International Freedom Coalition (SignUp2/OOC)

[Paleocacher]

Thank you!

[Krjder]

I have an idea!

Let's create an IFC hell march and post it on YouTube with a link on our front page...!!!

Also this:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=347205#p25194441

[Shazbotdom]

I have an idea!

Let's create an IFC hell march and post it on YouTube with a link on our front page...!!!

Also this:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=347205#p25194441

Hell March?

[Ardoki]

I have an idea!

Let's create an IFC hell march and post it on YouTube with a link on our front page...!!!

Also this:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=347205#p25194441

Hell March?

Hell March

In Practice (Best Korea style)

[Novo Wagondia]

I have an idea!

Let's create an IFC hell march and post it on YouTube with a link on our front page...!!!

Also this:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=347205#p25194441

Hell March?

Fanatically patriotic stormtroopers meet rousing heavy metal music on their way to some godforsaken fiery war. Supposedly inspiring for all those not in the immediate path of the human assault wave. Consider it the theme song of order by way of iron fist.

I had expected the candidates to do more campaigning, but apparently they have neglected to push their policies and engage in some debate with each other

We, those who are running for the position, were waiting for more questions...

How would the candidates feel about an organized debate, perhaps over chatzy or in a special OOC thread? I could proctor, and encourage healthy debate among the candidates with targeted questions.

[Shazbotdom]

We, those who are running for the position, were waiting for more questions...

How would the candidates feel about an organized debate, perhaps over chatzy or in a special OOC thread? I could proctor, and encourage healthy debate among the candidates with targeted questions.

Well, my online time is not as much as I used to have it as. Although I do like to squeeze as much time as I can get. So an OOC Thread would probably be best.

[The United Remnants of America]

Did OS post his RP here?

I feel like he did...

[Novo Wagondia]

Did OS post his RP here?

I feel like he did...

He posted a link to an OOC discussion thread a few pages back, but nothing more than that, as far as I know

[Aigeantir]

Did OS post his RP here?

I feel like he did...

He posted a link to an OOC discussion thread a few pages back, but nothing more than that, as far as I know

That is correct, and so far it's been mostly him and myself talking about it. Gotta check it though cause I saw others have posted.

Hell March?

Fanatically patriotic stormtroopers meet rousing heavy metal music on their way to some godforsaken fiery war. Supposedly inspiring for all those not in the immediate path of the human assault wave. Consider it the theme song of order by way of iron fist.

We, those who are running for the position, were waiting for more questions...

How would the candidates feel about an organized debate, perhaps over chatzy or in a special OOC thread? I could proctor, and encourage healthy debate among the candidates with targeted questions.

Well, all we'd have to do is change the flags to show the IFC symbol ....

Also about the election, I only saw the PM Questionnaire from OS, I'm not sure if that's cause I was too lazy to search manually through 15 pages to find the others or not, but when I searched, that was all that came up.... We (I) might need a quick reminder of who is running. just to make finding the questionnaires easier

[Novo Wagondia]

Also about the election, I only saw the PM Questionnaire from OS, I'm not sure if that's cause I was too lazy to search manually through 15 pages to find the others or not, but when I searched, that was all that came up.... We (I) might need a quick reminder of who is running. just to make finding the questionnaires easier

Announced candidates for Prime Minister:

-Deian Salazar
-Organized States
-Rentalla
-Shazbotdom
-Aviran

[Furry Alairia and Algeria]

Also about the election, I only saw the PM Questionnaire from OS, I'm not sure if that's cause I was too lazy to search manually through 15 pages to find the others or not, but when I searched, that was all that came up.... We (I) might need a quick reminder of who is running. just to make finding the questionnaires easier

Announced candidates for Prime Minister:

-Deian Salazar
-Organized States
-Rentalla
-Shazbotdom
-Aviran

I have a feeling that Aviran isn't going to be that much active.

It's been 5 days since he was last online.

