Embassy of the South Pacific

[Cormac A Stark]

And if this process isn't speedy or temporary? If the democracy of Osiris is subverted for once and for always? What would TSP's response be then?

You're right to be concerned about this.

Regions don't generally deal in hypotheticals, Douria. And your hypothetical -- that Osiran democracy may be subverted once and for all -- is so absurd when looking at Asta's record both in Osiris and prior to her service there that you might as well be asking how The South Pacific would respond if we declare TAO the new, permanent leader of Osiris as our Non-WA Delegate.

The South Pacific has been appropriately cautious and respectful toward internal developments in an allied region and everyone should appreciate their diplomatic approach to this situation given the less than diplomatic incidents and hyperbole in this forum lately.

[The Dourian Embassy]

*snip*

Thanks, Cormac, for letting me know what TSP is up to, I guess? I mean, TSP did just answer me so...

Honestly though, Asta doesn't really have the ingame support to take over for once and for always(unless y'all find some friends in the next couples weeks). So yes, at this point it is unlikely she'll retain power, one way or another. In fact, showing only ninety something endorsements right now during such a critical juncture... I'm surprised someone else hasn't stepped in.

So given that, she likely won't buck the international community. No matter what her original plans were.

[Hileville]

Statement from the Cabinet of the South Pacific
in regards to the events occurring in Osiris

 
The Cabinet of the Coalition of the South Pacific is aware of and continues to monitor the ongoing situation in Osiris.  We would like to express our belief that Osiris holds an important place in inter-regional politics. It, like the rest of the GCRs, should promote safe, happy, and active communities in all regions but particularly those where members who have spent considerable time and effort in building positive experiences for all their residents.
 
The Cabinet is committed to improving relations with Osiris upon the establishment of a Constitution.  We stand with the people of Osiris during these trying times.  The Cabinet officially recognizes the ongoing conflict as an internal matter and wish the region the best of luck at a speedy resolution.  We look forward to seeing Osiris rebuild itself in the image that it desires, one where the community feels secure, engaged, and satisfied with the course taken.
 
Thank You,
The Cabinet of the South Pacific

[Hileville]

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Delegate:  Escade | Vice Delegate:  Kringalia
Chair:  Rebeltopia | MoRA:  Awe
MoFA:  Hileville | MoA:  Southern Bellz
Chief Justice:  Quitedad
Craziest MoFo:  Belschaft

Written By:  Horse
Contributor:  Hileville

Elections over, Santa continues his ascent to power; New Ministers get situated.
The South Pacific’s quadrimonthly elections are finally over, to some’s much happiness, others much moaning. This election, we saw a lot of new users running for the Cabinet positions. We saw Arbiter08, The United Communist Solar Republic, Farengeto, and Horse running for positions in the government. These new members, while campaigned hardily, did not, unfortunately (or maybe good, to some people ) get main positions in the government. Arbiter08, Farengeto, and Horse (yours truly), did, however, get Deputy positions in the government (Arbiter and Farengeto in Regional Affairs, and myself getting a deputy position in Foreign Affairs.) The closest (and funniest) race to watch was, no doubt, Craziest MoFo of TSP. Grimreaper/Chairman Meow, Unibot, Belschaft, and Rebeltopia ran for the esteemed position. All Campaign threads were side splitting funny, and every opportunity to poke fun at each other/any member in NS was taken, and taken often. In the end, only 7 people could win this gladiator fight to the death, and here’s who won!

Winner’s of the Chicken Dinner
Delegate and Vice Delegate: Escade/Kringalia
Chair of the Assembly: Sandaoguo (resigned)
Minister of Regional Affairs: Awe
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Hileville
Minister of the Army: Southern Bellz
Chief Justice: Quitedad
Craziest MoFo: Belschaft

My sincerest congratulations go out to all the winners, and may they lead TSP to even greater glory, and an even greater forum community!

