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The stickmin empire

Bunnyxdoggy wrote:Hello

Hola, rojo Biblioteca (For RMB rules, hello, red library.)

Melicorium, Pagrosse, and The rebel attack battalion

The stickmin empire wrote:Ey to Brutus?Pure evil

I would like to call it "re-education", thank you very much.

Melicorium, Nicholas and Great Britain, and Pagrosse

The stickmin empire

Ovindien wrote:I would like to call it "re-education", thank you very much.

AH yes re-education

Melicorium, Nicholas and Great Britain, and Pagrosse

Bunnyxdoggy wrote:Hello

Moving to TSP three minutes after being founded? Seems like another puppet.

Pagrosse

Post self-deleted by Taigama.

Hello.

Melicorium and Pagrosse

The stickmin empire

Taigama wrote:Hello.

Welcome, to Jurassic Park danananana danananana

Volaworand, Melicorium, Nicholas and Great Britain, Taigama, and 1 otherPagrosse

The stickmin empire wrote:Welcome, to Jurassic Park danananana danananana

Dananaanaananaana

Melicorium, Unojo, Taigama, The united european union, and 1 otherPagrosse

The stickmin empire wrote:Afternoon!You dirty TNPer how could you!?Don't break the poor lads' dreams!

Afternoon The stickmin empire and the South Pacific

Treesil, Melicorium, Unojo, Sland bla, and 1 otherPagrosse

Zeu wrote:Afternoon The stickmin empire and the South Pacific

Hello! How your day going?

Volaworand, Melicorium, and Pagrosse

Post by General grievous lightsaber collection suppressed by a moderator.

Post by General grievous lightsaber collection suppressed by a moderator.

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SC: Repeal "Liberate The Embassy" (click to view information)

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Draconae, United States of Vietnam, Volaworand, Shangyuen, Free Las Pinas, The new cordian empire, House ahsanul, Rectionk, New Goldman, Zataras, Amerion, Wi sd ea d, Kylania, North Androssan, Comfed, Tobalien, Arvan irawer, Taigama, Doge Land, Repubblica del mezzogiorno, Neazland, The stickmin empire, Greater scottdascoda, Freestate of democratia, Direwolf1, Land Without Shrimp, Lotrisia, Marinho islands, Concrete Slab, Telipok, Trozzo, Latviana

Volaworand, Concrete Slab, Melicorium, Purple Hyacinth, and 3 othersUnojo, Pagrosse, and Ethoodly

Hello.

Melicorium and Pagrosse

Treesil wrote:Hello! How your day going?

horbblie Day just got a fire in Australia

Treesil, Melicorium, Unojo, and Pagrosse

[NEW RELEASE] The SPINN

• 4 takeaways from the Cabinet transition...

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SPINN

Year 18 | 23 February 2021

THE SPINN
4 TAKEAWAYS FROM THE CABINET TRANSITION
James D. Halpert | Senior Editor

#1 - A vote for moderation

A number of races where uncontested, but where there were mutliple candidates the region seems to have voted for the candidate with the more moderate tone. To be clear, this doesn't mean that all those elected are moderates who want to take the region back to its unaligned days, but when faces with a choice between a more emphatic defender stance and a continuation of, for lack of the better word, the status quo, the region seems to have chosen the latter. Jay and Rabbitz portrayed themselves as the defender candidates, Glen and Islas ran on experience and agenda setting. Rabbitz even explicitly said in the Minister of Media Debate that they would use their position to push forward defender-friendly content. This is to say that, with the South Pacific now being a firmly defender region, legislators seem to have decided that the priority is no longer in affirming that defender identity, but rather making sure that their government works.

#2 - Intra-Cabinet councils

Prime Minister Glen Rhodes announced the formation of two intra-Cabinet councils -the Domestic Affairs Council and the Foreign Affairs Council-, with each council setting policy in their areas of responsibility without, for the most part, input from the other. This is a significant departure from the way the Cabinet has always operated, but it could also be an interesting opportunity to optimise the work of the executive branch and ensure that decisions are made more swiftly and by those who actually have a stake in the matters at hand. It will be good to see how this idea pans out in the coming term and if it would be a model for the operation of future Cabinets.

