Is the following thing canon in BN? [II]

[Liebendeland]

The nation isn't very involved in wars, but it does have a communist revolution going on, and they're kind of losing to that, so yeah, sure.

BN has lots of g*y p*rn.

Knock it off with the not very sly sexual references before you get warned for breaking the PG-13 rule. And putting asterisks in words to disguise them doesn't really disguie them, does it?

Farnhamia, NationStates Game Moderator

1. Apologies, I didn't know the rules really went to that length

2. I'm not trying to disguise it. If you look at my forum posts, I put asterisks in anything I think might make someone uncomfortable.

/skipme

[The H Corporation]

That's beyond our technical grasp and most of the fire-arrows were expended millennia ago when the humans offed themselves.

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Annual rainfall in BN is rather erratic.

Canon

BN's climate is arid

[Pulsroth]

Some parts of Pulsroth are semi arid, but there's none that are fully arid.

The BN was settled more than 1000 years ago.

[Liebendeland]

More like 15.

BN has frequent droughts followed by heavy storms.

[Diarcesia]

More like 15.

BN has frequent droughts followed by heavy storms.

No.

Are beds canon in BN?

[The Near Islands]

Nope

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BN's leader is a part of a group that was historically oppressed.

[-Astoria-]

Nope

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BN's leader is a part of a group that was historically oppressed.

Incorrect.

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BN uses the 24-hour system (ie 13:00 instead of 1pm).

[Redeemed Britannia]

Both are used, though the former (13:00) is preferred in official use and the latter is more common in daily dealings.

The BN writes dates as followed: YYYY/DD/MM

[Filipinn]

Both are used, though the former (13:00) is preferred in official use and the latter is more common in daily dealings.

The BN writes dates as followed: YYYY/DD/MM

false. We use MM/DD/YY.
BL likes water.

[Matubuastan]

Both are used, though the former (13:00) is preferred in official use and the latter is more common in daily dealings.

The BN writes dates as followed: YYYY/DD/MM

false. We use MM/DD/YY.
BL likes water.

We like water, but there isn't much of it, being damn near doubly land-locked, if not for our Iranian border.
BL passed some form of LGBT positive legislation in the past decade, making a great strive in progress.

[Gonswanza]

Well there wasn't much in the way of anti-LGBT sentiment in the first place, however, there have been rather weak laws passed to hammer down rights for all... With the last one passed in 1997, the "rainbow ticket" law which notes that nobody can be denied their right to move freely via public transport due to being gay. So, yes.



BN has had a coup within the last 100 years. A successful coup.

[South Olpen]

False. The last successful coup was in 1873, and it was overthrown in 1902.

BN has had fascist demagogues hold positions of power recently.

[The Saucer Pilots]

Not Canon. We consider elections of non-qualified people to be demagoguery in on itself and we'd consider Fascism the epitome of "feels over reals".

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BN frequently makes use of planned obsolescence in manufacturing for a multitude of reasons.

[Gonswanza]

False. Gonswanza sees it more profitable to have actually useful and productive devices, along with a right to repair as well, meaning that if your Ji Kuan motorbike somehow has the fuel tank crack due to excessive abuse or even bros being bros you can just haul it off to anyone with half a brain and a careful hand plus spare parts to do a quick repair. In fact, planned obsolescence is actually illegal.

BN has had a female leader or has a female leader

[Redeemed Britannia]

There have been two queens and five female prime ministers in Britannic history, including Haroldine Gomericsbergh who is the prime minister now.

The current professional head of the BN's Armed Forces is a woman and she served in the air force (or equivalent).

[Gandoor]

Canon, we've had four female Prime Ministers including our current one, Park Sang-Hee

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BN has a robust public transportation system.

[-Arene]

We've only been starting improving it but you can say so

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BN Is historically very Maritime-Centered

[Wiolgopomorska]

Canon; Pomerania is historically a trading nation, using ships as the main method of transportation, and therefore has a rather large fleet for its size.

BN is not connected to any kind of (pre-modern, at least) colonialism.

[Slaver Pirates of Vaas]

Mostly Not Canon

Before the establishment of the Pirate State, Great Britain held control over the island of Saint Lucia as a formal colony. Granted, by the time the Pirate State fully established itself on the island, what remained of the island's colonial era was effectively destroyed and the native peoples either enslaved, killed, or still alive, but part of the Vulnerable Class.

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BN is known for expanding its territorial waters using subtle and/or militaristic means

[Shantung Clique]

Does taking these waters from a country we are currently actively rising up against count, wherein it is technically still their water as we are an unrecognised violent non-state actor? If so, then yes.

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BN uses a certain piece of technology, military or civilian, widely considered elsewhere to be "outdated"?

[Slaver Pirates of Vaas]

we are an unrecognised violent non-state actor?

Hey that's us too, although we have organized ourselves into a state body, no country actually recognizes us. Not even Great Britain, who we bribed to have Saint Lucia. And they still mark the island as being theirs.

/skip

[Liebendeland]

Does taking these waters from a country we are currently actively rising up against count, wherein it is technically still their water as we are an unrecognised violent non-state actor? If so, then yes.

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BN uses a certain piece of technology, military or civilian, widely considered elsewhere to be "outdated"?

Nearly everything, yes. Maps and cars haven't changed much in the past 10 years, and no one really uses electronic devices or the internet.

BN has frequent scam calls.

[Gonswanza]

Scam call centers are common targets of raids. So no. That would include foreign ones too, using paramilitary forces instead.



BN has a special soft drink that is not available anywhere else (e.g "GREDD KOLA" as one poorly made example.)

[Malian Socialist Federation]

Scam call centers are common targets of raids. So no. That would include foreign ones too, using paramilitary forces instead.



BN has a special soft drink that is not available anywhere else (e.g "GREDD KOLA" as one poorly made example.)

We have quite a few including Zoom Koom, and Coke: Africa

BN has legalized gay marriage

[Redeemed Britannia]

Yes, for more than a decade now.

The BN does not recognise the existence of the United Nations (or equivalent body in your timeline)