The Story of The East Pacific Volume Five - Pax Orientalem
Foreword
I thank Kurogasa, EM, Zuk, and McStooley for helping me with this volume as well.
An addendum will be released if there are factual inaccuracies or information has been missed.
It appears as if several threads from this era have vanished. Their topic ids link to older threads from Gnidrah’s days. Many Magisterium voting thread links do this and I haven’t found any reason why this would or could happen. It may have happened during the transition to ZetaBoards but I’m not entirely sure. All topics after the ZetaBoard transition work correctly but all previous ones do not.
This volume spans the longest number of years of any volume I have planned to release. This is because I have no better idea on splitting it. The constitutional conventions of 2012, 2013, and 2014 seem like good ideas but the conventions didn’t overhaul the region as the Empire did. Nor was there a period of intense and sustained activity, a renaissance, like the reconstructions, save for the Delegacy of Yuno but splitting Yuno into a separate volume over a substantially small amount of time doesn’t feel right. This era didn’t have any special things about it either. Special as in the pre-Loopian days of TEP. So, I decided to create a single unified volume and titled it, in terrible Latin, “Pax Orientalem”, Eastern peace, after the long string of Delegates who kept it.
Once again, don’t expect a smooth flowing volume.
The Old Concordatial Era Continues
On the 17th of September, 2010, Allegheny became Delegate after a recount[177] in one of the most underwhelming elections ever. Pitted against just a single other candidate, Pax, who made a joke campaign, it was no contest from the beginning[1]. As a note, on the 16th, a day before the recount was finalized, the Delegate position no longer held admin powers by default[184].
Allegheny for his term would do very little. Most activity that went on in TEP was the result of other things. FA was quiet as was Tourism. The WA Liason, under Drakkengard, would be punctual with its duties.
On the day after Allegheny’s election, EPNS volume two issue two was released. As a reminder, the EPNS office was a pseudo-Ministry at this point. The staffers would disband and regroup every so often at Todd’s command to write a new edition. This edition was long. It featured the usual updates from the Conclave, Magisterium, and FA. It kept the introduction and humor section, had a nation spotlight section that related to RP, and had an immensely long and detailed RP article. It also included an interview of Allegheny and coverage of the election[105].
On the 23rd of November, 2010, FPS opened up the thread and called on anyone to present proof that those from the days before the Empire were in control of the region. This came after some people expressed the belief that an old guard controlled TEP. The discussion, held between FPS, Allegheny, Reziel, and BGP (under a now-deleted account) was, at best, unproductive. Each side insulted the other, dismissed their arguments, and flared their tempers. Todd had to intervene to keep the peace. By the end of the discussion, nothing was achieved[182][183].
On the 23rd of December, 2010, the next issue of EPNS was created. Issue three of volume two was Christmas-themed. It had everything of the previous volumes and didn’t do anything differently[106].
On the 13th of March, 2011, NS got its game side embassies[179]. Todd set up a thread to discuss what should happen. The consensus was that game side embassies should be granted to those with forum embassies. Reziel suggested the Magisterium be in charge instead of the Delegate. There was some support but it was never legislated[180]. Allegheny chose to make it the Delegates duty and posted an Executive order requiring regions to have forum embassies first, a move which ended any discussion[181].
And that is all for Allegheny’s time as Delegate.
On the 2nd of April, 2011, Todd McCloud was elected as Delegate again. Pitched against British Grand Pacific, he was a familiar face and a trusted candidate compared to BGP who had a bad reputation. The election was immensely underwhelming[58]. He would be re-elected again on the 30th of September, 2011, in another underwhelming election. His opponent, Stateless573, got just 4 votes from the 18 turnout[59]. I will treat his two terms as one for continuity purposes.
Throughout Todd’s terms, Tourism would be more active than during Allegheny but still quiet. FA was also quite quiet. Todd’s biggest problem was to tackle the chronic problem of inactivity and to get EPNS off its feet. Todd would do his best. Let’s cover his EPNS efforts first.
On the 20th of April, 2011, Todd, now that he became Delegate, and EM, who was busy elsewhere, couldn’t manage EPNS so Todd implemented a new idea of his for others to handle the TEP newspaper. His idea was an “odd couple”. It consisted of two people who would essentially function as Co-Ministers running the joint until the next release where they’d hand control over to a different pair. The first couple was Gulliver and SCKnightVulshain[178].
On the 11th of July, TEP’s May and June EPNS issue was released by Vulshain, the odd couple mentioned before. It was anemic, to say the least. It consisted of an interview, spotlights on two nations, a link to a funny video, and a link to some music[197]. The odd couple system, after Vulshain and Gulliver, failed.
On the 10th of October, 2011, Todd created a thread to discuss two ideas. One was to make the EPNS office a more permanent part of the Executive. The second was for the tourism office to become more official as well. How official? He wanted the offices to be elected so people feel compelled to do a good job. Kelssek opposed the idea since he didn’t believe democratic accountability was necessary nor helpful[194]. This, after being discussed further, was compromised upon. Instead of an election, a public application thread would be made and the Delegate would choose a candidate for the positions[195][196].
Now that his EPNS efforts are documented, next will be his activity drives.
On the 20th of May, 2011, Todd McCloud began “Operation: Active Summer”. It wasn’t a military operation but was a drive to get activity levels over the summer to rise. He planned to have three events. An RP week in June, a debate contest in July, and a TEP history project in August (this TEP history project wasn’t a grand plan to map TEP’s history like this is, much to my disappointment, but was, rather, a Q&A session with old-time TEPers)[175].
On the 13th of June, Todd’s RP week began preparations. He set up a thread and collected ideas for the event. Todd linked some useful RP resources and waited for ideas to come in. Amongst these ideas was a Shiro restart (Shiro was and still is a boarding school RP)[176]. What happened next is beyond my knowledge. I genuinely can’t find the forum thread for the RP event.
As for the rest of the events, I can’t locate their threads either if they did indeed happen.
On the 13th of October, 2011, Todd opened up a thread to discuss the state of the region. His opinion was that TEP had fallen Inactive. He asked that everyone help him fix this by asking people to post one thing they like and one thing they dislike about TEP[189]. People made suggestions, like to bring back the debates TEP held, push people to RP more frequently, hold big RP events with other regions, make RP easier for new people[189], and speed up the Citizenship application process[190]. These suggestions would, as far as I can tell, go nowhere.
On the 31st of October, 2011, Todd began a recruitment drive he called “Operation Get Peeps to the Forum”, designed to do as its name states. The methods, rather primitive, involved manually telegramming all 4000 nations that reside in TEP. Angry Turds and Gulliver signed up to help but the drive never got anywhere from what it seems[245]. Hardly surprising since the effort and logistics of manually telegramming every nation in a feeder once was beyond the abilities of TEP without any scripts.
On the 14th of January, 2012, Todd raised concerns about the activity in the region once again. His concerns were that the Viceroy, Kurogasa (if the Viceroy records are correct) had CTEd and the last Citizenship application that was processed was two months ago, the RP map hadn’t been updated since October of last year, the EPNS office, despite the odd couple system, was inactive and empty, his attempts at engagement were falling flat, and the Magisterium was doing nothing interesting. He reminded TEP that this was the same state of affairs that left TEP vulnerable to the Empire and swore that he would not let it happen again[186]. This thread got some people talking, some committing themselves to be more active, and some talking about reforms[187] to the Magisterium like an entirely different legislature[188]. The reforms would get nowhere and the drive for activity would have a marginal improvement.
Now for the miscellaneous during Todd’s term which are by no means less important than the above.
