Taijitu
Forum Meta => Election Records => Archive => Elections => Topic started by: Osamafune on January 22, 2008, 05:09:09 AM
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Let's just skip straight to the nitty gritty, shall we?
I believe the thing plaguing Taijitu most, and is the current biggest threat to our region, is the CTE crisis. As we know, nations are CTE'ing at a much quicker pace than they are joining. We need to get the situation under control, and as Delegate, this would be my first priority.
I do not see this as the result of any one thing. Multiple factors are causing the CTE crisis:
- That time of the year where school is in and the majority of the NationStates community is focusing more on their academics, as they should.
- A large number of nations in the feeders being puppets of other people.
- A decline in the number of people recruiting.
- Fewer people not logging back in after a recruitment session to answer any questions of the people they have TGed.
- A drop in the number of people playing NationStates as a whole.
- A lack in things to do to keep potential citizens attached to Taijitu.
To combat our falling population requires more than one approach towards the issues factoring against us. For the first two points, obviously nothing can be done about them.
To get more people recruiting, I would like to separate the Community and Recruitment Ministeries a little more and nominate a more active Recruitment Minister that will advertise the Ministry a little more and encourage registered recruiters to begin recruiting again. The Recruitment Minister would be charged with getting people here, whereas the Community Minister would be charged with keeping them here.
We have heard about how people failing to respond to potential citizens has turned some away. So to fix this, I would propose to Elu or Limi to alter the recruitment message in the Toaster to include something along the lines of "I have some things coming up soon and may not be able to respond to any questions you may have, so you may want to direct any to <insert nation>, who is our Recruitment Minister." The Recruitment Minister should also encourage people to log on to check for questions after they have made a recruitment run.
The fall of NationStates could potentially be more hazardous to our well being more than anything else. With Max Barry having all but forgotten the game, we, the players, may have to take it into our own hands to do some advertising for the game. This is something I plan to do with the Neutral Territory. I would also start recruitment from somewhere other than NationStates for potential citizens. A Youtube video for Taijitu would definitely be interesting to do.
As of late, Taijitu seems to have become nothing more than a community where people can come together and just chat or RP. This is also affecting the number of people joining and staying in Taijitu, because there appears to be nothing to do. I will work with the Community Minister to come up with things to have people want to join Taijitu and keep them here once they do. Some ideas include the re-instituting of the Finance Ministry and additional items added to the forum's Shop that people can buy. I also want to bring two ideas over to Taijitu from other regions such as the new interregional organization, the Order of the Lion, which is not my idea, but the goals of which are to spark conversation on a region's forum and encourage people to recruit for the region they have a chapter in. The second idea is the Chess Club. In La Mafia, I have proposed the Chess Club idea to wide acclaim. This may very well be a good place to set up the headquarters for an Interregional Chess Club, hopefully drawing in new citizens from other regions and intriguing new NationStates players to join and stay in Taijitu.
The Army is a long neglected part of our region. As Delegate, I would allow for the citizens of the region to decide whether or not to move Taijitu towards the raider side of the spectrum, the defender side of the spectrum, or to remain neutral. I will not align Taijitu the way I feel, but rather the way the majority of the citizens feel. I of course would prefer that we not remain neutral, but I will leave that up for you to decide and try not to encourage the region to side with my own beliefs. Many regions are wanting spark conflicts to generate an interest in NationStates to help revive it, so I feel it is in our best interest not to remain neutral. It is also in our best interest, to you know, actually play the game.
But regardless, the Army has been neglected more than it should have. Just because we are neutral does not mean we couldn't have used it in practice operations at the very least. No matter what faction we decide on, I plan to at least have regular practice operations for the Army in the various Warzones. Depending on how active our military becomes, I would also like to implement a ranking system in the Army that is mostly symbolic. If that comes to fruition, I would designate the wage provided in the Code of Laws, Article III as a "minimum wage," and pay them more and/or give them a bonus for each rank they go up.