[Novo Wagondia]

Announced candidates for Prime Minister:

-Deian Salazar
-Organized States
-Rentalla
-Shazbotdom
-Aviran

I have a feeling that Aviran isn't going to be that much active.

It's been 5 days since he was last online.

It's Fourth of July week; I wouldn't be surprised if a few people were on vacation for a few days. It's been slow here, though, so no harm done.

[Shazbotdom]

I have a feeling that Aviran isn't going to be that much active.

It's been 5 days since he was last online.

It's Fourth of July week; I wouldn't be surprised if a few people were on vacation for a few days. It's been slow here, though, so no harm done.

Well I had fun on my 4th, but all I could get off of work was 2 days. Thus I have been on here.

[Aigeantir]

Also about the election, I only saw the PM Questionnaire from OS, I'm not sure if that's cause I was too lazy to search manually through 15 pages to find the others or not, but when I searched, that was all that came up.... We (I) might need a quick reminder of who is running. just to make finding the questionnaires easier

Announced candidates for Prime Minister:

-Deian Salazar
-Organized States
-Rentalla
-Shazbotdom
-Aviran

Thanks so much! ... I'm also gonna post my own questions, from my own experience:

PM's Questions to PM Candidates

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[align=center][color=#0000FF][size=200]PM's Questions to PM Candidates[/size][/color][/align]

The position of Prime Minister is something that one cannot prepare themselves for, or know what to do ahead of time. I had so often thought about what I would tell my successor, and when the time comes, I'm sure I will have some things to say, but for now I will put forth my own questions, hoping that perhaps it may give all of you an idea of what this position really entails. Honestly if your reason for running is power and control over the IFC, I'd warn you to get out of the running now, as this position is far from one of power or prestige, yes you may be in charge of making some major choices, but you're also the first one in the cross hairs when something goes wrong. Much of these questions are based on my own experiences, and how I've learned that there really is no guidebook to how to deal with the intricacies of leadership. So without further adieu:

1. How would you define leadership? What is the point of the Prime Minister in your estimation? How should the Prime Minister act in regards to the IFC Council (this can be interpreted as actions in keeping control in the Council, voting and opinions expressed by the members versus one's own personal opinion, and basic Council decorum)?


2. You are faced with a difficult decision to present an immediate withdrawal of forces from an ongoing war RP. By doing so, you prevent a growing schism from occurring within the IFC that could turn into an OOC conflict, but by doing so, you could lose some face externally, aas far as how the IFC is viewed, and also damage the relationship you currently have with external alliances, which you are fighting in this conflict, what would you do?


3. An OOC conflict has erupted between two major members, who are also both on your cabinet, how would you deal with this? Please be specific. Give a step-by-step if necessary. Keep in mind, that they're in different time-zones, and that both cabinet members bring two completely different set of valuable skills to their respective positions (One is a highly organized individual with a huge knowledge of successful storefronts, resolution writing, and general political procedure, the other is a highly observant individual, who is able to see the views of the other members, has an excellent knowledge of other alliances, and has RP conflict experience that surpasses everyone, including yourself; in other words, they're both really important allies and members of the IFC!)


4. Something has happened, and one of your new members has been found out to be engaging in a genocide against another nation without any IFC knowledge. The nation started doing so as an act of "defense", against another alliance, and now tells you that they require your assistance in defending themselves against their external enemies, who are attacking them based on their nation's ideological beliefs, or foreign policies. The external alliance does not want the IFC to interfere, but the nation in question has asked for assistance and protection. How would you handle this?


5. A request is made by an external nation asking for military support in a conflict that they're currently involved in. It is hard to tell who is in the wrong, and who started the conflict, but the thread looks clean of godmodding and number wanking. How would you deal with this request? Do you believe that this request should be answered in the first place?


That's it for now, I hope that these questions might bring out the qualities I hope to see in the next PM. Good luck everyone! :)


[Aigeantir]

It's Fourth of July week; I wouldn't be surprised if a few people were on vacation for a few days. It's been slow here, though, so no harm done.

Well I had fun on my 4th, but all I could get off of work was 2 days. Thus I have been on here.

