by Kors » Wed Sep 22, 2021 3:03 pm
Planned obsolescence banned in Kors : Several unknown satellites crash land into highest mountain in Iceland : Korsian welfare programs cut spending by 50% : Terrorist attacks on the Korsian governmental building result in the enaction of the emergency measures act : Carbon monoxide threat in southern Kors due to wildfires : Giant potato rolls off and chases farmer off mountain into the city, crushing and mortally injuring 3
by Kors » Wed Sep 22, 2021 3:40 pm
Planned obsolescence banned in Kors : Several unknown satellites crash land into highest mountain in Iceland : Korsian welfare programs cut spending by 50% : Terrorist attacks on the Korsian governmental building result in the enaction of the emergency measures act : Carbon monoxide threat in southern Kors due to wildfires : Giant potato rolls off and chases farmer off mountain into the city, crushing and mortally injuring 3
by Random Country 453632 » Wed Sep 22, 2021 9:01 pm
Local news: Man arrested and sentences to 3 months in prison after asking police to do so
Randport Museum of Potatoes buys painting of an Internet phenomenon called "Quandale Dingle" for 2.3 million Randenominations
by Kors » Sun Sep 26, 2021 9:02 am
Planned obsolescence banned in Kors : Several unknown satellites crash land into highest mountain in Iceland : Korsian welfare programs cut spending by 50% : Terrorist attacks on the Korsian governmental building result in the enaction of the emergency measures act : Carbon monoxide threat in southern Kors due to wildfires : Giant potato rolls off and chases farmer off mountain into the city, crushing and mortally injuring 3
by Outer Sparta » Sun Sep 26, 2021 9:22 pm
by Zarulia » Mon Sep 27, 2021 6:15 am
Kors wrote:@@RANDOMNAME@@, a Daguo professor of the @@ANIMAL@@ City University was fired after allegedly telling a class an ethnic slur directed at Bigtopians. What they didn't know was that @@HE_1@@ was actually saying one of the most common words in the Daguo language. Distressed college students, Daguo immigrants and several professors promptly showed up to present their cases to you.
Inspiration: A college professor was allegedly fired from his job as a Chinese teacher because he said a Chinese word that seemed very close to an ethnic slur. "Nei-Ga" is the Chinese word for "that", so I am here
"I'm fired for teaching a word in Daguo? I'm being disgraced for something that I was meant to teach! You see, the Daguo word "Bee-ga Wee-ga" means "he" in your language. I am simply teaching that, and these inconsiderate college students who don't even listen to my presentation marched up to the dean and asked me to be fired!. While that sounds like "Bigwig", I explained in my presentation that it isn't!" The professor leaves the office drenched in anger.
Result: Internet trolls evade website moderation by saying they are from a foreign country.
"This... This RACIST!" Yells college student and known situational assumer @@RANDOMNAME@@, who still refuses to listen to the professor's reasoning. "He's an anti-semitic who thinks Bigtopians should be forced into slavery, tortured and fed only corn mash for the rest of their life! Bar all racists from employment so we can finally have a nation of equality!" He smashes his beer bottle on the floor, which shatters and soaks his frat house hoodie."
Result: People who dislike a color are barred from employment for being "racist".
"Really? Our culture heritage is race towards bi- bigtobia?" Questions @@RANDOMNAME_SHE@@, Daguo immigrant and the proud mother of the 30-year-old professor. "We should be promoting Daguo culture in @@NAME@@. "Festival! Music! Our yearly firework show! Maybe even 'DaguoTown' in the middle of downtown @@CAPITAL@@. Stand up for our culture!"
Result: @@DENONYMPLURAL@@ cannot go to work without riding in a rickshaw through DaguoTown.
4: needs democracy
"Beats me why Daguo immigrants are even here." Says your portly brother, coming out of the washroom after 45 minutes. "We could save a lot of time from this issue by just not allowing them to stay here. We should boot out all those filthy Daguo out of @@PRETITLE@@ and shut our borders from them. Maybe even those Lilliputians, those Fedorians, maybe just close our borders for good! All they do is steal our jobs and take up valuable living space. Besides, what if one decides to run an election against you? If they win, I'm blaming you for the loss of my state-funded mansion."
