NationStates Issues **SPOILER ALERT**

[Trotterdam]

Fewer people are going to be able or willing to contribute on an offsite service. So long as we can still post and read the spoilers in this thread and you do all the offsite work behind the scenes, though, I don't see why I should care.

[Valentine Z]

Fewer people are going to be able or willing to contribute on an offsite service. So long as we can still post and read the spoilers in this thread and you do all the offsite work behind the scenes, though, I don't see why I should care.

Oh yes, I want to clarify this again. This does NOT mean that I am transferring everything to Git, so I'm still doing changes here as per usual and the thread will be maintained.

It just will be different for my personal workflow, so instead of fancy Changelogs, you can look at what I have changed in that repo between each iteration.

Thanks for your feedback regardless. ^^

[Uomelt]

I think I found a way to find out the order of when issues were made (or at least their number):

https://www.nationstates.net/page=enact ... /dilemma=1

just replace that very last number and you`ll get an issue`s title depending on the number.

[Valentine Z]

I think I found a way to find out the order of when issues were made (or at least their number):

https://www.nationstates.net/page=enact ... /dilemma=1

just replace that very last number and you`ll get an issue`s title depending on the number.

Oooh, that's very clever! Yes, you will only get the issue title, but it does give a hint on what they might be. Very neat, I like it!

So I am looking at the ones with TBD - Issues 1330, 1334, 1363, 1367.

1330 is Guilt by Association.
1334 is Withdrawing Diplomatic Relations.
1363 is In My Defence...
1367 is Sweet, Sweet Marketing.

1368 seems to be the latest. There is no title for 1369 and beyond.

EDIT: I didn't realise that the list was missing 1353, even as TBD. Oops.

[Trotterdam]

Huh, I didn't realize that still gives you the issue title even if your nation doesn't have the issue. Might that be a bug?

Going by that, #1353 is The Birds and the Plan Bs, #1363 is In My Defence..., and #1367 is Sweet, Sweet Marketing.

[Jutsa]

Woah. OK, NGL, THAT is pretty cool

[Trotterdam]

1330 is Guilt by Association.
1334 is Withdrawing Diplomatic Relations.

These two have already been reported.
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=36896310#p36896310
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=37225752#p37225752

Incidentally, I found that #788, which was originally reported as "Duel Problems", is now "Duel Purposes", and I'm wondering if it was reported incorrectly or if it was changed.

There were a bunch of other minor changes from the titles I previously had recorded, but mostly minor punctuation stuff.

[Honeydewistania]

#1367: Sweet, Sweet Marketing [Lelscrep, ed:Candlewhisper Archive]

Recent studies show childhood obesity is on the rise, and many believe this to be the fault of attention-grabbing packaging on sugary foods.

The Debate

“How are we supposed to keep our children healthy when all of their favorite cartoon characters are shown brazenly endorsing these products?” screams angry mother Michelle Cash (@@RANDOMENAMEFEMALE@@). “Children who can’t readily distinguish reality from fiction are tricked into thinking they need these products to be like their heroes! We mothers demand that packaging should never be designed to influence the minds of children! We demand plain and informative packaging!”

“Come now, surely people can be trusted to make their own decisions?” purrs fat-cat CEO Anthony Tyger (@@RANDOMNAME@@). “Besides, you could argue that being exposed to advertising at an early age trains young people to be discerning consumers. It’s a form of real-life education. Trust instead in industry self-regulation, and keep government out of it. That’d be gr-r-reat!”

“I think the fact that this is an issue in the first place speaks volumes about the way we see larger people!” cries your morbidly obese Minister of Compassion, weeping as she munches on a bowl of frosted Happios cereal. “Why can’t we allow people to be whatever shape they are without ostracism? Let bigger kids be bigger kids, and if anyone criticizes their weight, that should be deemed illegal hate speech!”

[Valentine Z]

Valentine’s Changelog 012 – It's just a test!

So it looks promising so far, I like it! I only did some small changes here and there to test it out, and yeah, pretty good!

