Embassy of the South Pacific

by **Lord Dominator** » Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:34 pm

Bring me the fenda-TSP!

by **Cormactopia Prime** » Sun Jun 16, 2019 6:02 pm

Congratulations to those elected. Looking forward to seeing the South Pacific doing some new and interesting things.

by **The Holy Principality of Saint Mark** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 1:53 pm

Congratulations to the newly elected officers!
TWP looks forward to working with you.

by **Catalyse** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 3:48 pm

Congratulations to everyone. Those names were a bit hard to read against the white background though.

Not that I couldn't tell who each person was.

by **Aclion** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:10 pm

Oh hey I know who some of those people are

by **Witchcraft and Sorcery** » Thu Jul 04, 2019 2:54 pm

SPSF and Friends' Fourth of July Party of Freedom and Justice

Freedom Fighters from the SPSF:

Minister of Military Affairs Witchcraft and Sorcery
General United States of Vietnam
Trainee Untied Provinces of Atlantica

But it wasn't just us! Defending liberty and justice takes teamwork. And what's a BBQ without friends?

Allies in the defense of liberty
RRA - Neop
RRA - Frattastan IV
RRA - Ravania Lupa
TGW - Hired Contractor II
TGW - Deadeye Jack
TGW - Sir Merlin/Kingdom of Circle of Magi
TITO - Twobagger
Tupelope

Happy Independence day from all of us at the SPSF and across the defender world!

by **Pretty Girls** » Thu Jul 04, 2019 2:55 pm

Yo, congrats. Eats all of the cookout food

by **Cormactopia Prime** » Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:30 pm

I'm sure all the non-Americans in the South Pacific are just loving the theme of this report.

Anyway, congratulations on your victories though!

by **Witchcraft and Sorcery** » Thu Jul 04, 2019 4:12 pm

Well, I’m an American, and I wrote the post, so it was my prerogative as to the theme. And I love me some freedom.

Thanks y’all! I’m excited for SPSF to join in on the defender reports fun.

by **RiderSyl** » Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:26 pm

That image is too large.

by **Lord Dominator** » Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:28 pm

The delegates channel on TSP's Discord was recently made shark themed (yes, in relation to Seraph).

Mall recently returned to Gameplay.

I do not think this is a coincidence.

by **Glen-Rhodes** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 3:34 am

Witchcraft and Sorcery wrote:Well, I’m an American, and I wrote the post, so it was my prerogative as to the theme. And I love me some freedom.

Thanks y’all! I’m excited for SPSF to join in on the defender reports fun.

Not gonna lie, I thought you were another German

by **Ryccia** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 5:37 am

This makes me proud of the SPSF.

by **Roavin** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 6:18 am

Glen-Rhodes wrote:
Witchcraft and Sorcery wrote:Well, I’m an American, and I wrote the post, so it was my prerogative as to the theme. And I love me some freedom.

Thanks y’all! I’m excited for SPSF to join in on the defender reports fun.

Not gonna lie, I thought you were another German

He's not a fellow german but he speaks german better than quite a few nominal germans do!

Hm, german themed shitpost. Idea for next tie. Bratwurst, anyone?

by **Witchcraft and Sorcery** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 9:11 am

Roavin wrote:
Glen-Rhodes wrote:
Not gonna lie, I thought you were another German

He's not a fellow german but he speaks german better than quite a few nominal germans do!

Hm, german themed shitpost. Idea for next tie. Bratwurst, anyone?

I was thinking about writing one in German honestly...

Edit: But yes Glen, I am an American. I have been living in Germany/Austria the entire time I've been back in TSP though, up until about one week ago, so I definitely understand the confusion.

by **Cosmopolitan Borovan II** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 9:32 pm

Ii donnt gettt y their beeeds 2 be a repport onn thiis deffence itt it iss is shtupid and likke y

by **Reploid Productions** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:03 pm

Cosmopolitan Borovan II wrote:Ii donnt gettt y their beeeds 2 be a repport onn thiis deffence itt it iss is shtupid and likke y

There is a fine line between not-actionable shitposting and pure flamebaity spam. This firmly falls into the latter camp.

*** Borovan, WARNED for flamebait/spam. ***

by **United Federated States of Omega** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 4:48 pm

Season 3 Episode 1: Seraph

In this episode of Real Time, Omega sits down with outgoing TSP delegate Seraph. They discuss Seraph's time in the job, what he's accomplished, his future plans, and his legacy as a delegate. You're not going to want to miss this. The Podcast may be found by clicking the link above or using this URL: https://anchor.fm/tsp-real-time/episodes/Seraph-e4hoia

Real Time is TSP's flagship audio news service. RT is conducted in interview form where we sit down and interview various newsmakers from across NS. Real Time will soon be available wherever you listen to podcasts.

by **TSP Foreign Office** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 2:21 pm

Statement from the Cabinet of the Coalition of The South Pacific
Regarding Mass Ejections in The East Pacific

The Cabinet of The South Pacific is deeply concerned with the ongoing developments within our allied partner The East Pacific. When our regions signed the January Accords, we opened the treaty with a dedication to “promot[ing] the ideals of democracy, unity and peace.” Several actions undertaken by the Fedele administration leave us worried about our sister Feeder’s commitment to democratic governance.

