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I wish nothing but the best for the voters and the candidates, whether I win or don’t get a single vote. But if you want to see my campaign, here we go Toerana iii, Ayeinc, Zentata, and Arenado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Taipei City, Taiwan, the country which people ether think is part of China, or confuse as Thailand. Nationific, Ayeinc, Antellopia, Zentata, and 1 otherThucydide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
You are not wrong Nationific, Ayeinc, and Zentata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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To the Candidates, please Telegram me your dispatches that you wish to include for the regional telegram announcing the opening of the polls or I will not be able to include them. Also, the position of Minister of Information is currently open! If you have an interest in serving in a Cabinet position please either Telegram me or DM me on Discord! Czech germania, Toerana iii, Nationific, Ayeinc, and 2 othersZentata, and Odin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 minutes ago: Following new legislation in Dracadia, skyscrapers get built in just days. Meth is a helluva drug. Ayeinc, Owl Archipelago, Zentata, Banq, and 1 otherTirr savattstra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
You have to have a certain population, then you'll be given an issue related to naming the leader. Then you can go into your nation's settings and type it in. Czech germania, Toerana iii, Ayeinc, Zentata, and 2 othersOdin, and Plethorium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Welcome to Thalassia! I'm Ayeinc, and here is our welcome dispatch: Hello and welcome to the region of Thalassia, a seafaring bastion of freedom and democracy! We're so glad you've decided to join our community. This guide is for all new Thalassians, whether you are new to the game in general or just new to our region. Still have questions? Ask on the RMB/Discord or reach out to a member of our government! Note: Some of the information in this dispatch may be out of date, but I try my best to keep it current! If you would like to suggest an edit or addition, please contact Sho. So you've just joined our region, you've answered your issues, and now you're not sure what to do next? Not a problem! First things first... Have you blocked those pesky recruitment telegrams? If yes, perfect! Next question. Now... Are you a member of the WA? But Sho! Why should I join the WA? I'm glad you asked, theoretical other half of this conversation! Even though our citizens are not required to join the World Assembly or "WA", they should consider it because: WA citizens have the right to vote on World Assembly legislation as well as participate in our regional referendums, run for a regional office, and to collect and give endorsements, which strengthen our region. And when you endorse our Delegate and Vice Delegate, you're giving our region more of a say on the world stage! You can also enroll in our endorsement program ThalassiEndos which encourages endorsement swapping, incentivized by prizes. Obviously, to participate in this program, first you must be a member of the WA. Next, you need to endorse the key 5. Our current Delegate, Zentata, and his Vice-Delegate, Ayeinc, ask that you not only prioritize endorsing them, but also the following nations: Owl Archipelago, Arenado, and Sho. Though you are not required to, it’s important to consider for the security of our region! If you’re not endorsing these nations, you may be pinged periodically in The Vice-Delegate’s Mention as a reminder. Finally, telegram Zentata and request to join “The Anchors”! Now... Introduce yourself on Thalassia's RMB and become a part of our community. Consider joining our Discord. Request your spot on the map and start roleplaying. Perhaps write a factbook or two. NationStates is made richer by its users' imaginations! (back to top) Rules And Regulations Every game has its rules and every government has its laws. No one is exempt! Make sure you read these so you aren't caught unaware! Please don't police the RMB. We have moderators for that! If you're experiencing an issue, reach out to an RMB Mod or any regional officer with "Border Control" permissions. NationStates One-Stop Rule Shop Thalassian Government The Prime Minister oversees the Cabinet, comprised of four mandatory ministries (and any additional ones the incumbent Prime Minister may create for the term), which is appointed to assist with various regional programs and activities. Each ministry serves as an important cog in the machine that keeps this region running! The mandatory ministries and their respective roles are:
This administration’s current additional ministries and their respective roles are:
Note: Active/Inactive refers to whether or not a deputy is currently acting as the Minister. The Cabinet is requested to handle the recruitment for their ministries directly. Nations are encouraged to telegram the minister of the ministry they would like to partake in. New citizens are encouraged to apply and build their resumes. Applicants may partake in more than one ministry, but the Prime Minister or a cabinet minister may dismiss you from a position if they believe you are spread too thin. Note: The Ministry of Administrative Affairs, Ministry of Security, and Ministry of Recruitment are not currently hiring. News I recommend checking out NSToday for interregional news and The NewsStand for some of the best newspapers on NationStates. For day to day regional updates, check out Thalassia's NewsWire! Thalassia has started it's own regional newspaper! Issues of The Wave will be posted below:
Roleplay Regional Roleplay Check out this guide to Thalassian roleplay made by Czech germania! To start roleplaying, you'll need to join the map. Telegram Zentata to apply for your spot on the map! I would also suggest reading Roleplay for Dummies and How To Write an RP News Post for some hot tips. NationStates Guides Your go-to guide for different aspects to where we are now. Let's learn how to NationStates! A set of comprehensive guides for noobs. NationStates Guide Ever look at someone's factbook and go "Dang... How did they do that? Before you hit that RAW button, how about some good ole fashioned DIY? How to Write a Factbook BBCode Formatting Guide Guide to a Wiki Style Factbook Macro Codes Warning! Some of these dispatches contain {SPOILERS} for issues! Got Issues? is a guide for how to help write/edit issues or to report current bugs. This site shows you NationStates issue results. All known NationStates policies. Some hot trading tips to get the collection of your dreams. What you need to know about NationStates Trading Cards How to write a WA proposal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Just a super quick reminder that I have a reason that you should vote for me in the upcoming election! T4T - Toerana for Thalassia Full Disclosure up front, at the time of this election I am also running for the position of Officer in TRR, may this effect your vote Hi, I'm BowShot, also known as Toerana. I'm here to pitch to you why you should vote for me in the upcoming elections. First, a bit about me. I've been playing this game since late December 2018, and have been in and out of the Thalassian community, and that which preceded it, from my join date. I'm currently active in both Thalassia and the Rejected Realms, as well as being a citizen of South Pacific & Warzone Airspace (when it isn't occupied). My former involvements in the region Voltarium gave me some experience in running a, if I do say so myself, fabulous program to encourage WA membership, and endorsement of the delegate. I'll leave a link to everything I have from Volt here, in case you're curious. Onto my proposals..
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Special thanks to the citizens that contacted us with questions and to each of the candidates for being good sports during their interviews. A special electoral edition of The Wave 🌊 is coming soon! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ahem. Citizens of Thalassia, I believe that you should vote for the best candidate for WA delegate, Zentata! Read my dispatch to find out why:
Who Am I? Hello there fellow Thalassian! My name's Zentata, and I'm running to be WA delegate. But Zentata, you may be thinking, what have you done in NationStates so far? Alright, here we go: I've been in Thalassia since November.I'm a member of the Ministries of Information, Culture, and Foreign Affairs. As part of my job for information, I've written articles in the wave page=dispatch/id=1328895#1. In Foreign Affairs I'm the ambassador to The Leftist Assembly, I'm the deputy minister of culture and the map operator. This experience has given me a unique insight into this region's WA dynamics, and how to improve them. In terms of my personal life, I like pizza, and the color purple but not purple pizza, I like to collect things, especially stamps, and I hate doxxers, and I do not live in Antarctica. My Position in Politics and What I'm Going to do as The WA Delegate in Thalassia Here I'm going to talk about how I'm going to vote in the WA, and how I'm going to promote involvement relating to the WA. I believe in freedom. I believe in political freedom, civil freedom and, for the most part, economic freedom. To put it in a simpler way, I'm a personal leftist, but an economic centrist, who thinks that the state should help people become better and regulate the economy while promoting economic freedom to an extent (in short, the WA). I think that climate change is a real issue, and should take top priority in politics, and that ensuring the ability for people to