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[DRAFT #1] Safety Dance

Postby Tinhampton » Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:11 am

[title]Safety Dance
[desc]Your Minister for Workplace Conditions recently issued an official music video explaining what workers and employers can do to promote safe conditions at work. Public reaction to the Health and Safety Hop has, suffice to say, not been particularly enthusiastic.
[validity]must not ban dancing (Option 1596.4)

[option]"I honestly thought it would be a good idea, but it just didn't pan out," explains @@RANDOMNAME@@, the Minister in question. "Yes, I know that two of my backup dancers fainted, I can't bust moves for toffee and that fire was an electrical fault with the stereo system rather than some pre-planned rap about why your business needs clearly-marked fire exits. But please - please - let me release at least one video, every few months, about the dangers facing people while they work. I know that music can be a really effective form of public outreach. Why can't it be edifying, rather than comedic?"
[effect]electricians working on streetlamps have been urged to dance the night away

[option]"This was a waste of government time, resources, and sanity," remarks @@RANDOMNAME@@, your Under-Secretary for Efficiency. "What was supposed to be, in theory, a means of raising awareness about safe working conditions proved, in fact, to be an utter travesty. Even my brother, who works in a heavy goods warehouse, says he's learned nothing from it. From now on, all reports relating to matters of life and death - such as the very things the Minister was trying to make a point about - should be written, not performed, in formal, serious prose. If that works, we can extend it to other government communications as well."
[effect]health advice can only be given out by a PhD

[option]"Our leaders should be an example to the nation, and your colleague set the worst example possible," fumes @@RANDOMFEMALENAME@@, stay-at-home mother of eight and staunch social conservative. "We need to ban music, dancing, and all other public entertainments, and promote proper manners in society as well. Hopefully then, people will learn to behave, rather than being encouraged to make fools out of themselves in front of other people."
[effect]supermarket cashiers run the risk of arrest for "vigorous movements"
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Postby Tinhampton » Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:19 am

No comments, huh?
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Postby Tinhampton » Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:07 pm

Error - Safety Dance.mp3

Windows Media Player cause a fatal error in BG-4382747183126487132 and will now terminate. If the program persists please contact the product vendor. Although the problem was most likely caused by this being an illegal copy of Windows NAB.
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Postby Trotterdam » Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:38 pm

I thought that the "safety dance" was going to be a really tame and sedate dance to ensure that the dancers don't risk tripping.

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Postby Asteralia » Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:30 pm

Tinhampton wrote:Error - Safety Dance.mp3

Windows Media Player cause a fatal error in BG-4382747183126487132 and will now terminate.


That doesn't sound terribly safe.

I thought that the "safety dance" was going to be a really tame and sedate dance to ensure that the dancers don't risk tripping.


Some musical history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SEafqmwWdQ

It was actually a petition to pogo (precursor of mosh pits).
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Postby Australian rePublic » Fri Apr 12, 2024 6:05 am

Why is this an issue for a nation's leader? Music video gone wrong would be the director's problem
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Postby Socialismia » Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:49 pm

Australian rePublic wrote:Why is this an issue for a nation's leader? Music video gone wrong would be the director's problem

Well, if one thinks so, dismissing it is always an option. Besides, isn't the director the Minister, and THEY'RE asking for help by the government?
*gasp* I have a signature now!

That index-type-class thing everyone keeps doing? Kinda dumb.

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Postby Sprose » Fri May 03, 2024 12:39 pm

fun idea to do an issue on dancing.
But it is a bit hard to follow. Maybe add in the description what went wrong? I know people aren't enthusiastic, but did it have the opposite effect? more accidents? was the government laughed at for the dumb campaign? There isn't a problem evident.

putting option 2 first shows more of the problem and then have option 1, but I would still have a stronger problem that would be caused by the video put in this issue to make it work.

I would rework option 1 quite a bit because I cannot really get a sense of what it wants when quickly looking at it. when answering issues in nation states for most issues I can read just the first and the last line to know what an option wants.


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