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[The Star Enpire]

In issue 1771 "Isn’t There Someone You Forgot to Ask?", there appear to be some pronoun confusion:

1. “Oh, it just isn’t fair!” pitifully cries Wally Silva, who recently hired a mobster to beat their ex into ‘amenable jelly’. “I haven’t seen my worse half in years, but they still refuse to sign our split! Without that, I’m still married under Violet’s perfect will! I can’t remarry, I can’t date, I can’t even ask for a dance at the Heliotrope Jamboree without the congregation reaching for the adultery stones! I never wanted to resort to senseless violence but I had no choice! I beg you for mercy, Councillor-Enperor Pier II—require split signing for all separated Violet couples!”

2. “You’re can’t force me to sign anything,” sneers the offending ex in question while nursing their violet bruises with an ice pack. “The holy Mauve Marriage Memorandum is clear; Wally has given me no good cause to separate, so I have no reason to give consent for a split. Instead, your government should focus on arresting those heathen thugs who laid their hands on me. And lock away Wally while you’re at it—a little hard time and he will be crawling back as my grateful spouse, I’m sure.”

Option one refers to Wally's ex as "their ex", but option two refers back to Wally as "he".

[Rejistania]

1864 assumes that leader uses an self-driving car when I chose to use a random car of the fleet and is "held together by bumper stickers supporting the opposition", so very much not a top of the line car. I don't know in which issue I selected that option.

[Lipizia]

In the problem 587, there's writen "a humanoid robot announced its intentions to serve as the nation’s first android federal judge". But not every nation is federal! I think that they're actually even a minority but who cares of that.

[The Free Joy State]

I wonder if the validity of issue #1821, "A Dilemma of (Musical) Note" could be looked to. My nation has banned the internet (I can see that in my policies), but my leader is being interviewed by a WhoTube personality, and -- while the personality could be famous outside of the nation -- option one indicates it will be viewed on a national scale "in a nationwide broadcast".

I suppose that it could be a televised interview by a domestically unknown WhoTuber (though the last option talks of breaking her camera), but considering the wording, I thought it worth raising.

[TalAkMaChen]

1864 assumes that leader uses an self-driving car when I chose to use a random car of the fleet and is "held together by bumper stickers supporting the opposition", so very much not a top of the line car. I don't know in which issue I selected that option.

The second one would be an effect from #1450.

[Stalliongrad and Far-Eastern Territories]

Just had the Harry Potter Censorship Row issue crop up, and it got me to thinking it may be time to retire it. I think just about everyone is familiar with the author's tarnishing of her legacy at this point, which has definitely placed Potter into a much different cultural context than when the issue was written.

Further, the presence of a real-life intellectual property in an issue is a fairly significant break in what has become general practice for NS issues, and as it's an orphan issue with a binary choice and no follow-ups, its removal shouldn't have any mechanical knock-on effects.

[Almonaster Nuevo]

Generally Max's original issues are treated as untouchable.

Rather than lose it, why not just change the name to say Perry Hooter?

[Stalliongrad and Far-Eastern Territories]

Because that doesn't address the way in which the cultural discourse around the property has changed?

Back in the day the issue was about religious conservatives wanting the books banned, these days there's a very different cultural valence to them, and it's people on the other side of the aisle advocating boycotts etc due to their racist content, conservative themes, and the leverage of the wealth the IP generates for the conducting of an anti-civil rights campaign.

Times have moved on and the issue is outdated. Adjusting it to reflect how things have changed would likely be a huge wasp nest, so why not make a clean break of it?

[Too opressive]

Because that doesn't address the way in which the cultural discourse around the property has changed?

Back in the day the issue was about religious conservatives wanting the books banned, these days there's a very different cultural valence to them, and it's people on the other side of the aisle advocating boycotts etc due to their racist content, conservative themes, and the leverage of the wealth the IP generates for the conducting of an anti-civil rights campaign.

Times have moved on and the issue is outdated. Adjusting it to reflect how things have changed would likely be a huge wasp nest, so why not make a clean break of it?

Issues reflect their times. When nations begin, they end up with what NS looked like at the start, and progress through the issues (kind of). This gives nations a way to experience both the way NS was while also having their own ages reflecting the decisions they make over periods of time.

I've also realized that you could just add an option voicing modern concern and be done with it, but that's no fun. My take is just to let the past be, and not ry and rewrite it. Otherwise, you could cause a rift between those who remember before and those who only know after

[Stalliongrad and Far-Eastern Territories]

Issues reflect their times. When nations begin, they end up with what NS looked like at the start, and progress through the issues (kind of). This gives nations a way to experience both the way NS was while also having their own ages reflecting the decisions they make over periods of time.

I've also realized that you could just add an option voicing modern concern and be done with it, but that's no fun. My take is just to let the past be, and not ry and rewrite it. Otherwise, you could cause a rift between those who remember before and those who only know after

A rift between those who remember before and those who only know after? What on earth are you talking about? That's a nonsense argument you could deploy to argue against ever revising anything.

