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United provinces of low-lying nations

And I read yours your national religion should be Pastafarianism

That sounds like something that will happen, thanks for the idea!

United provinces of low-lying nations

South pasta wrote:That sounds like something that will happen, thanks for the idea!

My pleasure as part of the Imperial Party the interests of the region are at most hearts

Lang Leve Keizer Aetheriad

Guess I know who I'm voting for :)

United provinces of low-lying nations

The Issue

Upon arriving at your desk early this morning, you were stunned to find there weren't any dilemmas to resolve.

The Debate

"Well it's not surprising, is it?" pipes up Tim Save from your entourage. "Every day, you expect the people of Ithqington to come to you with their problems. Would it hurt you, for once, to go out and ask them what they want you to do?"

Accept

"They've given up!" grumbles Jack Wu, ever the pessimist, "and I don't blame them. All these decisions, made with the best of intentions, and they always go wrong. From tax code reform to that incident with Brasilistan, nothing ever goes quite the way it should. Just give up, and let someone else call the shots for once."

Accept

"Nonsense!" trills the annoyingly chirpy Naki Usman, pirouetting around your office. "There's just nothing left to fix. Yes, Shawn Johnson, that's right. It's perfect. Ithqington, Ithqingtonians, you. All perfect."

Accept

United provinces of low-lying nations

Ithqington wrote:The Issue

Upon arriving at your desk early this morning, you were stunned to find there weren't any dilemmas to resolve.

The Debate

"Well it's not surprising, is it?" pipes up Tim Save from your entourage. "Every day, you expect the people of Ithqington to come to you with their problems. Would it hurt you, for once, to go out and ask them what they want you to do?"

Accept

"They've given up!" grumbles Jack Wu, ever the pessimist, "and I don't blame them. All these decisions, made with the best of intentions, and they always go wrong. From tax code reform to that incident with Brasilistan, nothing ever goes quite the way it should. Just give up, and let someone else call the shots for once."

Accept

"Nonsense!" trills the annoyingly chirpy Naki Usman, pirouetting around your office. "There's just nothing left to fix. Yes, Shawn Johnson, that's right. It's perfect. Ithqington, Ithqingtonians, you. All perfect."

Accept

First one my opinion shows you have initiative

Post self-deleted by Union of autocratic empires.

Following recent reports, investigations have revealed that both The Black Riders and The Land Of Kings And Emperors have been using an illegal recruitment script, and as such both regions have been banned from all telegram recruiting for 3 months.

Telegram recruiting offers recruiters three channels: TG Stamps (which you have to buy), API (which you can use scripts for), and Manual (sending 1-to-1 TGs in-game, with or without a TG template). These are balanced so that Manual recruiters aren't squeezed out by Stamp buyers and API bots: in practical terms, this means that recruitment messages sent Manually tend arrive a bit faster than via Stamps and the API, because there are fewer of them.

It is absolutely prohibited by the Script Rules to use a script to fake manual recruitment, and the only reason for doing so is to cheat the game and disadvantage legitimate recruiters.

Both The Black Riders and The Land of Kings and Emperors have been using an illegal script that faked Manual recruitment for a sustained period of time. This script was developed with the DOS player Anur-Sanur/Frak.

As punishment, both The Black Riders and The Land of Kings and Emperors have been banned from all telegram recruiting for a period of 3 months. This includes recruiting via API, manual telegrams and stamps. The punishment has been enacted already by the administrators and starts today. Any attempt to evade this block (for example by recruiting for 'proxy regions') will result in an extension of the block by 1 month per attempt, as well as severe punishment for all players involved.

If you have questions, they can be asked in this thread.

I am going to repeat here the statement I made on the Gameplay Forum:

The only script sanctioned by the LKE Government has been running from this nation - continuously since 2013, and it had nothing to do with Bob Moran.

If Bob Moran was running a separate script, then that is appalling, but no one else in the LKE knew about it.

Bob Moran was appointed as our interior minister in early March of this year and the chief of the general staff at the end of January of this year. He was not authorised to set up any recruitment script. I never provided him with access to the API key and I am not aware that any of the other small number of individuals with access to it provided him with any such access. He claimed to be doing extra manual recruitment.

We condemn any cooperation of any kind with Anur-Sanur/Frak, who has previously orchestrated several malicious campaigns against the LKE. If he has indeed been involved in this, then I believe that this has been deliberate act to sabotage the LKE's reputation.

I am telegramming the Moderators to request further details on what has been happening and for how long. After that the LKE will issue a statement.

Lettre de cachet 0007

His Supreme Majesty, Onder, Emperor of The Land of Kings and Emperors, King of Munster and Sovereign of all other realms, dominions and territories under the Imperial Crown.

To our most just Lord Chancellor of The Land of Kings and Emperors, Cephal Talleyrand, Prince Imperial and Archduke of Maxonberg;

We hereby command as Emperor of The Land of Kings and Emperors that the individual known as Bob Moran be banished from the Empire of The Land of Kings and Emperors, for the running of an illegal recruitment script in breach of NationStates rules, treason against the Imperial Crown and cooperation with an enemy of the realm.

