Bhang Bhang Duc

Thank you Elegarth, you have restored my faith in sanity. I was logging in to post a motion to recommission the Voice and its Charter. I believe it is a workable system given a bit of time and effort from this community. I agree with you completely there. I also believe that the Delegate unilaterally declaring it void as Fujai said was a violation of trust between that office and this community. Count me in!

What a complete and utter cluster. Bureaucratic, controlling - I've seen some misguided attempts at forming a government and constitution in my time in TWP, but this just about takes the cake. Your mask is slipping Vlagh.

Hamlet Act III Scene II - a most appropriate quote by Queen Gertrude.

More cruelty to marsupials? Although a reformed character and no longer on the roo fur and eucalyptus oil these days, I still retain a small soft spot for these much maligned and misunderstood creatures.

It's only one opinion, but it's an opinion that has been formed by nearly 12 years of being in TWP. Therefore, I think I can say with a degree of certainty what is true to the nature of TWP and what isn't.

It's something Glenda once mentioned.... never mind. Hi DH, welcome to TWP. I'm BBD - in charge of wine, dancing girls and snark.

You do realise PD that you are probably the first person ever to receive a public apology from Eli. I had to reach for my defibrillator when I saw it. Only joking Eli.

Personally I think you have every right to be concerned. Don't get me wrong I have a lot of respect for Vlagh/Pieconium/Ivan and his achievements in the NS universe. Trust him? Not so much.

An apology is a good start, but soft words butter no parsnips. I'll put my little rebellion on hold for now and wait and see what transpires. No mean Machiavelli is ingenious Ivan Moldavi. And if you can name the movie I paraphrased that from without going to the Internet, I'll buy you a beer. Most TWPian thing? I beg to differ and I've been around here a lot longer than most. It is a most un-TWPian thing. Most of our off-site governments have not had or needed a buffer or fuse between the Delegate and the government. Please don't try and sell this as something it isn't.

Expect the unexpected. And booze, lots of booze.

Aaargh, a marsupial! Hi KK.

Welcome to TWP, home of the free form government and the paragraph. I'm Bhang Bhang Duc, former Delegate, current rabble-rouser and imbiber of fine wines and beers.

Hi Avadon, welcome to the forums. Normally we would have dancing girls and wine, but the ladies are on strike and the wine.... Well, let's just say my new wine export business is going rather well.

We've been that way ourselves in the past. Thankfully we moved on.

I'm definitely going to give this thread a reboot. Sunspots, Pluto, Rosetta - lots to discuss. Give me a little time, currently manning the revolutionary barricades.

Remember TWP is your home. Come back when you can.

He was good - top bloke. Well this is encouraging. Ideas from the citizens. The Delegate and Guardians sounding like they're listening and willing to work on/improve the systems we have. Fundamentally I am not against dissolving a system of government - but not until it has been shown to be unworkable. And an agreed path forward from that position is also required, not one that's imposed and which the citizens of TWP have no stake in.

Give me one good reason why not, because so far you have displayed a stunning lack of leadership on these forums.

You don't get to choose who is an Admin here.

The Government of TWP is in your hands people. It is not Vlagh's or URAP's to dissolve at their whim. Do not be sheep. Fight for your right to maintain a government you voted for. Were there problems? Yes, no doubt. The solution is not to have a hissy fit and chuck everything out. Look at the issues, work with people and find a path forward. Instead we're going to get some half-baked plan imposed. The revolution starts here!

Are you sure you've got that the right way around? *coughs* Yes man.

Revolution anyone?

Interesting.

Your first surmise is incorrect - this is me taking pot shots at something I regard as stupidity. It is not an Old Guard/New Guard thing. A little opposition is good for the soul as well. Your last surmise about old Welshmen is entirely right.

Can't take a little heat? Leave the kitchen then. Strangely enough this is primarily an English language site - trying to be smart in another language either shows you to be vain beyond belief or a complete prat. I'm sure many in the wider Gameplay world thought the same when the first issue was published. Oh by the way for me it's a toss-up between vanity and prat. Hard to call at the moment.