A Community Run Nation

[Eaglleia]

New issue!

Where's The Love Gone?

Last night the respected tabloid TV show "60 Minutes" ran a report on The NationStates Community's rising divorce rate. What is happening to the nuclear family?


1) "There's a simple solution," says Pastor Felix, of the Catholic Church. "Divorce should be illegal. 'For better or worse,' anyone remember how that goes? We should return to the good old days, when you got married for life and stuck by your partner no matter how much of a drunken, abusive, adulterating disappointment they turned out to be."

2) John Black, author of the hit book, 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Some Whole Other Place,' has a simpler solution. "If couples would just call each other 'darling' once in a while, there would be far fewer relationship breakdowns. A little affection is all it takes. So the government should make it mandatory: call your spouse 'darling' at least once a day, or face a fine."

3) "There's a simple way to boost the marriage rate," says gay rights activist Sue-Ann Broadside. "Abolish those arcane laws that discriminate against same-sex marriages. It's obscene to treat people differently because of their sexual preference. Besides, everyone knows gay relationships are more stable than straight ones."

What to choose?

Option 2 or 3. Preferrably 3.
And you are....Max Barry?

[Riemstagrad]

option 3

[Alevuss]

New issue!

Where's The Love Gone?

Last night the respected tabloid TV show "60 Minutes" ran a report on The NationStates Community's rising divorce rate. What is happening to the nuclear family?


1) "There's a simple solution," says Pastor Felix, of the Catholic Church. "Divorce should be illegal. 'For better or worse,' anyone remember how that goes? We should return to the good old days, when you got married for life and stuck by your partner no matter how much of a drunken, abusive, adulterating disappointment they turned out to be."

2) John Black, author of the hit book, 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Some Whole Other Place,' has a simpler solution. "If couples would just call each other 'darling' once in a while, there would be far fewer relationship breakdowns. A little affection is all it takes. So the government should make it mandatory: call your spouse 'darling' at least once a day, or face a fine."

3) "There's a simple way to boost the marriage rate," says gay rights activist Sue-Ann Broadside. "Abolish those arcane laws that discriminate against same-sex marriages. It's obscene to treat people differently because of their sexual preference. Besides, everyone knows gay relationships are more stable than straight ones."

What to choose?

I think that once you get to one issue a day, you should make a poll out of it to lessen confusion and make reading the community much easier.

Option: 3
Reason: Just because I'm for it.

[Darenjo]

3

Although, it would be interesting to see the effects of option 2...

Nah just go with 3.

[Dispatched Posh People]

Where's The Love Gone?

Last night the respected tabloid TV show "60 Minutes" ran a report on The NationStates Community's rising divorce rate. What is happening to the nuclear family?

1) "There's a simple solution," says Pastor Felix, of the Catholic Church. "Divorce should be illegal. 'For better or worse,' anyone remember how that goes? We should return to the good old days, when you got married for life and stuck by your partner no matter how much of a drunken, abusive, adulterating disappointment they turned out to be."

2) John Black, author of the hit book, 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Some Whole Other Place,' has a simpler solution. "If couples would just call each other 'darling' once in a while, there would be far fewer relationship breakdowns. A little affection is all it takes. So the government should make it mandatory: call your spouse 'darling' at least once a day, or face a fine."

3) "There's a simple way to boost the marriage rate," says gay rights activist Sue-Ann Broadside. "Abolish those arcane laws that discriminate against same-sex marriages. It's obscene to treat people differently because of their sexual preference. Besides, everyone knows gay relationships are more stable than straight ones."

DPP votes: 3

[The NationStates Community]

Nope, i'm not Max Barry. Selecting option 3!

The medium-sized government appears to have no policy direction whatsoever. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 18%. A healthy private sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, followed by Beef-Based Agriculture and Gambling.

The government's religious works are headed by a New Age guru, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, meat-eating is frowned upon, and young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables. Crime is a problem, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. The NationStates Community's national animal is the NS Animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the NS Dollar.

[Unfocused Extremism]

Are you Flag Thief?

You haven't said anything about this guess yet. I think it's a brilliant guess, even if it's wrong.

[Herpusderpus]

Cool idea, but what about creating a new poll for every issue? Will hopefully get more votes. Even better would be to post in General.

Randerm is a nation in which every issue is decided on using an RNG.

[The NationStates Community]

I'm not too sure how polls work. Can I every day delete the poll and create a new one?

Anyhow, the new issue today is

Cloning Research Promises New Breakthrough

Scientists using cloned human embryos for research are on the verge of a medical breakthrough.


1) "It's really very exciting," says lab head Violet Fellow. "Until now, we've kept very quiet, to avoid being targeted by lunatic fringe groups who for some reason think it's wrong to clone human embryos. It's too early to promise anything, but we hope that one day we will have genetic cures for a whole range of debilitating illnesses. I certainly hope the government will support our work."

2) "Well, if you have to be part of a lunatic fringe group to object to this barbaric practice, I'm a lunatic," says placard-waving protestor Johann Christmas. "Of course it would be nice to cure these unnamed diseases, but at what cost? They're messing with the sanctity of human life. It's wrong, and the lab should be shut down immediately."

And no, i'm not flag thief. Who is behind flag thief?

[Lykosia]

Option two

And...I guess you're St.George

[Sedgistan]

I'm not too sure how polls work. Can I every day delete the poll and create a new one?

Yep, you should be able to.