Of course, the Army is not the only thing to have been neglected lately, it seems. A majority of the government has seemingly fallen into apathy and inactivity, such as there currently being inactive ministers and about half of the senators voting on any given piece of legislation. I have no powers to remove senators, but I will not tolerate inactive ministers in my cabinet. My previous statements on giving people something to do other than chat or RP, and the placing of more emphasis on the Army will keep some, if not most, of those inactive members and not force me into demoting one. Along with keeping the ministers active, we need to keep them talking to each other as well which is why I plan on trying weekly/bi-weekly cabinet meetings.
Many of those ministers and senators also happen to be major RPers in our community. Bringing those people back into the system, especially St. Oz who manages our map, is critical to keeping the RP afloat. While the region as a whole sinks, so is the RP. We have seen numerous major players stop RP. As avid RPers, and the only active Taijitu RPers to have decided to run so far, Canada and I would be the best at improving the status of our RP. We get a few people who come soley for the RP, I want to bring more of them in. In our regional updates, I want to encourage more citizens of foreign regions to come to our region and RP. At the same time, with our non-NationStates recruitment, I want to do something similar and try and convince people to come for our RP, if they do not find the game itself interesting.
Questions?
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Apart from ministerial activity, and increased attention to Military affairs and recruiting ( all of which I see as atleast potentially stimulating) are there anyways that you envision that the Taijitu forum's infrastructure or handling of it's administrative tasks might be improved?
How might cross communication between citizens and the Senate be approached in more inspiring ways?
What do you consider basic fundamental ingredients to regional hospitality and diplomacy?
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I don't believe there's much that should be changed about the forum's infrastructure. I would make the Community Minister a moderator of the Bazaar, Zocalo, Acropolis, Medeist Academy, and all subforums contained within as well as the Welcome to Taijitu and General categories.
I have one idea to boost citizen/senator communication, which is to allow all citizens to propose bills, debate them in the Chambers, and vote to nominate/dismiss them before the Senate holds a final vote. I have a feeling though that as Delegate, this isn't something that I would be able to do, because it would require a change in Senate procedure. This would still be something I would support though.
For regional hospitality and diplomacy, I would encourage our ambassador to do more than go to other regions just to post our updates, but to also take part in their general discussion board(s) to try and promote freedship between us and anyone we have an embassy with.
Have I answered your questions?
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There was something I wanted to go back and add to the first paragraph, but due to an apparent character limit on my PS3, I wasn't able too.
I wanted to say that not all of the RPers like the board descriptions, specificaly the IPO board, so I would probably change at least that one. I would also give the AC their own board. That's all I plan to change on the forum (that and the things mentioned in my previous post).
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I like warzones, but that normally just generates short term activity. Any plans after that?
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To get more people recruiting, I would like to separate the Community and Recruitment Ministeries a little more and nominate a more active Recruitment Minister that will advertise the Ministry a little more and encourage registered recruiters to begin recruiting again. The Recruitment Minister would be charged with getting people here, whereas the Community Minister would be charged with keeping them here.
You do realize that the Minister actually has very little to do with the actual recruiting?
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What do you consider basic fundamental ingredients to regional hospitality and diplomacy?
Yes, you answered all my questions, thanks..what I hoped to hear in response to the self quoted question above, however, was a description of some of the qualities-attitudes, that you may believe hospitality and diplomacy may encompass, there you have it- a subjective rather than objective interpretation..not how hospitality and diplomacy might be technically approached or by whom, but rather, what are the qualities that you believe hospitality and diplomacy possess. Surely I should have elaborated my question more clearly...is what I've expressed any more clear? *crosses fingers*
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Have you looked at the warzones recently?
If yes, is there any point in training there?
If no, please look at them and tell me what you think of their current state.
I'll have more questions later
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more questions now:
Regardless of the outcome of this election would you begin recruiting again since you have signed up to do so?