live a good life is the purpose of the GA. That means that I support legislation that will make the world a better place. If the legislation is flawed, unneeded, or goes against freedom in a way that will make the world worse, then it will have my vote against. My votes in the SC will be based on whether the recipient deserves/needs the act. Now for what I'm going to do in Thalassia itself. I think that the WA needs to take a bigger role in Thalassia. We vote, but do we care? I'm going to do numerous things related to the WA in Thalassia, and all these ideas revolve around growing participation in Thalassia, here they are: -Endo Swapping Program, called Thalassiaendos. This will encourage more endo activity in the region by giving out rewards to those who endorse the most, and will also improve regional influence and security while we're all getting those nice endos. -Posting about WA proposals, and increased discussion. I plan to post a message on the RMB when I vote, explaining why I voted the way I did, and why you should vote this way too. If you think I'm voting in error, feel free to convince me to change. I will also make efforts to increase debate/discussion about proposals. In short, I want to be open with what I'm doing, and so I'm going to share with you, what, and why. -I'll also be active in the WA community. I believe that a WA delegate should be able to write and be an active force in the WA community, so you can be sure that I'll represent Thalassia on the WA stage by doing those things. I'll conduct myself with sincerity and decorum, and show the world that Thalassia is more then it seems (in a good way). -I WON'T RESIGN. You have been promised stability before, and you were failed. I promise you stability, but I'm not a semi-retired tired nation, or someone who won't talk out disagreements, I'm a nation whose career is just beginning, who has gotten the experience I need to lead you well. -I'll take suggestions. Do you want me to do something more, something else in my domain? Then I'll be open to suggestions, and be open with the people of Thalassia. -Synergistic endorsement limit. Do you know what happens when you don't have an endorsement limit? You can get people really close in endorsements to you, so if you resign, your vice delegate/president is not the second most endo'ed person in the region! This happened when cormac stepped down, and I was the first in Thalassia for endorsements until the government took action. This cannot happen again. As such, I'll institute a limit of 5 endorsements below my vice-delegate. This will prevent instability in the region. -I will investigate joining a legislative league. Without a doubt, a sure way to improve our relations and standing in the world is to join a league, or create one ourselves. Some Closing Words Citizens of Thalassia! If you want a WA delegate who will interact with the people, who will be open with the people, who will help and learn from the people, who will represent the people the way they should be, and Who Will Not Let Down the People of this glorious region, then vote for Zentata. I have been endorsed in this election by two previous prime ministers,Badivermeraed, and Arenado. Thank you for reading my dispatch! Please telegram me if you have any questions/suggestions, or wish for me to add a policy. Semper Thalassia. Toerana iii, Ayeinc, Veaetmar, and Arenado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Just a friendly reminder to vote for Bormiar / Odin :). Bormiar for Thalassian Delegate April 2020 About Bormiar Hi! I'm Borm. I'm currently a quiet, impartial observer within Thalassia. It's very helpful for being in the Security ministry, but, having looked at the region, I'd like to get more involved. I've met many of you, and would like to connect to more Thalassians. However, the World Assembly is an international organization. It stands to reason that a prerequisite for understanding the WA is to be involved in the World Assembly. In fact, some of the best delegates (such as those that vote early), are WA authors. McMasterdonia, Kuriko, Imperium Anglorum-- all exceptional delegate-authors who have a) the knowledge to spur discussion; and b) the interest to vote early. Well, I've got WA involvement on my resume. I joined the SC in late 2019 with a ripple: first resolution to legitimize cards and recognize it as a part of the game. I had the energy and unbridled interest to beat the massive rule problems with the concept and found a new precedent. Since then, I've continued to love the WA. I've written 4 resolutions, one of which being the first to commend entirely for issue answering, and a far more artful writing than what past authors have written in their small, throwaway clauses mentioning stats. I've been trying out a roleplay resolution; have done GP; etc, so I know the fields. My rate of writing proposals is unnaturally