[The NationStates Community]

Thanks, Sedg, for the info.

I'll create a poll right now. Lykosia, please DO NOT vote in the poll today. I will count your vote, rest assured, but I don't want to double count.

[Sedgistan]

You don't want an option for dismissing it in the poll too?

[Herpusderpus]

It seems like the poll results reset evey time you add or remove a poll option. You could also just make a new thread errday.

Voted 1 ofc.

[The NationStates Community]

It seems like the poll results reset evey time you add or remove a poll option. You could also just make a new thread errday.

Voted 1 ofc.

Added a dismissal option. Sorry to make you re-vote.

[-St George]

Option two

And...I guess you're St.George

What? No. He's not St George.

[Dispatched Posh People]

Voted 1 ofc.

Ahhhyeahhh.

[The NationStates Community]

Not Saint George. Love the guesses, though, keep them coming!

Option 1 far leads the poll, that is what i'm selecting!

[The NationStates Community]

New issue!

Minorities Demand Representation In TV Soaps

The NationStates Community's TV soaps--famous around the region--have come under fire for their lack of ethnic diversity.

1) "Every night my family and I sit down to watch 'The Brash and the Backstabbing'," says Jazz Dredd. "But where are the Lilliputians like myself? Where are the Bigtopians? The Marche Noirians? People from those cultures can be just as brash and backstabbing, but we never see them on the screen. The government must act to remove this silent apartheid from our TV screens."

2) "Those Lilliputians don't know how good they have it," says Chastity McGuffin, spokesperson for the Tasmanians Against Ethnic Stereotyping. "Tasmanians are on television all the time, but always in crude, stereotypical roles. The answer is not to enforce ethnic quotas, but to award government prizes for the positive portrayal of minorities. That'll work better, and be cheaper, too."

3) "The government should do what now?" says TV studio executive Aaron Utopia. "You've got to be kidding. We make soaps here, not documentaries. I should be able to put whichever characters I want into my shows. Quotas! Government prizes! God save me! Hasn't the government got anything better to do? Why don't they just back off and let society work out these things on its own?"

So... which option? Guesses to the identity? Preferably both. The poll is screwy, do just post your vote. sorry.

[Herpusderpus]

2

[Eaglleia]

New issue!

Minorities Demand Representation In TV Soaps

The NationStates Community's TV soaps--famous around the region--have come under fire for their lack of ethnic diversity.

1) "Every night my family and I sit down to watch 'The Brash and the Backstabbing'," says Jazz Dredd. "But where are the Lilliputians like myself? Where are the Bigtopians? The Marche Noirians? People from those cultures can be just as brash and backstabbing, but we never see them on the screen. The government must act to remove this silent apartheid from our TV screens."

2) "Those Lilliputians don't know how good they have it," says Chastity McGuffin, spokesperson for the Tasmanians Against Ethnic Stereotyping. "Tasmanians are on television all the time, but always in crude, stereotypical roles. The answer is not to enforce ethnic quotas, but to award government prizes for the positive portrayal of minorities. That'll work better, and be cheaper, too."

3) "The government should do what now?" says TV studio executive Aaron Utopia. "You've got to be kidding. We make soaps here, not documentaries. I should be able to put whichever characters I want into my shows. Quotas! Government prizes! God save me! Hasn't the government got anything better to do? Why don't they just back off and let society work out these things on its own?"

So... which option? Guesses to the identity? Preferably both. The poll is screwy, do just post your vote. sorry.

Option 3.
Are you.....Violet?

[Unfocused Extremism]

Option 2.

[The NationStates Community]

Two for option 2, 1 for option 3, option 2 it is.

Low turnout today.

Nah, i'm not Violet.

[-Carta-]

I will make the selections based on the results at the time I go to bed (3 AM-4 AM GMT)

I'm totally looking into this now. :P

Also, this is an incredibly cool idea. I'll be sure to vote on tomorrow's issue.

Should this turn out to be Sedge and or CrazyGirl, Carta reserves the right to claim "I told you so", regardless of what may or may not conspire as a result of such. Carta does not recognize the existence of this footnote if such is not the case.

[The NationStates Community]

I will make the selections based on the results at the time I go to bed (3 AM-4 AM GMT)

I'm totally looking into this now.

Also, this is an incredibly cool idea. I'll be sure to vote on tomorrow's issue.

Should this turn out to be Sedge and or CrazyGirl, Carta reserves the right to claim "I told you so", regardless of what may or may not conspire as a result of such. Carta does not recognize the existence of this footnote if such is not the case.

lol not that hard to figure out.

And no, not Sedge or CrazyGirl. Your footnote apparently doesn't exist.

NEW ISSUE!

Cash for Colons?

Hospitals have requested that they be allowed to pay people for donating blood and other bodily organs, such as kidneys.

1) "We remain critically short of blood plasma and various organs," says The NationStates Community One hospital administrator Larry Love. "Especially hearts. A good heart is hard to find. But if we were allowed to pay for donations, we'd get more of them and could save more lives. Plus the donor takes home a few hundred NS Dollars in compensation. Unless it's a post-mortem donation, of course. In that case we'd pay the family."

2) "Great idea," says social commentator Pip Dodinas. "Except for one thing. You know who's going to be selling their organs? Poor people! They'll be so desperate for money that they'll sell their own kidneys. Well, a kidney. This is just another way for the rich to buy themselves a better life at the expense of the poor. It must be outlawed."

Which option to pick?