First off congrats to PoD Gunner and the newly elected cabinet.
Released: 5th of July 2007Issue Name: Partings are never sweetOfficial Links:TWP ForumsTWP’s Web SiteTWP SenateGood Bye to KickingandscreamingWe will all miss you. On the 22nd of June, Kickingandscreaming, fondly called KaS, resigned from TWP’s Senate, being Ministry of the Interior, and Nationstates itself. KaS was TWP’s “OK!” man. He left us with a message that is best to hear through his writing (<snips> are areas that have been removed for this update)
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Friends,
sorry to say this, but this is it. Nichole, my partner from my Cancer group said I should e-mail y'alll. Despite my explanation to her about what TWP is, she doesn't understand. As per this notice I hereby resign from my Senatorial and Ministerial roles in TWP. I don't even know if KaS is even still a nation, and frankly it's not even important to me now. Three weeks ago I went in for a high blood-pressure related lateral ischemia cardiac issue based on a bump on my EKG that wasn't there before. I thought I was gonna get a roto rooter and a couple of stints for my arteries. Good news was that I had no blockage. Two surgeries later that have nothing to do with this, I'm happy just to be here. This was one doctor visit three weeks ago. I have been able to hide my condition from my work by paying cash and not using my insurance but at this point I cannot conceal my condition by omission any longer. Doc says I'll be OK soon after my next surgery, for a while at least, but right now I'm hurting and thinking about, well, what happens next.
Look, I love you guys but, I have met a really nice woman, Nichole, who I talked about above, and after placing things in perspective, well man, I gotta live RL like I am on limited time. I'm just some nerd and she is a true fine love who is real sick and I don't have a lot of time to spend with her. This is the hand I've been dealt and so be it, I'm gonna make her as happy as I can while we're here. Wouldn't you do the same? Before I start bawling, I just want to say thanks and good luck to all of you wicked pissa lug-nuts, each and every one of ya. I'm still kicking and screaming, alive and doing my job by sharing the love. I'm just doing it slower and more carefully. I'm still gonna show up at work, as if nothing has changed, regardless of the pain, well, 'Cu's, I can't afford not to.
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Well that's all folks. I will not be back, at least as long as I have time to spend with my girl.
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Love & Respect,
Barn.
OOOOK!
KaS’s goodbye in it’s entirety.KaS was a great member of TWP, he was active, and always strived to do what was right, and what was needed to be done.
KaS Will be greatly Missed.
Operation SlingshotTAO moves to fight Influence’s setbacks! *TAO walks up to the 1M podium and microphone*
Ladies and Gentlemen,
At Game Update time for TWP, Cave Canem was moved into the Delegate seat during a successful clandestine maneuver Codename: Operation Slingshot.
With the help of the WPLF, and members of several other Defender groups, arrangements were made beforehand to provide Cave Canem with enough endorsements to surpass TAOs UN Nation at Update. The purpose of this Operation is to use the Influence already possessed by Cave Canem to carry out the ejection of Khowphat for having violated (and having been in violation for multiple weeks) of the region's endorsement cap. This exchange in Delegates is only a temporary event for a specific purpose. CC will remain as Delegate maybe for one more update ... possibly two ... to allow time to access the region for any other possible dangers.
I am honored to report to you all how pleased you should be with your Ministers and your Liberation Force for the quick and quiet execution of this Operation. And we all should be thankful for the assistance and support we have received from some outside groups; such assistance demonstrates that TWP is still respected in the World at large.
I will now take your questions.
Click here to see topicMany in the NationStates world woke up, or witnessed the confusing switch in Delegates in The West Pacific on the Update of 8th of June. Cave Canem (CC) took the delegacy during the update. Some declared we were at war with someone, some declared we had a new coup, while others stayed calm and waited for the First Minister to explain what had happen.
The West Pacific has ignored the Influence factor since it had been in place, doing business as usual. TAO decided a change it tactics would be needed with nations being over the endorsement caps and getting warned. TAO does not have the influence to banject nations that are breaking the rules. Meanwhile there are active players that are trusted in TWP that could. TAO used this to his advantage but appointing multiple Regents (vice-delegates of sorts) who are allowed to hang closely to TAO’s endorsement level. CC was pushed over TAO’s endorsements and then proceeded to Banject nations that Shasoria had not been able to eject before leaving the delegacy.
