Eastern Pacific News Service

[TEP CAEK]

Eastern Pacific News Service

Welcome to the thread for the Eastern Pacific News Service, the official News Service for The East Pacific.

This thread is designed to provide the NationStates Community updates to the current happenings inside one of the most grand Feeders, The East Pacific!

Updates shall be posted below.

[TEP CAEK]

WAR BREAKS OUT ON RMB: TEP DIVIDED INTO THIRDS

In October, A Mean Old Man, delegate of The East Pacific, decided to convert the regions World Factbook Entry, Regional Flag, and Personal Flag to promote the Fishmongerer Cause. This transformation of the Eastern Pacific's culture led to the fights on the Region's RMB between pro-fish supporters and pro-caek supporters. A few weeks passed, AMOM left the delegacy, and suddenly, the war on Caek broke out again. This time there was a new faction; the PI faction. As it stands, The East Pacific seems to divided between these three factions, with the RMB being the primary platform for the war between these 3 forces. The fight at one was became so heated that one Magistered proposed a law that would make Caek the official food of The East Pacific! With this war going on, the RMB has become incredibly active with all sides attempting to promote their side and discredit the others. With the war resulting in a stalemate, the Eastern Pacific News Service promises to report any new breaks in the struggle for the domination of the Eastern Pacific.

[PrussianEmpire]

Wow this was a sh***** article.

[The North Polish Union]

Wow! Isn't it incredible that not a single person outside of TEP will even care about this?

[PrussianEmpire]

Wow! Isn't it incredible that not a single person outside of TEP will even care about this?

Indeed!

[TEP CAEK]

All is well in Scarlet City! TEP speaks with Chairman Milograd

TEP News Service sat down with Chairman Milograd for a little chat.

As the delegate of a long-standing ally to The East Pacific, I have to ask: how is Lazarus? There's been a lot of changes there; how are things working out?

It's working out quite well; right now, we're really building up and seeing what we have to work with. We have broken every record we had in terms of activity and there is a lot of excitement in the region.

What specific records were broken?

My first month in the delegacy featured the most posts in a month, most new registrations in a month, most users online, and most topics posted in a month in Lazarene history. We've also performed several successful army missions.

Impressive! Do you believe that as a "Defender" region, Lazarus has been more successful?

Absolutely. A lot of us have always been defenders, such as Harmoneia, and only really refrained from going in that direction as a region because of pressure. To do what we want has been quite liberating.

“Pressure”? How so?

I think there is a general expectation that has been pressed upon us by Userites that we need to be neutral for this reason and that, even though neutrality hasn't shown to itself to be beneficial to the success of any GCR. Eventually, it devolved into being a toxic political mechanism and contributed to our inactivity; I don't think it's a coincidence that the least active GCR of the past few years has quickly risen to become one of the most active now that we have moved towards something that we're more interested in.

TSP and Lazarus recently signed a Pact together; how did that come about? Do you see a future for relations between TSP and Lazarus?

It was an odd situation. I thought relations went down the tube until I had a chat with Kringalia, who informed me that Bel's actions didn't represent the Cabinet. We worked from there and managed to hammer out something that worked for both of us, and I must say that I'm excited to see the newcomers in TSP take the horns in the coming months. I'm confident that Lazarus and TSP will continue to build a greater relationship.

Lazarus has recently applied to the FRA; what convinced you that it would be a good idea for Lazarus to get involved with the FRA?

We have longstanding ties there; Harmoneia has been in the FRA for ages and so has DYP. Our closest allies (TRR) are also members of the FRA and the idea of joining was floated in the State Council because of these factors and because of the military and intelligence benefits that FRA membership entails; the Council unanimously supported the move to apply and we ended up doing so. I'm pretty excited to see how it all plays out, and think it'll rock the boat some.

TEP-Lazarus relations appear to be blossoming -- what do you think is in store for our two regions? Any specific plans for cooperation?

Bach, OF, Matheca, and I have been working on an updated treaty between our regions that will feature greater intelligence and military cooperation.

UDL recently changed its GCR Policy; do you think this is a good direction for UDL and how do you think Lazarus will respond?

