The Writers' Block

[Shwe Tu Colony]

Woo! I'll go get the balloons and party poppers.

Today is my (and I think Helaw's) 1-year anniversary of being an IE!

Happy IE-versary! (I think that's what it's called)

Should write an issue to celebrate

Happy anniversary.

[Helaw]

Woo! I'll go get the balloons and party poppers.

Today is my (and I think Helaw's) 1-year anniversary of being an IE!

Happy IE-versary! (I think that's what it's called)

Should write an issue to celebrate

Oh! I have an absurd idea.

[title] Two Monkey Theorem

[validity] Only available to nations that have the colour green in their flag, a motto quoting Monty Python, and stats that are clearly biased towards either side of the political spectrum.

[desc] After a tip-off from an anonymous source, police raided a seemingly unused warehouse registered as being owned by the enigmatic Marry Baxmo. Inside, they found two filthy individuals chained to typewriters, writing hundreds of bizarre political dilemmas. With the two individuals babbling incoherently and Marry Baxmo nowhere to be found, the question of what should happen to the two unstable writers next has been raised.

[option] "The government must take these poor souls in!" exclaims @@RANDOMNAME@@, grabbing your shoulders and sobbing uncontrollably. "We can't just leave them out on the streets. We have a chance to help them recover, and they might even be able to tell us how they got there once their condition has improved. @@LEADER@@, please, the government has a responsibility to help people with damaged mental states like these two!"
[effect] citizens need only flail around and scream about the disingenuity of eggs and sausages to be given a free lunch

[option] "Bah, if they can write this much fluff, they can become successful authors or something," jeers @@RANDOMNAME@@, taking off @@HIS@@ top hat and scratching @@HIS@@ head. "If they need help to get back on their feet, then they clearly aren't strong enough to thrive in our modern society anyway. If they don't need any help, then they will be very welcome to try their hands at success, much like my father did before me. Let nature run its course, and keep out of it.
[effect] hallucinating mental patients wander the streets claiming to be fighting dragons

[option] "Our charity can help, but we just don't have the resources," sighs @@RANDOMNAME@@, wiping sweat from @@HIS@@ brow. "The government doesn't need to increase its reach and involve itself directly, but it doesn't have to completely ignore the problem, either. If you provide our charity with a certain level of funding and help us run donation campaigns to raise even more funds, we will be able to work wonders."
[effect] the government discreetly sends large donations to charities and claims that it "totally isn't funding any of these social programs"

[option] "You're all missing the most important thing; how did they even get there?" poses Sae Tan, raising @@HIS@@ eyebrow to an unnatural height. "You see, we would know, if we only implanted GPS-tracking ID chips into all of our citizens. The benefits are many, not least the guaranteed protection of every person in the nation. Do this, and we will be able to bring these people to justice if they ever try to do something like this again."
[effect] citizens have become paranoid as government agents stick their heads around street corners to make sure that they are fine

[option] "Cuvu tusa co ewube ribi reri duducah, loya tirere orire iracire le cilic wores!" yells @@RANDOMNAME@@, one of the two writers that were found. "Poledin haver col ane runi enoneta tefes esevider rona pieba. So punas kahoge gilac dav aviyi rero cuhele. Orola te relo. Cetiret ehir oronac bocosep biruhal ovepo orid itir cicawet. Gerbils!"
[effect] @@LEADER@@ nods in agreement when people scream gibberish

Don't worry, working conditions are much better than what the above suggests. We have virtual tea and biscuits.

[Shwe Tu Colony]

Full support, although it should be an easter egg issue if you want the validity to be that specific.

[Milintia]

Happy IE-versary! (I think that's what it's called)

Should write an issue to celebrate

Oh! I have an absurd idea.

[title] Two Monkey Theorem

[validity] Only available to nations that have the colour green in their flag, a motto quoting Monty Python, and stats that are clearly biased towards either side of the political spectrum.

[desc] After a tip-off from an anonymous source, police raided a seemingly unused warehouse registered as being owned by the enigmatic Marry Baxmo. Inside, they found two filthy individuals chained to typewriters, writing hundreds of bizarre political dilemmas. With the two individuals babbling incoherently and Marry Baxmo nowhere to be found, the question of what should happen to the two unstable writers next has been raised.

