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Sure! Atsvea, Lord Dominator, Aeterno tranquillitas, Canaltia, and 3 othersCosona, Techolandia, and New ladavia |
The dispatch has been updated. Silence-Be-Gone Inc.™ is the only surviving silence-breaking company in The South Pacific. It gained a monopoly by performing corporate raids on the other two silence-breaking companies. It has recently begun to expand its operations into the embassy regions of The South Pacific. Recently, it has been growing quickly in Conch Kingdom.
I can tell that you will be a productive employee. Your post broke over 100 minutes of silence. Pookyvania, Sacara, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, and 6 othersLord Dominator, Aeterno tranquillitas, Turbeaux, Canaltia, Cosona, and New ladavia |
I have two issue drafts: Atsvea, Lord Dominator, Uan aa Boa, Turbeaux, and 3 othersCanaltia, Seagull, and Cosona |
I am breaking a few minutes of silence to say WOOHOO and thank you! Atsvea, Lord Dominator, Aeterno tranquillitas, Canaltia, and 6 othersSeagull, Cosona, Techolandia, New ladavia, Syllabun, and Rivienland |
You are welcome! Pookyvania, Atsvea, Lord Dominator, Aeterno tranquillitas, and 5 othersTurbeaux, Canaltia, Seagull, Cosona, and New ladavia |
The niceties of normal moral constraints I've got all the lasagna fixin' here. Cover me, I'm going in. [<goggles>] If you don't hear from me in 24 hours, call the police. Tell them they'll need the tactical biscotti. Caracasus, Atsvea, Lord Dominator, Aeterno tranquillitas, and 6 othersUan aa Boa, Rejectionville, Turbeaux, Canaltia, Cosona, and Rivienland |
As the region was the overall third-largest (recently second-largest) contribution to the company's silence-breaking, you should also know about this. After a fifth nation in Conch Kingdom joined Silence-Be-Gone Inc.™, which, when combined with the single employee in Lands End, a region with embassies with Conch Kingdom but not The South Pacific, equals the six employees in The South Pacific, some have speculated that it might be beneficial for the company to move its headquarters from The South Pacific to Conch Kingdom, making Seachia the new president of the company. Silence-Be-Gone Inc.™ has been experiencing a recent increase in Conch Kingdom-based activity, while The South Pacific has been sparse. Silence-Be-Gone Inc.™ has a monopoly on silence-breaking in The South Pacific, so if the company's headquarters are going to move to Conch Kingdom, all silence-breaking in The South Pacific is going to be done by a foreign company. Great silence-breaking! Do you want to join the company? Pookyvania, Caracasus, Atsvea, Lord Dominator, and 5 othersAeterno tranquillitas, Turbeaux, Canaltia, Cosona, and Rivienland |
Well, it is literally "Quote of the Fortnight", what did you expect me to do?! Atsvea, Lord Dominator, Sapnu puas, Aeterno tranquillitas, and 3 othersTurbeaux, Canaltia, and Cosona |
I think my first RMB post in Forest was attempting to petition to change fortnight to fortnite Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Lord Dominator, Sapnu puas, and 7 othersAeterno tranquillitas, Turbeaux, Canaltia, Seagull, New ladavia, Syllabun, and Catterland |
The Pacific Alpine Commonwealth of Mount Seymour The new bluestocking homeland, Atsvea, Lord Dominator, Aeterno tranquillitas, and 7 othersUan aa Boa, Turbeaux, Canaltia, Seagull, New ladavia, Catterland, and Rivienland |
The niceties of normal moral constraints Can't. Too busy walking in and out of my apartment like a lunatic cause the blast of tomatoes, basil, and melty mozarella every time the door opens is that good. Mamma Mia [<gestures emphatically>] Caracasus, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Lord Dominator, and 6 othersAeterno tranquillitas, Uan aa Boa, Canaltia, Seagull, Catterland, and Rivienland |
Have you tried lasagne with chickpeas instead of meat/meat substitute and spinach stirred into the cheese sauce? It's really good. Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Lord Dominator, Aeterno tranquillitas, and 4 othersUan aa Boa, Rejectionville, Turbeaux, and Canaltia |
The Equatorial Forests of Uan aa Boa Good morning Forest! I've been contacted by Escade to ask if we'd like to join with Europeia and the West, East and North Pacifics in hosting a Discord based community event called Harry Potter and the Festival of Friends. This event will be open to everyone but they're asking for input as hosts and organisers. It's not clear when this is happening. Personally I'm not interested, but if a group of people step forward and say they want to do it on behalf of the region then now is the moment. If I don't get a response I'll reply and say thanks but no thanks. There's a word for silence-breaking for the hell of it and that word rhymes with jam. You're obviously welcome to post in Forest, but I would ask that you try to make it a worthwhile contribution. Post because you have something to say, not because you have to say something. As the region grows we're seeing the volume of posts rise and their average length decrease. It's probably no longer realistic to read every post if you're not a very frequent player. It's a natural consequence of Forest's commendation and its serious approach to events and mini-games, and as it says at the top of the page "Forest welcomes all nations." As the region's custodian at this time, however, I do worry that we're losing something we won't be able to replace. I can't put it any better than Candlewhisper Archive already has. I have no desire to become one of those "the RMB is only for serious discussion" regions - that whole rule-based approach is very un-Forest. Yet neither do I want to see 100 messages a day along the lines of "Hi, how are you?" "Fine, how are you?" It's not a bad thing in itself, but I doubt it's compatible with the exchange of thought provoking ideas that used to characterise Forest. It's a climate where posts like this one get more likes than ever, but no responses. We're a region that's never fully embraced Discord and offsite fora, so that content has nowhere else to go. There are many Discord channels, many "Hi, how are you?" and meme regions, but only one Forest. Basically, the Pacifics are that way. Many people in this venerable and storied region feel the way I do. Please help us to keep Forest distinct from other regions. Yes, I remember making myself count to ten and recite "Forest welcomes all nations" like a mantra. 