I think it's a decent direction and, truth be told, I expect that it won't change the UDL's operation in practice.

I expect that they'll be there if and when a GCR is raided, but that the policy exists so that GCRs respect them more than they have in the past due to the fact that the relationship is no longer guaranteed, nor is assistance. I'm not really sure what our response will be; we'd have to talk about the idea of a treaty in the State Council.

Your thoughts on The Internationale going founderless? What's Lazarus's response been?

I sent my best wishes to the Internationale and offered them the support of the LLA whenever they need it.

Who are you placing your bet on to win TSP's contentious MoFA race?

I think Hile will win; HEM has disappeared during his last three terms on the TSP cabinet, and, as great as Horse is, Hile is a very strong candidate in anything in TSP.

Thanks for the interview, Milograd. Always a pleasure! Any final comments for the floor?

Add me on twitter?

[Todd McCloud]

Wow! Isn't it incredible that not a single person outside of TEP will even care about this?

If they wish to remain uninformed about the goings-on in the greatest region in NS, that is their prerogative.

[Dalimbar]

Wow! Isn't it incredible that not a single person outside of TEP will even care about this?

If they wish to remain uninformed about the goings-on in the greatest region in NS, that is their prerogative.

While TNPU's reaction was certainly snarky, it's nice to see TEP reviving its roots and having fun. I am just hopeful we in Gameplay won't see a TEP like Gnidrah's TEP.

[Cerian Quilor]

I think there is a general expectation that has been pressed upon us by Userites that we need to be neutral for this reason and that

Good frigging lord!

[TEP CAEK]

THINGS ARE ALL WELL IN BALDER

TEP News Service sat down with Her Nordic Majesty, Queen Rach of Balder for a nice little chat.

So I guess we should just start with the standard: How are things in Balder? Any fun projects being worked on in the Legislature? Delegate Office?

Balder is doing well, we had a fairly good November with activity picking up again. The legislature has seen a lot of change recently, it's now an application type legislation. Balder traditionally has had activity from community based events and executive ones, so we've tried different systems at different times. In the delegates office, we are looking at continuing our advances from November and trying to become a bit more involved in wider NS.

Speaking on this new application legislator system, is it similar to the system inside The East Pacific?

From what I know, it's more like The North Pacifics. Although in practice it might be more like The East Pacifics. I'm going off the assumption that The East Pacifics is fairly small, called the Magesterium I believe and requires a majority vote of acceptance.

Indeed it does. While we have multiple Pacific names being thrown around, what's the current state of the Foreign Affairs in Balder? Any treaties being worked on or attempts to tighten relations which other regions? Doesn't matter if you reply with GCR or UCR names.

Foreign affairs has been pretty good, although we've had a lot of rotation and people with RL business come up in the position. We recently are voting on a treaty with Osiris, which should hopefully lead to closer relations between us. There are currently no other treaties we have planned although we are continuing to work on establishing closer relations with many regions as always. I think right now you have a lot of regions straddling a neutral line and taking a cautious approach to their foreign affairs (Balder included) which has limited creative foreign affairs. A lot of people are concerned right now with the state of their own regions. Balders military is currently rebuilding and we're looking at the direction with that to see if it can be used as more of a foreign affairs tool and using that "viking" culture more.

What led to Balder and Osiris looking to sign such a treaty?

Well, we already had a treaty that was signed when Cormac was delegate I believe. So this treaty was simply a re-doing of the bonds. Osiris though, will be having elections later this month I believe... so we'll see what happens as it will be quite pivotal to it's near future.

What direction do you see the relationship between TEP and Balder heading?

I believe TEP and Balder have decent relations at this moment. I'm not sure how possible it will be to have stronger relations at this time as TEP has recently signed a treaty with Lazarus, a region that Balder does not have relations with any longer. So I think that TEPs stance on that makes it more difficult for it to working on stronger relations with....Balder. Although we are open to anything. The current delegate has done a good job in terms of establishing more of TEPs presence in Balders embassy.

While AMOM was delegate, there were talks of a possible TEP-Balder treaty. If talks were to resume, would you be in favor of such a treaty?

