and develop itself further before we try to make it more complex and layered. That, I see it as a future goal. I also feel he is a younger spirit than I am, and perhaps needs some chill, or I need some of his spark. heh.

Actually, most feeders lost similar amounts of redditors, percentage wise. It is very common whenever there are player surges, that we also have deletion surges when their 28 days expire. Some remains, some others do not. Now, once things that we not always do is to promote the forums actively in the RMB and that might have helped to get some of them engaged. But out RMB moves so natural too, that it may seem artificial to promote the forum there much.
Now, regarding your specific questions, if we lack members for the Council, then the hands on approach needs to apply. We will make do with what we have, and if we need to cover positions and jobs within those willing to, we have to. That is part of the commitment we need to spread among our active community.
Why they left, is hard to say, as I mentioned, the fact that some regions in general advertise their off-site activities more openly and actively than we do may have helped. Or the fact that the redditors arrived in a period of time where, unfortunately, many of us were simultaneously hit by busy RL :/

I like this platform the best honestly.
 
I just want to ask, what happens if there arn't enough active and willing members of the community to fill out the roles in the Excutive council?
And how are you attract vibrant people from other regions? TWP lost the most redditors than any feeder, that isnt a good sign, and that means we didn't have enough to offer, or just wern't as engaging as the other feeders at the time. 

Thanks. The acts both passed. As such, I'm technically the new Prime Minister of TWP with a 4 months term serving from April 1st, however, I do not feel this is the right path to a mature fair and stable government, since I was chosen to serve as Speaker, not as Prime Minister. Due to this, I will present my resignation TOMORROW, effective on April 20th, and will also open both the corresponding Nomination Period (3 days as per the General Election Guidelines Act), as well as handle the election itself (which should run for 5 days, From Wednesday to Sunday next week) with a result coming out on Monday 20th, and hence a new Prime Minister effective as of that exact day.
In the meantime, as Prime Minister, I will NOT elect any officers, as it seems unnecessary for a 9 days period, and also irresponsible. I will, however, try to assist Darkesia in the currently existing issue regarding the Lazarus events. I have decided, that while the In-Game Embassy remains closed, and due to the discussion on this thread: http://www.westpacific.org/forums/index.php?/topic/1307-motion-to-condemn-stujenske-and-recognizing-the-lazarene-underground-movementI am considering temporary closing the Lazarus in-forum embassy. I've not decided yet, and I'll like to hear from other assembly members in THAT thread.
Thanks.

Thanks. The acts both passed. As such, I'm technically the new Prime Minister of TWP with a 4 months term serving from April 1st, however, I do not feel this is the right path to a mature fair and stable government, since I was chosen to serve as Speaker, not as Prime Minister. Due to this, I will present my resignation TOMORROW, effective on April 20th, and will also open both the corresponding Nomination Period (3 days as per the General Election Guidelines Act), as well as handle the election itself (which should run for 5 days, From Wednesday to Sunday next week) with a result coming out on Monday 20th, and hence a new Prime Minister effective as of that exact day.
In the meantime, as Prime Minister, I will NOT elect any officers, as it seems unnecessary for a 9 days period, and also irresponsible. I will, however, try to assist Darkesia in the currently existing issue regarding the Lazarus events. I have decided, that while the In-Game Embassy remains closed, and due to the discussion on this thread: http://www.westpacific.org/forums/index.php?/topic/1307-motion-to-condemn-stujenske-and-recognizing-the-lazarene-underground-movementI am considering temporary closing the Lazarus in-forum embassy. I've not decided yet, and I'll like to hear from other assembly members in THAT thread.
Thanks.

I can asure you that hell will freeze before I quit the region I was born into over 10 years ago. My future in the senate is another matter that has no relevance at the moment, as you are not a part of the NPO. However, to be very clear and open, Cormac, whatever your opinion is - and which you have a right to - nothing of what you say is something I should or shouldn't do. They are your opinions, and nothing more. I can certainly value them, specially if one looks as your alignment history, but you need to realize I'm not you and you are not me.
However, do expect news tomorrow. For once, you got one right in certain comments.

Seems sort of advantageous but sure, why not. I'll instead take the time to write mine by tomorrow morning.

I was going to noninate Llamas but got carried away. I second Llamas and also accept my nomination

Oh god... Am I... Agreeing with Cormac? *gasps*
 
But seriously, his point makes a good deal of sense. I am very much afraid of what the NPO has the capacity to do here in TWP, and we should reevaluate our alliance with them to see if we really should be keeping them as an ally.
 
The problem is that this means we'll be needing help. If the NPO did this in Lazarus, we'll need to be certain that they can't do it here, and that means endorsements capable of being redeployed. UIAF recently collapsed, so we can hardly turn there. I suggest reaching out to the independent powers: TEP, TNP, and TSP, all of which are capable of fielding a powerful force, and all of whom I believe would serve as trustworthy allies, should we seek out their assistance. Building new ties to new allies to make sure we are well defended must be a top priority for the next administration.

I don't know who any of these people are. Therefore I nominate myself.

Thanks. The acts both passed. As such, I'm technically the new Prime Minister of TWP with a 4 months term serving from April 1st, however, I do not feel this is the right path to a mature fair and stable government, since I was chosen to serve as Speaker, not as Prime Minister. Due to this, I will present my resignation TOMORROW, effective on April 20th, and will also open both the corresponding Nomination Period (3 days as per the General Election Guidelines Act), as well as handle the election itself (which should run for 5 days, From Wednesday to Sunday next week) with a result coming out on Monday 20th, and hence a new Prime Minister effective as of that exact day.
In the meantime, as Prime Minister, I will NOT elect any officers, as it seems unnecessary for a 9 days period, and also irresponsible. I will, however, try to assist Darkesia in the currently existing issue regarding the Lazarus events. I have decided, that while the In-Game Embassy remains closed, and due to the discussion on this thread: http://www.westpacific.org/forums/index.php?/topic/1307-motion-to-condemn-stujenske-and-recognizing-the-lazarene-underground-movementI am considering temporary closing the Lazarus in-forum embassy. I've not decided yet, and I'll like to hear from other assembly members in THAT thread.
Thanks.

Finally! Was having issues to access. I really dislike forum destroyers. I also dislike Cormac's hypocrisy but that is another matter. We should NOT base our position on what other regions are doing, btw. But your point about forum destroyers is super valid.

I have closed the in-game embassy.
 
TWP recognizes the seated delegate of any region as the legitimate delegate of that region.  The legitimate delegate of Lazarus has chosen not to engage TWP.  This is their right.
TWP recognizes the off site forum as it's own separate viable entity.  That entity has not chosen to engage TWP.
 
Because of my concerns regarding the sheltering of a known forum destroyer, I urge this forum Community to follow my example and disengage by quietly closing their forum Embassy with us.  This might not be possible now, considering the transitional state of the forum government at this time.
 
Note:  This in no way represents my intention to recognize the rebellion government.  Unless they become the forum recognized by the majority of the region.  Further, I believe it is very important that the TWPAF stay out of this.

I should make a new post called "Spanish Lessons with Elegarth" hahaha

They are sikrit hahahaha

lol... 
 
This is reason 278 not to let the Delegate mess around in the forums.  heh