On the 11th of May, 2011, Allegheny left TEP for reasons he doesn’t explicitly state[4]. He joined back on the 22nd of May, 2012, and became semi-active for two years before dropping off permanently[5].
On the 2nd of September, 2011, TEP joined the Modern Pacific Alliance treaty[16]. Written by A mean old man, the treaty was intended to be between all of the Pacifics, TRR, Lazarus, and, later on, Balder and Osiris[17][18]. The scope of the treaty was huge. A separate forum was created for the purpose and each member was required to have two representatives[16]. The treaty required members to hold the MPA as above all other allegiances, forbade any willing Government change to one controlled by outsider regions (outsider to the MPA), forbade WA voting blocs with outsider regions, mandated MPA members to follow MPA assembly decisions, and mandated that members act to keep other regions that joined stable[17]. This mega alliance went so far as to have a trans-regional news agency[19]. However, it collapsed under its own weight and TEP withdrew a year later[20]. TEP withdrew since its aims weren’t met and it was struggling to keep any activity it had. AMOM, the architect of the entire thing, supported TEP’s withdrawal[192].
On the 9th of September, 2011, Pax began their retirement from NS. Pax made Barb the admin leader. Many TEPers wished Pax farewell, even Loop showed up for the occasion[191]. This isn’t to say Pax vanished as Codex or Wachovia had. Pax merely stepped down their activity to posting just a few times over the year.
On the 24th of January, 2012, Todd, after getting the Viceroy designee, and Provost to agree, held a constitutional convention because everyone gets a chance to, and I quote directly here, “change things in the Government, move stuff around, cause a little noise, and fix what we feel is broken”[211]. Several ideas were thrown around.
All were abandoned if the Concordat update thread is anything to go by. These abandoned ideas being “shrinking the government” (abandoned since the Concordat is already very flexible)[212], martial law (abandoned because of the Vizier system and because TEP was secure at the time)[213], an amendment to deal with the problem of failed votes (abandoned due to lack of interest)[214], term limits (abandoned because no-one drafted the amendment)[215], reforming the chronically inactive EPNS office (abandoned because no-one could agree on what to do)[216], the inclusion of a Vice Delegate (abandoned because Viziers can already take over in an unfortunate event)[217], removing life terms on Arbiters (abandoned because no-one drafted the amendment)[218], and changes to the Citizenship system (abandoned because there was no agreement on what to do)[219]. The convention’s only contribution was the ideas it spawned. Mainly term limits for Arbiters.
On the 30th of January, 2012, Morhams, Vizier, and one of the Empire’s biggest opponents, CTE’d. TEPers gave their respects to Morhams. Morhams hasn’t been back since, either on NS or the forums[98].
On the 2nd of February, 2012, Todd created a mentor program to help prospective Delegate candidates in the next election. Todd created this since he wasn’t going to re-run as Delegate[185].
On the 28th of April, 2012, AMOM was elected as Delegate in the first election that wasn’t a complete flop. AMOM got 9 votes and his competition, consisting of one candidate, Vulshain, got 4 votes[60]. Not the most competitive election but better than all previous ones by miles. AMOM, for reasons unknown to me, served with a puppet called “Topdop”[79].
His Delegacy can be divided into just one segment, his own attempt to fix inactivity.
Let’s cover that first before we cover the miscellaneous parts.
On the 21st of July, 2012, AMOM addressed the region and opened with the most memorable string of words any Delegate has ever uttered. “I’m not going to sugarcoat it. We’re a fucking basket case right now.” AMOM was talking about the lull that happens every summer. It was particularly bad due to the inactivity the was prevalent during Todd’s term. He was downcast after all the effort he put into the region. He mentioned how the Empire took over in such a situation. This got Todd, Kangarawa, Allegheny, and McMasterdonia to perk up and work with AMOM[203].
On the 15th of August, 2012, the Eastern Pacific Sovereign Army Act was (presumably) enacted establishing EPSA as the first regional military (excluding the AA). The military was tasked with waging war, defending the Delegate and Viziers, its members were forbidden from joining other militaries, and was unaligned from the very beginning. Interestingly, it didn’t seem to have any authority unless at war[21]. Zukchiva has the first EPSA General listed as Twobagger[22] and has given me a link to a thread. I don’t have access to this forum thread and haven’t been able to independently verify this in any other way. What I can say is that EPSA did function more or less during this era. The activity levels were substantially lower than what we have now. Back during this era, EPSA would only raid a few regions every four to six months.
On the 15th of October, 2012, Todd announced that TEP had gotten access to an auto-telegramming script that would welcome new nations automatically. Todd asked for suggestions on the welcoming telegram, and created this:
"Greetings from your region, The East Pacific!
Join the regional government! Establish international relations and guide your region to a more active and prosperous future!
www.theeastpacific.com
Related Links:
Citizenship (Joining the interregional government):
http://theeastpacific.com/index.php?showtopic=6152&st=0
Magisterium (TEP’s legislative body):
http://theeastpacific.com/index.php?showtopic=9920&st=0
A really cool FAQ (Might answer some questions about your region):
http://theeastpacific.com/index.php?showtopic=9249
The World Assembly:
http://www.nationstates.net/page=un
Joining the WA gives you more influence within your region, the ability to endorse your delegate and regionmates (to promote regional security), the ability to submit WA proposals (with 2 endorsements), and more power over the delegate’s WA vote.
Active WA member nations can also participate in the East Pacific Sovereign Army. Inquire within!
Hope to see you around!"[201]
How long it was used for isn’t exactly known but, at most, it was used until they added welcoming telegrams in the game. These days, this script would get you in trouble with the mods.
On the 3rd of November, 2012, AMOM addressed the region and announced that TEP had rebounded from the summer lull that hits the region every year. Since this year was especially bad, and that a nation had attempted an Empire-esque overthrow during it, AMOM felt he had to address it. Todd also chipped in and agreed, calling on TEPers to continue building activity[202].
EPNS however, was a different story. The summer lull effectively killed it. Todd attempted to revive it on the 5th of November, 2012. He didn’t get far during AMOM’s Delegacy but he did manage to pull together people to create some issues later on[205]. These issues will be mentioned later.
Now for the miscellaneous parts.
On the 21st of July Todd proposed the first Magisterium Reform Act to abolish Magisterium elections after numbers had dwindled. The new application process was a simple recitation of the Magister’s pledge[255]. It passed easily since there were only two Magisters, Todd and McMasterdonia[15].
The Magisterium begins looking more recognizable now.
On the 8th of November, 2012, AMOM created a thread. This thread first highlighted the tensions other GCRs were going through. He then mentioned that he was planning a massive FA project that would get many foreigners in TEP. He then subtly implied that these people would cause problems in TEP if they got into the Magisterium. So, with the stage set, he wanted the Magisterium to have some sort of restriction on it, like TEP WA nations to be accepted and foreigners to be voted upon for entry, and Delegate elections to be for nations with a TEP WA only. He admitted that it isn’t necessarily a good idea and that cosmos can be good for the region. Nevertheless, it was his solution to a problem that had not yet materialized. His proposal got some support behind it.
Todd was the first dissenter. He reminded everyone that he was a foreigner once and that foreigners have their own set of experiences to bring. He also reminded everyone of the strong checks and balances on power that restrict what malicious individuals can do. He also reminded everyone that each Citizen should be treated equally in TEP law.
AMOM disagreed. He believed that since not all Citizens are invested in the region, not all Citizens are equal. It was his opinion that only TEP WA nations should choose the Delegate since the Delegate represents the vote of the region in the WA. He reminded everyone that they shouldn’t wait for a problem to happen before fixing it.
