NationStates Issues **SPOILER ALERT**

[Carloso]

Last night some UFOs were spotted in @@NAME@@'s skies. @@NAME@@ deicides.
[option]"Tell the truth"says @@RANDOMNAME@@, Freedom activist protesting outside Government Buildings."
[option]"Cover it up!"whispers @@RANDOMNAME@@, Chief of Security.

[Faolinn]

Yeah about the capital city for issue...What happens if you choose option 2?

[Bears Armed]

Yeah about the capital city for issue...What happens if you choose option 2?

You don't get a capital city... and I'm fairly sure that after making that choice you won't get the issue again...

[Ballotonia]

You don't get a capital city... and I'm fairly sure that after making that choice you won't get the issue again...

I'm fairly certain selecting any option which doesn't grant one a capital city will cause the issue to come up again later.

I've used puppets to answer that issue in all manners possible, and by now all nations in that entire block of puppets all have capital cities. (yes, my puppets are organized into blocks, keeping things manageable )

Ballotonia

[Faolinn]

Do you gain or lose anything for having one?

[Bears Armed]

You don't get a capital city... and I'm fairly sure that after making that choice you won't get the issue again...

I'm fairly certain selecting any option which doesn't grant one a capital city will cause the issue to come up again later.

Ah. Maybe it's changed, but I thought that I could remember seeing a post by somebody who should have been in a psoition to know for sure -- shortly after that trio of issues was introduced -- to the effect that choosing the "We don't have one of those" option for any of the three was just as permanent a choice as "We have one of those"...

[Adun]

Just a general question about issues here:
I see a lot of topics talking about people submitting issues that are wide in variety and topics.

However, I don't see any new issues on the issue spoiler original post. It's stuck on "Breaching the Great Fourth Wall of @@NAME@@ " Are there new issues added but not put on the op? or are all the issues being rejected?

[Bears Armed]

Just a general question about issues here:
I see a lot of topics talking about people submitting issues that are wide in variety and topics.

However, I don't see any new issues on the issue spoiler original post. It's stuck on "Breaching the Great Fourth Wall of @@NAME@@ " Are there new issues added but not put on the op? or are all the issues being rejected?

Nobody's editing them at the moment. There's one person left with 'Issue Editor' status, but they don't have the authority to do the coding that would actually be required for adding issues to the game. Reppy is currently examining submissions from the contest to find more editors, and has said that once she's selected some of those she will start working with them to clear the backlog.

[Adun]

Just a general question about issues here:
I see a lot of topics talking about people submitting issues that are wide in variety and topics.

However, I don't see any new issues on the issue spoiler original post. It's stuck on "Breaching the Great Fourth Wall of @@NAME@@ " Are there new issues added but not put on the op? or are all the issues being rejected?

Nobody's editing them at the moment. There's one person left with 'Issue Editor' status, but they don't have the authority to do the coding that would actually be required for adding issues to the game. Reppy is currently examining submissions from the contest to find more editors, and has said that once she's selected some of those she will start working with them to clear the backlog.

Okay thanks. It's good to know that someone's on it.

[Sarong-and-Saright]

Can anyone clue me into which daily issue, once resolved, results in this outcome: citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Sarong-and-Saright ? It's the first time I have seen this outcome, and I don't want to see it again for fear of jeopardizing my nation's "environmentally stunning" status. Thanks for any help that can be offered. Cheers!

[Ballotonia]

Can anyone clue me into which daily issue, once resolved, results in this outcome: citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Sarong-and-Saright ? It's the first time I have seen this outcome, and I don't want to see it again for fear of jeopardizing my nation's "environmentally stunning" status. Thanks for any help that can be offered. Cheers!

That effect follows picking the first option in #151: Build Bigger Bombs, Advise Scientists.
You decided on testing all sorts of bio/chem/nuclear weaponry in the open air, and that does indeed sound like it might be bad for your environment.

Ballotonia

[Sarong-and-Saright]

Can anyone clue me into which daily issue, once resolved, results in this outcome: citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Sarong-and-Saright ? It's the first time I have seen this outcome, and I don't want to see it again for fear of jeopardizing my nation's "environmentally stunning" status. Thanks for any help that can be offered. Cheers!

