(I promise the rest of my campaign will be more original than using a picture of a Trump family member)
. (I’ve been in NS for a bit longer, in a small UCR for the first part of my time.) During my time in TNP I’ve served as Speaker and of course, MoWAA (McM tells me it’s pronounced Mwah).As MoWAA I have led the ministry through extremely busy times in the WA, producing Information For Voters dispatches and maximizing our influence in votes. Although I can’t take credit for everything the Ministry has done, I am proud of the level of participation and activity. As Speaker, I had been reliable in citizenship checks and votes, ensuring smooth running of the Regional Assembly.
So, why am I running for Delegate? I believe the last two terms led by Delegate McMasterdonia have been excellent, and it would be hard for anyone to fill their shoes. But I believe I have been reliable and dedicated in government, and I am willing to give my best to help take the region further. I’ve been an Executive Staff member in most ministries, so I believe I have the knowledge to present viable ideas. I believe I can be engaging at home and diplomatic abroad.
I'm not the kind of person to make big and broad promises, but I will try, to the best of my ability, to be a representative for all TNPers. I believe in TNP as a community, not divided into groups as roleplayers, gamplayers or RMBers, but as a community with a common purpose to become the best we can be, and each person with different path towards it. I will try to be open, transparent and informative to all TNPers in what the government does and what the government hopes TNPers to do. I will try to listen to all reasonable voices and use them to think about the direction of the government. I cannot promise to be the one to complete the humongous task of declassifying all the records that need careful redaction for personal information, but I will make the best start I can. But ultimately, I believe in presenting solid, realistic and insightful plans that can take the region above and beyond.
With that in mind, let’s move on to what I plan to do if elected. Firstly, some broader ideas:
General Executive Staff matters
During my time in the Executive, I have noticed that some ministries are suffering from staffing shortages, and that’s a primary cause of inactivity. In particular, the shortage in Comms has prevented it from efficiently releasing publications, and HA has also suffered a lull, although it has improved recently. In these cases, often extra pressure is put on the Ministers, and this is not sustainable. If elected, I will place a focus on recruiting for the Executive Staff, and create specific advertisements for each ministry, especially those in need of more staff. This will of course be done through Home Affairs and Gameside Advocates (more on that in those sections). I also hope to run an event showcasing the Executive Staff and Executive Council with the Culture ministry to boost engagement (more on that in Culture).
Gameplay Forums
I want to talk briefly about our relationship with GP separately. Under Delegate McMasterdonia, we have utilised our GP embassy more frequently, and I believe that’s the right direction. If elected, I will publish more content on our GP embassy, including TNS, TNL and even some important Press Releases, which of course will be continuing through the Press Secretary. This will boost our engagement with the GP community, which will be useful in extending our influence.
Gameside matters
Firstly, the Gameside Advocates have been tremendously helpful to the region. If elected, I will continue having the Gameside Advocates advertise various regional events and initiatives, including Executive Staff recruiting which I’ve already mentioned.
I also intend to be more active on the Regional Message Board to engage more with the vibrant community there, because they too are a valuable part of the community that are often overlooked. I hope to run regular polls too, whether they are funny, serious, or promote a certain regional activity.
Now, onto the specific Ministries
I’m putting this first because of my natural bias as Minister
Obviously, I intend for the ministry to continue with the work it has done in producing IFVs. I will encourage the ministry to be proactive in checking for submitted proposals so that they can be put to our WA residents to vote as soon as possible, and internal discussions within the ministry can start as soon as possible. In addition, I would direct the ministry to engage more directly with new authors, both within TNP and externally. Our ministry is perhaps the most influential in all of NS, and I want to direct this to encouraging new, competent authors (of course, this will have the side effect of new authors being grateful to us), so that our influence can extend externally.
A project that was started under McM was the Heroes of the North, which I fully intend to continue. I understand there are already plans by individuals to draft proposals for certain nominees on the list, and I look forward to the ministry extending their hand to perfect these drafts. I also intend to push the list along and start research on more nominees, and look to target specific people with knowledge on these nominees to speak up and contribute. I also hope to reach out to a wider section of the TNP community for research on these nominees, as many of them are personalities TNPers know and love.
Within WALL, in the last terms we have initiated more activities and discussions, and I hope to continue that if elected. Encouraging our allies to speak up more in WA discussions can only be achieved when we speak up more too. In the last term, we had a goal to increase transparency in WALL with various ideas. Unfortunately, due to the complex nature of WALL, they weren’t able to be realised. However, I will continue to look for small ways to improve transparency of WALL. I believe WALL’s Gameplay forum thread is a tool that can be utilised further to achieve this.