So to fix this, I would propose to Elu or Limi to alter the recruitment message in the Toaster to include something along the lines of "I have some things coming up soon and may not be able to respond to any questions you may have, so you may want to direct any to <insert nation>, who is our Recruitment Minister."
Isn't this a bit like blowing a nation off after you take the time to personally telegram them and then tell them you're too busy to answer their questions?
Where would you recruit from outside of NS?
If a Youtube video is made, how would you make sure that it actually gets noticed and not buried in all the other ivdeos on the site?
As avid RPers, and the only active Taijitu RPers to have decided to run so far, Canada and I would be the best at improving the status of our RP
Do you need to be delegate in order to improve the status of RP?
I wanted to say that not all of the RPers like the board descriptions, specificaly the IPO board, so I would probably change at least that one. I would also give the AC their own board.
If the members of the IPO were to bring this issue to the admins attention with an alternate description it can easily be changed.
At this point in time who would you pick to run the various ministries?
As for adding items to the shop, what is available is extremely limited and difficult to add in with completely new items being even more difficult ot create
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I like warzones, but that normally just generates short term activity. Any plans after that?
It's only intended as training exercises. Remember, I'm going to put it up to vote for whether we should go raider, defender, or remain neutral (I doubt we'll decide to stay neutral, though). We'll be getting involved in further operations after taking the warzones.
What do you consider basic fundamental ingredients to regional hospitality and diplomacy?
Yes, you answered all my questions, thanks..what I hoped to hear in response to the self quoted question above, however, was a description of some of the qualities-attitudes, that you may believe hospitality and diplomacy may encompass, there you have it- a subjective rather than objective interpretation..not how hospitality and diplomacy might be technically approached or by whom, but rather, what are the qualities that you believe hospitality and diplomacy possess. Surely I should have elaborated my question more clearly...is what I've expressed any more clear? *crosses fingers*
I think so... It's kind difficult to answer though :p . On top of being polite to them, citizens need to be willing to reach out and and engage in some kind of dialog with new foreign dignitaries and potential citizens that register on our forum. To you know, make them feel welcomed. I know of a couple people that had actually left because they felt people here didn't want anything to do with them.
Have you looked at the warzones recently?
If yes, is there any point in training there?
If no, please look at them and tell me what you think of their current state.
I'll have more questions later
Yes I have, and I know they're small and would be easy to take. Warzones aren't really normal regions, per se... And I want to get in some kind of training operations prior to us deciding what path we want to go down (raider, defeder, neutral). I view taking the Warzones as the smallest "violation" (for a lack of better words) of our neutrality.
more questions now:
Regardless of the outcome of this election would you begin recruiting again since you have signed up to do so?
So to fix this, I would propose to Elu or Limi to alter the recruitment message in the Toaster to include something along the lines of "I have some things coming up soon and may not be able to respond to any questions you may have, so you may want to direct any to <insert nation>, who is our Recruitment Minister."
Isn't this a bit like blowing a nation off after you take the time to personally telegram them and then tell them you're too busy to answer their questions?
Where would you recruit from outside of NS?
If a Youtube video is made, how would you make sure that it actually gets noticed and not buried in all the other ivdeos on the site?
As avid RPers, and the only active Taijitu RPers to have decided to run so far, Canada and I would be the best at improving the status of our RP
Do you need to be delegate in order to improve the status of RP?
I wanted to say that not all of the RPers like the board descriptions, specificaly the IPO board, so I would probably change at least that one. I would also give the AC their own board.
If the members of the IPO were to bring this issue to the admins attention with an alternate description it can easily be changed.
At this point in time who would you pick to run the various ministries?
As for adding items to the shop, what is available is extremely limited and difficult to add in with completely new items being even more difficult ot create
In the order you asked them:
Of course I would start recruiting again, but you seem to act like I'm the only candidate here who has been slacking in their recruitment duties.
