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[The Free Joy State]

It can still be written as schoolteacher without the space.

I doubt the person writing the issue intended that.

Outer Sparta is right. "Schoolteacher" is perfectly correct.

No change needed.

[Disgraces]

I think option 1 in issue 537 is supposed to cancel the no judicial system policy but it doesn't

[The Free Joy State]

I think option 1 in issue 537 is supposed to cancel the no judicial system policy but it doesn't

It does cancel the "No Judiciary" policy. I checked backstage and the policy was cancelled, in your stats. Your list of active policies also doesn't list it anymore.

I'm not sure if you didn't see the notification, and why that may not have happened, but the issue is working as it should.

[Disgraces]

I think option 1 in issue 537 is supposed to cancel the no judicial system policy but it doesn't

It does cancel the "No Judiciary" policy. I checked backstage and the policy was cancelled, in your stats. Your list of active policies also doesn't list it anymore.

I'm not sure if you didn't see the notification, and why that may not have happened, but the issue is working as it should.

The cancelled policies thing and the notification didn't show up but good thing it worked anyway

[Marxist Germany]

This weekend, a citizen’s group calling itself Gun Owners of Marxist Germany has petitioned Congress with a controversial bill making gun ownership compulsory.

Should issue #84 need to use the term "Congress", which is the name of the US legislature, or can a more neutral term be used?

[Trotterdam]

According to Wikipedia, "Congress" is also the name of the legislatures of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Micronesia, Palau, Paraguay, Peru, and the Philippines. (Seems to be mostly American and Pacific nations...)

[The Free Joy State]

This weekend, a citizen’s group calling itself Gun Owners of Marxist Germany has petitioned Congress with a controversial bill making gun ownership compulsory.

Should issue #84 need to use the term "Congress", which is the name of the US legislature, or can a more neutral term be used?

We have writers and editors from across the world, and as a result words implying the governmental and legislative systems of the world appear interchangeably throughout various issues.

This is a quirk, rather than an error.

[Brezzia]

Option 2 of Issue #667 proposes to tax industry which do not recycle and increases taxation.
But if all my industry are state-owned, shouldn't it mean that I can relocate funds from industry to other sectors without increasing taxation?

[Candlewhisper Archive]

Option 2 of Issue #667 proposes to tax industry which do not recycle and increases taxation.
But if all my industry are state-owned, shouldn't it mean that I can relocate funds from industry to other sectors without increasing taxation?

Good point. The word "commercial" seems out of place too, in a non-market economy.

I'll mark the issue as capitalist only for now, and then maybe down the line one of my colleagues or I can add a socialist doppelganger to that option.

[Paffnia]

Not sure if this is t'right spot, but it'll do.

Issue 57.1 probably shouldn't reference cars if the nation has banned them, right?

Interesting point. I'm inclined to keep the reference, though: it doesn't matter whether cars actually are legal, just that people are familiar with the concept of driving licences - which given cars are banned within living memory, would be the case.

I just encountered this ("'Like with cars - ban kids from using computers until they pass a test and get a license!'"), having banned cars but still getting 57.1. I initially thought it meant banning all computers until I re-read it, and I think it's confusing for nations that have banned cars.

Also, stylistically, "cars - ban" should probably instead be an en dash with spaces ("cars – ban") or an em dash without spaces ("cars—ban"), not a hyphen (Admittedly, as I type this out, hyphens and en dashes in this particular font look identical, but the source code for the issue shows the punctuation to be a hyphen.).

[Digital Influencer]

Not a fix necessarily, but with issue #222: Terrorists Strike City Centre, answering with 222.6 legalizes terrorism. I feel like this is a significant enough law to have it added to your nation policies page (and i'd want it there for amusement's sake). Is it not emphasized because the implications are too ridiculous?

[Trotterdam]

I've complained before about the game not respecting my open-borders immigration policy no matter how many times I reconfirm it, but this time it happened with #1260, which I clearly should not have gotten.

[Pogaria]

Interesting point. I'm inclined to keep the reference, though: it doesn't matter whether cars actually are legal, just that people are familiar with the concept of driving licences - which given cars are banned within living memory, would be the case.

I just encountered this ("'Like with cars - ban kids from using computers until they pass a test and get a license!'"), having banned cars but still getting 57.1. I initially thought it meant banning all computers until I re-read it, and I think it's confusing for nations that have banned cars.

