Fujai

Why You Hate Comic Sans The article fails to mention the one use of Comic Sans: that it is fairly legible to those with dyslexia, although other fonts like Dyslexie and OpenDyslexic are better designed and even more readable.

For the most part, in Hall elections, the most capable candidate has been chosen. In many cases that candidate happened to also be the most popular. I feel like it would increase participation and interest, and it would be a fairly simple change overall, the most jarring part of it would be ideological. We already have a strong meritocracy, and there's no reason that electing the Delegate would change that. I agree that it isn't much used, but it also isn't much advertised. My real gripe with it is that one of the people your appeal is heard by is the one who ejected you. Selecting jurors ad hoc would limit the bias of potential appeals and trials. I'd argue that ones in the dispatch are in a similar design, but a different style. The design is good, it's the execution that I feel is problematic and counter to accepted flag design, mainly with the gradient. A lot of flags on NS aren't so much flags for a nation or region as banners for a personality, which isn't bad, but perhaps not appropriate for a region. I can get a map made up this weekend, I think. I like the style Bran did it in, but a larger scale would be better. I can make a thread for it over in RP if you're into it and make an announcement on the RMB and Discord to start taking requests. Medio is the caretaker for Darkipedia right now, so it'd be up to him, but I'm glad you're into a redesign! You're right that it's not too much to ask, but in some cases it's just too much for people to do. At that point I don't think there's much to do apart from making it as accessible as possible. The RMB Etiquette dispatch might be one page, but there's just a lot of information there and it's not very user friendly. A little formatting could go a long way on that one in particular, though you're right that we're doing better than a couple years ago. I didn't know that the WFE had a size limit, is that determined by the amount of code or the amount of text displayed? Those numbers sound right, and if so that's a lot of progress. The most prevalent loss of population is probably less on banjections and more on people just leaving for their multitude of reasons. Comic Sans is overused and badly designed. Far be it from me to outlaw your fun, but there are plenty of fonts out there that can be upbeat and warm while keeping good design standards. I suggest looking at Google Fonts for others that may be better designed.

I love the spirit of this thread, and with that being said, here goes nothing! Government reforms - parliamentary system The delegate is elected by the Hall of Nations. This encourages participation in forum government, and keeps the delegate responsive to the people. The Hall would probably function as it does, although the Delegate could assume the Speaker's function. I don't have much thought on that at the moment. Ministers would continue to be elected or appointed as normal. Guardians would either stay as normal, or would have their positions assumed by the Ministers. Alternatively, a Minister of Security could be created that heads the Guardians. A vote of no confidence by the Hall can trigger a special election, with the victor serving until the end of the next term. No confidence votes can be used to either replace a single Minister or Delegate, or to remove and replace the whole Government. A better judicial system where people can appeal ejections and the like, where the people doing the ejecting don't sit on the jury. Have a functioning intelligence division. I've never seen or heard of any real activity in there, though perhaps they just do their jobs really well. Brainstorm ways to make the Hall actually matter outside of elections. Other assorted gripes The TWP flag could use an update. Since the last change, it's bothered me that the rays aren't symmetrical. Also gradients just aren't good for flags. An update should be something simple and instantly recognizable as TWP's flag. I have some variations that I've made over time here. Official dispatches should have a cohesive aesthetic. Everything looks so much better when there's a contiguous theme between dispatches. Think of us as an RL university. You would want the websites for the colleges and departments to follow the theme of the main university page so that people know they're on a university website. TWP colors would need to be solidified. I recommend #CC0000 for the red, #481C5E for the purple, and white. In dispatch terms, there should be a single header style, with a graphic and title that makes it obvious it's an official TWP dispatch. One menu below that would be for the main pages that should always be a click away. A second menu could be located either below that or to the side, that lists a table of contents or quick links specific to that dispatches needs. Here is an example of what I'm thinking of. A single body style would control the font and size used, as well as the way headings and subsections look and are divided. The footer style would be mainly aesthetic, containing a small section of quick links that includes the umbrella dispatch. @Neenee, how do you feel about these flag and theme ideas? We're really missing out on a vibrant part of a community by neglecting RP. We've kind of just accepted the fact that it isn't going to be popular in TWP, but it feels like we just need to collectively give it a shot. This can be in a ton of ways, there can be a lot more than just story RP and the like. It seems to me that there's a good possibility of using our nations for this, what with the map and factbook success we've had in the past. Edit: What I mean by "using our nations" is by encouraging things like the Teikei and the LoEA On that note, I'd be willing to put together a new map and keep it updated and try revamping Darkipedia, there's a whole lot of potential there. Here is a mockup for Darkipedia's main page. @Mediobogdum and @Davelands, I'm curious as to what you think of these. There are too many banjections for minor infractions. It'll take more effort to explain our rules to people, but it's certainly worth a shot. People don't like to read on the internet. Just tossing our rules at people and ejecting them when they don't read them isn't doing us any favors. That information should be offered in multiple places and different depths. There should be a very condensed form on the WFE, a more in depth form explained when people ignore what is on the WFE, and finally a dispatch with the whole list and explanations for after an RMB/telegram explanation. Newbies might be smelly at first but they tend to get better with age if we just give them a shot in the beginning, metaphorical or otherwise. Edit: Comic Sans and Papyrus should be outlawed in this region for crimes against humanity.