Todd disagreed, and got into legal reasons against AMOM’s proposal. Bachtendekuppen, a young and fresh-faced puffin who still had colored feathers at this time, also chipped in with support for Todd[198].
After some more lengthy back and forths on the minute details, AMOM ended up creating a list with 9 different options[199]. Todd, after making some tweaks, motioned his version of one of the many options to vote and it was seconded. Todd’s version allowed Magisters to object to the inclusion of a Magister applicant. If an objection is raised, they are put to vote. If none, they would be accepted. It also created a clause that allows Magisters to be removed alongside other minute checks and balances[200]. You might wonder if something as big as this passed and so am I. The voting thread appears to have just vanished. I do believe it passed since the objections rule was used afterward in some Magister applications. Zukchiva, a fellow TEP historian, tells me the law was later changed because someone spammed objections to every application.
On the 7th of December, 2012, Todd beat AMOM in the Delegate elections. This was another good election. Todd got 13 votes and AMOM received 7[61].
Todd’s term was quiet. Nothing special happened as far as I can tell.
On the 1st of January, 2013, the TEP forums finally, after a long wait time, were forced into converting to Zetaboards after Invision left everyone no choice[14].
On the 8th of January, 2013, the 4th volume of EPNS was created. I have no idea what happened to the third volume for a fourth to be necessary. Regardless, the first edition of the new volume was up to its usual standard. It featured a message from the Delegate, a summary of Magisterium happenings, an opinion article by Bach, a poem, mention of a debate contest, a humor section, and a footnote explaining how to get an embassy[100].
On the 1st of February, 2013, Todd set up a vote to see if people wanted to join the “Sovereign Confederation”. The Sovereign Confederation (or SovCon for short) was yet another multi-regional organization, this one aimed to protect member regions from the supposed evil that is cosmopolitanism. Why did it have to be an organization and not a simple treaty? Because they wanted to add extra stuff like a unified intelligence apparatus and military. Some things, like the legislature, strip members of some rights, which was quite ironic. What probably didn’t help SovCon’s standing amongst TEPers was that Biyah, former Empire member Lord Rahl, was assigned as the representative to ease TEP’s mind. TEP wasn’t impressed. One person voted to join, six voted against joining, and one person, most likely Pax, voted to join the hive as a form of abstention[206].
On the 19th of March, 2013, Kelssek, one of the most famous legislators in TEP history, resigned from NS for IRL reasons, most notably university. His nation remains and he still logs on to this day but he has eternally stepped back from the Government[6]. Zukchiva tells me he remains semi-active in the NS sports RP scene.
On the 6th of April, 2013, Bach created the “Scriptum Pacificus Oreintalem”, Bach’s codex of laws. Still updated to this day[172].
On the 23rd of April, 2013, Loop was commended and TEPers rejoiced. Mikeswill, longtime Delegate of the region “NationStates” makes an appearance where he applauds Loop but, naturally, opposes the Security Council[7].
On the 23rd of April, 2013, ASBS returned to TEP. He clarified that he had left due to IRL circumstances. He then decided to return after seeing old NS-related computer files when copying things between his old computer and a new one. He commented on how TEP seemed active and healthy and congratulated everyone for it. TEPers greeted him with open arms, and Pax with a demand of assimilation[247].
On the 13th of June, 2013, AMOM was elected as Delegate in the first election consisting of multiple candidates. AMOM got 14 votes and ran against Samuel Kudrow (0 votes), Babiana (3 votes), and Old Federalia (4 votes). Since TEP didn’t use the instant run-off system, it was a rather underwhelming election despite the diversity in the candidates[62]. AMOM, strangely, held the Delegacy with his main nation, A mean old man, instead of his previous nation, Topdop[80].
AMOM’s term was also relatively quiet. Most of the activity was reactive or happened without him.
On the 29th of June, 2013, AMOM called for war to be declared on Gatesville[23] which was accepted by the Magisterium[193]. This came after Gatesville launched a rather odd coup in Osiris. The Dourian Embassy (the Delegate at the time) lost the Delegate elections in Osiris to Cormac and then handed over his Delegate nation to Nevadar. Nevadar then couped and turned Osiris into a Gatesville protectorate. AMOM, a firm advocate for GCR sovereignty and TEP’s Delegate, was immediately on the warpath and got EPSA to help out in Osiris[24]. This state of war continued for an excessively long time. Since it was an NS region war, nothing happened as Gatesville had an Executive founder and TEP was far too powerful for Gatesville to overthrow. Eventually, it ended on the 8th of November, 2016, when the war was declared a victory as Gatesville had decayed to being a husk of its former self[36].
On the 4th of July, 2013, the first serious TEP political party was created by Dernovia. It was called “The East Pacific Democratic Socialist Party”[94]. For something so odious today, it was reasonably well received by TEPers even if Dernovia did abandon it due to criticism[95]. Aelitia, a supporter of political parties, created a political party of their own a month later called the “Independent Party”[96], and Tano created their own shortly after. Their party was called the “Supreme Liberal Party Against Parties” or SLPAP[97]. After this bout of enthusiasm, parties die off, thankfully.
On the 18th of July, 2013, the Citizenship Commission was established by Jurisdictions, the Viceroy at that time, to handle Citizenship applications[25], after some intense pressure from the Magisterium and ASBS in particular to legislate such a system[26]. The Chair of the Commission was Old Federalia and the first few members were Todd and Tano[25].
On the 31st of August, 2013, another constitutional convention was called, this time by Hobbes, to deal with the new proposed system of Regional Officers. The matter wasn’t dealt with[220]. That didn’t matter for the constitutional convention since it entered full swing, tackling issues that had nothing to do with regional officers. Shorter Delegate terms were proposed[221] and adopted, lowering the term length to four months instead of six[67]. The Magisterium was given powers to accept Magisters per the standing orders rather than it being enshrined in the Concordat[222][223]. And it very nearly passed an amendment mandating Citizens vote to retain their Citizenship[224][225]. Not one of TEP’s best moments.
On the 13th of September 2013, the Eastern Pacific Police Service Act was passed creating the EPPS[27]. The EPPS was proposed by Hobbes to protect TEP’s sovereignty, improve regional security, enforce laws, carry out intelligence operations, work with EPSA for operations in defense of TEP, and gather evidence for the Conclave. It was supported initially by Karpathos but Nalt, Prussia, ASBS, and Bach questioned how it would function[248]. After some back and forth, Nalt, Prussia, and Bach were convinced to support the idea although ASBS still held some reservations about the wording and practicality of the proposal[248][249]. Nevertheless, it was put up to a vote and it failed[250]. After some more discussion and disagreements, ASBS drafted his version of the act which was motioned and the version passed[251].
On the 17th of September, 2013, ASBS asked AMOM about his involvement in the Pacific. This was because he was the Delegate of TEP and because he was staunchly anti-cosmopolitan whilst being highly involved in the Pacific. AMOM clarified that he was forced to be involved due to “recent circumstances” and that he doesn’t consider himself Cosmopolitan[207].
However, not everyone was happy with his response so, on the 4th of October, 2013, AMOM opened a thread to rile against rumors he heard about him couping TEP and people seeking his replacement. He reminded everyone that activity was low and that no one was attempting to do anything. He was at a loss on what to do himself before saying he wanted his last few months to end before quitting TEP[208].
