Asy
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January 22nd, 2015 | Issue #6
Current Regional Population: 388 (-12) | Current Delegate Endorsements: 84 (+7)
Forum Posts: 254,942 (+4,028) | Forum Members: 1,072 (+15)
Hierarch: Asylum
Chancellor: Ceapoyce
Secretary of Engagement: Dr.Killjoy
Secretary of Equinomics: Boy101
Secretary of Lifestyle: BeoTheGreat
World Assembly Delegate: KevinWasserman
Founder: Falconias
QUICK REGIONAL NEWS
-- Equinox experience a brief lull over the holiday season. The holidays were greatly enjoyed here in Equinox, as we hope they were enjoyed by all of you!
-- Elections for the new term were held in January and we're very excited about our new cabinet! It was a tight race this term with two positions being won by a mere two vote margin! Newcomer Dr.Killjoy secured the position of Secretary of Engagement with an 8-6 vote against Cookiesurvival. Dr.Killjoy also ran for the position of Secretary of Lifestyle, but lost to BeoTheGreat in a 10-4 vote race. Former Secretary of Lifestyle Ceapoyce climbed the government ladder this term, winning the position of Chancellor by two votes over her opponent WA Delegate KevinWasserman; the final vote was 10-8.
-- The deadline for the nominations of residents to the Secretary of Equinomics passed before any viable nominees came forth, leaving the position vacant after the elections. It fell to the new Chancellor, Ceapoyce, to select a candidate. Long time citizen Boy101 was selected for the position, via Executive Order #007, and is preforming admirably.
-- Asylum served as Chancellor for all of 2015, and in his most recent term he issued a grand total of six Executive Orders. The most expansive of which was Executive Order #005 The order made several changes to Equinox's constitution, one of which was the addition of a new position entitled, Hierarch. The Hierarch's responsibilities are to ensure the region's survival and maintain the activity of the forums, the region, the Government, the guilds, and all of Equinox. Asylum secured the position himself, running unopposed in the recent election.
-- The changes to the constitution also included the addition of a Citizen's Council. The Citizen's Council allows all members of Equinox to engage in government through the proposal of new legislation and the sharing of ideas. Currently, the council is discussing a proposal for a mentorship program that would assign new members a mentor to help them acclimate to their entertaining new lives on the Equinox forums.
-- Each term the new cabinet convenes to select one member of the forum to enter the hallowed halls of The Hall of Fame. This terms selected member is Quinnicunx! A long time member, Quinn has made many notable contributions to Equinox. Most notably Quinncunx has rescued and redesigned Equinox's economic system several times, serving as Head of Equinomics on numerous occasions. Congratulations Quinn, we love you.
-- Due to a brief CTEing of our Founder, Falconias, a World Assembly Guardian Crew was created. The World Assembly Guardian Crew, comprised of veteran and established players only, actively seek out endorsements of Equinox WA Members. An endorsement cap for the region was also established, any citizen who is not the WA Delegate or part of the WA Guardian Crew may now receive no more than fifty endorsements.
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-- Equinox hosted a medieval themed Grand Tourney in November, the event was well attended and considered a rousing success! Events included; a game of werewolves that came down to a standoff between a rouge vigilante and the bloodthirsty werewolf, a forum where anyone and everyone could alter another's posts entitled The Jester's Mods, hilarity and spam games in The Silver Shotglass Tavern, and The Grand Melee, in which participants utilized a system of fight mechanics and ruthless strategy to beat out opponents. Citizen Cookiesurvival claimed the win in the Grand Melee. We look forward to hosting more events like this in the future!
-- Embassy Row grew by welcoming our friends from Auralia and DEN
We also welcomed back old friends in, The Alliance of Queens!
-- As role play has seen a slight dip in activity, an RP Crisis Conference was held. Members of the role play community met to discuss the current state of the Arena of Roleplay. Spearheaded by new Secretary of Lifestyle BeoTheGreat, the conference addressed many important issues and much progress was made. Currently the RP department is hosting an "easy to play" RP entitled; 1939-1945 the story is set in Nazi Germany and has already attracted several participants.
-- Contests and games continue to be a favorite in Equinox! Recently held contests and games included, a paper hand-turkey creation contest, a Christmas tree decorating contest, and a game of Driedel. Most contests included Steam games as prizes! Currently we're hosting a Map Creation Contest in which participants are creating maps of Equinox!
-- The Guild of Doom is now hosting games of Cards Against Humanity, where forum members meet in an online version of the game to play and laugh together. The game is enjoyed by many in the region.
Link to Announcement
