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[PrussianEmpire]

Will do!

[Todd McCloud]

"Pay no attention to the fox guy in the foreground"

Backpage Column: TEP WFE Gets Pretty

Under a giant sign that reads 'Welcome to TEP': In a totally non-biased media report, the Free Press News Service wishes to award The East Pacific with the best world factbook entry in Nationstates. Don't even try to submit your region's world factbook entry or argue with the results of Free Press News Service's exhaustive analysis of every world factbook entry in the NS world. We've made our decision and we're sticking to our guns.

And the jackass who crapped it out person responsible for creating The East Pacific's WFE, Todd McCloud, was ironically available for comment shortly after designing such a work of art. The following is the exclusive interview between an unnamed interviewer of Free Press News Service as he/she interviews the fox guy thing on his latest monstrosity masterpiece. Said interview took place in a hallway full of people, so some of the wordage may be incorrect.

"What inspired you to do this?"

"Well, we needed a new design to the World Factbook Entry, and this fit the bill. The old one looked kind of bland, maybe a bit tired. The new one is a throwback to the old TEP design, but with new perks."

"This WFE looks great in some NS Themes, but not in others. What do you say to that?"

"Switch themes."

"What about those who don't like ascii art?"

"It's hardly ascii art. It's just three letters, T.E.P., in size 72 letters or something like that, with a drop shadow behind it. Maybe they're spelled out with pound signs and forward slashes, but they're still letters, you know. And they're red and green. Green for being a TEP color, red for the fact that is compliments the green or something like that."

"What about yellow?"

"What about it? Yellow is hard to read. Otherwise we'd look like T big space P, and we're not T big space P, we're TEP."

"And to those who don't like the WFE?"

"Well, make one and we'll compare notes. If I like it, and it has all the info needed, who knows, I might think about maybe exercising the possibility of changing it up again."

Todd concluded the interview by saying the WFE is 'subject to change' and 'may be tweaked as I figure more stuff out.' Tune in to watch the dynamic and energizes WFE twist, turn, and reptate into a better state!

[Bachtendekuppen]

You Todd, are awesome. Hail the sovereign East!

[Milograd]

This is a well-done thread, Todd. Keep them coming.

[Tano]

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"Pay no attention to the fox guy in the foreground"

Backpage Column: TEP WFE Gets Pretty

Under a giant sign that reads 'Welcome to TEP': In a totally non-biased media report, the Free Press News Service wishes to award The East Pacific with the best world factbook entry in Nationstates. Don't even try to submit your region's world factbook entry or argue with the results of Free Press News Service's exhaustive analysis of every world factbook entry in the NS world. We've made our decision and we're sticking to our guns.

And the jackass who crapped it out person responsible for creating The East Pacific's WFE, Todd McCloud, was ironically available for comment shortly after designing such a work of art. The following is the exclusive interview between an unnamed interviewer of Free Press News Service as he/she interviews the fox guy thing on his latest monstrosity masterpiece. Said interview took place in a hallway full of people, so some of the wordage may be incorrect.

"What inspired you to do this?"

"Well, we needed a new design to the World Factbook Entry, and this fit the bill. The old one looked kind of bland, maybe a bit tired. The new one is a throwback to the old TEP design, but with new perks."

"This WFE looks great in some NS Themes, but not in others. What do you say to that?"

"Switch themes."

"What about those who don't like ascii art?"

"It's hardly ascii art. It's just three letters, T.E.P., in size 72 letters or something like that, with a drop shadow behind it. Maybe they're spelled out with pound signs and forward slashes, but they're still letters, you know. And they're red and green. Green for being a TEP color, red for the fact that is compliments the green or something like that."

"What about yellow?"

"What about it? Yellow is hard to read. Otherwise we'd look like T big space P, and we're not T big space P, we're TEP."

"And to those who don't like the WFE?"

"Well, make one and we'll compare notes. If I like it, and it has all the info needed, who knows, I might think about maybe exercising the possibility of changing it up again."