ASBS, as before, led the criticism. He said that he hadn’t heard of coup panics or replacements. He said he didn’t know if AMOM was still dedicated to TEP, citing a treaty proposal with all the Pacifics which was effectively ignored after initial dismissal and general inactivity in the FA department. He highlighted AMOM’s inactivity in matters that required his attention. He also said that AMOM was still highly involved with the Pacific despite saying he would quit should he become Delegate[208].
AMOM responded to these criticisms by first saying the treaty was still being ignored since it still wouldn’t work with the feeders. He then said that indeed, the FA Ministry was inactive and that he was contemplating its reorganization. And he did admit that his involvement in the Pacific was high but only recently as he felt compelled to defend the Pacific from anti-GCR elements[208].
On the 14th of October, AMOM, to incite activity in the FA Ministry, began a grand FA project ambitiously titled the “No Frontiers Project”. His idea was to effectively pump FA relations into sudden overdrive[209]. Ambassadors signed up in droves but the grand plan of having a sudden boost in relations never materialized[210].
On the 23rd of October, 2013, Old Federalia made the opinion that the Concordat, and all laws, do not apply beyond onsite stuff. This legal opinion, supported by Jurisdictions, continues to have consequences to this day. It was fiercely contested by Hobbes and ASBS back then[2]. This judicial opinion by two extremely well-respected Arbiters directly caused the Concordat Supremacy Act to be passed which forced recognition of the Concordat in all TEP places beyond onsite[28].
On the 29th of October, 2013, the EPNS Editor position was legislated into law as a position that required Magisterial approval[240]. It’s difficult to say why it was passed. Prussia, the one who proposed the law, did so to create the EPNS office, but the office already existed for several years[241]. I don’t know what Prussia knew or what he was thinking when he proposed the law. Nevertheless, from this date until its repeal in 2018, all EPNS editors needed to be voted upon.
From Bach to the Committees
(I have chosen to split the volume here as before Bach’s election, the Delegacy functioned like a merry-go-round of Todd then someone else. After Bach, the Delegacy became more diverse. The committee stage functioned as a pausing point for TEP so I felt that this point until the committee stage would be a good dividing point.)
On the 8th of November, 2013, Bachtendekuppen was elected Delegate in the closest election in TEP yet. He ran against Hobbes and Prussia[63]. He won with 18 votes to Hobbes’ 13 and Prussia’s 1[64].
Under Bach, EPSA gradually got traction.
Foreign relations also bloomed.
Bach got treaties with TSP (which had been sunk by Unibot)[167], TNP(signed)[168], thr UDL (signed)[171], and Lazarus(signed)[169].
It was under Bach that the Foreign Affairs Committee was established due to his FA work. On the 21st of February, 2013, Old Federalia began discussions about establishing it so the Executive and Magisterium could work together on treaties. His and Aelitia’s idea was to create a Magisterium resolution titled the “Foreign Affairs Committee Resolution”. This resolution, rather strangely as resolutions aren’t laws but the opinions of the Magisterium, established the committee and had it discuss foreign policies and treaties with the Delegate. ASBS countered with an amendment to the SOM which is practically the same as we have today[160]. ASBS’ proposal was adopted on the 13th of March[161].
It was also under Bach that the Cabinet system that we know of today was established. On the 11th of November, 2013, Bach established his Cabinet and called it the “Directorate”. His Cabinet was to meet every week and to coordinate with each other for efficiency[101].
And now for the rest of Bach’s term.
On the 11th of November, 2013, Bach opened a convention on Conclave reform[173]. This lengthy convention ended on the 9th of December, 2013. The changes, summarized, reduced the number of Arbiters to four and set terms to six months, abolishing life terms[174]. Creating a Conclave that looks more recognizable.
On the 2nd of December, 2013, EPNS changed its system. It went from publishing full volumes to publishing articles separately as well. It’s an entirely strange thing. I recommend that everyone who cares give this NS forum thread a read:
https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=272624
It should become clearer.
On the 4th of January, 2014, NS introduced the polls mechanic[102]. The first poll TEP had was created by Bach and was about preferred TEP food. Caek did not win. The winning answer was “Whatever Todd McCloud says”. The runner-up was “Two Fishmongers walk into a bar” and the third-place award goes to caek[103].
On the 23rd of January, 2014, Unibot, in his attempt to change TEP to defender, made a petition to do just that. He presented a list of people who signed his petition enthusiastically. The list reads like a who’s who. ASBS, Drakkengard, Xoriet, Aelitia, Ramaeus, and Hobbes all signed in favor alongside many others. He talked about how defenderism is moral and then presented the Defender Act, the single most controversial act ever passed[29]. Bach was the most fierce critic of the act, citing the reduced options available to the military and the natural subscription to the defender/raider conflict[30]. When the act was put up for a vote, on the 7th of February, 2014, it passed with 7 for, 1 against (Old Federalia), and 1 abstaining (ASBS)[31]. Bach, despite being so vehemently against, decided not to exercise his veto[32].
Such an act did not last long. It was repealed about a month later, on the 2nd of March, 2014, with the Identity Act which narrowly survived the Magisterium vote[33]. This came after presumably tense negotiations over the act since a lot of people were opposed. The Identity Act was supposed to be a compromise so a lot of harrumphs were harrumphed as it was presented[34][35]. Nevertheless, the Defender Act was defeated.
On the 16th of February, 2014, Bach posted an address to the region. This address told people to start being more civil towards each other. This came after the Defender Act debates. Unibot blamed the Executive for bumping heads with the Magisterium[162]. Others blamed Unibot for forcing through the Defender Act, attempting to change the popular regional motto[163][164], and for sinking a TSP treaty because they banned him[167]. In the eyes of many, Unibot caused more heated discussions than the Executive did.
On the 4th of March, 2014, TEP began its foray into using instant-runoff voting. When it passed the Instant-Runoff Voting Act[38]. At least it would have had Bach not vetoed it in regards to Concordat violation concerns[39]. So, on the 20th of March, TEP passed the Resolution to Enact Instant-Runoff Voting instead[40]. And thus, we now have IRV.
The IRV system wasn’t adopted for the Delegate elections that occurred just 4 days after the Act was passed (not the resolution). Bach was re-elected[65] however his term would last for four months instead of the previous six per the Concordat amendment mentioned earlier in the 2013 constitutional convention.
On the 16th of April, 2014, Bach created his green paper system. This system was supposed to incentivize recruitment by awarding 10 currency for each successful recruitment. The currency was supposed to be used to request policy changes. To keep track of who has what, a position called the “keeper” was made[159]. Kind of like a central bank. It, however, didn’t get anywhere.
On the 8th of May, 2014, a third (and last during this era) constitutional convention was called. This time, by Old Federalia, because it was in his Provost campaign to hold one[226]. Why was it in his Provost campaign? Good question. One I can’t answer as his campaign thread appears to have vanished off the face of the Earth. Nevertheless, the convention thread appears to show that he believes the Concordat needed clarifications. Not everyone agreed [226]. That didn’t stop the convention from going ahead.
The first thing people wanted to tackle was Executive reform, by legislating Ministries in the Concordat. The argument behind Executive reform was for more accountability before the Magisterium by allowing them to remove a Minister. Naturally, such legislating in the Concordat would mean it would require near-constant updates since Ministries aren’t static. The disagreement meant that this got nowhere[227].
After this, Old Federalia opened a thread to discuss every single part of the Concordat.
The preamble (which wasn’t changed as no one had any interest in)[228].
Article A: Executive (which wasn’t amended because there was no discussion behind it)[229].
Article B: Legislature (which wasn’t amended because there was also a lack of discussion)[230].
Article C: Judiciary (which wasn’t amended because of a lack of fruitful discussion)[231].
