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Cultural R3naissanc3 in TNP

The North Pacific has been undergoing a cultural renaissance in the past couple of months. A collective of cultural programs have been rolled out across the region to tremendous success. House of Cards week came to the North Pacific, with Delegate r3naissan3r remodelling himself as President Garret Walker and his cabinet Ministers followed suit modelled themselves after their respective counterparts. A custom made House of Cards skin was adopted for the week long event which saw a significant growth in forum activity and a greater integration of nations on to the regional forum. Not long after House of Cards week, the forum had another custom made skin, this time themed after Game of Thrones. This week long event saw the age old battle of the “readers” versus the “viewers” coming head to head in the various games and the SPOILER thread. This cumulated in the dramatic execution of Delegate r3naissanc3r, with nations on the RMB proclaiming that Minister Malvad was a traitor and deserved to be put to the sword.

Theme weeks are not the only thing going on, with the cultural renaissance extending to many other areas of interest both on the regional forum and in-game. The Security Council has been sponsoring a trivia game, where members of the region post their answers onto the regional message board. Olvern (now a security council member) won the first round of the trivia contest with 8 correct answers. The second round is now underway, with Sauceistan currently in the lead with 6 points.

The Regional Identity Crisis, a program sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Entertainment, has seen the regional community come together to deliberate on what makes the North Pacific, the brilliant and culturally rich region it is today. The in-game polls determined everything from the official regional dish, to the official motto of the North Pacific. Take a look at the results of the identity crisishere.

Stories of the North Pacific is another effective program that has been used to promote the national roleplay culture of North Pacifican nations, take a look here,The Democratic Union, the regular changes to the theme of the World Factbook Entry, and upcoming multi-regional events with our allies and friends, are all contributing to the ongoing cultural renaissance, which is set to continue for many months to come.
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Edited article.

Cultural R3naissanc3 in TNP

The North Pacific has been undergoing a cultural renaissance in the past couple of months. The Ministry of Culture has been rolling out a collective of diverse cultural programs across the region to tremendous success.

Theme weeks have been introduced as immersive cultural events, involving both the forum and the in-game region. First came House of Cards week, with Delegate r3naissan3r remodelling himself as President Garret Walker, and his cabinet Ministers following suit by modelling themselves after their respective counterparts. A custom-made House of Cards skin was created and adopted for the week-long event, and several events related to the TV series took place on the forum. Not long after the House of Cards week, the forum had another custom skin, this time themed after Game of Thrones. The Game of Thrones week featured the age-old quarells between "readers" and "viewers", an in-game battle among several Westerosi commanders for the Iron Throne, and of course the SPOILER thread. The event culminated in the dramatic execution of Delegate r3naissanc3r at the command of Minister of Culture Malvad, who was subsequently proclaimed a traitor by nations on the RMB.

A range of other events have focused on interplay between the forum and the region. Jointly with the Ministry, the Security Council has been sponsoring an RMB trivia game, which requires nations to search the forums for answers to questions ranging from term durations to punctuation peculiarities. Winners get to choose the delegate's flag, pre-title and motto. Lord Nwahs won the first season of the game, selecting a meerkat theme for Delegate r3naissanc3r to use on his nation. The second season is currently underway. Another program, the Regional Identity Crisis, has seen the regional community come together to deliberate on what makes TNP the brilliant and culturally rich region it is today. The forum nominations and in-game polls have determined everything from the region's official dish to its official motto, recently concluding with the selection of The Northern Light as the official nation of TNP.

The Ministry has also been working to encourage increased roleplay activity. The Ministry recently compiled an encyclopedia of all factbooks and dispatches written by North Pacifican nations, and Stories of The North Pacific regularly selects factbooks among them to prominently feature in the region. A new map for national roleplay has been commissioned and is actively maintained. Finally, a large-scale roleplay, the Democratic Union, has been launched, in the form of a formal confederation of all nations within TNP.

TNP has also had the opportunity to participate in events by other regions, such as the regular changes to the theme of the World Factbook Entry during The East Pacific's OCTEPERFEST. Several more multi-regional events with TNP's allies and friends are scheduled for the near future. Overall, this increased cultural activity has contributed towards a significant growth in forum posts and in the number of nations deciding to join the regional forum.

 

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