There has also been interest in the WA Ministry for another WA Symposium, which I fully agree with. I believe a lot of new topics and issues have appeared in the World Assembly, such as humorous or symbolic proposals in the SC, or growing anti-GA sentiments, and this will be an opportunity to bring everyone together to discuss those.
Obviously, I intend for the ministry to continue with the work it has done in producing IFVs. I will encourage the ministry to be proactive in checking for submitted proposals so that they can be put to our WA residents to vote as soon as possible, and internal discussions within the ministry can start as soon as possible. In addition, I would direct the ministry to engage more directly with new authors, both within TNP and externally. Our ministry is perhaps the most influential in all of NS, and I want to direct this to encouraging new, competent authors (of course, this will have the side effect of new authors being grateful to us), so that our influence can extend externally.
A project that was started under McM was the Heroes of the North, which I fully intend to continue. I understand there are already plans by individuals to draft proposals for certain nominees on the list, and I look forward to the ministry extending their hand to perfect these drafts. I also intend to push the list along and start research on more nominees, and look to target specific people with knowledge on these nominees to speak up and contribute. I also hope to reach out to a wider section of the TNP community for research on these nominees, as many of them are personalities TNPers know and love.
Within WALL, in the last terms we have initiated more activities and discussions, and I hope to continue that if elected. Encouraging our allies to speak up more in WA discussions can only be achieved when we speak up more too. In the last term, we had a goal to increase transparency in WALL with various ideas. Unfortunately, due to the complex nature of WALL, they weren’t able to be realised. However, I will continue to look for small ways to improve transparency of WALL. I believe WALL’s Gameplay forum thread is a tool that can be utilised further to achieve this.
There has also been interest in the WA Ministry for another WA Symposium, which I fully agree with. I believe a lot of new topics and issues have appeared in the World Assembly, such as humorous or symbolic proposals in the SC, or growing anti-GA sentiments, and this will be an opportunity to bring everyone together to discuss those.
Foreign Affairs is a curious department, because most of the work can’t be measured or even be easily seen. The role of the ambassador is to promote the region to others abroad, but leaving a good impression is a delicate task. With that in mind, these are my ideas for improving FA as a ministry:
Firstly, because there are always gaps in ambassador numbers, I believe we should slim down the Ambassador Corps by assessing whether each embassy region is active enough to warrant an ambassador. Being assigned to an inactive embassy could seriously dampen someone’s interest in serving in FA and for the region. This way, we can ensure each ambassador is assigned to an active region so they have something to do, and remove the need of ambassadors having to take on more regions, which would make them less effective in each region. I also intend to assess our current embassies and check if there are any inactive ones that we should close. This refresh of ambassadors should also help with continuing the World Factbook project, as we add more regions and knowledge to the list through ambassadors more focussed on their jobs.
In terms of broader FA policy, like McMasterdonia I believe we should continue outreach to large UCRs and use regional development assistance as part of that. Especially with the growth of many UCRs due to recent events, this could be more valuable than ever. Of course, TNP will still continue to maintain its current alliances and support our allies in their own endeavours when necessary.
Firstly, because there are always gaps in ambassador numbers, I believe we should slim down the Ambassador Corps by assessing whether each embassy region is active enough to warrant an ambassador. Being assigned to an inactive embassy could seriously dampen someone’s interest in serving in FA and for the region. This way, we can ensure each ambassador is assigned to an active region so they have something to do, and remove the need of ambassadors having to take on more regions, which would make them less effective in each region. I also intend to assess our current embassies and check if there are any inactive ones that we should close. This refresh of ambassadors should also help with continuing the World Factbook project, as we add more regions and knowledge to the list through ambassadors more focussed on their jobs.
In terms of broader FA policy, like McMasterdonia I believe we should continue outreach to large UCRs and use regional development assistance as part of that. Especially with the growth of many UCRs due to recent events, this could be more valuable than ever. Of course, TNP will still continue to maintain its current alliances and support our allies in their own endeavours when necessary.
Home Affairs will of course continue with recruiting new players through list telegrams and the mentorship program. As the current number of mentors is small, we should continually seek out new ones, even by personally offering them the opportunity, so we can reach out to as many new players as possible. HA will also, as I said before, be part of the effort to recruit new Executive Staff members by producing advertisements for each ministry.
