The Rejected Times

[The Church of Satan]

[list][*]It is with great happiness and open arms that I welcome back TRT, even though I wasn't around for the last issue.
The satirical articles really did give me a laugh...

To be honest I like writing satire more than anything else. And thanks!

[Kringalia]

Reports of cheese-related violence have resumed in The South Pacific as reports of shootouts with CEA officers increase. Rumor has it that international cheese baron Kringalia has resurfaced after a deadly high speed pursuit earlier this year forced him into hiding. While cheese trafficking continued at a slower rate after Kringalia's disappearance, cheese-related violence in The South Pacific dropped to a record low and persisted for several months.

I genuinely can't believe anyone remembers I even exist, let alone that anyone would consider me (ir)relevant enough to include me in an article.

[The Church of Satan]

It's only right that you be in that story. After all, you were in the first one, heh.

[Bhang Bhang Duc]

Good to see the return of The Rejected Times!

[The Church of Satan]

And it's good to be back!

[Unibot III]

Welcome back TRT! Just wanted to point out that this is the thirty ninth edition. XXXIX. Not XLI. This means of course that our fortieth is next issue!

[The Church of Satan]

That's not what the editing & drafting threads say. 0_o

[Kringalia]

It's only right that you be in that story. After all, you were in the first one, heh.

I was in the what?

[Unibot III]

That's not what the editing & drafting threads say. 0_o

This is the last edition we published as TRT. 38. So this latest one is 39.

[Tinhampton]

What was with the 18-month absence?

[Ever-Wandering Souls]

That's not what the editing & drafting threads say. 0_o

This is the last edition we published as TRT. 38. So this latest one is 39.

In five years...TRT, the lost episodes!

[The Church of Satan]

I was in the what?

Remember the story I submitted for that writing contest you guys did a while back? I won?

What was with the 18-month absence?

Well aside from an attempt to replace us as the region's media outlet we've been severely understaffed.

[Mallorea and Riva]

The Rejected Times was founded in January 2013 by Kogvuron. It has since become the centerpiece of quality journalism in NationStates Gameplay. With every issue, you can expect provocative opinion columns, a broad selection of new stories and witty features.

I mean it was propaganda from the beginning, I think most can agree on that without any difficulty. But man, at least it was fun to read. Various conspiracy theories about AO, trying to convince us that we should sing kumbaya with NAZI EUROPE and its progeny, and who could forget the time TRT sang the praises of Ravania for the espionage and treason that they conducted against TNP for the UDL?

This stuff is talking about whether IRC or discord is better, and an article about the World Fair that appears to have been entirely taken from two NS forum threads that everyone has already seen. No independent research done. No quotes misconstrued. The most conversation you've generated is what issue number this is. I'm disappointed.

[Ever-Wandering Souls]

The most conversation you've generated is what issue number this is. I'm disappointed.

I think they should have doubled down on VanYunoGate.

[Mallorea and Riva]

The most conversation you've generated is what issue number this is. I'm disappointed.

I think they should have doubled down on VanYunoGate.

Or at least gone with Unibot's budding theory that the NS World Fair is being subverted by raiders! That crafty Todd...

[Unibot III]

What was with the 18-month absence?

It was a decision of the Guy administration that TRT ought to be replaced by a "Monthly Reject" newsletter. That lasted about a month.

The Rejected Times was founded in January 2013 by Kogvuron. It has since become the centerpiece of quality journalism in NationStates Gameplay. With every issue, you can expect provocative opinion columns, a broad selection of new stories and witty features.

I mean it was propaganda from the beginning, I think most can agree on that without any difficulty. But man, at least it was fun to read. Various conspiracy theories about AO, trying to convince us that we should sing kumbaya with NAZI EUROPE and its progeny, and who could forget the time TRT sang the praises of Ravania for the espionage and treason that they conducted against TNP for the UDL?

This stuff is talking about whether IRC or discord is better, and an article about the World Fair that appears to have been entirely taken from two NS forum threads that everyone has already seen. No independent research done. No quotes misconstrued. The most conversation you've generated is what issue number this is. I'm disappointed.

"YOU'RE FAKE NEWS!" screams Donald, flailing his finger at CNN.

