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Nation of ecologists

Garbelia wrote:Nobody has been confirmed yet, I believe. I am hoping to be able to at least help out with it, but as of now it is unclaimed.

Anyway, my list!
1) I have poured a pint of water over a cat to stop them catching a bird.
2) A heron once dropped a twig on my head.
3) I once played cricket in a thunderstorm in March. And then it started snowing.

Those are all very interesting. Hmm. 3? Maybe it snowed or it stormed, but I doubt it did both unless you live near a Great Lake!

The Whispering Trees of Murmuria

Garbelia wrote:Nobody has been confirmed yet, I believe. I am hoping to be able to at least help out with it, but as of now it is unclaimed.

Anyway, my list!
1) I have poured a pint of water over a cat to stop them catching a bird.
2) A heron once dropped a twig on my head.
3) I once played cricket in a thunderstorm in March. And then it started snowing.

I go with 3) being the lie. The ball wouldn't bounce on a soaked, muddy pitch.

The Kiwi Bird Forest of Ordealius

Alcantaria wrote:Aaaa you can't imagine the excitement I feel right know for having found a fellow toki pona speaker and conlanger in NationStates, and especially, in Forest!
I am more of the auxiliary language branch of conlanging, but minimalist languages also caught my attention for some time a few years ago.
Needless to say, I am a language learner enthusiast XD

I had never heard of Toki Pona until you guys had mentioned it, I have quickly become enamored following some research. I think I'll try to learn the vocabulary for fun!

I love to learn languages, but often feel "too busy" to learn any into even the lowest levels of fluency.

The Democratic Island Federation of Frieden-und Freudenland

Today we have 12.34 billion citizens. Nice number.

Kepler-0085

Simbolon wrote:If I'm going with my own...
1) A car ran over me and I left unscathed
2) I don't know how to use the laundry machine
3) The first online scam I fell victim to involved a piano

1 is a lie

Terrabod wrote:I recommend this guide.

thank you!

Arklanda wrote:Since Octopus Islands is rarely active in NS, who will be in charge of "Regional Map"?

aehm, i asked that too

Garbelia wrote:Nobody has been confirmed yet, I believe. I am hoping to be able to at least help out with it, but as of now it is unclaimed.

Anyway, my list!
1) I have poured a pint of water over a cat to stop them catching a bird.
2) A heron once dropped a twig on my head.
3) I once played cricket in a thunderstorm in March. And then it started snowing.

*3 maybe?
if you used a metal bat, you'd be dead
*I suggest Cat-herders united have a cool map
*you forgot to guess mine :c

The Green Otters' State of Garbelia

You were all wrong! In the UK, in March, snow followed a thunderstorm. We abandoned the game after the snow set in, but the thunderstorm sort of happened around us. Lightning everywhere, but not a drop of rain. Until the snow.

Nation of ecologists

Alright, I am officially beginning the process of making the GII. I'll make the factbook sometime today, and I will start giving the definitions soon after. The ideologies I am including are identical to the list I gave, just with social ecology added.

The Most Serene Eco-Republic of Middle Barael

You were all wrong: I do eat my Brussel Sprouts raw, and although my brother and my mother both pet a tamed cobra at the Amer Fort, I did not.

Mount Seymour wrote:

Here's a set for me:
1) I've published several typefaces that are publicly available for download on Google Fonts.
2) I've been at a pool party with the Secretary of Commerce.
3) The first time I ever interacted with anyone else over the internet was on the Forest RMB.

3 seems incredibly unlikely

New Kvenland wrote:

1. I am measurably (but very distantly) in line for the Swedish throne
2. I've eaten grizzly bear meat
3. I once pet an echidna

I don’t think you’ve pet an echidna. Being in line for the Swedish throne could make sense, considering that your nation seems Swedish and also so many people are distant descendants of old monarchs. Petting an echidna sounds like something you made up on the spot, plus they only natively live in Australia and I doubt a zoo would let you pet their animals.

Simbolon wrote:

1) A car ran over me and I left unscathed
2) I don't know how to use the laundry machine
3) The first online scam I fell victim to involved a piano

Number one I think is a lie. Maybe you got ran over and left almost unscathed, but I doubt you’d be completely fine. I also do not know how to use a laundry machine (though that’s because I’m only in HS), and I think that’s pretty believable. The third one for whatever reason feels like it’s true (part of it’s probably that I hope it’s true, ngl).

