Specific comments on the proposal:
The Nations of the North Pacific has been a location for players with nations in the North Pacific to discuss their particular nation(s) within TNP,and allows TP'ers to become familar with one another. This is distinct from the Nationstates Discussions, which tend to deal with interregional and Nationstates-wide concerns.
The Map of The North Pacific is Thel's playground. he's the moderator for that forum, and he tends to be inactive with the mao when there is a division within the Region. I don't get on IRC too often, but Thel is usually there, and there's nothing stopping someone from getting in touch with Thl and asking him what's the status is. The OOC frums are the fun/entertainment side involving the RL personalities behind the players, as opposed to the forums in the Cafe area which are more serious and topical in nature.
The WA forum is kept separate from the Delegate's office for visibility....it's the primary vehicle for participation in deciding how the region's vote will be cast on WA resolutions, and burying it within another forum would discourage participation -- a consequence that would be the exact opposite of what we should be seeking.
The North Pacific Wire is under the control of the Office for Interior Affairs. Mum's appointee for that office is Mr. Sniffles, and he hasn't asked for any changes. You should seek his input before any changes are discussed since such a change may or may not be something he wants for the Wire.
The Office for Legal Affairs was moved out of the judiciary area for a very good reason. There continues to be a misconception among some that the head of the Legal Office has power over the Court of the North Pacific, rather than the other way around. The best way to reinforce the correct distinction is to place the Legal Affairs Office with the Cabinet in the Magicality City area. Someone will have to demonstrate to me that the misconception has been purged out of the situation. Given that the last elected incumbent of the Delegate's chair and his appointee did not honor or recognize the distinction, I'd rather have the Legal Affairs Office kept out of the Judiciary area, until then. We do have an Attorney General (Byardkuria), and you should speak with him concerning the location of that forum, as it is his office at the moment.
The Ban List has in the past been conceived as a quasi-judicial area, so I don't agree that it should be moved. Banning is a punishment, which is an essentially judicial function, and supports the Ban List forum being where it is.
One of the reasons why there's nothing happening with the University is that the last elected board of regents refused to do their jobs, or even elect a new chancellor. And a majority of the last Board are now members of the Criminson Order, which doesn;t help things either, since the University is autonimous from the government. My suspicion is that it will be difficult to restart the University as long as the commmunity is spilt over the Delegacy. I have to check and see when the next Regent elections are due (IIRC its is the month of May or June) and we can look at electing a new Board at that time.