Todd concluded the interview by saying the WFE is 'subject to change' and 'may be tweaked as I figure more stuff out.' Tune in to watch the dynamic and energizes WFE twist, turn, and reptate into a better state!

Quite possibly the most unbiased news report ever. Only Fox News and MSNBC is more unbiased.

[Brutland and Norden]

I have always liked that ASCII art in TEP. It's nice to see it back up again!

[PrussianEmpire]

This thread is beautiful.

[Todd McCloud]

In a rare public appearance, from left to right: Baba "Faceman" Babiana, "Harrier Jet" Heronlord, T.M. McCloud, and Mr. B. Bachtendekuppen

TEP-Team Bags Another, Blows Up a Jeep

In a network bumper for a TV show that jumped the shark a long time ago: In 2013, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum-security stockade to the Game-Created Region's underground. Today, still wanted by Nazi Regions and other BADspammers across NS, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem...if no one else can help...and if you can find them...maybe you can hire...The TEP-Team.

Yes, The TEP-Team, committed to justice, equality, and care across the NS-Verse! TEP-Team, protector of regional message boards, especially TEPs! TEP-Team, a group of individuals who don't take crap from anyone! TEP-Team: coming to a television near YOU!

Perhaps this deserves a bit of a backstory. To construct one, we contact self-proclaimed group leader who really does nothing but smile and smoke a bad-smelling stogie, Todd McCloud. "It all started when we saw some bad RMB posts. We didn't want to take it anymore so we decided to do something about it. We tried telling them to stop, tried telling them that they were breaking our rules and that it wasn't cool, but you know the crazy ones when you see them. Wouldn't stop for years. Well we figured if they were going to abuse our influence as a feeder, we could abuse their influence as a userite."

The TEP-Team, more commonly known as the East Pacific Sovreign Army, which includes members such as Heronlord, A Mean Old Man, Babiana, Tano, The Alor, Bachtendekuppen, Prussia, Amirgold, and Dimiou13, sprung to action. In the span of one night, the dedicated men took on five Greater German Reich regions at the same time, all of which fell to the might of the new team. "I love it when a plan comes together," Todd said as he recalled wearing a wedding dress while watching one of the regions go down. Heronlord and Prussia, dressed as cylons, nabbed The Imperial League. "They're like bread on a windowsill... ours when we want 'em!" Babiana later came by dressed as a tree to air some grievances.

In total, The Eastern Pacific Sovreign Army detagged five regions last night, including The United San Diego States, Luek Empire And Allies, Elite Region of Global Command, The Imperial League, and lost outpost.

"It's this simple, really," Todd said while biting on his cigar. "We'll stop when they stop. We're tired of the abuse. As a game created region, we give and give and give. All we ask for is a little respect. Sure you can recruit from us, but you gotta respect us too. They've spent two years disrespecting us. It's too much I tell you. Too much time spent abusing our adspam rules. Well, now we want them to stop. All of the adspam from that region to stop. They stop posting adspam on our RMB, we stop deploying our TEP-Team in their regions."

Todd then tried to push a series of action figures on us, but we were quick to decline.

[Cormac Stark]

The TEP-Team, more commonly known as the East Pacific Sovreign Army, which includes members such as Heronlord, A Mean Old Man, Babiana, Tano, The Alor, Bachtendekuppen, Prussia, Amirgold, and Dimiou13, sprung to action. In the span of one night, the dedicated men took on five Greater German Reich regions at the same time, all of which fell to the might of the new team. "I love it when a plan comes together," Todd said as he recalled wearing a wedding dress while watching one of the regions go down. Heronlord and Prussia, dressed as cylons, nabbed The Imperial League. "They're like bread on a windowsill... ours when we want 'em!" Babiana later came by dressed as a tree to air some grievances.

In total, The Eastern Pacific Sovreign Army detagged five regions last night, including The United San Diego States, Luek Empire And Allies, Elite Region of Global Command, The Imperial League, and lost outpost.

