Trotterdam, would you be interested in authoring such an issue? Maybe not following up on them being allowed to vote, but simply children holding office. I can work with a basic issue like that and use it as part of my greater plan.
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by Sanctaria » Tue May 26, 2015 10:00 am
by Trotterdam » Tue May 26, 2015 10:12 am
Err, maybe? But I already have quite a lot of half-finished issue drafts that I can never seem to finish, and I'm not feeling super-inspired about this one beyond the basic idea. I'm no good at writing characters in a way that their intended personality shines through from a few sentences, so I'm pretty sure I couldn't write child politicians to be appropiately amusing.Sanctaria wrote:Trotterdam, would you be interested in authoring such an issue? Maybe not following up on them being allowed to vote, but simply children holding office. I can work with a basic issue like that and use it as part of my greater plan.
by Sanctaria » Tue May 26, 2015 11:27 am
Trotterdam wrote:Err, maybe? But I already have quite a lot of half-finished issue drafts that I can never seem to finish, and I'm not feeling super-inspired about this one beyond the basic idea. I'm no good at writing characters in a way that their intended personality shines through from a few sentences, so I'm pretty sure I couldn't write child politicians to be appropiately amusing.Sanctaria wrote:Trotterdam, would you be interested in authoring such an issue? Maybe not following up on them being allowed to vote, but simply children holding office. I can work with a basic issue like that and use it as part of my greater plan.
by Eaischpnaeieacgkque Bhcieaghpodsttditf » Thu May 28, 2015 8:29 am
by Golgothastan » Thu May 28, 2015 8:37 am
by Trotterdam » Sat May 30, 2015 10:25 pm
Congratulations for being accepted!Eaischpnaeieacgkque Bhcieaghpodsttditf wrote:Issue 433
The Worst Storm To Hit @@NAME@@ Since...Yesterday?
by Golgothastan » Sun May 31, 2015 12:52 am
Trotterdam wrote:Is the validity assigned correctly, though? Nobody seems to be getting the issue.
Trotterdam wrote:(I also haven't caught a whiff of #430 yet, but there might be a good reason for that.)
by Convergea » Sun May 31, 2015 10:18 pm
by Acronius » Mon Jun 01, 2015 4:18 pm
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President Jules Patry · Vice-President César Villeneuve · Minister of Internal Affairs Angus Moss
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Pierre Marceau · Head of Parliament Michel Lancolf · Chief Justice George Proudfoot
AbCo · ADS · Atlas · IATA · IFC · IIWikiChampions: Emperor's Cup II
Fourth: Cup of Harmony 65, Di Bradini Cup 36/U21 World Cup 57
Semifinals: NationStates Chess Classic I
Quarterfinals: Emperor's Cup I
Playoffs: World Cup 73
by Golgothastan » Tue Jun 02, 2015 2:56 am
by Trotterdam » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:44 am
by Jute » Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:11 am
Carl Sagan, astrophysicist and atheist wrote:"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages,
when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling,
that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual...
The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both."
Italios wrote:Jute's probably some sort of Robin Hood-type outlaw
"Boys and girls so happy, young and gay / Don't let false worldly joy carry your hearts away."
by Bears Armed » Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:12 am
Pregnancies?Trotterdam wrote:What kind of trouble would the girls be getting into that's different from the boys?
by Trotterdam » Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:27 am
Perhaps they still need to test or fine-tune the details before it's ready for publication.Jute wrote:What's up with #430? Deliberately kept a secret?
I was thinking of the stuff that's happening before the pregnancies, but I didn't want to say that.
by Lenyo » Tue Jun 02, 2015 12:01 pm
by Eaischpnaeieacgkque Bhcieaghpodsttditf » Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:47 pm
Jute wrote:What's up with #430? Deliberately kept a secret?
by Recuecn » Sat Jun 06, 2015 9:29 am
Trotterdam wrote:...I'm still pretty sure the validity on #433 is set impossibly strict, though. Has anyone gotten the issue yet?
The Reçueçn Journal
VOL. 32 NO. 433CITY FINAL
SATURDAY JUNE 6, 2015
The Worst Storm To Hit Recuecn Since...Yesterday?
The Issue
After the eighth terrible super-storm to ravage Recuecn this week, residents of the affected areas, your own advisers, and random people seeking shelter from the elements have gathered in Reçueçn to see whether anything can be done.
The Debate
"I'm tired of these storms, Leader," sighs Al Sato, who looks as though he's just been dragged through a tornado. "The winds of this last storm were over 300 kph! My house was blown away! Something must be done to prevent buildings from being destroyed. Maybe if the government made it mandatory for all buildings to pass a disaster safety test, it would solve all our problems." He plucks a bird's nest from his hair before continuing. "I'd be prepared to pay a little more in tax if I still had a roof to sleep under!"