[option] "The government must take these poor souls in!" exclaims @@RANDOMNAME@@, grabbing your shoulders and sobbing uncontrollably. "We can't just leave them out on the streets. We have a chance to help them recover, and they might even be able to tell us how they got there once their condition has improved. @@LEADER@@, please, the government has a responsibility to help people with damaged mental states like these two!"
[effect] citizens need only flail around and scream about the disingenuity of eggs and sausages to be given a free lunch

[option] "Bah, if they can write this much fluff, they can become successful authors or something," jeers @@RANDOMNAME@@, taking off @@HIS@@ top hat and scratching @@HIS@@ head. "If they need help to get back on their feet, then they clearly aren't strong enough to thrive in our modern society anyway. If they don't need any help, then they will be very welcome to try their hands at success, much like my father did before me. Let nature run its course, and keep out of it.
[effect] hallucinating mental patients wander the streets claiming to be fighting dragons

[option] "Our charity can help, but we just don't have the resources," sighs @@RANDOMNAME@@, wiping sweat from @@HIS@@ brow. "The government doesn't need to increase its reach and involve itself directly, but it doesn't have to completely ignore the problem, either. If you provide our charity with a certain level of funding and help us run donation campaigns to raise even more funds, we will be able to work wonders."
[effect] the government discreetly sends large donations to charities and claims that it "totally isn't funding any of these social programs"

[option] "You're all missing the most important thing; how did they even get there?" poses Sae Tan, raising @@HIS@@ eyebrow to an unnatural height. "You see, we would know, if we only implanted GPS-tracking ID chips into all of our citizens. The benefits are many, not least the guaranteed protection of every person in the nation. Do this, and we will be able to bring these people to justice if they ever try to do something like this again."
[effect] citizens have become paranoid as government agents stick their heads around street corners to make sure that they are fine

[option] "Cuvu tusa co ewube ribi reri duducah, loya tirere orire iracire le cilic wores!" yells @@RANDOMNAME@@, one of the two writers that were found. "Poledin haver col ane runi enoneta tefes esevider rona pieba. So punas kahoge gilac dav aviyi rero cuhele. Orola te relo. Cetiret ehir oronac bocosep biruhal ovepo orid itir cicawet. Gerbils!"
[effect] @@LEADER@@ nods in agreement when people scream gibberish

Yes. Do it.

Don't worry, working conditions are much better than what the above suggests. We have virtual tea and biscuits.

You should go on strike until they're real tea and biscuits. No (wo)man can survive without tea!

[USS Monitor]

Happy IE-versary! (I think that's what it's called)

Should write an issue to celebrate

Oh! I have an absurd idea.

[title] Two Monkey Theorem

[validity] Only available to nations that have the colour green in their flag, a motto quoting Monty Python, and stats that are clearly biased towards either side of the political spectrum.

[desc] After a tip-off from an anonymous source, police raided a seemingly unused warehouse registered as being owned by the enigmatic Marry Baxmo. Inside, they found two filthy individuals chained to typewriters, writing hundreds of bizarre political dilemmas. With the two individuals babbling incoherently and Marry Baxmo nowhere to be found, the question of what should happen to the two unstable writers next has been raised.

[option] "The government must take these poor souls in!" exclaims @@RANDOMNAME@@, grabbing your shoulders and sobbing uncontrollably. "We can't just leave them out on the streets. We have a chance to help them recover, and they might even be able to tell us how they got there once their condition has improved. @@LEADER@@, please, the government has a responsibility to help people with damaged mental states like these two!"
[effect] citizens need only flail around and scream about the disingenuity of eggs and sausages to be given a free lunch

[option] "Bah, if they can write this much fluff, they can become successful authors or something," jeers @@RANDOMNAME@@, taking off @@HIS@@ top hat and scratching @@HIS@@ head. "If they need help to get back on their feet, then they clearly aren't strong enough to thrive in our modern society anyway. If they don't need any help, then they will be very welcome to try their hands at success, much like my father did before me. Let nature run its course, and keep out of it.
[effect] hallucinating mental patients wander the streets claiming to be fighting dragons