You've got a point there that I didn't think of, but I would still like to see the Minister of Recruitment in there somewhere that people could contact.
Youtube, other gaming forums that allow it, instant messaging friends, blogs, etc.
By first off, making as good a movie as possible and second, to include it in the off site areas mentioned above.
Possibly. If I couldn't convince the government to do the RP promotion and other slight changes made, then yes I would have to be the Delegate.
In theory, but some of us have asked that the AC get it's own subforum, and that hasn't happened yet.
- Community: Al
- Recruitment: Temp (and if Khab was to return, I would be more than happy to give her the deputy position)
- Internal: Taco
- Regional Security: Flem
- Defense: I'm on the fence for this one, mainly because it depends on which route we go down. Meri is on the top of my list of possibilities though.
- Finance: Delfos
- Foreign Affairs: Kor
I really wouldn't know a whole heck of a lot about that since I have never been an admin here before... But it's not impossible, right?To get more people recruiting, I would like to separate the Community and Recruitment Ministeries a little more and nominate a more active Recruitment Minister that will advertise the Ministry a little more and encourage registered recruiters to begin recruiting again. The Recruitment Minister would be charged with getting people here, whereas the Community Minister would be charged with keeping them here.
You do realize that the Minister actually has very little to do with the actual recruiting?
It doesn't mean they can't get more involved by encouraging people to rp, and now, organizing the non-NS recruitment.
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Also, the Delegate and his power has fallen to that of the Senate. While my running mate and I want to bring more people here, we also put the Delegate's power back in their hands and not the hands of the oligarchy Senate. I am a Senator, and it takes a Senator to realize that the Senate wields a great deal of power compared to the Delegate. The Delegate has moved down to the rank of constitutional monarch. No power, they only are there. Let's bring the Delegate's power back to the people and not the Senate.
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hmm...if i vote for you, will you vote for me?
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You realize, Bara, that gets you no where. You waste your own vote on him, and he gives you one, so you're right back where you started.
No questions, yet.
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hmm...if i vote for you, will you vote for me?
Since it's condorcet, I almost have to in a way :P
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Also, the Delegate and his power has fallen to that of the Senate. While my running mate and I want to bring more people here, we also put the Delegate's power back in their hands and not the hands of the oligarchy Senate. I am a Senator, and it takes a Senator to realize that the Senate wields a great deal of power compared to the Delegate. The Delegate has moved down to the rank of constitutional monarch. No power, they only are there. Let's bring the Delegate's power back to the people and not the Senate.
Which powers, specifically, do you want to have returned to the Delegate? and through what process?
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This is something I plan to do with the Neutral Territory.
May I remind you that you are present in the Neutral Territory as the delegate of another region and thus are completely foreign to the interests of Taijitu.
Please tell us what your connections with the F.R.A. (a defender organization) are.
What is your military experience in NS? How would you allow the region to decide whether to go raider or defender? I personally think that's just bs, unless you're planning to work a few weeks in order to get a minor part of Taijitu to speak its mind about such a topic, you shouldn't promise things you have never done before. What would the command structure you would like to implement look like?
I fail to see the connection between being delegate and revitalizing RP, aside from trying to get votes from people who do RP and would hope that while having a del who RPs it would somehow boost the activity they like. The NS government doesn't need convincing to promote RP, any regional project that promotes Taijitu should be important, RP or not. The RP community has to promote itself. Please explain your logic beyond mere words.
How would you envision the future relations between Taijitu and The Pacific? What is your stance on Taijitu's policy towards Gatesville? The Equilism? How do you appreciate the latest developments in The North Pacific or Nasicournia? How would you shape the external policy of the region?
Why have you chosen GCE as your VDC? Why do you think have a number of people turned you down when asked to run as your VDC?
TO GCE: would you mind posting for us your NS background/history? I know very little to nothing about you.
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May I remind you that you are present in the Neutral Territory as the delegate of another region and thus are completely foreign to the interests of Taijitu.
