The Rejected Realms Embassy

[The Notorious Mad Jack]

#breadcoup is a go.

[Xoriet]

#breadcoup is a go.

Hail Sarah and the #breadcoup~

[The Church of Satan]

I know I was a crusty old man before but it was never so literal until now. I identify as a delicious french bread. No liberation required.

[Drop Your Pants]

I know I was a crusty old man before but it was never so literal until now. I identify as a delicious french bread. No liberation required.

You're not even slightly burnt yet my boy

[RiderSyl]

I know I was a crusty old man before but it was never so literal until now. I identify as a delicious french bread. No liberation required.

i know you meant no harm CoS but can ya not use "I identify as a [inanimate object]"? thx

[Comfed]

I’m burnt toast. Burnt avocado toast.

[Qvait]

What a delicious slice of bread! It'd be a shame if someone ate TRR's delegate.

[Comfed]

What a delicious slice of bread! It'd be a shame if someone ate TRR's delegate.

Don't hurt defender unity!

[Jar Wattinree]

#breadcoup is a go.

Hail Sarah and the #breadcoup~

Delicious. Allow me to annex this loaf of bread.

[The Church of Satan]

i know you meant no harm CoS but can ya not use "I identify as a [inanimate object]"? thx

Yeah, wasn't goin' for...that. Regardless, the spirit of a baguette resides within me and screams "Pour le pain!"

[One Small Island]

Bake Bread Great Again!

[North Prarie]

Let's get this bread, TRR.

[Glacikaldr]

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WA Delegate: Sarah
| Officer of Culture: Nakari | Officer of Foreign Affairs: Nequedum |
| Officer of the World Assembly: Jamie | Officer Without Portfolio: Robespierre |
Speaker of the Assembly: Dyl

Birth of TRR's Diplomatic Corps in earnest
By Nequedum


Neq holding a press conference after a long meeting with his secretary, Ann

Although our ambassadors have long been referred to internally as our Diplomatic Corps, our recent embassy assignment overhaul and adoption of new expectations have led to the birth of the Corps in earnest.

For you, this overhaul means either someone new has been assigned as your ambassador after preferencing your region highly or your continuing ambassador has had some of their prior ambassadorial duties divvied out and can now focus more time on our friendship with your region.

As for how our new expectations will play out, you are going to be seeing our ambassadors a lot more! Our ambassadors will continue to play their pivotal role of delivering our Foreign Updates, keeping you up-to-date on all things the Rejected Realms from upcoming events to the latest happenings, but they will also now be inviting you to our events in your RMB (and Discord servers) in a more consistent fashion. We want to build an enduring relationship with you that goes beyond posting infrequent updates!

We hope this more personalised experience will encourage more of our allies and friends to attend our regional holiday celebrations as well as participate in our interregional and invitational projects, such as The Rejected Times' Outlander Program. We look forward to seeing much more of you as well!

Officer Elections Conclude in the Rejected Realms
By Aga (from The Rejected Times)


Speaker Dyl removing Minsk after he was eliminated

The Rejected Realms' December 2020 Officer elections concluded on the 9th of December, with Nakari, Jamie, Robespierre, and Nequedum emerging victorious, in that order. Nakari was assigned the role of Officer of Culture, Nequedum made Officer of Foreign Affairs, Jamie given Officer of the World Assembly, and Robespierre assigned as "Officer without Portfolio".

The elections were highly competitive, with Kral and Minskiev also running. You can read more, including coverage on each of the elected Officers' campaigns, from The Rejected Times in Brief News III.

Your Invitation to Rejectmas 2020
By Nakari


Neq having a serious chat with Rejects about keeping AI Dungeon contributions PG this year

We invite you to celebrate another hairy and smooth Rejectmas with us!

Every year, from 26th December to 1st January, the Rejected Realms celebrates Rejectmas. This is a holiday to celebrate being a Reject! (Though non-Rejects are welcome to join in, of course.)

Activities will again be divided between gameside, discordside, and forumside (yes, discordside is a thing now, shush!).

Gameside we have the Lord of Misrule taking over our RMB, a Card scavenger hunt, and a flag contest where the winner will have their flag flown during New Year's Day! Discordside we have a Home Alone movie night on the 29th and a game of Popmaster on the 26th! And last but not least, forumside we are yet again decorating the Rejectmas Tree, adventuring thanks to AI Dungeon, and running our 4th annual chess competition!

