Tresville
TNPer
I’d like to first thank the members of the region that nominated me for Prime Minister. I was not looking to run for this position again and was aiming towards any unfilled position where I could be of help.
Most of you know my history in TNP. I will not list my accomplishments and so fourth (most of them are already in my sig), it might seem like I am bragging. Please use this thread to ask me any questions, especially about my last term as Prime Minister. I am sure that a certain few still do not understand or like my past actions as PM….but I assure you that they are enjoying the results of those actions now.
I would like to inform those that like to bait me or push my buttons....I will ignore you, you won't get a rise out of me and I can assure you that (if elected) you will not be able to help outside regions get entrenched in TNP. Nuff said...now to the matter at hand.
If elected…my goals in a new term are as follows:
External affairs:
The past cabinets have succeeded in solidifying TNP’s identity and I am glad for it. We have steadily been loosening the grips on our foreign policy so that we can once again become an influential force in NS. This is something we must continue but not at the cost of our own identity.
I hope that the current endeavors in this thread (Click me) help to further open communications between the feeder governments. I would like to see the feeders work together on such areas as: a University, News reporting, and military aid. I hope to become very active in this to accomplish the goals mentioned in “The Center.”
Internal Affairs:
--- Every Cabinet has had to deal with Ministers leaving, going inactive or simply not doing their job. My past cabinets can tell you that I go to great lengths to make sure that every Ministry is handling their responsibilities…I communicate with all my Ministers and am always ready to jump in and help. In my last 2 terms I was forced to take on too many responsibilities left by inactive Ministers…something that many saw as power mongering (but this was not the case).
This time around (if elected) I will not be as intrusive on Ministers. Times are different and we have many members that are willing to step up and help the government where needed. I have no problem starting impeachment proceeding to keep a ministry active. We have to keep in mind that an active government increases forum and regional activity. Keeping our public services running is vital. We have a responsibility to our citizens, we must keep them informed and help them along however we can.
--- The constitution is something that many constantly complain about. As one of the leading authors of this document, I can tell you that it was made to be flexible. The constitution allows for changes to every aspect of the government and how it is run. If you have a problem with it…stop complaining and start proposing legislation.
I do not plan to be active in legislation as I was in the past. We have been blessed with some active Speakers who have done a stellar job. Though some people swear that “those who originally wrote the Constitution now protect it, to the detriment of the region” (Quoting Cathyy in Poltsamaa’s campaign thread), I can assure you that this is far from being factual. If you take a look at the constitutional convention you will see that few people participated in its actual composition. Many voted but few added sections to the document. The constitution we have has existed for a long time (since before the convention). We took the old constitution and mixed it with the suggestions of past and present citizens. I for one have not proposed legislation in a loooooong time and I don’t plan to. I will throw in my opinion if I see a proposal that will weaken the region…I expect all loyal citizens to do that. How can protecting the document that gives us our rights be detrimental? Trim it, streamline it, make it easier to read…I’m all for that…the constitution was made to grow and change with the region. I simply implore everyone, to make sure that the region is not weakened by legislation that will damage the Governments security. Understand that this is one of the ways to topple a government…weaken the constitution, allow outside influences to enter and become entrenched and then take over. We cannot allow this. I plan to use the PM system, ad boxes and threads to alert the RA’s about proposals that can harm the government. Hopefully we can stop any such legislation before it gets passed.
--- The NPA has been a big issue for the past few cabinets. Some want to scrap it, others want to revamp it…most of these members have rarely defended or are not really interested in the invading/defending aspect of the game. Military in NS is not like a real life Army…we need to understand how it works before we try to change it. Many never take the time to do so.
Lets be realistic people…TNP is not as interested as it used to in the defender game. Any active Defender will tell you that defending has been in a steady decline throughout NS. Defenders are turning invader just to keep active!! Do not blame MOD’s for that decline…it is happening everywhere.
During my VD endotarting I sent out countless TG’s to recruit for the army. I also payed for those ads that you see asking for citizens to join up….few have. When I was actively defending and commanding NPA…I had to recruit bored defenders and friends to join the NPA because few citizens could be up at update or just didn’t care for defending. The organization shared credit for successful missions with other defender groups…we never TOOK orders from any specific group...we worked together in unison to liberate or defend multiple regions. That is not a bad thing. It takes close to 10 members to properly coordinate such missions….and if you ask any defender who meets up on IRC to defend…they will tell you that we spot our missions on IRC way before they ever get posted in ANY forum. The NPA is one of the few areas where TNP has worked closely and successfully with other regions. I believe I can help to, at least, keep the NPA mobilizing frequently. I will be free to move my UN soon and can’t wait to kick some invader arse (no offense to Fedele..lol).