Here's the Git Commit of the recent change, split view.

GitHub Repo's mainpage. I want to clarify again that this is just to make my workflow convenient; I am still maintaining the threads here!

Addendum 1: For 1367.2, I would like to think that the name is not random, at least the last name isn't. Tyger and "G-g-g-great!" is definitely a reference to Kelloggs mascot's Tony the Tiger!

[Tor-bana-ing]

Valentine’s Changelog 012 – It's just a test!

So it looks promising so far, I like it! I only did some small changes here and there to test it out, and yeah, pretty good!

Here's the Git Commit of the recent change, split view.

GitHub Repo's mainpage. I want to clarify again that this is just to make my workflow convenient; I am still maintaining the threads here!

Addendum 1: For 1367.2, I would like to think that the name is not random, at least the last name isn't. Tyger and "G-g-g-great!" is definitely a reference to Kelloggs mascot's Tony the Tiger!

The name "Anthony" isn't random either; I got that too. Also, Happios is in italics.

[Valentine Z]

The name "Anthony" isn't random either; I got that too. Also, Happios is in italics.

I will keep that in mind, thank you! ^^

[Valentine Z]

Valentine’s Changelog 013

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If an issue is submitted without drafting and it is rejected, does it make a sound?

Trawled through Page 249 - 257! With the power of Git, anything is possible! I will be continuing on from Page 258 soon, so yeah! Please don't edit any of your posts from Pg 258 onwards, or do let me know of the changes. ^^

Here's the list of changes reflected on GitHub! As always, the threads here are maintained as well. ♥ You can see the "Last edited on 21st Sept..." ^^

[Wischland]

#1369: Negotiation Complication [Westinor, ed:Candlewhisper Archive]

The Issue
For the past few months, your administration has been working on a landmark trade deal with the historically hostile nation of Blackacre. On the eve of the agreement’s planned signing, Georgia Mormont — a high-ranking official from the Blackacrean government — has approached you with the intent to defect.

The Debate
“If we upset the Blackacreans, months of planning could go to waste!” whispers your suspicious Minister of Pragmatism as she glares at the visibly trembling Blackacrean advisor. “Blackacre would never allow their Chief of Staff to defect! We have to turn her away and report this to Blackacre. It may be cold, but I stand — I mean, we stand to make a lot from this trade deal. This agreement could be the path to a long-lasting peace between our two nations — don’t let a single defector stand in our way.”

“@@LEADER@@, please don’t abandon me!” quietly pleads Mormont, as she pulls you into a secluded corner of the room. “I’m almost absolutely sure that they’ve discovered my intentions to defect by now. If you don’t protect me, the secret police will be sure to ‘disappear’ me. Let me stay and I will give you valuable information that you could use against Blackacre. Trade deals might be valuable, but trust me, the secrets I know are worth so much more. Want to know where their secret nuclear missile launch sites are? Yes, I thought you would...”

“I agree that they’d never let her defect,” comments your shady Intelligence Minister, as he escorts you out of the room. “Which is why I’m surprised she’s here — the Blackacrean Supreme Leader keeps close watch on all of her subordinates. She must have been sent here to spy on us, but that’s fine. We’ll feed her dirty intel, track her communications, and who knows? We could find ourselves a spy network, right here in @@NAME@@. I’m sure you’ll agree this is the best course of action, hmm?”

[Valentine Z]

Comparing with what I have gotten for reference.

The Issue
For the past few months, your administration has been working on a landmark trade deal with the historically hostile nation of Blackacre. On the eve of the agreement’s planned signing, Georgia Mormont — a high-ranking official from the Blackacrean government — has approached you with the intent to defect.

The Debate
“If we upset the Blackacreans, months of planning could go to waste!” whispers your suspicious Minister of Pragmatism as she glares at the visibly trembling Blackacrean advisor. “Blackacre would never allow their Chief of Staff to defect! We have to turn her away and report this to Blackacre. It may be cold, but I stand — I mean, we stand to make a lot from this trade deal. This agreement could be the path to a long-lasting peace between our two nations — don’t let a single defector stand in our way.”

