The Ministry of Communications is certainly not a stalwart of the government in comparison with ministries such as Defense and Foreign Affairs - both legally required along with Home Affairs. It has, however, earned a well-deserved vein in the strong, beating heart of the North Pacific, has faced and overcome a barrage of immense challenges in the past, from the cogency and literary acme of The North Pacific Wire to the inconsistency and inadequacy of previous ministers.
But the important question is: where did it all begin?
One of the primary associations made with Communications is the publishment and production of regional news. Before any recognizable elections took place for the minister position, writers and editors were already keen to make an impact. The first step in establishing a regional news platform appeared towards the end of July in 2004. Forum user Multaan opened a thread announcing the creation of 'TNP News Central, A new source of news.' A forum area where users could post news and articles independently.
The second step towards and official news publishment for the region was taken on September the 8th, 2005, when Tresville announced the North Pacific Wire, an off-site blog where Tresville and other contributors wrote articles and posts for the whole region (and other communities) to see. TNP Wire saw unprecedented success, spearheading the publication of news in the North Pacific for a majority of 2005 and saw a re-opening in May 2007. Overall, over 60 items were published by TNP Wire - a feat which has not yet been matched.
A Communications Ministry was a requirement in the constitution of the North Pacific Confederation back in 2005. Elections for the position took place much longer before this was an established legal document, however. The first of these elections was in August 2004. The accepted candidates for the election of the Minister of Communications were Sydia, Hiooland and Cathyy. The results of the election are shown below.
Candidate
[c]
Votes
[c]
Percentage
[c]Sydia[c]29[c]64.44[c]Cathyy[c]13[c]28.89[c]Hiooland[c]3[c]6.67Sydia won the first election for Minister of Communications over 12 years ago. It is unclear what Sydia did during their term as the minister because I was unable to locate any sources of information on the Old Blue forum in relation to it.
The doyens of the ministry can be unequivocally identified through independent research conducted on Old Blue. Tresville, Hersfold, Erastide, Sydia, WishyWashyWonder and Ator People were stanchions of the ministry who kept it upright and strong for so many years. There were others who have been lost in the floods of countless archives, but who most probably had similar influence.
Over the next year or so, more of these elections took place and more ministers were elected. To round off 2005, the Regional Assembly approved a forum move from S2 (Old Blue) to S13 (our current forum).
TNP Wire vacillated between various states of success and failure over the next decade or so. It was managed by countless different ministers all tasked with similar jobs. There was a structure to news publication, but to form an organized, chronological report would take hours upon hours sifting through pages of archives trying to find some sort of timeline. Even then, it would go from a news item to a fully-fledged novella - something for another day, I suppose.
In 2014, under the Delegacy of HMS Unicorn, a new publication emerged named 'The Northern Lights'. This effectively ended the fitful reign of TNP Wire and begun the era of cleaner and more organized newspaper publishment. Below is the index of all the issues published by TNL.
Projects and ideas such as the Northern Broadcasting Service, founded by myself during my term as Minister of Communications, have had the chance to develop and make an impact on the ministry, but so far have not prevailed. With time, great things will come. Communications has a lot more to offer, and a lot more quality to bring to the table. With strong and guided leadership, this ministry has the potential to reach heights never reached before.
But the important question is: where did it all begin?
One of the primary associations made with Communications is the publishment and production of regional news. Before any recognizable elections took place for the minister position, writers and editors were already keen to make an impact. The first step in establishing a regional news platform appeared towards the end of July in 2004. Forum user Multaan opened a thread announcing the creation of 'TNP News Central, A new source of news.' A forum area where users could post news and articles independently.
The second step towards and official news publishment for the region was taken on September the 8th, 2005, when Tresville announced the North Pacific Wire, an off-site blog where Tresville and other contributors wrote articles and posts for the whole region (and other communities) to see. TNP Wire saw unprecedented success, spearheading the publication of news in the North Pacific for a majority of 2005 and saw a re-opening in May 2007. Overall, over 60 items were published by TNP Wire - a feat which has not yet been matched.