Result: A governmental program to end racism involves booting people out of @@NAME@@ based on their ethnicity.
5: needs autocracy
"Beats me why Daguo immigrants are even here." Says your portly brother, coming out of the washroom after 45 minutes. "We could save a lot of time from this issue by just not allowing them to stay here. We should boot out all those filthy Daguo out of @@PRETITLE@@ and shut our borders from them. Maybe even those Lilliputians, those Fedorians, maybe just close our borders for good! All they do is steal our jobs and take up valuable living space. Besides, what if one is actually a spy sent to initiate a Daguo-government-sponsored coup? If you do, I'm blaming you for the loss of my state-funded mansion."
Result: A governmental program to end racism involves booting people out of @@NAME@@ based on their ethnicity.
by Verdant Haven » Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:21 pm
by Kors » Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:36 pm
Verdant Haven wrote:The dilemma, as presented, needs some clean up to make the issue clear and to make the language flow naturally. "Telling a class an ethnic slur" means something very different from "saying a word that some of the class mistook for an ethnic slur." In the real situation, for example, it was made abundantly clear that the word being used was not a slur, with translation and usage context being provided in advance. The offense was taken despite knowing it was a common inoffensive foreign word, rather than because it was unknown. That makes for a stronger dilemma, and gives players something to think about on both sides.
Verdant Haven wrote:I would suggest providing neither the actual word in the Daguo tongue, nor the specific translation. It isn't relevant to the issue specifically what the sound of the word was, or what it actually meant – "I was trying to teach an extremely common word, but students who weren't paying attention mistook it for, you know… that" is more powerful. A player's imagination is a mighty tool, and it's worth leaving some things to it (on top of which, I took a look and can't find any language that uses four syllables for the personal pronoun "he" – it makes the use of specifics even less beneficial). Also, make sure to introduce your speaker in the first option. It currently doesn't say who is talking until after they're done.
Verdant Haven wrote:The second speaker is presented negatively, which is to say, the player is basically told outright that the speaker is bad and shouldn't be listened to. "Known situational assumer" and "still refuses to listen to [reason]" carry value judgements that transfer to the option itself. Try not to include those! It is ok to characterize speakers in negative ways, but make sure that that characterization is limited only to the speaker – not to the argument they're making. Also, as has already been said by others here, "anti-semitic" is not a relevant term here. Most people read that as specifically "anti-Jewish," and even in its more accurate and broader sense, it wouldn't fit. The argument being made here is also odd – the real students argued that the professor was insensitive and did not acknowledge their discomfort when they brought it up, not that his use of a word somehow translated to promoting torture. Try to show where the speaker is coming from and how they reached that point – don't just drop in at full throttle.
Verdant Haven wrote:The third speaker, I genuinely don't know what she is trying to say. I realize she probably is supposed to be non-fluent, but "Our cultural heritage is race towards Bigtopia?" simply isn't easily enough understood to know what is being said. Doubly unsure what academic administrative policy questions are resolved by having an ethnic enclave built in the city. She needs to support her argument by making it relevant to the dilemma presented.
Verdant Haven wrote:For the brother, having an option like this works, but the argument needs to be connected to the issue. "Some students were offended" doesn't jump to "close the borders" without at least a sentence linking one to the other. The effect line gets back to it, but the effect is actually totally disconnected from the option. The option says nothing about ending racism, so having the effect present a government program to that end is very out of the blue. Keep the speakers focused on what the dilemma was, and have them pitching their ideas based on that.