I would have to see what it would entail. I think there has to be more work on developing relations which result in productive gains from both parties. So personally, that's where I'd like to see Balder go. We do a lot of vote stomping with some of our delegate friends
That would probably be the most exciting thing going on atm.

So jumping over to The South Pacific's MoFA election, is there one particular candidate that you support? If so, why?

It's really not appropriate for me to comment on that

Do you see Balder attempting to re-open ties with Lazarus in the foreseeable future?

Not at all. Once bitten, twice shy.

One final question. How did Balder react to the new UDL GCR policy? Will it affect Balder in its planning to fight potenial coupers?

Darn, I was worried/hoping it'd be a bit more of a controversial question. It's a non-factor. We don't have a reaction to it and it does not affect our planning to fight coupers at all.

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EPNS shall sit down with another GCR delegate in the next few days, working our away around the GCRs, touring the delegacy's, with TEP being the last stop. Follow EPNS's thread here on the NS forums to receive updates on this tour!

[All Good People]

....it's nice to see TEP reviving its roots and having fun. I am just hopeful we in Gameplay won't see a TEP like Gnidrah's TEP.

Aye, that was certainly unfortunate for TEP.

[Barrackobamica]

let me state that this is a reputable news source (feeble attempt to tag for future browsing)

[Todd McCloud]

If they wish to remain uninformed about the goings-on in the greatest region in NS, that is their prerogative.

While TNPU's reaction was certainly snarky, it's nice to see TEP reviving its roots and having fun. I am just hopeful we in Gameplay won't see a TEP like Gnidrah's TEP.

I think TEP will do fine. They have a good core of dynamic people. Even if I retired, they'd remain one of the strongest regions in the game, perhaps even stronger. I am continuously amazed at the various personalities that rise and fall over there, and have been impressed by pretty much every regular there in some capacity. It's an awesome place.

[Solorni]

Now we know why we don't interview Rach. That was so boring

[PrussianEmpire]

Now we know why we don't interview Rach. That was so boring

Well I had fun doing it!

[TEP CAEK]

UDL Considers Reopening Conclave

The UDL’s Chief of the Band, Mahaj has officially welcomed discussion among his merrymen on whether to reopen Conclave. It was an initial promise of Chief Mahaj’s that after six months of service, The UDL would take a vote on whether to reopen Conclave. Elections are not common in The United Defenders League and they only occurred once when Unibot stepped down as Chief and his successor, Chief Solm abdicated the title in favor of elections.

“To be honest, I'm glad to be upholding a campaign promise,” says Mahaj to EPNS. “Oftentimes people don't hold their promises, especially on re-election, and I have wanted to show that I am not one of those people”.

When asked whether or not, UDL’s new GCR Non-Intervention Policy would influence the discussion on the Conclave’s reintroduction; Mahaj said he was uncertain how large of a role the policy would play in the discussion but that he expected it to be discussed.

On the subject of what he expects will define his tenure as Chief, the leader spoke of his fresh outlook on foreign affairs policy.

“I think I've been more proactive in foreign affair, in reaching out to many different regions and organizations that we wouldn't necessarily have reached out to in the past,” says Mahaj. “Most of this is still fairly quiet, but those inside the UDL are being kept aware of the progress to an extent, and I'm really proud of the work our Foreign Affairs department has done”.

But with the most important question of all, the Chief was clear and uniequivocal…

“Puffins vs. Penguins? No contest. Puffins. I hate Penguins – I’m a Caps fan”.

Discussion on reopening Conclave is expected to take several weeks.

[Anumia]

Interesting. Will Unibot resume power?

[PrussianEmpire]

Interesting. Will Unibot resume power?

Heh probably not. I think he's enjoying not having to run the whole show.

[Anumia]

Interesting. Will Unibot resume power?

Heh probably not. I think he's enjoying not having to run the whole show.

It's probably smarter for the UDL to keep him as a loose cannon instead of Chief of the Cannons

[Ambroscus Koth]

I hate Penguins – I’m a Caps fan”.

For real though, fuck the Penguins.

[Hobbesistan]

I hate Penguins – I’m a Caps fan”.

