A mean old man

HI. I AM AMOM. THIS IS AN UPDATE. ... TEP is doing well. Lots of stuff is happening. My news writing agency is slacking off. ...and that's about it! Till next time!

Can we talk on Skype or IRC at some point?

This argument is fairly superfluous. My definition of "rogue," which would apply in a region like TEP, TSP, or TNP, would probably not apply in a region like TP or TWP. In this sense we may be speaking in two different dialects and becoming frustrated when they fail to overlap. It seems the concern expressed regarding this opinion is directed at the "emergency situations" clause, which, as I stated, can only be invoked by the government of an involved region. It would seem TWP's concern here, as it relates to the Treaty itself, relates to the ability of an involved "government" to declare a state of emergency and seek the assistance of involved regions. The posters here are implying that, in TWP, there is a definable separation between "government," "delegate," and "community," and that the ability of the "government" to declare such a state of emergency could be contrary to the ideals/interests of TWP as a whole. Is this correct? If so, how do you propose it be remedied? As I stated, the Treaty is safely vague and could be made even more vague in certain areas, though after a point the ambiguity could give the text infinite interpretations, which is not the intended goal. I personally have had very little interaction with TWP and do not know as much about its functions as I would like to, so please bear with me here.

"Interesting graphic to characterize the GCR's. The Trident staff of the Feeders and the Grounding rod of the Sinkers." It's one of my favorite designs. Kudos to Heptimus for creating the high-res version. o7 "The definition of emergency situations would need to be fleshed out, IMO. Would a situation where the removal of a sitting but inactive delegate is engaged by members of that region be considered an emergency requiring a return to the "former, stable, and secure state." ? Is the right of a member region's nations to rebel recognized, or rather considered an emergency ?" The general vagueness of the clause was intentional. I have faith in those in power at the time of an emergency to classify and deal with it accordingly, and it is the responsibility of an involved government to classify an emergency situation within its own region (which helps to remove the possibility of other regions abusing the clause for the sake of causing trouble). Also, the idea that a corrupt government is not worth protecting is inherently worked into this proposal, as such a government would not be accepted as a part of this Alliance. A "rebellion" against a local, loyal government that hasn't sold itself out to foreign interests is most likely not a rebellion at all but a takeover attempt. If it is not a takeover attempt, it is misguided, as the best (and lasting) way to change a flawed (but not corrupt) system is by changing it from the inside, not by violently overthrowing it. If the situation is murkier than this ... as I said, we're all capable of using our good judgement. So many treaties and legal codes attempt to set everything in stone, portray things in black and white, and account for every possible turn of events when reality is far too convoluted for such compulsive effort to ever be worth expending. Perhaps, however, for the sake of preventing the clause from being ignored of misconstrued in certain situations, the word "former" should be removed from said clause. I will notify TEP and TP, the two other regions this treaty has currently been sent to of the concern expressed here and the possible solution I have proposed. I'll wait to see if you have further concerns/requests before doing this. ""Member regions..... pledge no greater allegiance to any entity that is not their respective local governments" This would seem to place offsite governments over the Delegates, which doesn't fit with the philosophy of The West Pacific" The Delegate is inherently a part of the presiding government. If he is not, chances are that he has gone rogue. Or perhaps his government is the entity that abandoned him and the wording of the Treaty favors his reign? The details of the situation would determine the nature of the allies' response, no? "I am interested in GCR cooperation and military coordination when our interested coincide, as long as each is also respected for itself and it's own philosphies and policies." The clauses in the second section of the document and the optional nature of the military ensures that this will either be the case or that the military simply will not function. "Taking another crack at this AMOM? I guess one thing we share in common is the pursuit of a pan-regional alliance." Let's see if our collaboration is a recipe for success. "I definitely echo WW's concerns. I'm personally not all too interested in such an alliance because they usually fall flat at the most inopportune times. In theory, I love them but in practice they just haven't been able to do much at all." The MPA, in the end, failed - not because of a weakness in its purpose, but because of a flaw in its design: the Assembly. Your Republic was similarly flawed and, similarly, petered out and died during inactive times. When the MPA was in place and active, however, The South Pacific and The Pacific were closer than they had ever been before and than they've ever been since. The NPO played a key role in defeating Frak in TSP and TSP likewise aided TP when its FA minister Antariel went rogue and tried to incite unjust rebellion there. The MPA ultimately failed, but I would not label it a "failure." With this treaty the MPA is revived and its faults are remedied - the Treaty stands alone even during times of inactivity and there is no Assembly to argue over or to kill the alliance during stagnant times.

I have responses to all of these queries and will get back to you as soon as I get home from work.

