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General election (april 2020) - Jo's campaign thread - joWhatup - 04-17-2020
Hey all :)
So I've decided to run for PM, because it's something new and something I want to do, as well as something I believe I can do. Here are a couple points I wish to address first and foremost:
[spoiler=World Assembly]I want to reestablish a World Assembly Department. This Department would serve to educate people on resolutions and proposals, as well as help new Lazarenes draft up their resolutions, should they be interested in this. We have previously had such a Department, but it never really got off the ground. It is my hope we can redo it and build it in as a part of the region.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=The Gazette]I believe the Gazette is currently run well. However, I would like to promote it more to the on-site community, and give them the opportunity to write and submit articles, as well encourage citizens to get more involved in the Gazette. To this end, I wish to establish an on-site way to submit articles in the form of dispatches. Those articles will go through the usual submission process, but it will be more accessible to the on-site community instead, which makes up the bulk of the region's population.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Roleplay]The roleplay works as it is. Keep going! :P[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Foreign Affairs]This one might be controversial, but I'm going to say it anyway: I wish to take a stance for Neutrality. Yes, this was an April's Fools joke. No, I do not want to take it to such ridiculous heights. Here is a brief overview of how I intend this to work:
-We'll still pursue closer ties with those were in talks with. We were interested then, we are still interested now.
-We will not, however, open up new negotiations with R/D affiliated regions.
-We'll be pursuing closer ties to the West Pacific, Osiris and the South Pacific. All of those have proven themselves to be beneficial relations, and I wish to pursue closer ties to the South Pacific, expanding on our existing non-agression pact.
-Outreach to those regions bearing the "neutral" tag, and who's militaries (if they have any) merely participate in the Warzones and defence of their allies.
-Obviously, we will still be inclusive to R/Ders in the region. Regardless of alignment, people are always welcome.
"But Jo, isn't that taking an alignment?"
Yes, but not an R/D based one. Such an alignment will not cause harm to founderless regions, nor will it be inconveniencing raiders. It's win-win, in my books.
"You're insane. Why would you do this?"
Because I believe it to be a fun turn for the region, and one that will not expose the region to danger unnecessarily. Since we are neutral in military alignment anyway, we might as well take it to our foreign affairs as well. I believe we are strong enough as a region to start playing a bigger role in Gameplay. We will not alienate ourselves from our allies and friends - in fact, I intend to tighten our relations with those - but this offers up a way to take a bigger role on the stage. I don't think we need more friends necessarily - the ones we currently have are solid. Moving forward, I want to be picking friends based on how well their culture matches ours, not merely political convenience. I also intend to reach out more to user-created regions (those neutral in regards to R/D, of course :P) - our current FA has been GCR-oriented, and I think that there's some really solid allies to be made in the UCRs.
In short, we'll look more for relations with neutral aligned regions, and we won't be making enemies of R/D aligned regions. We'll still remain close with our current allies. And I also believe there's some fun to be had with the rhetoric of a neutral region.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=The Guard]The Guard has been doing a good job, lately. I wish for that to continue - I will also look into organising "wargames" with our friends in the West Pacific and Osiris (and perhaps, should TSP be up for it, them too?), where either of those raid a Warzone and we liberate it (maybe with the help of TSP). I want that to happen, as well as, of course, the protection of the signatories of the Warzone Inc. agreement. Those not in agreement with the Warzone Inc. agreements will be practice targets.[/spoiler]
In summary: I want to reestablish a WA department, organise an option for on-site residents to submit articles for the Gazette, keep the RP going, take a stance for neutrality (don't shoot! Read the spoiler! :P) and promote activity in the Guard.
I'll add more things once I realise I forgot stuff. For now, please ask all the questions you can have. I'll do my best to answer them. :)
Because it will inevitably be brought up, here's the other regions I'm involved in and to what level:
Lone Wolves United - Khan
The Black Hawks - Sergeant
Resident in Unknown, The Hole To Hide In and The Cretanja Queendom.