Technically, I'm not the delegate anymore since I moved my nation here. If I were to win the delegacy here though, what's keeping me from representing Taijitu's interests?
Please tell us what your connections with the F.R.A. (a defender organization) are.
The Empire of Great Britain Reborn joined the FRA prior to me rejoining the region and becoming the Prime Minister. Due to a lack of people in the region, I'll probably end up being the assembly rep soon. I haven't taken part in any FRA operations, I rarely visit their forums, and if they hadn't helped out the region so much when the founder CTE'd, I wouldn't really care to be apart of it.
What is your military experience in NS?
I know the basics of NS warfare, but I haven't taken part in any military operations, unless you were to count TRR. I would rely on my Minister of Defense for carrying out and leading operations.
How would you allow the region to decide whether to go raider or defender?
By a public debate, followed by a public poll.
I personally think that's just bs, unless you're planning to work a few weeks in order to get a minor part of Taijitu to speak its mind about such a topic, you shouldn't promise things you have never done before.
They can only hurt themselves by not speaking their mind. At this point, as long as we don't remain neutral, I think either the raider or defender paths would be a benefit to us.
What would the command structure you would like to implement look like?
It would be mostly symbolic, with standard American/British ranks.
I fail to see the connection between being delegate and revitalizing RP, aside from trying to get votes from people who do RP and would hope that while having a del who RPs it would somehow boost the activity they like. The NS government doesn't need convincing to promote RP, any regional project that promotes Taijitu should be important, RP or not. The RP community has to promote itself. Please explain your logic beyond mere words.
I'm trying to get everybody's vote, including the RPer's. Kind of like what you said before about getting testimony that would further your case to get the justices to see things your way.
I already explained how the admins seem a bit apathetic towards the RPing community. I don't agree with you that the RP community should promote itself. It isn't a separate being from Taijitu, it's an integral part. I think it should be the government that promotes it, it's as simple as that. I think it should also be the government that promotes other regional projects, such as the Medeist Academy, the Bazaar, etc.
How would you envision the future relations between Taijitu and The Pacific? What is your stance on Taijitu's policy towards Gatesville? The Equilism? How do you appreciate the latest developments in The North Pacific or Nasicournia? How would you shape the external policy of the region?
I have no vision, stance, opinion, ect. on any this. Our relations with other regions, other than our deciding of a pro-raider or pro-defender stance, isn't even on my to do list. What we need is forum activity and new members, and we need it now. Foreign relations is not immediately necessary, and I probably won't touch on it except when accepting embassy requests.
Why have you chosen GCE as your VDC?
I think we have a lot of similar views on Taijitu and RP, and we're both in the Conservative Party of Taijitu.
Why do you think have a number of people turned you down when asked to run as your VDC?
Delfos was the first person I asked, according to him, he would only be a hindrance to my campaign. I don't think particularly cared for having the position anyway, if you recall back to him saying he has never held a position of leadership in the region and didn't want too.
Al was next, and she always turns down the nominations for delegate or vice delegate (well, except for this time, but keep in mind that she wasn't even nominated for it until I after I asked her to run with me).
Before asking Canada, I asked Tal. He said he was busy with RL things, which I believe, because I haven't seen him on very much.
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Do you have any comments on the allegations that you kill puppies and kittens and eat babies?
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Now now, I don't eat puppies, kittens, or babies, you can rest assured of that. I DO carve out and eat baby brains with a spoon, though. Mmmmm... baby brains... *drools*
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Thank you for your answers.
Technically, I'm not the delegate anymore since I moved my nation here. If I were to win the delegacy here though, what's keeping me from representing Taijitu's interests?
The fact that you are present in the NT as representative of another region is for me a major problem. I do not believe in multiple personalities and in people representing more regions at once or deciding who they should represent based on their success or failure on multiple fronts followed in parallel. That is being a mercenary and I do not wish to have such a delegate.
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What would the command structure you would like to implement look like?
