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Anarchic turkish states wrote:Please don't discriminate in the Mariner Trench, everyone is welcome here. Except Nazis. And fascists.

Agreed

MT2, Earthly delights, Stonesticks, and Beef-land

Welcome back Hudsonolia, and also to all our new recruits: Cal papi, Darins and Soniscany.

Please join our discord chat room so we can get to know you better: https://discord.gg/cMze7SW

Also if you are keen to stick around, you should apply to become an official member of the region (Trenchian):


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MARINER TRENCH




What does it mean to become a Trenchian?

Becoming a Trenchian is a big step. You'll have certain privileges and rights here, and also several responsibilities to our region, which are outlined briefly below.

Rights

As a Trenchian, our Law guarantees you the right to vote in elections and referenda, participate in The MT Army Reserves, and run in elections for official positions, as well as granting you certain other legal rights.

Our Government will also take whatever steps are necessary to help you if you are in need of it, and for the preservation of your rights both in Mariner Trench and abroad, to the extent that is appropriate with your involvement in other regions.

Responsibilities

At the same time, it is your responsibility to familiarise yourself with and do your best to abide by our Laws, which are, of course, in place only so that our community can function democratically, harmoniously, and with a high level of regional security.

We'll also ask you to maintain a nation in our region and maintain a reasonable level of activity on Discord and our forums, as conditions for your Trenchianship.

How does one become a Trenchian?

It's relatively simple, copy and paste the below form into the Trenchianship thread LinkCLICK HERE (register a forum account), fill out the detail with your name as the title, and wait for approval.

Joining the forums is a necessary evil, a matter of regional security, to help protect the region from unwanted enemies and trouble makers.

Application for Trenchianship

This is a legal document. You affirm that your responses are true and accurate to the best of your knowledge.

What is the name of your nation in the region (you must have a nation that will remain in Mariner Trench during the tenure of your citizenship)?

What other names or aliases have you been or are you currently known as in NationStates regions or organizations?

What NationStates regions or organizations are you currently involved with?

What NationStates regions or organizations have you been involved with in the past?

Do you have a World Assembly nation? If so, please name it:

How did you find Mariner Trench?

Please also take the following oath, inserting your name where it says YOUR NAME:
I, YOUR NAME, swear that I will bear true allegiance to the Mariner Trench, that I will faithfully observe and read the laws of Mariner Trench, and that I will fulfill my duties as a Trenchian, including maintaining a nation in the Mariner Trench region. I understand that any violation of the vows in this oath may result in the termination of my Trenchianship.

Registered Trenchians:

- Vippertooth33 (Chief Elder)
- Golden hind (Elder)
- Blunt speakers (Fire nixtocheed) (Elder)
- Sanmyaku (Elder)
- Nova Nibu (The Stalker)
- Gaeslan 626 / Soviet iceland (Diljan)
- Roavin V
- Sweeze II
- Sprechenland
- Rindonesia
- Stonesticks
- Northern oceanic
- Cryspus
- Hypron
- Communist Asians (South Asians)
- Nouveaurich
- Bandelonia
- RustyNails (Krustybooga)
- Inven i
- Vietnam people navy
- Chinaca (Britca)
- Calamari lands
- Buxtehude
- Mivolis
- Socialist devionsa
- Jaracarpa
- Malestare animals
- Apple gala clan
- Flobos
- Allangoria of mt
- Nebulam
- Scottish islands (Formally: Old edinburgh) (The King Isle)
- Monster island 2

Former Trenchians:

- Anthaur (BB the Freaky#2693)
- Tsuchi no Kuni (Ice Bear#0461)
- Etoil
- New Scottsville
- Anarchic byzantium (Chef Sjef#7313)
- Greater scituate (M_6464#9419)
- Gaycadia (gh0st.p3pp3r#3978)
- Sirruses (Landinium#5827)
- The maryland alliance
- Sectraxip kiropited (Skreeett#1849)
- Earthly delights (Silver lined clouds) (Eartly Delights#8954)
- Wraith hives
- Emperika (pokebro2000#9221)
- Fen val yargarmero
- Stragetists
- Mil island
- Madygas
- Pacificano
- Spiridaus (Formally Ecologystan / Arcticwaterlandia)
- Valencia i balears (Lemlar)
- Freaksrus
- Trap o bell (trapburrito#1517)
- Wasatia
- Kurovanka (Bunny#3294)
- Alta novano (Formally The united sovereign states of america) (AdmiralSeth#9818)
- Naurenia
- Yuno3
- Iceystan (Rosamund)
- Oilick (Houndonia)
- Creative utopia
- Sailis
- Signy
- S17 Google (Stadia#8679)
- Cenujamie
- Kjazz
- Reborn Empire of Necroi
- Fluorid (SulfurSepulchre#3802)
- Parascas (Haha poopy#3858)
- The council of cosbys (boyothekiddo#7473)
- Furosia (#7675)
- Free republic of hong kong
- Naverde (Johannes Hofmeister#6887)
- The treffgarne islands
- The united balkan states
- Hudsonolia (‘ϚҟҽӀҽէօղʂ ටƒ Ϛօçìҽէվ#6003)
- Soviet romany (♔Tsar Собственик на България♔#8361)
- Aveerya (aveerya#4540)
- Aionixia (Nexus#1036)
- Calamaria (Boda)
- Hovar
- Pr0xy
- Kingdomserbia
- Beef-land (Beef-Land#3413)
- Hewnia (Haxia#7686)
- Dryicor (admiralsven#3974)
- The cosmic expanse (Free Las Pinas) (notchris#9754)
- Greater argentinium (when the soviet union is dead#8548)
- Shooter penninsula dos (Charoskania) (Charo2#1723)
- Mariner aga (Aga#3979)
- Martian x7 (Seinosiz#3779)
- The deep forest (Kassimo)
- Maddiefayee (Maddiefayee#4508)
- Prplian corps (Prplia)
- Marine apatosaurus
- Karonic (Spaa) (sopie#4584)
- Britain mk7 (Sarge#1214)
- Busse
- Schizoacc
- Efnay (Craziwolf)
- Ruelle (Valerievna)
- Anarchic turkish states (Honeydewistania)
- Rormasukal (Lelag-Leng)
- Chunga chunga chunga (Scalizagasti)
- Aktothkata

Read factbook

Anarchic turkish states

Garfield kart was best, obviously

MT2 and Hudsonolia

Congratulations Hudsonolia, you will now be granted the superpowers of Trenchianship, just remember....with great powers comes great responsibility :D

Anarchic turkish states

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Hello

Anarchic turkish states

Now at your doorsteps:

Editorial

Welcome to the first issue of The Mariner Review! These are exciting times for the Mariner Trench as our population swells and our future opens to so many possibilities. In this issue we begin with a short interview with Vippertooth33, who is currently leader of The MT Army, Founder and Chief Elder of the Mariner Trench. It includes only a few questions by which to introduce the Mariner Trench; perhaps in the future we will be able to produce more in-depth interviews with the Elders. Next up we have "In the Spotlight" a regular section that will feature a Trenchian nation. Hopefully this will allow us all to get to know each other better. This week Earthly Delights is featured, a Trenchian and MT Army Reservist. Finally we come to a recap' of the flag competition that was recently held, and take another look at all the wonderful creations. Looking forward, I understand that the region is gearing up to establish its first elected government, who will preside under the careful watch of the Council of Elders. Ambitious nations better start proof-reading their speeches and ironing their best suits. Also we are looking to expand the roleplay lore of the Mariner Trench, building up the region's backstory and adding some colour to our fantastical deep-sea world. Those enticed by the infamous anti-fascist struggle, to which the Mariner Trench has born many warriors, might look to joining the MT Army Reserves. Of course we hope to print further issues of The Mariner Review, so get out your typewriters and send in your stories! Beyond such prospects, all residents of the Trench should feel empowered to set out on new initiatives, for such sparks of creativity are the future.

~Kassimo~




Slowly we arise, renewed and with fresh eyes. The time has come. The time is now.

Welcome to the new age, my friends.
We are Mariner Trench!