TAO’s out of the box thinking has brought many to wonder why we have ignored influence for so long.
New MinistersTAO bring in new management Once TAO was announced as First Minister, he wasted no time posting who he believed should have the appointed spots in the Ministries of his choices.
TAO Picked the following
- Minister of Defense: Kaze Hikari - Kaze was able to continue serving as Defense Minister after replacing Indycar Racing under Shasoria’s rule as fist minister.
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: Schwarzchild – Schwarzchild replaced North Harmonia as MoFA after a length run of the MoFA.
- Minister of State Security: Biyah – Biyah is known throughout the NationStates world as being someone who knows what is going on and replaces TAO and New People
TAO has also made TWP history by appointing seven regents Kingsteck, Cave Canem, The Realm of the Realm, Todler, Biteland, Eli and Shasoria. All who are in position to help the delegate at anytime.
Minister of the Interior ElectionsZetaOne wins Narrowly After KaS left NS TWP had to elect a new Minister of the Interior. Neenee, ZetaOne, and past Minister of the Interior Biteland, became the official candidates for the elections. Each posting different ideas for the forums, Neenee and BIteland took approach of welcoming questions and having a short speech and platform while ZetaOne laid all plans out there. On all sides it was obvious that forum activity was on every one's mind.
Voting Outcome:
- BItland - 10.5%
- ZetaOne – 52.6%
- Neenee-39.9%
ZetaOne wins by three votes, and BIteland mid race decided to throw his support behind Neenee and encouraged his voters to do the same. It was a nail biting finish for all candidates.
Congratulations ZetaOne!
Forum DestructionThe West Pacific takes actionIn The West Pacific he is known as Addarow, and listing all his names would take time tons of space. He is possibly now up for charges under The West Pacific’s
Forum Protection Act of 2006 after Addarow applied to The West Pacific’s Senate.
Addarow originally claimed to be Norion, The West Pacific’s only known successful invader Delegate who ruled for a year. He quickly changed his post, but the damage was done and many friends of Norion were supportive, but questions started to surface once Addarow cubically re-claimed he was Norion. The friends of Norion quickly realized Addarow was faking it and was not Norion.
TAO decided to post
charges of forum destruction against Addarow. The Court is currently preparing for the case.
Senate Summer Activity CommitteeHow does one bring activityThe Speaker of the Senate setup a Summer Activity Committee to decide what would be the best ways to get activity numbers up on the offsite forums. Summer is notorious for NS players not going to school thanks to breaks from school, and people having more time activity numbers in NS go up.
To help tame that boredom the committee is to come up with some ideas on how to make things interesting for TWP forum goers.
The West Pacific SentinelTWP goes for gusto for it’s own newsThe West pacific Sentinel is TWP’s premier news service that has been set up and Neenee has been put in charge of the new network. There have been several volunteers to help write articles and much more.
The Sentinel has already begun writing for it’s first issue of news, and it is looking to be promising with fun stories.
The Sentinel will be located on the main forums for The West Pacific when it issues it final
The West Pacific and The North PacificA Treaty?The West pacific and The North pacific are currently in talks for a treaty. Only one of the few official talks for a treaty in over a year for The West Pacific, which all relations were officially suspended as well as all official treaties.
A treaty with the Merit had been negotiated a few months again and now The West Pacific moves to open up relations else where. The North Pacific and The West Pacific are both cautiously optimistic about the new treaty as both governments will need to provide the final okay for the treaty.
TWP and ACCEL work on Convention for Forum Destruction In the Early StagesTWP and the ACCEL are working on a convention for Forum Destruction which is currently in talks.
TWP Ministry of Foreign AffairsA changeMinister of Foreign Affairs, Schwarzchild, has been working hard to lighten the load on all Ambassadors by gaining more ambassadors and lessening the amount of embassies an ambassador holds.
Thank you for reading you’re The West Pacific Regional Update- this report has been proudly brought to you by ZetaOne wishing you all happy trails until next time!
