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[Jutsa]

That'd probably be why you got option 4, which I assume is an alternate version of 3 strictly for those with monarchies.

Friendly reminder that we need 091.4, 114.2, 325.3, 502.3, 527.(2&3), 626.2, 717.3, 848.3, possibly 850.4, 851.4, 857.3, possibly 858.5, and 875.3. :3
(again, unless I messed up the list)

[Awesome country of JJ2]

876
Sequels: The Saga Continues


The Issue
After the ban on sequels, the Awesome countrian film industry has produced films that have been praised by critics and won multiple awards, but which have bombed at the box office. The lack of revenue is worrying studio executives, producers, and moviegoers alike.

The Debate
1.“We need our popcorn flicks back!” complains film director Michel Cove, who holds the ‘Most Explosions on a Film Set’ record. “I haven’t made a single film since the ban, and the masses are emptying out of movie theaters. Sure, my TransMorphers series isn’t some pretentious arthouse bull that sweeps the awards, but it does bring the big bucks, and that’s exactly what the industry needs right now. Not to mention this ban tramples on my freedom of expression.”


2.“Allowing sequels will only continue the dumbing down of this once-great nation,” suggests film critic Gene Ebert, giving his trademark thumbs down to the director. “There was a reason why we banned them, you know. Films like To Kill a Laughing Bird or Citizen Wang might not make a killing at the box office, but they tell beautiful and important stories that might not otherwise get to touch the world. The film industry simply needs to do a better job at advertising them. Perhaps a little government funding could go a long way.”


3.“Perhaps there’s a compromise,” suggests your movie buff niece, who had just come back from her Star Battles marathon. “What if we allow some sequels, but only if the original film is a commercial and a critical success? This means no more Mildly Spooky Movie sequels, but it’ll allow the excellent Planet of the Humans series to continue. It may not please everyone, but I think that’s a more than fair alternative.”



Issue by The Free Secular Federation of Nation of Quebec

Edited by The Free Joy State

[Fauxia]

The Got Issues FAQ no longer exists, or rather, not the linked one. Here is the GI FAQ: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=424657

[Jutsa]

Aw, man! I forgot to link that issue today. (I wasn't much in the mood for ns yesterday even though I checked it)

Sorry about that. Updating now, and many thanks.

@Fauxia: Eheh... fixing that too. Thanks.

Edit: All updated! Also, go NoQ - two in a row.

[Trotterdam]

#876 Sequels: The Saga Continues

The Issue

After the ban on sequels, the @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ film industry has produced films that have been praised by critics and won multiple awards, but which have bombed at the box office. The lack of revenue is worrying studio executives, producers, and moviegoers alike.

The Debate

1. "We need our popcorn flicks back!" complains film director Michel Cove, who holds the 'Most Explosions on a Film Set' record. "I haven't made a single film since the ban, and the masses are emptying out of movie theaters. Sure, my TransMorphers series isn't some pretentious arthouse bull that sweeps the awards, but it does bring the big bucks, and that's exactly what the industry needs right now. Not to mention this ban tramples on my freedom of expression."

2. "Allowing sequels will only continue the dumbing down of this once-great nation," suggests film critic Gene Ebert, giving his trademark thumbs down to the director. "There was a reason why we banned them, you know. Films like To Kill a Laughing Bird or Citizen Bone might not make a killing at the box office, but they tell beautiful and important stories that might not otherwise get to touch the world. The film industry simply needs to do a better job at advertising them. Perhaps a little government funding could go a long way."

3. "Perhaps there's a compromise," suggests your movie buff niece, who had just come back from her Star Battles marathon. "What if we allow some sequels, but only if the original film is a commercial and a critical success? This means no more Mildly Spooky Movie sequels, but it'll allow the excellent Planet of the @@ANIMALPLURAL@@ series to continue. It may not please everyone, but I think that's a more than fair alternative."

Issue by Nation of Quebec
Edited by The Free Joy State

The previous report missed the italics, probably due to copy+pasting from the browser window. Also, I can confirm that both names are fixed.

[Jutsa]

Updated...

and, er, fixed the link - again.

[Conservative-Europe]

#198
Not All Those Who Wander Are Paying


The Issue
After a much-publicised incident involving a farmer’s attempts to drive a family of travellers off private property, there has been a call for you to review the laws governing nomadic communities and their mobile homes.

The Debate
1.“These turnpike travellers just rolled onto my field in those caravans of theirs and camped out,” says Robin McGuffin, the enraged farmer. “And when I tries to run ‘em over with my tractor, it’s me who gets stuck in the cells overnight! I’ve tried getting the government to evict them but they take too long over it. How would these people have reacted if I’d set up a tent in their back garden? There should be a law so I can get rid of them any way I choose. Vagrants should not be allowed to go wherever they like. It’s just not fair to landowners.”