No idea where else to put this, so I'll put it here. For your consideration. Comments/questions welcome. Treaty: Regions which may ratify this Treaty and take part in this Alliance (The Modern Pacific-Sinker Alliance or MPSA) are as follows: The Pacific, The East Pacific, The South Pacific, The West Pacific, The North Pacific, Lazarus, The Rejected Realms, Balder, Osiris. The government of any one of these regions may ratify this Treaty at will and henceforth agrees to abide by the terms set forth within this document. All member regions of The Modern Pacific-Sinker Alliance will pledge no greater allegiance to any entity that is not their respective local governments (the governments which have ratified this Treaty). No member region of The Modern Pacific-Sinker Alliance will initiate or facilitate the overthrowing, the infiltration, or the unjust denigration (slander) of a fellow Alliance member region and/or its government. No MPSA-involved region's government which has ratified this Treaty will usurp or replace with itself the government of another MPSA-involved region. No government of any Modern Pacific-Sinker Alliance member region which has ratified this Treaty will willingly allow itself to be replaced by any governmental body which originates from any place foreign to the MPSA-involved region which it controls. No government of any Modern Pacific-Sinker Alliance member region which has ratified this Treaty will allow itself to be usurped for the purposes of entities foreign to the MPSA-involved region which it controls. Likewise, no government of any Modern Pacific-Sinker Alliance member region will willingly allow its region to be exploited by any forces foreign to the MPSA-involved region which it controls through action such as: the distribution of World Assembly member nations to foreign regions or organizations in return for any sort of political favor as if these nations were some sort of item meant for barter or to be used as currency (not including the movement of troops in a military operation), the sale of governmental influence or positions to foreign leaders in return for any sort of favors from the foreign leaders' regions or organizations as if such influence was an item meant for barter or a form of intangible currency, and the entrance of any Alliance-bound delegate’s voting power into any kind of World Assembly voting bloc foreign to the GCRs and foreign to the MPSA. Upon a member region's violations of these terms it is no longer to be considered a member of the Modern Pacific-Sinker Alliance. A corrupt/usurper government inherently in violation of these terms which attempts to ratify this Treaty is not to be considered a member of the Modern Pacific-Sinker Alliance. On the occasion of an emergency situation in a member region of the MPSA (which is to be deemed as such by the government of the MPSA-involved region in which the emergency situation is extant), the other member regions should attempt anything and everything within their power to end such a state of emergency and return the other member region to its former, stable, and secure state. Modern Security Force: With the existence of this Treaty likewise emerges the existence of the Modern Security Force (MSF). The primary directive of this pan-GCR military, which comes before all other activities in which it partakes, will be to act to end "emergency situations" such as those referenced in the final clause of the Treaty as quickly and as efficiently as possible without jeopardizing the sovereignty of member regions. Participation in this military is voluntary and will be decided by the appropriate officials within each member region. Any member region that joins MSF has the right to leave at any time. Any member region that joins must assign its two highest ranking military officers to the MSF Council within the MPSA's forum. This Council will decide via informal consensus how to organize the military and where to send it. The consent of appropriate officials is required before MSF troops are to engage in a mission that does not pertain to local emergency situations. This fundamental detail aside, the organization of MSF is the responsibility of the leaders involved and may be subject to change. MSF will not engage in military activities irrelevant to the politics of its involved regions.

It came to the attention of The East Pacific today that Osiris's current delegate, The Dourian Embassy, after pitching a fit due to losing the elections there, defected and handed his nation to Nevadar of Gatesville. Inevitably, Nevadar decided to stage a coup of Osiris and name it a protectorate of Gatesville. Gatesville has since held its position through the suppression of the region's current government as well as of many of its local contributors on the Regional Message Board. The World Factbook Entry and the region's flag have been completely hijacked by the usurper delegate and serve the interests of this foreign foe. The East Pacific will not condone this activity and will do whatever is within its power to oust these usurpers. Osiris, while it is a relatively new GCR, had established as a community a generally locally-run government that has acted in the interests of its native nations and which has been interregionally accepted as long-term and legitimate. Lest the original be infiltrated, usurped, and corrupted beyond repair, we will accept no other Osiris regime. Gatesville is among the most persistent and reprehensible groups of people who attempt to meddle with the affairs of the Game-Created Regions and their methods, which revolve around "cosmopolitan" activity and hiding behind pseudonyms while they act in their own selfish interests in foreign regions, spewing meaningless but invigorating (to the dim-witted) propaganda about opposing the World Assembly and supporting national and regional sovereignty while their actions blatantly tell otherwise, corrupting formerly committed government officials and turning them on their regions before throwing them away later, and betraying the hospitality of benevolent governments as well as backstabbing many of their own members, are completely unforgivable. I as delegate of TEP have sent a declaration of war to the Magisterium for ratification. The East Pacific sees no reason to negotiate with such people as Gatesville and will make no attempts to do so. The East Pacific will engage in any efforts to forcibly remove them from Osiris as well as from any regions they inhabit in the future, should our legislature agree to war, and will unite its allies against them as well. We see no need to continue tolerating an entity that has become the embodiment of selfishness, dishonesty, and disloyalty in NS. ~ A mean old man, Delegate of The East Pacific