The regions you "took on" were not "Greater German Reich regions," they were regions that had embassies with The Greater German Reich. Not a single one of the regions EPSA invaded last night is Nazi, or even fascist, or even has any connection with The Greater German Reich beyond an in-game embassy. It is of course The East Pacific's prerogative to decide what kind of military action to undertake and I think it's become abundantly clear lately that EPSA has chosen to be an invader military, which is your right, but don't try to justify your arbitrary invasions as attacking The Greater German Reich or defending your sovereignty. These regions aren't The Greater German Reich, they didn't take any act of aggression against The East Pacific or in any way violate its sovereignty, and they are by and large innocent, peaceful, and non-controversial founderless regions that have never bothered The East Pacific or anyone else.

As a note, detagging means reversing the damage done by invaders -- it does not mean violating regions' sovereignty to remove embassies you don't like. What EPSA engaged in last major were invasions, plain and simple, and I'm sure someone will be along soon to detag and reverse the damage you've done.

[Todd McCloud]

The regions you "took on" were not "Greater German Reich regions," they were regions that had embassies with The Greater German Reich. Not a single one of the regions EPSA invaded last night is Nazi, or even fascist, or even has any connection with The Greater German Reich beyond an in-game embassy.

If all that connected them was in-game embassies, then yeah I guess we did do a little bit of good in addition to protecting the sovreignty of our regional message board. Now those regions no longer have the stigma of being associated with the GGR. They are indeed free to choose their own path, a path forged by the natives and not by past regimes. Dang The East Pacific! Always... finding clever ways to protect their interests and help other regions at the same time! *shakes a fist*

[Cormac Stark]

If all that connected them was in-game embassies, then yeah I guess we did do a little bit of good in addition to protecting the sovreignty of our regional message board. Now those regions no longer have the stigma of being associated with the GGR. They are indeed free to choose their own path, a path forged by the natives and not by past regimes. Dang The East Pacific! Always... finding clever ways to protect their interests and help other regions at the same time! *shakes a fist*

Those "past regimes" to which you are referring were their Founders, and until the natives themselves decide to close their embassies with The Greater German Reich neither EPSA nor anyone else has any right to decide to do it for them. I disagree with their decision to maintain embassies with The Greater German Reich, but that's their decision to make. If the natives don't want an embassy I'm sure they're all familiar with how WA endorsements work.

[Frisbeeteria]

"EPSA: doing what we decided is best for everyone else, regardless of their opinions on the matter!"

Yeah, that's a Mission Statement for the ages.

[Todd McCloud]

"EPSA: doing what we decided is best for everyone else, regardless of their opinions on the matter!"

Yeah, that's a Mission Statement for the ages.

Hey! Don't try to pawn off your group's mission statements on us!

j/k.

[Charles Cerebella]

So much win Todd!

[Frattastan II]

The regions you "took on" were not "Greater German Reich regions," they were regions that had embassies with The Greater German Reich.

Invading is not concerned with such petty distinctions.
It's the GGR. It has an embassy with the GGR. Same thing.

[PrussianEmpire]

The regions you "took on" were not "Greater German Reich regions," they were regions that had embassies with The Greater German Reich.

Invading is not concerned with such petty distinctions.
It's the GGR. It has an embassy with the GGR. Same thing.

^

[PrussianEmpire]

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In a rare public appearance, from left to right: Baba "Faceman" Babiana, "Harrier Jet" Heronlord, T.M. McCloud, and Mr. B. Bachtendekuppen

TEP-Team Bags Another, Blows Up a Jeep

Heronlord and Prussia, dressed as cylons, nabbed The Imperial League

Sssssh dont give our secret away!