Planned obsolescence banned in Kors : Several unknown satellites crash land into highest mountain in Iceland : Korsian welfare programs cut spending by 50% : Terrorist attacks on the Korsian governmental building result in the enaction of the emergency measures act : Carbon monoxide threat in southern Kors due to wildfires : Giant potato rolls off and chases farmer off mountain into the city, crushing and mortally injuring 3
by Kors » Fri Oct 01, 2021 10:48 am
Planned obsolescence banned in Kors : Several unknown satellites crash land into highest mountain in Iceland : Korsian welfare programs cut spending by 50% : Terrorist attacks on the Korsian governmental building result in the enaction of the emergency measures act : Carbon monoxide threat in southern Kors due to wildfires : Giant potato rolls off and chases farmer off mountain into the city, crushing and mortally injuring 3
by Daarwyrth » Fri Oct 01, 2021 1:38 pm
The college professor enters the room and presents @@HIS_1@@'scase: "I'm fired for teaching a word in Daguo? I'm being disgraced for something that I was meant to teach! These inconsiderate college students who don't even listen to my presentation marched up to the dean and asked me to be fired! I explained in my presentation that it isn't!" The professor leaves the office drenched in anger.
The streets are filled with the students from the class the teacher taught. A lone man walks in. "This... This RACIST!" Yells college student @@RANDOMNAME@@, who still refuses to listen to the professor's reasoning. "He's a xenophobe who thinks Bigtopians should be segregated! Bar all racists from employment so we can finally have a nation of equality!" @@HE_2@@ smashes @@HIS_2@@ soda bottle on the floor, which shatters and soaks @@HIS_2@@'s frat house hoodie.
Result: The government is hostile to all ethnicities but their own.
by Kors » Mon Oct 04, 2021 2:58 pm
Planned obsolescence banned in Kors : Several unknown satellites crash land into highest mountain in Iceland : Korsian welfare programs cut spending by 50% : Terrorist attacks on the Korsian governmental building result in the enaction of the emergency measures act : Carbon monoxide threat in southern Kors due to wildfires : Giant potato rolls off and chases farmer off mountain into the city, crushing and mortally injuring 3
by Outer Sparta » Mon Oct 04, 2021 3:06 pm
by Random Country 453632 » Mon Oct 04, 2021 6:10 pm
Local news: Man arrested and sentences to 3 months in prison after asking police to do so
Randport Museum of Potatoes buys painting of an Internet phenomenon called "Quandale Dingle" for 2.3 million Randenominations
by Australian rePublic » Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:23 pm
by Kors » Tue Oct 19, 2021 5:54 pm
Planned obsolescence banned in Kors : Several unknown satellites crash land into highest mountain in Iceland : Korsian welfare programs cut spending by 50% : Terrorist attacks on the Korsian governmental building result in the enaction of the emergency measures act : Carbon monoxide threat in southern Kors due to wildfires : Giant potato rolls off and chases farmer off mountain into the city, crushing and mortally injuring 3
by Australian rePublic » Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:03 pm
Kors wrote:It means " that " in Chinese but sounds like the N-word in English. Pretty dumb reason to be fired.
by Bears Armed » Fri Oct 22, 2021 6:30 am
Kors wrote:It means " that " in Chinese but sounds like the N-word in English. Pretty dumb reason to be fired.
by Kors » Tue Nov 23, 2021 6:02 pm
Planned obsolescence banned in Kors : Several unknown satellites crash land into highest mountain in Iceland : Korsian welfare programs cut spending by 50% : Terrorist attacks on the Korsian governmental building result in the enaction of the emergency measures act : Carbon monoxide threat in southern Kors due to wildfires : Giant potato rolls off and chases farmer off mountain into the city, crushing and mortally injuring 3
by Kors » Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:47 am
Planned obsolescence banned in Kors : Several unknown satellites crash land into highest mountain in Iceland : Korsian welfare programs cut spending by 50% : Terrorist attacks on the Korsian governmental building result in the enaction of the emergency measures act : Carbon monoxide threat in southern Kors due to wildfires : Giant potato rolls off and chases farmer off mountain into the city, crushing and mortally injuring 3
by USS Monitor » Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:07 am
Kors wrote:It means " that " in Chinese but sounds like the N-word in English. Pretty dumb reason to be fired.
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