Show Rejectmas 2020 some love by upvoting our dispatch, and keep an eye on the dispatch as links and updates are added throughout the holiday.

Sneak Peek: Harry Potter and the Festival of Friends
By Nequedum



Harry Potter and the Festival of Friends, this year brought to you by the Rejected Realms, 10000 Islands, Greater Dienstad, The East Pacific, and The South Pacific, will be taking place once again. From the 30th of December to the 6th of January, there will be everything you have come to expect and much much more!

Activities will include art and writing competitions, Yule Ball roleplay, a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure game, multiple movie nights (I bet you can guess what we'll be watching), and a whole range of games!

The Discord server will be advertised on the 28th, allowing for sorting to commence—although Slytherin will no doubt win again.

In other news:

• Updated embassy guidelines and an improved FAQ have been released.
• The Discarded Card League, TRR's regional card program, has launched with membership open to non-Rejects.
• The Rejected Times' Outlander Program welcomes article submissions from non-staff and even non-residents! You may also like to subscribe to The Rejected Times.

[Glacikaldr]

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WA Delegate: Jamie
| Officer of Culture: Nakari | Officer of Foreign Affairs: Glacikaldr |
| Officer of Outreach: Agalaesia | Officer of World Assembly: Robespierre |
Speaker of the Assembly: Dyl

TRR Government Unrocks the Boat
By Glacikaldr


Delegate Jamie sharing their family's experience the following morning.

Following the December 2020 Officer elections, former Delegate Sarah introduced the Officer Without Portfolio position in place of the Officer of Outreach to appease Officer Robespierre who had no interest in Outreach, assuming Outreach duties herself.

However, this changed upon the election of Delegate Jamie on January 25, 2021. The former Officer Without Portfolio, Officer Robespierre, was now happy to take the Delegate's prior role, Officer of World Assembly. Agalaesia was later elected uncontested for the vacant position of Officer of Outreach.

Hence, the Rejected Realms' (TRR) is now enjoying a return to normalcy: where the Delegate may proceed with their duties unhampered by overseeing the Department of Outreach, which is now led by a dedicated Officer of Outreach instead, and the Officer Without Portfolio role remains no more. But were these both the right decisions?

Hypothetically, having a delegate also act as the Officer of Outreach can increase a delegate's emotional attachment to and personal stake in the successful integration of the gameside community into the citizenry. As for the Officer Without Portfolio role, it presented an unprecedented opportunity. The Officer Without Portfolio enjoyed the freedom of not having an established department to oversee, allowing for creativity to flourish.

Delegate Jamie, justifying this unrocking of the boat, explained: "Listen, it's late. To be frank, I simply made that decision because the currently elected Officers' interests lay in the more traditional Officer roles. I didn't forcefully get rid of the Officer Without Portfolio position! Can you please just leave me and my family alone now?! Hey, stop throwing rocks through our windows!"

In future, there may be an Officer candidate who stands with a first preference for Officer Without Portfolio. It remains to be seen whether the region will be able to reap much reward from such a role in action for a full term.

Meet the Partnership for Sovereignty
By Glacikaldr


The Partnership's logo, which invokes shields
forming a quasi-testudo, utilising the
color psychology of blue.

On January 26, 2021, the Partnership for Sovereignty was announced in a dedicated NationStates Gameplay subforum thread alongside its Charter.

The Partnership for Sovereignty is a Security Council voting bloc created to defend the values of self-determination, positive community, and respect for the World Assembly (WA) and its processes. Its member regions agree to collaborate to set voting recommendations in line with the principles of the Partnership and to coordinate campaigns on relevant proposals.

The Partnership's current member regions include 10000 Islands, The South Pacific, The Union of Democratic States, The Free Nations Region, Spiritus, and us, TRR.

Importantly, member regions are not required to have their WA Delegates vote according to the recommendations. As we attempt to ensure member regions generally share similar values, this was considered unnecessary. Instead, the real value of this voting bloc for its founding member regions comes from having access to the necessary infrastructure to run larger and more impactful WA campaigns.

If your region is interested in joining the Partnership for Sovereignty or wishes to explore possible collaborations, please flag this with WA Delegates from the current member regions.

Cards, Cards, Cards! Cards Everywhere!
By Jamie



TRR officially launched its card scheme on November 13, 2020. This scheme, The Discarded Card League, seeks to both complement and encourage the growth of the card community beginning to form in TRR. The scheme, open to all resident nations, relies on voluntary donations that, in turn, fund awards and competitions. However, as the scheme's founder, I also regularly 'farm' cards to keep the deck of our card nation stocked with a desirable selection of legendaries.