Just found how to search by group, here's a partial list of those who need mask removal: Adytus Alistia Andre Ark Arthur K. Vasentius (not Arthur Draig Kirkland Vasentius, I assume this is Art's original account?) Colonge Denizen Kane FedoraDan-Skymoot Fellos Frourraw Gregund Ghurka Granite Heights Imbergamostan Iron Harbinger the Faithless Iskapsia Jeekwigges Kade W. Vasentius Malvacka Marilyn Manson Freaks MaxSuchar Olgritch Polandonia2 Poterrae quietdad Royal Chaos Rylipphinesia Small Huts That Called the Vlagh The Garfieldites TunApocalypse Tyrranim tyty111 West Aton Secand Willinois Xerox Prime However, it appears that this is not a full list. I used the member search and filtered for the Hall of Nations group. The problem is it seems it lists people who are only in the Hall of Nations group, and when another group is added, it searches for "Hall of Nations" or "other group," not "Hall of Nations" and "other group," so I can't seem to get a full list. I'm not sure if the admin panel would have anything more complete or not? Of course I only realized this after I went through the whole thing, so I figured I'd leave out those that needed to get new masking for when we get a full list.

I don't know if or how many people are improperly masked as Hall of Nations, but only the people in this list should be masked.

I for one use Discord for the daily running of R&C simply because it's the only place where I can have a discussion on whatever random topic with only the other ministers, assistants, and guardians. I agree that if there were a place to do that on the forum I would gladly use said place.

Nice to see you around!

Meaningless posting is the best kind of posting! Try checking out the Clubhouse for some time wasting opportunities!

I'm not sure which s you're referring to, but in telegrams you can only link urls in text from the NS site, not external ones.

I don't believe centering works in telegrams, sadly. As for fun, I leave that up to your disgression. Perhaps "It's the best place to learn how to play the game, meet new people, get involved at your own pace, and have fun!

Okay, that's interesting, but doesn't surprise me too much. Just removing the hr should be fine, they were just for dividers, but an enter between the "welcome to nationstates" and "first, let me bid you welcome lines would be helpful without the horizontal lines.

I copied everything directly from the dispatch I used, which I had tested in a telegram. Can you send a screenshot of what went wrong?

Thank you so much! You rock!

@Big Bad Badger The welcome telegram is ready!