RE: General election (april 2020) - Jo's campaign thread - Debussy - 04-17-2020
Would closer ties with The South Pacific, which has the Defender tag, conflict with the neutrality policy? What are your thoughts on The North and East Pacifics? Who are the parties we were in talks with, and could you provide an example of a few regions that you consider to have similar cultures?
RE: General election (april 2020) - Jo's campaign thread - whatermelons - 04-17-2020
There are only two war zones, and one has over 30 endorsements.
RE: General election (april 2020) - Jo's campaign thread - joWhatup - 04-17-2020
Debussy;9279 Wrote:Would closer ties with The South Pacific, which has the Defender tag, conflict with the neutrality policy? What are your thoughts on The North and East Pacifics? Who are the parties we were in talks with, and could you provide an example of a few regions that you consider to have similar cultures?
1. Nope! As explained, I do not wish to enter into new relations with R/D affiliated regions, but I will pursue closer ties with those regions we already have relations with.
2. We have already been in talks with both. I believe we ceased the talks of a treaty with TEP after Slatos, but I think we should reopen those talks, as it wasn't entirely clear to me why we ceased them in the first place. I think TEP shares similarities with us, so I'd be interested in pursuing relations.
whatermelons;9280 Wrote:There are only two war zones, and one has over 30 endorsements.
There's more. We'll have to find a way to work around those limitations, though. As well, we can do antifascist raids and defences.
RE: General election (april 2020) - Jo's campaign thread - Chanku - 04-17-2020
On the Regional Guard point: How do you intend to do that if you have no legal authority over the Regional guard as Prime Minister?
RE: General election (april 2020) - Jo's campaign thread - joWhatup - 04-17-2020
Chanku;9284 Wrote:On the Regional Guard point: How do you intend to do that if you have no legal authority over the Regional guard as Prime Minister?
Communicating with the appointed Minister of the Guard, as well as speak to our friends and allies.
RE: General election (april 2020) - Jo's campaign thread - New Rogernomics - 04-17-2020
Quote:I believe the Gazette is currently run well. However, I would like to promote it more to the on-site community, and give them the opportunity to write and submit articles, as well encourage citizens to get more involved in the Gazette. To this end, I wish to establish an on-site way to submit articles in the form of dispatches. Those articles will go through the usual submission process, but it will be more accessible to the on-site community instead, which makes up the bulk of the region's population.
Only issue with this is that once a dispatch is posted, it is public and accessible to everyone, unlike the forum, where you need to actually look for it.
Dispatches show up on NS feeds, and can be viewed and shared as soon as they are posted, if not confused with a published Gazette article.
It might be better to use a nation to receive telegrams of articles, or use google docs, rather than something that will be posted publicly without quality control.
RE: General election (april 2020) - Jo's campaign thread - joWhatup - 04-17-2020
New Rogernomics;9286 Wrote:Quote:I believe the Gazette is currently run well. However, I would like to promote it more to the on-site community, and give them the opportunity to write and submit articles, as well encourage citizens to get more involved in the Gazette. To this end, I wish to establish an on-site way to submit articles in the form of dispatches. Those articles will go through the usual submission process, but it will be more accessible to the on-site community instead, which makes up the bulk of the region's population.
Only issue with this is that once a dispatch is posted, it is public and accessible to everyone, unlike the forum, where you need to actually look for it.
Dispatches show up on NS feeds, and can be viewed and shared as soon as they are posted, if not confused with a published Gazette article.
It might be better to use a nation to receive telegrams of articles, or use google docs, rather than something that will be posted publicly without quality control.
You're right in that regard. Sending them by telegram is perhaps the better option. The main reason I went with dispatch is because it's an on-site way to write up a lot of text. But you're right, telegrams are probably simpler and easier to keep track of.
RE: General election (april 2020) - Jo's campaign thread - Domais - 04-17-2020
What are we going to do about our kinda sorta dead FA department?
RE: General election (april 2020) - Jo's campaign thread - joWhatup - 04-17-2020
Domais;9288 Wrote:What are we going to do about our kinda sorta dead FA department?
There is a pretty big part spoilered titled "Foreign Affairs".