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by Darmen » Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:37 am
by Candlewhisper Archive » Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:48 am
Jutsa wrote:Hmm... think it might be an option added last-minute? O_o
by Memelandia Major » Fri Jan 18, 2019 6:11 am
by Panicand » Fri Jan 18, 2019 6:26 am
by Bears Armed » Fri Jan 18, 2019 6:56 am
Memelandia Major wrote:Any one noticed that they repeated #0 (Should democracy be compulsory) at # 1000
by Trotterdam » Fri Jan 18, 2019 7:02 am
I'm guessing there never was an option 5, and option 4 has been permanently changed (replacing "robotics CEO" with "tech enthusiast" makes the option more appropiate for communist nations, but it's not like it's inapplicable to capitalist nations).Panicand wrote:I got one of the missing options you were after for issue 858, fairly sure that it's 858.4 not 858.5 though (using the Inspect method, it was listed as "choice-3"). May want someone else to verify?
by Aenglaland » Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:12 am
#1132: Gold Standards [Baggieland; ed: Baggieland]
The issue
Aenglaland has just hosted the Olympics – and what a success they were! After the best ever medal haul at an Olympics, some are wondering if it would be advisable to always offer a new house and a significant amount of money to every Cattish athlete that wins gold.
The Debate
1. “Clearly this offer gave our athletes the incentive they needed to perform that little bit better,” suggests Debra Assange, your Sports Minister, placing the final medal table in front of you. “Four years ago we only won a handful of golds; this time we won ten times as many! Okay, there was the well-known benefit of home advantage, but without doubt this was a successful scheme with a successful outcome. It absolutely must be continued at all future Olympics.”
2. “No, that will not do at all; it will drain the sports and development budget – leaving little money for other projects,” muses Ivan Gilbreth, your Treasury Minister, who has just counted up all his spare cash only to find he is one Golden Cat® short for a Moonbucks. “It sickens me that our athletes only perform at their best when there’s something extra in it for them. Do away with this ludicrous scheme, save ourselves some money and install some national pride into our sportsmen and women!”
3. “Not enough national pride, you say?” queries General Miller, as she salutes the flag in your office. “If these athletes only try hard when there’s a free house and piles of cash involved, then we need to give them a different kind of incentive! A lifetime of hard labour for all those that fail to bring home a medal should be ‘encouragement’ enough!”
by Jutsa » Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:13 am
by Test2018 » Fri Jan 18, 2019 10:45 am
by The Free Joy State » Fri Jan 18, 2019 10:57 am
Test2018 wrote:Please add the "No Ad" policy.
Total ban of all unsolicited advertising.
There are well-rubricated activity/contacts books (with client-reviews and anti-cheat protection) available to each and everyone - and that is enough.
by Candlewhisper Archive » Sat Jan 19, 2019 3:41 pm
Memelandia Major wrote:Any one noticed that they repeated #0 (Should democracy be compulsory) at # 1000
by Ducktrap » Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:13 pm
A Noble Cause for a Fight 1144
The Issue
Seemingly unprovoked, the renowned Lord Ota Novumaga has attacked a neighboring barony in Western Ducktrap with his own private army. As noble tensions increase and rumors of a civil war brew, your court and office have become a battlefield of conflicting ideals.
The Debate
0.) Lord Ota Novumaga enters your court and bows in deference. “The Lord in question had plans to attack neigbouring estates, putting the safety of the entire region at risk. If you may grant me a title of knighthood, Leader, I will pledge my sword and loyalty to protect Ducktrap. I have faith that other aristocrats shall also answer duty’s call!”
Accept
1.) “Ota is a very ambitious man,” sneers Lady Macbed, the wife of one of your advisors. “Be careful about giving him too much authority. Keep in mind, he acted in a reckless manner — a sorry sight indeed. Do not be so willing to offer up the milk of human kindness to that man. A different reward for his service could possibly be offered, if only a pittance to send a message. Perhaps rewarding him with only half of the land of the Lord he stopped?”
Accept
2.) “The problem is the lack of a central authority,” your brother suggests, casually flipping through the latest edition of ‘Prince Charming Magazine’. “Now, I’m not saying you’re a bad leader. It’s just that the nobles don’t see you as a credible one. You need a lesson in projecting confidence; crack some heads to show these aristocrats who’s boss. All the nobility will have no choice but to bow down to your authority.”