Happy 4th to all of you in the US!

[Aigeantir]

Also, in preparation for future RP fun, I'm asking for some feedback on the design of a new House Sigil. Here are a few that I've created real quick. The end result will be a hell of a lot better, but let me know what looks the best ... I'm not telling you who it is, but one of my characters is moving up in society. Theoretically they've been moved up in my iiwiki for a long time, but I'm planning to make it Aigéantir News Network official... but first, the sigil!

Option 1:

Explanation: I found this one sort of striking and interesting. It just looked nice.

Option 2:

Family name means "beautiful, gentle, kind" so I thought a flower was appropriate.

Option 3:

Let's just say this has some "significance" to the character.

Option 4:

Just plain cool. I don't have a family that uses the wold in their sigil yet, and while I'm trying to avoid becoming a Game of Thrones rip off, I suspect this family will be significant enough that a wolf will make sense.

[New Aeyariss]

1st or 4th.

Wolf is one of best symbols for such family.

[Organized States]

PM's Questions to PM Candidates

The position of Prime Minister is something that one cannot prepare themselves for, or know what to do ahead of time. I had so often thought about what I would tell my successor, and when the time comes, I'm sure I will have some things to say, but for now I will put forth my own questions, hoping that perhaps it may give all of you an idea of what this position really entails. Honestly if your reason for running is power and control over the IFC, I'd warn you to get out of the running now, as this position is far from one of power or prestige, yes you may be in charge of making some major choices, but you're also the first one in the cross hairs when something goes wrong. Much of these questions are based on my own experiences, and how I've learned that there really is no guidebook to how to deal with the intricacies of leadership. So without further adieu:

1. How would you define leadership? What is the point of the Prime Minister in your estimation? How should the Prime Minister act in regards to the IFC Council (this can be interpreted as actions in keeping control in the Council, voting and opinions expressed by the members versus one's own personal opinion, and basic Council decorum)?
Leadership is setting up the people, who put their trust in you, to succeed. A Leader is one who avoids the limelight for what he has done right and accepts the consequences for what he has done wrong. The Prime Minister should act with dignity and respect in regards to criticism and the decisions of the members through the democratic system and I feel that in regards to my proposed reforms, this would be relatively the same.

2. You are faced with a difficult decision to present an immediate withdrawal of forces from an ongoing war RP. By doing so, you prevent a growing schism from occurring within the IFC that could turn into an OOC conflict, but by doing so, you could lose some face externally, aas far as how the IFC is viewed, and also damage the relationship you currently have with external alliances, which you are fighting in this conflict, what would you do?
I'd prefer to work within my own organization to solve problems and help my own members first and foremost. While this would be an unfortunate chain of events, I feel it would have to be done. I'd apologize to the other organization OOCly, but my people always take precedent.

3. An OOC conflict has erupted between two major members, who are also both on your cabinet, how would you deal with this? Please be specific. Give a step-by-step if necessary. Keep in mind, that they're in different time-zones, and that both cabinet members bring two completely different set of valuable skills to their respective positions (One is a highly organized individual with a huge knowledge of successful storefronts, resolution writing, and general political procedure, the other is a highly observant individual, who is able to see the views of the other members, has an excellent knowledge of other alliances, and has RP conflict experience that surpasses everyone, including yourself; in other words, they're both really important allies and members of the IFC!)
This would be a challenge and I'm fully prepared to admit it. My first step would be to find a time that would all be possible/reasonable. In my opinion, a closed-door meeting between myself and the two members in question is fully required. The second step would be to get on an neutral IRC network (Chatzy, etc), because, as I see it, some TG conversations, if conveyed wrong can come across with hostility. Now, the third step would be encouraging them to communicate with myself as a moderator/negotiator between the two on this IRC network. And I feel that at that point, we'd proceed from there.