This scheme was created with a number of different purposes in mind, from adding to our festivals and foreign affairs' events to encouraging the development of TRR card collecting to the point of it becoming a new cultural activity in its own right. Although the NationStates cards community is already wide and varied, I intend to help TRR emerge as a major player.

We are now planning our first solo pull event, which will be of either Season 1 Crazy Girl or Season 2 Frisbeeteria. This has been inspired by the success we enjoyed co-hosting a pull event with 10000 Islands and The South Pacific as part of the Partnership for Sovereignty's launch.

But why am I doing all this? Well, see, my own experience with cards has been one of positive self discovery. I began as a casual trader who just bought cards of friends as well as some legendaries that I came across from time to time. I later became a serious card player towards the end of last year. The current collections I’m working on include collecting Season 2 legendary cards and completing a ‘The Rejected Realms’ card collection. Working towards complete collections is a fun and fulfilling experience that I encourage anyone with an interest in cards to look into. Start off by pursuing a collection near and dear to your heart!

In other news:

• The Rejected Times' Outlander Program welcomes article submissions from non-staff and even non-residents!
• Subscribe to The Rejected Times here.
• Our weekly RMB Award Winners are announced here.
• See our embassy guidelines and FAQ here.

[Unibot III]

Excellent update. Personally I liked the idea of the Delegate assuming the Office of Outreach — it follows the Westminster tradition of PMs taking portfolios of their own in their cabinet. And nobody ever wants Outreach.

[Qvait]

Jamie is Jacinda Ardern, eh? I love it!

[Dyllypoly]

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Government

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World Assembly Delegate: Chimes

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Officer of Foreign Affairs: Dyllypoly


Officer of Culture: Grea Rejectopia


Officer of Outreach: Agalaesia


Officer of World Assembly: Crowheim

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Speaker of the Assembly: Minskyiv

Officer Elections result in Major Turnover

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by Fauxia

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The beginning of April always brings about elections for both Speaker of the Assembly and all four Officer positions. Minskyiv emerged victorious over Gorundu in the race for the Speakership. In the Officer elections, Dyl (Dyllypoly), Chipmunker (Crowheim), Agalaesia, and Grea Kriopia (Grea Rejectopia) were elected over the four-round format, a group which contained only one incumbent Officer. They were assigned the portfolios of Foreign Affairs, World Assembly, Outreach, and Culture, respectively. You can read more detailed coverage in The Rejected Times Issue LXVII.

Reject Awards!

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by Dyllypoly

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Hoping to celebrate the light of a year that brought so much dark, Culture Officer Nakari (Budgie Snugglers) brought forth the fourth-annual Reject Awards in early March. After a week for nominations and a week for voting, an awards ceremony was held and the recipients were recognized.

The awards were designed to highlight the contributions of Rejects in a variety of areas. Two recognized efforts in the Rejected Realms Army, honoring WA Officer Chipmunker as RRA Newcomer of the Year and Delegate Jamie (Chimes) - recipient of the Sir Lans Award at the 2020 Defender Awards - won the Greymarshes Achievement Award.

The three government-focused awards saw the first two sets of five joint victors. Jamie, who had been both an Officer and Speaker during 2020, and former Delegate and Officer Sarah (A Leaf on the Wind) earned an equal number of votes for Best Government Member, while Culture Officers Deadeye Jack and Nakari were awarded with Most Outstanding Officer. Best Staff Member - awarded for contributions made without holding office - was won by Chipmunker.

Other awards recognized contributions to other aspects of the region. Guy and The Grim Reaper (Siam Meow) both won Best Legislator for their work in the Assembly, Outreach Officer Agalaesia earned the Pen and Paper Award for his efforts as the first Editor-in-Chief of an independent TRT, and regional pollster Thepeopl won Most Outstanding RMBer. Rejects had two favorite events this year: Harry Potter and the Festival of Friends and the existence of Outbound, a notorious Reject who was banned last March. Meanwhile, a post denoting the levels of Frattastan's joy won Quote of the Year.

The final set of awards focused on general regional contribution. FA Officer Dyllypoly won Newcomer of the Year while Jamie and Frattastan IV jointly won the Veteran Reject Award. Lastly, in the most notable award of the event, Deadeye Jack won Reject of the Year for his extensive efforts and time spent as Delegate and Culture Officer during 2020.

