NationStates Issues **SPOILER ALERT**

[Jutsa]

I meant 914 instead of 917... sorry

[Jar Wattinree]

I hope I'm doing this right.

910
A for Effort

The Issue
A home-schooled student with perfect grades was kicked out of @@CAPITAL@@ University after failing the first semester.

The Debate
1. “This is not fair!” berates Tracy Haskell, the student’s mom, her face turning the color of beetroot as she glares at you accusingly. “How can colleges kick out a student after they’ve enrolled? It’s as if they don’t believe the grades I gave him! My little cherub worked so hard in his high school years, and now it’s all for nothing. @@LEADER@@, you must make it a law that colleges cannot boot out anyone after they’ve been accepted.”

2. “Do you see these papers?” asks Aziz Osborne, the university’s admissions counsellor. “Copies of rejection letters sent to applicants who were declined a space because of this sub-par student! I think that we need to take some serious measures to make sure that home-schooled students have their grades checked and verified by the state.”

3. “Why are college entrance criteria so elitist anyway?” enquires Felicity Vega, an intern who has just completed a college paper on socialism. “Why not just make going to college mandatory for every @@NAME@@? College education should be free for all until the age of 24. Yes, it will require a boost in taxation to pay for it, but everyone will surely appreciate their government-funded master’s degree.”

Issue by Orgrua
Edited by Baggieland

[Roumberre]

#915

Clasp of Controversy

The Issue

Dustin Wiseau, the young and charismatic Prime Minister of Brancaland, did not shake your hand at a recent meeting of world leaders. This caused considerable upset among many politicians at home. While the Brancalandian embassy insists that Wiseau simply didn’t see you, many Roumberrwah experts suggest that it was a political statement designed to undermine Roumberre on the global stage.

The Debate

1. "How dare he?” fumes your irate Minister of Foreign Affairs, as he viciously tears apart photos of Mr. Wiseau. “I don’t give a damn about any of the hogwash Brancaland is releasing. There is no possible way he did not see you! It was a personal attack and he knows that offending you offends all of us. Demand an apology from Brancaland,” he pauses as a somewhat concerning grin spreads on his face, “or else!”

2. “That Prime Minister is a charming young man,” coos your mostly-blind grandmother, while knitting you a too-small sweater. “Of course he couldn’t see you; the clothing you wear is far too easy to miss! Why not wear some more noticeable colors? You should, as leader, wear an outfit that matches the national flag! And over it, you could wear this beautiful sweater I just made you!” She beams at a security guard she mistakenly believes is you and hands the guard the sweater. “All yours, honey.”

3. “Everyone needs to relax,” murmurs Bharatendu Ungar, your Minister of Diplomatic Solutions, as he agrees to a draw in a chess match with your intern. “He may well have made a political statement, but instead of blowing your stack at Brancaland, why not sit down with Mr. Wiseau? After all, he may have had a bad day, considering his expression! Help him understand we aren’t enemies of Brancaland, and history will thank you. Angry responses never solved anything.”

4. “You aren’t addressing the real problem!” exclaims Gertie Clason, your germophobe Health Minister, whose voice is muffled by a gas mask. “Handshakes are gross and unsanitary! You and Mr. Wiseau have thousands of germs on your hands, and all you’re doing is risking infectious diseases! Frankly, you should be thanking him for not passing his germs to you! You need to mandate proper hygienic practices - nothing ridiculous, just washing your hands very carefully every ten minutes - and make sure hand sanitizers and protective gloves are readily available.”

Issue by The Noble Anti-Spammers of Fauxia
Edited by Nation of Quebec

I presume that the name 'Dustin Wiseau' is fixed and the other two are random.

[Fauxia]

We have 915 already. Jutsa snuck on NSIndex for it

[Jutsa]

Yeah, but both NSindex and this guy says the first speaker's a he. That could possibly be a limitation of macros making it "he" all the time...

Might be worth changing that. What do you think?

I also did update the issue list - apparently "Surreal Estates" in #901 is italicized, something that I just realized when I got the issue this morning.
(Actually I only checked because I couldn't be for sure it was always "Surreal Estates" but it was - that's when I found it wasn't italicized in the list. )

[Pogaria]

Keep an eye out for 910.3, 911, and any other options 917 may have.

917? We haven't quite reached that far yet.

Are you sure about that?

[The Candy Of Bottles]

Just noticed a macro error on 764.2 (I had been wondering if 764.1 was for nations that had banned guns. It's not.) Nexu-by-the-Sea is actually @@ANIMAL@@-by-the-sea.

[Jutsa]

updating.

[He Qixin]

Wish I could contribute.

[Jutsa]

As long as you find a new issue or option, feel free to post it.

You can find issue option numbers by right clicking the "Accept" button, clicking "inspect", and finding
<button type="submit" name="choice-(#)" value="1" class="button big icon approve">Accept</button>,
where choice is the coded issue number -1 (because 0 is also used).

This is helpful because while you may see only three options in an issue, it's quite possible that same issue has 6 coded options or more,
hiding because your nation doesn't meet the conditions the require.