60 odd days later, though, I know you get it and it's good to have you on board. To be fair, the option expressly says "putting the last of these wretched creatures out of their misery," which doesn't sound likely to promote biodiversity. On the broader point I hope you can understand my scepticism at the suggestion that the best way to protect endangered species is to allow people to kill them. At a guess, are you suggesting that poaching will be unavoidable with prohibition but eliminated by the existence of a legitimate means of hunting? Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, and 7 othersAeterno tranquillitas, Turbeaux, Canaltia, Seagull, Cosona, Catterland, and Rivienland |
I wholeheartedly agree with your point. For instance, as ambassador to Europe, I expect around 250 RMB post daily all mostly one-line messages with little substance. I end up spending 10 minutes reading all the posts and leave with a bunch of discord chat in my mind. on the contrary, Due to the Speed of forest RMB which fluctuates at times, we are able to have meaningful conversations. To illustrate embassies, popovers, vegetarianism. as well as I see the occasional long post like so above. While I've been here for around a month or so and not as long as Candlewhisper Archive I fell if we get any faster we could significantly lose the feel that is now. To tie it into our environment. like our world, this RMB is volatile and subject to shifts. However, if continues descending in this direction it will go beyond the point of fixing it since it is a collective effort to change our RMB because one person can't do it alone. It takes a region. Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, and 10 othersAeterno tranquillitas, Uan aa Boa, Turbeaux, Canaltia, Seagull, Cosona, Elundris, Syllabun, Catterland, and Rivienland |
While I agree with the points that Forest is becoming a more RMB intense region, I don't really think everyone is actually internalizing what it really means to have change. I do want to kick this off by stating that I do agree that I lover it when Forest was sort of an elite region in a way, when the RMB was really solely meaningful posts with no real filler posts. But it's natural for some people to just post smaller, perhaps less thought provoking things, but still posts that highlight what it is to be human. I personally love memes myself, and I feel Forest's attitude towards them is mostly ambivalent, which is alright in and of itself; it's a majority opinion. But getting more and more people means opinions will gradually shift towards the average opinion, which appears to be more of a balance between Discord-like posts, and longer more philosophical posts like this. (Although even for small talk like topics, Forest displays an unusually large amount of many word posts which is something quite unique to us, and I don't think we'll ever lose that) Not every person in Forest is solely interested in long, well thought out dialogues; some people want to keep it simpler, or say some dumb !@#$ every once in a while. I am also fine with this, because everyone has a simpler side, and I feel it funny how in a sense, we are trying to surpress a side of people that we then claim to welcome. More people simply means more RMB posts, and the average person won't take the time to type out posts this long for example. If we wish to increase the range and outreach of Forest, there is no real way to keep the RMV like "the good old days". The good old days that people usually refer to are when sciences were less advanced, medical care was worse, and people got away with a lot of stuff they shouldn't have (#MeeToo bringing this to the table for example) And forbidding things doesn't work as we all know, it only makes people more wanting to do the thing in question. So we have to allow the changes our desired route brings, regardless of if we like all of them or not. Technology taking over our lives is another example. Our new social media obsessed culture is one I frankly find appalling, and as such have no conventional platform accounts. But it doesn't change the fact that it's how the world became, no matter how much we might wish otherwise. I learned a long time ago that there's no way to force popular opinion to change, even if it's not one that's correct. All you can really do is educate people, and try to use the proper balance of logic and emotion to appeal to them if you wish to influence. To me the only way Forest can do that is not by frowning upon posts types we do not like, and painting an image that those posts are not welcome, but simply The future brings with it change, and while we may try to fight it because we are not used to it, if we wish to grow as a region, we may lose things we thought most important to our identity. But Forest will still be Forest, it will simply be 2018 Forest and not 2016 Forest for example. I'm not sure if my points are clear in this ramble, but I think some of what I think on this topic can be gleamed from this Trump-would-be-proud wall of text. As always, I welcome a dialogue on any and all topics I bring up :) Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, and 9 othersUan aa Boa, Rejectionville, Turbeaux, Canaltia, Seagull, Cosona, New ladavia, Catterland, and Rivienland |
