NationStates Issues **SPOILER ALERT**

[Unibot]

violent violetists issue

#1 sacrifice some tramps
#2 sacrifice a lot of people
#3 execute people who believe we should sacrifice people
#4 government funded reeducation program

.. i just want to say no. i dont want to kill all the violetists, i dont want to spend government money on "reeducating" them, i just want to say no, killing someone for religion is the same as killing someone not for religion

Dismiss the issue then.

[New South Hell]

And here is the mysterious issue 250:

Recession, Depression, And Deficit

@@NAME@@ faces one of its most serious financial crises in history. @@CAPITAL@@'s stock market has been steadily falling for months, the markets are now divesting and a general sell out spree is feared by analysts.

The Debate

1. "We've got to act decisively, and quickly," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a columnist for the Financial Times. "Only a rush of public investment can save us from a depression. We need dams, roads, and absurdly large ships to inject new capital into the economy and put a bit of wind in the private sector's sails."


2. "To spend government money saving unprofitable companies is ludicrous and in denial of the facts," objects @@RANDOMNAME@@, CFO of Chairs 'n' Stuff PLC. "They screwed up! They don't deserve to survive! What we need is a new round of tax breaks for the most effective enterprises, like good old Chairs 'n' Stuff - if you ever need your upholstery repaired, let us know won't you? Anyway, tax breaks will attract new investors and businesses. Trust me, large-scale investment in the middle of a recession is madness. We need to stop the deficit, not increase it."


3. "Yes, let's just ignore the fact that thousands of people would lose their jobs while the remaining companies glorify in their newfound monopolies," snipes @@RANDOMNAME@@, owner of an independent business. "The stock market's failing because it's abused and manipulated by greedy investors only out to make an easy profit. Who cares if you're lying and cheating to get it, right? Hmph! The financial market of @@NAME@@'s been riddled with insider trading and who knows what else for years! if the government doesn't put an end to it now then the economy will never bounce back."


4. "It's not the corporations who are to blame! It's YOU," declares trade unionist @@RANDOMNAME@@, pointing at you dramatically. "It's all of us. We've been indulging in a self-destructive economic system for too long, always taking and never giving back. Capitalism has failed. What we must do as concerned citizens is nationalise the entire economic infrastructure and control the inflation by giving the government authority to set commodity prices."


5. "Deregulation isn't the problem - quite the opposite," suggests @@RANDOMNAME@@, representative of a consortium of banks and major corporations. "Government checks and balances and competition laws have been the grasping stranglehold on the economy's throat for far too long. Do you really think corporations would allow the economy to suffer like this if it had full control? No, it would not. It is bad for business and what's bad for business needs to be removed. If you want this nation to survive, the market must be freed from these shackles."

Issue by: The Unitary State of The Realist Polities
Editor: Sirocco

[Ballotonia]

Thank you for issue #250!!! Seems we're all cought up again now

I've started a 'fresh' list, to catch all the fixes implemented since the issues were last copy/pasted into this list posted here, which for some issues is a long long time. And, yes, that's a lot of work . Initially I was gonna wait until Sirocco was done with his big editing job, but that seems to be a long-term thing now.

After I've got the bulk of the issues done I'll update the list here and ask for people to help double-check the issues I'm missing. That'll be at least a week ot two away, just giving a heads up for what's coming up.

Ballotonia

[Sirocco]

I've gots me a university degree to earn and a wedding to arrange.

I'll do it at some point.

[Ballotonia]

I've gots me a university degree to earn and a wedding to arrange.

I'll do it at some point.

No problems, RL should always have priority. That's how it works for me too. Thing is, I got some time now, so I'm updating the list now. I'm already coming across a LOT of edits I never knew about, so the list was ready for an update anyway.

Ballotonia

[Ballotonia]

Most of the list has been refreshed now, meaning I'm down to less than 10% of the entire list 'todo'.

List of the issues I still need to update:
#033 Genetics Brings New Life to Extinct Species
#046 Jennifer Government Censorship Row
#065 Should Martial Law be declared?
#067 Most Likely To Secede
#070 Purge the Infidels!
#073 @@NAME@@ - Without Cars, Going Nowhere Fast
#078 Easter Egg! - Should we pull the Lever?
#080 Easter Egg: Aliens Wish Peace/Trade Agreement
#110 Too Low On Laws, Say Citizens
#123 Now, Vat's Food For Thought
#129 Tribal Troubles
#160 Truancy On The Rise
#170 Deserts Devouring @@NAME@@'s Countryside
#179 Mad @@ANIMAL@@ Disease Outbreak!
#206 @NAME@ Narrowly Misses Nuclear Accident
#215 Easter Egg: What's Your Favourite Colour?
#233 I Spy A Diplomatic Crisis
#234 Corruption In The Lobby
#235 From Green Pastures To Grey Wastelands
#250 Recession, Depression, And Deficit

... for a total of 20. So, 240 done, 20 to go! And for any of you willing to help me... I'm checking these down to the very last character! A difference between ' and ’ counts as a difference!

