SD, Try him again for the first time!

[Sovereign Dixie]

I figured amongst a bunch of rather bland campaign titles, a little panache was in order LOL!

That being said, this campaign will be lacking many of the hallmarks that have probably come to be expected of me. I'm not really going to go much into the whole eloquent speech thing, Just because I don't see the point.

i've done a fair number of things in this game. More than most, less than some. I've had triumphs, mistakes, so on and so forth. I've learned a bit from each. I stand before you today not as a politician asking for a job, but as a citizen offering his services. I've led the region in times similar to this, and I feel I can be useful once again.

My plan is simple, and to the point. Recruitment is the lifeblood of any region. From the big picture standpoint, everything comes back to it. A region being reborn, that's what we need. A swift kick in the ass, and a lot of recruitment. I intend to do the former by simply encouraging those around me to do all that they can do. I shall get the latter accomplished by making sure that everyone who can, including myself, pitches in.

We *are* a great region, no matter what our numbers are. The top spot is ours. All we have to do is claim it.

My plan is this.

1) Recruitment. We live and die by this. It will be done by whatever means at our disposal. I will heavily encourage (read: beat) Elu until Toaster 2 is complete with enough functionality to perform basic recruitment. Until then, we do it the old fashioned way.

2) EA. Do some door knocking, let the world know that the rumors of our death have been greatly exaggerated.

3) Community. Work closely with the senate in a spirit of bipartisanship to ensure that our government is everything that we expect it to be.

All of this being said. The fact that we are all here again is no small feat. It proves what we are made of, and what we can accomplish. We can, and will, restore our region to it's former glory. Not because we have to, we've proved our greatness to ourselves already. But because we CAN.

And so we shall.

[Zimmerwald]

Flashes of JFK: "We choose to recruit and retain one thousand nations, not because it is easy, but because it is hard!"

EA question: to what extent do we still maintain any meaningful relationship with the regions whose embassies Taijitu's region page says we host?  To what priority would an SD administration assign those old connections, and to what priority would it assign creating new contacts?  On whose doors would we knock first, and hardest, and longest?

[Sovereign Dixie]

Flashes of JFK: "We choose to recruit and retain one thousand nations, not because it is easy, but because it is hard!"

EA question: to what extent do we still maintain any meaningful relationship with the regions whose embassies Taijitu's region page says we host?  To what priority would an SD administration assign those old connections, and to what priority would it assign creating new contacts?  On whose doors would we knock first, and hardest, and longest?

Good question. Since I don't know much about the regions displayed on our embassies page, as most of us probably don't. It would have to be approached on a case by case basis. I have the feeling out of hand that it was somewhat random.

I would knock first, longest, and hardest (giggity) on those who have been our traditional friends. The Pacific, and The North Pacific. Taijitu has historically enjoyed good Feeder relations, and I see no need to end that trend, unless one is presented to me. Make no mistake though, domestic affairs would take the forefront out of necessity.

[PoD Gunner]

I'm very glad to see you run, mate. And I love the title of the campaign   Even made you a banner to show on your campaign headquarters. 

I am very glad to see enthusiasm especially since I know that your enthusiasm is not based on ignorance, au contraire. You are aware of the hard-work and set-backs of rebuilding a region. It is sometimes harder than building a new one. That is why my first question is about vision. I think most of us have at least partly fulfilled our game-play ambitions in NS. The game is in a slow process of decay and a lot of the regions still active are kept alive out of a mixture of inertia and dream-like regret about the old times. Most of our contemporary friends or foes are either gone or half-numb. Still yet we seem to be coming back in impressive numbers and that's telling me that there still is a flame burning. Do you think we need a game-play related vision and if so what would your vision for Taijitu be?

[Prydania]

[Sovereign Dixie]

I'm very glad to see you run, mate. And I love the title of the campaign  Cheesy Even made you a banner to show on your campaign headquarters.  Wink

I am very glad to see enthusiasm especially since I know that your enthusiasm is not based on ignorance, au contraire. You are aware of the hard-work and set-backs of rebuilding a region. It is sometimes harder than building a new one. That is why my first question is about vision. I think most of us have at least partly fulfilled our game-play ambitions in NS. The game is in a slow process of decay and a lot of the regions still active are kept alive out of a mixture of inertia and dream-like regret about the old times. Most of our contemporary friends or foes are either gone or half-numb. Still yet we seem to be coming back in impressive numbers and that's telling me that there still is a flame burning. Do you think we need a game-play related vision and if so what would your vision for Taijitu be?

Thank you good sir!

I will not disagree with you that rebuilding can be harder than fresh founding, but I will offer some counter points. The hardest part of founding a new region is getting a unique identity, and forging a loyal community. The fact that we're here now having this discussion is proof that we've accomplished that. With that comes strong familiarity not only with each others personalities, but skills as well. We know who is best at what, where they excel. Those things are our single greatest strength, then and now.

It is true, that NS is in a state of decline. I won't say that it is bound to die, but it's future is at the least uncertain. I think though that at the least it's got another couple of years left in it. Though we may come back to find many former friends and enemies in a shallow imitation of their former selves, that does not mean that we cannot make new ones!