A Communications Ministry was a requirement in the constitution of the North Pacific Confederation back in 2005. Elections for the position took place much longer before this was an established legal document, however. The first of these elections was in August 2004. The accepted candidates for the election of the Minister of Communications were Sydia, Hiooland and Cathyy. The results of the election are shown below.
The doyens of the ministry can be unequivocally identified through independent research conducted on Old Blue. Tresville, Hersfold, Erastide, Sydia, WishyWashyWonder and Ator People were stanchions of the ministry who kept it upright and strong for so many years. There were others who have been lost in the floods of countless archives, but who most probably had similar influence.
Over the next year or so, more of these elections took place and more ministers were elected. To round off 2005, the Regional Assembly approved a forum move from S2 (Old Blue) to S13 (our current forum).
TNP Wire vacillated between various states of success and failure over the next decade or so. It was managed by countless different ministers all tasked with similar jobs. There was a structure to news publication, but to form an organized, chronological report would take hours upon hours sifting through pages of archives trying to find some sort of timeline. Even then, it would go from a news item to a fully-fledged novella - something for another day, I suppose.
In 2014, under the Delegacy of HMS Unicorn, a new publication emerged named 'The Northern Lights'. This effectively ended the fitful reign of TNP Wire and begun the era of cleaner and more organized newspaper publishment. Below is the index of all the issues published by TNL.
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The Ministry of Communications is certainly not a stalwart of the government in comparison with ministries such as Defense and Foreign Affairs - both legally required along with Home Affairs. It has, however, earned a well-deserved vein in the strong, beating heart of the North Pacific, has faced and overcome a barrage of immense challenges in the past, from the cogency and literary acme of The North Pacific Wire to the inconsistency and inadequacy of previous ministers.
But the important question is: where did it all begin?
One of the primary associations made with Communications is the publishment and production of regional news. Before any recognizable elections took place for the minister position, writers and editors were already keen to make an impact. The first step in establishing a regional news platform appeared towards the end of July in 2004. Forum user Multaan opened a thread announcing the creation of 'TNP News Central, A new source of news.' A forum area where users could post news and articles independently.
The second step towards and official news publishment for the region was taken on September the 8th, 2005, when Tresville announced the North Pacific Wire, an off-site blog where Tresville and other contributors wrote articles and posts for the whole region (and other communities) to see. TNP Wire saw unprecedented success, spearheading the publication of news in the North Pacific for a majority of 2005 and saw a re-opening in May 2007. Overall, over 60 items were published by TNP Wire - a feat which has not yet been matched.
A Communications Ministry was a requirement in the constitution of the North Pacific Confederation back in 2005. Elections for the position took place much longer before this was an established legal document, however. The first of these elections was in August 2004. The accepted candidates for the election of the Minister of Communications were Sydia, Hiooland and Cathyy. The results of the election are shown below.
[table=3,][b]Candidate[/b][c][b]Votes[/b][c][b]Percentage[/b][c]Sydia[c]29[c]64.44[c]Cathyy[c]13[c]28.89[c]Hiooland[c]3[c]6.67[/table]
Sydia won the first election for Minister of Communications over 12 years ago. It is unclear what Sydia did during their term as the minister because I was unable to locate any sources of information on the Old Blue forum in relation to it.
The doyens of the ministry can be unequivocally identified through independent research conducted on Old Blue. Tresville, Hersfold, Erastide, Sydia, WishyWashyWonder and Ator People were stanchions of the ministry who kept it upright and strong for so many years. There were others who have been lost in the floods of countless archives, but who most probably had similar influence.
Over the next year or so, more of these elections took place and more ministers were elected. To round off 2005, the Regional Assembly approved a forum move from S2 (Old Blue) to S13 (our current forum).
TNP Wire vacillated between various states of success and failure over the next decade or so. It was managed by countless different ministers all tasked with similar jobs. There was a structure to news publication, but to form an organized, chronological report would take hours upon hours sifting through pages of archives trying to find some sort of timeline. Even then, it would go from a news item to a fully-fledged novella - something for another day, I suppose.