I think both New ladavia and Aeterno tranquillitas bring up valid points, but I just wanted to focus on this comment for a moment. I wanted to explain that, since I'm someone who prefers to like posts rather than comment, my hesitation to engage with the well thought out discourse of Forest doesn't stem from my preference to shorter dialogue, but an awareness of how little I have to say on many topics. While I agree that Forest's RMB is quite unique than other regions, it also can become a little intimidating since these arguments are so well thought out. Now, that won't completely stop me from posting, but I'm sure it decreases the chance of me posting. Why should I vocalize, or engage with an idea that has been so well articulated that I cannot contribute? I guess my point is that the RMB is quite impressive, but responses will be lower since, as I've sure some have seen, engagement becomes more fickle with such detailed discussions. I still thing they should happen, but, for me, liking posts becomes a nice middle ground of approving and recognizing great arguments on the board. Also, I'm one of those people that can be swayed by most well articulated arguments, and, as a result, I find it hard to stick to any side in a debate or issue. I'm not sure if this point made any sense, but thank you for your time! Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, and 8 othersAeterno tranquillitas, Uan aa Boa, Turbeaux, Canaltia, Seagull, Cosona, New ladavia, and Catterland |
I wish I can write simple, condensed sentences. That's my personal weakness when writing an issue draft... Sacara, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Aeterno tranquillitas, and 4 othersTurbeaux, Canaltia, Seagull, and Cosona |
This whole debate on the RMB is sort of futile. As I understand it Tech changes are on the way that will make RMBs more forumlike. Hunting provides governments with a lot of revenue(the US for example makes $1.65 billion from permits and licencing) Because this revenue is dependent on sustaining the population of the animals being hunted governments are incentivised to manage wildlife responsibly, protect and restore their habitats and protect wildlife from poachers. That's not counting the billion spent on guides, reserves and equipment, which produces entire industries with a vested interest in conservation, or the multitude of conservation organisations funded by hunters, who after all also have a vested interest in their protection. Examples of success can be seen in the Cape buffalo, whitetail deer, wild turkey, bighorn sheep and the southern white rhino. Mount Seymour, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Aeterno tranquillitas, and 4 othersTurbeaux, Canaltia, Seagull, and Cosona |
That's a pretty valid point. In addition, I know people who are hunters (like 5% of western Canadians hunt regularly), and they are some of the most eco-friendly people I know. By getting out there and hunting (for food, I might add. Deer meat it actually pretty good), they develop an understanding and appreciation of nature, and them killing one deer a month max isn't going to do too much to the environment. Also, there's all of the legalities surrounding hunting in a country without constitutionally protected gun rights, so people who want to kill for the sake of it usually aren't able to get a hunting permit. However, in Canada, endangered species are not allowed to be hunted, as the massive tourism industry in the Rockies is enough incentive to keep them alive. There's also the fact that 10.5% of Canada's land is protected, bringing more restrictions on hunting with it. These areas have a lot of endangered species living on them (especially the Manitoba wetlands), so it's often more trouble than it's worth to try to hunt there. On top of that, 88% of Canada is inhabitable by people, so there should be enough room for hunters and endangered species to coexist. Canada's biggest problem is, ironically, the other 95% who aren't hunters, as they are the ones polluting the environment, cutting down the unprotected forests, and mining the north with unsustainable business practice. I think Canada needs more restrictions on corporate en devours in the wilderness, but we have the right amount of restriction on hunters. I've thought about picking it up, but I just don't have the time or resources. On a side note, I'm looking at an ad for a zoo directly under the RMB right now. I just find it really funny how relevant ads can be sometimes. Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Aeterno tranquillitas, Turbeaux, and 5 othersSeagull, Cosona, New ladavia, Rivienland, and The southern cascadian states |
The niceties of normal moral constraints This time was "meat"less (mozarella and parmigano are expensive enough), and a mix of tofu, fresh basil, nooch, salt, pepper, and rice vinegar in place of ricotta. Normally I'd use firm tofu, for perfect consistency and moisture. I've also used kale with success. Chickpeas don't release too much water during baking? Caracasus, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Aeterno tranquillitas, and 3 othersTurbeaux, Canaltia, and Cosona |
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I'll ask my other half how she does it to confirm but I think you stick em in the tomato sauce for a bit so they absorb more than they lose. Edit. Yup. Confirmed. Just make sure there's plenty of tomato sauce Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Aeterno tranquillitas, Turbeaux, and 2 othersCanaltia, and The niceties of normal moral constraints |
Replace the ellipsis ending the second sentence with a period and you just did! EDIT: Also replace "can" with "could". Mount Seymour, Lord Dominator, Sapnu puas, Aeterno tranquillitas, and 2 othersCanaltia, and Rivienland |
The niceties of normal moral constraints Yeah, that's the thing. Cooked chickpeas are something like 60% water by mass, so you're either putting a ton of water in, or taking a ton out. Even without chickpeas, I managed to reduce the tomato sauce too much, and ended up slightly undercooking the lasagna sheets. Was still plenty edible, but had the distinct starchy not-enough-water taste. Caracasus, Lord Dominator, Aeterno tranquillitas, Turbeaux, and 1 otherCanaltia |