2.“All we wanted was a place to stay the night,” says Ásmunda Stallone, a traveller and parent of fourteen children. “Or maybe for a week or so. Or a month. Perhaps through winter; it’s pretty mild around here, I don’t know. But is that such a crime? We weren’t stealing anything, or harming anyone. All we ask is to be allowed to continue our travels without harassment.”


3“I don’t think that’s a good idea,” says Cooper Brown, one of your advisors who happens to own an extensive greenfield site. “We can’t just let people go living wherever they like just because they’ve been doing it for hundreds of years. It’s very untidy! What I suggest is that we dip into the coffers and buy plots of land, all over the country, and turn them into nice safe areas where these folks can stay for as long as they want before they decide to move on. See? Problem solved.”


4“I have the best solution,” says Jessica Hawke, in response to a street survey. “These itinerants should be arrested, their caravans sold for scrap, and, and... told not to do it again! I think we’ve all had enough with the government pussy-footing their way around these criminals! The way they just swan in and disrupt communities any way they please! And think of what their presence would do to the value of my property! People ought to live in bricks and mortar, not tins on wheels!”


Issue by The Island Republic of CR Oscilloscopes

Edited by Sirocco

[Merconitonitopia]

Gunning for Profits (#877)

The Issue
The diplomatic peace process between historic enemies Maxtopia and North Bigtopia is gaining momentum, to the delight of many who have worked hard to end this decades-long conflict. However, many Malanese defence contractors are feeling less than celebratory, as the outbreak of peace has led to both nations cancelling longstanding and lucrative arms deals.

The Debate
“We’ve got cancellations on multiple big-ticket items, including a squadron of Blue Eagle fighter jets,” complains arms manufacturing bigwig Brian Jammeh. “Jobs and profit margins are at risk! If you want a healthy defence industry in this country, you have to persuade the two nations to renew their contracts. If that means napalming them until they comply, then so be it! Shall I put you down for a dozen long-range bombers?”

“Look, we don’t have to be so blatant about things,” whispers your new janitor, who you realize is actually the CEO of Armat Battlefield Systems in an elaborate wig. “All you need is a dozen of your most loyal and discreet black ops soldiers wearing Maxtopian uniforms and carrying M41s, the rifle of choice of the Maxtopian Colonial Marine. Send them into North Bigtopia, have them shoot up a government building, and make sure they’re caught on camera. Next thing you know, we’ll all be back in business.”

“Sometimes markets change; we just have to adapt,” suggests Heather Preisner, the pragmatic director of a start-up company specialising in fragmentary grenades. “Maybe the thing to do is to get rid of any restrictions on civilian ownership of military vehicles and weapons, and let us make more sales to the masses rather than to nation-states. I mean, what red-blooded young man wouldn’t like his own mobile missile launcher?”

“Why don’t we go with the flow rather than make war on the peace process?” asks Diplomatic Corps Director Magnus Wilson, bringing you a nice cup of tea. “Scale down our own military spending, subsidise business interests that can profit from peace in the region, and let our own economy become less dependent on manufacturing the tools of destruction. Oh, that’s weird,” he declares, while brushing at a glowing red dot that has appeared over his chest.

Issue by The Peripatetic Panopticon of Candlewhisper Archive
Edited by Pogaria

[Trotterdam]

#878 DoublePlusUnGood

The Issue

Horrifyingly, there continues to be whispered dissent against your glorious and righteous rule.

The Debate

1. "War is peace," asserts your Minister of Peace, wiping blood from a stainless steel truncheon with a velvet cloth. "Nothing brings a nation together like an external enemy. Find a strategically inferior nation to declare war on, exaggerate their threat with demonising propaganda, and watch as the proles unite behind you in hatred of your shared foe."

2. "Freedom is slavery," observes your Minister of Plenty, while carrying out his daily physical jerks to keep himself fit. "Grab those who complain, and strip them of their liberty by putting them to forced labour in service of the state. Good citizens will have the incentive to behave better, and our economy will benefit from a costless workforce."

3. "Ignorance is strength," quacks your Minister of Truth, going through the dictionary with a black marker, and striking out words she doesn't like. "We need to reduce the nation's capacity for critical thinking, for unpatriotic doubt and for rebellious intellectualism. Blissful unreason, with a vocabulary that is too limited to express dangerous ideas - that is how we achieve a compliant population."

Issue by Candlewhisper Archive
Edited by The Free Joy State

In other news, #140 option 4 is unavailable for some nations. Probably communism, might be vegetarianism.

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Took a while for us to get Gypsies in a Field rewritten, but the current editing team was almost unanimous in supporting a change. It's an issue that has had so many conversations about it over the years, and I'm personally glad to have seen it finally changed.

As for #140.4, it's both, for the record.

[Jutsa]

Rewhew! Nice to see some new - and old - issues! Congratulations on the 35 issues, CWA.