If that's too complicated for you, though, feel free to just copy/paste the text, the name, the issue number, and the author/editor.
Please copy the text, though, and not send a picture.

That's basically it, if you're interested.

[Trotterdam]

917? We haven't quite reached that far yet.

Are you sure about that?

Obviously I didn't expect that statement to remain true permanently.

Though I think we're at #916 right now. Not quite #917!

[He Qixin]

As long as you find a new issue or option, feel free to post it.

You can find issue option numbers by right clicking the "Accept" button, clicking "inspect", and finding
<button type="submit" name="choice-(#)" value="1" class="button big icon approve">Accept</button>,
where choice is the coded issue number -1 (because 0 is also used).

This is helpful because while you may see only three options in an issue, it's quite possible that same issue has 6 coded options or more,
hiding because your nation doesn't meet the conditions the require.

If that's too complicated for you, though, feel free to just copy/paste the text, the name, the issue number, and the author/editor.
Please copy the text, though, and not send a picture.

That's basically it, if you're interested.

Thanks!

[Trotterdam]

#867: Museums: Things of the Past? [Het Dietsche Rijk; ed: Pogaria]

[...]

*3.“How can you expect anyone to visit @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ museums?” asks @@RANDOMNAME@@, who entered your office to use the free wi-fi connection. “Face it. An imagination doesn’t have any interesting museums. The Museum of Regional Geography? The Historical House of Hammers? The Gallery of Retail? Come on! The fact of the matter is, the museums are boring. There’s nothing but mundane themes, dull exhibitions, and tiresome pieces. Let’s build some new, up-to-date museums with things we’d all like to see.” [Must have free wi-fi]

*4. "How can you expect anyone to visit @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ museums?" asks @@RANDOMNAME@@, who entered your office in search of the nation's only wi-fi connection. "Face it. @@NAME@@ doesn't have any interesting museums. The Museum of Regional Geography? The Historical House of Hammers? The Gallery of @@MAJORINDUSTRY@@? Come on! The fact of the matter is, the museums are boring. There's nothing but mundane themes, dull exhibitions, and tiresome pieces. Let's build some new, up-to-date museums with things we'd all like to see." [Must not have free wi-fi]

...Wait, seriously? I'm pretty sure this is based on, like, whether or not you banned the internet, not whether wi-fi is free or paid. I don't think we even have any issues for establishing that!

[Jutsa]

Oh... yeah....

...

good point.

That said, I think there is an issue about whether or not wi-fi should be supplied by the government for free or not...

which, makes me wonder - what happens if wi-fi both exists and isn't free?

[Trotterdam]

That said, I think there is an issue about whether or not wi-fi should be supplied by the government for free or not...

Where? There are issues about free internet but that doesn't necessarily mean wi-fi. It probably means free broadband, with any attached wi-fi, if desired, being the responsibility of the end user.

which, makes me wonder - what happens if wi-fi both exists and isn't free?

Obviously, if wi-fi isn't free in most places, that would give people an incentive to seek out the few places where it is free, even when doing so is questionably-legal, but that doesn't mean it's the only wi-fi connection at all.

[Jutsa]

Aaah, ok. Thanks.

Updating now, then.

[Aikoland]

Are you sure about that?

Obviously I didn't expect that statement to remain true permanently.

Though I think we're at #916 right now. Not quite #917!

I got some bad news for ya:

Issue #918
J'Accuse!

The Issue
Your Finance Minister is facing allegations of sexual misconduct from multiple women, everything from inappropriate comments to assault. Although he firmly denies the allegations, there have been calls from across the political spectrum for him to resign. He is the latest powerful figure implicated by the growing MeAsWell movement, which encourages victims to speak out against their abusers.

The Debate

1. “This is a witch hunt!” complains your Finance Minister, who now sits alone during lunchtime. “This is all hearsay and a political vendetta designed to take me down! Sure, I’ve had a little office flirtation and I may have told an inappropriate joke or two, but who hasn’t? This MeAsWell thing is getting ridiculous. Mere allegations have ruined so many careers. The government must stop these vindictive women spreading untested allegations publically, and punish their dishonesty when no conclusive proof is found.”

2 “I agree, old chap, and we must instill some of the traditional values that we’ve lost as a nation,” opines @@RANDOMNAME@@, an aging industrialist. “Whatever happened to the good old days when your secretary would smile if you smacked her bottom, accepting it as the accolade it is? These days I can’t even wink at my female employees without getting reported to human resources! Whatever happened to ‘boys will be boys’, eh?”

3. “Attitudes like that are exactly why women don’t come forward!” rebuffs @@RANDOMFEMALENAME@@, the founder of the MeAsWell movement. “The Finance Minister is a misogynist animal and needs to resign immediately. It’s morally reprehensible for you to have a sexual predator in your party, let alone your cabinet. In fact, there are probably many more creeps lurking in the halls of Parliament. If you are as moral as your party says you are, then you’ll root out and remove every single abuser from their position!”