“Valkyrie Valentijn Samantha Constantine, please don’t abandon me!” quietly pleads Mormont, as she pulls you into a secluded corner of the room. “I’m almost absolutely sure that they’ve discovered my intentions to defect by now. If you don’t protect me, the secret police will be sure to ‘disappear’ me. Let me stay and I will give you valuable information that you could use against Blackacre. Trade deals might be valuable, but trust me, the secrets I know are worth so much more. Want to know where their secret nuclear missile launch sites are? Yes, I thought you would...”

“I agree that they’d never let her defect,” comments your shady Intelligence Minister, as he escorts you out of the room. “Which is why I’m surprised she’s here — the Blackacrean Supreme Leader keeps close watch on all of her subordinates. She must have been sent here to spy on us, but that’s fine. We’ll feed her dirty intel, track her communications, and who knows? We could find ourselves a spy network, right here in Valentine Z. I’m sure you’ll agree this is the best course of action, hmm?”

Georgia Mormont is definitely fixed.

[Valentine Z]

Valentine’s Changelog 014

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What is your name? What is your quest? Who is your favorite Issues Editor?

And with that, I have finished my trawling process, at least for now! That is not to say that I am going to retire, of course. As of now, there is nothing (I think) that needs changing from these previous pages! Additionally, a congratulations to Westinor for their very first published issue!

Changes to the threads can be seen on Github here!

[Voxija]

#1370: All Systems Post-Nominal

The Issue

After several avoidable deaths were blamed on the incompetent medical advice of “Marina Norris MD”, an individual operating from a shady office on the outskirts of @@CAPITAL@@, investigation revealed that she was using the letters MD without possessing a medical license, nor indeed any form of qualification.

The Debate

1. “I never lied to anybody!” wheedles the accused individual over the phone, from the bunker where she has gone into hiding. “I never said I was a Medical Doctor, and I didn’t post any signs calling my office a clinic. In fact, obviously, the initials stand for Managing Director. I merely gave advice to whomever happened to come by, and they paid me for my wisdom! Is it a crime to be wrong? Whatever happened to free speech?”

2. “My diagnosis: misuse of post-nominal letters. The prescription: board certification!” pontificates Doctor Shinzo Turnbull, president of the @@NAME@@ Medical Association, while scribbling illegibly in a notepad. “There are professional associations for nearly all reputable occupations: MDs, CPAs, even the lawyers with their cute little ‘Esq.’ title! You must require that an individual be certified by a proper professional association before using any kind of letters after their name, for the public’s sake.”

3. “I agree that we need credentialing, but the government ought to handle it,” opines Apu Clason, your Deputy Minister for Expanding Bureaucracy. “Can we really trust private groups to handle membership fairly? That’s just begging for corruption and nepotism. We’ll set standards that will be the same all across @@NAME@@, and the paper trail we create — signed in triplicate and filed appropriately — will ensure we know exactly who is allowed to call themselves what!”

4. “Occupational titles?” asks your protocol assistant, straightening his cravat. “Oh no, what the government needs is some new titles of its own, to recognize citizens that have served us well! Imagine — the @@LEADER@@ Medal of Freedom! The @@NAME@@ Legion of Merit! Maybe even bring back knighthoods and earldoms and duchies? That’s how you show some appreciation! Those are the only post-nominals that should be allowed, and the only ones that matter!”

Issue by The Federated Bailiwicks of Verdant Haven

Edited by Candlewhisper Archive

[Alanis Star]

Oooh, nice find! I also got the issue as well.

For the issue, I got Matt Guterres MD, so it seems like @@RANDOMNAME@@, not tied to a male or a female.

Option 2: I got Doctor Siko Nimoy.

Option 3: Athena Turnbull.

Option 4: The protocol assistant I got is also a guy, with a "his".