Article D: Viziers (which wasn’t amended because of a lack of more fruitful discussion)[232].
Article E: Citizenship (which wasn’t amended because no one discussed their ideas further)[233].
Article F: Rights of Citizens (which was the only one amended, amended to allow foreign titles of nobility[235][236])[234].
And Article G: Enactment and Amendment (which wasn’t amended because no one had any worthwhile suggestions)[237].
This convention didn’t end here though, in the end, Old Federalia proposed an entire rewrite of the Concordat to make it more readable[238]. After being debated, it was forgotten[239]. And such was the enormous waste of time that another unnecessary convention was. If there’s anything we can learn here, it’s “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.
On the 28th of May, 2014, the Ministry of Culture and Education was established. It was the first legal TEP culture ministry (I say first legal culture ministry as the Empire had one) and it covered duties of the current Ministry of Culture, as well as scattered duties relating to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Immigration. Its first Minister was Vaculatestar[99].
On the 30th of June, 2014, Ramaeus was elected Delegate in an extremely close election against Old Federalia. Ramaeus received 21 votes whilst OF received 18, with 53% of the vote[68].
EPSA would continue to be active during Ramaeus. FA would be a different story.
On the 16th of July, 2014, Ramaeus posted his address to the region where he talked about developing a welcoming atmosphere for newcomers, keeping the Directorate, and working to further TEP’s FA standings[158].
On the 15th of August, 2014, Ramaeus created the first TEP mentoring program. called the “Eastern Pacific Mentoring Program” (EPMP), it was supposed to help newcomers get oriented in the region[157]. Whether or not it worked is something I haven’t got a clue about but the lack of any indication from what I’ve seen suggests that it failed.
On the 30th of August, 2014, Ramaeus released a statement on the Osiris-Lazarus war where he said TEP, as allies to both regions, would maintain neutrality and would only intervene should one side’s security, sovereignty, or stability be threatened by the other[150]. On the 4th of September, Ramaeus released a statement on Cormac shutting all relations with TEP from Osiris. It was a fairly standard statement announcing TEP’s regret of losing an ally[151]. On the 21st of September, 2014, TEP withdrew from its treaty with Lazarus after the Lazarene Chairman (and future TEP Cabalist), Funkadelia, led an IRC invasion of TEP and made an alarming joke about couping TEP. This and the failure of Lazarene General Aperi to work with EPSA on an operation that they agreed upon[152].
The rest of Ramaeus’ term would be marred by one of the largest FA disasters of TEP history.
On the 19th of October, 2014, Cormac, through his Miniluv Messenger, revealed a plot called Operation Brave Toaster. This plot involved stacking the TSP elections and then couping to install a new Government. What made this plot so disastrous was the heavy involvement of TEPers. Todd McCloud was the chief architect, Ramaeus, God-Emperor, Tano, Southern Yugoslavia, and British Grand Pacific were all involved. What people at the time didn’t realize was that EM, our oldest and most respected member, was also involved, not in the operation but in hiding the forum out of sight. Added to this was that all the planning took place on TEP’s forums. To put it succinctly, several TEPers, including Delegate Ramaeus and ex-Delegate Todd, were conspiring against TEP’s oldest ally on TEP forums whilst seeking the help of more people including TEPers.
Todd initially called it a sting operation, a thin excuse that was seen through immediately. Todd then accepted responsibility but made it clear that TEP was not behind it as a region[89].
The fallout over this plot may have caused Ramaeus to hand over what remained of his term to Todd (as Vizier Delegate) on the 20th of October[156].
It would be an entire month later that TEP would release any statement on the matter. Since Ramaeus was involved and Todd was the architect, neither could release a statement and be taken as acting in good faith. It would be Xoriet, as Delegate, that would release a statement on behalf of TEP on the 16th of November. The statement distanced TEP as a region from the coup plot and criticized the actions of those TEPers involved[90].
On the 31st of October, 2014, Xoriet was elected Delegate. This was the first Delegate election that used the instant run-off voting system[69].
Xoriet’s term was quiet. It should be noted that Xor never wanted to become Delegate. They took things upon themselves to “fix the problem”[257].
The only noteworthy thing that did happen was the founding of TEP’s official Steam group on the 12th of January, 2015[8]. Hobbes, several years later, didn’t know about this group’s existence so he created another TEP Steam group on the 29th of January, 2017[9]. As of writing, the Hobbes Steam group, the accidental one, has more members than the actual one.
On the 5th of March, 2015, Ramaeus was elected as Delegate[70]. This election didn’t use the IRV system since the only candidates were Todd and Ramaeus. He was re-elected on the 6th of July, 2015, in the lowest quality election in TEP history. Just 12 Citizens voted, of which 5 abstained, and the remaining 7 voted Ramaeus as their first choice[71].
Six days after his election, Old Federalia, the once-respected Arbiter, sent every TEP and Osiris nation a telegram outlining a conspiracy theory about him and Tim Stark. Here’s the telegram:
"Hear ye, hear ye!
Your region is under attack from the inside!
It is I, your Supreme Evil Overlord, and I send this message to warn two of the regions within my domain of the threat to their democracies.
What is the threat to your region?
The World Assembly Delegates of The East Pacific and Osiris are planning two simultaneous coups d’etat of the democratic governments of their regions. If this happens, the difficulty of defeating them will be multiplied by two because the inter-regional community of defenders and raiders will be forced to fight them one at a time.
What do The East Pacific and Osiris have in common?
Both of their Delegates are members of an aristocratic “family” of players that is focused on one thing: accumulating personal power. The “Montreser” family is no different or worse than any NationStates family, but in this instance, they cannot be trusted simply because the RISK IS TOO GREAT.
Why now?
The term of office for Tim Stark (who is a member of two families, Stark and Montreser, hence the name Stark) is nearly complete, and ends within the next month or so, and made it the first stated goal in his midterm report to increase his endorsement count to 120. Ramaeus was elected just a few days ago, but has made it the number one priority to increase his endorsement count to 277 endorsements (he is using a challenge to break a record of endorsements as a cover story). The time frame for both of these things is within the next few weeks, as they both said. Coincidence? Not likely. (Tim Stark may run for re-election and may be re-elected, but that will only let both Ramaeus and Tim gain more endorsements while they wait.)
What can you do to stop the coups from ever happening?
Join the World Assembly, endorse everyone except your Delegate. Do not let your delegate have 30 endorsements more than the appointed security nations of your region. The security nations of your region are listed on the World Factbook Entry on your region’s page. It is the job of the security nations to have a high number of endorsements in order to prevent the Delegate from couping their region. Specifically, endorse Zaolat in Osiris and Todd McCloud in The East Pacific.
Don’t believe me?
I wouldn’t trust me, either. However, it can’t hurt to take precautions. Tim Stark and Ramaeus may not coup their regions, but nevertheless, do not let them have too many more endorsements than the security nations in your regions. Why take the risk? Trust me, I’m evil incarnated, I would simultaneously coup Osiris and The East Pacific if I were in their shoes.
For reference:
Tim Stark’s Endorsement Limit Rules: page=dispatch/id=372689
Tim Stark’s Midterm Report, which says he wants 120 endorsements, http://w11.zetaboards.com/OFO/topic/10956650/1/
Ramaeus’s Endorsement Campaign: page=dispatch/id=380501
Sincerely,
Supreme Evil Overlord of NationStates
(Just Another Player)
P.S. I hope I am wrong and urge Tim Stark and Ramaeus to resist temptation. If they do not coup their regions, then you should admire them for their character."