I agree with Golgothastan - most people are presumably aware of the concept of drivers' licenses, even if cars are banned in that particular nation. Plus, I don't know of any other commonly held license that could be substituted here. (Professional licenses aren't nearly as universal, especially in nations with minimal bureaucracy. Some countries have a television license, but that doesn't require a test.)

Also, stylistically, "cars - ban" should probably instead be an en dash with spaces ("cars – ban") or an em dash without spaces ("cars—ban"), not a hyphen (Admittedly, as I type this out, hyphens and en dashes in this particular font look identical, but the source code for the issue shows the punctuation to be a hyphen.).

Lots of issues use hyphens - especially the older ones. As long as there's no mixed usage within the same issue, I don't think it's a problem. None of us have the time to review 1500 issues to make the hyphen/dash usage more consistent.

Not a fix necessarily, but with issue #222: Terrorists Strike City Centre, answering with 222.6 legalizes terrorism. I feel like this is a significant enough law to have it added to your nation policies page (and i'd want it there for amusement's sake). Is it not emphasized because the implications are too ridiculous?

We don't even track that policy. As you said, it's too ridiculous. Besides, even if "terrorism" is legal, I presume that police could still arrest people for attempted murder or other related crimes.

I've complained before about the game not respecting my open-borders immigration policy no matter how many times I reconfirm it, but this time it happened with #1260, which I clearly should not have gotten.

You can still receive this issue if you have minor border restrictions - which may have been a cumulative side effect from other issues. It looks like your stats were just barely high enough to qualify for the issue. However, since you chose the third option, your borders are now extremely open.

[Paffnia]

I just encountered this ("'Like with cars - ban kids from using computers until they pass a test and get a license!'"), having banned cars but still getting 57.1. I initially thought it meant banning all computers until I re-read it, and I think it's confusing for nations that have banned cars.

I agree with Golgothastan - most people are presumably aware of the concept of drivers' licenses, even if cars are banned in that particular nation. Plus, I don't know of any other commonly held license that could be substituted here. (Professional licenses aren't nearly as universal, especially in nations with minimal bureaucracy. Some countries have a television license, but that doesn't require a test.)

Also, stylistically, "cars - ban" should probably instead be an en dash with spaces ("cars – ban") or an em dash without spaces ("cars—ban"), not a hyphen (Admittedly, as I type this out, hyphens and en dashes in this particular font look identical, but the source code for the issue shows the punctuation to be a hyphen.).

Lots of issues use hyphens - especially the older ones. As long as there's no mixed usage within the same issue, I don't think it's a problem. None of us have the time to review 1500 issues to make the hyphen/dash usage more consistent.

Fair enough. Thanks for reviewing!

[Hemakral]

During a photo op in a fairly upscale neighborhood of Hemakral City, you notice a surprising number of abandoned houses dotting nearly every street. According to the painfully grinning woman whose baby you’re kissing, the properties are still owned by Hemakralian expats who emigrated to various other countries, often decades ago.

Section in bold kinda contradicts the zero-emigration policy that I currently have. The issue is "Trouble in Deed" by Cretox state.
It does say that said emigrations occurred decades prior, so one could say it's not an error, but I thought it worth reporting regardless.

[Trotterdam]

And speaking of that policy: I got #1473 on a puppet with No Emigration. While emigration isn't technically the same as tourism, a ban of emigration is pretty much impossible to enforce without just preventing people from leaving the country entirely, and in any case such a nation is unlikely to consider "it's difficult to leave the nation" an actual problem.

[Pogaria]

During a photo op in a fairly upscale neighborhood of Hemakral City, you notice a surprising number of abandoned houses dotting nearly every street. According to the painfully grinning woman whose baby you’re kissing, the properties are still owned by Hemakralian expats who emigrated to various other countries, often decades ago.

Section in bold kinda contradicts the zero-emigration policy that I currently have. The issue is "Trouble in Deed" by Cretox state.
It does say that said emigrations occurred decades prior, so one could say it's not an error, but I thought it worth reporting regardless.

Like you said, the "decades ago" part means that people emigrated before the current policy was in effect.

And speaking of that policy: I got #1473 on a puppet with No Emigration. While emigration isn't technically the same as tourism, a ban of emigration is pretty much impossible to enforce without just preventing people from leaving the country entirely, and in any case such a nation is unlikely to consider "it's difficult to leave the nation" an actual problem.