Garbelia wrote:

Anyway, my list!
1) I have poured a pint of water over a cat to stop them catching a bird.
2) A heron once dropped a twig on my head.
3) I once played cricket in a thunderstorm in March. And then it started snowing.

Number three I doubt, since a thunderstorm turning into a snowstorm is pretty rare, and I anyways the first two seem pretty believable.

Ordealius wrote:I had never heard of Toki Pona until you guys had mentioned it, I have quickly become enamored following some research. I think I'll try to learn the vocabulary for fun!

I love to learn languages, but often feel "too busy" to learn any into even the lowest levels of fluency.

Luckily there are only ~125 words, and you don’t even need to know all of them 100% to be understood or understand.

Alcantaria wrote:Aaaa you can't imagine the excitement I feel right know for having found a fellow toki pona speaker and conlanger in NationStates, and especially, in Forest!
I am more of the auxiliary language branch of conlanging, but minimalist languages also caught my attention for some time a few years ago.
Needless to say, I am a language learner enthusiast XD

toki! mi sona e sina la mi pilin pona. nimi mi pi Toki Pona li jan Sen. nimi sina pi Toki Pona li seme?

Anyways, this is my first real conlang. I’ve tried making them in the past, but I always ended up abandoning them. This conlang that I’m making now uses a Featural script, Triconsonantal Roots, derivational morphology, noun-adjective matching, both formal and informal grammar, and it has gender for verbs and pronouns but not for nouns.

An example sentence would be:
Mə shongəɾəsh omwəq nən pəwənəwə hə wənəwə, ə mə showənəw omwəq brəbr ləɡhəpə
/mʌ ʃoŋʌʁəsh omʍəq nʌn pʌʍənʌʍə hə ʍənʌʍə ʌ mʌ ʃoʍʌnəʍ omʍəq ʙʌʙ ləɣʌpə/
The dyer-man will get 7 bottles of wine, and the winemaker-man will get 5 clothes.

Nation of ecologists

Ordealius wrote:Why could they not be produced as a font? Are there too many characters, or do you flow your letters together? Is the writing tradition important to Kisvilo speakers?

I've only personally made codes, where I replace the latin alphabet with new characters and write in English. If I tried to make a conlang that I was proud of, it would become a second job.

Oh, I've completely neglected to answer this question! Sorry about that.

I probably couldn't produce it as a font because of the considerable complexity of the characters. I can write it sure, but typing it wouldn't really work. The number of characters is identical to that of English (26), and each letter has a parallel in the English alphabet. It's a very simple language structure. I'm still trying to think of how to pronounce the letters. I first tried doing it like "ah", where a letter just has an h added to the end, but that proved way too complicated and tedious to pronounce. Maybe I can work it out later.

Anyways, I have posted the very rough starts to the GII. Take a look!

Green Ideology Index (GII) WIP

by Nation of ecologists

This index will map out, describe and explain all 17 major contemporary "green" ideologies, i.e. ideologies that support the protection of the environment as one of the major tenets in their beliefs. The list will be given in no particular order.

Environmentalism

Environmentalism is the primary ideology that drives the ecological movement. The major tenet that environmentalism espouses is the protection of the environment, obviously. As such, it is a very broad encompassing ideology that is compatible with most ideologies, all the way from communism to fascism. Besides environmental protection, it doesn't really specify anything else that it supports. It is implemented in a variety of countries, such as Iceland, which gets almost 100% of its power renewably and has a good track record for environmental protection. New Zealand and Sweden are also examples of environmentalist countries, given that they both get a large amount of their power renewably and have strong environmental laws.

Green Politics

Green politics, as the name suggests, is basically a more politically charged version of environmentalism that has more finite political positions. Along with supporting protecting the environment, it also supports non-violence, equal rights, grassroots democracy etc. The ideology has inspired parties to form across the world with similar platforms, with considerable electoral success (Green-Left Movement of Iceland, Green Party of New Zealand, Green Party of Sweden, Alliance 90s-The Greens in Germany are some examples of considerably successful "green parties").

