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I'll be leaving TSP to work on my own region, Thanks for kindness.
Melicorium, North Baba, and Pagrosse
Hope u do well. And your always welcome to South Pacific our region.
Melicorium, Nicholas and Great Britain, and Pagrosse
goodbye
Melicorium, Drew Durrnil, and Pagrosse
Too many that I can't remember but I do have a list!
Melicorium, Drew Durrnil, Nicholas and Great Britain, and Pagrosse
Finland is imaginary
Melicorium, Drew Durrnil, Nicholas and Great Britain, and Pagrosse
thats a lot tnx for the info
good
Melicorium, Drew Durrnil, Nicholas and Great Britain, and Pagrosse
*polishes his suppression shield, but is interrupted*
Interesting dispatch we've got here.
The Government of the Coalition of the South Pacific is the regional government of the South Pacific. Our region is home to one of NationStates' oldest and biggest democracies. Its job is to engage and protect the community of this region, and handle relationships with other regions. It is a parliamentary republic with the Delegate (Incumbent: Ebonhand) as the head of state, the Prime Minister (Incumbent: Drew Durrnil) as the head of government, and three standard independent branches that check and balance each other: the Assembly (Our legislature), the Cabinet (Our executive), and the High Court (Our judiciary). The Delegate and the Prime Minister are elected by citizens in free and fair elections. Any nation can apply to become a citizen here.
Does this government have actual powers?
Yes! Members of the government are tasked with jobs such as moderation, community engagement, recruitment, helping new nations, running the military, conducting foreign affairs, maintaining regional security, and more. Some members have real in-game powers such as creating polls, sending telegrams to the region, changing the World Factbook Entry, etc. Others have the power to vote on, recall those members, and decide how they should do their job by passing laws.
The government operates in a very similar way to real-life governments. If you like to play politics with others in a realistic way or just want to help our region becoming better, you should participate in the government! Check here for ways to get involved.
The overall structure
We have a parliamentary government with the three common branches: Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary which check and balance each other. The Prime Minister is the head of government while the Delegate is the head of state.
Legislature: The Assembly
The Assembly is the unicameral parliament of the region. It consists of legislators who voluntarily join by applying here. The Assembly can pass laws, pass resolutions, elect/approve/recall members of other branches, and more.
The Chair of the Assembly (Incumbent: Great Lothian) is responsible for maintaining order and decorum, enforcing the legislative procedure, record-keeping the laws and legislative history, and handling legislator membership.
Learn more about the Assembly here.
Executive: The Cabinet
The Executive branch consists of ministries that do work to keep the region safe and active. It is led by the Prime Minister (Incumbent: Drew Durrnil) and their Cabinet. Which ministries a cabinet has depend on the PM and can change in future terms . As of currently, it consists of:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sporaltryus. It deals with relationships with other regions and organizations, building treaties, conducting diplomacy, and so on.
The Ministry of Culture (MoC) led by Minister of Culture PenguinPies. It helps organize fun events and festivals in our region.
The Ministry of Roleplay (MoRP) led by Minister of Roleplay (Incumbent: Ikaranara). It helps provide our roleplay community what they need to thrive and grow.
The Executive branch has a lot of people working within the ministries to run the region's day-to-day activities, including event planners, military officials and soldiers, dispatch writers, etc. The Cabinet has the power to issue executive orders and appoint some important positions in other branches of the government.
The Prime Minister is elected every three months (To be more precise, 16 days before the first of every February, May, August, and November) by citizens (Learn more about elections here). The PM appoints ministers and decides on the structure of the Cabinet with confirmation from the Assembly.
Learn more about the Cabinet here.
Judiciary: The High Court
The High Court is the highest and only court of the region, where all matters related to conflicts and law interpretations are resolved. It consists of Associate Justices led by Chief Justice Kringalia. Justices are appointed by the Cabinet and approved by the Assembly. Aside from Justices, there are also informal roles that the High Court may choose to establish such as legal text analyzers, court-related event organizers, investigators, paperwork managers, etc.
The Delegate
The Delegate (Incumbent: Ebonhand)) is the head of state of the region. They are granted all in-game powers but must follow the laws on how those powers are used. The Delegate and the Regional Officers appointed by them are the primary agents for the government to exercise its power on the in-game region.
