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| The Royal Confederacy of Dannistaan; Candidate for Delegate | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 14 2009, 04:25:42 PM (679 Views) | |
| A Slanted Black Stripe | Jan 14 2009, 04:25:42 PM Post #1 |
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This is the thread for Dannistaan to use in his campaign. |
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| Dannistaan | Jan 14 2009, 05:37:35 PM Post #2 |
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Bat Shoot Loco
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OK, so some of you are thinking "Why should I vote for Dannistaan as delegate?". "What exactly am I going to do for the region?" "Why am I standing for this position?" The reason is simple. To provide a truly accountable Delegate to the region. And to provide stability. For too long, the East Pacific has been subject of much turmoil, through no fault of it's own or it's citizens. I feel it is about time we had a leader who has one quality missing from many others. The ability to listen. Recent events has shown that more autocratic regimes are not compatible with the way of thinking and living the nations of the East Pacific have practised and will continue to practice for years to come. At the same time recent events have shown the East Pacific lacks a significant amount of stability the nations resident in this region desire. I will do my very best to listen to the concerns of all the nations living in the region and deal with their concerns as best as I can. I will avoid using the position as an attempt to boost my own prestige and ego, unlike other recent leaders who obviously did not have the best interests of all the nations at heart. I will do my very best to ensure the rights of nations are upheld and anyone subject to any punitive actions will have the right to redress and a clear path of appeal. Most importantly of all, I will do the very best I can for the region. Ultimately I do not see myself as a leader but as a guide to empower the nations of the region to lead themselves. With that, I hope you agree with me and vote for me as Delegate of the region. |
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| A Slanted Black Stripe | Jan 14 2009, 08:47:00 PM Post #3 |
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A set of questions for all of you. I’ll post them in all three threads. I apologize if your initial statements already cover some of this. 1. The Empire. Is it still around? Do we need to worry? What should we do to prevent their return? 2. Where were you when the Empire invaded? Is there anything you wish you had done differently? 3. NationStates is a game played at many levels. Some nations prefer to respond to a daily issue and nothing more. Some get involved in World Assembly. Some prefer to focus on role play in the forums. Others think the only real game involves invading and raiding. As Delegate, you have impact on all of these levels. How will you manage all these competing demands? 4. NationStates and The East Pacific are shrinking. NS2 is taking some of the players away. I suspect The Empire did not have a very positive effect on feeder regions. (It might be safer to be in a region with a Founder.) What are you going to do slow the region’s population loss, or better, what are you going to do to reverse the trend? 5. Foreign Relations. Historically, TEP seems more inward focused than other regions. Are you going to involve TEP in a broader outreach program? Will we have Ambassadors? 6. Does TEP need a military? Should we enter into alliances to defend other regions from The Empire or other invaders? 7. What are your plans for an endorsement cap? How different will the Vizier endorsement limit be from the Delegate? |
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| the Vacationer | Jan 15 2009, 08:29:16 AM Post #4 |
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How will you aim to keeping things interesting in the region. The recent crisis has caused increased activity and thats been great but we need to keep things moving now and show the world that The East Pacific is a place to enjoy. How would you propose to do that? One of the best ways for feeders to recruit is image and international doubters have painted a very poor image of us in the recent past. How can we address this? |
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| Dannistaan | Jan 15 2009, 02:16:14 PM Post #5 |
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Bat Shoot Loco
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My answers to those questions: 1) To say the Empire is "gone" is foolish. They have been around before any of the turmoil they created and so far until each members dying day will continue to exist in some way. However, as Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself". We should not be ignorant of them, of course, but to constantly fear a return may in itself turn us into inward looking, autocratic egotists. Trying to blame a previous group for your own failings is ultimately what led to their downfall. In other words we turn into the Empire itself. As for dealing with them, the best way to deal with them is by watching out for suspected nations, but give them an opportunity to comply with us, such as dealing with their concerns, dropping endorsement counts etc. Failing that, we should then take punitive action but with a path of appeal or redress, as the Empire never gave that opportunity to any nation that it deemed unfit and removed from the region. 2) I was dealing with RL matters outside of my control at the time when it was alerted to the Empire invading. I was also not as active as I could be. Initially it was portrayed as not necessarily being a bad thing for activity so I was willing to sit on the fence and remain neutral. The only thing I would've done more differently is monitor the situation in the region more closely and do more fact finding before reaching any decision, as I based too much of my initial opinions and assessments on face value. 