[option] "Our charity can help, but we just don't have the resources," sighs @@RANDOMNAME@@, wiping sweat from @@HIS@@ brow. "The government doesn't need to increase its reach and involve itself directly, but it doesn't have to completely ignore the problem, either. If you provide our charity with a certain level of funding and help us run donation campaigns to raise even more funds, we will be able to work wonders."
[effect] the government discreetly sends large donations to charities and claims that it "totally isn't funding any of these social programs"

[option] "You're all missing the most important thing; how did they even get there?" poses Sae Tan, raising @@HIS@@ eyebrow to an unnatural height. "You see, we would know, if we only implanted GPS-tracking ID chips into all of our citizens. The benefits are many, not least the guaranteed protection of every person in the nation. Do this, and we will be able to bring these people to justice if they ever try to do something like this again."
[effect] citizens have become paranoid as government agents stick their heads around street corners to make sure that they are fine

[option] "Cuvu tusa co ewube ribi reri duducah, loya tirere orire iracire le cilic wores!" yells @@RANDOMNAME@@, one of the two writers that were found. "Poledin haver col ane runi enoneta tefes esevider rona pieba. So punas kahoge gilac dav aviyi rero cuhele. Orola te relo. Cetiret ehir oronac bocosep biruhal ovepo orid itir cicawet. Gerbils!"
[effect] @@LEADER@@ nods in agreement when people scream gibberish

Don't worry, working conditions are much better than what the above suggests. We have virtual tea and biscuits.

That issue is clearly referring to CWA and NoQ anyway.

[Altmer Dominion]

I'm looking to get more involved in Issue Writing, and have read the sub-forum FAQs. A few pages back, there was a post detailing some of the prioritized scenarios Issue Editors are seeking.

There was one request for an issue reversing Absolute Primogeniture, and a draft is just about finished for that. The request was a few weeks ago, so I was wondering whether that list is still up to date. Are there any more/other topics that are still being sought?

[USS Monitor]

I'm looking to get more involved in Issue Writing, and have read the sub-forum FAQs. A few pages back, there was a post detailing some of the prioritized scenarios Issue Editors are seeking.

There was one request for an issue reversing Absolute Primogeniture, and a draft is just about finished for that. The request was a few weeks ago, so I was wondering whether that list is still up to date. Are there any more/other topics that are still being sought?

You aren't the first person to respond to that list, but you can go ahead with it anyway. If we get more than one draft on the same topic, we choose based on quality, even if the better draft was not the first one submitted.

After an issue is added to the game, we stop accepting submissions on that topic.

But if it hasn't been published yet, then you can go ahead and give your own take on it.

You can write about any topic that isn't covered by the existing issues, regardless of whether it's been requested or not. There are some issues that are about topics nobody asked for, but their originality is part of their appeal.

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Anyone fancy taking on an issue based on Grenfel Tower? 6 months having been left for good taste, I think it's a topic that's worth covering, and could be a great follow up to the over-picked options that go for big skyscrapers: 68.1, 643.1 and 725.1.

Always been a bit disappointed that those issues don't really present any of the downsides of high rise buildings, and that could be remedied with a follow up issue.

I could always write it myself, of course.

[Kurnugia]

Anyone fancy taking on an issue based on Grenfel Tower? 6 months having been left for good taste, I think it's a topic that's worth covering, and could be a great follow up to the over-picked options that go for big skyscrapers: 68.1, 643.1 and 725.1.

Always been a bit disappointed that those issues don't really present any of the downsides of high rise buildings, and that could be remedied with a follow up issue.

I could always write it myself, of course.

Dunno, I mean a more practical downside of highrises to implement is the problem, that historical landmarks go under from the scenery. However, I think there is already an issue that deals with something similar.

In case of the Glenfell-tower, there were many safety concern voiced before the fire and it wasn't something that had to do with highrises perse. As such the validity could only be with nations that have a poorly financed public housing/poor safety regulations. I am curious what someone could come up with though.