~NessAmber~




An Interview with Vippertooth33

Can you share with us your own vision for the Mariner Trench?

Mariner Trench was a civilian community set up in 2003, once we became aware of the formally formidable Nazi raiding threat on NationStates every single civilian nation in Mariner Trench took up arms, forming The MT Army. As such, Mariner Trench’s rebirth has a strict no Nazi/Fascist policy.

Outside of this we hope for a fun and interactive regional government, run as our Trenchians see fit. To create a fascinating role play history (Mariner Trench Extended Universe) for our region and its interactions with the world over the past 5,000 years. Foster The MT Army Reserves for regional entertainment (War Games: friendly inter-regional raiding/defending conducted in Protectorate regions) and training/piler support for MT Army Anti-Nazi/Fascist operations.

After so many years of raiding and defending, what has motivated The MT Army to repopulate the Trench?

A conversation between myself and former second in command of The MT Army, Glugs (NessAmber) in December 2016 led to the exciting prospect of creating something fun and new (to us) utilising our former home region of Mariner Trench. However due to NationStates military game play and RL commitments, we had to delay the project. In early 2018, whilst hunting for Star Wars planet regions, I met Hesskin Empire (HE). HE had a good reputation as a region builder and rekindled my interest in kick-starting the repopulation of MT. Although HE is no longer our MT Architect, he provided me with a wealth of knowledge for region building and helped write the MT government constitution which was completed in July 2018.

What balance of powers do you expect between the Council of Elders and the elected government?

Ideally the Elders will help set up the region and then take a step back once the elected Trenchian government is formed. The Elders will only interfere if things really get off track, e.g. forming embassies with Nazi/Fascist regions.

Let's be honest, is this not just the next phase in the antifa-communist-terrorist plan for world domination?

Yes, as Fascist Anti-Fascists/Communists (what Nazi regions actually label us) we plan to take over NationStates and brainwash the masses into believing that attacking a person or group on the basis of attributes such as race, religion or non-religion, ethnic origin, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity, is not ok!

Well, thank you for your time!




Painting: Eyvind Earle, Reflections (1984)

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The place of legend, lost for aeons in the depths of a great chasm, the Mariner Trench is once again returning to life.

Ferocious currents and phantoms of the dark need not be feared, for beneath the precipice a civilization as old as time endures.

Enter... enter... and make of it your home.

Warm hearts keep at bay cold waters, the light of truth fends off the gloom, all enemies of the trench invite their doom!




In The Spotlight: Earthly Delights

The Player: I first played NS maybe 8 years ago. Since then, my participation in the game has been... patchy, to say the least - I've been out more than in. When active, I've been interested in creating interesting nations more than in interacting with other players. However, in RL I am a person with strongly held political opinions- I am a Libertarian Socialist who really does care a great deal about democracy, civil liberties, equality and the environment. So in the past, I've sometimes been an independent anti-fascist piler - for example, helping out at ICU. Gameplay isn't something that I have much experience in, though.
In one of my previous bouts of activity, I tried my hand at writing issues - came up with 3 or 4, and one based on the Syrian Civil War got accepted. So my nation Interzone inc is an issues author. In real life, I've done quite a bit of academic stuff, and also written a fair number of policy documents, so this is the kind of thing that I'm good at. I'd be interested in writing more issues, and maybe also WA resolutions. Collaboration with fellow Trenchians would be welcome.

The Nation: My main nation is based on the painting by Hieronymus Bosch, which is also the nation's flag. This is a complex and fascinating work of art by one of the great painters of the 15th century. The painting is clearly some kind of religious allegory, but sadly its precise meaning is now lost, and is now a matter of fierce dispute among scholars. Read the wiki article on the painting Linkhere.
With the nation, I've tried to create something like the world that is shown in the central panel of the triptych. So... Earthly Delights is deeply devout (its a religious painting after all); it isn't very industrialized; public nudity is normal; drug use is encouraged; pretty much anything goes - including cannibalism and ritual sacrifice.

Earthly delights




Regional Flag Competition

A first activity for our new-found community has been choosing a standard. Several flags were submitted for consideration, but in the end it was the Chief's own design that won the vote.