#3 - No advisor announcements

The Prime Minister's inaugural address did not list any advisor or intern appointments, another departure from the practice of recent Cabinets. This could be a good thing if it means a greater focus on the work of elected officials and their staff, who would be more accountable for what they do than officials who are appointed often without clear duties or expectations. If this is the way the Cabinet chooses to go, it would certainly fit with the Prime Minister's platform of greater accountability and transparency.

#4 - No farewell address

There was no farewell address from the Penguin Cabinet, no collective account of what the agenda had been and how much of it was accomplished. This is a regrettable end for a Cabinet that, no matter how much may have been done by individual ministries, nevertheless failed to present a united front and a common vision for the region. The past four months were a missed opportunity, but they did generate the appetite for the kind of policies and leadership proposed by Sandaoguo. The coming term will be test to see if the Prime Minister can deliver on their promises and, more importantly, if the region learned the importance of holding its officials accountable.

The South Pacific Independent News Network (SPINN) is an independent news organisation established in 2003 with the goal of providing good, insightful and timely commentary on regional events for the citizens of the South Pacific. Opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editorial Board. Content is published via pseudonyms. The SPINN is not associated with the Government of the South Pacific.

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Land Without Shrimp, Volaworand, Melicorium, Purple Hyacinth, and 3 othersUnojo, Pagrosse, and Ethoodly

General grievous lightsaber collection wrote:Do any of you here have lightsabers that i can add to my collection

Please do not make two consecutive posts within an hour.

RMB Rules and Etiquette

by The tsp local council

Hello! Welcome to the South Pacific, and its regional message board, or RMB! It is a vibrant, active place where people from all around the world can hang out and talk. It is the region's primary place of communication, and is open to all types of conversations, debates, and overall fun. However, without some form of rules, the RMB would be a wild, annoying, and downright un-enjoyable place. And so, due to this, rules must be laid down and enforced. These are important to protect everyone's safety, dignity, and sanity. So we all ask that you please take the time to read the following rules, and try your hardest to follow them. Remember, there are consequences for breaking the rules.

Note: The “Fundamental Rule” portion of each guideline is meant as a summary of the rule. The official text of the rule may be found in the “Details” spoiler.

Breaking these rules can result in consequences including warnings, post suppressions, and in the the case of repeated or serious infractions, ejection and banning from the region. The full, detailed Local Council Standard Moderation Policy, which specifies the exact consequences for various levels of rule-breaking, can be found here.

And so, after much introduction, here are your RMB Rules:

1. Say Neigh to Spam

Fundamental Rule: Don't spam. Spamming is bad. It is the first rule for a reason.

Details:
Spamming on the RMB is not allowed at all, under any circumstances. Spamming is probably best described as a post that is meaningless and/or unnecessary— for example, a post that repeats the same thing multiple times, a lone emoji or image, multiple posts of the same thing, or a series of posts that have no apparent meaning. It does not matter what your intent is— if your post(s) fits the above definition, it is considered spam and will be dealt with accordingly.

2. English is our Mane Language

Fundamental Rule: Posts on the Regional Message Board must be in English, or include an English translation.

Details:
We understand that many of you come from backgrounds where English is not your main language, as players come from all around the world. However, to avoid confusion among people who don't speak your language, we sincerely ask that you post in English only, for ease of communication.

Remember, there are tools like LinkGoogle Translate to help you. If you speak in another language, please add a translation to English in the same post. Posts with English translations will not be suppressed. For the avoidance of doubt, English means Modern English and not backwards English.

3. Keep Our Region Stable

Fundamental Rule: Don’t ask for people to endorse you on the Regional Message Board. Don’t ask for people to move to another region.

Details:
Asking for endorsements on the RMB is not allowed at all, under any circumstances. Ever. Permissions are only made if the requester is a member of the Council on Regional Security, the Coral Guard, or the Delegate seeking to increase endorsement counts for the purposes of promoting regional security.

If you want to receive and give more endorsements, get involved in the Southern World Assembly Initiative, TSP’s endorsement program.

Similarly, recruiting, or telling people to move to another region, is also not allowed. You may not ask people to join your region on the RMB, whether you are also a South Pacifican citizen yourself or not.

4. So a Horse walks into a bar ...

Fundamental Rule: Roleplay on the Regional Message Board, but do not break any other rules. If you're feeling nice or your roleplay is a bit niche or particularly nation driven, please consider taking your roleplaying to Knowhere.