What you're skipping over is that TNP had a long standing gag-order on its public officials from speaking with TRT (a policy which officials typically ignored every time they were up for election and desperate for press exposure), TNP threatened to actually pull relations with TRR over any criticism of TNP policy in newspaper editorials, and gloriously tried multiple times to get me removed from office because I dared to indirectly mention TNP in an editorial. Their executives were some of the thinnest skinned, crypto-autocrats holding office and we were the only ones brave/stupid enough to actually criticize their policies. I'm proud of the hard work we put in at the office and establishing contacts underground in TNP; the output of our effort was the only free press covering events in the North Pacific. Did a free press serve TRR's diplomatic interests? Probably not, no. But it was personally rewarding for us on the team to know we were publishing punchy, good stuff and not rolling our punches. Doing a paper that was political sanitized was never going to fly in the Rejected Reams, not among rejects. If you're going to go into the newspaper business, you better do it properly.

I think they should have doubled down on VanYunoGate.

Or at least gone with Unibot's budding theory that the NS World Fair is being subverted by raiders! That crafty Todd...

Yes, because it's so hard to believe ex-crasher Todd McCloud might not be a fan of defenderism.

[Mallorea and Riva]

I mean it was propaganda from the beginning, I think most can agree on that without any difficulty. But man, at least it was fun to read. Various conspiracy theories about AO, trying to convince us that we should sing kumbaya with NAZI EUROPE and its progeny, and who could forget the time TRT sang the praises of Ravania for the espionage and treason that they conducted against TNP for the UDL?

This stuff is talking about whether IRC or discord is better, and an article about the World Fair that appears to have been entirely taken from two NS forum threads that everyone has already seen. No independent research done. No quotes misconstrued. The most conversation you've generated is what issue number this is. I'm disappointed.

"YOU'RE FAKE NEWS!" screams Donald, flailing his finger at CNN.

What you're skipping over is that TNP had a long standing gag-order on its public officials from speaking with TRT (a policy which officials typically ignored every time they were up for election and desperate for press exposure), TNP threatened to actually pull relations with TRR over any criticism of TNP policy in newspaper editorials, and gloriously tried multiple times to get me removed from office because I dared to indirectly mention TNP in an editorial. Their executives were some of the thinnest skinned, crypto-autocrats holding office and we were the only ones brave/stupid enough to actually criticize their policies. I'm proud of the hard work we put in at the office and establishing contacts underground in TNP; the output of our effort was the only free press covering events in the North Pacific. Did a free press serve TRR's diplomatic interests? Probably not, no. But it was personally rewarding for us on the team to know we were publishing punchy, good stuff and not rolling our punches. Doing a paper that was political sensitized was never going to fly in the Rejected Reams, not among rejects. If you're going to go into the newspaper business, you better do it properly.

Yeah that's what I said, that the old TRT was willing to skip the pesky constraints of truth in order to get interesting content. I'm not criticizing the old version here, I'm saying that it was vastly superior to the last issue.

Or at least gone with Unibot's budding theory that the NS World Fair is being subverted by raiders! That crafty Todd...

Yes, because it's so hard to believe ex-crasher Todd McCloud might not be a fan of defenderism.

See TRT? This is gold right here. Pure gold. Do an issue about this.

[Unibot III]

"YOU'RE FAKE NEWS!" screams Donald, flailing his finger at CNN.

What you're skipping over is that TNP had a long standing gag-order on its public officials from speaking with TRT (a policy which officials typically ignored every time they were up for election and desperate for press exposure), TNP threatened to actually pull relations with TRR over any criticism of TNP policy in newspaper editorials, and gloriously tried multiple times to get me removed from office because I dared to indirectly mention TNP in an editorial. Their executives were some of the thinnest skinned, crypto-autocrats holding office and we were the only ones brave/stupid enough to actually criticize their policies. I'm proud of the hard work we put in at the office and establishing contacts underground in TNP; the output of our effort was the only free press covering events in the North Pacific. Did a free press serve TRR's diplomatic interests? Probably not, no. But it was personally rewarding for us on the team to know we were publishing punchy, good stuff and not rolling our punches. Doing a paper that was political sensitized was never going to fly in the Rejected Reams, not among rejects. If you're going to go into the newspaper business, you better do it properly.

Yeah that's what I said, that the old TRT was willing to skip the pesky constraints of truth in order to get interesting content. I'm not criticizing the old version here, I'm saying that it was vastly superior to the last issue.

I'll take the backhand compliment as a compliment, I spent a lot of my free time on TRT and so did the rest of the team. I'm confident as the wheels get turning, TRT will be going full steam ahead in no time. It takes some time to get back in the swing of things.

Yes, because it's so hard to believe ex-crasher Todd McCloud might not be a fan of defenderism.

See TRT? This is gold right here. Pure gold. Do an issue about this.