That effect follows picking the first option in #151: Build Bigger Bombs, Advise Scientists.
You decided on testing all sorts of bio/chem/nuclear weaponry in the open air, and that does indeed sound like it might be bad for your environment.

Ballotonia

Eek! Thanks for the heads-up. Time to moth-ball weapons research, I guess!

[Zwangzug]

#267: Controversial Coup Causes Commotion

A coup in a neighbouring country has seen a mercenary force led by retired @@NAME@@ian general @@RANDOMNAME@@ take charge of the peaceful backwater, purging the opposition, and suppressing freedoms. Despite the new leader making a dubious promise to hold elections, the government in exile is demanding that @@NAME@@ takes action.

1. "THIS IS A DISGRACE", bellows Brigadier General @@RANDOMNAME@@, scattering plastic soldiers over the floor. "This traitor must be overthrown! Gather together our forces and sweep the tyrant from power. While we're at it, @@NAME@@ could do with some more tanks - you never know when the next coup might be."

2. @@RANDOMNAME@@, a junior official, puts down "Diplomacy for Dummies" and pipes up. "The best method of solving problems is talking. Send the new regime a strongly worded letter of protest and encourage them to negotiate. On a similar note, perhaps you could take your spouse out for a meal tonight. You've been spending far too much time sorting out this nation's issues lately."

3. Noted realist and tabloid columnist @@RANDOMNAME@@ disagrees. "We should give this new regime a chance. After all, they now control a sizeable economy, and they need weapons - we could offer to recognise the new government if they agreed to buy arms from us. Also, I couldn't help but notice some protesters outside your office. We wouldn't want a coup happening here - everyone would feel safer it they were moved on."

4. "I don't see what the problem is", a voice strangely like your own whispers in your ear. Your twin, standing far too close for comfort, continues, "this has given me a great idea - why not just declare yourself supreme leader of @@NAME@@? After all, the people do love you so very much".

Issue by: Sedgistan
Editor: Sedgistan

[Ballotonia]

OMG! New issues!!!

Added to the list:
#267: Controversial Coup Causes Commotion [Sedgistan; ed:Sedgistan]
#268: Don't Want Your Kid Anymore? Good News! [Aligeretha; ed:Glen-Rhodes]

Total is now 267 issues.

Ballotonia

[Zwangzug]

D'oh, thanks for catching my lack of @@RANDOMNAME@@ edits and stuff. Rookie mistake on my end.

Meanwhile, after Zwangzug chooses option 2...

[Nation of Quebec]

Awesome. One of my older issues finally passed the queue and is now in the game.

Not sure what number the issue is counted as, but in the url for the issue it appears to be #271.

The Issue:

#271: Vigilantes: Heroes Or Hoodlums?

Your evening supper was disrupted recently when a spandex-clad man wearing a mask left a hitherto untouchable mob boss on the High Court's doorstep before disappearing once more into the night. While some have welcomed the assistance of 'the Dogman', others are fearful of what consequences supporting vigilantism could bring.

1. "He did WHAT?" shouts over-zealous police officer @@RANDOMNAME@@. "The Dogman is a menace to society and an insult to the police. Vigilantism should not be tolerated, and the police should have the right to track these people down and throw them in jail. We'll show others like him that the law cannot be taken into their own hands."

2. "I agree, but we're forgetting the bigger issue," says Police Chief @@RANDOMNAME@@. "It's embarrassing really. This guy who's probably had no police training managed to catch a criminal that some of us in the force have spent ten years trying to bring down. This whole incident clearly shows us that the police force needs new training and equipment. I'm sure that our citizens wouldn't mind paying a little more to feel safer on the streets."

3. @@RANDOMNAME@@, avid contributor to the magazine Anarchist Monthly, presents a different opinion. "The last thing we need is more police. In fact, I think the people would be better off with more heroes like the Dogman. Let's face it. The police are known for corruption and brutality. Let the people take the law into their own hands, and we'll have a utopia where issues are settled without fascist pigs telling us what we can and can't do! It'll be perfect, trust me."

