Factbook Question/Answer Thread

[Ray Alions]

This information is very useful. I will definitely keep it in mind. Thanks for the advice!

[Ahakista]

Thank you for the wide range of advice throughout this thread. Helpful in my ongoing factbook writing.

[Kitatani]

Could someone help me with the BB code regarding the tables?

Whenever I try it the [tr] shows up in the final factbook and it’s really annoying.
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=kit ... /id=951449

Thanks

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[floatright][box][align=center][b][size=150]Hirabayashi Mizuki
平林美月[/size][/b]
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[img]https://i.imgur.com/v9i4Gn0.jpg[/img]
[b][background-block=black]
Shinigami of Kitatani
Kitatani no Shinigami
北谷の死神[/background-block][/b]

[b]Assumed Position[/b]

13 April 2015

[b]Preceded by[/b]

[i]Position Established[/i]
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[b][background-block=Black]Personal Details[/background-block][/b][/align]
[table=plain][tr][td][b]Born:[/b][/td][td]26 February, 1992 (25)
Kitatani, Japan[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Nationality:[/b][/td][td]Japanese [日本人][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Religious Affiliation:[/b][/td][td][url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto]Shintō[/url][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Political Party:[/b][/td][td][i]None[/i][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Gender, sex:[/b][/td][td]Female, Female[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Sexual Orientation:[/b][/td][td]Heterosexual[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Significant Partner:[/b][/td][td]N/A[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Children:[/b][/td][td]N/A[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Education:[/b][/td][td]Kitatani Academy
[i] - Degree in catering, medicine[/i][/td][tr][/table]
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[align=center][b][background-block=black]Ideological Info[/background-block][/b]
[spoiler=Compass][img]https://www.politicalcompass.org/chart?ec=-6.25&soc=-4.26[/img][/spoiler][/align][/box][/floatright]
[i]”I don’t like big houses, or fancy cars. They’re too flashy and expensive. I’m fine with my flat and bicycle.”[/i]
- Mizuki, c. 27/12/17 CE

[b]Mizuki Hirabayashi[/b] (born 26 February 1992) is a 25 year old Japanese kitsune woman is a Kitatanese resident and the Shinigami of the Libertarian Commune.

Mizuki isn’t a member of any political party and never has been. She gained her position through combat and the forceful reunification of the city.

Mizuki was born in Kitatani Hospital in Kitatani, a relatively minor city in Aomori Prefecture in Japan on 26 February 1992, the 74th anniversary of the 26 February Incident in 1936. She grew up in a stereotypical Japanese family. Her father was a salaryman and her mother was a tour guide. She spent a lot of her early years with her grandparents, taking on her grandmother’s traditionalism and ideals of femininity once she was old enough to understand it.


She used to be human but her resurrection turned her into a Kitsune, and a powerful one at that.
Since the position of Shinigami was established Mizuki has worked hard to improve the lives of her fellows and encourage growth. The introduction of a Syndicalist economy and communalist direct democracy has sparred Kitatani the cons of capitalism and has greatly increased political participation from the residents. Her advocation of minimalist housing and traditional life styles has helped lower income inequality and given the formally homeless a home.

As Shinigami, she serves as Kitatani’s representative in foreign lands, doing what she can to help the city recover and rebuild.

[floatleft][box][center][b]Contents[/b][/center]
[url=https://www.nationstates.net/nation=kitatani/detail=factbook/id=951449#Early]1 Early Life[/url]
[url=https://www.nationstates.net/nation=kitatani/detail=factbook/id=951449#Rise]2 War and rise to power[/url]
[url=https://www.nationstates.net/nation=kitatani/detail=factbook/id=951449#Leadership]3 Leadership[/url]
[url=https://www.nationstates.net/nation=kitatani/detail=factbook/id=951449#Personal]4 Personal Information[/url]
[url=https://www.nationstates.net/nation=kitatani/detail=factbook/id=951449#Gallery]5 Gallery[/url]
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[anchor=Early][size=150][b][u][font=Georgia]Early Life[/font][/u][/b][/size][/anchor]
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Mizuki Hirabayashi was born to Mr. Hisao Hirabayashi (平林寿夫, Hirabayashi Hisao) and Ms. Rei Hirabayashi (平林麗, Hirabayashi Rei) on 26 February, 1992, the 74th anniversary of the 26 February Incident in 1936. She was born around 5AM at Kitatani Hospital.
About 33 days later, she was brought to Kitatani Shrine (北谷神社) to undergo Miyamairi (宮参り), a Shintō rite of passage for newborns.

In her infancy, all her needs were greatly taken care of. Her parents had jobs, her father being a saleryman and her mother a tourist guide. Mizuki’s grandparents took care of her when neither of her parents could do so.

She went through school at Kitatani Academy, passing most of her classes with average grades but getting exceptionally high grades on her English and mathematics. She also was quite good with computers and traditional skills, learning sewing and cooking from her grandmother, taking on the skills of a home wife diligently.

[anchor=Rise][size=150][b][u][font=Georgia]War and Rise to Power[/font][/u][/b][/size][/anchor]
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[Blodrike]

Could someone help me with the BB code regarding the tables?

Whenever I try it the [tr]shows up in the final factbook and it’s really annoying.
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=kit ... /id=951449

Thanks

Found it. The / was missing from your last row closing tag.