fast, and at this rate (which is speeding up) I could have written the most commendations and condemnations (generally the substantive stuff) by the end of the year. I'm absolutely one of the only people who primarily considers themselves to be an SC player, maybe the only one. EDIT: Oh, just remembered, I also have already written a nations not endorsing script that separates the nations not endorsing you into groups of 8 (max group to tg without using stamps), so bulk endotarting for if I were elected is quick and easy. EDIT 2: I'm running for WA officer in TRR, just forgot to mention it. See why it doesn't matter here: page=rmb/postid=38068561 Goals Anyone ever wonder why the defenders have a lock on the SC, despite having historically had little voting power? They have authors. We don't need to subjugate ourselves to the whim of a big bloc just to give us more power, or even to make our own bloc. We don't need to make elaborate schemes to triple our endorsements. We don't need to be trumped by TNP over and over again through a cards program. What we need to do is cultivate World Assembly interest within our own members, and only then can we expand to massive, questionably-consequential projects. That's my goal. One basic thing to stress is that Thalassians should feel like they're making a difference. I won't vote with the in-game region vote, as that just hands our vote to the lemming effect (going with the popular vote) and doesn't encourage joining our discord. What I would follow is a system with reaction votes from WA residents in the discord server. I would follow this vote verbatim (even if it's against my own proposal) except in a situation where voting or voting how the region wants would defensibly hurt our region. I would be transparent about why if that rare case would ever be realized. So, other than enfranchising our members, how can we execute proper WA outreach? Here are some ideas (many of which I have seen provably effective):
Final Thoughts My goals aren't excessive. My goals aren't extreme. But they are attainable. They are necessary. And they are things I've proven to be able to do. My goals are the building blocks of an exceptional World Assembly community. I have my grounding, and I know what we need to grow. I trust you will listen to my experience and hope you will vote for me in the delegate elections. Czech germania, Toerana iii, Ayeinc, and Arenado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hello everyone, I'd like to talk about voting for Ayeinc as our World Assembly Delegate. I was recruited by Ayeinc into the Foreign Affairs (FA) department and have worked with them as an ambassador and later on as the Deputy Minister of FA. They have shown consistency and a passionate desire to serve Thalassia by being involved inside and outside our region with our embassies. I believe our region deserves someone who will not just stay and do the work, but someone who can do it well. You can find more info about Ayeinc 's campaign in their dispatch, which includes their goals, FAQ, and why they deserve your vote! page=dispatch/id=1340324 Toerana iii, Nationific, Ayeinc, Veaetmar, and 3 othersAntellopia, Zentata, and Arenado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Just as a note: I think Zentata will do best as delegate. Liruslau, Toerana iii, Ayeinc, Zentata, and 2 othersThe 3nd german republic, and Banq | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hello everyone, it’s Election Day, so here’s my campaign dispatch one last time. page=dispatch/id=1341323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thank you Grasswhistle! I appreciate it! Thalassians, today is an historic day in our history. Today elections begin and we have five, unique candidates running for a newly-created position. Our region has gone through some changes, but to quote Frank Sinatra, The Best Is Yet To Come! I hope that I have answered all your questions and concerns this election. I will still answer any last-minute questions, if there are any. Also for undecided voters, check my campaign dispatch as I have put in a new banner and the questions I have gotten along with their responses. Remember, I'm running for The Thalassia We All Deserve. Good Luck to all the candidates and Semper Thalassia! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hello, everyone, I now formally announce that polls for the election of the WA Delegate are now open! Your candidates are Ayeinc, Banq, Odin, Toerana and Zentata. A regional telegram will also be going out shortly. Best of luck to all candidates and Semper Thalassia! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thanks so much bad! It really means a lot to have a former PM endorse me. I'd just like to remind Thalassia that I will do the most for this region, and I will do it while being open and receptive with the people! Zentata for WA delegate!