This landed him charges of treason. His response was to call himself out on his scheme in private correspondence with Ramaeus. In a plot twist, he was found to be beyond the scope of TEP’s laws as he didn’t have Citizenship nor a nation in TEP, leaving him off the hook on treason[3].
The rest of his term was normal. He did a variety of stuff and the ministries functioned to a greater or lesser degree.
On the 30th of March, 2015, Ramaeus opened up a contest for a TEP motto and a seal for the TEP Executive[153]. After many submissions for the motto and a few for the seal, the winner for the motto was “Ex Oreinte Lux”, which unfortunately beat out the far superior submission “rent this space”[154], and the seal was Aelitia’s creation[155].
On the 11th of April, 2015, AMOM couped Lazarus and established “The New Lazarene Order” as a colony of the NPO. In his statement, he rather subtly insinuated that TEP was lucky to have not been couped when he was there[148]. Ramaeus withdrew from the NPO treaty and refused to acknowledge the new Lazarus as legitimate[149]. As a response to the coup, a strange Magisterial resolution was proposed to censure AMOM on the 13th although it didn’t get anywhere as AMOM did contribute a lot to TEP prior. Ramaeus wasn’t very happy about this[45].
On the 16th of April, 2015, Ramaeus created “The Office of Delegate’s Legal Council” or “DLC” for short. This was supposed to advise the Delegate on laws passed by the Magisterium. It included examining laws, issuing recommendations of signing it or vetoing it, answering any legal questions the Delegate has, keeping records of Arbiter terms so renominations can take place, and examining the Executive Orders from time to time. Such a task was given to none other than Juris[145]. Juris would resign his position on the 14th of May and the office would be abolished on the 28th of May[146].
On the 19th of August, 2015, Ramaeus created the “Order of The Golden Ocelot” award. The badge, created by British Grand Pacific, seemed to be made in honor of Xoriet who’s persona was that of an ocelot and it was made the highest honor one can receive in TEP. It still is the highest award one can receive in TEP. The first members to be granted the award were Loop, ASBS, Bach, Pax, EM, Todd, and Xoriet[147]. This inadvertently replaced the “Lothlanderamore Medal for Meritous Service in The East Pacific”. An award from Loopian times, only ever awarded once, forgotten by everyone since, and the previous highest civilian award.
On the 18th of September, 2015, Aelitia, a Vizier at the time, CTEd. This was and is extremely unusual. Aelitia fixed it shortly and clarified that it was an oversight on their part. ASBS still saw it as problematic as Aelitia’s influence would take a long time to replenish[41].
On the 11th of October, 2015, regional officers were added to the game[143]. Bach opened a thread for the Magisterium to discuss what it should do. Whilst discussions were held, Ramaeus made it known that he believed the power over appointing regional officers rested solely with the Executive and, therefore, the Delegate. Ramaeus then warned the Magisterium that he would veto any legislation that limited the Delegate’s power over appointing regional officers. This ended the discussion[144].
On the 31st of October, 2015, Prussia was elected as Delegate in an average election[72].
Prussia’s term was short so not much happened.
On the 22nd of November, Prussia created his “Citizen of the Week” program to reward active Citizens and “TEP Radio Hour” which was supposed to be a weekly event where the Delegate discusses news and events[142]. Both of these probably happened over Skype since there is no other forum mention of the radio hour ever nor a mention of the Citizen of the week program until two years later.
On the 21st of December, 2015, Prussia resigned as Delegate. He was the first-ever Delegate to resign whilst in-game Delegate (Lotlanthanderamore is excluded due to the questionable circumstances surrounding him). He resigned for IRL reasons[42].
The immediate concern was finding a replacement from the selection of Viziers. Ramaeus didn’t want to have another term, Aelitia wasn’t endorsed by enough people to be a viable candidate. Bach and ASBS weren’t considered either because Todd was seen as the best choice for having high levels of activity and a high endo count[44]. So, nine days after Prussia’s surprise resignation, Todd was elected as the step-in Delegate with unanimous approval from the Magisterium[43].
After this, Emergency elections were called for the Delegacy. Todd, unsurprisingly, won. Being elected on the 18th of January, 2016[73].
Todd did the regular Government shuffle and then proceeded to do very little.
On the 2nd of March, 2016, Delegate elections were called and only one valid candidate existed, Ramaeus[74]. The voting thread was set up and the number of write-in votes for Pax as dictator caused the entire voting thread to become invalid. This made the Viceroy extend the nominations so an acceptable election could be done[75]. On the 7th of March, another election thread was set up with two candidates. Pax (for Dictator) and McStooley. McStooley won on the 11th[76]. He was re-elected on the 14th of July, 2016, in an extremely close election against Aelitia. Winning with just one vote in the second round of counting[77].
His terms were extremely quiet. His second term especially so.
He had to hand over the Delegacy temporarily to Todd in his second term for IRL reasons on the 20th of August. He more or less implied that Todd will continue as temporary Delegate on the 14th of September[256].
This incredible inactivity resulted in the committee stage of TEP.
The Committee Stage
On the 9th of October, 2016, Todd McCloud created the TEP Improvement Drive to get TEP active. Concerns were raised about the illegitimacy of Todd’s actions since the Concordat invested such authority in the Delegate and Todd was not the actual Delegate. They have a point. Todd, in an alarming display of disregard for the rule of law, said he would veto anything passed during the drive, Magisterial resolutions included[48].
A day after the improvement drive began, ASBS created a thread raising concerns about McStooley’s inactivity and calling for a Vizier to take charge through the legal mechanisms. He also raised concerns about Todd unilaterally pausing the Government[46]. Todd, in response, decided to strike through the text where he pauses the Government and blamed the Magisterium for not cooperating with Todd’s subversion of the Delegate’s authority[49].
On the 14th of October, five days after Todd began his drive, he opened a vote to get Citizens to decide whether or not they wanted the TEP improvement drive to proceed[140]. 100% of people who voted were in favor(excluding abstentions)[141]. This must be noted, Todd didn’t have the authority to call such a vote neither would this vote hold any legal merit. A vote by the Citizen’s didn’t grant Todd’s actions legitimacy. All of this was super illegal but Todd made it up as he went along, and TEP, for whatever reason, went along with it.
Let’s leave the legality of this debacle to the side so we can cover what Todd got up to.
He created a series of committees, each one with a different focus. He created the Forum Inclusiveness Committee[128], Foreign Affairs Committee[129], WFE Committee[130], In-Game Diplomacy Committee[131], East Pacific Sovereign Army Committee[132], Roleplay Committee[133], and the Forum Appearance/Organization Committee[134], all on the 17th of October, 2016.
Let’s cover each Committee and what went on.
The Forum Inclusive Committee was tasked with deciding whether or not to implement regular telegrams about joining the forums, creating a welcoming committee to make newcomers feel welcome in the region, working with the Forum Organization Committee to make the forums easier for newcomers, follow up Citizenship applicants, and to work with the Magisterium to streamline the Citizenship system. This committee ended up discussing a mentoring system[128]. Whether or not it was ever implemented is unknown to me.
The Foreign Affairs Committee was tasked with sending updates to embassies, culling embassies, increasing the quality of TEP foreign updates, and improving relations. Standard FA stuff. This committee ended up creating a thread for TEP in the NS Gameplay forums. Todd said that a WFE suggestion thread would be opened, embassies would be combed over and culled, and that semi-regular embassy updates would be achieved[129].