Try this:

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[table=plain][tr][td][b]Born:[/b][/td][td]26 February, 1992 (25)
Kitatani, Japan[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Nationality:[/b][/td][td]Japanese [日本人][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Religious Affiliation:[/b][/td][td][url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto]Shintō[/url][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Political Party:[/b][/td][td][i]None[/i][/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Gender, sex:[/b][/td][td]Female, Female[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Sexual Orientation:[/b][/td][td]Heterosexual[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Significant Partner:[/b][/td][td]N/A[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Children:[/b][/td][td]N/A[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][b]Education:[/b][/td][td]Kitatani Academy
[i] - Degree in catering, medicine[/i][/td][/tr][/table]

[Iccahtli]

Help, I need People to Join my Region

[Mpho]

Hi

[Martantaka]

Hey guys, mind giving me the code of this Factbook?

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=tos ... /id=975834

[The State of Monavia]

Hey guys, mind giving me the code of this Factbook?

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=tos ... /id=975834

The only way to obtain the BB code for a specific post is to ask the person who made that post to telegram you the code or post it for you here.

[Sunset]

Hey guys, mind giving me the code of this Factbook?

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=tos ... /id=975834

The only way to obtain the BB code for a specific post is to ask the person who made that post to telegram you the code or post it for you here.

If you click the title/title 'link' of the factbook (when you already have it open) it will open it as a dispatch. Scroll down to the bottom and on the right there should be 'Raw' and 'Report'. 'Raw' will show you the code. Remember to ask permission if you're going to do more than forms/functions.

[The Arian nation]

Hello! I'm trying to fit as many different political parties in my factbook as I can. without them being too similar or repetitive.
So here is my political parties factbook
Am i missing out any typical ideology that i can add?
Are there any similar parties that i should merge?
Any help or feedback would be appreciated even if it's not relevant.

[Likar]

Anarchist or anarchy-feminist

[The Arian nation]

Anarchist or anarchy-feminist

Thanks, i will probably add an anarchistic one

[21st Century Rome]

Maybe a big tent party?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_tent

Or a green party?

[The Arian nation]

Maybe a big tent party?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_tent

Or a green party?

A big tent/center party can be a good idea
But don't know about green, environmentalist already are represented by the National Front and the reformist party.so a green party needs to be more conservative than them to give an alternative for the more right leaning environmentalists.i don't think there is enough conservative Green to make such party successful.
Thanks for your help.

[Almonaster Nuevo]

When I was in Bolivia I was struck by the number of political parties there. You may find https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_p ... in_Bolivia a useful reference.

[The Arian nation]

When I was in Bolivia I was struck by the number of political parties there. You may find https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_p ... in_Bolivia a useful reference.

Thank you i will look into it

[Siegsylvania]

Am i missing out any typical ideology that i can add?

You could take inspiration from this version of a political compass:



I read up on green parties (which btw is the third biggest in the US) and got these elements:

Political: left leaning
Economy: social democrat ( = regulated/advanced capitalism)
Other ideologies:
Green politics
Social justice
Environmentalism
Non-violence

Another multi-party country is Denmark, got the list here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Denmark

Enjoy!

[Rojava Free State]

You forgot Anarcho-Syndicalists and Anarcho-Capitalists.

[IRON DONGS OF EVIL]

Where is the factbook

[Yatzatz]

I'm working on a detailed history of Yatzatz. I currently have three detailed history factbooks, which together cover 1832 and the period from the 1890s to 1945:
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=yat ... /id=962664
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=yat ... /id=971950
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=yat ... /id=979397
My question is, what can I add to the history part to make it more gripping? As in, given what's written there as the history, what can I add to make it more interesting, without changing the history?

[Omnum]

I was wondering if I should revive the dead nation of Cospus (from which Omnum rose from) as a reference for the history section? Or should I just make history more detailed?

[The Federation of Democratic Republics]

Hello, I’m looking for feedback on my National Constitution, any help at all would be appreciated. Just go to factbook page.

[Tinhampton]

Interesting enough (and not too bad), although how the FDR can keep up a "voluntary empire" of sorts and grant citizenship to any wannabe Fede---erm, American who merely sets foot in the country is something to behold.

[Dolor Mortis]

Hello, I’m looking for feedback on my National Constitution, any help at all would be appreciated. Just go to factbook page.

I like it. Honestly better if you do not use flowery language.

[The State of Monavia]

Hello, I’m looking for feedback on my National Constitution, any help at all would be appreciated. Just go to factbook page.

Greetings, friend! I’m a roleplay mentor who happens to really enjoy factbook writing projects like this one. In fact, my constitution is the very first factbook item I wrote back in 2007!

Anyway, your first draft has a number of strong points. You seem to have a solid understanding of how to write a legal document that actually sounds like a legal document, which is not a common skill. You also seem to have a clear idea for the principles that you want your constitution to be based on and how they should work. On the negative side, you have some basic spelling mistakes (please consider writing this document in a word processor and saving it in case the NS server crashes or gets attacked by a moose). Also, if you want to roleplay your constitution as something that gets created in 2018, you will want to use contemporary grammar and capitalization, not the eighteenth century stuff.

My praises and criticisms only cover the stuff that you have posted so far. I assume that your first draft is not complete yet since your constitution does not say very much about how your government is supposed to work (this is the main purpose of a constitution). I’m also a bit confused by Article 3’s language about having “republics” join the FDR. Is this document meant to be a national constitution for a country? I ask this question because Article 3 reads like a charter for an EU-style alliance of sovereign countries wanting to form some sort of supranational union.

Please consider sending me a telegram if you want me to keep helping you with this project.