10 Year Anniversary From May 31st 2003 to May 31st 2013 marked a very important date in history for The Confederated East Pacific and our forum. 1 Infinite Loop obtained the Delegacy on May 25th 2003 and founded The Confederation East Pacific with the creation of our forum. Fast forward to 10 years later... both are still going strong and still growing. This update is dedicated to all the members of The East Pacific. From the ones who are no longer with us to the one who are with us now. Letter from the Provost by Bachtendekuppen By the end of April, the Magisterium had it's latest Provost Elections. The Provost is the one administering the Magisterium and organizing it's votes, among some other tasks. It is a vital function in this body's operations. Heronlord, Devont, Samuel Kudrow and me (Bachtendekuppen) decided to run for the position and the results were as follows: me (50%), Heronlord (25%), Samuel Kudrow (25%) and Devont (0%). Following the vote, I was installed as the new Provost on May 1, 2013. In recognition of his dedication and the work he has put in to the Magisterium, I decided to appoint Heronlord as Deputy Provost. I would like to thank Babiana, our previous Provost, for his magnificent work on the job. When he took the position it was as Deputy to Devont and he had to step up when Devont went temporarily inactive. Inheriting a somewhat disorganized Magisterium, he succeeded in pulling us back on the rails and was rewarded with another full term as elected Provost. You have these people who, when they leave a place, leave behind a messy desk or a house in dire need of cleaning and pest control, so to speak. But not with Babiana: he left a nice record of the Magisterium's laws, members and it's terms, after this had all not been updated in some while. It is a luxury to take this office after him and I hugely thank him for the great job he has done. If I can do it as well as he did, I'll be a happy guy. I'm also a rather happy guy being Provost myself now and I consider it a great honor. I have found myself to be very dedicated to this institution and I'll do my utmost, as I have always done. After some meager months, I'm also happy to say the Magisterium is up in numbers: the Magisterium now counts 11 members. We have done an amazing amount of work since the Provost elections and all members have been contributing well. The Magisterium has voted a resolution on Police Action, authorizing EPSA to take all necessary measures to retaliate against stubborn ad-spamming regions. Furthermore, in only a few weeks time and with thorough deliberations, a Holiday act and a new Education act have both passed. Alongside those deliberations, the Magisterium also approved East Malaysia as new Vizier and Babiana as General of the East Pacific Sovereign Army. It has been a productive month for sure. After the Delegate election, the Magisterium will resume it's activities. More will be coming! Scriptum Pacificus Orientalem by Bachtendekuppen; Edit by East Malaysia As a Magister and now as Provost, I have plowed through the forum of the Magisterium many times, searching for the laws I needed or wanted to read. They are centralized in the Magisterium's forum, though searching them out isn't always a fun thing to do. So, I bundled them all in several nonofficial publications, organized in sections and with a nice table of contents. This Scriptum contains all laws that are currently enforce, Magisterium resolutions and Standing Orders. Repealed laws or earlier amended versions I have left out, in order to keep a clear and accessible bundle for new and old members and for anyone who is curious about our laws in general. Available Publications: Scriptum Pacificus Orientalem I Scriptum Pacificus Orientalem I.1 Scriptum Pacificus Orientalem I.2 Scriptum Pacificus Orientalem II Scriptum Pacificus Orientalem II.1 The East Pacific Elections Come to an End by Tano A Mean Old Man comes out on top to become the newest delegate of TEP A Mean Old Man, or AMOM, has been declared the new delegate of The East Pacific. The field marshal led a neck and neck race with the other candidates, but ultimately came through in the end for a solid victory. The final results were as follows AMOM: 14 votes Old Federalia: 4 votes Babiana: 3 votes Samuel Kudrow: none (withdrew) There were also 5 abstentions, as well as 5 illegal votes from non-citizens. The new delegate has said that he plans on reviving the Foreign Affairs department, as he did when he was elected delegate before. He also talked about feeder unity and an ultimate goal of trying to unite the feeders again, as recent events have driven some feeders apart. He also has shown that he is vehemently against National Socialists (better known as Nazis) and will utilize the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army for striking back at the menace that is National Socialism. AMOM has also shown that he believes WA membership should be required for citizenship, and says he will utilize every means he has to try and educate people on the WA, as well as using mass telegrams to create more activity on the forums. He stated that he wished to get the University running again, but was against a newly passed Education Act that created several positions in the University, saying it bulked up the government too much. We look forward to this new era that AMOM is bringing, and hope that it is as grand as he has said it will be. He has shown that his main concern is Foreign Affairs, but will also work on creating more activity within the region. Check out the last interview with the fox guy thing, former Delegate Todd McCloud, by the Free Press News Service. "Left: A fox guy thing. Right: a disgruntled old human" Q&A: A Slanted Black Stripe by East Malaysia What made you decide to come back to NS/TEP? I have a lot of fond memories about the people here. It's not as much about coming back, as it is the resolution of things in my life that kept me away. Honestly, I hadn't planned to leave so abruptly. Without getting too heavy or too personal, I needed to spend a lot of my time helping several family members with health issues. It has also been about 5 years since I bought a new computer and as I was transferring files to the new one, I came across some things I had written for TEP. I wondered how all of you were doing. So after 4 years, I dropped in. For now, I've decided to stay and get involved. From your prospective, does TEP still feel the same or different? It's different. And yet ... Todd was the Delegate when I left and Todd is still the Delegate today! Lots of people have left and lots of new people replaced them. Todd tells me many of them got married. Some now have children. Life happens. I've been reading lots of old forum posts. I missed a lot of turmoil and drama. Just before I left, we spent a lot of time watching for invasions. It feels like a safer place now. Perhaps too safe. Perhaps this is why there are new discussions about changing the government, recruiting for an army, enhancing the university, and ending the "cosmopolitan" era. Since you've been gone, you've become a legend and now admired by many people. How does that make you feel? It's touching and a little awkward. I don't feel like a legend. I suspect most people, in a similar situation, would have done as I did. (Perhaps they would have even acted sooner than I did.) I think it is important to recognize that liberation required the action of many of the nations of TEP. I helped focus the action. I had tons of help. Everyone who participated should be part of the legend. Based on the list of Delegates of TEP, you had the shortest tenure as Delegate. With you joining the government again as a Magister... would you ever consider running to be Delegate and serving a full term? Ever? Maybe. In 2008, it was my sense the only way to liberate TEP required that I serve only as a transitional Delegate. We were displacing a dictator and I wanted everyone to understand that there would be elections and a new Delegate selected by the citizens. Many people were suspicious of my intentions. Some thought I was a secret puppet for a big time game player. I also don't know if I have enough new ideas to be the Delegate. There are lots of younger players in TEP who are energized and want to try new things. (In the meantime, please endorse me. But don't exceed the endo cap!) Who would you consider the most influential member of TEP (or NS in general)? Given the length of time he has been involved as Delegate, his prior experiences in NS, and his involvement across several regions, Todd appears to be the most influential. But what do I know? I've been gone for 4 years. To follow up with the previous questions. Did you ever have a member of TEP (or NS in general) that you admired? There are lots of nations I admire and much of it has to do with how I moved from minding my own business, answering issue questions, and eventually getting active in the forum and becoming Delegate. It starts with Stagnationstan. After the invasion in 2008, Stagnationstan always had mottos like "Free The East Pacific," "Overthrow Lady Phedre," and "Fight the Empire." It was through telegrams to and from Stagnationstan that I began to understand the situation. Then I joined the forum and I met Loop and all the people who had created and sustained the region. I admired them all. Eventually, I campaigned together with Dannistaan, asking nations in the region to endorse both of us, so we could replace the dictator. During this time, Kandarin and Lady Edea (later known as Der Fuhrer Dyszel) asked me a bunch of questions to determine if I was really a naive, slow-to-waken Ent, or some master gamer from the past, masquerading as a simpleton. After I passed the test, they advised and helped me. Then, after the dictator was gone, I admired all those who worked together to create the new government, which includes all of the above, plus many more that I will list (in no particular order) at the risk of overlooking and offending someone: Free Pacific States, Warre, Morhams, Lazlow, Drakkengard, Packilvania, Nylter, Todd, Bolshikstan, Kelssek, and East Malaysia. Apologies in advance if I overlooked anyone, but it was inspiring to see everyone working together. Do Slanted Black Stripes have a favorite color? If so... what is it? Stripes is not plural. There is only one stripe. A Slanted Black Stripe. So the apparent answer is black. Our flag has two other colors. Below the stripe is the lush green of our tropical islands. Above the stripe is clear blue of our skies and water. (How's that for the Chamber of Commerce description of ASBS?) ASBS is a multicultural place, so we have no favorites. We enjoy all colors. Except fuchsia. It hurts our eyes. Have you heard about Syrup, a film based on Max Barry's book of the same title? What do you think about it? Should Jenifer Government get a feature film?

Thanks. It wasn't my best, frankly, but it was evidently at least somewhat entertaining.

Greetings, friends! I, A mean old man, have once again been elected Delegate of The East Pacific. I will hereby be serving as the ambassador from The East Pacific to The West Pacific, and look forward to keeping you updated and entertained during the six months to come. Hail the Sovereign East! ~ AMOM

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The East Pacific. Did you make new forums?