Something I have thought about in HA is Project Provide, a project to produce tutorial and introduction videos on Executive Staff ministries, started when Robespierre was Minister, but never finished. I know that there were some preparatory work done on the forums, and I will asses the viability of finishing it with the staff if I'm elected. This could be a great asset for the previously mentioned project to recruit more Executive Staff, and it would be wonderful to see it come to fruition.
Something I have thought about in HA is Project Provide, a project to produce tutorial and introduction videos on Executive Staff ministries, started when Robespierre was Minister, but never finished. I know that there were some preparatory work done on the forums, and I will asses the viability of finishing it with the staff if I'm elected. This could be a great asset for the previously mentioned project to recruit more Executive Staff, and it would be wonderful to see it come to fruition.
In Defence, we will continue to pursue our independent path. As part of that, I believe the NPA should seek a better balance between raiding and defending activities. Many of our soldiers, for example, aren’t familiar with the technique of chasing (where you follow raiders into a region to prevent their raid from succeeding), and that is an area we can work on.
As always, I will encourage cooperation with other militaries, which of course helps improve our foreign image and help our soldiers become familiar with the wider picture and other parts of the community. Working with other militaries is a valuable FA opportunity that should not be understated.
Regarding WA blockade runs, I am glad more visibility has been brought to this type of operation as an option on the table, but I intend to be careful with its use, so as to not alienate new authors, as I've mentioned in my WA Affairs section.
As always, I will encourage cooperation with other militaries, which of course helps improve our foreign image and help our soldiers become familiar with the wider picture and other parts of the community. Working with other militaries is a valuable FA opportunity that should not be understated.
Regarding WA blockade runs, I am glad more visibility has been brought to this type of operation as an option on the table, but I intend to be careful with its use, so as to not alienate new authors, as I've mentioned in my WA Affairs section.
I will admit that this is my least familiar out of all government departments, though I do have several ideas. Firstly, I intend to make the Games Discord server used more often by advertising it on the WFE and RMB. We should also seek interested people to host games and small events on the server to keep it active. Of course, it would also be open to large events like the Epic Gamer Party with TRR.
As I have stated before, an Executive Council event, running much like the Security Council event that has just occurred, would be a project for Culture. An AMA with different Ministers describing their experience, dispatches encouraging people to join a ministry, etc.
Another project is to improve our current information on RP communities, The current dispatches are outdated for some time, and don’t include many of our newly established RP worlds. The primary project would be to provide basic information on all these worlds in a dispatch to demonstrate the variety of RP we have to offer, and if that can be done, then an extension would be to create more detailed dispatches on each world.
As I have stated before, an Executive Council event, running much like the Security Council event that has just occurred, would be a project for Culture. An AMA with different Ministers describing their experience, dispatches encouraging people to join a ministry, etc.
Another project is to improve our current information on RP communities, The current dispatches are outdated for some time, and don’t include many of our newly established RP worlds. The primary project would be to provide basic information on all these worlds in a dispatch to demonstrate the variety of RP we have to offer, and if that can be done, then an extension would be to create more detailed dispatches on each world.
There’s no doubt Communications has been suffering for much of the last term, primarily due to the staffing shortage I have already explained previously. Hopefully, this will be alleviated with more Executive Staff recruiting. If not, The North Star can be kept publishing as there are relevant government departments tied to specific articles which can be reached out to. The Northern Light can continue to seek out foreign authors, however, it is my hope that we will be able to develop a group of in-house authors who are capable of writing on various subjects, and I intend for the ideas list for TNL to be updated so that it can be picked from whenever an issue should be written.
I intend for the Roleplay Reel to continue to be published in collaboration with the Culture ministry and the RP community.
I intend for the Roleplay Reel to continue to be published in collaboration with the Culture ministry and the RP community.
Radio has progressed impressively in the last term and has truly shown itself to be worthy of its own ministry. The staff number is currently small, but that is to be expected due to the somewhat higher barrier of entry than other ministries. I’m not particularly familiar with Radio, so besides the great work that has already been done, I hope to work towards more regularly scheduled NBS news shows if possible. Radio could also work with the previously mentioned Executive Council event to showcase our Ministers through interviews.
If you are offered a more attractive position that requires you to resign, will you leave us in the hands of an incompetent deputy?
For various reasons, this will not apply in the context of the Delegacy, so no
(But speaking seriously, it was a lapse of judgment on my part, and I do apologise for that. I should have chosen a capable replacement beforehand.)
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Admittedly it's hard for HA, but I think pushing more staff to be mentors would be a good way so they can have some sense of achievement for having mentored someone.