I do feel we should have a game play related vision. The role that it can play in our region, however, depends on a lot of variables, some of which are out of our control. There are other regions out there who large, alive, and vibrant. Defenders still defend. Raiders still raid. And as always, I feel that we should reserve the right to do either, or both, at any given time as our regional needs and interests merit. I do not see this aspect being all that relevant at this exact moment, since we are so small.

Overall I would like to see many in the region who do enjoy what actual mechanics there are to the game, or at least aspects of them. I would like for a significant portion of our population to be interested in things of that nature, and think that as the government, regardless of branch, it is important to foster that attitude to a degree.

Also, I have chosen PoD Gunner to run alongside me as VD.

[Zimmerwald]

Given your stance on game mechanics, what do you think of the proposal to have the elected government run an ingame nation?  Preferably one that is not the founder or delegate, of course.

[Sovereign Dixie]

Given your stance on game mechanics, what do you think of the proposal to have the elected government run an ingame nation?  Preferably one that is not the founder or delegate, of course.

I think the region SHOULD get to vote on founder ISSUES. Not directly control the founder nation, that needs to be shared amongst, well, the founders. But I feel it's a good thing to have the issues be voted on. I do not think the elected government itself should run it. I feel it should be done in the format of posting the issues, and the community as a whole debate and vote on which option to take, or to dismiss the issue entirely.

[PoD Gunner]

Given your stance on game mechanics, what do you think of the proposal to have the elected government run an ingame nation?  Preferably one that is not the founder or delegate, of course.

- I am not sure G-C meant it as having a gov. in-game nation that should take care of GA or SC resolutions but rather a gov. nation that can be used to other means? I think that is a good idea provided we define clearly what such a nation may do. Having Minister in-game nations you could pass from govt. to govt. could also be interesting.

I thank you for your proposal S-D and accept to be your running mate for these elections. As it has been the practice until now, if there be any questions addressed directly at me, I shall take them in this thread also unless S-D wishes it to be different.

[Sovereign Dixie]

Sounds good to me sir.

[Eluvatar]

1) Recruitment. We live and die by this. It will be done by whatever means at our disposal. I will heavily encourage (read: beat) Elu until Toaster 2 is complete with enough functionality to perform basic recruitment. Until then, we do it the old fashioned way.

You got my vote >_>

2) EA. Do some door knocking, let the world know that the rumors of our death have been greatly exaggerated.

At what threshold of nations do you propose we begin knocking?

3) Community. Work closely with the senate in a spirit of bipartisanship to ensure that our government is everything that we expect it to be.

Aye. This is going to be a new thing for all of us

All of this being said. The fact that we are all here again is no small feat. It proves what we are made of, and what we can accomplish. We can, and will, restore our region to it's former glory. Not because we have to, we've proved our greatness to ourselves already. But because we CAN.

And so we shall.

[Sovereign Dixie]

1) Recruitment. We live and die by this. It will be done by whatever means at our disposal. I will heavily encourage (read: beat) Elu until Toaster 2 is complete with enough functionality to perform basic recruitment. Until then, we do it the old fashioned way.

You got my vote >_>

2) EA. Do some door knocking, let the world know that the rumors of our death have been greatly exaggerated.

At what threshold of nations do you propose we begin knocking?

3) Community. Work closely with the senate in a spirit of bipartisanship to ensure that our government is everything that we expect it to be.

Haha thank's Elu. That's a strong endorsement, and is greatly appreciated.

You still gotta finish T2 though That just means I'm not going to allow us to use that as excuse for population mediocrity in the meantime

Two ways to take your question. But I'll answer it both ways.

1) Interpretation is "How many nations do you feel we should have before we're diplomatically viable again?

  The answer to that is that you're never too small to make friends. So efforts on that front would begin immediately.


2nd Interpretation seems to be asking if we will target regions of a particular size for relations. The answer to that is no. Regions large and small, I feel, can be valuable, each in their own way.

Aye. This is going to be a new thing for all of us

All of this being said. The fact that we are all here again is no small feat. It proves what we are made of, and what we can accomplish. We can, and will, restore our region to it's former glory. Not because we have to, we've proved our greatness to ourselves already. But because we CAN.

And so we shall.

[PoD Gunner]

  hehe I like this.

If I may add my thoughts to rebuilding our network of EA: I would certainly start rebuilding at the place where former walls are still left partially standing. For example Canada is run by a delegate who holds us dear and where there's a group of people at the forefront that would love to restart some sort of cooperative game-play with Taijitu. There are still some other regions I have touched base with over the last year or so we'd be able to start working with - like for example the Britain-themed regions. Also I, for one, would like to approach Kandy and the TRR.

[Gulliver]

What does it say about the state of our democracy that I have nothing to ask you?

[Sovereign Dixie]

Well, we are at that kind of phase at the moment, yanno? I think we all know what needs to be done, our challenges are daunting, yet simple to understand. It's nothing we have not already done before, just this time we'll do it better and not make some of the same mistakes (WELL MAKE BRAND NEW ONES!! lol)