Who Am I? Hello there fellow Thalassian! My name's Zentata, and I'm running to be WA delegate. But Zentata, you may be thinking, what have you done in NationStates so far? Alright, here we go: I've been in Thalassia since November.I'm a member of the Ministries of Information, Culture, and Foreign Affairs. As part of my job for information, I've written articles in the wave page=dispatch/id=1328895#1. In Foreign Affairs I'm the ambassador to The Leftist Assembly, I'm the deputy minister of culture and the map operator. This experience has given me a unique insight into this region's WA dynamics, and how to improve them. In terms of my personal life, I like pizza, and the color purple but not purple pizza, I like to collect things, especially stamps, and I hate doxxers, and I do not live in Antarctica. My Position in Politics and What I'm Going to do as The WA Delegate in Thalassia Here I'm going to talk about how I'm going to vote in the WA, and how I'm going to promote involvement relating to the WA. I believe in freedom. I believe in political freedom, civil freedom and, for the most part, economic freedom. To put it in a simpler way, I'm a personal leftist, but an economic centrist, who thinks that the state should help people become better and regulate the economy while promoting economic freedom to an extent (in short, the WA). I think that climate change is a real issue, and should take top priority in politics, and that ensuring the ability for people to live a good life is the purpose of the GA. That means that I support legislation that will make the world a better place. If the legislation is flawed, unneeded, or goes against freedom in a way that will make the world worse, then it will have my vote against. My votes in the SC will be based on whether the recipient deserves/needs the act. Now for what I'm going to do in Thalassia itself. I think that the WA needs to take a bigger role in Thalassia. We vote, but do we care? I'm going to do numerous things related to the WA in Thalassia, and all these ideas revolve around growing participation in Thalassia, here they are: -Endo Swapping Program, called Thalassiaendos. This will encourage more endo activity in the region by giving out rewards to those who endorse the most, and will also improve regional influence and security while we're all getting those nice endos. -Posting about WA proposals, and increased discussion. I plan to post a message on the RMB when I vote, explaining why I voted the way I did, and why you should vote this way too. If you think I'm voting in error, feel free to convince me to change. I will also make efforts to increase debate/discussion about proposals. In short, I want to be open with what I'm doing, and so I'm going to share with you, what, and why. -I'll also be active in the WA community. I believe that a WA delegate should be able to write and be an active force in the WA community, so you can be sure that I'll represent Thalassia on the WA stage by doing those things. I'll conduct myself with sincerity and decorum, and show the world that Thalassia is more then it seems (in a good way). -I WON'T RESIGN. You have been promised stability before, and you were failed. I promise you stability, but I'm not a semi-retired tired nation, or someone who won't talk out disagreements, I'm a nation whose career is just beginning, who has gotten the experience I need to lead you well. -I'll take suggestions. Do you want me to do something more, something else in my domain? Then I'll be open to suggestions, and be open with the people of Thalassia. -Synergistic endorsement limit. Do you know what happens when you don't have an endorsement limit? You can get people really close in endorsements to you, so if you resign, your vice delegate/president is not the second most endo'ed person in the region! This happened when cormac stepped down, and I was the first in Thalassia for endorsements until the government took action. This cannot happen again. As such, I'll institute a limit of 5 endorsements below my vice-delegate. This will prevent instability in the region. -I will investigate joining a legislative league. Without a doubt, a sure way to improve our relations and standing in the world is to join a league, or create one ourselves. Some Closing Words Citizens of Thalassia! If you want a WA delegate who will interact with the people, who will be open with the people, who will help and learn from the people, who will represent the people the way they should be, and Who Will Not Let Down the People of this glorious region, then vote for Zentata. I have been endorsed in this election by two previous prime ministers,Badivermeraed, and Arenado. Thank you for reading my dispatch! Please telegram me if you have any questions/suggestions, or wish for me to add a policy. Semper Thalassia. Liruslau, Ayeinc, Veaetmar, and Arenado |