The Writers' Block

[Phydios]

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The Issue Editors have asked for a freeze on all pandemic-related issues; this sounds like it would qualify.

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Doesn't seem likely to me -- if a pharma company were to give away a drug for free, they'd choose who they give it to, not "sell it for nothing". After all, even without any underlying situation a rival could buy up their entire stock, and then resell it as a profit.

The premise doesn't sound feasible.

[The Korani]

I've been looking everywhere for a source on how to find where to make issues. I've looked on google and it said that you could make issues by going to the issues tab, scrolling down, and clicking Want to make your own issue for NationStates? I actually haven't seen it. I've checked multiple times. So could someone tell me where to find the link to create an issue? Help is appreciated.

I sound dumb here.

[Tinhampton]

I've been looking everywhere for a source on how to find where to make issues. I've looked on google and it said that you could make issues by going to the issues tab, scrolling down, and clicking Want to make your own issue for NationStates? I actually haven't seen it. I've checked multiple times. So could someone tell me where to find the link to create an issue? Help is appreciated.

I sound dumb here.

Wait for about ten more days, then you will reach the 250 million population required to submit an issue. While you're waiting, why not write up your draft and submit it on this forum?

[The Korani]

Wait for about ten more days, then you will reach the 250 million population required to submit an issue. While you're waiting, why not write up your draft and submit it on this forum?

Ooooooh. I will write the drafts in a second and see if you guys like it. Thanks for being so nice!

[Tinhampton]

The 2 drafts will be here

They go in their own topics (although you can float their ideas here before publishing) - one topic per draft, please.

[The Korani]

They go in their own topics (although you can float their ideas here before publishing) - one topic per draft, please.

Ok I'll make sure to send it there

[SherpDaWerp]

Just a quick comment noting we are on page 250 on the Writer's Block thread, meaning we are 50% of the way through it.

And something like 70% of it has only been posted since 2016.

I blame CWA...

[The Korani]

Mining companies such as the @@NAME@@ Gold Mining Service have discovered a new material that looks similar to Diamond. While research is being done, many people have come upon the meeting room to decide what to do with it.

[option]The manager of the @@NAME@@ Gold Mining Service, @@RANDOMNAME@@, was first to step in. "This new material could be great for our nation! Just think of how much @@CURRENCY@@s we could get! Leader, sell this new resource to our neighbors! They get the resource, we get the cash! Win-Win, correct?
[effect] The newest recourse is being sold around your region
[stats] size of government increases a bit, economy slightly increases

[option]"Forget what he said," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, as he steps into your office, eager to get his word out. "We need to conduct many tests before we can sell this! It could be very dangerous. When that's done, depending on what effect it serves, THEN we can do something. Safety first!"
[effect]Test labs are on every 7 streets
[stats] Research slightly increases, public safety slightly increases

[option]"All of you are wrong," says @@RANDOMNAME@@ as he salutes your flag in front of you. We need to compromise! Test it a little in the beginning, and then we can sell it! Doesn't that seem like a better option than fighting?
[effect] You were recently voted "Most Likely to make Peace"
[stats] Research increases a bit, size of government increases a bit

[Tinhampton]

[stats]

You do not need to recommend stats changes to the editors in your drafts anymore. As I've said earlier, please post your completed drafts in their own threads rather than just dumping them here.

[Australian rePublic]

Doesn't seem likely to me -- if a pharma company were to give away a drug for free, they'd choose who they give it to, not "sell it for nothing". After all, even without any underlying situation a rival could buy up their entire stock, and then resell it as a profit.

The premise doesn't sound feasible.

Not to mention that it'd be economic suicide given the expenses required to produce the drugs

[Australian rePublic]

Okay, so I know that my issue "snowed under" was unimpressive to CWA, who stated that it snowed and a city wasn't prepared isn't something that should be an issue, even though such events make national news in his home country. But if I took it from a different angle? What if some guy with snow chains argues with a cop because the roads were closed due to snow? Would that be a better issue? Also, what about an issue about whether or not skidoos/snowmobiles should be legal in national parks or other nature reserves? We have these discussions IRL.

Also, also, when we're allowed to write pandemic related issues again, here's an idea for you:
Living in crowded cities allowing the virus to spread easily, vs living in rural areas, which don't have the capacity/facility to deal with pandemics. I'm not going to write the pandemic issue when we're allowed to write such issues, it's for anyone who wants it

[Frieden-und Freudenland]

Okay, so I know that my issue "snowed under" was unimpressive to CWA, who stated that it snowed and a city wasn't prepared isn't something that should be an issue, even though such events make national news in his home country. But if I took it from a different angle? What if some guy with snow chains argues with a cop because the roads were closed due to snow? Would that be a better issue? Also, what about an issue about whether or not skidoos/snowmobiles should be legal in national parks or other nature reserves?

So you want a snow-themed issue?

I know a city being snowed in doesn't sound super interesting, but what if @@LEADER@@ is snowed in?

Imagine...

@@LEADER@@ is planning to meet with the leaders of
Maxtopia, Smalltopia, and Bigtopia at a diplomatic summit today. She wakes up, yawns, opens the curtains... and voila! She cannot see anything, because her house is buried in snow.

[Laplund]

Hey y'all! It's my first time posting on the forum! Are there any issues relating to topic on tampering with consumer product? I really want to write them up, but I don't know if they have been done before (or if it actually a nationwide-worthy issue in the first place.) No harm involved if this issue is already written!

Edit: I looked and it seems that I couldn't really find any issues about products being tampered. Guess I'll start drafting my first issue!

[Australian rePublic]

Hey y'all! It's my first time posting on the forum! Are there any issues relating to topic on tampering with consumer product? I really want to write them up, but I don't know if they have been done before (or if it actually a nationwide-worthy issue in the first place.) No harm involved if this issue is already written!