It would be mostly symbolic, with standard American/British ranks.
That ^ is why I am convinced that your tendency to mix RP and NS game play is potentially dangerous for a region you would lead. I was asking you about how you would get the army going, not about the names or color people involved in that would wear. You mentioned the revitalization of the Army as one of your main objectives, yet you cannot sustain a simple project or present a new operative structure - things without which an army in NS is not functional. I am forced to believe that you use the army-issue only because it is clear to all that in the present context it is definitely important, but you have not clue as to where to begin or how to lead its revitalization, or what to do with it.
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How would you allow the region to decide whether to go raider or defender?
By a public debate, followed by a public poll.
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I personally think that's just bs, unless you're planning to work a few weeks in order to get a minor part of Taijitu to speak its mind about such a topic, you shouldn't promise things you have never done before.
They can only hurt themselves by not speaking their mind. At this point, as long as we don't remain neutral, I think either the raider or defender paths would be a benefit to us.
- In my opinion you kid yourself and your supporters if you believe that you will get 'the region' to speak its mind about it. I am also rather convinced you have no idea what it means to activate the region and not the active members who participate in the forums. The idea though, has its merits.
I'm trying to get everybody's vote, including the RPer's. Kind of like what you said before about getting testimony that would further your case to get the justices to see things your way.
I already explained how the admins seem a bit apathetic towards the RPing community. I don't agree with you that the RP community should promote itself. It isn't a separate being from Taijitu, it's an integral part. I think it should be the government that promotes it, it's as simple as that. I think it should also be the government that promotes other regional projects, such as the Medeist Academy, the Bazaar, etc.
Two basic misunderstandings: the admins are here to serve the community while following a set of rules. If they are apathetic towards the RP that means either that: a) the RP community in Taijitu should get louder or b) the admins should get their ears checked. Having RP mods with the ability to create sub-forums and mod conflicts impartially is all that is needed from that POV to sustain the regional RP. Personal involvement from an admin or a member of the govt in RP is optional. The government must activate the region, RP included, in terms of initiative and frame-work creation. What do you mean by 'promoting RP'? It is still a non-sense to me. In my opinion the ideal member of Taijitu should be able to do both, RP for fun, and take on some responsibilities and chores for the sake of the region and enhance their NS experience.
Last but not least, the fact that you have no vision or stance on our External Relations is IMO a) a proof of your lack of NS experience and knowledge about the region you want to lead b) dangerous, as Taijitu, although always having chosen its path, has greatly benefited from international connections and interaction, like any other important region in NS.
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how will giving out ranks that mean absolutely nothing help get an army whose fault is trainees deciding they change their minds active? As things stand now, a vast majority of our army can't be bothered to answer a short quiz or even read the guide, how does giving them some title that means nothing get them active?
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Technically, I'm not the delegate anymore since I moved my nation here. If I were to win the delegacy here though, what's keeping me from representing Taijitu's interests?
The fact that you are present in the NT as representative of another region is for me a major problem. I do not believe in multiple personalities and in people representing more regions at once or deciding who they should represent based on their success or failure on multiple fronts followed in parallel. That is being a mercenary and I do not wish to have such a delegate.
Keep in mind that the whole point of the NT isn't to promote any region, but the entire game. Also, if you have paid any attention to the NT, you'll see that I haven't done much at the moment other than observe. Based on my first point alone, I don't see how there can be any concerns about me being the representative from multiple regions, as others in the NT are.
What would the command structure you would like to implement look like?
It would be mostly symbolic, with standard American/British ranks.
That ^ is why I am convinced that your tendency to mix RP and NS game play is potentially dangerous for a region you would lead. I was asking you about how you would get the army going, not about the names or color people involved in that would wear. You mentioned the revitalization of the Army as one of your main objectives, yet you cannot sustain a simple project or present a new operative structure - things without which an army in NS is not functional. I am forced to believe that you use the army-issue only because it is clear to all that in the present context it is definitely important, but you have not clue as to where to begin or how to lead its revitalization, or what to do with it.