I don't have to write about it. I lived it. His reaction to the Defender Act in TEP was apocalyptic. Todd McCloud said verbatim to me when I launched the NS World Fair that I would need an invader to act as a co-founder to legitimize the fair; but apparently, Todd McCloud doesn't need a defender co-executive. We're just all supposed to accept no defenders in the Lecture Hall is a happy accident.

[Mallorea and Riva]

Yeah that's what I said, that the old TRT was willing to skip the pesky constraints of truth in order to get interesting content. I'm not criticizing the old version here, I'm saying that it was vastly superior to the last issue.

I'll take the backhand compliment as a compliment, I spent a lot of my free time on TRT and so did the rest of the team. I'm confident as the wheels get turning, TRT will be going full steam ahead in no time. It takes some time to get back in the swing of things.

I am definitely complimenting the ability of TRT to generate interest and buzz in the past. Obviously I think that calling itself "centerpiece of quality journalism in NationStates Gameplay" is a bit of a stretch If facts are meant to be a part of quality journalism, but TRT might win by default in that contest by virtue of the lack of competition. I could always bring back my paper but without Mahaj that endeavor is pointless.

See TRT? This is gold right here. Pure gold. Do an issue about this.

I don't have to write about it. I lived it. His reaction to the Defender Act in TEP was apocalyptic. Todd McCloud said verbatim to me when I launched the NS World Fair that I would need an invader to act as a co-founder to legitimize the fair; but apparently, Todd McCloud doesn't need a defender co-executive. We're just all supposed to accept no defenders in the Lecture Hall is a happy accident.

WHY IS NO ONE INTERVIEWING HIM? HE HAS A STORY TO TELL HERE THAT PEOPLE WILL TALK ABOUT. THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE WANT.

[Unibot III]

WHY IS NO ONE INTERVIEWING HIM? HE HAS A STORY TO TELL HERE THAT PEOPLE WILL TALK ABOUT. THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE WANT.

"BITTER NS WORLD FAIR FOUNDER IS BITTER: HIS BITTERNESS IN HIS OWN WORDS." Hah, I'll pass. Nobody wants to hear from bitter people.

[Mallorea and Riva]

WHY IS NO ONE INTERVIEWING HIM? HE HAS A STORY TO TELL HERE THAT PEOPLE WILL TALK ABOUT. THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE WANT.

"BITTER NS WORLD FAIR FOUNDER IS BITTER: HIS BITTERNESS IN HIS OWN WORDS." Hah, I'll pass.

I mean at the very least someone on the staff needs to write a piece on this. Even if you won't be interviewed.

[Unibot III]

"BITTER NS WORLD FAIR FOUNDER IS BITTER: HIS BITTERNESS IN HIS OWN WORDS." Hah, I'll pass.

I mean at the very least someone on the staff needs to write a piece on this. Even if you won't be interviewed.

If I were editor - and obviously I'm not, but if I were - the top interview for the fortieth would be offered first to the outgoing TRR Delegate. That's a pretty longstanding courtesy. It is, after all, TRR's newspaper. Plus exiting delegates always give the best interviews.

And the TRR Delegate elections in general will be fun for TRT to cover. TRR Delegate Elections are the rarest and most internally influential head of government elections among the GCRs. They're a chance for TRR to reassess where it's going and where it wants to go - and it can be revealing and very interesting, especially if the candidates take risks and define their leadership with a concete policy vision. The 2011 Guy/Sedgistan/JAL election was one of the most exciting elections that I had the chance to follow. It was a real firecracker because both Guy and Sedgistan were titans politically in TRR, the fate of the FRA and the RRA was held in the balance, and JAL added some amusing spice to it all. Throw a TSP coup and the Empire into the mix and you got yourself a potassium cocktail. BOOM!

[The Church of Satan]

Like I said, we're severely understaffed. As you can see the entire issue was written by just two people. I did have an interview with Aelitia lined up but scheduling conflicts and technological limitations made that impossible. We actually didn't get to finish all of the articles we'd intended to do. Once we get a few more writers I'm sure things will pick up again.

[Unibot III]

Like I said, we're severely understaffed. As you can see the entire issue was written by just two people. I did have an interview with Aelitia lined up but scheduling conflicts and technological limitations made that impossible. We actually didn't get to finish all of the articles we'd intended to do. Once we get a few more writers I'm sure things will pick up again.

Ooooh! That would have been good. Can't wait for the big four-o.

[Tim-Opolis]

Needs more propaganda honestly, that stuff was some tasty soup. Just like, stick with the current Defender times, and don't spread antiquated vibes