Onder R-I

United provinces of low-lying nations

I disagree personally but...

this is a very sad development

Canterbury common

It truly is. From what little I knew he was a decent person, and it is sad to see this happen. On the other hand I can clearly see why it is happening and I can't argue against the decision. Sad times indeed.

Union of autocratic empires

Agreed. Punishing someone is always a tragic event, but he broke the rules and has to pay for it. Sad, but necessary.

what with this Following recent reports?

Not Bob Moran :(
This is truly disheartening and it deeply saddens me.

We of TBR, as for your humble assistance in our time of need.
If you can, move a puppet to TBr, and endorse Ridersyl

what you want me to do

The Issue

A loose coalition of political activists running the gamut of the political spectrum has started a petition to add 'None of the Above' as an option on every ballot, so that a voter can reject all candidates if he feels none of them represent a viable option. If 'None of the Above' wins the election, a new election with all-new candidates would have to be held.

The Debate

"It's a simple matter really," says left-wing activist and former rock star Klaus Trax. "Sometimes when you're voting, all the options suck. Why then should people be forced to hold their nose and vote for the lesser of two, or even three or four evils? Adding 'None of the Above' to the ballot would ensure that the people have a choice at all times, even if that choice is to reject the choices they have been given!"

Accept

"Adding 'None of the Above' to the ballot makes absolutely no sense," contributes conservative political pundit Margaret Zhu. "Those who want to run for office have already put their names on the ballot, and if none of those options suits the voter, that's just too bad. Instead, we ought to prevent this sort of problem and limit the number of options. Sure, fewer people can run, but that will eliminate costly runoff elections completely!"

Accept

Justice is justice, and even loyal friends and true allies have to answer for it. A good act does not wash out a bad one, nor a bad the good.

Union of autocratic empires and Cirilla

Josh sebastian

The Imperial Government of The Land of Kings and Emperors did not authorize Bob Moran to use any script/recruitment program, nor had we any knowledge that he had access to such tools. Bob Moran was made Interior Minister in early March of this year in recognition of the valuable input he made during our community forum restructuring; the review of our recruitment and integration telegrams, and his supposedly manual recruitment efforts. He was a friendly member of the community, always on the look out to help our newer members, and suggest ideas for the betterment of our community. Which is why, his involvement in these is a great shock and dismay to us all.

Prior to this incident, he did not manifest that he was using a script. Nor did he ask us if we were interested in one. We already had a functional API system in place (rule-compliant and run by the personal nation of the LKE Emperor), so his supposed manual recruitment contributions were only to augment our functional API.

I myself made puppet nations during Bob's stint as Interior Minister, and they received telegrams from Bob's LKE nation which appeared to have been manually sent. That coupled by the fact that he was online for long hours and active in our RMB gave no reason for us to suspect that he was using any script/automated program. Unless you had the appropriate technical tools and know-how, it would be near impossible to detect that he was using an illegal script, without our knowledge and authorization.

Undeniably, had we known that he was using an illegal recruitment program, or at the very least intended to, we would have taken it upon ourselves to remove him from our region and report the same to the appropriate authorities. All the more that we now know he was working with Anur-Sanur/Frak, who has previously orchestrated several malicious campaigns against the LKE.

But now, to learn that we too must be penalized for the actions of another, which we had no knowledge of nor have we endorsed, is a great disservice to due process. To ban an entire region, on account of one nation, acting independently on his own, is a rather unfair and unjust ruling. We have struggled at all times to ensure that our operations are in keeping with game rules and regulations. The moderators themselves can examine the API system we have operated by the personal nation of Onder Kelkia to know this.

To say that the community needs to be punished, simply because we benefited from the illegal acts of another sets a dangerous precedent and is clearly in disregard of facts which deserve better scrutiny. What kind of malicious attacks can we expect then from detractors, who need only to simply slip in an enemy region, use an illegal script without their knowledge or consent, for the eventuality that, that region will be outrightly banned by the moderators?

We remain committed to having this matter resolved, not only to clear our name from this, but also to ensure a fair and competitive environment for recruitment for everyone. We are open to working with the moderation team to investigate further on this matter, in the hope that a full and fairer accounting be done.

Aelbarrow, Akillian, Union of autocratic empires, Lesser qing, and 3 othersNew berlin-germany, Cirilla, and Canterbury common

MORE LIKE BOB MORON.

I am putting the delegacy on high alert following the actions in the Black Raiders region. Any nation who is not endorsing me as of yet is Highly encouraged to do so. Any nation not endorsing me will receive a message asking you to do so soon.

MAN THE BATTLE STATIONS! ANGRY NATIVES INCOMING! FOR THE EMPIRE! LONG LIVE ONDERKELKIA AND KING STANNIS!

Aelbarrow and Uberstrike

Union of autocratic empires

Aelbarrow wrote:I am putting the delegacy on high alert following the actions in the Black Raiders region. Any nation who is not endorsing me as of yet is Highly encouraged to do so. Any nation not endorsing me will receive a message asking you to do so soon.

How do I endorse? I've scrolled to the bottom of your nation's screen and it doesn't gives me the option. Is it because I'm using a mobile device?

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