The WFE committee was tasked with updating the WFE to be more friendly to newcomers and to be more interesting. This committee got unnecessary dispatches unpinned and updated outdated ones[130]. It also got a pollster program initiated on the 13th of November, 2016. He opened up applications for the position. EM was the first one to sign up and was given the position[127].
The in-game diplomacy committee was tasked with seeking new relations, improving relations, and working with the FA committee. This committee made a thread on the NS forums for prospective regions interested in FA with TEP and managed to get some relations going[131].
The EPSA committee handled all things EPSA. This committee won EPSA’s point region back (which it had somehow lost at some point) and aided Osiris in an emergency Delegate transition[132].
The RP committee handled RP. Potential points for the committee were the ideas of a reset on RP, cleaning up the RP map, and new RP ideas[133]. It didn’t accomplish anything noteworthy at all.
The forum appearance committee was tasked with cleaning up the forums, making them look nicer, and making it easier for newcomers[134]. This committee accomplished all of the above and then some. It created a more informative forum header, reorganized the sub-forums, created new themes[135], a forum drop-down menu, and a new banner[136]. By far the most active committee, largely thanks to the efforts of one very old East Malaysia.
During the committee activities, on the 30th of October, 2016, Todd presented a treaty, the “Coalition Against the Ideology of Nazism” or “CAIN” for short. It was supported quite well. Bach was the biggest critic because of the treaty’s poor wording[137] and what he saw as an unnecessary bureaucracy for what TEP can do on its own[138]. This treaty passed the Magisterium by a single vote on the 16th of November[139].
Todd was selected as acting Delegate on the 16th of November, 2016[47]. This didn’t retroactively make his actions any more legal but at least everything from this point to eight days later was legal.
From Aelitia to Yuno
Delegate elections began shortly after Todd’s selection as acting Delegate. On the 20th of November, 2016, Todd, whilst the Delegate election was going on, withdrew from the race. He left after he understood that Aelitia would continue his work on the improvement drive and because he wanted a new face to govern the region[126]. So, on the 24th of November, 2016, Aelitia was elected as Delegate[78].
Aelitia, apart from the usual Government shakeups that come with a Delegate, didn’t do anything groundbreaking or large-scale. When his Delegacy was seized, the Viziers ran the Delegate office. In general, Aelitia’s Delegacy was marred by a long string of controversial actions, not all by his own doing.
On the 2nd of December, 2016, Aelitia’s Delegacy was seized by the Viziers per the Conclave’s approval and a pre-trial was set up for Aelitia[50] to face charges of Citizenship Fraud[51].
The charges were that Aelitia was running another account with Citizenship called “Lavince” because the IP address matched. Aelitia denied the allegation and proved it in private. The prosecution agreed that it had been proven[51].
The pre-trial was concluded with a decision that there was not enough evidence to warrant a full trial against Aelitia[52].
Then the matter of reinstating Aelitia as Delegate came up. ASBS, on behalf of the Viziers, refused to hand over the Delegacy since his interpretation of the Concordat had it that when the Viziers seize the Delegacy with confirmation from the Conclave, they sit for the rest of the Delegate’s term. Aelitia vehemently disagreed and stated that his interpretation had it that the seizure was all temporary[52]. The Conclave handled the matter of the correct interpretation and ruled in favor of Aelitia (albeit in an advisory question)[53].
On the 15th of March, 2017, Aelitia banjected East Malaysia for endocap violations. This was legal as EM did violate the endocap but the ejection itself was controversial since EM wasn’t a threat to TEP by any means. Added to this was that Aelitia didn’t send telegrams telling people to unendorse EM, Aelitia just banjected him. EM responded to the ejection with a meme[123]. Bach went so far as to complain to the Conclave over Aelitia’s actions. The complaint was, in due respect to Bach, a monkeying of the law. The law required a summary punishment to state the duration of a banjection. The Endorsement Act said the banjection would be indefinite unless specified otherwise. Bach argued that the Concordat required the Delegate themselves to specify a time. You can judge his argument for yourself but I’m not convinced. Bach withdrew his complaint after Aelitia undid EM’s ban[124].
Following this series of debacles that characterizes Aelitia’s Delegacy, Aelitia released a statement on the 19th of March on the state of the region. Aelitia called TEP an oligarchy, one controlled by “familiar faces”. Aelitia challenged the administration team over what he considered to be the crossing of lines, the lines between the IC Government and the OOC admin team. These opinions were influenced by Aelitia’s Delegacy being seized in December. Aelitia detailed that the Viziers who seized the Delegacy were all admins, 3 of the four Arbiters were admins, his prosecutor was an admin, the evidence used against Aelitia was submitted by an admin and not by the EPPS. This was alongside several other complaints Aelitia had about the admins. Detailing them all would be fruitless. Several Citizens came out in support of Aelitia and his lengthy philippics[125].
On the 25th of March, 2017, Hobbes was elected as Delegate[82].
Hobbes would run the Delegacy quietly for the most part. The biggest thing that happened during his Delegacy was FA-related.
On the 25th of March, 2017, Hobbes presented his case against CAIN. His argument isn’t one I can wrap my head around but it appears to have convinced people[117]. A day after this, he formally announced that EPSA would not participate in CAIN operations unless TEP or her allies were directly threatened, that no further amendments to the treaty would be proposed by Hobbes to the Magisterium, and that TEP would not vote on declaring regions Nazi or Nazi collaborators[119]. He managed to convince enough people for the Magisterium to formally withdraw from CAIN on the 11th of April[118].
On the 15th of June, 2017, Hobbes proposed a treaty with The West Pacific. This treaty was called “The Best Pacifics Treaty” which seemed to be a military and mutual defense treaty first and foremost[121]. The treaty passed on the 4th of July[122]. The treaty would be ill-fated.
On the 25th of July, 2017, Mexregiona was elected as Delegate[83].
Mex never got up to much. They made appointments, nominations, all the regular stuff. The only thing noteworthy they did as Delegate was to remain neutral in the Lazarus Coup situation[116] and reorganize some of the ministries[120].
On the 16th of August, 2017, Mexregiona announced that they would be on leave for RL reasons and appointed Aelitia as acting Delegate for an indefinite period of time[54]. 11 days later, Mex resigned as Delegate[54]. Aelitia was confirmed to serve the rest of Mex’s term on the 4th of September, 2017[55]. Mex was the shortest-serving official Delegate ever, excluding Lotlanthanderamore, having served for just 33 days and never actually reaching the in-game Delegate seat[81].
Aelitia never got up to much either. They ran the Delegacy as a caretaker until Yuno.
On the 23rd of September, 2017, Yuno was elected as Delegate[84]. Yuno held the Delegacy with one of her many puppets, Queen Yuno[85]. She would be re-elected twice after, on the 2nd of February, 2018[86], and on the 9th of June, 2018[87]. For continuity purposes, I will treat Yuno’s three terms as one long term.
Under Yuno, activity bloomed. Yuno, with the help of TNP admin R3n, renewed the old and defunct tools TEP had and this caused recruitment to become significantly more efficient[246]. The Citizenship system was entirely inadequate for this boost and a backlog developed. This backlog became enough of a problem for Citizenship Commissioner Aeneas (also known as Cain) to write to the admin team asking for more moderators[107]. After some back and forth between the admins and several concerned Citizens, the admin team worked up an alternative by creating a “Citizenship Moderator” mask on the 20th of December, 2017. Those masked with this could perform the Citizenship checks themselves[108][109]. This sped up the Citizenship process quite handily and this system remained in use until EM’s Citizenship overhaul.