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Board of Questions FAQ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here you will find answers to many common questions and links to more information than you wanted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Questions: What is NationStates? Well...It's a nation simulation game where you respond to issues to mold your country and interact with the players and regions around you. Can I declare war on someone? No, this is not a war game. What region am I in? You're in The West Pacific! Commonly known as the Best Pacific, we have all that you could ever want in a region, so stick around and find out! Who and what is a Delegate? Our Delegate is Big Bad Badger. He is the leader of our region. What's the government like? The West Pacific (TWP) is a meritocracy. This means that if you work hard and show that you can do well, you will advance in rank. Our region is headed by the Delegate, who is assisted by his/her Guardians. The Delegate is free to choose their own Guardians and a successor at any time. We have a legislature called the Hall of Nations that is headed by a Speaker. There are multiple Ministries, including Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, WA Affairs, Military, and Recruitment and Citizenry. Some Ministers are elected and some are not, our "constitution" is viewable here. I like roleplay, do you have that? We sure do! We especially like pen and paper RPGs here in TWP, but we have a roleplay channel on our Discord server, a factbook encyclopedia, nation RP, and much more on our forums! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Links! Guides: Survival Guide to NationStates <-- This is one of the best guides out there. Official Game FAQ TWP Government: Manners of Governance Current members of government Endorsement Cap Code of Conduct RMB Etiquette Hall of Nations Internal Affairs Foreign Affairs WA Affairs Recruitment and Citizenry Board of Questions Dispatch The West Pacific Armed Forces (TWPAF) NS Daily Issues TWP Stuff: TWP Forum TWP Discord TWP News and Information! (Foreign Affairs Updates, Newspaper, TWP Radio, TWPAF, and more!) Community Interest Survey (from your friends at Internal Affairs) Flags by Fujai Darkipedia, the Chocolatey Encyclopedia General NS Stuff: Acronyms List of NS Codes World Assembly: Security Council Guide General Assembly Guide -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm sure I missed tons of useful things, please send me a PM/TG so I can add things. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the Board of Questions! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here we have two goals: 1) Provide everyone with quality information. 2) [REDACTED] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a few things you should know first: We will do our best to not simply answer your question, but to point you to the sources that contain the information you need so that you can find the answer yourself. Many questions can be answered this way, but not all of them. Also, there is an FAQ post in this forum that deals with some common questions pertaining to the game and TWP. This post also contains links to more information than you could possibly want. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now then, to utilize this service you must first read the FAQ, then you can: Make a post in this subforum with your question in the title. Send a telegram on NS to a member of the Board. Send a message on our forum to a member of the Board. Send a message on Discord to a member of the Board. Once you've done one of these things, a member of the Board will respond with an answer. Be aware, not all of us are awake or available at all hours, so it may take time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current members of the Board: Fujai - Minister of Recruitment and Citizenry and resident flag nerd -- Forum - Discord: Fujai#6074 Arthur - Assistant Minister of Recruitment and Citizenry and has too many connections -- Forum - Discord: Arthur K. Vasentius#9813 Drall - Sergeant at Arms and all around wise guy -- Forum - Discord: Drall#5345 Prole - Minister of Internal Affairs and really likes RPGs -- Forum - Discord: Prole Confederation#1966 Halo - Speaker of the Hall of Nations and way too involved -- Forum - Discord: Halo#7513 Drak - Minister of NS Daily Issues and recently risen from the dead -- Forum - Discord: Drachmaland#8355 Medio - TWP Guardian and proverbial Grumpy Old Sage -- Forum - Discord: Medio#1470 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Since you said we could have multiple submissions per category, here are mine: Beauty One A: http://i.imgur.com/gbihpWp.png Two A: http://i.imgur.com/y0XRwYS.png Three A: http://i.imgur.com/Ehh07I3.png #UsePurpleMore Four A: http://i.imgur.com/q3odbUD.png Brotherhood: One B: http://i.imgur.com/oxUT28H.png Two B: http://i.imgur.com/8rTShrD.png Three B: http://i.imgur.com/MYIaJnR.png Four B: http://i.imgur.com/HStVYNp.png

Are we limited to one submission per category?

Absolutely! I was waiting until you got things more sorted out, so I'll add you up right away! Until the subforum for it gets put up I don't really have any plans for it, as it is mostly necessary for function.

I had forgot about that one, thanks for the reminder!

I got my brain working and put a preliminary dispatch up: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=804336 It needs more on the FAQ side, I think, but at least the formatting is down. If you guys have any suggestions I'd love to add them.

I may be mistaken, but I think you can change your display name from your account settings.

Those are some points I hadn't much considered. I don't think the timezone issue is too much of a worry, because it isn't like we get responses horribly quick as it is. The current membership is US based for now, but many of us are night owls or early risers, so I think there should only be a couple hours in the middle where there might not be a prompt response. Once we get going, we'll see how much of an issue it is, I think and then address it accordingly. As for languages, I really hadn't thought of that. We don't get many people who can't speak English at all, and on the Board we have a couple who are at least proficient in other languages. Past that we can direct people to others who do speak that language should the need arise as you suggest. I think keeping a list of regions dedicated to a certain language is a fantastic idea. We've had it come up on occasion that I've seen.

Don't feel bad, I had to delve deep and greedily to figure out all the codes that would work in a telegram. I still feel like the shouldn't...

I'm glad you like it! The sad part is that color doesn't work in telegrams As for the link, I just got the workings of the Board together, so once the subforum gets up I'll put that link in there.