Never updating the new player experience creates a barrier to entry, particularly when issues relate to outdated pop culture references.

[Luna Amore]

Absent a directive from Max himself, we're not going to remove or significantly alter one of his issues.

The root problem of that issue is censorship. The shift in public opinion of JK Rowling does not change the dilemma presented.

[Kispaming]

Issue: Crawling On My Skin (1765)

There seems to be a grammatical gender problem in the second choice:
“You think I chose this?” retorts the pockmarked visage of the travel critic in question, Victoria Taffs, who in fact chose to sleep in the infamous, bug-infested “No-Tell Mo-Tel” last month before embarking on his review tour. “I gave a nasty hovel my business and now my wallet is on the line? Hotels oughta be held responsible for harboring the infestation! Tell you what, you should force the penny-pinching padrones at the No-Tell Mo-Tel to pay for fumigating my pad.” She takes a gander at your expensive divan. “Mind if I have a seat?”

The name seems to be generating from the female pool of names. The first pronoun is male, and the last one is female.

[Brezzia]

Issue: Apostropocalypse Now (1,563)

Maybe it's not a topic for this thread. This issue is extremely anglocentric. The game does not let user set a national language, but assuming every nation is English speaking is like considering other languages do not exist at all.

[The Grass Cult]

Issue: Cyclist? More Like Cycle-Pest (1826)

The second option (visible to me), wherein a doctor recommends banning propelled vehicles, uses the wrong demonym, being the adjective instead of the noun.
In my nation, this displays "Imagine how the average Grass’s cardiovascular health will improve", instead of "Imagine how the average Grassling’s cardiovascular health will improve".

[Kractero]

Issue: Cyclist? More Like Cycle-Pest (1826)

The second option (visible to me), wherein a doctor recommends banning propelled vehicles, uses the wrong demonym, being the adjective instead of the noun.
In my nation, this displays "Imagine how the average Grass’s cardiovascular health will improve", instead of "Imagine how the average Grassling’s cardiovascular health will improve".

Issue: Crawling On My Skin (1765)

There seems to be a grammatical gender problem in the second choice:
“You think I chose this?” retorts the pockmarked visage of the travel critic in question, Victoria Taffs, who in fact chose to sleep in the infamous, bug-infested “No-Tell Mo-Tel” last month before embarking on his review tour. “I gave a nasty hovel my business and now my wallet is on the line? Hotels oughta be held responsible for harboring the infestation! Tell you what, you should force the penny-pinching padrones at the No-Tell Mo-Tel to pay for fumigating my pad.” She takes a gander at your expensive divan. “Mind if I have a seat?”

The name seems to be generating from the female pool of names. The first pronoun is male, and the last one is female.

Got them

[Tikitikiphonkland]

After Feels the aura meat was found in the popular beef lasagne sold by supermarket Humongo-Mart, a scandal has erupted over lax food safety standards.

Lasagne should be lasagna. Correct me if I’m wrong

[Dexterra]

After Feels the aura meat was found in the popular beef lasagne sold by supermarket Humongo-Mart, a scandal has erupted over lax food safety standards.

Lasagne should be lasagna. Correct me if I’m wrong

'Lasagne' is the plural of 'lasagna.'

[Tikitikiphonkland]

Lasagne should be lasagna. Correct me if I’m wrong

'Lasagne' is the plural of 'lasagna.'

Sorry I was once esl and I thought lasanga plural is lasagnas

[Trotterdam]

I thought that lasagna was a mass noun, like "water" or "bread".

[Almonaster Nuevo]

Sorry I was once esl and I thought lasanga plural is lasagnas

A lot of people do.

[TalAkMaChen]

I got the new #1867 on several nations with the "no automobiles" policy. How? Cares are not legal in those nations, why then bother about cheap imports? The issue is not just about producing cars for export, but having them in @@name@@ - thus, nations without cars should not get that issue at all.

[Luna Amore]

I got the new #1867 on several nations with the "no automobiles" policy. How? Cares are not legal in those nations, why then bother about cheap imports? The issue is not just about producing cars for export, but having them in @@name@@ - thus, nations without cars should not get that issue at all.

I see the problem. Pinged admin to fix something on the backend.

This has been fixed.

[Brezzia]

Issue: A Crypto for the Comrades? (1,482)

Option 3 starts with “Maybe those United Federation dogs have the right idea,” but it does not explain what idea. The character changes the topic (“The truth of the matter is that [..]").

[East Chimore]

Got this answering issue 153 A Taxing Dilemma choosing to keep taxes in place. Is this intended behavior?

[Trotterdam]

Probably #1868 4: "swat teams risk their lives confiscating children's stick weapons" -> "SWAT" is an acronym, so it should be in all-caps.