Edit: down to 6...

Ballotonia

[Zwangzug]

Well, this is a little weird.

Several minutes ago, I got a telegram telling me that an issue I had written was accepted to be in the game! Eagerly, I clicked my "issues" button, and sure enough, here was issue 262.

Sticks and Stones

Nicholas Condor, a prominent Bigtopian activist and soapbox orator, caused quite a stir last week when he publicly called for the complete extermination of the people of @@NAME@@, accusing fellow citizens of being 'sub-human', 'immoral', and 'really ugly too'. Citizens Against Intolerance, a pressure group aiming to reduce social inequality, has demanded that the government put more resources into combating hate speech. Coincidentally, another society, also called Citizens Against Intolerance, has stood up for Mr Condor, claiming that inhibiting his speeches would be a violation of his right to free speech.
The Debate

1. "I can't believe we're even debating this," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, who was present at the infamous speech. "Doesn't it worry you that a man, who would obviously be happier if we all died horrible, painful deaths, is allowed to walk around in public? Let him continue and he'll cause a riot! Free speech is supposed to protect people! But talking about genocide and killing, well... that doesn't help anyone. It breaks society. It drives us apart. Hate speech is a very serious crime, @@LEADER@@. You can't just ignore it."

2. "Words by themselves can't hurt anyone," counters @@RANDOMNAME@@, a free speech advocate. "We don't need to be 'protected' from hearing different opinions for goodness' sake! Oh, what a boring place the world would be if we all had the same thoughts! You can't punish people for disagreeing with you! That's crazy! I hate my mother-in-law, but if I told her so and she then tried to stab me with a kitchen knife then the problem is obviously hers - not mine."

3. "I agree to an extent," ventures @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Minister of Domestic Security. "But insulting one person is not the same as insulting an entire social grouping. The wrong word in the wrong place and you WILL have violence on the streets: that's the reality we live in, whether you like it or not. If we want to make any real difference then we need to nudge cultural values in the right direction with government awareness programmes and the like. Educate the masses! Laying down a reactionary law will just fuel resentment in the long run."

by Zwangzug, edited by Sirocco

Only thing is, I really don't remember writing this issue! I do remember submitting an issue about income equality, an issue about emigration for NS2, and an issue about baby names for the issues contest. Given the fact that I have backups of the latter two of these, I feel like I would also have a backup for this issue, too. Did I just come up with the idea of hate speech, and Sirocco craft it into a workable issue? This does feel like something I would write an issue about, it's just that I was convinced I hadn't. Enlightenment would be much appreciated.

Edit: Condor? Sounds sort of like one of my puppets' cities. Maybe it was me...could this have been submitted to NS2?
Edit 2: Hmm, turns out I didn't back up the one issue I know I submitted. Oh well, maybe this one just completely slipped my mind.

[Zybodia]

I received this issue, but as I began reading it, I expected an option agreeing with Mr. Condor's ideas, and I was disappointed none existed.

[Travancore-Cochin]

I received this issue, but as I began reading it, I expected an option agreeing with Mr. Condor's ideas, and I was disappointed none existed.

Seeing that the issue here is about curtailing free speech or not, I don't see why there has to be such an option.

[Kalasparata]

I didn't get them in that orerr . Also, is there a way of re-sending one of them back? If so, let me know

[Flibbleites]

I didn't get them in that orerr . Also, is there a way of re-sending one of them back? If so, let me know

All issues repeat themselves, unless it's one of the "Easter Egg" issues.

[Kalasparata]

I didn't get them in that orerr . Also, is there a way of re-sending one of them back? If so, let me know

Sorry, I meaznt order. Also, after how long do you get them after you've gotten them?

[Flibbleites]

I didn't get them in that orerr . Also, is there a way of re-sending one of them back? If so, let me know

Sorry, I meaznt order. Also, after how long do you get them after you've gotten them?

It's random.

