Westwind Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 This embassy thread is created for the NationStates Republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolheath Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 an you haven't provided a liquor cabinet for the last 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
People United Together Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 its' okay, we brought our own ale! SPECIAL NEWS BROADCAST:The Presidential Election has opened! And vote for amendments! Want to talk to someone? USE THE CHANNEL: #nsrepublic State of the Alliance: Regions: 19* House of Lords: 34 Capital: Atrigeas *Note: Three regions' memberships are pending. Presidential Election vote: http://z13.invisionf...p?showtopic=221 Candidates: Punk Daddy (NSR founder) People United Together Punk Daddy's Platform: So what is next the NationStates Republic? Let me tell you what I envision. I created this Republic now an Alliance with the sole purpose of being the most dominant multi-regional organization in the game. That was the only reason, the ONLY reason. In the beginning, we attracted a number of regions because with TWP’s name attached to it, this wasn’t that hard to do. Still, people were uncomfortable with becoming a true Republic and have extra-regional people have a say in their internal politics. Ok, those days are behind us but through the process we still have a number of political allies from which to leverage. As your President, I will be the face of the organization but myself and ED have been just that for the past two years anyway in fact or in practice. But, the strength of an organization of this size is in the number of people associated with it so while I’ll be out their shilling the NSR, I will seek to expand the powers and duties of a number of our officers so that we can make those positions worth having. Here is a list of specifics if you elect me the next President: Military Conference I plan to hold a pan-regional Military Conference where I will be looking to get agreement/confirmation from Republic region as to exactly what we’d like our military to be – raider, defender, freelancers? Do we want to join with organizations such as the UDL or NPA in defending regions? Do we want to join with raiders or do we want to just do our own thing? I have a number of ideas on the subject, but I will hold a conference so that we can develop consensus. Development of a Voting Bloc Developing a voting bloc will be one of the key initiatives I undertake during my presidency. I believe an active military and an active voting bloc increases our in-game power. The key will be to get TWP and our other larger regions on board first so that we can market this aspect of the NSR. If we can make our alliance the place where authors need to go in order to secure passage of their resolutions that would be nothing short of amazing. Even if we do not attain those levels, if we are able to develop a bloc consisting of 800-1000 votes, we will be a major player in the World Assembly. I will seek to have our World Assembly Mininster lead these discussion and my hope is Elas Greyjoy will serve in that capacity. I also hope that he will develop a system for the alliance to take positions on World Assembly matters and post them for the larger NS world to see. Energizing the House of Lords The next objective will be one of the more difficult ones – energizing the House of Lords. The Lords presently do not have a function that keeps people’s interest on a daily basis and so immediately I am going to rectify this by giving power back to the HoL to admit members. I am not going to approve members for the sake of expediency, but will return us to our roots where HoL members questioned applicants and voted on their admittance. I will work with the Speaker to develop this plan. The other side of this coin is addressing inactive HoL members. An idea I have toyed around with has been an activity requirement. Perhaps something as minimal as one post per month or one every two weeks. But we have HoL members and regions that are very inactive and we need to energize them or part ways. This will not be a fun effort but is something that we must undertake for the alliance to progress forward. Amendment Convention Reset I also plan to reset the Amendment Convention and not completely remove all the work that has been done but develop a process that has more participation. Participation is not easy to get and PUT has done an admirable trying to get more regions to participate, but I’m not quite sure the alliance is active enough, en masse, to really do an amendment convention justice. Once we have more active participation this will be an activity boon. Right now, any changes we make will be made by 5-6 people and we’ll lose an opportunity to get buy-in/input from other members who we just need to activate. I will confer with the active members of the alliance on this, but I believe this is the direction we should go. Forum Reorganization We have too many forums, as you have to scroll everywhere to find things. I am going to clean this up so we can a forum that’s easy to use. An easy-to-use forum invites activity whereas something this large doesn’t. If we use The North Pacific as an example of a forum that has a lot of activity you’ll see that their organization is much simpler than ours. We need to start using the sub-forum function. People United Together's Platform: I'm going to be straight forward. The last four months have been an honor, and I mean it. I got to know many members' leaders, and see new ones emerge. I also saw the progression of this forum, and the incorporation of 6 new regions, and three more on the way. Last election, my platform was to make a communication network, ie: the NSR outposts. I also honored the promise made by ED to amend the Constitution after the presidential election. Then I took charge and got things moving. I made a plan, and it has been in my signature for the most part: Plan of Action: 1) Coalition/Wargames 2) Elections 3) Convention/Amendments 4) Resources/Roleplaying 1) Coalition: My first priority after the Outposts and a roster, was Security. I established a coalition called the Republic Volunteer Coalition, and took control of Warzone Africa for the NSR. Then the world noticed we were still around. Then I asked military leaders from across the Republic to draft a Pact to present to the House of Lords. It incorporates ideas from Tzepam and Quinntopias, the only ones who came. You can see it here: http://z13.invisionf...p?showtopic=177 The Republic Volunteer Coalition is neutral because we have member regions across the Raider/Defender spectrum. However, we will both defend members and counterattack aggressors. 2) Elections I opened elections and nominated those who had already shown initiative in their areas. I also appointed Punk Daddy as Vice President, and Shadowtech as Defense Minister. Then I created the Group of Five, the "cabinet" of all officers that discuss the issues of the Republic. I have thus sought to create a team that would lead the Republic. 