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[DRAFT]Is a HotDog a Sandwich?

Postby USS Raven » Fri Mar 17, 2023 6:11 pm

This is my first time making one so please let me know if I should change anything


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The debate about whether a hot dog is a sandwich has been going on for a long time, and it seems that this dispute has reached new heights in @@NAME@@. The emergence of a hip new restaurant that claims to be a sandwich shop but primarily sells hot dogs has created a lot of confusion and controversy in the city.


Choice1:
"This new so-called 'hip' restaurant is really hurting my business," laments @@RANDOMNAME@@, owner of the nearby sandwich shop "Between Bread and Butter". "They're drawing in all the foot traffic, but then people are getting lured in by the allure of a hot dog instead of enjoying a classic American sandwich." It is frustrating to see customers veering away from the tried-and-true sandwich options that we offer. I think we should make restaurants branded exactly what they are selling or they face fines.

Effect: Stricter regulations on restaurant branding are enforced, requiring them to accurately represent the nature of their business. Misleading advertising is prohibited and businesses violating the new regulations will face consequences.



Choice2:
There's nothing wrong with a restaurant selling whatever the heck we want! Says @@RANDOMNAME@@ the owner of “Bread Zeppelin” We have the best dogs in town. Even better than the dumb hot dog stand out there. It's their fault for not being trendy enough for the current world. I think businesses should be able to sell whatever they want.

Effect: Businesses are now completely lying about what they are selling causing major disbalance in @@NAME@@.


Choice3:
"This is simply unacceptable," exclaims your secretary, clearly perturbed by the recent developments. "That sandwich shop has always been my go-to for a quick and delicious lunch. As the topic of lunch comes up, "would you be interested in grabbing a bite together tomorrow?

Effect: Bread Zeppelin is forced and you find yourself to be the only people in a rundown sandwich shop.
Last edited by USS Raven on Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:42 pm, edited 5 times in total.

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Postby Australian rePublic » Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:15 am

Why is this worthy of leader's time?
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Postby Yamalti » Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:17 pm

Australian rePublic wrote:Why is this worthy of leader's time?


It seems to me that even with the leader the issue will not be resolved. As for me, the effect lines (in particular the first one) are very long. And as the person above put it: "Why is it on the leader's table?". I think we need to think about it

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Postby Northern Seleucia » Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:24 pm

Could work with shorter effect lines
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Postby Australian rePublic » Sun Apr 02, 2023 5:57 pm

This would be the kind of thing a journalist would ask @@LEADER@@ in a lighthearted interview where the journalist wanted to have a little bit of fun. This is not something that would affect national policy
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Postby Verdant Haven » Mon Apr 03, 2023 6:39 pm

Hello! Welcome to Got Issues. Glad to have another aspiring author joining us here.

- The first challenge is that this needs to be made relevant to the nation somehow. Issues are definitely welcome to be light-hearted, even frivolous, but the dilemma needs to be presented in such a way that it believably ends up as a decision made by the government, with government-based consequences.

- Effect lines should be pithy one-liners, humorous spins on the decisions, silly ad absurdum outcomes, or otherwise involves some sort of creative or interesting use of language or results. They are short, and are not sentences, so should not have capitalization or periods.

- "American" wouldn't be a thing in NationStates :-)

- Every option needs to lead to an action by the government. Options shouldn't able to be summarized as simply "No" to the circumstance, nor as "just keep things the way they are." That is what the Dismiss Button does.

- The arguments presented in favor of a given option or choice should support that option or choice as much as possible with some kind of convincing reason for the government to take that action. Things like "I'm losing business to a competitor" or "those people aren't trendy enough" are not reasons for government intercession.


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