4. "You all have the wrong idea," says Graphite Lad, wearing a slender yellow spandex suit and eraser helmet. "We can't dismiss the fact that the Dogman did us and our city a great service. That's not something we should put him in jail for. In fact, I think the government should pay vigilante heroes for their noble deeds."

Issue by: Nation of Quebec
Editor: Leyno

[Luna Amore]

I received three new issues this update.

#270: Space Spectacular Sours Small Stargazers [Luna Amore; ed:Frisbeeteria]

The Issue
After the recent, well publicized collision of the comet Maxima with Mars, the National Association of Adolescent Astronomers has demanded a meeting with you over the national curfew requiring all minors to be in their houses by sundown.

The Debate
1. "It's outrageous!" screams NAAA President @@RANDOMNAME@@, "How are we supposed to study the night sky if our own government won't let us stay out past six? Do you know how many other astronomical wonders we've missed because we aren't old enough? This curfew is suffocating our sense of wonder and stifling our curiosity. Is that what you want, @@LEADER@@, a nation of un-inquisitive drones? You must see reason and repeal this curfew."

2. "You aren't seriously considering this, are you?" asks @@CAPITAL@@'s Chief of Police @@RANDOMNAME@@, "Since we implemented this curfew, youth-related crime has dropped 70%! What other government intervention has that kind of success rate? The elderly can once again take evening strolls without fear of being mugged by teenage hooligans. Mailboxes stand majestically unmolested. Look, I'm sorry these rapscallions can't look at supernovas and what not, but the numbers don't lie. If a few extra-curricular activities have to suffer to make @@NAME@@'s streets safer, then so be it."

3. "Now, now, surely the two sides can strike some sort of compromise," says noted radio talk show host @@RANDOMNAME@@, "Considering the statistics, you can't repeal the curfew altogether, but these kids raise a good point: the current curfew is far too draconian. What you should do is establish an official channel for minors to request permission to stay out after dark. That way teenagers – who have legitimate reasons – can be out after dark, and @@NAME@@'s crime rate won't suffer. Quite an elegant solution if I do say so myself. True, it will require a slight tax increase, but you can't please everyone."

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#272: Slow Down, You’re Going Too Fast [Frisbeeteria; ed:Frisbeeteria]

The Issue
Following fatality reports from several high-speed, multi-car accidents, concerned safety advocates are asking that national speed limits be reinstated.

The Debate
1. "Lives are being lost, and for what?" shouts author of "The Road Worrier" @@RANDOMNAME@@ at a rally in front of Police Headquarters. "So that juveniles-at-heart can satisfy their need for speed? Enough already! The rest of us want our children safe. Reinstate the speed limits, and while we’re at it, raise the license age to 25. There’s no need for adolescents to foul our highways. They can ride the bus."

2. "The problem isn’t cars, it’s drivers", states @@RANDOMNAME@@, founder and spokesperson of @@NAME@@ Automation Industries. "Remove the human being from the equation, and modern vehicles can be driven at high speed entirely by computer! All we need is some research and retooling money, and a bit of infrastructure assistance to add drive-by-wire nodes to the highways. Not only will we make our own highways safer, we’ll boost @@NAME@@’s automotive exports through the roof!"

3. "Cars are only a part of the problem," argues transit advocate @@RANDOMNAME@@, assembling a toy train set on your desktop. "Trucks and busses are just as deadly. We need to shift entirely to railroads and get rid of cars AND trucks – hi-speed trains between cities, light rail to the suburbs, monorails and trolleys in town. We can dump those old speed limit laws - people won’t get run over if they stay off the tracks! So what if a few industrial complexes have to relocate or close? It’s for the greater good!"

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#278: Relief is Coming... in Four to Six Weeks [Luna Amore; ed:Sanctaria]

The Issue
A hurricane recently devastated one of @@NAME@@'s island chains causing billions of @@CURRENCY@@ in damage and displacing millions of citizens. The national emergency services are doing their best to meet the needs of the crisis, but with the recent airplane ban, relief is taking much longer to come to those affected.