[Nobodishal]

Hey, would it be possible to get the dates that all the issues were approved posted somewhere? Here would be ideal, but if it's already been done a link would be sufficient

[Kalasparata]

@@CAPITAL@@: Capital city (from settings)
@@FAITH@@: National religion (from settings)
@@LEADER@@: National leader name (from settings)
@@NAME@@: Nation name (short, without pretitle)
@@NAMEINITIALS@@: Initials of @@NAME@@ (short, without pretitle)
@@POPULATION@@: Nation population, including "million" or "billion"
@@POPULATION-VALUE@@: Nation population in millions
@@TYPE@@: Nation pretitle (from settings) : The @@TYPE@@ of @@NAME@@

How do you set these things?

[Sirocco]

Some of these fields can't be changed until your population is big enough. After 1 billion, you'll be eligible for everything.

[Piegood4u]

bump

[Piegood4u]

bump

[Flibbleites]

bump

Why are you bumping a stickied thread?

[Ballotonia]

Newly added to the list:

#263: Wind Farms Blowing Up A Storm [Alathaea; ed:Sirocco]

What happened to our Issue Editors?

Ballotonia

[Spredronia]

One question.

I got the Easter Egg issue "Pull the Lever", aka #078. I'm wondering what happens if you pull the lever (my choice)... since it's an Easter Egg Issue, I assume that nothing much happens as a permanent side-effect on your nation.

[Kalasparata]

Greetings, **SPOILER ALERT**

This thread is to keep track of all issues in NationStates.