Details:
It's all legal! As long as it complies with the rules. Specifically; remember to keep your roleplays appropriate (as stated in rule IX). The LC has reached a general conclusion on what is appropriate, and if your roleplay does not fit within those boundaries, it will be stopped. So, excessive display of affection, sexually-suggesting roleplay, and the like, are not allowed at all.

Similarly, do not clog the RMB with your roleplay. If you feel it has been going on for a while, either take it to a roleplay region, or cease it all together. Otherwise, it may be interfered with. When the board is dominated by roleplay, it becomes hard for everyone else to communicate with each-other, thanks to the overabundance of posts completely unrelated to what they are doing.

But other than those things, feel free to roleplay to your heart's content!

5. Hold your Horses

Fundamental Rule: Don’t post on the Regional Message Board three times or more in a row.

Details:
Triple posting, or posting three posts in a row, is considered illegal, as are any other number of posts more than two in a row. All posts after the initial two post will be suppressed. If one hour has passed without another post on the RMB a single third post will be allowed

6. Keep your nose in your own feedbag

Fundamental Rule: Don’t reveal other players’ personal information.

Details:
It is not permitted to post or otherwise share another player's personally-identifying information (i.e. social media accounts, IP addresses, postal addresses, E-mail addresses, telephone numbers, etc.), and neither is it permitted to post or share information that may not be identifying but is nonetheless of a personal nature (i.e. medical history, relationship status, etc.). The only exception is if the player in question has shared that information themselves and does not mind its dissemination (this sharing or statement of permission must be publically viewable).

Making a claim of serious out-of-character misconduct (e.g. bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, etc.) against someone else, without providing evidence to moderation/administration, is considered malicious harassment, and will be dealt with accordingly. This rule applies to the TSP forum and discord as well.

7. Get Off Your High Horse

Fundamental Rule: Trolling, baiting or flaming of others is not allowed under any circumstances.

Details:
Trolling is defined as starting quarrels or upsetting people by posting inflammatory and digressive, extraneous, or off-topic messages with the intent of provoking other nations into displaying emotional responses. Baiting is similar to trolling, and is defined as posting with the aim of angering someone indirectly, directed at a specific person. Flaming is defined as posting insults or other verbal and often personal attacks on other nations. Erudite slams while maintaining a veneer of politeness can also be considered flaming. All three of these are banned under all circumstances.

This is an extension of a simple policy of respect. What may seem like good natured fun to you could be trolling to someone else, and if they tell you to stop, do so.
We can and will warn, suppress, and even ban you, as well as record the incident. In severe cases the NationStates Moderators will be contacted, and puppets will not hide your IP address from them.

8. You Canter Break Site Rules

Fundamental Rule: No matter where you are in NationStates, the rules for the game still apply.

Details:
TSP is a part of NationStates, and as such, you must follow the rules of the game as a whole at all times. Breaking the game rules will land you in trouble with both the regional officers and NationStates site moderation. See the link below for the list of rules and a quick FAQ page for more details on the game rules.

NationStates Rules

NationStates FAQ

9. Mind Your Dam Manners

Fundamental Rule: Don’t post anything that would not be allowed in a PG-13 movie.

Details:
Excessive swearing, explicit, suggestive, or excessively violent messages, sexual references, and other such things will be suppressed on sight, and the NationStates site moderators can and will be called to get involved in serious cases. Excessive displays of personal affection (e.g. suggestive roleplayed snuggling, nuzzling, kissing, licking and so on) is also considered inappropriate and will be suppressed accordingly.

Mild swearing may be tolerated, mild sexuality may be at the very most hinted, but explicit or excessive versions of either or both will result in moderation intervention, both from the Local Council and potentially from NationStates site moderators. Derogatory terms are disallowed, and all swearing must abide by all other rules, particularly those about respecting others.

10. Straight from the horse’s mouth

Fundamental Rule: Do not edit someone's post in a malicious way or repost offensive content.

Details:
It is illegal to edit what someone else has written when quoting it in order to make it seem like they expressed a view which they didn’t. Quote-editing should be avoided even for comic effect.

When you are responding to someone's post, please quote their post (by pressing the "quote" button), as it makes it less confusing and will alert them to your post.

When quoting an offensive post, delete the content of the post and replace it with "-snip-". Doing so makes the administrators’ jobs much easier.