[Valentine Z]

Valentine’s Changelog 015

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Oh, my dear Samantha! What big eyes you have!

Added the latest issue, on top of some minor changes here and there. ^^ This time, changes are split into smaller parts thanks to some contributions!

The changes reflected: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

[Kandorith]

#1371:@@NATION@@ Rocked by Rolls’ Fatal Role

The Issue
A low-level bureaucrat was recently found murdered after rejecting a retired homeowner’s request for a construction permit. During the subsequent court case, the homeowner admitted that he found their address in the public voter rolls, which has shed light on the security threat that they may pose, especially to government officials.

The Debate
1. “@@LEADER@@, we are all in danger!” exclaims Nosipho Lannister, a bureaucrat in the Department of Administration, who has not left the building since the trial. “Any psychotic Pizza Cultist can go down to City Hall and get all of my personal information with no repercussions! I cannot possibly imagine being able to continue in my position without an escort at all times. It may be expensive, but can you really justify price over a murder, all because I rejected someone’s request to build an airstrip in their backyard?”

2. “We are incapable of assigning security to every paper-pusher who works in @@CAPITAL@@,” sighs Chief of Police Wil Sajak, taking a black marker to some recently filed incident reports. “Why not clamp down on the accessibility of voter rolls by restricting public access to groups that actually use them, such as political parties and researchers? Not every Joe, Dick and Harry needs to know my address, my phone number, and especially not my salary.”

3. “Don’t be ridiculous! The people have a right to know! Everything!” trills Bruno Alvarez, a litigious anarchist who recently sued a judge for ‘pounding the gavel incorrectly’. “If some rookie cop slips up, I should be able to take them to court! Not that I’ve done anything wrong, of course. The most private activities of every employee on the government payroll shall be made publicly available to all!”

Issue by Opatia

Edited by Noahs Second Country

[Westinor]

#1371:@@NATION@@ Rocked by Rolls’ Fatal Role

The Issue
A low-level bureaucrat was recently found murdered after rejecting a retired homeowner’s request for a construction permit. During the subsequent court case, the homeowner admitted that he found their address in the public voter rolls, which has shed light on the security threat that they may pose, especially to government officials.

The Debate
1. “@@LEADER@@, we are all in danger!” exclaims Nosipho Lannister, a bureaucrat in the Department of Administration, who has not left the building since the trial. “Any psychotic Pizza Cultist can go down to City Hall and get all of my personal information with no repercussions! I cannot possibly imagine being able to continue in my position without an escort at all times. It may be expensive, but can you really justify price over a murder, all because I rejected someone’s request to build an airstrip in their backyard?”

2. “We are incapable of assigning security to every paper-pusher who works in @@CAPITAL@@,” sighs Chief of Police Wil Sajak, taking a black marker to some recently filed incident reports. “Why not clamp down on the accessibility of voter rolls by restricting public access to groups that actually use them, such as political parties and researchers? Not every Joe, Dick and Harry needs to know my address, my phone number, and especially not my salary.”

3. “Don’t be ridiculous! The people have a right to know! Everything!” trills Bruno Alvarez, a litigious anarchist who recently sued a judge for ‘pounding the gavel incorrectly’. “If some rookie cop slips up, I should be able to take them to court! Not that I’ve done anything wrong, of course. The most private activities of every employee on the government payroll shall be made publicly available to all!”

Thanks for reporting this! Do you happen to have the names of the editor(s) and author(s)? (These should be at the bottom right hand corner of the issue page)

[Kandorith]

Whoops, accidently cut that while editing:

Issue by Opatia

Edited by Noahs Second Country

There you go.

[Voxija]

#1372: Balls to All That

The Issue

Traditionally, clubs in the Football League have been sponsored by such entities as Cheesemongers Unlimited, Chairs ‘n’ Stuff, and Sharp ‘n’ Pointy Things Incorporated. Recently, however, many big-name clubs have struck deals with corporations representing such seedy nations as Althaniq, Blackacre, and the United Federation.