In all, the 2020 Reject Awards were great fun and commemorated the highlights of a year in which we all needed just a little more light.

Regional Holidays bring Fabulous Festivities

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by Dyllypoly

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Two smaller-scale events were held in late April to commemorate notable dates for The Rejected Realms and the world, respectively.

Earth Day - designated as April 22 - serves as an important day to denote support for environmental protection and show care for the planet on which we all live. In recognition of this, small festivities were planned in order to commemorate the day: an environmental poll was held, fun facts were shared on the Regional Message Board, a discord theme day was held, and former Culture Officer Nakari led a nature-themed Popmaster that weekend. Our friends from Forest, Spiritus, and The East Pacific joined in on the events of the day: each region colored their World Factbook Entry green and many Regional Officers shifted to environment-themed flags. In the end, the event was great fun and we thank all participating regions for their involvement.

A few days later, The Rejected Realms celebrated an important milestone, turning eighteen on April 27. A pull event was held for long-time Reject Crazy Girl’s card and a regional Spotify playlist was created to show the diverse tastes of our citizens. That night, a regional history Jeopardy game was hosted by The Church of Satan, with Deadeye Jack blowing away the competition for an impressive win.

In all, the two events provided for some pleasant festivities and two wonderful opportunities for greater bonding.

Reorganized Ranks in the Rejected Realms Army

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by Dyllypoly

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In late February, RRA Commander Frattastan IV announced a reorganized ranking system for tracking soldiers’ progress in the Rejected Realms Army. From lowest to highest, the new ranks were Scout, Trooper, Lancer, Specialist, and Corporal. Most include a specific set of benchmarks needed to attain the rank, while Corporal will be awarded solely by recommendation from an RRA Officer. The higher leadership roles, however, will remain by appointment and separate from the new ranks.

These new ranks also came with an improved system for tracking involvement in the RRA, and at the beginning of April, Chipmunker (Crowheim) became the first soldier to be promoted under the new system.

In other news:

• Check out the May Culture Calendar and come join us for some fun events!
• The Rejected Times' Outlander Program welcomes article submissions from non-staff and even non-residents!
• Subscribe to The Rejected Times here.
• Our weekly RMB Award Winners are announced here.
• See our embassy guidelines and FAQ here.

[Dyllypoly]

Statement on New Pacific Order-The Rejected Realms Relations

Almost five years ago, the Peace Accords between the New Pacific Order and The Rejected Realms were declared null and void following a contentious year of relations between the two. However, circumstances and perspectives have shifted since then, and the governments of each region have agreed that now is the time to reconcile and begin to rebuild relations. As such, The Pacific and The Rejected Realms have begun the process of constructing embassies in hopes of working towards future communication and congeniality.

The government of The Rejected Realms looks forward to positive future relations with the New Pacific Order.

Chimes, Delegate of The Rejected Realms
Dyllypoly, Foreign Affairs Officer

[Cormactopia Prime]

Almost five years ago, the Peace Accords between the New Pacific Order and The Rejected Realms were declared null and void following a contentious year of relations between the two. However, circumstances and perspectives have shifted since then, and the governments of each region have agreed that now is the time to reconcile and begin to rebuild relations.

I'll be the one to ask, I guess: Why? Why is now the time? Why is there ever a time? Why can't there just not be a time?

I've never understood why the other Feeders and Sinkers go through this cycle with the NPO: NPO does bad things --> other Feeders and Sinkers cut relations --> NPO promises not to do bad things --> other Feeders and Sinkers insist they're not buying it this time --> later, other Feeders and Sinkers proceed to buy it, insisting that "it's time," but without really offering much in the way of explanation for why this is the time to reinstate relations with the NPO, or why there ever is such a time.

So can anyone in the Rejected Realms, or any of the other Feeders and Sinkers that have made this decision for that matter, explain why this continual pattern with the NPO? Is there something you're missing out on by not having relations with the NPO that leaves you clamoring for them again, or is it just that institutional memories in NationStates are so poor that eventually you all forget why you cut relations in the first place, how aghast you were by their past conduct, and how many times this has happened and how many times they've committed to not doing it again only to turn around and do exactly the same thing all over again?

I don't get it.

[Crazy girl]

Just checking if there's pigs flying somewhere, I'm agreeing with Cormac.