For real though, fuck the Penguins.

Someone is jelly at our pens, no?

[TEP CAEK]

The East Pacific's Official Statement regarding Osiris

The Puffin Delegate of The East Pacific, Bachtendekuppen, states the position The East Pacific is taking regarding recent events in Osiris.

The East Pacific takes note of the happenings in Osiris since this morning, when Delegate Venico introduced a regime change involving the Brotherhood of Malice and other raider groups.

Since The East Pacific closed its embassy with Osiris months ago, and observing that these actions are the result of political tensions within the region itself without the impetus of an outside force or a straight-forward coup, The East Pacific can only conclude that this is an internal matter between two factions of the Osiris population which marks a new episode in a continued power struggle, absent any constitution whatsoever.

While we hope to see a stable and prosperous Osiris arise once again in the future, our region most values the independence and right to self-determination for all regions, and will not intervene in internal politics.

[Unibot III]

A swift response!

[Tano]

Excellent.

[TEP CAEK]

The East Pacific set to become a Defender Region!
"Defender Act" Passes 7-1 in the Magisterium.


Supporters cheer the landmark decision.

A media storm erupted outside of The Magisterium as new developments poured in – people began cheering and waving chartreuse flags and banners. The Provost, A Slanted Black Stripe had just announced that “The Defender Act” had passed in The Magisterium with a near unanimous vote. 7-1.

“Liberty! Equality! Fraternity! Dignity!” screamed the chorus of supporters, who had been camping outside of The Magisterium in support of the historic vote since last Friday. The Defender Act officially affirms the identity of a “defender region” for The East Pacific and identifies The East Pacific Sovereign Army as a “defender army”.

The legislative milestone contains some key compromises, like maintaining The East Pacific’s “legal powers and responsibilities to protect its region and its allies from enemies abroad” and protecting the equality of all its members, regardless of their military alignment. Overall however, the move is seen as a motivational document that will help inspire participation and activity, as well as bolstering The East Pacific’s presence abroad.

Since the vote has passed, it now seeks ratification by the delegate, who pledged not to veto the bill earlier when he greeted supporters in The Magisterium with open arms.

“We as a region believe this is a logical next step to take,” says Bachtendekuppen. “I myself was certainly skeptical of the motion at first, but there was a thorough debate and the Magisterium really came together over the decision”.

The Puffin Delegate was also clear that this decision would not affect The East Pacific’s culture of acceptance and respect for diversity.

“While moving forward as a Defender region,” says Bachtendekuppen, “We also think it is important that we continue to honor those values of respect and friendship, acceptance and tolerance, which have brought us all together and helped make The East Pacific to what it is today”.

The lone dissenting Magister, Old Federalia told The Magisterium that his vote was representative of various non-Magisters who had expressed misgivings about the proposal, “As a neutral player, I would vote abstain. As a magister, I must express the sentiment of people who cannot vote”.

Magister Ramaeus, one of the many Magisters who supported the motion, said he was excited to see the changes and how they developed.

“The East Pacific going defender means coming closer to the execution of the values that The East Pacific has espoused in the past,” says Ramaeus, “brotherhood, liberty, and equality”.

PrussianEmpire nodded in agreement with his fellow Magister – resisting the flurry of media scrums outside of the Magisterium’s doors.

“I think it is an exciting time to be in The East Pacific,” says Prussia, “For the first time in our history, we have an opportunity to really help the greater NationStates community. For too long we have been isolationist and I feel this is a good first step onto the world stage. Finally, I believe this will not only allow us to create trans-regional ties with armies we do not traditionally work with, but will further strengthen our ties with allies such as Lazarus and the UDL”.

Other Magisters like Xoriet, who was just recently promoted to lieutenant in The East Pacific Sovereign Army, were also happy to comment. Xoriet said she was “truly excited” about the move.

“I've been in support of the idea since before it was brought to the Magisterial vote. The fact that it is coming true is encouraging news for the future of The East Pacific”.

Overall, commentators are calling this a landmark decision and a decisive test for its democratic process which is sure to set the stage for many new developments for The East Pacific. Ratification is expected to take place later today.

- TEP NEWS.