Updated 198 - quite a bit different, as I see you've shied away from a particular word that I imagine is fine to use but I'm not using in the event that it's actually something I shouldn't use that was very prevalent in the previous version.

Also added the other two, and updated the validity for 140.4. Thank you all.

Oh, and uh, I don't know if any or all of the names in 198 are random or not, though I'm suspecting they're fixed.
I'm curious as to who made the updates; atm it just says Sirocco was the editor for it, so I'm curious.

Ooh, also, a new nation? Is it based off of Melanesia?

[Singapore no2]

Ooh, also, a new nation? Is it based off of Melanesia?

I suppose that the new nation would be geographically close to Macronesia.

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Oh, and uh, I don't know if any or all of the names in 198 are random or not, though I'm suspecting they're fixed.
I'm curious as to who made the updates; atm it just says Sirocco was the editor for it, so I'm curious.

As a rule of thumb, if it doesn't say, its me. I generally don't add my name to the post-edits I make, as if I did that I'd be named as an editor on pretty much every issue by now. Pretty much every issue from 0-204 has stats redone by me, for example.

I suppose I could make exceptions for major rewrites though, I'll ask the team.

[Fauxia]

Oh, and uh, I don't know if any or all of the names in 198 are random or not, though I'm suspecting they're fixed.
I'm curious as to who made the updates; atm it just says Sirocco was the editor for it, so I'm curious.

As a rule of thumb, if it doesn't say, its me. I generally don't add my name to the post-edits I make, as if I did that I'd be named as an editor on pretty much every issue by now. Pretty much every issue from 0-204 has stats redone by me, for example.

I suppose I could make exceptions for major rewrites though, I'll ask the team.

I don’t think stat rejiggering needs your name, but when the actual text of the issue is changed at least noticeably, yeah, you should name yourself

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Yeah fair enough, I've added my name so you know who to blame.

[Jutsa]

Updated.

[Pogaria]

Ooh, also, a new nation? Is it based off of Melanesia?

That's actually just @@DEMONYM@@.

[Jutsa]

Oooooh... OK...

back to updating the lists...

[Trotterdam]

You missed some @@NAME@@ macros in #678 and #749.

(I found these while searching for an issue that turned out to be #339.)

[Jutsa]

Thank. :3

[Askatopia]

Issue 409: Chasing The Dragon has been renamed Water Palaver. It doesn't look like any of the options have been changed though.

[Jutsa]

Huh! Updating now.

By the way, any updates on issue 747?

[Ransium]

Should be added within the next month or two, probably.

[Trotterdam]

#880 Oh @@NAME@@, What Obscene Children's Books You Have

The Issue

The oldest versions of the popular children's book, Little Violet Voyaging Veil, have been released to the public, and are causing quite a stir amongst the more conservative teachers of @@NAME@@.

The Debate

1. "I didn't much care for the story from the beginning," mutters kindergarten teacher Ethel Humperdink, fanning herself with a handkerchief, "but when I found out about this, I was flatout disgusted! Did you know that in one of the original versions, both of them are voraciously eaten by the wolf, while another shows the protagonist actually eating the grandmother? These stories were obviously not made for kids, and it is revolting that we still encourage our children to read these same stories with a bit of sugar-coating. We must ban stories like these from ever being sold!"

2. "Oh, please! It's just a harmless fairy-tale," dismisses Tom S. Boulder, the author of many bestselling but tepid rewrites. "Modern children's stories are only loosely based on their original versions, anyway. Even the originals often bore little resemblance to one another. Just incentivise authors to focus on the gentle and positive aspects of these lovely stories, like in my version, Miniature Yellow Traveling Goods Salesman, and no one should have anything to worry about."

3. "You shouldn't shelter children from any of these books - period!" Ro Jennifer complains, thumbing through a copy of an unveiled original with a terrifying cover. "Heck, they used to be around to make sure kids don't end up in a similar situation! If you put so much as a dusting of sugar on them, they'll be pointless. We should be encouraging kids to take a look at the darker original stories so they can begin to see the blood-drenched, brutal, naked reality of the world as it truly is."

Issue by Jutsa
Edited by The Free Joy State

I don't know if the names are random. They probably are, but I left them in for now.

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I haven't seen #879 yet, but it appears to be something about sex education and/or teen pregnancy.

I've also caught a couple of effect lines that don't seem to fit anywhere (changes to old issues?).

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#847 3 is unavailable for some nations (probably ones lacking the scientific sophistication to build AIs, or maybe ones that outright banned computers).

Oddly, option 4 ("The problem here is that these socialists...") is still available and unchanged for openly-socialist nations.

[Jutsa]

All updated! Thank you, Trotterdam - and FJS.

Tbh I wasn't even sure this one'd make it in, let alone so soon.