The Delegate is responsible for maintaining the security of the region alongside the CRS, moderating the RMB alongside RMB moderators, promoting growth and activity on the gameside, and serving as an advisor to the forum-side government. The Delegate is elected every 6 months (To be more precise, 16 days before the first of every February and August) by citizens and suitable residents in a two-round process. (Learn more about elections here)
Learn more about the Delegate here.
Independent bodies
Aside from the above, there are a few government bodies known as independent bodies that doesn't belong to any branch of the government. These bodies are:
The Council on Regional Security (CRS), which is responsible for monitoring and responding to regional security issues such as coup d'etat, infiltrations from adversaries. It also establishes and enforces the endorsement cap alongside conducting intelligence and counter-intelligence operations.
The South Pacific Coral Guard (SPCG), which consists of nations that hold a lot of endorsements and influence in the region. They help maintain a strong buffer of endorsements and influence against foreign threats and can help implement security decisions from the CRS in an emergency.
The Citizenship Committee (CitComm), which is responsible for is responsible for granting and revoking citizenship.
The Election Commissioner, which oversees elections.
The Administration Team, which consists of administrators who run the forum, RMB moderators who enforces the etiquette and rules on the Regional Message Board, and off-site moderators who moderate our forum and Discord server.
You can learn more about the individual independent government bodies here.
Where does the government do its work?
Our Discord server is where most government activities happen. Once you are a citizen or/and legislator, you will see the channels where government members do their jobs.
The Assembly Hall subforum is where formal Assembly proceedings happen.
The Cabinet subforum is where the Cabinet posts its information, updates, and conducts formal discussions about executive matters.
The High Court subforum is where the High Court conducts its cases.
Check out our other resources about the government here.
If you notice any issue on this dispatch, please telegram Coalition of the South Pacific or ping USoVietnam (@watari5292) on the region's Discord server.
No worries, comrade. Auphelia seems to be away as well, so I've basically acted as the LC for about the past week now.
No, Wyoming is.
Concrete Slab, Drew Durrnil, Nicholas and Great Britain, and Pagrosse
it isnt
Melicorium, Drew Durrnil, Nicholas and Great Britain, and Pagrosse
why is it suppressed? It’s just lighting McQueens quote
Melicorium, Nicholas and Great Britain, and Pagrosse
The methods? Unorthodox. The mission? A stunning success.
Alice Parker, Drystar, Melicorium, and Pagrosse
I’d wondered where you’d gotten off to.
Alice Parker, Melicorium, Saint Cinder, Nicholas and Great Britain, and 1 otherPagrosse
Oh, would you look at that, the meme party won the Sutarianese election. Please welcome the new president Stonks Orangulus Succ!
It has been great being president of Sutarianesia.
Melicorium, Drew Durrnil, Nicholas and Great Britain, and Pagrosse
Read Rule 13 :P
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:
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.
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 Google 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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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-".
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.
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.
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.
Now sit back, relax, and enjoy your stay here in TSP!
OR
Lodge complaints or comments with the following nation:
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.
Nicholas and Great Britain and Pagrosse
I'm usually at my Super Secret Pyramid in an undisclosed location plotting my next plot of plot or.. Anyways how your vacation? I assume those Pińa colada's are getting expensive on whatever poor island you have decided to anchor yourself at!
Drystar, Melicorium, Nicholas and Great Britain, and Pagrosse
We are considering it.
Yes
Melicorium, Nicholas and Great Britain, and Pagrosse
Goond Aftermoon, I am da neu Presidont of Sutareionesipg. Su, how r u felling abut me be presidont of Sutarianesoneipg,
Melicorium, Drew Durrnil, Nicholas and Great Britain, and Pagrosse
Melicorium and Nicholas and Great Britain
Happy Friday friends =)
Drystar, Melicorium, Drew Durrnil, and Apatosaurus
I’m enjoying it enough now to not really desire to come back. But I’m not sure how the rmb would survive without my gentle hand guiding the suppression.
Pakitsk, Uunited Islands, Melicorium, and Saint Cinder
Hi. Melicorium or Ipugao will probably put a welcome message in a minute.
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Land Without Shrimp and Melicorium
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