Current number of issues: 262
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#000: Should Democracy Be Compulsory?
#001: Where's The Love Gone?
#002: Reclaim The Streets!
#003: Harry Potter Censorship Row
#004: Economic Collapse Looms!
#005: Child Casino Shock
#006: Appointment Of Spiritual Advisor
#007: Animal Liberation Front Strikes Again
#008: Nudists Demand Time In Sun
#009: @@ANIMAL@@s On The Dinner Table?
#010: Social Inequality Reaching Embarrassing Levels
#011: People Request Not So Much Dictatorship, If That's All Right
#012: Death Penalty On Agenda
#013: Too Much Yakking, Already, Say Delegation
#014: Military Demands Increased Spending
#015: More Police Needed
#016: @@MAJORINDUSTRY@@ Workers Strike!
#017: Corporations Demand Political Say
#018: Citizens Struggle Under "Unfair" Tax Burden
#019: @@NAME@@ Awash With Red-Rimmed Eyes
#020: Gunman Kills Three
#021: Police Consider "Big Brother" Anti-Crime System
#022: Nazi Sympathizers Plan Rally
#023: Uranium Deposit Promises To Enrich @@NAME@@
#024: Budget Time: Accountants Excited
#025: Cloning Research Promises New Breakthrough
#026: Compulsory Organ Harvesting Proposed
#027: Cash for Colons?
#028: Cancer Sufferer Demands Euthanasia Bill
#029: Minorities Demand Representation In TV Soaps
#030: Auto Industry Struggles Against Foreign Imports
#031: Get Efficient, Private Sector Tells Nature [MantiCorp GroundForces]
#032: One Wife Is Never Enough, Say Polygamists [Fantasan]
#033: Genetics Brings New Life to Extinct Species [Badger Lozzate]
#034: Don't Puff On Me, Say Non-Smokers [Sirocco]
#035: Refugees Want To Call @@NAME@@ Home [The True Scroat]
#036: International Community Comes Doorknocking [Guadalcanal]
#037: Traffic Cops Needed on Information Superhighway? [Snowcat]
#038: @@NAME@@ Looks to the Stars [Sentient Peoples]
#039: Scandal Rocks @@NAME@@'s Government! [The SLAGLands; ed:The SLAGLands]
#040: Hukd on Fonix Workd 4 Me! [Bostion; ed:Reploid Productions]
#041: Software Giant Stomps on Competition [1 Infinite Loop; ed:The SLAGLands]
#042: Turn Down That Racket, Say Morality Police [The Prelapsarian State; ed:The SLAGLands]
#043: Prisoners Demand Elbow Room [Lucazmodei; ed:The SLAGLands]
#044: No Pain, No Gain! [Independent Planets; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#045: Baseball League Steps Up To The Plate [Pilot; ed:The SLAGLands]
#046: Jennifer Government Censorship Row [Sirocco; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#047: The Great Wall of @@NAME@@? [1 Infinite Loop; ed:Reploid Productions]
#048: Give Us Healthcare Or Give Us Death! [Dictator Amanda; ed:Reploid Productions]
#049: Diving For @@CURRENCY@@s [Nogero; ed:Reploid Productions]
#050: Whips, Chains, And Leather, Oh My! [Yacatizma; ed:Reploid Productions]
#051: Streaker in Snooker Game Fiasco [Sirocco; ed:Reploid Productions]
#052: Is It Art Or Is It Porn? [Imnsvale; ed:Reploid Productions]
#053: Orbital Armageddon? [The us marine corps; ed:Reploid Productions]
#054: Time To Put The Older Senators Out To Pasture? [Pangaa; ed:Reploid Productions]
#055: Bigtopian Protesters Cry For Full Integration [Grantwold; ed:The SLAGLands]
#056: "Give Us Money!" Quoth the Poet [Ursoria; ed:Reploid Productions]
#057: Electronic Plague in @@NAME@@! [Sentient Peoples; ed:Reploid Productions]
#058: Violent Violetists Demand Blood! [Total n Utter Insanity; ed:Reploid Productions]
#059: Drunk Driving On The Rise [Cspalla; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#060: Supreme Court Nomination [Nuttylnd; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#061: Should The Government Grant Estates And Titles Of Nobility? [Leptonia; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#062: Oh, The Angst! [Uni Students; ed:Reploid Productions]
#063: Tykes With Tools? [New Parakeet; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#064: Put The "Board" Back In Board Of Education [Curia; ed:Reploid Productions]
#065: Should Martial Law be declared? [American Militarists; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#066: Transsexual Demands Recognition In Chosen Gender [Melmond; ed:Enodia]
#067: Most Likely To Secede [Leptonia; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#068: Ornery Overcrowding Problem [Frigben; ed:Reploid Productions]
#069: Power Problems Need Bright Solution [Plumbumia; ed:Reploid Productions]
