The Writers' Block

[Mattijana]

I have recently put up a draft for an issue about basket weaving. Some of you might want to take a look...

[Kesshite]

Can an issue reference your largest government expenditure?

If, for example, I wanted someone to ask for lowered taxes, and then suggest you trim whatever that specific nation's largest expenditure is, would that be possible?

[Sedgistan]

It's easier to do text-wise than stats-wise. If the issue is good enough, we can make it work.

[Bears Armed]

Is there any chance of an editor taking a look at my latest draft proposal and saying whether it looks potentially usable or should just be dropped?

[Lenyo]

Is there any chance of an editor taking a look at my latest draft proposal and saying whether it looks potentially usable or should just be dropped?

The options seem too all over the place, even for NS.

[Sedgistan]

It's also a topic that's covered already in the issue base.

[Railana]

Is there any way I can find out if this issue was rejected? If it was, I'd like to make some edits and try again, because I believe it's a good idea that hasn't been addressed yet.

[Sedgistan]

It hasn't been rejected.

[Euroslavia]

Not writers block but thought I'd at least let you know. Still interested in shaping my issue, but have had real life dominate. Working 50+ hours a week, 6 people were fired in the last week, and I'm being considered for a position where I would be running resets across 9 stores with a team underneath me. Softball is also starting. The time I'm going to be on here will drop significantly.

[Eaischpnaeieacgkque Bhcieaghpodsttditf]

I don't think it has happened, but has there been an issue made about double jeopardy?

edit: if there hasn't, I would like to try writing an issue dealing with it.

[Kaboomlandia]

Is it possible to have a chosen first name, but a random last name, or vice versa?

[Valrifell]

Is it possible to have a chosen first name, but a random last name, or vice versa?

@@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ and @@RANDOMLASTNAME@@ aRE the tags you want.

[Golgothastan]

Is it possible to have a chosen first name, but a random last name, or vice versa?

@@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ and @@RANDOMLASTNAME@@ aRE the tags you want.

No, those macros wouldn't work.

[Valrifell]

@@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ and @@RANDOMLASTNAME@@ aRE the tags you want.

No, those macros wouldn't work.

Hmm.
I should stop posting for a while.

[Bears Armed]

It occurs to me that an incident along the lines of the recent FIFA arrests could potentially form the basis for an entertaining issue, but I already have several other ideas that I’m going to work on first so if anybody else wants to try that one then be my guest…

^_^

[Golgothastan]

Some issue ideas I had based on recent (or in one case not so very recent) events, but which I can't really write anymore:

• a foreign state threatening an act of cultural destruction
• police body cameras
• corruption in the finance industry
• dissolution of the monastries
• asteroid mining
• smartphone coverage

[Kaboomlandia]

It occurs to me that an incident along the lines of the recent FIFA arrests could potentially form the basis for an entertaining issue, but I already have several other ideas that I’m going to work on first so if anybody else wants to try that one then be my guest…

^_^

I'll try a FIFA one.

[Annihilators of Chan Island]

Some issue ideas I had based on recent (or in one case not so very recent) events, but which I can't really write anymore:

• a foreign state threatening an act of cultural destruction
• police body cameras
• corruption in the finance industry
• dissolution of the monastries
• asteroid mining
• smartphone coverage

Asteroid mining? That's a bit... ahead of our time, although a worthy idea. See what I can do.

[Eaischpnaeieacgkque Bhcieaghpodsttditf]

I already asked an editor about this, but in case they don't know I might as well put it down. Can you create an issue whose validity deals with trophies that you earned? It would greatly extend validity options and lead to a new look for issues if it's possible. I was just wondering.

[Frisbeeteria]

Can you create an issue whose validity deals with trophies that you earned?

Not at present, but feel free to post a Draft issue that requires it, along with a good explanation of why it's needed. If your rationale is good enough, we can ask admin if it's technically possible.

[Eaischpnaeieacgkque Bhcieaghpodsttditf]

Can you create an issue whose validity deals with trophies that you earned?

Not at present, but feel free to post a Draft issue that requires it, along with a good explanation of why it's needed. If your rationale is good enough, we can ask admin if it's technically possible.

Cool! I already made a draft, but I probably should put in the rationale. Thanks for the help.

[Caracasus]

Anyone working on a space junk one yet? I guess it'd only apply to nations with a keen interest in outer space.

[Golgothastan]

Good issue idea.

[Caracasus]

Good issue idea.

Want to work on it?

The basic issue is pretty much self explanatory - space junk blah blah blah - launches etc.

I figured out 2 options

1) Launching satelites that harpoon space junk and pull it down

or

2) developing re-usable spacecraft.

Other than that I'm a bit stuck.

[Golgothastan]

Good issue idea.

Want to work on it?

The basic issue is pretty much self explanatory - space junk blah blah blah - launches etc.

I figured out 2 options

1) Launching satelites that harpoon space junk and pull it down

or

2) developing re-usable spacecraft.

Other than that I'm a bit stuck.

Start a thread on it. Those seem good starts; maybe a third could be developing some kind of space laser to shoot space junk (with assurances it would never be used for military purposes, of course ).