MOD’s have failed in publicizing successful missions (no disrespect). This is something I would like to change. Perhaps publicizing these victories will help to boost NPA participation. They have also failed in properly using the NPAA. Every citizen with a mobile UN should be in the NPAA…it is our standing army. This means it consists of citizens who can’t be up at update (but can make it sometimes) or citizens who are ready to mobilize against a threat to an ally (which can happen throughout a day and not specifically at update). It was created to prevent members from joining the NPA just to get its privileges (check the constitution). I will make sure that our next MOD keeps the NPA updated, organized and working properly as stated in the constitution.
--- The Arts and Entertainment section has always been the least problematic are of TNP. I see no reason to mess with something that is working well. I would however, like to seperate any of the Art related threads and The Mapping project and move them to the Culture and Education section of the forum. This will give the Minister of Culture and Education more to do and perhaps working with Thel and myself we can get that Ministry active.
--- The Ministry of Culture and Education has very little to do. This does not make it an attractive position to some. I stated above an idea to give this ministry more activity. If this happens I hope to work with Thel D' Ran in uniting the Mapping Project and the Flag Making Thread in an attempt to make the map more interactive (we have discussed this and still need to discuss it more). Details will be posted soon as we can get this organized. I have already approached Alhoma and others to see if we can get a team of artists to help create flags, forum banners and perhaps help other regions in designing their forums (creating forum icons, images and general help with css). I would also like to add a thread to help users with their comp problems..perhaps help to secure their comps from virus, trojans and ad/spyware attacks. We can't play this game without computers!!
--- The Communications department recently got a nice boost in activity due to the ads...this is great! But this department does not control one very important part of TNP...its news. The Wire is currently under the control of the MOCE as stated in the constitution. I hope to converse with the next Minister of Communications to change this...perhaps urge he/she to propose legislation to change this. If this is done (even if it is not done), we can get Ministers to post in the North Pacific News Central forum and in the Wire updates on Ministry happenings, any news NPA victories, etc etc. Let’s keep our citizens informed and active.
--- I hope to have a TNP economy conference a few weeks after elections are over and the gov is situated. Its first goal is to discuss organization of TNP's new finance system (thanks for that Hers). It's second goal will be: implementation of whatever system we design. What I hope to come out of it is a detailed system that does not put all the work on our admins. Hopefully, this will get citizens to use the system more..perhaps paying players to participate in the forum and gov will be something that will boost activity in the region.
People say that the region is slowly heading in a different direction…I disagree. We have achieved what we have sought out to do. TNP is no longer the weak Feeder that is easily toppled. We have outlasted our past alliances whose regions or organizations have fallen and have been rebuilt. Now with the game changes we have to remain strong and survive. Let’s stay the course, lets live up to our creed as the Largest and Greatest Region in NS. This is The North Pacific…You will hear us roar!!!
Most of you know my history in TNP. I will not list my accomplishments and so fourth (most of them are already in my sig), it might seem like I am bragging. Please use this thread to ask me any questions, especially about my last term as Prime Minister. I am sure that a certain few still do not understand or like my past actions as PM….but I assure you that they are enjoying the results of those actions now.
I would like to inform those that like to bait me or push my buttons....I will ignore you, you won't get a rise out of me and I can assure you that (if elected) you will not be able to help outside regions get entrenched in TNP. Nuff said...now to the matter at hand.
If elected…my goals in a new term are as follows:
External affairs:
The past cabinets have succeeded in solidifying TNP’s identity and I am glad for it. We have steadily been loosening the grips on our foreign policy so that we can once again become an influential force in NS. This is something we must continue but not at the cost of our own identity.
I hope that the current endeavors in this thread (Click me) help to further open communications between the feeder governments. I would like to see the feeders work together on such areas as: a University, News reporting, and military aid. I hope to become very active in this to accomplish the goals mentioned in “The Center.”
Internal Affairs:
--- Every Cabinet has had to deal with Ministers leaving, going inactive or simply not doing their job. My past cabinets can tell you that I go to great lengths to make sure that every Ministry is handling their responsibilities…I communicate with all my Ministers and am always ready to jump in and help. In my last 2 terms I was forced to take on too many responsibilities left by inactive Ministers…something that many saw as power mongering (but this was not the case).
This time around (if elected) I will not be as intrusive on Ministers. Times are different and we have many members that are willing to step up and help the government where needed. I have no problem starting impeachment proceeding to keep a ministry active. We have to keep in mind that an active government increases forum and regional activity. Keeping our public services running is vital. We have a responsibility to our citizens, we must keep them informed and help them along however we can.
--- The constitution is something that many constantly complain about. As one of the leading authors of this document, I can tell you that it was made to be flexible. The constitution allows for changes to every aspect of the government and how it is run. If you have a problem with it…stop complaining and start proposing legislation.
