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Our apologies to the Theud, who seem to have mistaken our jests and bar-side banter for formal policy. With so many new nations amongst us, our communication officer should've known better. In the future we will make sure to always be clear concerning what hat we are wearing while speaking.
*The prime minister proceeds to put on a ridiculous hat*
- The Prosaic Union will not partake in any military alliance, neither as an active participant or in any aiding capacity. Our tradition for contributing with aid and rescue personnel in times of conflict or disaster will not cease, but our teams will continue to carry out their duty under the gnejsian flag, as opposed to any alliance colors.
*The prime minister removes his hat*
Trive 38 and Theudland
I would like to apologize for the confusion on the behalf of our statement. In retrospect, the word "pacifism" was used misleadingly. Our citizens have opted to defund our military programs in exchange for other industries and welfare, leading to our lack of military influence. As such, we have taken to alliances and partnerships as our primary form of defense.
Again, I apologize for our confusing and short-sighted statement. The citizens express their intent to uphold their way of life, but wish to do so not directly by conflict, but rather by support in any way possible. We would be more than willing to send relief personnel upon your request, as you mentioned earlier, or provide logistical support in the event of conflict or crisis.
We understand if we are ineligible to partake in this alliance in light of the developments over the past day. Nonetheless, whether we are technically allied or not, we vow to provide you and other nations with as much support as we are able to.
Thank you,
-Victor V. Joyce, IDU Representative
Trive 38 and Theudland
Trive likes war. Can into budget. Alliance stronk >:3
As long as we sing Trivian military songs before the battle
Does anyone else use Nation Stats? I see a number of signatures on the forums proclaiming that their nation doesn't use NS stats.
Personally I do - so much so that I even use world ranking as a measure of my success in steering Nova Sodor in the direction that I would like it to go.
Do you guys use them and if so to what extent?
“Hrarroom!” (= “Greetings”), and a hearty "Welcome to the IDU", for Religionous, and for Sanders voters.
*(sends over a gift basket of this nation's produce, including a large jar of high-quality honey and a large bottle of high-quality maple syrup as well as assorted fruits and nuts, for each of those countries’ national governments)*
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Probably, yes, as long as everybody involved is taking a similar approach to the game's population figures (i.e. that, except for the newest nations, they're MUCH too large...)
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The game's official stats overestimate this nation's population by a factor of over a thousand, and its economy by several levels, so we have to take a lot of the other stats with a pinch of salt as well...
Yeah - the one that jumps out at me is crime - I'm still in the upper half of the world average yet crime is 'totally unknown'.
For my own purposes though I'm aiming to get a number of categories (public health, public transport etc) into the world's top ten percent as at least everyone is on the same scale even if that scale Is distorted.
Dismissing one's stats for RP purposes is a standard tack of RPers, particularly in II. I have never ascribed to the game-stats-are-meaningless school of thought, and my RP nearly always reflects my stats - even World Census rankings. My main nation Omigodtheykilledkenny's crippling crime rates, youth rebellion and infamous stupidity all derive from World Census reports. I think it's a bit more skillful anyway. Anybody can ignore stats; using, even spinning them to your advantage is something more sophisticated.
Oh, except maybe for population...as those figures obviously become highly unrealistic after awhile.
Due to lack of response regarding the proposed defence pact from other nations of the IDU, the Theud's stance on such a treaty has changed. The Theud recognises that the majority of the IDU is not willing to politically commit to a mutual defence pact and as such sees no need to make any promise to put its limited standing military at risk should another nation of the IDU come under attack.
The Theud's current democratically chosen stance is of political neutrality and independent self defense and would need to see a majority of nations committed to a mutual defense cause before it reconsidered this position.
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In other news The Theud is proud of its current rankings for cattle farming and fishing, any tips on keeping these strong and how to promote the cheese industry? Considering the diverse range of cheeses in Theudland it would be a shame not to build it into the economy.
On that note is anyone interested in establishing trade agreements? We have plenty of good quality beef and lamb/mutton and many varietites of fish products including fresh, air dried, hearth smoked, kiln smoked, ship salted, pickled and more.
Trive 38 and Nova sodor
Nova Sodor would be very interested in establishing a trade agreement with you - the produce you describe sounds mouth watering. In return we wonder if The Theud would be interested in any of the following:
*We are home to a world leading and scientifically advanced IT industry manufacturing all manner of technologies from home mangement systems to smart phones and tablets to data service providers to name but four.