Cabinet makes decision on what to do with Osiris situation, issues arise. 
For those unaware of the situation, on December 11th, Osiris was couped (as said by people against the current happenings. For those for it, it is called a continuation of Asta’s administration), as Vencio, the Vice Delegate, took power, with the help of raiders ( The Black Riders, The Black Hawks, Pantheon, the violet syndicate, Unknown, The Kingdom of Great Britain, HYDRA, Balder, Albion, Europeia, The New Inquisition, The Land of Kings and Emperors, and Kantrias).  The new regime, who has been ejecting members of The Empire, has been met with both support and criticism. The issue, of course, had many members wondering what TSP would do over the issue. Would TSP side with it’s ally TNI and support the new regime? Would we side with Mahaj and CO, with the defenders? Or would we stay out of it completely? The Cabinet debated, and as the curtain rose, it was revealed that TSP would be watching with intent on what to do, and also will attempt to repair relations with the region. After the statement was released, Chair of the Assembly, Glen-Rhodes, released a statement, as Chair of the Assembly, on what he believe should be happening.This caused outrage in the cabinet, and Glen-Rhodes is on track to be being impeached. This led to Unibot, only a citizen in TSP, to motion the recall of Hileville, MoFA, due to “Hileville obstructed the ability of our elected official from viewing the sub-forum under false pretenses (security).” Hileville's recall has failed and Glen-Rhodes has resigned from his position.

Question: Reaction to Dali’s statement/plans with Osiris after this, and plans with Osiris/will you seek permanent banishment for those involved?.

Statement from Dali:  Given the toxic nature of the community, we will need fresh leadership in the region, so, I'm probably not going to run for anything in the near future.It'll depend of course on how long it takes Ven, Cormac, and Koth to get their heads out of their asses.  My beef isn't with Ven or Koth really, as although they were certainly the ones to have planned this, they both are, I hope, reasonable players and who can do good things for the community. It's Cormac, though, I have issue with.We'll need to look at those who helped out as case by case, to see if they had malicious intent against Osiris, or for other reasons

Statement from Venico:  Well, I plan on smashing him and anyone who joins their resistance =P This is war, my intention is to win.I plan on establishing the constitution and getting Osiris off the ground and secure and then retiring most likely. I might stay in culture but once everything is safe and fine, I'm getting out of politics.

TSP readies itself for the World Fair, long awaited fun to begin soon. 
After a LLOOOONNNNGGGG time of waiting, TSP and the World Fair committee have FINALLY began to set up the beginning of the World Fair, which begins on January 3rd, and ends on the 10th.  The fair, which has 12 regions signed up for venues, is sure to be a smashing hit. Raider and Defender alike have signed up for the prestigious fair, which will create a melting pot of ideas for all members to utilize. The following regions have joined the World Fair, and requested a venue: The Pacific, The East Pacific, The North Pacific, The South Pacific, Lazarus, Osiris, The United Defenders League, Europeia, Albion, Wintreath, The Versutian Federation, Equilism, The Beach, and Mazeria. Our sincerest thank you here at TSP for signing up, and may this be a fantastic World Fair!

Horsey’s thingybob of the month: Super Crate Box
So, while scrolling through the bowels of the internet, I stumbled across this game, called Super Crate Box. This game, while low in graphics, is loaded with fun. The objective: collect the crates, and do the THINGS *does the things*. The game’s main character, which alternates between different characters (just models, nothing else) , who try and stop creatures from going into a fire. Your job is to stop them, lest they become faster and faster, and can kill you easier. Each new crate allows you to grab a new weapon, ranging from the katana to a minigun, or even a flamethrower. Enemies range from small little skulls, to giant green...things. I don’t even know what they are . The game, as I will try and keep it, is free to play, but does require a download to play. I strongly recommend you play the game, and the link below will take you to the game.
http://www.supercratebox.com/

Gossip Corner

• Hileville is really a GGR sleeper agent.
• Horse is really HEM in disguise.
• Vibrant Coconuts is really Milograd.

[Cormac A Stark]

as Vencio, the Vice Delegate, took power,

Venico*

with the help of raiders ( The Black Riders, The Black Hawks, Pantheon, the violet syndicate, Unknown, The Kingdom of Great Britain, HYDRA, Balder, Albion, Europeia, The New Inquisition, The Land of Kings and Emperors, and Kantrias).

Without even mentioning that some of these regions are independent and imperialist rather than raider and assisted The South Pacific in its liberation in April (okay, I guess I just mentioned it), when exactly did Balder and The Kingdom of Great Britain become even remotely raider? I'm fairly sure TSP itself has done more raids than Balder.