This issue checks other stats that are more relevant to the premise. It's possible for nations to outlaw emigration but still permit citizens to leave briefly for tourism purposes.

Which puppet was this?

[Trotterdam]

And speaking of that policy: I got #1473 on a puppet with No Emigration. While emigration isn't technically the same as tourism, a ban of emigration is pretty much impossible to enforce without just preventing people from leaving the country entirely, and in any case such a nation is unlikely to consider "it's difficult to leave the nation" an actual problem.

This issue checks other stats that are more relevant to the premise. It's possible for nations to outlaw emigration but still permit citizens to leave briefly for tourism purposes.

Eh, okay then. It still feels weird that all three options act like people being able to visit other countries is desirable, but I know that issues can't account for every conceivable option.

[SherpDaWerp]

DNA evidence extracted from skin cells on the document have (note: should this be has?)

Minskiev is correct. "DNA evidence (appositive phrase) singular verb" should be used, not plural.

[The Unified Missourtama States]

I received issue 690, with option 2 having one of my ministers, "eating her favorite meal of meat and pudding." My nation has vegetarianism as a policy.

[Whatevernext]

I just got issue 1073 " much ado about everything", I had to dismiss it because every option was going to impinge on somebody's freedom for Absolutely no good reason. Is it possible to amend it to include an option " free speech is our highest value" type of thing?

[The Unified Missourtama States]

I received issue 950, with option 1 saying that,"'we won’t have any problems allowing our citizens back home,'" during a pandemic, even though my nation has "no emigration" as a policy. Option 4 similarly looks like there are a lot of citizens outside no problem.

[Merni]

Issue 705, "The Issue":

Over the last two months, hospitals in Merni have been reporting a consistently increasing number of check-ins related to food contamination, which has fueled a debate among Mernians regarding government regulations on food safety.

Do hospitals generally have "check-ins"? I feel "admissions" or "visits" would be more appropriate

[Sanctaria]

Issue 705, "The Issue":

Over the last two months, hospitals in Merni have been reporting a consistently increasing number of check-ins related to food contamination, which has fueled a debate among Mernians regarding government regulations on food safety.

Do hospitals generally have "check-ins"? I feel "admissions" or "visits" would be more appropriate

"(S)he (was) checked in to hospital" is a common enough saying, imo. I do think admissions would probably be better, but I don't think it's a big/urgent fix. If Joy wants to edit this when she comes back, she can, otherwise I'd personally just let it stand, or allow another editor to come to their own decision.

[Pogaria]

DNA evidence extracted from skin cells on the document have (note: should this be has?)

Minskiev is correct. "DNA evidence (appositive phrase) singular verb" should be used, not plural.

I changed it.

I received issue 690, with option 2 having one of my ministers, "eating her favorite meal of meat and pudding." My nation has vegetarianism as a policy.

Good catch. I made a vegetarian version of this option.

I just got issue 1073 " much ado about everything", I had to dismiss it because every option was going to impinge on somebody's freedom for Absolutely no good reason. Is it possible to amend it to include an option " free speech is our highest value" type of thing?

Generally, we don't add new options to an existing issue unless there's a compelling reason. Few issues will present you with every possible solution to a problem. Instead, you often receive a series of flawed suggestions that each have their own drawbacks. This is in line with the satirical nature of the game.

The dismiss button is there for you if you don't agree with any of the options.

I received issue 950, with option 1 saying that,"'we won’t have any problems allowing our citizens back home,'" during a pandemic, even though my nation has "no emigration" as a policy. Option 4 similarly looks like there are a lot of citizens outside no problem.

It may be unrealistic, but tourism seems to be an exception to the "no emigration" policy. As long as the issue text doesn't say that citizens are living abroad, it doesn't conflict with the policy.

We may adjust this definition later, but for now, the policy doesn't apply to diplomats, military expeditions, or tourists.

Issue 705, "The Issue":

Over the last two months, hospitals in Merni have been reporting a consistently increasing number of check-ins related to food contamination, which has fueled a debate among Mernians regarding government regulations on food safety.

Do hospitals generally have "check-ins"? I feel "admissions" or "visits" would be more appropriate

To me, this sounds fine.