Green Liberalism

Green liberalism is an ideology that supports strong social liberties with environmental protection. It does not support directly mandating people change their way of life to protect the environment, rather it instead supports regulating pollution, establishing better green areas, encouraging recycling etc. Some prominent "green liberal" parties are the Green League of Finland and Politics Can be Different of Hungary, which see relatively large electoral support.

Eco-Communism/Eco-Marxism

Eco-Communism, or more commonly known as eco-marxism, is an ideology that combines environmentalism with the ideology and doctrine of Karl Marx, or the broader communist movement. It believes that a communist society is the only way to achieve true environmental sustainability because it gets rid of the ideas of materialism and consumerism. While it hasn't really been implemented anywhere, it has been gaining traction as an alternative to eco-socialism. Still, it remains a relatively niche ideology.

Eco-Socialism

Eco-socialism is an ideology that combines socialism with environmentalism. It believes that the only way to achieve sustainability is through socialism and government control of the economy to protect the environment, and that capitalism is inherently anti-environmentalist. It also supports alter-globalization and social justice. The ideology enjoys quite a large support base in mainstream politics, and many parties identify as eco-socialist, such as the US Green Party, Antarsya in Greece, Green-Left Coalition of Croatia, the Italian Left, Red-Green Alliance of Denmark and Socialism and Liberty Party of Brazil, just to name a few.

Eco-Social Democracy

Eco-Social democracy is an ideology that combines environmentalism with social democracy, and is mostly seen as a more moderate version of eco-socialism. The main tenets of eco-social democracy are state intervention within in a capitalist economy to protect the environment and consumers. Eco-social democracy is practiced widely in Nordic countries and other European countries, and enjoys status as a considerably well-known contemporary ideology.

Green Conservatism

Green conservatism is an ideology that combines environmentalism with conservatism. Green conservatism often supports a measured, incremental response to the climate crisis and environmental protection, such as introducing environmental protections over a period of time and is often less ambitious in it's plans for environmental protections. Green conservatism does enjoy broad support in a variety of countries, such as Canada where former Prime Minister Stephen Harper was a prominent member of the movement, even if he rejected environmentalism later in his career. Other prominent green conservatives are Winfred Krietschmann, the Minister President of the German state of Baden-Wurttemburg, Jobikk, the major opposition party in Hungary and former Prime Minister of the UK David Cameron, though it is debatable how "green" his conservatism was.

Radical Environmentalism

Radical environmentalism is a radical form of environmentalism that seeks to radically alter how society runs in order to protect the environment. It believes that the current way the world runs is very harmful to the environment, and that changing the fundamentals of society to increase sustainability is the only way to save it. As such, it would support sweeping protections of natural areas, strong regulations on industry and changing how industries run to better suit the environment and banning fossil fuels. Because it is a decently niche ideology, it does not enjoy broad support in contemporary society, however one could say that Bhutan uses a form of radical environmentalism, as they are going to be one of the first countries to have net zero carbon emissions by 2030, along with Iceland.

Anarcho-Primitivism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gv_Uil_62k and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piTAJEjfRC4

Green Anarchism

Green anarchism is an ideology believes the only way to protect the environment is through an anarchist society, and believes that anarchism and environmentalism are mutually inclusive. It aims to bring about an anarchist society that is environmentally sustainable. while green anarchism has little contemporary support currently, some prominent green anarchists are John Zersan and Layla Abdel-Rahim, and the ideology itself is similar to anarcho-primitivism, just less skeptical of technology.

Deep Ecology

Deep ecology is an environmental ideology/philosophy that promotes that all living beings have inherent value regardless of their worth to humans, and that human society should be restructured to follow this principle. It believes that human development should not impede or profit off of nature in any way, and that humanity should instead work with nature to develop. It also believes that the living environment and other non-human living beings should be given basic and legal rights to protect them. It can be seen as a more moderate version of anarcho-primitivism. Some notable deep ecologists include: Arne Naess, who is credited with founding the movement and Pentti Linkola.