Edit: I looked and it seems that I couldn't really find any issues about products being tampered. Guess I'll start drafting my first issue!

You mean like people who go to supermarkets to spit on produce? That's a police matter, not a leader matter

[Fauxia]

"Our aircraft aren't the problem, it's who's flying the plane!" replies pilot Hudson Sullenburger, running a flight simulator for students. "Did you know that pilot error is the number one cause of accidents? They've become lazy, sleep-deprived, and constantly tardy! We need more stringent measures on the training of pilots. We can introduce more intense and hands-on testing and ban anyone without a license from flying. Flying a plane is much more complex than video games make them look." The trainer now looks at the class and picks on a student. "Now Joey, you ever been in a cockpit before? Or have you seen gladiator movies?"

I finally understand this reference.

[Frieden-und Freudenland]

Hey y'all! It's my first time posting on the forum! Are there any issues relating to topic on tampering with consumer product? I really want to write them up, but I don't know if they have been done before (or if it actually a nationwide-worthy issue in the first place.) No harm involved if this issue is already written!

Edit: I looked and it seems that I couldn't really find any issues about products being tampered. Guess I'll start drafting my first issue!

You mean like people who go to supermarkets to spit on produce? That's a police matter, not a leader matter

Maybe something like the 2018 Australian strawberry needling scandal?

[Laplund]

You mean like people who go to supermarkets to spit on produce? That's a police matter, not a leader matter

Maybe something like the 2018 Australian strawberry needling scandal?

Basically that and the Tylenol murder, which inspired me to draft an issue out of this. Although the medicine were tampered in that case, so I'm steering away from that for now. It did get nationwide attention to the point packaging was changed to prevent from being tampered.

[Australian rePublic]

Okay, so I know that my issue "snowed under" was unimpressive to CWA, who stated that it snowed and a city wasn't prepared isn't something that should be an issue, even though such events make national news in his home country. But if I took it from a different angle? What if some guy with snow chains argues with a cop because the roads were closed due to snow? Would that be a better issue? Also, what about an issue about whether or not skidoos/snowmobiles should be legal in national parks or other nature reserves?

So you want a snow-themed issue?

I know a city being snowed in doesn't sound super interesting, but what if @@LEADER@@ is snowed in?

Imagine...

@@LEADER@@ is planning to meet with the leaders of
Maxtopia, Smalltopia, and Bigtopia at a diplomatic summit today. She wakes up, yawns, opens the curtains... and voila! She cannot see anything, because her house is buried in snow.

Interesting, thanks

[Latidonia]

I've got an idea for an issue. The latest GA resolution had a typo about "peope" and it got me thinking about having a similar typo in a nation's Constitution. Something like this:

The National archive noticed that the clause in Nation's constitution that vested power in the people actually appears to state that the state powers come from the.. peope.
1. Just fix the typo -> "Typographical errors" in legislation are regularly amended to fit the government's desires
2. Peope clearly means POPE! -> People think the constitution is a load of papal bull
3. Who cares -> Peope have better thing to do than worry about grammer
4. Your skinhead brother-in-law suggest you change your title to Peope -> People fear the almighty and powerful Peope!

Is this a topic that's already covered? What do you think about this? Thanks! A possible option 5. could be like having the parliament debate on the topic or something like that.

[Wyvelo Plinth]

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I just noticed some potentials for improvements in the way this game awards Headlines, and I think a review/expansion of that system could significantly improve it by adding a few strings to the database.

Can we avoid giving leaders skinhead brother-in-laws? National leaders suffer significantly increased assassination risks if their social life falls apart so hard that their family marries into caveman lineages, and this game is rude enough to players as it is.

[Valrifell]

I've got an idea for an issue. The latest GA resolution had a typo about "peope" and it got me thinking about having a similar typo in a nation's Constitution. Something like this:

The National archive noticed that the clause in Nation's constitution that vested power in the people actually appears to state that the state powers come from the.. peope.
1. Just fix the typo -> "Typographical errors" in legislation are regularly amended to fit the government's desires
2. Peope clearly means POPE! -> People think the constitution is a load of papal bull
3. Who cares -> Peope have better thing to do than worry about grammer
4. Your skinhead brother-in-law suggest you change your title to Peope -> People fear the almighty and powerful Peope!

Is this a topic that's already covered? What do you think about this? Thanks! A possible option 5. could be like having the parliament debate on the topic or something like that.

Ooo, I quite like the idea of an issue covering typos in legislation. Though I would recommend avoiding mentioning the Pope, I would instead go the route of something like the Grand Poobah or somesuch. I can't think of anything off the top of my head, so I think you should give a draft a whirl and see where it takes you.

[Voxija]

Is there an issue dealing with a situation like the Dreyfus Affair? Like this: a military official who is most likely innocent is being court-martialed for treason, but the whole thing is muddled by the tried military official being part of a minority group.

[TalAkMaChen]

I did not find any obvious reference (looking for court-martial and treason). Funny enough, the only issues mentioning a court-martial are 329 and 1053, dealing with uniforms and soldier's offspring. There are several (civil) issues dealing with politicians (Ministers etc.) being prosecuted, but none for military personnel it seems.

[Pythaga]

Is there an issue dealing with a situation like the Dreyfus Affair? Like this: a military official who is most likely innocent is being court-martialed for treason, but the whole thing is muddled by the tried military official being part of a minority group.

A big part of the Dreyfus affair that you didn’t mention was that after he was convicted and imprisoned they found evidence of his innocence, but did not release him to save face and preserve confidence. Maybe consider an issue where the leader has to decide between keeping an innocent imprisoned to avoid showing the justice system as incompetent, or releasing him and dealing with the PR disaster of having such a gross miscarriage of justice.