[Unibot III]

Without even mentioning that some of these regions are independent and imperialist rather than raider and assisted The South Pacific in its liberation in April (okay, I guess I just mentioned it), when exactly did Balder and The Kingdom of Great Britain become even remotely raider? I'm fairly sure TSP itself has done more raids than Balder.

*goes to find the quotations of Cormac calling imperialists, "raiders" and accusing Balder of being a Imperialist summer-home (Milo's term, but it makes laugh )*

[Milograd]

It's actually Karpathos' term, not mine.

[Unibot III]

It's actually Karpathos' term, not mine.

Ah, that makes sense.

[New Libertarian States]

as Vencio, the Vice Delegate, took power,

Venico*

with the help of raiders ( The Black Riders, The Black Hawks, Pantheon, the violet syndicate, Unknown, The Kingdom of Great Britain, HYDRA, Balder, Albion, Europeia, The New Inquisition, The Land of Kings and Emperors, and Kantrias).

Without even mentioning that some of these regions are independent and imperialist rather than raider and assisted The South Pacific in its liberation in April (okay, I guess I just mentioned it), when exactly did Balder and The Kingdom of Great Britain become even remotely raider? I'm fairly sure TSP itself has done more raids than Balder.

That's my bad, sorry .
I always misspell his name >.>

[Topid]

Apologies for grave-digging this a bit, I just wanted to clarify something and ask a quick question, I felt this was the most appropriate form of communication.

As you may recall, I renounced my citizenship in your region quite a while ago. My involvement truly ended very soon after the Milo coup, and to be completely fair I've been pretty inactive game-wide since then, too. Anyway, I talked to Hile and said I was still getting PMs about voting and such and that I shouldn't be, but it seems that problem has yet to be rectified. Just today I got that PM with orders from SB to be online at tomorrow's update with a clean switcher for the "defining operation of the New Southern Army" and that you are pulling off "something we can all be proud of" but that "numbers were critical." Anyway, could you please look in to why I am still getting these emails so long after I renounced my citizenship? Thanks!

Good luck with the defining raid of your organization! I am glad to hear it is getting off the ground. I am curious who you and the region holding your strings will be targeting, but given the current resolution at vote, I have my theory. It would be pretty sneaky to take the region the update BEFORE the repeal passed, no one would predict that. Still, in case I'm wrong and you're going for another target, good luck with the clean switchers, the defenders will never see you coming!

Cheers,
Topes

[Mahaj]

Apologies for grave-digging this a bit, I just wanted to clarify something and ask a quick question, I felt this was the most appropriate form of communication.

As you may recall, I renounced my citizenship in your region quite a while ago. My involvement truly ended very soon after the Milo coup, and to be completely fair I've been pretty inactive game-wide since then, too. Anyway, I talked to Hile and said I was still getting PMs about voting and such and that I shouldn't be, but it seems that problem has yet to be rectified. Just today I got that PM with orders from SB to be online at tomorrow's update with a clean switcher for the "defining operation of the New Southern Army" and that you are pulling off "something we can all be proud of" but that "numbers were critical." Anyway, could you please look in to why I am still getting these emails so long after I renounced my citizenship? Thanks!

Good luck with the defining raid of your organization! I am glad to hear it is getting off the ground. I am curious who you and the region holding your strings will be targeting, but given the current resolution at vote, I have my theory. It would be pretty sneaky to take the region the update BEFORE the repeal passed, no one would predict that. Still, in case I'm wrong and you're going for another target, good luck with the clean switchers, the defenders will never see you coming!

Cheers,
Topes

Heh.

I like how you just ended that with a sweet "topes".

[Topid]

I'm always sweet.

[The Saturnian Republic]

[Unibot III]

I love you Topes.

[Tim-Opolis]

Interesting.

[Kringalia]

Well that's weird. You are still masked as a citizen, but I'll make sure to look into that.

[Hileville]

Apologies for grave-digging this a bit, I just wanted to clarify something and ask a quick question, I felt this was the most appropriate form of communication.

