The Writers' Block

by **Sacara** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:29 pm

GI? has been slow the past couple of days, to be honest.

by **Leutria** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:28 pm

For nations with enforced nudity, think an issue about death by sunburn would work? It is in the death pie chart, and I am thinking it doesn’t have to be (and perhaps shouldn’t be) a reversal. I am thinking mandatory sunscreen, finding a sun parasol industry, and sleeping and night and working during the day could be the options. The first is a bit authoritarian, and the later two are not entirely sound either, but i figure nations with enforced nudity likely are not playing with rational policy in mind anyway.

by **The Free Joy State** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:47 pm

Leutria wrote:For nations with enforced nudity, think an issue about death by sunburn would work? It is in the death pie chart, and I am thinking it doesn’t have to be (and perhaps shouldn’t be) a reversal. I am thinking mandatory sunscreen, finding a sun parasol industry, and sleeping and night and working during the day could be the options. The first is a bit authoritarian, and the later two are not entirely sound either, but i figure nations with enforced nudity likely are not playing with rational policy in mind anyway.

Hmm... I think that an issue related to the number of people made ill/dying in summer due sunburn or catching sunstroke due to compulsory nudity might be interesting.

Issue 8 has the proponent with "an nasty case of sunburn", so it might make a nice bit of referential humour.

I think it's a nice way to work the visible stats into the story.

When considering your options, be aware that there have been a couple of drafts based around the opposite problem of cold weather. I don't say this to discourage you, because I think the idea is a potentially nice niche issue.

I'm just saying to be aware so that you can minimise the risks of overlap.

EDIT: By the way, here are some links I tracked down to help ground your story (if you're worried about realism for your issue):
The sun and cancer: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/sun-uv-and-cancer/how-the-sun-and-uv-cause-cancer
Sun poisoning: https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/sun-poisoning#1
Sun and Sunburn https://patient.info/health/sun-and-sunburn

While you don't have to look (needless to say), I often find that reading around a subject can help trigger option ideas.

by **Leutria** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:18 am

Thank you, I will make sure to check all that out

by **Sanctaria** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:27 am

Sacara wrote:GI? has been slow the past couple of days, to be honest.

Slow! Ha!

Back in my day it'd be months before topics were moved off the first page. The current latest post on the first page is from last Saturday!

I think we're doing fine

It's the middle/height of summer!

by **Jutsa** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:02 am

Hey, I recall there being an issue followup to banning plastic bags drafted a little while ago...
mind my asking if it's still in the pool? I think it was by He Qixin...
speaking of which, what happened to that person?

by **Sanctaria** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:03 am

Jutsa wrote:Hey, I recall there being an issue followup to banning plastic bags drafted a little while ago...
mind my asking if it's still in the pool? I think it was by He Qixin...
speaking of which, what happened to that person?

No idea, but I bet He Quitin.

Get it? He Quit-in? Quit? Quix? Nevermind.

I'll need more info to check that for you, though, like title.

by **Chan Island** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:12 am

Sanctaria wrote:
Jutsa wrote:Hey, I recall there being an issue followup to banning plastic bags drafted a little while ago...
mind my asking if it's still in the pool? I think it was by He Qixin...
speaking of which, what happened to that person?

No idea, but I bet He Quitin.

Get it? He Quit-in? Quit? Quix? Nevermind.

I'll need more info to check that for you, though, like title.

*boos* *hisses* *somebody at the back shouts profanities*

Would be nice to know in all honesty though.

by **Jutsa** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:22 am

this 'un, actually

by **Sanctaria** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:24 am

It doesn't look like it was submitted at all.

by **Jutsa** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:25 am

Huh... kinda glad, tbh.

Cloth bags are a thing.

In fact I was gonna write about the energy/material costs of those, but if you want to, Chan, you can; I've got plenty enough issue drafts atm to burn through. :lol:

ed: Perhaps an option could be to ban plastic straws or plastic clothes or something.

by **Candlewhisper Archive** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:26 am

Jutsa wrote:this 'un, actually

Doesn't look to have ever been submitted.

by **Sanctaria** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:47 am

Welcome FuF to the Editing Team!

by **Altmer Dominion** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:55 am

Sanctaria wrote:Welcome FuF to the Editing Team!

My goodness, congratulations FuF!

by **Jutsa** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:59 am

OMG
I legit just looked at the forum and saw his name was gold and like omg WOW

Congratulations FuF!

by **Candensia** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:04 am

Congratulations, FuF!

by **Lord Dominator** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:10 am

You call yourself Issue Writers & Editors, and won't even spell their name. For shame

Congrats Frieden-und Freudenland!

Edit: The Forest conspiracy grows

by **Bears Armed** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:15 am

Congratulations!

by **Sanctaria** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:17 am

Lord Dominator wrote:You call yourself Issue Writers & Editors, and won't even spell their name. For shame
Congrats Frieden-und Freudenland!

Edit: The Forest conspiracy grows

I keep switching up Frieden and Freunden so yes I say FuF

As for the so-called Forest conspiracy, I was the one who carried out FuF's trial and I have no connections wit (or love for!) Forest so it never came into it.

by **Hediacrana** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:36 am

Sanctaria wrote:Welcome FuF to the Editing Team!

Congratulations, FuF! I was excited to see your name in golden letters!

by **Frieden-und Freudenland** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:46 am

Thank you, everyone!

(Sorry, it could have taken forever to reply to all posts here individually.)

FuF is a totally fine abbreviation

by **Sacara** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 12:00 pm

Sanctaria wrote:Welcome FuF to the Editing Team!

Congratulations!

by **Leutria** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:01 pm

I think the answer to this is no, but is it possible to pull a statistic from your nation, like referencing the % that die due to sunburn? I am assuming if I want to talk about that, I will have to use a vague "alarmingly high" or "increasing", but it would be fun if the actual number could be used.

by **Lord Dominator** » Tue Jul 24, 2018 2:00 pm

Sanctaria wrote:
Lord Dominator wrote:You call yourself Issue Writers & Editors, and won't even spell their name. For shame
Congrats Frieden-und Freudenland!

Edit: The Forest conspiracy grows

I keep switching up Frieden and Freunden so yes I say FuF

As for the so-called Forest conspiracy, I was the one who carried out FuF's trial and I have no connections wit (or love for!) Forest so it never came into it.

As always Sanct, me saying that was meant to be a joke

Frieden-und Freudenland wrote:Thank you, everyone! (Sorry, it could have taken forever to reply to all posts here individually.)

FuF is a totally fine abbreviation

Fiiiiine

by **Candlewhisper Archive** » Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:20 am

Lord Dominator wrote:As always Sanct, me saying that was meant to be a joke

Noted, but it's one thing we're very aware of needing to be unbiased on, as Forest seems to be the home of so many folk interested in Issues Writing. General rule is that if at all possible, an Editor unaffiliated with a potentiate's home region must run the new editor trial.

Of course, in actuality it's mostly the other way round that things work. Editors (myself included) have moved to Forest to hang out with other editors. I was in 10,000 Islands when I was added to the team.

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