3) With regards to the first three items, I believe it is up to each nation what they wish to do, whether it be respond to issues or nothing more, get involved in the WA and nothing more or roleplay and nothing more. The problem I see is that in NS there is a fine line between encouraging others to get into these other parts of the game and forcing them, which is ultimately what the Empire ended up doing with highly damaging consequences to them. I believe each nation should be allowed to do as it pleases with little to no interference from anyone else, be it Delegate or fellow nation. I will certainly do what I can to suggest and encourage them to look into other sections of NS participation, but I won't force them. I will vote on WA issues as people ask me to and I will certainly ask people to join in the role playing at the forums, but ultimately they have the power to decide what they do and them alone. As for invading and raiding, the East Pacific has a long history of neutrality so therefore I will certainly not be gallivanting around the NS world attempting to conquer new lands. Nor will I be telling others to do so. I will however do my best to protect the nations of the region and rally forces to defend ourselves from possible harm. If need be, plan retaliatory strikes but avoiding attacking in the first instance. 4) Again, my third answer probably deals with this best. I believe nations have the right to do as they please and go where they please. If they leave, it is sad but I will accept their decision. I will certainly do what I can to encourage nations to stay and become more engaged in the governance and activities of the region, but I won't hold them against their will. Having said that, I would do my best to engage with them, encourage them to get involved in the forums, not necessarily to roleplay but just appear and have a good time. If they can see the community is friendly and inviting, they would be less inclined to leave. 5) Ambassadors will certainly be allowed to spread the goings on of our region. I would encourage nations of other regions to join the forums through these Ambassadors and have a look around and join in the festivities. However there is no harm in being a little inwardly focused as some nations may see it as pandering to others to the detriment of native nations. This would not be true but I would not want others to think of me as that. 6) I would say not a standing military. We should organise some form of militia to defend ourselves and have backup plans to direct where nations should withdraw to give breathing space if the worst comes to the worst. Ultimately though I don't think the region needs a military. The very idea of a constant standing army may seem uncomfortable and facist-like to others. However I will not deny the nations a military if they ultimately choose to have one through the Magisterium. Basically all options are on the table. 7) Any endorsement caps would be subject to that of the Magisterium. However my initial proposal is 30% of the Delegates count or 70 endos, whichever is lower. The Vizier would have his/her cap set at 85% of the delegates count, raising to 20 short of the Delegate if there is an emergency. |
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| Dannistaan | Jan 15 2009, 02:23:30 PM Post #6 |
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Bat Shoot Loco
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I will aim to drive activity by encouraging them to join the off-site forums and by posting when I can to the Regional Message Board. The beauty of the East Pacific is that people have the right to do as they wish so if they do not want to get involved in anything other than their one chosen subject, then they can. We can address our image problem by playing to our strengths and do what we can to address our weaknesses. On a practical standpoint, this would mean showing the NS world that we can have a stable, free society in the East Pacific. Show people that we are more than happy to listen, take on board constructive criticism and do what we can to address those concerns. |
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| the Vacationer | Jan 15 2009, 09:09:05 PM Post #7 |
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Thank you very much for your response! The Empire did many things we shouldn't praise and made many mistakes. It aimed to try new things in our region though. What lessons can we learn from the Empire's time in power about what doesn't work, but also what can work? |
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| Haor Chall | Jan 16 2009, 09:20:07 AM Post #8 |
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The East Pacific has traditionally always been a region strong on RP but weak in terms of regional governance. The importance of an active regional government have been made clear in recent months and the Concordat is clearly a step in the right direction. My question is then, what do you intend do with the executive? What positions (ministers, etc) do you intend to have and have you any thoughts who you would have in those positions? |
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| Dannistaan | Jan 16 2009, 03:00:09 PM Post #9 |
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Bat Shoot Loco
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Well, one thing we can learn from them is the involvement of the wider community. Traditionally, the off-site forums here have been seen as something of a closed club. We need to shake the image as much as possible to the best of our abilities. But one the other hand, we do not want to force nations to get involved if they don't want to. That is one thing the Empire chose to ignore which is self-determination and free will. We need to be careful and walk the fine line between encouragement of others to get involved and simple diktats. |
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| Dannistaan | Jan 16 2009, 03:06:42 PM Post #10 |
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Bat Shoot Loco
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I intend to create enough positions to run the region as best as possible but on the other hand avoid making the Executive too top heavy lest it collapses under it's own weight. I envisage my involvement in the executive as giving advice and opinions but ultimately keeping some length away from them as I do not want to be seen as an autocrat or a micro-manager. Any positions will be created with this in mind. I will give suggestions but ultimately it will be up to the Magisterium to approve these positions. If they don't like them, I will make up ones that will be acceptable. I want to avoid keeping too tight a grip on things unless necessary. The region should be ruled by the region. |
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