The Debate
1. ''My house is gone, my neighborhood flooded, where's my government?'' shouts disgruntled evacuee @@RANDOMNAME@@ over the phone. ''These islands are a thousand miles off the coast. We'll be waiting weeks for what limited resources our emergency services can provide with the few ships they have. I'll be lucky if I get a bottle of water. It's clear to me that the government didn't give a second thought to all the ramifications of banning airplanes, and now we, the citizens, are paying for it! If you have any compassion for the well-being of your people, you'll legalize air travel again and send help toot sweet!"

2. ''Take a deep breath, @@LEADER@@," advises your Minister of the Environment @@RANDOMNAME@@, "You smell that? That's clean air. And when was the last time you read about a terrorist taking over an airliner? Oh that's right; there hasn't been one since the ban. If anything, we should have stricter environmental standards on cars and ships. Listen, it's unfortunate that these people are having their relief delayed, but maybe that'll motivate them to adequately prepare next time. They decided to live in a hurricane zone after all."

3. ''Obviously, we goofed,'' says your Minister of Transportation @@RANDOMNAME@@, ''These sorts of humanitarian mess-ups shouldn't happen. But we shouldn't be willing to sacrifice all the benefits of the ban either. We should legalize air travel for government use only. That way necessary services won't be delayed, but we won't wreck our environment or endanger our nation. As an added bonus, you'll be able to go to international conferences without having to drive across the border to use Maxtopia's airports first."



**Edit: put back in the macros, formatted the way the others are.

[Bears Armed]

I received this new issue today _

#276: Circus Clowns Cause Chaos!

The Issue
Rather than finding them funny, a recent survey shows that most children are actually afraid of clowns. The public is demanding that you do something to stop these terrifying menaces.

The Debate
1."Kill them! Kill them all! Or… you know, just ban them", opines noted sociologist Charles Singh. "Better yet, why not ban all circuses from Bears Armed! Think about it, they're distracting children from what's important in life; namely, doing well in school, getting a job and contributing to the economy. That's what's important here!"

2."Banning clowns is a little extreme, if you ask me", inputs your Minister for Culture, Efthamia Yeats. "I think what we need to do is educate children about what clowns actually do. Tell them they aren't scary and that what they do is actually beneficial! After all, happy kids are less likely to go down the path of crime, which means less spending goes to the police and more funds can be diverted to somewhere important – like my Department!"

3. "It's not always about the kids", mumbles a red-nosed man in the corner. "Think of us clowns! We have to put up with the kids screaming, and shouting and hurling things at us. How would you feel if you were dressed up like a fool and paraded in front of 8 year olds! The Government needs to create a program to treat us clowns for depression – you don't know what it's like, man. You weren't there!"

Issue by: The Divine Republic of Sanctaria
Editor: Maurepas

Guess I can forget all about trying to write ‘Mime and Punishment’, now…

[I V Stalin]

I received three new issues this update.


-snip-

I think you missed a @@CURRENCY@@ in the description of the third issue there (Relief is Coming...) - "...billions of pop-tops in damage...".

[Ballotonia]

Thank you all for chipping in!

The list has been updated with new issues:
#269: Stop The Presses! [Lenyo; ed:Sanctaria]
#270: Space Spectacular Sours Small Stargazers [Luna Amore; ed:Frisbeeteria]
#271: Vigilantes: Heroes Or Hoodlums? [Nation of Quebec; ed:Leyno]
#272: Slow Down, You’re Going Too Fast [Frisbeeteria; ed:Frisbeeteria]
#273: Is our children learning? [Panageadom; ed:Lenyo]
#276: Circus Clowns Cause Chaos! [Sanctaria; ed:Maurepas]
#278: Relief is Coming... in Four to Six Weeks [Luna Amore; ed:Sanctaria]

... bringing the total to 277 issues.

And congratulations to Luna Amore for having TWO issues accepted!

#274, #275, and #277 remain a mystery. For now.

EDIT: A major update of the list will be done soon, to bring it more up-to-date following the big spelling fixes done recently.

Ballotonia

[Luna Amore]

Thanks Ballo! One more for me:

#279: A Vat Lot Of Trouble [Luna Amore; ed:Sanctaria]

The Issue
A major contamination of @@NAME@@'s Citizen Creation Vats has caused millions of your newest citizens to be 'born' with severe mental illnesses. An emergency meeting of your top Ministers has been called to decide what to do about the issue.