#070: Purge the Infidels! [SalusaSecondus; ed:Reploid Productions]
#071: Minority Group Demands Language Recognition [Pragmas; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#072: Widening Buttocks Cause Movie Theater Havoc [The velvet cockatiel; ed:The SLAGLands]
#073: @@NAME@@ - Without Cars, Going Nowhere Fast [Reploid Productions; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#074: @@NAME@@'s Racers Growing Fast And Furious [Nascar Thunder; ed:Reploid Productions]
#075: Cutting Off Sex Offenders? [Istar; ed:Reploid Productions]
#076: Suits in Protest [Xibonia; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#077: World to End, or Possibly Just Mark Anniversary {One Year Anniversary issue, now an Easter Egg bonus}
#078: Easter Egg: Should We Pull The Lever? [Meddlers; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#079: @@NAME@@'s @@ANIMAL@@s: Going The Way Of The Dodo? [Naelosia; ed:Reploid Productions]
#080: Easter Egg: Aliens Wish Peace/Trade Agreement [Exiled; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#081: Close Encounters Of The Sci-fi Kind? [Spyr; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#082: AI Researchers Rally For Android Rights [Eniqcir; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#083: High-Speed Monorail Service Promises Connections [Baudrillard; ed:Reploid Productions]
#084: Compulsory Gun Ownership? [Tristram; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#085: Illegal File-Sharing Flares [Frigben; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#086: Save The @@ANIMAL@@ [Oddballfullness; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#087: Burn! Burn Everything! [PRC China; ed:Reploid Productions]
#088: Cannibals Demand To Taste What @@NAME@@ Has To Offer [Sovereign discord; ed:Reploid Productions]
#089: "Don't Dam Our Rivers, Damnit!" Say Protesters [Frigben; ed:Reploid Productions]
#090: Organic Outburst [Dark_Zephyr; ed:Reploid Productions]
#091: Sacramental Tax Time? [Rational Self Interest; ed:Reploid Productions]
#092: @@NAME@@ Officials Needled About Mandatory Vaccinations [Gdrabble; ed:Reploid Productions]
#093: Affirmative Action in @@NAME@@? [The Orange Freestate; ed:Reploid Productions]
#094: Computer Users Fed Up With Heaps of Spam! [Bored yawning; ed:Reploid Productions]
#095: Painful Prices Paid At The Pump [Aljerfribish; ed:Reploid Productions]
#096: Water Supply Problems Becoming A Major Drain [Calvin n Hobbes; ed:Reploid Productions]
#097: Landfills Filling Up [Edolia; ed:Sirocco]
#098: Police Want More Than Shiny Badge [Hata-alla; ed:Sirocco]
#099: We Need Cash, Sharpish, Say Librarians [Os Cosia; ed:Sirocco]
#100: Road Rage Rampage [Satanspermspawn; ed:Reploid Productions]
#101: Tiara Sign Of Oppression, Declare Feminists [The Prelapsarian State; ed:Sirocco]
#102: For Whom The Road Tolls [Ta kala; ed:Sirocco]
#103: Plague Of The Hybrids! [Serenthis; ed:Sirocco]
#104: Public Loudspeakers Shrill With Controversy [Alpha Centauri; ed:Sirocco]
#105: Compensation Culture Must End, Say Corporations [Zhudor; ed:Sirocco]
#106: Give The Red Light District The Green Light? [Lmaortfmolia; ed:Sirocco]
#107: Private Lab Holds @@NAME@@'s Sick To Ransom [Silverbrook; ed:Sirocco]
#108: Gambling Interests Offer High Stakes [New Sweden X; ed:Reploid Productions]
#109: Karate Kids Cause Controversy [Yarrum; ed:Sirocco]
#110: Too Low On Laws, Say Citizens [Kandarin; ed:Sirocco]
#111: Southern @@NAME@@ Demands Semi-Autonomy [Ceroo; ed:Sirocco]
#112: Put The Phone Down On Cold Calling? [Frigben; ed:Sirocco]
#113: Test Results Deemed 'Ungood' After Global Survey [Der Angst; ed:Sirocco]
#114: Wipe Out Graffiti? [Gelvanie; ed:Sirocco]
#115: @@NAME@@'s Schoolchildren Not Learning The Lingua Franca [Travis dominicus; ed:Sirocco]
#116: Soda Sales Hits New 'High' [Foe Hammer; ed:Sirocco]
#117: Stop The Suits, Say Surgeons [Ravenspire; ed:Sirocco]
#118: Need For Speed? [Atlantic Rim; ed:Sirocco]
#119: Watershed Down? [New Cyprus; ed:Sirocco]
#120: Two Parties For Too Long? [Ren yi; ed:Sirocco]
#121: A Uniform Plan For @@NAME@@'s Students? [Scheelia; ed:Sirocco]
#122: Pensioners In Protest [Emperor Matthuis; ed:Sirocco]
#123: Now, Vat's Food For Thought [Tahar Joblis; ed:Sirocco]
#124: To Paint Or Not To Paint? [Aoifambia; ed:Sirocco]
#125: Bring Back The Ballot? [Centralis; ed:Sirocco]
#126: Outsourcing An Outrage, Say Demonstrators [Enerica; ed:Sirocco]