In 2014, under the Delegacy of HMS Unicorn, a new publication emerged named 'The Northern Lights'. This effectively ended the fitful reign of TNP Wire and begun the era of cleaner and more organized newspaper publishment. Below is the index of all the issues published by TNL.
[spoiler=Issues Index][list=1][*][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=833889]Issue XII, June 2nd[/url][*][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=779640]Issue XI, March 1st[/url][*][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=763586]Issue X, February 1st[/url][*][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=701451]Issue IX, October 5th[/url][*][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=646820]Issue VIII, April 27th[/url][*][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=568154]Issue VII, November 6th[/url][*][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=379561]Issue VI, February 26th[/url][*][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=352114]Issue V, January 10th[/url][*][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=320102]Issue IV, October 27th[/url][*][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=286773]Issue III, August 2nd[/url][*][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=274436]Issue II, June 29th[/url][*][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=260973]Issue I, May 25th[/url][/list][/spoiler]
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[spoiler=Issues by Word Count][img]https://i.imgur.com/8MfNsTx.png[/img][/spoiler]
[spoiler=Issues by Number of Articles][img]https://i.imgur.com/qtZQohE.png[/img][/spoiler]
[spoiler=Issues by Number of Unique Writers][img]https://i.imgur.com/PL7YSVt.png[/img][/spoiler]
Projects and ideas such as the Northern Broadcasting Service, founded by myself during my term as Minister of Communications, have had the chance to develop and make an impact on the ministry, but so far have not prevailed. With time, great things will come. Communications has a lot more to offer, and a lot more quality to bring to the table. With strong and guided leadership, this ministry has the potential to reach heights never reached before.
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The Ministry of Communications is certainly not a stalwart of the government in comparison with ministries such as Defense and Foreign Affairs - both legally required along with Home Affairs. It has, however, earned a well-deserved vein in the strong, beating heart of the North Pacific, has faced and overcome a barrage of immense challenges in the past, from the cogency and literary acme of The North Pacific Wire to the inconsistency and inadequacy of previous ministers.
But the important question is: where did it all begin?
One of the primary associations made with Communications is the publishment and production of regional news. Before any recognizable elections took place for the minister position, writers and editors were already keen to make an impact. The first step in establishing a regional news platform appeared towards the end of July in 2004. Forum user Multaan opened a thread announcing the creation of 'TNP News Central, A new source of news.' A forum area where users could post news and articles independently.
The second step towards and official news publishment for the region was taken on September the 8th, 2005, when Tresville announced the North Pacific Wire, an off-site blog where Tresville and other contributors wrote articles and posts for the whole region (and other communities) to see. TNP Wire saw unprecedented success, spearheading the publication of news in the North Pacific for a majority of 2005 and saw a re-opening in May 2007. Overall, over 60 items were published by TNP Wire - a feat which has not yet been matched.
A Communications Ministry was a requirement in the constitution of the North Pacific Confederation back in 2005. Elections for the position took place much longer before this was an established legal document, however. The first of these elections was in August 2004. The accepted candidates for the election of the Minister of Communications were Sydia, Hiooland and Cathyy. The results of the election are shown below.
[table][tr][td][b]Candidate[/b][/td][td][b]Votes[/b][/td][td][b]Percentage[/b][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sydia[/td][td]29[/td][td]64.44[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Cathyy[/td][td]13[/td][td]28.89[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Hiooland[/td][td]3[/td][td]6.67[/td][/tr][/table]
Sydia won the first election for Minister of Communications over 12 years ago. It is unclear what Sydia did during their term as the minister because I was unable to locate any sources of information on the Old Blue forum in relation to it.
The doyens of the ministry can be unequivocally identified through independent research conducted on Old Blue. Tresville, Hersfold, Erastide, Sydia, WishyWashyWonder and Ator People were stanchions of the ministry who kept it upright and strong for so many years. There were others who have been lost in the floods of countless archives, but who most probably had similar influence.
Over the next year or so, more of these elections took place and more ministers were elected. To round off 2005, the Regional Assembly approved a forum move from S2 (Old Blue) to S13 (our current forum).