3) Convention/Amendments: Our Constitution was rough and needed work. I opened a Convention to hear everyone's ideas, but few showed up, even after months of News Updates. Then I learned from my experience as President, and proposed a shorter term for the President, and the creation of other institutions. A lower house, the Assembly, was taken out of the original Constitution, so I proposed an advisory Citizen Assembly. Then the Security Council to form the core of the House of Lords and drive its activity, plus its oversight of the Executive. To aid the SC, I proposed the Ombuds to report on the officers' activities--a necessary function if officers ever slack off. So, I urge you to vote for the Amendments, they will spur activity from both Lords and regular Citizens, and here's why: 4) Resources/Roleplaying The most participation we have had before my presidency was an unused Troll List, and the Aid Crews created by ED, which were very successful. The only participation I've managed to procure was the Coalition and Convention. Because we now have a Cabinet, and will have an Assembly and Security Council, anyone who wants to participate in DECISIONS will be able to, even if they arent a lord. That means people will come to the forum, then they will join the Coalition, and help WA Minister Skyrim Diplomacy (Elias Greyjoy) create his WA Pact. Additionally, I will gather the best Roleplays from across the Republic for the Assembly to play. Then they can bring the ones they like back to their region. They will also have access to guides for recruiting, founding regions, creating political parties, and transitioning governments. That means every member region will share its strengths, and thus strengthen their weaknesses. If I'm president for two more months, we will be 19 member regions working together. Elect me President, and I will have the time I need to finish my plan! Amendments: Amend NSR Name: vote: http://z13.invisionf...p?showtopic=202 Amend Bill of Rights vote: http://z13.invisionf...p?showtopic=203 Amend Legislation vote: http://z13.invisionf...p?showtopic=205 Amend Officers vote: http://z13.invisionf...p?showtopic=206 Amend Tribunal vote: http://z13.invisionf...p?showtopic=207 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Emperor Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 Election link... "You do not have permission to view this topic" I presume that's because it's only for House of Lord members ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
People United Together Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Unfortunately. TWP needs more lords, perhaps ask the delegate to appoint you as one? (The NSR Constitution says she can, regardless of TWP's laws.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 *chuckles* As I recall, our assigned Lords are: Yy4u Tweedy Enlightened Defenders I believe that means our roster is full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedy Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
People United Together Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Does anyone know that Punk Daddy has illegally couped me as NSR President? Yep, check it out: http://z13.invisionfree.com/nationstatesrepublic/index.php?showtopic=241&st=0last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 Hey there PUT, good to see you. I am aware of the situation, and am in touch with PD and Yy. I must say, NSR has not been much on my mind over the holiday season and I'm working on getting back up to speed on things. While I have no statement on the situation at the moment, I will say that the actions taken by PD were not authorized by The West Pacific. Nor were we aware of any issues with NSR until today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedy Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I'm sure things will be sorted to everyone's satisfaction, eventually. There has been a conflict between responsibilities, communication and assumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 Sounds like a typical day in NS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
People United Together Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 a typical day anywhere! Tzepam, lord from Region Inc and its Chairman, has argued for the HoL to be allowed to sort this out. I quite agree. I think the amendments that have majorities in favor should be passed. Then we can just hold new elections to fill the seats of not only the presidency, but also the new Security Council, office of Ombuds and others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Letting the HoL sort the issue out seems a good idea to me, as it truely represents all active Alliance member regions. In a conflict of leadership, those that they represent must have their say. Elsewise, the alliance has a fair chance of splitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Despite an enthusiastic and promising beginning, and save for the odd pie-in-the-sky attempt to lure members back with an assortment of scrolling warnings of doom and the inactive ex-President returning fleetingly to demand his Presidency back - only to return to his inactivity, the NSR is now effectively non-active. Root admin is to be transferred to the founder Punk Daddy. R.I.P? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkdaddy Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 hopefully we'll be alive soon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedy Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 ....................... Root admin is to be transferred to the founder Punk Daddy. As you were - changed my mind...PD informed. I tempered my frustration with social responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Emperor Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 How Peter Parker of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedy Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Peter Parker? Isn't he the one that picked a pack of pickled peppers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligent Holograms Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 The NationStates Republic... A noble idea for sure, but one wonders whether more planning should have gone in before it was created (the establishment of an actual aim of the Republic for instance, as it is clear that this was not established (and still hasn't been)). Where is the peck of pickled peppers that Peter Parker picked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedy Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 The direction of NSR was not my province. Being root admin and doing the graphics is no big-deal if you know what you're doing and you enjoy doing it. What is a great pain is the work time you have spent on the forum only for it to become a wasteland! I know that everyone that's been in that position feels the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligent Holograms Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Are people still working on NSR or has it been completely discarded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Emperor Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I think it's near completely discarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligent Holograms Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 A shame, it could have been great and a force of the like that NS has never seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Emperor Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I think The Pacific is hopin' that becomes SovCon, but that treaty is one it's way to bein' soundly defeated in at least one region I know of right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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