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I'd love to check it out some time when I'm free. I probably won't have time to build anything spectacular though. My Minecraft name is Arancaytar.

On the assumption I'm going to stay for some time, I guess I should do this again. :) WA and TNP nation is the Endless Empire of Ermarian. I, Ermarian, as the leader of The North Pacific nation of the Endless Empire of Ermarian, pledge loyalty to the Constitution, Bill of Rights and Laws of...

It's not too difficult to display an additional dimension using size or color. The difficult part would be accurately measuring influence, since the ordinary ranking - and even the ejection cost estimate - isn't fine enough. It might be possible to combine ejection-cost surveys from lots of...

Actually I just spent an hour or so on this. :P

So, um, hey again. I guess most of you'll be surprised to see me here again, apart from Eluvatar and a few who've seen me around on IRC. Also, sorry for that episode last year. RL issues closed in, but I shouldn't have disappeared like that. :pinch: During a recent discussion on endorsements...

I'll run for delegate, if I may. (Oh, and sorry for disappearing for over a week. In short succession of each other, I got sick, lost my glasses, and got a toothache. When Murphy comes calling, he doesn't do half-measures. :P )

Renewing some of our foreign relations would probably do TNP good. What do you all think?

WA and TNP nation: Ermarian Speaker: Dalimbar. He's much better than that Abstain dude.

So apparently, someone got a telegram recruitment they didn't like, responded to it, and the next thing I know I get this in my TG inbox: You have to love that. From the name, flag and motto, it appears he is also crusading against either Krulltopia's spam ban, or feeder-specific spam rules in...

Five years, wow. Is Nasicournia still an international presence?

Pajamas. I tend to spend my first week of holidays in terminal laziness.

I confess that Age of Empires II is my favorite RTS ever. (Favorite turn-based would be Sid Meyer's Alpha Centauri.)

The Speaker leads the assembly's proceedings and oversees the form and procedure, opens and closes the vote on proposed bills, and sets the agenda. It basically parallels the role of the Speaker in the real-life US house of representatives.

FINALLY that word makes sense. I was beginning to catch on during the "Crimson" coup, but now I realize that "rouge" has been the correct spelling all along. :rofl:

Let me reiterate that I wouldn't be party to this in any case. I like not being evil. :P But I can't bear baseless speculation without data. If I were a bit more experienced, I would try to create a statistical model and set up a rigorously planned experiment, but I don't know enough to do...

Well, it is possible to conduct an experiment that will give evidence for or against the theory. The theory predicts that a new nation's probability of ending up in a given feeder is dependent on the feeder's size (more simply: A nation is more likely to end up in a small feeder than in a big...

I do admit it sounds temptingly pragmatic :P . But if the hypothesis of balancing nation births is correct, why does the Pacific hover at a far lower level than the other feeders without rising rapidly? The growth rate of all feeders looks very equal, as this plot shows: (The periodic drops...

It's been over a week, but it feels like only the forum tag makes it all legitimate. (Or as legitimate as I can be without ever having been elected. If I understand it correctly, the legal argument is that by being in the Security Council, I became next in line after the Vice Delegate in an...

Thank you for volunteering. Eluvatar will oversee the Special Election for Speaker. :yes:

... ethnic cleansing for the win! Evil? You bet. Sustainable? Not since the introduction of influence. Edit: I forgot to add that this would also create a steady stream of resentment by nations that consider their blanket ejection for refusing to register at another site unjust. Even without...

Damn! He's using the Chewbacca defense!

What has the Azure Alliance done that deserves repudiation? I'm afraid I missed a few months.

Your idea paints a nice picture, but depends on a very wise leader and one who would never abuse the region's trust. The history of TNP suggests that this is not realistic. I agree that the executive should be less hindered by bureaucracy than it is now, because the government currently moves...

Good idea. Little discourages participation more than the 30-day rule. TNP natives are most encouraged to join the forum when something special happens that they can be part of, and elections are a regular major event. Even when elections are announced well in advance, it seems silly to say...

Eluvatar has declared that Grimalkin is removed from the office of Speaker, pending the conclusion of the trial, and that special elections for the Speaker of the Regional Assembly are to be held immediately. As acting Delegate, I will appoint an Electoral Commission to conduct this election...

I'm not sure I get the idea. When does the next less powerful delegate take over - when the current delegate goes bad, or when the current delegate is ousted by invaders? While we establish a protocol, it should be kept in mind that the more people it involves, the more certain it is to fail...

By size and familiarity, other than the Feeders, 10000 Islands is a region with which we should probably reestablish diplomatic relations. Also, which extra-regional alliances are we currently in, or on friendly terms with? Or at least were, before we dropped off the international map?

Speaking of part-time judiciary - how about juries? Implementing some kind of jury duty would lessen the commitment required from a full-term judge (which essentially consists of lots of boredom with some random days of lots of work), while giving more people the opportunity to contribute a bit.

After almost a week, the response so far has been rather below what we should expect, and far less than what is needed if we are to succeed in revitalizing the region and building a government before the situation devolves again. I was originally in accord with the idea to protect this process...

I am supposed to be studying for an exam early tomorrow.