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It has been a while... apologies for that! Stress outside of NationStates mixed with an identity crisis over the office of recruitment has kept me away from monthly reports. After a Government meeting today, I thought it best to kickstart the process of renewal for the office, something which has been a long time coming. In the spirit of this, I present a much cleaner format than before! Bearing in mind that there are still changes to be made, some of what you see now may not appear in the next report, but this is what I have so far.

These reports serve for both old and new nations, so some links on here may be known to you but unknown to new nations.

My most important addition to the updates is the 'New Recruits' section, as thought of by Vancouvia. This section gives you an insight into the new nations on the map, with both their introductory RMB post and overview dispatch linked in the table below. I hope that you all take a glance at it when I update it as it is vital for the continuity of the region that we all take an interest in new nations. As for new nations, I hope that you do not feel that this is a bad spotlight, I feel that bringing you guys into the limelight gives some much needed clarity on who is both new and active enough to start the process of combining histories and writing RPs.

In terms of numbers, we are on a low. Recruitment drives are good and those who are recruiting are yielding good results, the issue is due to either CTEs or nations moving away. With these new initiatives and new nations in Government, I hope to see better numbers in the region. I shall ensure to stick to a schedule of recruitment telegram sending, rather than being sporadic as I have been in the last few weeks.

You might ask yourself, 'what can I do?' Well, there are several options. Firstly, I would recommend liking and responding to new nations who post. Most of us do that very well and there is a good culture of welcoming people here, but I sometimes notice, (and I am guilty of this myself) RMB posts by new nations that have been perhaps overlooked. Even if the message is just 'hey' or 'hello there guys', please like the post and/or try to engage on some level with the new nation if you notice that no one else has quoted the welcome dispatch to them. Bookmark this link somewhere so that you can easily copy and paste it to the RMB: Welcome Dispatch.

Secondly, look out for roleplay threads or dispatches set up by Belle ilse en terre and other officers such as the nation-building prompts, as if more people take part in them, the more new nations will be inclined to join as well.

Finally, you can help directly with recruitment. You can donate as explained in the Office of Recruitment home dispatch, or you can use the other methods explained there. I am currently thinking of getting more people involved in sending recruitment telegrams, but I'll need some time on that, so if you are interested - watch this space!