Eco-Libertarianism

Eco-libertarianism, or green libertarianism, is an ideology that holds the view that the main sector of the economy it should get involved in is the environment and that the main thing the government should legislative on is environmental protection. As such, it would support de-regulating the economy while holding companies accountable for environmental protection. It is a relatively niche ideology, though it has a few modern supporters such as Garvan Walshe, who is credited with being the forefather of the modern eco-libertarian movement.

Eco-Capitalism

Eco-capitalism, or green capitalism, is an ideology that holds the view that the environment and capitalism go hand in hand and that a capitalist economy is best to protect the environment, and that businesses will protect the environment without the need of too much government intervention. As such, it supports environmental motives such as carbon tax and carbon trading to help the environment. Some notable contemporary eco-capitalists are Paul Hawken and Lester Brown.

Eco-Fascism

Eco-fascism is an ideology that supports individuals sacrificing their liberty and interests in favour of protecting the planet. It believes that a dictatorship must be installed to protect the environment and keep humanity from destroying it any further, and that genocide and population control might be necessary to reduce human impact on the planet. It has been associated with some modern terrorist attacks such as the 2019 Christchurch shooting and 2019 El Paso shooting, and it has links to more far-right ideologies such as nazism and the alt-right. Some modern "eco-fascists" (or people who have been considered to be eco-fascists though they deny it themselves) are Garrett Hardin, Pentti Linkola and disputably Ted Kaczynski.

Eco-Feminism

Eco-feminism is an ideology that combines environmentalism with the feminist movement. It emphasizes the similarity between nature and women, such as both nature and women being viewed as property and both of them being viewed as something to be dominated by a man. As such, it believes that both nature and women must not be dominated and they must all be viewed as equals. Some prominent eco-feminists include Charlene Spretnak, Francoise d'Eeaubonne, Adrian Parr and Starhawk.

Social Ecology

Social ecology is an ideology that believes that social and environmental problems are inextricably linked, and is related to both communalism and green anarchism. It supports a decentralized society that is ecologically sustainable that is run by direct democracy in multiple communes. Two major supporters of social ecology are Murray Bookchin (who is credited with being the father of the modern movement) and Abdullah Ocalan (who is credited with being the father of the modern Kurdish nationalist movement and starting an off-branch of the ideology called democratic confederalism). Currently, social ecology is only really somewhat in use in the Rojava region of Syria, though it is also popular in the broader Kurdish nationalist movement.

Bright-Green Environmentalism

Bright green environmentalism is an ideology that holds the belief that technological and social change is the best way to environmental protection and sustainability. It supports making new technologies and investing in technological infrastructure to better protect the environment and learn more about it. It promotes green energy, electric vehicles, bio and nanotechnologies, dense urban settlements and sustainable products. It believes that Earth can hold billions of people as long as technological innovation is sustainable and promotes the protection of the environment, and is opposed to population control. Some notable bright greens include Alex Steffen and Jonathan Bate.

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Dark kreston

Here’s one for me
1: I once threw a box filled with mirrors with a small hole over a cat and put a laser pointer in.
2: I do not play Fortnite.

The Whispering Trees of Murmuria

My take

1. I never rode a motorcycle
2. I had a girlfriend from Kentucky
3. I'm a college dropout

The Bureaudirectic Union of Jutsa

Mount Seymour wrote:Here's a set for me:
1) I've published several typefaces that are publicly available for download on Google Fonts.
2) I've been at a pool party with the Secretary of Commerce.
3) The first time I ever interacted with anyone else over the internet was on the Forest RMB.

I'm gonna guess option 2. I'd be genuinely astounded.

New Kvenland wrote:1. I am measurably (but very distantly) in line for the Swedish throne
2. I've eaten grizzly bear meat
3. I once pet an echidna

I'm... not sure. I want to say 3 but something someone else said made me suspect maybe 2. I'm going with 3 though cause that seems more fair.

Middle Barael wrote:1) I taught myself Toki Pona, and I’m currently making my own first conlang.
2) I pet a cobra at Amer Fort in India (it was tamed, don’t worry)
3) I eat my Brussels Sprouts raw

3!!!!!!!!!

Kepler-0085 wrote:1) i've never met anyone from our goverment
2)i made an google custom background for me and my friends irl
3)i've never seen a star trek movie

3. "Can you pick anything other than three?" No.