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"Did you see how many times my supposedly lightning-proofed house was struck by lightning this morning?" cries violently twitching government advisor Virginia Giono, still smoking and smelling of static. "But when I was struck for the fifth time, I had something of a light bulb moment - literally. Why not create a way to turn the lightning strikes into energy for the city? Think about it for a moment: every time a bolt of lightning hits, we could harness the energy to charge the grid. Of course installing all those conductors is going to be horribly, horribly risky, but just think of the savings once they're in place!"
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"Forget the wind and lightning, did you see the hail? It's the size of minivans!" screams Lauren Broadside, her voice echoing out from her hiding place beneath your desk. "My house was flattened like a pancake! What we need is some sort of weather machine that can limit the destructive effects of these storms. Sure, it'll cost trillions of guilders in the first year alone and we'll have to divert funding from all other government departments to pay for it, but we could finally be safe."
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"Never mind about the wind and the storms, they're merely a glimpse of our punishment to come!" exclaims Order of Violet cleric Mary Johnson, waving a prophetic text in your face. "The Book of Violet says that after me shall come the flood! We must retreat to the ark and prepare to cleanse our souls!"
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"You're all panicking, when you should be seeing this for the great opportunity that it is!" suggests the ever cryptic Minister of Creative Solutions, Ruby Cruz. "We could make Recuecn the tourist capital of the world relating to bad weather phenomena. All we need is to set up some dangerous storm spots as sightseeing destinations and we could be rich! Maybe the temperature will actually get below -40 degrees soon so we can unveil our 'Freezing Experience' tour."
Accept
The Government Position
The government has yet to formalize a position on this issue.
Dismiss This Issue
Issue by: The Ubermensch Serene Socialists of Eaischpnaeieacgkque Bhcieaghpodsttditf
Editor: Golgothastan
by Trotterdam » Sat Jun 06, 2015 9:31 am
Yes, people just started getting it yesterday. They must have changed the validity.Recuecn wrote:I'm not going to search through the rest of the thread then to see if anyone else has gotten it. I just did. Kind of ironic since the last poster is its author.
by Recuecn » Sat Jun 06, 2015 9:58 am
by Trotterdam » Sat Jun 06, 2015 10:19 am
by Sedgistan » Sat Jun 06, 2015 10:27 am
Trotterdam wrote:I've also seen traces of what might be a new issue, but I'm increasingly suspecting that the editors are no longer telling us when they're making major changes to old issues. I have guesses about which ones have been changed, but it's hard to tell for sure and it's the kind of thing people are likely to neglect to post here.
by Trotterdam » Sat Jun 06, 2015 9:28 pm
And now suddenly a lot of people did!.Trotterdam wrote:I haven't seen anyone choose option 4 yet.
by Zurkerx » Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:50 am
Easter Egg: Please, Sir, We Want Some More Issues
The Issue
With the same old dilemmas confronting Zurkerx time and time again, people are demanding to know why there aren't more genuinely new issues.
The Debate
1."Well, that's because they're all twaddle,” says [violet] matter-of-factly while twirling a lighter in her hands. "I'm sick and tired of reading that garbage. I've decided to scrap the player-submitted system -- but don't tell anyone that. The endless waves of hate mail would overwhelm the server."
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2."The aim of this site is to promote my novel, not the writing talents of literary wannabes," scoffs Max Barry while sipping an iced-Margarita on a yacht in the South Pacific. "I've ordered the mods to only approve mediocre issues to ensure that no one discovers there are better writers out there than me."
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3."I've been combing through the queue, carefully examining each draft and determining its potential," sighs Sedgistan who is sitting next to an orderly stack of drafts stamped 'no way in hell'. "I'm confronted with thousands upon thousands of issues. I have to manage multiple editors and somehow still place in the Mod Olympics. Do you have any idea how much stress that puts on me? That's why it takes so long. Stop breathing down my neck. If you want to be useful, go help out the newbies in Got Issues."
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4."Huh? What's that?" says Sanctaria absentmindedly, looking up from an intimidating series of flow charts. "More issues? Well, it's your lucky day! I'm working on my next great chain. It will dwarf my last one in size and complexity. Forget everything you know about issues, every rule you think we can't break, because this chain is going to break them all."
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5."I couldn't agree with this more!" yelps Comrade Lenyo, his arms full of drafts. "We've received over 6,000 submissions! If we just got rid of the delete button, that'd be over 6,000 more issues. Who doesn't want that? Why are we still wasting time talking about this? Why are you reading this instead of submitting more drafts for us to add? EVERY. SECOND. COUNTS!"
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6.The deafening Voice of Mod booms down from the heavens, "You will receive new issues when you receive new issues. Your questioning is undermining the authority of the mods. I've deleted enough nations to know flaming when I read it. You have been warned."
AcceptIssue by: The Anti-Harry Potter Prison of Eta Carinae
Editor: Luna Amore
by Golgothastan » Sat Jun 13, 2015 12:57 am
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