TNP Wire vacillated between various states of success and failure over the next decade or so. It was managed by countless different ministers all tasked with similar jobs. There was a structure to news publication, but to form an organized, chronological report would take hours upon hours sifting through pages of archives trying to find some sort of timeline. Even then, it would go from a news item to a fully-fledged novella - something for another day, I suppose.
In 2014, under the Delegacy of HMS Unicorn, a new publication emerged named 'The Northern Lights'. This effectively ended the fitful reign of TNP Wire and begun the era of cleaner and more organized newspaper publishment. Below is the index of all the issues published by TNL.
[box][table][tr] [/tr][tr][td][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=833889]Issue XII, June 2nd[/url][/td][/tr][tr][td][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=779640]Issue XI, March 1st[/url][/td][/tr][tr][td][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=763586]Issue X, February 1st[/url][/td][/tr][tr][td][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=701451]Issue IX, October 5th[/url][/td][/tr][tr][td][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=646820]Issue VIII, April 27th[/url][/td][/tr][tr][td][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=568154]Issue VII, November 6th[/url][/td][/tr][tr][td][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=379561]Issue VI, February 26th[/url][/td][/tr][tr][td][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=352114]Issue V, January 10th[/url][/td][/tr][tr][td][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=320102]Issue IV, October 27th[/url][/td][/tr][tr][td][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=286773]Issue III, August 2nd[/url][/td][/tr][tr][td][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=274436]Issue II, June 29th[/url][/td][/tr][tr][td][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=260973]Issue I, May 25th[/url][/td][/tr][/table][/box]
Here is a summary of all the issues posted by The Northern Lights.
[table][tr][td][b]Issue[/b][/td][td][b]Total Words[/b][/td][td][b]Total Items[/b][/td][td][b]Unique Writers[/b][/td][td][b]Executive Editor[/b][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]I[/b][/td][td]1428[/td][td]4[/td][td]3[/td][td]Crushing Our Enemies[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]II[/b][/td][td]2583[/td][td]6[/td][td]5[/td][td]Crushing Our Enemies[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]III[/b][/td][td]3484[/td][td]4[/td][td]4[/td][td]Crushing Our Enemies[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]IV[/b][/td][td]3072[/td][td]4[/td][td]3[/td][td]punk d[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]V[/b][/td][td]4272[/td][td]5[/td][td]3[/td][td]n/a[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]VI[/b][/td][td]1773[/td][td]4[/td][td]4[/td][td]Crushing Our Enemies[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]VII[/b][/td][td]3865[/td][td]5[/td][td]4[/td][td]Kialga[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]VIII[/b][/td][td]1973[/td][td]4[/td][td]3[/td][td]Antarticeuropa[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]IX[/b][/td][td]3341[/td][td]4[/td][td]4[/td][td]Bootsie[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]X[/b][/td][td]3926[/td][td]5[/td][td]4[/td][td]Kasch[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]XI[/b][/td][td]5058[/td][td]5[/td][td]6[/td][td]Kasch[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]XII[/b][/td][td]4007[/td][td]6[/td][td]5[/td][td]Scorch[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Total Words[/b][/td][td]38782[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Average Words[/b][/td][td]3231.833333[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Total Issues[/b][/td][td]12[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Total Items[/b][/td][td]56[/td][td][/td][td][/td][td][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Total Writers[/b][/td][td]45 (accounting for multiple item writers)[/td][/tr][/table]
[table][tr][td][img]https://i.imgur.com/AgVIGBW.png[/img][/td]
[td][img]https://i.imgur.com/Zwy3CDl.png[/img][/td]
[td][img]https://i.imgur.com/YY6iL26.png[/img][/td][/tr][/table]
Projects and ideas such as the Northern Broadcasting Service, founded by myself during my term as Minister of Communications, have had the chance to develop and make an impact on the ministry, but so far have not prevailed. With time, great things will come. Communications has a lot more to offer, and a lot more quality to bring to the table. With strong and guided leadership, this ministry has the potential to reach heights never reached before.[code][/spoiler][/spoiler][/spoiler]