*stretches on 4 chairs in the front row and snickers* I hope there's beer around here someplace.
Anyways, heya Poliz. I'd be interested of hearing your plans about reviving Taijitu and also some of your NS background, haven't been around for a while and I guess I missed out on things.
Ohhh, I get it! Just because I'm an Aussie, there /has/ to be beer, huh?
Well, on the subject of my plans for Taijitu's rebirth, I will say here and now that Foreign Affairs and rebuilding our reputation will be paramount considerations. Alongside direct recruiting, word of mouth should work wonders for swelling the ranks of our region to what it used to be, and diplomacy is highly likely to lead to allies, and having allies is likely to end with enemies, or at least enemies of friends.
And how do you keep people active in a game? You keep them interested
And how do you keep people interested? You give them a goal.
And what's a great goal to give the general population? Destroying some jerks!
Taiji Nationalism and a sense of community will do the forums wonders, and if we can accomplish it through making friends and then enemies, then I'm all for it.
I also plan to propose the creation of a Propaganda ministry which takes submissions from Citizens, as well as creates its own material, publishing it in a fortnightly or monthly release, again hopefully adding to activity and just something to look forward to every so often.
Apart from increasing the population and growing the culture and atmosphere in Taijitu, at the moment I believe that the Constitution provides for a stable nation, and there will be no attempts to change it during this Delegacy if I'm elected.
So above all- Grow a vibrant, active community and sustain growth throughout the Delegacy, while re-gaining our name on the world stage, and hopefully jogging a few dust-coverd memories about who we are.
Well, about 3 days after my nation was created, I was recruited by The Queendom of Jazzy Spazzy to Taijitu, and The Imperium of Poliz in all its forms over the years has existed right here. I was highly inactive on the forums over time, and I believe my membership lapsed at one point. Since then I've payed less and less attention to the other browser games I waste my time on, and so, Nationstates has come back as a lightweight, low-time-consuming option for my nation simulating hunger, i guess
The highlight of my NS career was accidentally becoming the 'illegitimate' Delegate of Taijitu for a little bit, spraypainted grafitti all over the Welcome Message and then of course created those infamously crap forums that caused the nose-breakingly dangerous facepalms that lead to the revival of these forums (That's my story and I'm damn well sticking to it
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So that essentially makes me look like an experienceless wort. However, I will tell you that in Cybernations (gasp! A swear word!) I served as a Foreign Minister for two alliances, a Diplomat and as an Acadamy Prefect, and I have had dealings with some members of the New Pacific Order in in CN as well (although I doubt I would be remembered... they /are/ pretty up themselves)
Anyhoo, it's 2:30am, I'd love to continue with more detail, but I'm going Cross-eyed and getting spam emails from 'New York' atm, hahahaha.
What would your relationship with the Senate be like if you were to be elected?
An important question; Seeing as all of the actions required by the Delegate require Senate Approval, I will try my best to maintain a cogent, collegegial working relationship with the Senate based on collusion and comprimise to discuss, determine and execute what is best for Taijtu and to act with the Citizens and the contiguity of our great Region in mind.
However, I've just done a course at University on the Politics of Late Republican Rome, so I'll apologise now if I've come accross as all Tiberius Gracchus on y'all asses before, hahaha.
Who is your choice for Vice Delegate?
Unfortunately still TBA. YHowever, I will make this information available almost before I even know it myself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Ud3V9NPw8
Ahhhhh, 2003... I was just starting high school and my friend showed me that for the first time... To this day, I still say 'WTF Mayte?" when a situation warrants it
Seriously though, our nuclear war plan is to hide under Ularu. (The big red rock in the middle of Australia. Don't tell Indonesia that though )
Wow, that was a lot of typing, what is this, an essay? :/
Well, Im gonna need a beer, please feel free to continue on with the questions........ IF YOU DARE!