I misunderstood what you asked, I thought you were referring to the ranking system I had mentioned. Anywho, this is a game. It is nothing but RP. We aren't real nations, regions, or leaders, we're playing the roles of nations, regions, and leaders. That's why I consider the mix of what you consider RP and NS game play to be important for the region, because it can build interest in things like the army. Though, the ranking system is not by any means my main "project" to revitalize the Army with. I think the biggest problem is the fact that it's not doing anything, or if it is, it isn't being made public knowledge, thus people don't really care or want to be apart of it. The choosing of raider or defender path, and actually actively engaging in operations, is my primary move to stimulate activity, not only within the Army, but within the region as a whole. As for the command structure, if you read back to me saying that I would rely heavily on my Defense Minister, you would know that I currently have no plans for a command structure at the moment. One man can't be expected to do everything, that's why they make cabinets :P
In my opinion you kid yourself and your supporters if you believe that you will get 'the region' to speak its mind about it. I am also rather convinced you have no idea what it means to activate the region and not the active members who participate in the forums. The idea though, has its merits.
I don't expect the whole region to speak their minds about it. Not everybody comes here for the game of NS. Some only come for the RP, others only come here to chat. The ones who do care about it, as I said, would only hurt themselves.
And it's that fact that there's nothing to do here other than chat or RP is what I believe is one reasons that we're in a slump. People want more to do in a NS other than talk! Provide other social things to do, stimulate the government, getting them to do their jobs, and actually play the game more would bring more people into the region, and encourage those already here to get more active.
Having RP mods with the ability to create sub-forums and mod conflicts impartially is all that is needed from that POV to sustain the regional RP. Personal involvement from an admin or a member of the govt in RP is optional. The government must activate the region, RP included, in terms of initiative and frame-work creation. What do you mean by 'promoting RP'? It is still a non-sense to me. In my opinion the ideal member of Taijitu should be able to do both, RP for fun, and take on some responsibilities and chores for the sake of the region and enhance their NS experience.
Yet, most of the RP mods are going inactive, and the RP community isn't being sustained. Like the rest of Taijitu, the RP community is also in a slump. Oz has vanished from Taijitu, and at the moment, there's nobody to update the map. Nobody joins and stays in the RP community, just like nobody stays in Taijitu as a whole. RP is an important part of Taijitu, and is a major factor in why some people have joined, so we can't let it keep sliding down the current path it's on. That's why I think the government needs to assist in maintaining it.
By "promoting RP," I mostly mean what you just said. The government should take the "initiative," and "advertise" the RP some, and to assist in getting people to join and enjoy the RP community. We should also setup a new "frame-work," because the current one has fallen down.
Last but not least, the fact that you have no vision or stance on our External Relations is IMO a) a proof of your lack of NS experience and knowledge about the region you want to lead b) dangerous, as Taijitu, although always having chosen its path, has greatly benefited from international connections and interaction, like any other important region in NS.
At no point have I said I would remove, destroy, ect the current relations we have with other regions. But building new ones, aside from setting up new embassies, is not my first priority. Getting new members, and getting our current ones active, through the methods I have already outlined are my first priorities. The relations aren't of much benefit to us if there's nobody in the region to enjoy them.
how will giving out ranks that mean absolutely nothing help get an army whose fault is trainees deciding they change their minds active? As things stand now, a vast majority of our army can't be bothered to answer a short quiz or even read the guide, how does giving them some title that means nothing get them active?
I believe I partially answered this in an earlier part of this post.
As I said, I want to re-establish the Finance Ministry. For each rank up a soldier goes, the more pay he earns. The pay outlined in the Code of Laws, Article III would be treated as a minimum wage, given to the new recruits. Hopefully, new items can be added to the forum's shop, which is completely worthless at the moment. Otherwise, we would have to go the route of getting the Bazaar more active, which I will have to put some more thought into. There's always my "Artisan's Guild" idea, which you can see in the Bazaar forum, but I think it could use some more work.