The winning flag:

And the runner-ups:

From left to right: Caelapes - The maryland alliance - Cryspus - Stonesticks




Read dispatch

Vippertooth33, Earthly delights, Beef-land, and Anarchic turkish states

Anarchic turkish states

we need a new poll

MT2 and Earthly delights

Earthly delights

Theres some bloody strange fish around here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j42SUHXsVLU

Anarchic turkish states

Anarchic turkish states

Will Brexit benefit the UK?
WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT

BREXIT IS THE SINGLE MOST STUPID THING ON THE PLANET. IT MAKES DONALD TRUMP LOOK INTELLIGENT. BREXIT IS JUST A STUPID RACIST IDEA PUT FORWARD BY THE TORIES TO GET AWAY FROM BLOODY REGULATIONS THAT STOP THEM FROM MAKING MORE MONEY. THE REASON WHY IT WAS VOTED FOR BECAUSE OLD PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT THERE'D BE LESS IMMIGRANTS. BORIS JOHNSON AND DAVID DAVIS ARE IDIOTS. LEAVING THE EU, ESPECIALLY WITH NO DEAL, WILL BE DISASTROUS. THE PUND IS TUMBLING AND TUMBLING DOWN AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN LEFT THE EU YET. 50% OF OUR EXPORTS GO TO COUNTRIES IN THE EU, ALSO ALL THE COMPANIES WILL MOVE TO COUNTRIES IN THE EU TO MAKE THEIR STUFF, BECAUSE WHY'D THEY DO IT IN BRITAIN WHEN THEY CAN TRADE MORE FREELY WITH OTHER COUNTRIES? THE BREXITEERS LIED TO OUR COUNTRY AND WE NEED TO CANCEL BREXIT. BRITAIN IS COMPLETELY SCREWED IF BREXIT GOES AHEAD. IF ANYONE VOTES YES ON THAT POLL, THEY ARE VERY STUPID AND WE'LL CUT ALL DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH THEM CAUSE WE AREN'T FRIENDS WITH SENILE RULERS.

Earthly delights

Earthly delights

Yep...Brexit is stupid- not so much shooting ourselves in the foot as blowing off our entire lower leg with a double-barrelled shotgun. Where I disagree with you is when you say that it makes Trump look intelligent, something thats just flat-out impossible.

Anarchic turkish states

Earthly delights wrote:Yep...Brexit is stupid- not so much shooting ourselves in the foot as blowing off our entire lower leg with a double-barrelled shotgun. Where I disagree with you is when you say that it makes Trump look intelligent, something thats just flat-out impossible.

Well, I agree that I was being a bit extreme on making Trump look intelligent. But Brexit just makes me fuming mad.

Earthly delights

Anarchic turkish states wrote:Well, I agree that I was being a bit extreme on making Trump look intelligent.

Nothing wrong with a bit of hyperbole now and then. :)

Anarchic turkish states wrote:But Brexit just makes me fuming mad.

I feel the same. Brexit looks like the worst UK foreign policy decision since Chamberlain went to Munich. Even the grossly immoral and incompetent Suez invasion pales in comparison.

Brexit can only lead to a worse future for people in Britain and elsewhere in Europe. We need to re-think and have another referendum.

Anarchic turkish states

Anarchic turkish states

Earthly delights wrote:Nothing wrong with a bit of hyperbole now and then. :)

I feel the same. Brexit looks like the worst UK foreign policy decision since Chamberlain went to Munich. Even the grossly immoral and incompetent Suez invasion pales in comparison.

Brexit can only lead to a worse future for people in Britain and elsewhere in Europe. We need to re-think and have another referendum.

We're going nowhere in deal negotiations. If there is no deal, we're screwed. Game over. The last election Labour should'd won, because Labour has the senses and they don't have the stability of a Francium isotope and enough internal friction to burst into flames.

Earthly delights

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Watermelonth wrote:Beef Land has a country that has a swastika as a flag

where

Beef-land

it is not even my country

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i was doing issues on beef-land

Anarchic turkish states

link the nation to me pls

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it is not my nation

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