[Leather-clad Germany]

The TEP-Team, more commonly known as the East Pacific Sovreign Army, which includes members such as Heronlord, A Mean Old Man, Babiana, Tano, The Alor, Bachtendekuppen, Prussia, Amirgold, and Dimiou13, sprung to action. In the span of one night, the dedicated men took on five Greater German Reich regions at the same time, all of which fell to the might of the new team. "I love it when a plan comes together," Todd said as he recalled wearing a wedding dress while watching one of the regions go down. Heronlord and Prussia, dressed as cylons, nabbed The Imperial League. "They're like bread on a windowsill... ours when we want 'em!" Babiana later came by dressed as a tree to air some grievances.

In total, The Eastern Pacific Sovreign Army detagged five regions last night, including The United San Diego States, Luek Empire And Allies, Elite Region of Global Command, The Imperial League, and lost outpost.

I am licking My lips in Schadenfreude from your pathetic failure.
As you can see in zhe Regional Happenings of zhe regions you listed Our diplomatic relations vizh zhose Regions remain intact.

[Klaus Devestatorie]

I am licking My lips in Schadenfreude from your pathetic failure.
As you can see in zhe Regional Happenings of zhe regions you listed Our diplomatic relations vizh zhose Regions remain intact.

*my *the *the *our *with *those
LCG pls~

Huzzah at TEP raising an army in general. Hopefully I'll get to work with you guys in the near future. ^_^

[Todd McCloud]

That new flag doesn't look very appetizing, according to some random fox guy

Spiritus Supports GGR, Todd Had a Sandwich for Dinner

In a political think tank room, under a table and holding a microphone: In what has been a rambunctious day of work and observations for the Free Press News Services, a late-night story managed to slip through at the last minute. But unlike the scandals and rumors of scandals that float in and out of the news room (mostly by our crack news team inputting a bunch of nations and regions in mad libs and going from there) we have a bona-fide proof for this one. The group known as Spiritus, apparently, has allied itself to the Greater German Reich. No word on if they are going to rename themselves "The Greater Spiritus Reich" as of yet.

Stepping in on an operation by the East Pacific Sovreign Army, Spiritus left little doubt that they did not seem to care about the rights of feeder regions' regional message boards. In a highly-praised move across the board by the NS populace (at least from what we can tell, you know), TEP stuck up for game-created regions everywhere and decided they were going to do something about it. So, the region's army moved into The Imperial League and closed one of the Greater German Reich's embassies. Details on the event are available somewhere in the last issue and are totally not false.

Anyway, The East Pacific Army was doing what it could after the movement: helping refugees, giving needy people shelter, rescuing puppies from sewer grates, helping ducklings cross busy intersections, and overall aiding the region however it could after liberating it from the branding of GGR's embassy. All was not meant to be, however, as a band of Spiritus stormtroopers goose-stepped into the delegacy and started its so-called "1,000 year reign" over the region.

Spiritus members could not be reached for comment, as they were yelling something in German and their jodhpurs made that 'rrt-rrt-rrt-rrt' sound when they ran in their secret police and began flushing out refugees one by one. A translator apparently overheard them saying they should have their new flag contain a double-cross instead of a single one, but it remains to be verified by our expert staff. Other SS (Spiritus Soldiers, that is) Officers were seen going to the nearest beer hall and leading a putsch.

Naturally, we decided to wake up East Pacific Regional Dork Todd McCloud and ask his opinion. At first he shouted "women and children first!" but then quickly came to his senses. "In all seriousness, I'm kinda intrigued. They tried to blitzkrieg the region a few days ago, but to no avail. I thought these guys helped regions, not hurt them. But then again I could have it all wrong anyway."

When asked if this disrupted The East Pacific's plans, he laughed. "Nah, not really. We don't really care if we end up leaving a region - we're not in the region-taking business anyway, because we already have the best region in the game. What we do care about is protecting our RMB. Like I said before, they stop spamming us, we stop being all movey and fighty and wordy." He then shifted his eyes left and right. "Do they have the pointy hats like the old Germans did? Those things look like they'd hurt a bunch."