The Debate

1. “Hey hey, ho ho, Althaniq has got to go!” shout the ultra fans of @@CAPITAL@@ United, a club that is now under Althaniq’s ownership. Their leader, Bill Oliver, continues through a megaphone: “We are all ordinary football fans and we deserve to have a voice in how our club runs! Greedy interests like Althaniq don’t care about us; they only care about @@CURRENCYPLURAL@@, and hiding their grotesque human rights record by using their clubs as PR! For the fairness and equity of our sport, we implore you to enact a policy that allows us fans to own the majority of our club’s shares and voting rights!”

2. “What are these fair-weather fans talking about?” asks Gillian Vangelis, the head of Althaniq Sports Investments. “Don’t they want their team to become the best in @@NAME@@ and in the Football Association of @@REGION@@? We buy @@CAPITAL@@ United all the best players, such as Leonard Messy and Christian Goataldo, yet our fans treat us like crap! Leave the free market in football, and we promise you that the results will make both our nations proud.”

3. “Hmm... if our enemies want to play this game, I suggest we join them on the pitch!” says your unconventional Minister of Intelligence and Sports. “If Althaniq, Blackacre, and the United Federation own our biggest football clubs to promote their interests, we need to promote our interests and propaganda in their countries by doing the same thing! That way, we can weaken their influence and use it to promote @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ values instead! They won’t know what hit them!”

4. “I come to the games to watch football, not to look at some foreign sponsor’s logo on a kit!” declares diehard fan Lee Columbus, whose friends are rearranging themselves to spell “@@NAME@@” in body paint. “Or some local sponsor’s logo on a kit! Or anything on a kit, actually. Why don’t we just require athletes to play shirtless so we can all get the best view of their muscles? You don’t need any deep-pocketed backers to play the way nature intended.”

Issue by The Kingdom of Outer Sparta

Edited by Zwangzug

[Trotterdam]

Huh. Outer Sparta is a regular here and has lots of drafts in the forum, but this one appears to have never been publicly drafted.

[Outer Sparta]

Huh. Outer Sparta is a regular here and has lots of drafts in the forum, but this one appears to have never been publicly drafted.

My "Fantastic Beasts and How [Nation] Harmed Them" issue also wasn't publicly drafted.

[The Candy Of Bottles]

#1371:@@NATION@@ Rocked by Rolls’ Fatal Role

The Issue
A low-level bureaucrat was recently found murdered after rejecting a retired homeowner’s request for a construction permit. During the subsequent court case, the homeowner admitted that he found their address in the public voter rolls, which has shed light on the security threat that they may pose, especially to government officials.

The Debate
1. “@@LEADER@@, we are all in danger!” exclaims Nosipho Lannister, a bureaucrat in the Department of Administration, who has not left the building since the trial. “Any psychotic Pizza Cultist can go down to City Hall and get all of my personal information with no repercussions! I cannot possibly imagine being able to continue in my position without an escort at all times. It may be expensive, but can you really justify price over a murder, all because I rejected someone’s request to build an airstrip in their backyard?”

2. “We are incapable of assigning security to every paper-pusher who works in @@CAPITAL@@,” sighs Chief of Police Wil Sajak, taking a black marker to some recently filed incident reports. “Why not clamp down on the accessibility of voter rolls by restricting public access to groups that actually use them, such as political parties and researchers? Not every Joe, Dick and Harry needs to know my address, my phone number, and especially not my salary.”

3. “Don’t be ridiculous! The people have a right to know! Everything!” trills Bruno Alvarez, a litigious anarchist who recently sued a judge for ‘pounding the gavel incorrectly’. “If some rookie cop slips up, I should be able to take them to court! Not that I’ve done anything wrong, of course. The most private activities of every employee on the government payroll shall be made publicly available to all!”

Issue by Opatia

Edited by Noahs Second Country

Looks like all the names are random. Hack Murphy, Marin Tesla, and Shinzo Chapman here. I also got a female homeowner.