Simbolon wrote: 1) A car ran over me and I left unscathed
2) I don't know how to use the laundry machine
3) The first online scam I fell victim to involved a piano

B... uh. Actually, I want to say 2. "but" TWO. "ok"

Garbelia wrote:1) I have poured a pint of water over a cat to stop them catching a bird.
2) A heron once dropped a twig on my head.
3) I once played cricket in a thunderstorm in March. And then it started snowing.

2. I'd be curious how you'd know it'd be a heron for certain. Playing cricket in March during a thunderstorm before it started snowing is too real.

Dark kreston wrote:Here’s one for me
1: I once threw a box filled with mirrors with a small hole over a cat and put a laser pointer in.
2: I do not play Fortnite.

Where's option 3? Also probably 2.

Murmuria wrote:My take

1. I never rode a motorcycle
2. I had a girlfriend from Kentucky
3. I'm a college dropout

1. actually I have no idea but I have yet to pick 1 for any of these

My turn my tg-0wait there are so many going on I'll wait.

The Most Serene Eco-Republic of Middle Barael

Jutsa wrote:

3!!!!!!!!!

Nope, I do eat my Brussels Sprouts raw. Also my carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and onions. And although my brother and mother both pet the cobra in India, I did not.

The Bureaudirectic Union of Jutsa

Argh! You tricked me with your reassurances!

I also eat 3/5 of those things raw. A mini-minigame (microgame) you could try is figure out which of those three things I eat and which two I don't. :^)

The Concordant Stratum of The Cypher Nine

Eating brusselsprouts raw should be illegal.

The Equatorial Forests of Uan aa Boa

Chan island wrote:So I’ve been grappling with a question that is proving difficult to get Google to pin down for me; which place do the most invasive species come from? Like, are there any regions that are net exporters of species that in other regions are invasive? For example the Burmese python is invasive in Florida, but native to Myanmar so tally one for Myanmar.

All I've found so far is a study that brushed on it, but the chart that came with it was general to the point of uselessness.

My first thought was that this would fundamentally be a measure of human activity rather than an intrinsic feature of certain ecosystems. I wonder, however, if I'm right in assuming that the movement of invasive species is primarily because of humans. Many examples of it are, knowingly or unknowingly, but how often does it happen without human intervention? And I see what you mean in that some habitats are particularly vulnerable, such as New Zealand because of its lack of native ground-dwelling mammals. Do some habitats produce especially dominant species that particularly damaging when unleashed in a new place? Like Ruinenlust my money is on the Rift Valley or wherever homo sapiens is native to. There's a strong hypothesis that human arrival in places other than Africa coincides with the mass disappearance of large land animals.

Northern Wood wrote:Of course, this may simply be another instance of a uniquely American problem, I'm not sure...

It's not. Margaret Thatcher reputedly said that if you were on a bus after the age of 30 you should consider yourself a failure. Many British people would also rather spend their journey in a car on their own than on a bus with other people, though that's probably because we're antisocial rather than because freedom. More and more places that people want to go to are being placed out of town because of lower land prices and the freedom to build, so planning is based on assumptions about cars. Car reliance is perhaps not as prevalent as in the USA though. We don't see residential developments without sidewalks, for instance. A journalist writing a satirical piece on cultural differences said that if you decide to walk somewhere in the US because it's a nice day people will think you're an unusually well dressed and purposeful homeless person.

As well as transporting people our economy is fixated with transporting goods, mainly because transport is cheaper than labour in the regulated markets of the west. So everything is manufactured in developing countries or China, and if you go to a supermarket on the Scottish coast to buy frozen Scottish prawns you'll probably find they were peeled and pack in Thailand. If we really want to reduce the impact of transport we're going to have to reconsider a lot of things.

Mount Seymour wrote:3) The first time I ever interacted with anyone else over the internet was on the Forest RMB.

Unlike others, I would be ready to believe that.

The Concordant Stratum of The Cypher Nine

I feel like he had to talk to someone to get a font approved though lol

The most serene republicans

Mount Seymour wrote:

1) I've published several typefaces that are publicly available for download on Google Fonts.
2) I've been at a pool party with the Secretary of Commerce.
3) The first time I ever interacted with anyone else over the internet was on the Forest RMB.