4. “Surely there’s some middle ground here?” asks your Minister of Compromises. “The Minister should get his due process. Have him take a discreet leave of absence and let the allegations play out in the courtroom. Our official statement is that we are a nation of innocent until proven guilty. If he’s guilty, then you can boot him out. If he’s innocent, we will welcome him back with open arms, standing proudly beside him on the evening news to say we knew he would be vindicated. See? That wasn’t so hard.”

5. “Even if he’s found guilty, these baby steps won’t actually solve anything,” huffs one of the Finance Minister’s accusers @@RANDOMFEMALENAME@@. “That pea-brained pig is just a symptom of a very large societal problem. Do you know how many times I get catcalled, just trying to live my daily life? It’s not a compliment! We need to tackle these things before they even start. We need to make sexual harassment training mandatory in every workplace. We also need to work in high schools, teaching young @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ to be aware that no-one deserves to be abused, ever.”

Issue by: Nation of Quebec
Edited by: The Free Joy State

[Australian rePublic]

J’Accuse!


The Issue
Your Finance Minister is facing allegations of sexual misconduct from multiple women, everything from inappropriate comments to assault. Although he firmly denies the allegations, there have been calls from across the political spectrum for him to resign. He is the latest powerful figure implicated by the growing MeAsWell movement, which encourages victims to speak out against their abusers.

The Debate
“This is a witch hunt!” complains your Finance Minister, who now sits alone during lunchtime. “This is all hearsay and a political vendetta designed to take me down! Sure, I’ve had a little office flirtation and I may have told an inappropriate joke or two, but who hasn’t? This MeAsWell thing is getting ridiculous. Mere allegations have ruined so many careers. The government must stop these vindictive women spreading untested allegations publically, and punish their dishonesty when no conclusive proof is found.”

Accept

“I agree, old chap, and we must instill some of the traditional values that we’ve lost as a nation,” opines Hermes Navarrete, an aging industrialist. “Whatever happened to the good old days when your secretary would smile if you smacked her bottom, accepting it as the accolade it is? These days I can’t even wink at my female employees without getting reported to human resources! Whatever happened to ‘boys will be boys’, eh?”

Accept

“Attitudes like that are exactly why women don’t come forward!” rebuffs Alice Thomas, the founder of the MeAsWell movement. “The Finance Minister is a misogynist animal and needs to resign immediately. It’s morally reprehensible for you to have a sexual predator in your party, let alone your cabinet. In fact, there are probably many more creeps lurking in the halls of Parliament. If you are as moral as your party says you are, then you’ll root out and remove every single abuser from their position!”

Accept

“Surely there’s some middle ground here?” asks your Minister of Compromises. “The Minister should get his due process. Have him take a discreet leave of absence and let the allegations play out in the courtroom. Our official statement is that we are a nation of innocent until proven guilty. If he’s guilty, then you can boot him out. If he’s innocent, we will welcome him back with open arms, standing proudly beside him on the evening news to say we knew he would be vindicated. See? That wasn’t so hard.”

Accept

“Even if he’s found guilty, these baby steps won’t actually solve anything,” huffs one of the Finance Minister’s accusers Megan Chen. “That pea-brained pig is just a symptom of a very large societal problem. Do you know how many times I get catcalled, just trying to live my daily life? It’s not a compliment! We need to tackle these things before they even start. We need to make sexual harassment training mandatory in every workplace. We also need to work in high schools, teaching young Australians to be aware that no-one deserves to be abused, ever.”

Accept

Dismiss This Issue

Issue by The Free Secular Federation of Nation of Quebec

Edited by The Free Joy State

[Jutsa]

Updated! I'm pretty sure that option 4's only available for nations with courtrooms. I'd be surprised if it weren't...

Also pretty sure there's either a variant for 4 or 5, since the listed number 5 kinda only works if 4(or a substitute) exists.

[Anarcho-primitive4]

No Court option for 918
“Surely there’s some middle ground here?” asks your Minister of Compromises. “The Minister should get his due process. Have him take a discreet leave of absence and let the allegations play out in the courtroom. Our official statement is that we are a nation of innocent until proven guilty. If he’s guilty, then you can boot him out. If he’s innocent, we will welcome him back with open arms, standing proudly beside him on the evening news to say we knew he would be vindicated... What? No courts, you say? So build some. A man has the right to stand face to face with his accuser in front of a judge, a jury, and an execu... Wait, that’s a different plan. Just bring back courts and juries, and let this man defend himself. See? That wasn’t so hard.”

[Awesome country of jj]

91.5 is actually 91.4.

[Jutsa]

I see it wasn't so hard...

Many thanks to both of you.

Edit: Updated list. Glad we don't need 91.4 anymore!

190.2, 488.3, 717.3, 760.3, possibly 837.5/6, 848.3, possibly 850.4, 851.4, possibly 858.5, 875.3, possibly 880.4, 884.4, and 910.4
plus validities for 411.1/2, 523.3, and 610.4.

[Loud Lawnmowers]

No 415.3 Here due to my video games ban.

[Jutsa]

aye, good eye.

[Merconitonitopia]

#915

Clasp of Controversy
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if you refuse to shake hands with your enemies, they win.