#127: Aging Concerns In @@NAME@@ [Sirocco; ed:Reploid Productions]
#128: Ban The Burka? [Much Benham; ed:Sirocco]
#129: Tribal Troubles [Olasonph; ed:Sirocco]
#130: Filibuster Bust-Up [The kennedy family; ed:Sirocco]
#131: Raise Duel Standards, Say Fencers [The Gaelic Freedmen; ed:Sirocco]
#132: --out of circulation-- {duplicate issue}
#133: When @@ANIMAL@@s Attack! [The Class A Cows; ed:Sirocco]
#134: --out of circulation-- {duplicate issue}
#135: A Taxing Dilemma [Claraxia; ed:Sirocco]
#136: Much Ado About Abortion [Aquilla; ed:Sirocco]
#137: Arms Industry Demands Respect [Koternacht; ed:Sirocco]
#138: Keep The Greenbelt Green, Say Protesters [Big-yellow-taxi; ed:Sirocco]
#139: Drug Debate Hits The Streets [Docere; ed:Sirocco]
#140: A Grave Problem [Eta Carinae; ed:Sirocco]
#141: Police Too Pushy? [Myrth; ed:Sirocco]
#142: Roads Like Roller Coasters, Complain Motorists [Mirkai; ed:Sirocco]
#143: An Archaeological Altercation [Fiscali; ed:Sirocco]
#144: Democracy Going To The Dogs? [Libertarian haven; ed:Sirocco]
#145: Hackles Raised Over Fur Clothes Debate [Naturhio; ed:Sirocco]
#146: Evolution: Truth Or Witchcraft? [Holbrookia; ed:Sirocco]
#147: Military Budgets Up For Approval [Greater philadelphia; ed:Sirocco]
#148: Spare The Rod, Demand Welfare Activists [Eastern Newfoundland; ed:Sirocco]
#149: With Liberty, Freedom, And Guns For All? [Frigben; ed:Sirocco]
#150: Bug 'em All, Say Police [Niziania; ed:Sirocco]
#151: Build Bigger Bombs, Advise Scientists [Benevolent nations; ed:Sirocco]
#152: A Capital Idea [Hestrael; ed:Sirocco]
#153: Protesters Have Gone Too Far, Claim Police [Utopian Gandhism; ed:Sirocco]
#154: Ban The 'Boards, Say Pedestrians [HappyFluffyBunnies; ed:Sirocco]
#155: Curfew Meets Minor Opposition [Daedor; ed:Melkor Unchained]
#156: Waste Going To Waste, Says Industry Lobby [DeFranzania; ed:Reploid Productions]
#157: Sergeants Are Too Nasty, Say New Recruits [Mirkai; ed:Sirocco]
#158: Regarding Robbers' Rights [Robmuirpoems; ed:Sirocco]
#159: Think Tank Proposes Privatised Prisons [Yejuda and shomron; ed:Sirocco]
#160: Truancy On The Rise [Nouvelle quebecshiree; ed:Sirocco]
#161: Where There's A Will There's A Tax [Rehochipe; ed:Sirocco]
#162: Animal Experimentation Laws Under Scrutiny [Voroziniya; ed:Sirocco]
#163: Referenda: Are they Right For @@NAME@@? [Ideal State; ed:Melkor Unchained]
#164: Licence To Breed? [Kazcaper; ed:Sirocco]
#165: Wedlock Worries [Ice Hockey Players; ed:Sirocco]
#166: Vote For 'None of the Above'? [Kamikachidonia; ed:Reploid Productions]
#167: Fluoride Controversy A Toothy Problem [Enlightened Harmony; ed:Sirocco]
#168: @@NAME@@ Plagued By STD Epidemic! [Eta Carinae; ed:Reploid Productions]
#169: @@ANIMAL@@ Hunting Laws Under Dispute [Vigorithia; ed:Sirocco]
#170: Deserts Devouring @@NAME@@'s Countryside [Goobergunchia; ed:Sirocco]
#171: Kids And Criminality: Whose Responsibility? [East Stalinia; ed:Sirocco]
#172: Church Attendances Reaching New Low, Warn Priests [Realm of Idiots; ed:Sirocco]
#173: Women Demand Equal Opportunities [HammerCrusher; ed:Sirocco]
#174: Maternity Leave A Must, Say Mothers [Vashaan; ed:Sirocco]
#175: Is @@NAME@@ Too Promiscuous? [Masalium; ed:Sirocco]
#176: History A Mystery To Most Of @@NAME@@ [Diet Mug Root Beer; ed:Sirocco]
#177: Power To The People? [Whatia; ed:Sirocco]
#178: Free Press Too Free? [Ice Hockey Players; ed:Sirocco]
#179: Mad @@ANIMAL@@ Disease Outbreak! [The Stevillian Empire; ed:Sirocco]
#180: Mobile Maladies [Grindleria; ed:Sirocco]
#181: Radio Rebels Ruffle Government [Dupeksland; ed:Myrth]
#182: Younger Voters a Cure for Apathy? [South Westerburg; ed:Myrth]
#183: Buy A Better Baby? [Sci; ed:Myrth]
#184: Compulsory Military Service Under Attack [Randino; ed:Myrth]
#185: "Bring Back Our Booze!" Cry Revellers [Eta Carinae; ed:Myrth]
#186: Carjacking Concerns [Vortengard; ed:Myrth]
#187: @@NAME@@'s Underclass Drowning In Debt [Crazahkistan; ed:Myrth]
#188: Video Games Too Violent, Say Parents [The Stakanian Isles; ed:Sirocco]
#189: Dangerously Cheesy [Disposablepuppetland; ed:Reploid Productions]
#190: Immigrants Import Homeland Rivalries [Rowaria; ed:Reploid Productions]
#191: Blood Banks Running Dry [Karmanyaka; ed:Sirocco]
#192: Coup d'Etat In @@NAME@@! [Miravesel; ed:Sirocco]
#193: Robots Leaving Workers Jobless [The Ethics Union; ed:Sirocco]
#194: A Request For Military Aid [The Rogue Soldiers; ed:Sirocco]