I'm gonna go with 3 but that's a wild guess

New Kvenland wrote:

1. I am measurably (but very distantly) in line for the Swedish throne
2. I've eaten grizzly bear meat
3. I once pet an echidna

I don't believe 2 for a second. 1 sounds real and 3 sounds unlikely, but not outrageous.

Simbolon wrote:

1) A car ran over me and I left unscathed
2) I don't know how to use the laundry machine
3) The first online scam I fell victim to involved a piano

I think 2 is a lie, but more than that I'm interested in the story behind 3

Garbelia wrote:

1) I have poured a pint of water over a cat to stop them catching a bird.
2) A heron once dropped a twig on my head.
3) I once played cricket in a thunderstorm in March. And then it started snowing.

3 Sounds too cinematic to be true, therefore it would be an obvious lie, therefore it's true. I think 2 is fake because you totally sound like you would pour water on a cat to stop them catching a bird, so by process of elimination...

Dark kreston wrote:Here’s one for me
1: I once threw a box filled with mirrors with a small hole over a cat and put a laser pointer in.
2: I do not play Fortnite.

3 is a lie

Murmuria wrote:My take

1. I never rode a motorcycle
2. I had a girlfriend from Kentucky
3. I'm a college dropout

Uuh... 1 sounds the most likely so therefore I think it's the lie

The Mysterious Black Hole of Roless

My entry:
1. Three-quarters of countries i have visited were in a single trip.
2. All regions i have been in (besides feeder) have been tree-related.
3. I have never owned any pets.

Murmuria, Frieden-und Freudenland, Lord Dominator, Middle Barael, and 3 othersNation of ecologists, Garbelia, and The most serene republicans

The Pacific Alpine Commonwealth of Mount Seymour

New Kvenland wrote:2 sounds the most made up out of them, not because of any particular aspect of it, just feels that way. Very cool/interesting/kinda weird if it's true, though. Also interested in these typefaces if they aren't the lie

Kepler-0085 wrote:3 is a lie

Simbolon wrote:There's no way 3 isn't a lie. I refuse to believe!

Garbelia wrote:I will go for 3 again.

Middle Barael wrote:3 seems incredibly unlikely

Jutsa wrote:I'm gonna guess option 2. I'd be genuinely astounded.

The most serene republicans wrote:I'm gonna go with 3 but that's a wild guess

All of you are... wrong! While some of you may know I do a fair amount of graphic design -- and I do spend a lot of time on typography -- I've never created any usable font before, much less submitted one to Google Fonts (where they require fairly high quality standards, if I recall correctly).

I have in fact been at a pool party with the Secretary of Commerce, though that leaves out some details. This was back when she was State Treasurer of Rhode Island, and her son was in my brother's elementary school class. When my brother had a birthday pool party (which I of course attended), he was invited, and she stopped by to meet the parents and pick him up. ^_^

And it's also true, as Uan suspected, that the very first time I interacted with people or posted online was right here on the Forest RMB. I suppose I had used email before and collaborated with classmates on Google Docs, but I'd certainly never met anyone I didn't know in-person (even friends of friends) or engaged publicly before. Here's the post:

Mount Seymour wrote:We're happy to be here, Frieden-und Freudenland!!

So thank you to you guys for being with me from the very beginning! :P

Frieden-und Freudenland, Jutsa, Lord Dominator, Terrabod, and 4 othersMiddle Barael, Nation of ecologists, Garbelia, and The most serene republicans

New ladavia

The Cypher Nine wrote:Eating brusselsprouts raw should be illegal.

This is very true. Brussel sprouts are vile raw.

Frieden-und Freudenland, Jutsa, Lord Dominator, Middle Barael, and 3 othersNation of ecologists, Garbelia, and The most serene republicans

The Whispering Trees of Murmuria

The most serene republicans wrote:

Uuh... 1 sounds the most likely so therefore I think it's the lie

Correct !

Frieden-und Freudenland, Lord Dominator, Middle Barael, Nation of ecologists, and 2 othersGarbelia, and The most serene republicans

Chan island

Mount Seymour wrote:

Not to nag, but Chan island I'm still hoping you're working on a response to this question!