[Kurnugia]

Is there a loot box issue? So à la BF2?

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Is there a loot box issue? So à la BF2?

In what way? I thought there was an issue about micropayments, but I can't seem to find it now.

[Kurnugia]

Is there a loot box issue? So à la BF2?

In what way? I thought there was an issue about micropayments, but I can't seem to find it now.

Yes Issue no. 686.

What I mean if you purchase a loot box, you get a chance to get a better item of the game. Unlike microtransaction, you don't know what you get.

I think that would give for good material for nations with moderate gambling regulations.

[Trotterdam]

In case of the Glenfell-tower, there were many safety concern voiced before the fire and it wasn't something that had to do with highrises perse. As such the validity could only be with nations that have a poorly financed public housing/poor safety regulations. I am curious what someone could come up with though.

We have generc "fire, ohnoes!" issues already.

Is there a loot box issue? So à la BF2?

In what way? I thought there was an issue about micropayments, but I can't seem to find it now.

#686 Freemium Isn't Free. It's specifically about micropayments in games that purport to be "free", rather than additional separately-paid content in games that already cost a fair bit of money to play to begin with, but I don't think that's a huge difference.

[Kurnugia]

In case of the Glenfell-tower, there were many safety concern voiced before the fire and it wasn't something that had to do with highrises perse. As such the validity could only be with nations that have a poorly financed public housing/poor safety regulations. I am curious what someone could come up with though.

We have generc "fire, ohnoes!" issues already.

I think he means hazards specifically for highrises

In what way? I thought there was an issue about micropayments, but I can't seem to find it now.

#686 Freemium Isn't Free. It's specifically about micropayments in games that purport to be "free", rather than additional separately-paid content in games that already cost a fair bit of money to play to begin with, but I don't think that's a huge difference.

mkay

[USS Monitor]

In case of the Glenfell-tower, there were many safety concern voiced before the fire and it wasn't something that had to do with highrises perse. As such the validity could only be with nations that have a poorly financed public housing/poor safety regulations. I am curious what someone could come up with though.

We have generc "fire, ohnoes!" issues already.

Grenfell Tower was an issue with building codes more than fire department response time.

[Kurnugia]

Hey sorry for bothering Y'all but is there an issue dealing with medical tourism and organ trade? Is that in some way covered?

[Trotterdam]

Grenfell Tower was an issue with building codes more than fire department response time.

Yes, that's option 3 on the issue I linked. You think there's room for an issue entirely about that?

Hey sorry for bothering Y'all but is there an issue dealing with medical tourism and organ trade? Is that in some way covered?

Nope. I can only recall two issues about international medicine (#337 and #653), and both of them involve the doctors traveling rather than the patients, and don't seem at all similar to what you have in mind.

[USS Monitor]

Grenfell Tower was an issue with building codes more than fire department response time.

Yes, that's option 3 on the issue I linked. You think there's room for an issue entirely about that?

That option is about awareness and smoke detectors, not architecture.

Hey sorry for bothering Y'all but is there an issue dealing with medical tourism and organ trade? Is that in some way covered?

Nope. I can only recall two issues about international medicine (#337 and #653), and both of them involve the doctors traveling rather than the patients, and don't seem at all similar to what you have in mind.

I remember someone drafting an issue on medical tourism, but I don't know that it ever got published.

[Kurnugia]

I was wondering if there is an overview of all policies?

[Candlewhisper Archive]

There is for us editors. Rest of you folk will need to speculate, I'm afraid.

[Jutsa]

Hey, is there a reversal issue for the secret police?

If not, what might be a good premise that'd make the player second-guess having it?

[Milintia]

Hey, is there a reversal issue for the secret police?

If not, what might be a good premise that'd make the player second-guess having it?

Secret police bugging your office?

J. Edgar Hoover would be proud.

[Jutsa]

Huh... that actually could make for a really funny premise.

[Kurnugia]

Hey, what would you all think about a vactrain issue?

[USS Monitor]

Hey, what would you all think about a vactrain issue?

Sorry if I am showing my age, but what's a vactrain?