#195: Right Of Way Or Wrong Of Way? [Teaberry; ed:Sirocco]
#196: Violent Violetists Protest Artists [SalusaSecondus; ed:SalusaSecondus]
#197: Breastfeeding In Public: Innocent Or Indecent? [Bronteland; ed:Sirocco]
#198: Gypsies In A Field [CR Oscilloscopes; ed:Sirocco]
#199: More Jails Needed [Deleuze; ed:Sirocco]
#200: Birds, Bees, And Breeding Teens [Eta Carinae; ed:Sirocco]
#201: Jolly Roger Sighted Off The Port Bow! [I V Stalin; ed:Sirocco]
#202: Guns Or Butter? [Roman Republics; ed:Sirocco]
#203: Suffer The Starving Children? [Eta Carinae; ed:Sirocco]
#204: Lack Of Doctors Needs Cure [Emperor Matthuis; ed:Sirocco]
#205: No More Broccoli, Beg Meat-Eaters [Eta Carinae; ed:Sirocco]
#206: @@NAME@@ Narrowly Misses Nuclear Accident [Takuma; ed:Sirocco]
#207: Secret Police In @@NAME@@? [Gx-land; ed:Sirocco]
#208: Mine Collapse Rocks @@NAME@@ [Emperor Matthuis; ed:Sirocco]
#209: Students Demand Financial Aid [Rajlworld; ed:Sirocco]
#210: Going Postal [Emperor Matthuis; ed:Sirocco]
#211: Unconventional Weapons Under Fire [Hellenic glory; ed:Sirocco]
#212: Police Wanting Help With Their Inquiries [Prasland; ed:Sirocco]
#213: Bus Drivers Say No To Double-Decked Deathtraps [Angels World; ed:Sirocco]
#214: Voting For More Money [Not Quite Dead Peoples; ed:Sirocco]
#215: Easter Egg: What's Your Favourite Colour? [Antioch and the east; ed:Sirocco]
#216: Eminent Domain: Inherent Right Or Daylight Robbery? [British Londinium; ed:Sirocco]
#217: Healthcare Services Underfunded, Claim Patients [Lunar village; ed:Sirocco]
#218: Two Mommies One Too Many? [Duffla; ed:Sirocco]
#219: Nobody Expects The @@NAME@@ Inquisition! [Habardia; ed:The Most Glorious Hack]
#220: Voter Apathy Rising But No One Cares [Clorse ivy; ed:Sirocco]
#221: Outdated Tax Code Crushing @@NAME@@? [Padosistan; ed:Reploid Productions]
#222: Terrorists Strike City Centre [Silicar; ed:Sirocco]
#223: Easter Egg: Zombie Attack! [Naliitr; ed:Sirocco]
#224: Minimum Wage War [Vincon; ed:Sirocco]
#225: Prayer In Public Schools? [Vincon; ed:Sirocco]
#226: Expats Plea For Help In War-Torn Country [The mones islands; ed:Sirocco]
#227: Underage Drinkers: Social Menace Or Misunderstood? [Amisdar; ed:Sirocco]
#228: Mice In The Walls [Esarchia Marksista; ed:Sirocco]
#229: Government Saturated In Corruption [Kordothistan; ed:Sirocco]
#230: Extremists On The Ballot Sheet [Omigodtheykilledkenny; ed:Sirocco]
#231: Jungle Fever [Luxtizeria; ed:Sirocco]
#232: Suffragette City [Night island; ed:Sirocco]
#233: I Spy A Diplomatic Crisis [Good old Communism; ed:Sirocco]
#234: Corruption In The Lobby [The Seniors of Zion; ed:Sirocco]
#235: From Green Pastures To Grey Wastelands [Airstrip thirteen; ed:Sirocco]
#236: Quickie Marriages Under Scrutiny [Plutocycloptika; ed:Sirocco]
#237: Tourists On Death Row [The New Inquisitors; ed:Sirocco]
#238: We Need A Few Good Men Who Like Men? [Scolopendra; ed:Sirocco]
#239: We Who Are About To Die Would Rather Go Home [The lost romans; ed:Sirocco]
#240: Plea Bargains: Tipping The Scales Of Justice? [Jacobaea; ed:Sirocco]
#241: A Capital City For @@NAME@@? [Sirocco]
#242: Follow The Leader [Sirocco]
#243: A Question Of Faith [Sirocco]
#244: Foreign Invasion Force Takes On Small Farming Community [Altlands; ed:Sirocco]
#245: Clash Of Cultures [Drunk cowboy junkies; ed:Sirocco]
#246: @@NAME@@ To Hold The Olympic Torch? [Yenen; ed:Sirocco]
#247: Where There's Smoke [Avartinate; ed:Sirocco]
#248: The Sky Is Falling [Freedomstaki; ed:Sirocco]
#249: Particle Accelerator Sparks High Energy Debate [Milostein; ed:Sirocco]
#250: Recession, Depression, And Deficit [The Realist Polities; ed:Sirocco]
#251: The Trouble With Hobos [Responsible; ed:Sirocco]
#252: Great Balls Of Fire! [Unibot; ed:Responsible]
#253: How Much Democracy Is Too Much? [Kandarin; ed:Kandarin]
#254: Freedom Comes At A Price [Responsible; ed:Responsible]
#255: Welfare Programs Not Faring Well [Glen-Rhodes; ed:Glen-Rhodes]
#256: Easter Egg: Suburbs Are Out Of This World [Scolopendra; ed:Sirocco]
#257: @@LEADER@@ Assassinated... Almost [Hessinator; ed:Responsible]
#258: What's In A Name? [Zombitosis; ed:Sirocco]
#259: A Taste Of Revenge [South Von; ed:Kandarin]
#260: Taxpayers On Strike! [Makinsanity; ed:Kandarin]
#261: Plastic, Plastic Everywhere [Nation of Quebec; ed:Kandarin]
#262: Sticks And Stones [Zwangzug; ed:Sirocco]
#263: Wind Farms Blowing Up A Storm [Alathaea; ed:Sirocco]