4. Something has happened, and one of your new members has been found out to be engaging in a genocide against another nation without any IFC knowledge. The nation started doing so as an act of "defense", against another alliance, and now tells you that they require your assistance in defending themselves against their external enemies, who are attacking them based on their nation's ideological beliefs, or foreign policies. The external alliance does not want the IFC to interfere, but the nation in question has asked for assistance and protection. How would you handle this?
The simple fact of the matter is, that genocide isn't acceptable in any way. Personally, I'd offer no support until those responsible for the genocide were arrested to be tried, along with a resolute and stalwart promise not to continue that WOULD BE ENFORCED (IE, they'd lose any protection from the IFC for such an action if found to be continuing). Then, of course, once the nation in question ceased its actions and arrested those responsible, they'd then come under IFC protection during an attempt to negotiate a cease-fire and then, eventually, a settlement to the conflict.


5. A request is made by an external nation asking for military support in a conflict that they're currently involved in. It is hard to tell who is in the wrong, and who started the conflict, but the thread looks clean of godmodding and number wanking. How would you deal with this request? Do you believe that this request should be answered in the first place?

The simple answer is to attempt to negotiate a settlement between the two sides, and then to deploy a peacekeeping/settlement enforcement force to ensure that both sides cease their operations against each other.

[Shazbotdom]

PM's Questions to PM Candidates

The position of Prime Minister is something that one cannot prepare themselves for, or know what to do ahead of time. I had so often thought about what I would tell my successor, and when the time comes, I'm sure I will have some things to say, but for now I will put forth my own questions, hoping that perhaps it may give all of you an idea of what this position really entails. Honestly if your reason for running is power and control over the IFC, I'd warn you to get out of the running now, as this position is far from one of power or prestige, yes you may be in charge of making some major choices, but you're also the first one in the cross hairs when something goes wrong. Much of these questions are based on my own experiences, and how I've learned that there really is no guidebook to how to deal with the intricacies of leadership. So without further adieu:

1. How would you define leadership? What is the point of the Prime Minister in your estimation? How should the Prime Minister act in regards to the IFC Council (this can be interpreted as actions in keeping control in the Council, voting and opinions expressed by the members versus one's own personal opinion, and basic Council decorum)?

I define leadership as being able to provide knowledgeable advise to the Alliance as a whole. One should lead by example and follow the rules and regulations as set forth by the Council, while also deferring any problems that do not need to be decided upon immediately to the Council. While emergency problems that come up should be decided by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister (herein referred to as the PM) should act as the figure head of the IFC Council as it currently is, but not override any decisions that they do not agree with, unless said decision directly violates the current rules and regulations of the Alliance. The PM should assist in maintaining positive attitudes within the Council Chambers on a needed basis, while still taking a hands off approach if things run smoothly.

2. You are faced with a difficult decision to present an immediate withdrawal of forces from an ongoing war RP. By doing so, you prevent a growing schism from occurring within the IFC that could turn into an OOC conflict, but by doing so, you could lose some face externally, as far as how the IFC is viewed, and also damage the relationship you currently have with external alliances, which you are fighting in this conflict, what would you do?

if there are major problems that are causing OOC turmoil as it currently stands that could spill into an active RP, then the first step would be to address the problem directly in a manner that would cause the lest amount of strife within the RP. If it is deemed that an exit must be done as soon as possible, the PM should best decide who is causing the problems at hand and have them removed from the aforementioned RP. If those two methods are unable to be done, then addressing the situation to the IFC Council in an Emergency Session would be best, to ensure that it is the decision of the majority of the membership.

3. An OOC conflict has erupted between two major members, who are also both on your cabinet, how would you deal with this? Please be specific. Give a step-by-step if necessary. Keep in mind, that they're in different time-zones, and that both cabinet members bring two completely different set of valuable skills to their respective positions (One is a highly organized individual with a huge knowledge of successful storefronts, resolution writing, and general political procedure, the other is a highly observant individual, who is able to see the views of the other members, has an excellent knowledge of other alliances, and has RP conflict experience that surpasses everyone, including yourself; in other words, they're both really important allies and members of the IFC!)

