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Woot! NS will draw him in and devour his soul! Did I say that out loud? *cough*. Hi Milo.

Welcome to The West Pacific, Comrade Protector. It's always a pleasure fostering foreign relations with our fellow GCRs. Thank you for coming to visit.

Hello. Welcome to TWP.

I have accepted the request and establishment of the in-game embassies has commenced. I look forward to normalizing relations in all areas.

No. It seems that hovering right around 60-65 is where most nations that are endorsing me are comfortable. I have not done an extensive survey to see if, as suggested by AGP, lowering the upper cap would be easily done or if it is even necessary. It seems this move of lowering the lower cap to 10 has raised the ratio of endorsements to 67%. Mind you, my intent is to help make our home so fascinating and fun that we get an 80% +ratio.

What do yo mean, at the other end of the spectrum? There are no nations endorsing the Delegate at this time that make me nervous about their endorsement levels.

Three days ago we lowered the lower cap to 10. I sent 6 telegrams. 5 of those nations read and ignored the telegram. I ejected them last night. One of those nations has returned and endorsed me. The 6th nation has not yet seen the telegram, so we wait. None of the nations over the lower cap were active in the region or the community, to the best of my knowledge.

There is a liquor cabinet here someplace. And a lovely box of chocolates to welcome you. Enjoy!

Welcome to The West Pacific!

I will poke GE. *grabs a stick*

The threadjack is a TWP tradition. It is a wonderful reflection of our laidback nature. The down side is that it's impossible to find anything if you want to go back and look it up. For example, I have been searching for months for TAO's Rebellion Clause. But I have been unable to find it. My pets do not have fleas.

Welcome to TWP!

Oh crap. That reminds me I have to fill out that interrogation.

MAVEN http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/september/nasa-s-newest-mars-mission-spacecraft-enters-orbit-around-red-planet/#.VCBhJhZuXyI has reached orbit around Mars. Woot!

Welcome to TWP! We are happy to have you here.

Welcome to The West Pacific, Vak! Do you have any chocolate?

I am jealous.

Welcome back to TWP! Do you have any chocolate?

Hello and Welcome to TWPs off-site community!

I was going to try to post pictures of my grand dog (yes, I did say that). But alas, I can't figure out how.

A Gentle Annoucement from your Delegate Gentlefolk and Evilfolk of TWP... This announcement has been long in coming and comes only now because some people in IRC won't stop pestering me... I am honored to be your in-game representative and I thank you for your support and cooperation. I hope to maintain cooperative relations with the community throughout my tenure as your Delegate. I believe that as a GCR delegate I have a responsibility to pay attention to the WA, though I may not enjoy it. Along with that, I pledge to maintain an RMB free of spam and give the boot to any nation with an offensive theme or flag. TWP will, of course, remain anti-marsupial and pro-chocolate. However, we have softened our stance on both. We will no longer execute marsupialists out of hand, nor will we eject those that dislike chocolate. Our Guardians still maintain appropriate asylums for each of the types of the afflicted. It is my hope that the off-site community will reach out to the wider NS world and engage them. Our unique style of regional governance has proven itself effective and it's time we let the NSverse know about it. To that effect, I have made a few appointments to help bridge the gap between in-game, forum and off site communities: Most of you have noticed that Punk-Daddy has returned to us as a Guardian. We are glad to see his afro peeking above the cubicle walls once again. Please welcome him back! I have asked Fearless (Nation: ethel-mermania) to join us as a Guardian. He is a prolific Generalite and I hope he will be able to help us get over our terror of the General forum and perhaps represent ourselves there occasionally. Huanghshi has been appointed Minister of Scribbles. This position is responsible for gathering and recording TWP's history along with helping the MoFA with any articles and information gathering needed. Please stop by the Scribe's desk to see what is going on there. I have also brought us two new Ministers of Make-Believe. Terran Borealis has a foothold in the NS Forum Roleplay and ProfessorHenn has a handle on the off-site based RP. I encourage everyone to get involved with some of these things. Both ministers know that TWP is very new to the RP world and we are going to need lots of encouragement and help. Last but certainly not least, I have asked That Called the Vlagh to be our Minister of Legislative RP. I would like to remind everyone in the HGA that Vlagh has an uncanny ability to bend words to his evil bidding. Please use his skills to craft some fancy legislation that effectively outlaws legislation... or something just as TWPish. Please do use his advice. I would love to see some actual legislation by the end of my tenure. Oh! I almost forgot... I have appointed one Bishop. I may or may not have almost forgotten him because he is making me write this... Please welcome Elegarth as the Bishop of Sensibility! I should mention that current Gameplay is preoccupied with a battle of wills between a couple of our fellow GCRs. We will not be participating in that scuffle. TWP is strongly National Sovereignist and cannot in good conscience support either side of this battle. TWP hopes that her fellow GCRs resolve their differences quickly and without bloodshed. I once again would like to welcome all your efforts towards making TWP an active and united region, where new players can find themselves at home.

Bison is very good. It makes geat burgers. Better than beef in the same price range. I don't know why I didn't like horse meat. It tasted vaguely of liver to me. Perhaps a high iron content or something. Oddly, I like liver occasionally, if it's covered in enough mushrooms and onion compote. Anyone else find it disturbing that our thread on pets has turned into a thread on eating pets?

Horse meat is not tasty.

Welcome to The West Pacific! It is our greatest hope that you become hopelessly addicted to NationStates and play for 10+ years after your government class is over. My advice is to read the dispatches on the RMB as a starting point.