The Debate
1. "It's obvious what must be done," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Minister for Artificial Citizens, "we must regrow new brains for the lot of them. It'll cost a fortune, but it's our duty as their leaders. It's our fault these citizens are suffering; so naturally, we must do all we can to fix the problem. What other option is there? Think of your citizens."

2. "Are you insane?" asks your Public Relations Coordinator "–er ahem, but think of the money! It would cost billions of @@CURRENCY@@ to regrow and transplant that many brains. Mark my words, if you give them new brains, you'll have a coup on your hands for sending our economy into a tailspin. No. No. Absolutely not. We must," he leans in with a pained look, "ship these 'defectives' off to a secluded island somewhere, so we can forget they ever existed."

3. An old man on the street who has been jabbing at you through the window with his cane chimes in, "The solution is plain as day you doddering fools! These vats must be closed immediately and the technology banned! They're unnatural abominations! You know how I came into this world? Kicking and screaming from the loins of my mother! The government must allow people to have sex again and give birth the way God intended!"

4. "Oh no no no, we've invested too much money into the national vat system to throw it all away over one minor incident," stresses your Financial Minister @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Look at the situation from a resource standpoint. This batch of resources is damaged, so naturally, the most economical solution is to remove the damaged products, dispose of them, and recycle the functional parts back into the vats. We must reduce, reuse and recycle, @@LEADER@@, for the good of our national vats – and for the good of @@NAME@@, of course."

[Warzone Codger]

I have a new one today. I hope I've done this right, this is the first time I have reported it.

#280: Oh the Humanity! [Prevania; ed: Reploid Productions]

The Issue

During a recent severe storm, the airship WCAS-Hiddenburg caught fire and ended up making a crash landing in @@CAPITAL@@. Everyone on board as well as several hundred people on the ground were killed in the resulting inferno. Reporter Herb Morris' incredible live coverage of the disaster and the media circus surrounding the safety of such vessels has people looking to the government for solutions.

The Debate

1. Cooper de Castro, apparent spokesperson for the families of the victims gasps out between sobs, "The only reason this happened is the government has turned a blind eye to the dangers of these vehicles! The solution is obvious, pass and rigidly enforce safety regulations on dangerous industries! Oh, and make the owners of these companies financially liable to the families. I mean, I lost my dad after all, I deserve a little bit of compensation."

2. "Really now, airships safely make these trips on a routine basis! These people are looking at a single accident and not the bigger picture!" claims Falala Hernandez, owner of Airship Enterprises, the company that operates airships like the crashed WCAS-Hiddenburg. "If anything, the government should be supporting the industry through this tragedy! You know, 'encouraging' people to use airships so that they learn just how safe they really are!"

3. "Tiny mishap? TINY MISHAP?" screams Bill Mistletoe, author of the controversial bestseller 'Corporations Are Bad, Really Really Bad.' "Hundreds of people dead, millions if not billions of @@CURRENCY@@ in damage to buildings downtown, and these industry goons are trying to just shrug and tell the rest of us 'Oopsie,' and buy their way out of trouble?! They have a huge debt to the society they've harmed, make them work in the trauma centers and see first-hand what they've done!"

[Ballotonia]

Added:
#279: A Vat Lot Of Trouble [Luna Amore; ed:Sanctaria]
#280: Oh the Humanity! [Prevania; ed:Reploid Productions]

Total now: 279. Very impressive Luna Amore, number three for you!

The third option of #280 strikes me as a tad weird. It starts off with "Tiny mishap? TINY MISHAP?", but neither of the former two speakers had used that verbiage.

Ballotonia

[SalusaSecondus]

The third option of #280 strikes me as a tad weird. It starts off with "Tiny mishap? TINY MISHAP?", but neither of the former two speakers had used that verbiage.

Fixed. Replaced "single accident" in option 2 with "tiny mishap".

[Kalaspia-Shimarata]

Have any of my issues, either as Kalasparata, Hellenic Oztralia or Kalaspia-Shimarata been submitted?