I would initiate an immediate meeting between the two Cabinet Members to be done via IRC, or another fast chat format, to address the situation. If it is clear to me that neither can put aside their OOC Differences, then whoever the offender is that caused the OOC problems in the first place should be removed from their position and replaced with someone as close to as knowledgeable to ensure that those OOC Problems can be rectified before it tears the Alliance Apart.

4. Something has happened, and one of your new members has been found out to be engaging in a genocide against another nation without any IFC knowledge. The nation started doing so as an act of "defense", against another alliance, and now tells you that they require your assistance in defending themselves against their external enemies, who are attacking them based on their nation's ideological beliefs, or foreign policies. The external alliance does not want the IFC to interfere, but the nation in question has asked for assistance and protection. How would you handle this?

What would have to be done is to determine who the aggressor is. If the Member is the aggressor in the conflict and caused the war in the first place, then one needs to figure out if they did so after joining just to drag the Alliance into the conflict. If they are not the aggressor, then it is the objective of this Alliance to protect our members form foreign aggression. A small task force from the IFC RRF should be deployed to assist in the defense of the Alliance Member. If it is deemed that more forces are needed, a call will be put out to the Membership for deployments of forces to assist in combating the Aggressor Nations.

5. A request is made by an external nation asking for military support in a conflict that they're currently involved in. It is hard to tell who is in the wrong, and who started the conflict, but the thread looks clean of godmodding and number wanking. How would you deal with this request? Do you believe that this request should be answered in the first place?

I would not force any member of the Alliance to partake in the aforementioned conflict as an executive order. I would, though, defer the decision to enlist member nations of the IFC up to the Council, or each individual member nation.

[Paleocacher]

My favorite military march or hell march is the one used in the Godzilla movies. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_8IQFyoxCxs

[Libraria and Ausitoria]

I have a feeling that Aviran isn't going to be that much active.

It's been 5 days since he was last online.

There are two styles of leadership (and the whole range in between): hyperactive and observant. I personally prefer less active Prime Ministers - then the government learns not to depend on them, all the Members-in-Council and the Ministers can exercise their independence of mind and spirit, and the whole system doesn't become dependent on the whims of an individual Prime Minister and threaten to collapse when they're away. As a general rule, more power to the people, I say; and less to the Prime Minister.

Good questions, Aigeantir. (I can see why we elected you). I personally wouldn't touch a godmodding RP with a barge-pole...

I would initiate an immediate meeting between the two Cabinet Members to be done via IRC, or another fast chat format, to address the situation. If it is clear to me that neither can put aside their OOC Differences, then whoever the offender is that caused the OOC problems in the first place should be removed from their position and replaced with someone as close to as knowledgeable to ensure that those OOC Problems can be rectified before it tears the Alliance Apart.

What if they're arguing over whether something outside the alliance is a problem or not?

[Shazbotdom]

I would initiate an immediate meeting between the two Cabinet Members to be done via IRC, or another fast chat format, to address the situation. If it is clear to me that neither can put aside their OOC Differences, then whoever the offender is that caused the OOC problems in the first place should be removed from their position and replaced with someone as close to as knowledgeable to ensure that those OOC Problems can be rectified before it tears the Alliance Apart.

What if they're arguing over whether something outside the alliance is a problem or not?

Then it would come down to a discussion between the two Cabinet Members and myself weather or not to ignore whatever Outside Interference is causing the OOC Problems. Ejection of them from their cabinet positions would only be a last-ditch effort to rectify the problem.

[Krjder]

My.. So inactive...

In case this interests anybody..
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=347556#p25240844

[Aigeantir]

Just checking in tonight, but looks like I'm the most activity here at the moment. Not staying on long cause I got a headache and it's probably a mix of stress, and eye strain from looking at a screen most of the day.

[Novo Wagondia]

Just checking in tonight, but looks like I'm the most activity here at the moment. Not staying on long cause I got a headache and it's probably a mix of stress, and eye strain from looking at a screen most of the day.

Well take it easy and get better; good decision getting some rest