No need to apologise for nagging. As a journalist outside of NationStates, I'd be a weapons-grade hypocrite for taking umbrage at some questions! Sure.

Mount Seymour wrote:Good to see this new cabinet! My best wishes to all the officers.

I'd be highly interested in hearing what reasoning led to the appointment of each of the cabinet members, since they are nearly all either new to the government or in reshuffled positions.

Basically, my thinking was that we need a mix of new ideas and proven competence.The cabinet is a complete reflection of this.

New ideas are needed of course before as a founderless region now, we have to evolve. Get better, become a better region than we have ever been before. All of the novices to government I've appointed have been people who, over the course of the past few months, were very vocal and enthusiastic about what we could do differently- exactly the energy we need. I made a point of appointing such individuals into roles where this energy can be best used too, more internal orientated positions where we can regenerate and rejuvenate the region.
On the other hand, we needed some stability, especially in more outwards orientated roles. Our friends in the embassy regions need to be reassured that we know what we're doing, and

The older guard individuals I've appointed, such as Kawastyselir and Verdant Haven have already started to diligently execute the duties of their offices (and I can already say we can expect exciting things from them).

Meanwhile, the newer people are already proving to be fountains of excitement and proposals. Terrabod for example is enthusiastically hammering out the details for the new flag contest as I'm typing and I promise, Middle Barael, you will get the in-full, in-depth response your telegrams deserve, haha.

The exception to this has been the Forest Rangers. Here, mechanics and personality were key. Both Einswenn and Ownzone are individuals with the happy duo of generally sane, 'sober' personalities yet also possessing nations of extremely high influence- which is mechanically essential for the task of removing trouble makers. Both have also, if their response to the recent troll incident remains consistent, shown themselves to be good picks.

Arklanda wrote:Since Octopus Islands is rarely active in NS, who will be in charge of "Regional Map"?

At the moment, the government is discussing the matter.

Full transparency: It's going to be particularly delicate to decide this one. Frankly, Forest's had more than one mapmaker who went inactive or even CTE'd in office in the 5 years I've been around, so this time around I want to make sure this decision is a more, um, permanent one.

There are a range of approaches I could take, from appointing some of the potential candidates making themselves known, to the merits even of hosting a contest to get one. However, this isn't set in stone yet, so don't get too excited.

The Incorporated States of Terrabod

Chan island wrote:Terrabod for example is enthusiastically hammering out the details for the new flag contest as I'm typing

Spoilers!

EDIT: And that's no exaggeration, by the way. I'm like a money at a typewriter, smacking away at the keys right this very second.

Chan island

My 2 truths and a lie by the way:

1) I once was locked inside an underground cave with the lights turned off.
2) I went on holiday to Syria in 2008.
3) I was at the Stop Brexit Man's 50th birthday party.

Uan aa Boa wrote:My first thought was that this would fundamentally be a measure of human activity rather than an intrinsic feature of certain ecosystems. I wonder, however, if I'm right in assuming that the movement of invasive species is primarily because of humans. Many examples of it are, knowingly or unknowingly, but how often does it happen without human intervention? And I see what you mean in that some habitats are particularly vulnerable, such as New Zealand because of its lack of native ground-dwelling mammals. Do some habitats produce especially dominant species that particularly damaging when unleashed in a new place? Like Ruinenlust my money is on the Rift Valley or wherever homo sapiens is native to. There's a strong hypothesis that human arrival in places other than Africa coincides with the mass disappearance of large land animals.

In general, there is a strong reason to think that's right, though from what I have found there are a few other factors. For example, islands almost never export any invasive creatures.

The Rift Valley hypothesis would be a tricky one to figure out, because humans left it so long ago that we wouldn't consider a creature we brought with us as invasive in, say, China even if it actually was when we first moved there. Apples are a big one here. Apples are actually only native to a relatively small area, in Kazakhstan and around the Altai Mountains. But humans have been exporting and growing these plants for, what, 8000 years now? To the point where we don't think much about seeing them growing in Europe even though they are basically an invasive species.

So far, best I can say is 'Eurasia', but that's large to the point of meaninglessness in this search.

Terrabod wrote:Spoilers!

Some may call it spoilers. Me, I call this ... strategic leaking! Oh, and transparency!

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