*Our own organic fish and dairy industries also produce a wide variety of tasty foods with a tendency toward SoCal/Italian/tex Mex cuisine.
*Nova Sodor is proud of it's ethically produced and ethnically diverse retail fashion industry. The range of apparel is wide and encompasses casual business suits to beach wear and outdoors wear designed for the rugged and challenging activities enjoyed by Nova Sodorians - our brands are seen across the world as being the very essence of trendy but casual, rugged but sporty but above all ethical.
If any or all of the above are of interest Nova Sodor would be only too happy to discuss the details of a trade agreement.
As an aside our energy sector is entirely based upon renewables - our great weather and off shore location means that far more is produced than we could ever hope to consume - we'd welcome the opportunity to discuss piping our surplus into the regional grid for re-sale.
Our own insurance sector is only medium sized and specifically caters for personal as well as SME business insurance - this means that unfortunately it is unable to cope with the risks inherent in renewable energy production specifically hydroelectric dams, offshore windfarms and solar collection arays.
We notice that by comparison The Theud is possessed a significantly sized insurance industry and we wonder if assuming an element of our renewables risk would be of interest to them.
Welp, what'd you expect since the majority of nations here only use forums and not the RMB.
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Hey, I was top 1%, now top 5% in cheese exporting. About the trade agreement, Trive 38 would love to establish a trade agreement with your nation. (especially since we're hard on the cattle industry and we have a lot of everything else) :3
Any other IDU countries interested?
Post by The potato god suppressed by Sciongrad.
Eat meh dick
Hey, everyone. Sorry I haven't been too active this week - I've been a bit busy.
Bears Armed, Gnejs, and Nova sodor
Sorry everyone! Finals wrapped up (thank goodness) so we'll continue the reforms presently.
Bears Armed, Grellania, Gnejs, and Nova sodor
Yes, I've had a hellish week at work as well. Will amend.
Bears Armed, Grellania, and Nova sodor
I also had a hellish work week. *big school project, had to confeccionate Trivian flags*
Hi guys,
So I've just drafted my second issue and submitted it on 'Got issues."
If any of you get an opportunity to have a look at the attached link and comment (for or against I'd really appreciate it!)
Thanks in advance all :-)
Bears Armed, Sciongrad, and Schuttegod
That's brilliant! Keep it up, and maybeso we'll be able to get this region as well known for issues as it is for GA resolutions...
^_^
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As you can see further up this page, we now have a Regional Cartographer. i thank Sayar for taking on the job.
By general agreement among the people who commented (@ http://s10.zetaboards.com/IDU/topic/7548155/2/#new ) we'll be using a version of Domnonia's map ( https://app.box.com/shared/fqplfsbso0 ) with defunct nations reduced -- or even removed entirely -- as & when that is necessary to clear space for active nations. Trive38 probably has the area currently shown as 'Texian Empire', and Sanctaria [who arrived here when we were using a different map...] will probably be placed on the west coast, roughly where the map currently shows 'Toelz'.
So, who else is where?
Sayar? Sciongrad? Cagontia (You mentioned that your leader had an Icelandic title, didn't you, so somewhere in the north?)? Theudland (whose land also, from what I've seen mentioned so far, seems as though it belongs somewhere in the north)? Anybody else?
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I've started a thread about Nova sodor's wildlife in our forum's 'Regional Ecosystems' section (http://s10.zetaboards.com/IDU/forum/3015715/), and will add one for Malabra as well after they've replied to my latest TG on the subject. Anybody else who has (or at least has requested) a specific area on the map is invited either to start a thread there themselves or to ask me to do so. This nation's inbox is getting rather full, so please send any TGs on this subject to Raven Mail instead.
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I've added a link to our 'WA Drafting Room' (@ http://s10.zetaboards.com/IDU/forum/58730/ ) to my sig, to advertise this: Maybeso any others of you who post in the game's forum much might do the same?
(but remember, there's an 8-line limit for sigs...)
yep Theudland is basically inspired by a cross of Iceland's ancient democratic Althing and Switzerland's traditional confederacy and local direct democracy, maybe with a measure of 'dutch liberalism' and the multitude of dialects.
So long as I'm somewhere sub-polar and with coast and mountains I'm happy!
Bears Armed and Trive 38
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