Again, this is to give citizens of Taijitu something to do besides chat. To give them a reason to stay in Taijitu. My economic and Army rank ideas are NOT my primary method of getting the region more active, deciding on a path and using our Army for something is.
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Should we remove the office of delegate, and instead just make a public poll about every issue?
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Quite so o-c, looks that the candidate has his priorities and methods a bit mixed up.
Our RP moderators (who themselves are RPers) have gone lazy but the govt. can surely do better with opening/closing threads and moding RP-based conflicts. That means promoting. Why the heck would somebody need to be del in order to RP, still beats me. <_<. Yet we are reminded that We aren't real nations, regions, or leaders, we're playing the roles of nations, regions, and leaders.
(o-c! you lied to me when you said you were indeed a mighty military leader irl?!! what?! I am no gunner?! *shrinks*) while the candidate seems to confuse NS game-play which is indeed a MMORPG, with an RP inside RP.
I appreciate the sincerity of your answer what the lack of any plan for the Army is concerned, but I'm not terribly happy with it. You have no idea what the heck do we need any international ties for either, but I presume we'll find a way to make up for that. We'll RP them. And like that wasn't enough, hey: My economic and Army rank ideas are NOT my primary method of getting the region more active, deciding on a path and using our Army for something is.
In other words: I have no idea how I'll activate them but it's not important, we'll activate them ...somehow...by using them....for....something.
Impressive. I guess I've seen what I needed to see. Good luck with the rest of the campaign.
*PS Oh oh I forgot. I am aware of the real reason behind the NT manifestation and I have followed it closely but the fact that you appeared there representing another region is for me a clear sign you shouldn't be in a leading position in Taijitu (atm so-to-say). You yourself admitted you are waiting to see how you do before you decide who you're gonna stick with. I am afraid that I cannot expect much from that kind of commitment and that your loyalty and attitude would look the same under trying times.
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Should we remove the office of delegate, and instead just make a public poll about every issue?
I don't think something like this should be decided by just me.
Our RP moderators (who themselves are RPers) have gone lazy but the govt. can surely do better with opening/closing threads and moding RP-based conflicts. That means promoting. Why the heck would somebody need to be del in order to RP, still beats me.
As you just admitted, the government should take the initiative and set up a framework. Well, I plan to do both. Not JUST for the RP community, but for any other social community that may come about. This would include my Chess Club idea I posted about in the original post.
I don't need to be the delegate to RP, we don't need to moderate RP conflicts (well, the need to do so hasn't arisen yet, at the very least. I don't see it ever doing so.). We do need new mods though, to move/separate OOC topics, create subforums, update the map, etc, none of which is happening because the admins are currently doing nothing about it and the RP mods have gone inactive or left altogether. As the delegate, I could set things straight again and advertise the RP community.
We aren't real nations, regions, or leaders, we're playing the roles of nations, regions, and leaders.
(o-c! you lied to me when you said you were indeed a mighty military leader irl?!! what?! I am no gunner?! *shrinks*) while the candidate seems to confuse NS game-play which is indeed a MMORPG, with an RP inside RP.
NS gameplay and the game itself is together, an RP. Nowhere did I say it was an "RP inside of an RP." Now, I would consider the ranking system to be an RP within an RP, but the point of that isn't to necessarily affect gameplay as much as to increase interest in something other than chatting.
My economic and Army rank ideas are NOT my primary method of getting the region more active, deciding on a path and using our Army for something is.
In other words: I have no idea how I'll activate them but it's not important, we'll activate them ...somehow...by using them....for....something.
No, in other words, I'm going to activate the region by giving people something to do.
You yourself admitted you are waiting to see how you do before you decide who you're gonna stick with.
I did? Care to show me where I did, because I doubt I did.