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Variables used:
@@ANIMAL@@: National animal (from settings)
@@CAPITAL@@: Capital city (from settings)
@@CURRENCY@@: National currency (from settings)
@@FAITH@@: National religion (from settings)
@@LEADER@@: National leader name (from settings)
@@NAME@@: Nation name (short, without pretitle)
@@NAMEINITIALS@@: Initials of @@NAME@@ (short, without pretitle)
@@POPULATION@@: Nation population, including "million" or "billion"
@@POPULATION-VALUE@@: Nation population in millions
@@REGION@@: Region name
@@SLOGAN@@: National motto (from settings)
@@TYPE@@: Nation pretitle (from settings) : The @@TYPE@@ of @@NAME@@

@@RANDOMNAME@@: Combination (2679) of random first and random last name. Possibilities are:
First names, 57: Aaron, Abraham, Akira, Al, Alexei, Anne-Marie, Beth, Bianca, Bill, Billy, Billy-Bob, Buffy, Buy, Calvin, Charles, Chastity, Clint, Colin, Dave, Elizabeth, Faith, Falala, Fleur, Freddy, George W., Gregory, Hack, Hope, Jack, Jazz, Jean-Paul, Jennifer, Johann, Klaus, Konrad, Larry, Lars, Max, May, Melbourne, Miranda, Naki, Peggy, Pete, Pip, Prudence, Randy, Roger, Roxanne, Samuel, Steffan, Stephanie, Sue-Ann, Thomas, Tobias, Violet, Zeke.
Last Names, 47: Barry, Broadside, Bush, Chicago, Christmas, Clinton, Dodinas, Dredd, du Pont, Falopian, Fellow, Frederickson, Gutenberg, Hamilton, Hanover, Hendrikson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Jong-Il, King, Li, Licorish, Longbottom, Longfellow, Love, McAlpin, McGuffin, Mistletoe, Mombota, Nagasawa, O'Bannon, Rifkin, Rubin, Shiomi, Silk, Spirit, Steele, Summers, Thiesen, Trax, Utopia, Wall, Washington, Winters, Wong, Wu.
@@RANDOMNAME_REVERSED@@: Like @@RANDOMNAME@@, but with all letters in reverse order. Capitalization is changed to be on the left of each name.

@@MAJORINDUSTRY@@: Your nation's biggest industry. Possibilities are:
Industries, 17: Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, Door-to-Door Insurance Sales, Furniture Restoration, Gambling, Information Technology, Mining, Pizza Delivery, Retail, Soda Sales, Timber Industry, Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports

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OT:These should be links to the part that describes the issue

[Collective Systems (Ancient)]

Really Kalasparata? Did you just quote that entire post?

[Bears Armed]

*(snip)*

OT:These should be links to the part that describes the issue

Nobody's keeping you from inserting those links into your post there, are they?

[Ballotonia]

OT:These should be links to the part that describes the issue

Let me know how I can link to something in the middle of a forum post...

Since they're in numerical order, scrolling down shouldn't be a problem, IMHO.

Ballotonia