[Tinhampton]

I was not told about any aspect of this decision, or any events that could have led to such a decision, in any setting by any individual before I saw the above announcement.

[The Moonstar]

Almost five years ago, the Peace Accords between the New Pacific Order and The Rejected Realms were declared null and void following a contentious year of relations between the two. However, circumstances and perspectives have shifted since then, and the governments of each region have agreed that now is the time to reconcile and begin to rebuild relations.

I'll be the one to ask, I guess: Why? Why is now the time? Why is there ever a time? Why can't there just not be a time?

I've never understood why the other Feeders and Sinkers go through this cycle with the NPO: NPO does bad things --> other Feeders and Sinkers cut relations --> NPO promises not to do bad things --> other Feeders and Sinkers insist they're not buying it this time --> later, other Feeders and Sinkers proceed to buy it, insisting that "it's time," but without really offering much in the way of explanation for why this is the time to reinstate relations with the NPO, or why there ever is such a time.

So can anyone in the Rejected Realms, or any of the other Feeders and Sinkers that have made this decision for that matter, explain why this continual pattern with the NPO? Is there something you're missing out on by not having relations with the NPO that leaves you clamoring for them again, or is it just that institutional memories in NationStates are so poor that eventually you all forget why you cut relations in the first place, how aghast you were by their past conduct, and how many times this has happened and how many times they've committed to not doing it again only to turn around and do exactly the same thing all over again?

I don't get it.

I don't get it either. I totally agree, we should go further on this and blacklist/png all people and regions that do bad things over and over again. Including regions/people such as: The Black Hawks, Lone Wolves United, Balder, TNP, TWP, Varanius, The Grey Wardens, LILY, Europeia, Tim, the LKE, essentially all people known to have couped or participates in raiding (except against Fash).

The only people and regions not doing bad things, are defender (except TGW) and or don't participate in any of that stuff. If I missed someone/somewhere on the list that wasn't blanketed already, my apologies.

[Klaus Devestatorie]

Almost five years ago, the Peace Accords between the New Pacific Order and The Rejected Realms were declared null and void following a contentious year of relations between the two. However, circumstances and perspectives have shifted since then, and the governments of each region have agreed that now is the time to reconcile and begin to rebuild relations.

I'll be the one to ask, I guess: Why? Why is now the time? Why is there ever a time? Why can't there just not be a time?

I've never understood why the other Feeders and Sinkers go through this cycle with the NPO: NPO does bad things --> other Feeders and Sinkers cut relations --> NPO promises not to do bad things --> other Feeders and Sinkers insist they're not buying it this time --> later, other Feeders and Sinkers proceed to buy it, insisting that "it's time," but without really offering much in the way of explanation for why this is the time to reinstate relations with the NPO, or why there ever is such a time.

So can anyone in the Rejected Realms, or any of the other Feeders and Sinkers that have made this decision for that matter, explain why this continual pattern with the NPO? Is there something you're missing out on by not having relations with the NPO that leaves you clamoring for them again, or is it just that institutional memories in NationStates are so poor that eventually you all forget why you cut relations in the first place, how aghast you were by their past conduct, and how many times this has happened and how many times they've committed to not doing it again only to turn around and do exactly the same thing all over again?

I don't get it.

Because everything's made up and the points don't matter.

[The Church of Satan]

I'd hate to be proven wrong, but I feel like for the first time, in all my time in NationStates, The Pacific might actually want friends instead of colonies. Moving on from Francoism sounded too good to be true, but they appear to have finally left it behind. Their reforms certainly sound convincing. I'm not denying the possibility that it's all a really big ruse, but until I'm proven wrong, I'm prepared to give reconciliation a shot.

[The Moonstar]

I'd hate to be proven wrong, but I feel like for the first time, in all my time in NationStates, The Pacific might actually want friends instead of colonies. Moving on from Francoism sounded too good to be true, but they appear to have finally left it behind. Their reforms certainly sound convincing. I'm not denying the possibility that it's all a really big ruse, but until I'm proven wrong, I'm prepared to give reconciliation a shot.

That's because Xoriet and Elegarth and some others would do whatever they could to not let things like that happen. The people who would be for playing the game in ways like that don't really exist in the NPO anymore or are inactive/play things other than NS. Finally the current leadership and contributors to the region that aren't the gameplay types like Xori/Ele don't really play polsim stuff like we do in NS.

Even if it were to be assumed no one cared about non NPO opinions or reactions, it would be too much a bother to do any of it anyways.