As you may recall, I renounced my citizenship in your region quite a while ago. My involvement truly ended very soon after the Milo coup, and to be completely fair I've been pretty inactive game-wide since then, too. Anyway, I talked to Hile and said I was still getting PMs about voting and such and that I shouldn't be, but it seems that problem has yet to be rectified. Just today I got that PM with orders from SB to be online at tomorrow's update with a clean switcher for the "defining operation of the New Southern Army" and that you are pulling off "something we can all be proud of" but that "numbers were critical." Anyway, could you please look in to why I am still getting these emails so long after I renounced my citizenship? Thanks!

Good luck with the defining raid of your organization! I am glad to hear it is getting off the ground. I am curious who you and the region holding your strings will be targeting, but given the current resolution at vote, I have my theory. It would be pretty sneaky to take the region the update BEFORE the repeal passed, no one would predict that. Still, in case I'm wrong and you're going for another target, good luck with the clean switchers, the defenders will never see you coming!

Cheers,
Topes

You will no longer be receiving this as your masking has been updated. You never told me that you no longer wanted citizenship. You stated that you hadn't been active and I told you citizenship removals had not been processed by the Cabinet. A simple query to me or any other admin would have resolved this had you stated you no longer wanted to be a citizen.

[Topid]

I did indeed specifically notify you that I did not have a nation in TSP and did not want to be able to vote in TSP.

[PrussianEmpire]

TSP did it the easy way for me - they just sent me an email saying I was no longer a citizen! No work required by me!

[Southern Bellz]

Thanks buddy, nice to see you stop by the embassy.

Nice to know that you took advantage of me trusting people who signed up in The South Pacific military to want to see it succeed. Nice to see Unibot, a citizen of our region, cheer the leaks.

Yes, I am a bit embarrassed by the leaks. But, I would rather be someone who falsely put his trust in people 100 times over than someone who shouldn't be trusted.

Lesson learned, regardless.

[Sovreignry]

Thanks buddy, nice to see you stop by the embassy.

Nice to know that you took advantage of me trusting people who signed up in The South Pacific military to want to see it succeed. Nice to see Unibot, a citizen of our region, cheer the leaks.

Yes, I am a bit embarrassed by the leaks. But, I would rather be someone who falsely put his trust in people 100 times over than someone who shouldn't be trusted.

Lesson learned, regardless.

He apparently had stated that he no longer wanted citizenship in TSP and that he no longer had a nation there. If anything this is the fault of the admin team for not removing his masking than his fault for receiving the information.

[Topid]

I violated no trust. I have no nation in TSP, and have not since before you were in charge of the NSA. I should have been removed as a citizen, but I certainly should have been removed as a soldier. I haven't (and won't) leak any secrets I learned from the times I was delegate, cabinet member, or what have you. But outside of that old stuff, any expectation of secrecy from me expired almost as long ago as my citizenship should have.

EDIT: Ninja'd by Sov.

[Southern Bellz]

I will accept accountability for my role in the leak, that is part of my job in being Minister of the Army.

[Southern Bellz]

I violated no trust. I have no nation in TSP, and have not since before you were in charge of the NSA. I should have been removed as a citizen, but I certainly should have been removed as a soldier. I haven't (and won't) leak any secrets I learned from the times I was delegate, cabinet member, or what have you. But outside of that old stuff, any expectation of secrecy from me expired almost as long ago as my citizenship should have.

EDIT: Ninja'd by Sov.

It's crystal clear you want nothing to do with The South Pacific anymore. It shows your true character, and I hope it was satisfying for you to try an embarrass us over making a mistake.

[Topid]

I violated no trust. I have no nation in TSP, and have not since before you were in charge of the NSA. I should have been removed as a citizen, but I certainly should have been removed as a soldier. I haven't (and won't) leak any secrets I learned from the times I was delegate, cabinet member, or what have you. But outside of that old stuff, any expectation of secrecy from me expired almost as long ago as my citizenship should have.

EDIT: Ninja'd by Sov.

It's crystal clear you want nothing to do with The South Pacific anymore. It shows your true character, and I hope it was satisfying for you to try an embarrass us over making a mistake.

I did enjoy it greatly. As the saying goes, the sock puppet of my enemy is just the hand of my enemy in a warm and fuzzy wrapping.