Accept
3.) A military man struts into your office amidst a group of peasants singing a very catchy song about ‘angry men’. “Leader, I am George Bonaparte, a nobleman who will speak for the people. Ducktrap is infested with incompetents who inherit titles rather than earn them. They feud among themselves having done little for the people they are supposed to lead! Do the right thing and abolish feudalism and the nobility, unless you want the masses who have long stayed silent to finally rise up in arms against you!”
Accept
Dismiss This Issue
Issue by The Moro-Malay Ethnostate of Fardhin
Edited by Altmer Dominion
by Sacara » Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:43 pm
The Spacefaring Federation of Sacara"Our Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you" - Neil deGrasse Tyson
I spend most of my time in the Got Issues? sub-forum.
Issues That I've Authored (15)
Commended by SC #382
by Jutsa » Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:44 pm
by Trotterdam » Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:02 am
#1079 What's Love Got to Do With It?Validity for the option variant appears to be No Marriage.
The Issue
When you walk into your office, you see Bart, your personal secretary, in a passionate — and completely illegal — clinch with @@RANDOMMALEFIRSTNAME_1@@, your other brother.
The Debate
1. "Yes, Bart and I are in love," sighs @@RANDOMMALEFIRSTNAME_1@@, as your personal secretary straightens his tie and smooths his hair. "We've been meeting in secret for three years now. It's been difficult, and I've hated hiding it from you. I so wanted to tell my favourite sibling that I met a wonderful human being: intelligent, articulate, caring... but because of the law, I didn't dare. Isn't it time to change that law? Do you know how it feels, to be unable to walk down the street with your sweetheart or even buy a Violetine's Day card without being harassed? Wouldn't it be just fabulous if we could have the same rights as heterosexual couples?"
2. "Of course they kept it a secret," barks your traditionalist Minister of the Interior, as he slams his riding crop repeatedly against his own thigh with unusual pink-cheeked glee. "Because they're nothing but a pair of sodomites. 'Love'? Pah! They are no more capable of such wholesome emotion than a pair of orang-utans. And what do we do when we want an animal to cease rutting? We neuter them. All sexual inverts, regardless of gender or social position, must be taken to a medical centre and doctored, so they are incapable of feeling lascivious lusts." With a long sigh, he finally brings the crop to rest.
4. "That seems awfully... draconian," muses @@RANDOMMALENAME@@, your Minister of Public Schools, whose fifteen year relationship is childless. "I was just saying to my partner Alex — she's busy at the forge today: who doesn't go through a phase in their younger years? It's expected for a young man or woman to have a very close chum, with whom they tousle, and cuddle and even snog a bit. So I hear. @@RANDOMMALEFIRSTNAME_1@@ will grow out of it. There's no call for any, shall we say, unpleasantness. Just encourage matchmaking services specifically for those with close same-sex friends seeking simpatico partners, and award a monetary gift to those who find an opposite-sex mate. He'll soon find a nice gal, and forget all about @@RANDOMMALEFIRSTNAME@@... erm, Bart."
Issue by The Free Joy State
Edited by Baggieland
by The Free Joy State » Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:06 am
Trotterdam wrote:Validity for the option variant appears to be No Marriage.
Bart and Alex both appear to be nonrandom, while the other names are random. The fact that Alex, while capable of being a female name, is more commonly thought of as a male one is probably not a coincidence.
by Bears Armed » Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:34 am
The Free Joy State wrote:I can confirm that Bart and Alex are fixed.
by The Free Joy State » Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:39 am
by Altmer Dominion » Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:38 pm
Sacara wrote:Wooo! Altmer’s first edit! Congrats!
by Sacara » Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:40 pm
Don't worry -- I have the eyes of a hawk.Altmer Dominion wrote:I was wondering how long that issue was going to slip under the radar.
The Spacefaring Federation of Sacara"Our Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you" - Neil deGrasse Tyson
I spend most of my time in the Got Issues? sub-forum.
Issues That I've Authored (15)
Commended by SC #382
by Altmer Dominion » Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:43 pm
by Galentia » Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:50 am
by Jutsa » Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:33 am
“I’ll be dammed if this doesn’t keep coming up every couple years,” sighs a representative from the Womb Tang Clan, a leading abortion advocacy group. “Sneaking around in bathroom stalls is for politicians, not for women seeking legitimate healthcare! We need to keep abortion safe and legally accessible to all women, especially the vulnerable women who are most likely to need more than one abortion and would be most impacted by any attempt to limit or defund abortions. The citizens of Jutsa, we must mandate healthcare provision of these vital, life-saving services. Also, if you’d allow family planning services to distribute free contraception that is actually effective — not just leaflets about Selma the Sexually Continent Squirrel — that could really help.”
by Bears Armed » Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:42 am
by Jutsa » Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:44 am
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