The mass ejection of innocent nations is a serious red flag that we can no longer ignore. The Fedele administration has adopted a program of freely ejecting any nation that is not a member of the World Assembly, has not applied for official citizenship via The East Pacific forum, and maintains the default NationStates flag. These nations have been dubbed “marsupials” in an effort to lessen the negative image of mass ejections, which have historically indicated the rise of an anti-democratic regime in Game-Created Regions.

While the Cabinet makes no claims to be authorities on the laws of The East Pacific, Article F, Section 7 of the Concordat of The East Pacific states in clear terms: “Each nation may enter or leave the region freely, unless that nation is convicted of a crime by the Conclave.” This is not a right guaranteed only to “citizens,” but to “each nation” of The East Pacific. We cannot find any law of The East Pacific that declares not being a World Assembly member, not being a citizen, or maintaining the default flag a crime. Unless The East Pacific is able to provide a clear and precise legal justification for these mass ejections, we must strongly condemn them as anti-democratic and contrary to the commitments made in the January Accords to promote the ideals of democracy.

Additionally, the Cabinet is dismayed at the increased presence and influence of members of the Rahl Family and Lone Wolves United, two groups in NationStates that have perpetrated several coups d’etat and infiltrations of Game-Created Regions. While the Rahl Family portrays itself as an innocent roleplaying group, the Cabinet recognizes that this is merely a façade for the group known as the Empire, which has been prohibited from joining The South Pacific due to its history of threats to our region. The increasing influence of Lone Wolves United is equally worrying, given their history of slowly infiltrating and subsequently overthrowing the Celestial Union of Lazarus. The recent election to the Magisterium of Aleister/Lamb Stone, who helped perpetrate the Lazarus coup, amplifies those concerns. While the Cabinet should not and cannot interfere in the self-determination and internal governance of The East Pacific, we fear that history may be repeating itself.

As an ally of The East Pacific, we implore the Fedele administration to cease the anti-democratic purges of innocent nations and reaffirm The East Pacific’s commitment to the ideals of democracy.

Signed,
The Cabinet

by **Davelands** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:28 pm

Two clarifications :

(1) "The Fedele administration has adopted a program of freely ejecting any nation that is not a member of the World Assembly, has not applied for official citizenship via The East Pacific forum, and maintains the default NationStates flag."

That is not correct. First we see if a nation is still flying the default flag. If so, then we check to see if they are in the WA, if not, we check to see if they are TEP citizens. If they are not citizens, then they are shown to be marsupials and removed from our presence.

You are making it look like we are ejecting all non - WA and all non - citizen nations and all nations that is flying the default flag.

(2) "While the Rahl Family portrays itself as an innocent roleplaying group, the Cabinet recognizes that this is merely a façade for the group known as the Empire, which has been prohibited from joining The South Pacific due to its history of threats to our region."

Rahl is not a role-playing group. We are the best of the best in NationStates. Also, I've been a member of Rahl for years and Empire is only brought up by outsiders looking for a scapegoat. While there are a couple of Rahl members who were part of that old, dead organization, a comparison between the two is ridiculous.

by **Killer Kitty** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:31 pm

Oh, look, TSP trying to interfere with a GCR again, just like they did in Lazarus with CU. You guys gonna publish another anonymous article to try to rile up the natives, just like you did for Lazarus, or is Roavin all booked up this week?

by **Numero Capitan** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:37 pm

Killer Kitty wrote:Oh, look, TSP trying to interfere with a GCR again, just like they did in Lazarus with CU. You guys gonna publish another anonymous article to try to rile up the natives, just like you did for Lazarus, or is Roavin all booked up this week?

Last week: "There is nothing to defend. I can't speak on TEP, a region that I know next to nothing about and am not involved in."

And yet here he is in a flash...

by **Killer Kitty** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:39 pm

Numero Capitan wrote:Last week: "There is nothing to defend. I can't speak on TEP, a region that I know next to nothing about and am not involved in."

And yet here he is in a flash...

Yes. I have nothing to do with TEP.

But TSP trying to subvert a GCR? I'm plenty experienced in that.

by **Cormactopia Prime** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:48 pm

A strong statement from the South Pacific. Thank you to the Cabinet of the South Pacific for having the courage to actually say something.

by **Numero Capitan** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:48 pm

Killer Kitty wrote:
Numero Capitan wrote:Last week: "There is nothing to defend. I can't speak on TEP, a region that I know next to nothing about and am not involved in."

And yet here he is in a flash...

Yes. I have nothing to do with TEP.

But TSP trying to subvert a GCR? I'm plenty experienced in that.

By quoting a disregarded part of the Concordat at its long standing ally? Spooky. Hardly piling its remaining members from its dead raider community into the region.

You're very quick to defend your friends when you have a self-professed ignorance to the actual matters at hand.

FWIW this is a bit of a non-issue but I'd rather regions/delegates stopped the lame and tired memes from other regions in the absence of adding anything interesting to the region of their own, but some nations have a proclivity for mediocrity.

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