I do not plan to be active in legislation as I was in the past. We have been blessed with some active Speakers who have done a stellar job. Though some people swear that “those who originally wrote the Constitution now protect it, to the detriment of the region” (Quoting Cathyy in Poltsamaa’s campaign thread), I can assure you that this is far from being factual. If you take a look at the constitutional convention you will see that few people participated in its actual composition. Many voted but few added sections to the document. The constitution we have has existed for a long time (since before the convention). We took the old constitution and mixed it with the suggestions of past and present citizens. I for one have not proposed legislation in a loooooong time and I don’t plan to. I will throw in my opinion if I see a proposal that will weaken the region…I expect all loyal citizens to do that. How can protecting the document that gives us our rights be detrimental? Trim it, streamline it, make it easier to read…I’m all for that…the constitution was made to grow and change with the region. I simply implore everyone, to make sure that the region is not weakened by legislation that will damage the Governments security. Understand that this is one of the ways to topple a government…weaken the constitution, allow outside influences to enter and become entrenched and then take over. We cannot allow this. I plan to use the PM system, ad boxes and threads to alert the RA’s about proposals that can harm the government. Hopefully we can stop any such legislation before it gets passed.
--- The NPA has been a big issue for the past few cabinets. Some want to scrap it, others want to revamp it…most of these members have rarely defended or are not really interested in the invading/defending aspect of the game. Military in NS is not like a real life Army…we need to understand how it works before we try to change it. Many never take the time to do so.
Lets be realistic people…TNP is not as interested as it used to in the defender game. Any active Defender will tell you that defending has been in a steady decline throughout NS. Defenders are turning invader just to keep active!! Do not blame MOD’s for that decline…it is happening everywhere.
During my VD endotarting I sent out countless TG’s to recruit for the army. I also payed for those ads that you see asking for citizens to join up….few have. When I was actively defending and commanding NPA…I had to recruit bored defenders and friends to join the NPA because few citizens could be up at update or just didn’t care for defending. The organization shared credit for successful missions with other defender groups…we never TOOK orders from any specific group...we worked together in unison to liberate or defend multiple regions. That is not a bad thing. It takes close to 10 members to properly coordinate such missions….and if you ask any defender who meets up on IRC to defend…they will tell you that we spot our missions on IRC way before they ever get posted in ANY forum. The NPA is one of the few areas where TNP has worked closely and successfully with other regions. I believe I can help to, at least, keep the NPA mobilizing frequently. I will be free to move my UN soon and can’t wait to kick some invader arse (no offense to Fedele..lol).
MOD’s have failed in publicizing successful missions (no disrespect). This is something I would like to change. Perhaps publicizing these victories will help to boost NPA participation. They have also failed in properly using the NPAA. Every citizen with a mobile UN should be in the NPAA…it is our standing army. This means it consists of citizens who can’t be up at update (but can make it sometimes) or citizens who are ready to mobilize against a threat to an ally (which can happen throughout a day and not specifically at update). It was created to prevent members from joining the NPA just to get its privileges (check the constitution). I will make sure that our next MOD keeps the NPA updated, organized and working properly as stated in the constitution.
--- The Arts and Entertainment section has always been the least problematic are of TNP. I see no reason to mess with something that is working well. I would however, like to seperate any of the Art related threads and The Mapping project and move them to the Culture and Education section of the forum. This will give the Minister of Culture and Education more to do and perhaps working with Thel and myself we can get that Ministry active.
--- The Ministry of Culture and Education has very little to do. This does not make it an attractive position to some. I stated above an idea to give this ministry more activity. If this happens I hope to work with Thel D' Ran in uniting the Mapping Project and the Flag Making Thread in an attempt to make the map more interactive (we have discussed this and still need to discuss it more). Details will be posted soon as we can get this organized. I have already approached Alhoma and others to see if we can get a team of artists to help create flags, forum banners and perhaps help other regions in designing their forums (creating forum icons, images and general help with css). I would also like to add a thread to help users with their comp problems..perhaps help to secure their comps from virus, trojans and ad/spyware attacks. We can't play this game without computers!!
--- The Communications department recently got a nice boost in activity due to the ads...this is great! But this department does not control one very important part of TNP...its news. The Wire is currently under the control of the MOCE as stated in the constitution. I hope to converse with the next Minister of Communications to change this...perhaps urge he/she to propose legislation to change this. If this is done (even if it is not done), we can get Ministers to post in the North Pacific News Central forum and in the Wire updates on Ministry happenings, any news NPA victories, etc etc. Let’s keep our citizens informed and active.
--- I hope to have a TNP economy conference a few weeks after elections are over and the gov is situated. Its first goal is to discuss organization of TNP's new finance system (thanks for that Hers). It's second goal will be: implementation of whatever system we design. What I hope to come out of it is a detailed system that does not put all the work on our admins. Hopefully, this will get citizens to use the system more..perhaps paying players to participate in the forum and gov will be something that will boost activity in the region.
People say that the region is slowly heading in a different direction…I disagree. We have achieved what we have sought out to do. TNP is no longer the weak Feeder that is easily toppled. We have outlasted our past alliances whose regions or organizations have fallen and have been rebuilt. Now with the game changes we have to remain strong and survive. Let’s stay the course, lets live up to our creed as the Largest and Greatest Region in NS. This is The North Pacific…You will hear us roar!!!