When quoting long posts, please cut the post down to the particular parts you are responding to, or replace the extraneous material with "-snip-".

11. Crop Your Post

Fundamental Rule: Use spoilers when making or quoting a very long post.

Details:
The [spoiler] tag is your friend. When making or quoting a very long post, or one which not everyone might want to read, please add spoilers, so as to avoid taking up a large amount of the page.

If you are giving a spoiler of a recently released book or film, put it in a spoiler tag, to give people who haven't read/watched it a chance. As a general rule of thumb, give a month for films post-release (as release dates may be different in different areas) and two months for book releases.

12. Rein In Rudeness

Fundamental Rule: The golden rule: treat others how you want to be treated.

Details:
Remember, there are other, real people behind the nations on the RMB. Everyone here is a human being with emotions and the right to be respected.

While dissent with regional officers (LC, Delegate, CRS, and Ministers) is perfectly acceptable, remember that they are people too, and worthy of basic human decency. The regional officers should be respected at all times just as any other member of the region should.

When debating, always remember to attack the argument rather than the person making it. If you find yourself getting heated, try to take a step back. Personal insults, insults to intelligence, etc. will not be tolerated. The only form of debate banned on the RMB is that over a particular suppression. For more information, see the Help Section at the end of this document.

13. Don't Ride on Foals

Fundamental Rule: Single word or similarly short posts are not appreciated on the RMB.

Details:
Single word posts that do not advance conversation are not allowed. If you find yourself wondering if a post is both unsubstantial and too short, it likely is. This rule does not mean you have to post several paragraphs of content every time you want to post. Single sentence posts, single word greetings, and single-word replies quoting other posts are still allowed under this rule.

However, at the discretion of the Local Council, posts deemed to be insubstantial and not contributing to the regional discourse will be suppressed. An excellent way to avoid this is to add thought to your posts.

Thank you for reading, and remember to follow these guidelines!

Now sit back, relax, and enjoy your stay here in TSP!

~~~HELP!~~~

If you believe a post breaks the rules and should be suppressed, wish to appeal to have a post unsuppressed, wish to appeal a formal warning, or have any questions about the laws of the RMB, you can contact your current Local Councillors through telegrams:

TescoPepsi
Petea
Evinea

OR

Lodge complaints or comments with the following nation:

The tsp local council

This nation is controlled by the LC, ensuring all Local Councillors can see your complaints or comments. Remember, the rules of respect apply to telegrams as well as the RMB.

Official moderation appeals must follow the process laid out in the Standard Moderation Policy dispatch.



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Volaworand and Pagrosse

Hey there, states!

I have a question about writing issues ¿How can I do it?

Thanks in advance.

Pagrosse

Iym winterless

The stickmin empire wrote:Ey to Brutus?Pure evil

hulp

Need rome coin

Melicorium and Pagrosse

Djordorica wrote:Hey there, states!

I have a question about writing issues ¿How can I do it?

Thanks in advance.

Your nation needs to have a population of at least 250 million in order to submit issues for NationStates.

Volaworand and Pagrosse

Djordorica

Melicorium wrote:Your nation needs to have a population of at least 250 million in order to submit issues for NationStates.

Oh okay... What a pity, I was hoping to screw some of you with problems I had invented.

I'm kidding.

Volaworand, Melicorium, and Pagrosse

what up southeners

Rebel-topia, Melicorium, Kylania, and Pagrosse

Purple Hyacinth wrote:No posts for over an hour? :(

I'm other news, I've just endotarted about a fifth of the region (on my phone, too :P).

I'd been slacking on endotarting for the past month or so (was too lazy to rewrite the telegram I send to all nations I endorse asking for them to return the endos), but I should be back up to endorsing close to 100% of all WA nations now ^-^

I endorsed u

Volaworand, Melicorium, Purple Hyacinth, Unojo, and 1 otherPagrosse

Melicorium

Uvalor wrote:I endorsed u

Now, have you endorsed Beepee?

Drugged up kitties

Does anyone know if there is a similar tool to nseconomy.thirdgeek.com (if anyone remembers that)? It doesn't work anymore and I miss getting advanced statistics like conversion rates for currency and a detailed breakdown of how your nation spends it's money.

Melicorium, Unojo, and Pagrosse

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