[PrussianEmpire]

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That new flag doesn't look very appetizing, according to some random fox guy

Spiritus Supports GGR, Todd Had a Sandwich for Dinner

In a political think tank room, under a table and holding a microphone: In what has been a rambunctious day of work and observations for the Free Press News Services, a late-night story managed to slip through at the last minute. But unlike the scandals and rumors of scandals that float in and out of the news room (mostly by our crack news team inputting a bunch of nations and regions in mad libs and going from there) we have a bona-fide proof for this one. The group known as Spiritus, apparently, has allied itself to the Greater German Reich. No word on if they are going to rename themselves "The Greater Spiritus Reich" as of yet.

Stepping in on an operation by the East Pacific Sovreign Army, Spiritus left little doubt that they did not seem to care about the rights of feeder regions' regional message boards. In a highly-praised move across the board by the NS populace (at least from what we can tell, you know), TEP stuck up for game-created regions everywhere and decided they were going to do something about it. So, the region's army moved into The Imperial League and closed one of the Greater German Reich's embassies. Details on the event are available somewhere in the last issue and are totally not false.

Anyway, The East Pacific Army was doing what it could after the movement: helping refugees, giving needy people shelter, rescuing puppies from sewer grates, helping ducklings cross busy intersections, and overall aiding the region however it could after liberating it from the branding of GGR's embassy. All was not meant to be, however, as a band of Spiritus stormtroopers goose-stepped into the delegacy and started its so-called "1,000 year reign" over the region.

Spiritus members could not be reached for comment, as they were yelling something in German and their jodhpurs made that 'rrt-rrt-rrt-rrt' sound when they ran in their secret police and began flushing out refugees one by one. A translator apparently overheard them saying they should have their new flag contain a double-cross instead of a single one, but it remains to be verified by our expert staff. Other SS (Spiritus Soldiers, that is) Officers were seen going to the nearest beer hall and leading a putsch.

Naturally, we decided to wake up East Pacific Regional Dork Todd McCloud and ask his opinion. At first he shouted "women and children first!" but then quickly came to his senses. "In all seriousness, I'm kinda intrigued. They tried to blitzkrieg the region a few days ago, but to no avail. I thought these guys helped regions, not hurt them. But then again I could have it all wrong anyway."

When asked if this disrupted The East Pacific's plans, he laughed. "Nah, not really. We don't really care if we end up leaving a region - we're not in the region-taking business anyway, because we already have the best region in the game. What we do care about is protecting our RMB. Like I said before, they stop spamming us, we stop being all movey and fighty and wordy." He then shifted his eyes left and right. "Do they have the pointy hats like the old Germans did? Those things look like they'd hurt a bunch."

I love your post Todd. Always telling it like it is with a bit of humor, although the SS part seems to be sadly true.

[Milograd]

I'm really not surprised about Spiritus' anti-GCR actions given their unsolicited interference in The West Pacific's internal regime change and their actions here. It's highly unfortunate that UCRs still meddle in GCRs like they are their playgrounds.

Excellent and ever-amusing article, Todd. I'm still quite fond of these.

EDIT: I'm amused at how all these self-righteous Spiritusians are now marching into feeder channels demanding answers.

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Out of curiosity, given the UDL's public and active support of that operation, what will this mean for the UDL-TEP treaty?

[Klaus Devestatorie]

Be advised, that if any of the following had been made clear to me beforehand;

Sovcon was working with Spiritus
Sovcon was working against TEP
Sovcon would have been detagging a Nazi region

I would have personally blown the operation. Sorry about this.

[PrussianEmpire]

Be advised, that if any of the following had been made clear to me beforehand;

Sovcon was working with Spiritus
Sovcon was working against TEP
Sovcon would have been detagging a Nazi region

I would have personally blown the operation. Sorry about this.

You were just following orders. Not your fault.

[Klaus Devestatorie]

Be advised, that if any of the following had been made clear to me beforehand;

Sovcon was working with Spiritus
Sovcon was working against TEP
Sovcon would have been detagging a Nazi region

I would have personally blown the operation. Sorry about this.

You were just following orders. Not your fault.

Actually, I wasn't aware of the operation at all.