Shortly after her election, Yuno got to work creating the first-ever WA development program TEP had. This was achieved through region-wide telegrams which included updates on the region and WA resolutions[112], and constant dispatches and nation-specific telegrams that hammered the point away to endorse the Delegate, Viziers, and each other but not to reach past the endocap[244]. The endocap was raised twice as part of this drive[112][115].
Here’s the graph of average WA’s from 2016 to the present (late September, when this was written). You can see the clear improvement under Yuno.
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/891252806508503081/891252978642731008/Screenshot.png
Yuno also recruited and trained several now prominent members of TEP such as Marrabuk, a future Delegate, Libertanny, a future Delegate, Zukchiva, a future Delegate, Wallenburg, long time WA Minister, and Pakitsk, RMB RPer and former Arbiter. Yuno’s recruitment method was the time-tested, but labor-intensive, one-on-one recruitment.
Yuno also enacted some quite significant reforms.
The first was on the 9th of June, 2018, when Yuno adopted Fedele’s proposed system of Chief Ministers for the Arts and Sciences[254]. Fedele and Drachen were selected as the Chief Ministers of Sciences and Arts respectively. Drachen was given control over the Ministry of Culture, World Assembly Affairs, Immigration, Design, and the EPNS. Fedele was given control over the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Education, the East Pacific Police Service, EPSA, and the Census Bureau[111]. These Chief Ministers, the first Chief Ministers of TEP, ran their posts like Vice Delegates in a sense.
The second reform was on the 15th of September, 2018, when the Curia Act was passed. Meant to standardize the duties of the Ministries, it built on the idea Fedele proposed and Yuno adopted as mentioned above[113]. Yuno reformatted the Ministry system to fit this new law. FA and EPSA were made independent, Regional Affairs (not a ministry) was composed of the EPPS, Education/UTEP, Immigration, Information (a merger of the EPNS and the Ministry of Design), Culture, and World Assembly Affairs[114]. This system would continue to be used until Marrabuk, where it underwent significant changes.
Some more minor things were the many guides Yuno created. Some of which are still viewable from her Delegate nation, Queen Yuno.
Yuno’s term was also marred by controversy.
The first was the Discord debacle.
On the 27th of December, 2017, the first Discord troubles began when Yuno and a few others created a second TEP Discord. This was a problem because the first TEP Discord was still in use (the first Discord was owned and run by Todd McCloud. The precise date it was founded is unknown but it was founded around the time of the TEP Improvement Drive). The thread highlighting the problem eventually devolved into a back and forth squabble and nothing was achieved[56].
As a result of the Discord squabbling, Yuno apologized two days later and clarified what had happened by saying, and I quote directly, “It happened really fast with setting up the new server and then someone raised the idea of closing the other server to reduce competition, and then derailed from there. This won’t happen again”[112]. As for what exactly happened, I can’t say for sure. I have been told that Yuno deleted entire channels of an old Discord to hide evidence but this leaves more questions than answers.
On the 19th of August, 2018, TEP had another problem with Discord when Yuno was refused entry by the Provost, Drachen, into the TEP Magisterium Discord. Drachen defended the position since the Discord wasn’t bound by law and, therefore, it could be run however they wanted it. As became custom during this time frame, the thread devolved into a back and forth squabble. No one came out of it looking any better[57].
The next was the pretend coup.
Around the end of March in 2018, Yuno led a fake coup of TEP. She removed the regional officers and replaced the Concordat with the “Eastern Loligarch Order”. This prank, meant to be revealed on April Fools, wasn’t well received. NSGP lost their minds, TEP lost WAs and some nations, and many teeth were gnashed until it was cut short[115].
Now for the miscellaneous parts.
On the 27th of March, 2018, TEP was liberated by SC resolution 247. It was proposed by the nation “The eastern fail-igarchy”. I paste here the entire text of the resolution:
"Asserting that liberation proposals such as this one can be written to have a symbolic, rather than practical effect, and that liberations can be targeted at regions without “Delegate-imposed barriers to free entry,”
Believing that The East Pacific, under the repressive leadership of raider-allied Queen Yuno, has stooped to such horrendous levels that a liberation is fitting,
Concerned that, in violation of the universally-respected right to emigrate, the raider cabal in charge in The East Pacific has prohibited member nations from departing, whilst deliberately misleading ignorant Citizens about the “rights afforded to them,”
Disgusted by the present regime’s use of an eye-searing shade of pink in official documents and across the region,
Distressed that through their ties to raider organizations in the West Pacific and in the Black Hawks, Queen Yuno has infiltrated the government of a democratic region to twist it towards the destructive ends of the aforementioned regions,
Annoyed that in an effort to undermine regular nations, Queen Yuno has elevated themselves to status as one of the largest superdelegates in these nation-states, and has, in an effort to undermine democracy in the World Assembly, dramatically increased their own power in the World Assembly,
Sympathizing with the victims of the self-proclaimed “Loligarch’s” mass-communications, the sheer quantity of which have bored global leaders the world over,
The Security Council, by the advice and consent of the Delegates and member nations thereof, does hereby, in the name of the ever-knowing Violet, Liberate The East Pacific."
It was repealed on the 30th of November, 2018[252].
On the 25th of April, 2018, Prussia, a former Delegate that resigned, returned. They left no reason for why they left so that much remains a mystery[104].
On the 21st of May, 2018, Zetaboards began its merger with Tapatalk. TEP, as is characteristic, was slow to migrate although this time it was no fault of its own as the merger was happening automatically for each board. TEP finally converted to Tapatalk around late August to early September[253].
On the 2nd of September, 2018, the archaic EPNS act was finally, after five years, repealed[242]. Libertanny, the future Minister of Information, proposed it since it restricted what he had in mind for EPNS. He wanted it to be its own Ministry rather than being regulated by an act[243].
McStooley also returned during Yuno’s term, on the 22nd of September, quite suddenly as well. They had been absent ever since they CTEd[258].
Yuno’s term came to an end on the 18th of October, 2018, when Fedele was elected as Delegate[88].
Fedele’s actions deserve an entire volume dedicated to it. Therefore, here ends Pax Orientalem and begins The Story of The East Pacific Volume Six - The Coup.
Daily Life
Since this spans such a long time. Life changed a lot over the years.
Let’s first begin with communication methods. IRC was dropped during the first few years and Skype came to dominate for the longest period after that. Discord, the present mode of communication, only came into significant use after the committee stage. The forum was used less progressively as Skype and Discord began to have their Government chats. Casual conversation, for the most part, vanished from the forums. The RMB was occupied by spammers in the first year of the era. When suppression was finally added in 2011, things got more controllable. When regional officers were added in 2015, things became what we would call normal.
The WFE, quite simply, changed a lot. I couldn’t document all the changes. Just know that every Delegate had their own WFE and they most likely changed the WFE to match historical events or seasons. Some Delegates even held WFE contests. WFE did have topics for conversation from Todd in 2012 to Bach[170].
Polls were also numerous. There was a suggestion thread during Bach’s term which Bach would use to create a constant stream of polls. After Bach, the Delegates and, later on, the Ministry of Culture used it to foster activity.
The regional flag also changed quite a bit. Flag contests happened, seasonal flags were made, slight variations were made along the way. Too many to document, too many are lost to history.
The foreign view of TEP is more difficult for me to state. I can’t quite say how foreigners viewed TEP throughout this period. TEP did become more FA involved during Yuno but that’s all I know.
From what I’ve heard from several TEPers, the general climate during Yuno’s terms became more and more toxic as time went on. Some TEPers have said that Yuno cultivated a cult of personality around herself. Drachen was also seen by some as trying to consolidate their power in the Magisterium by being hostile towards Magisters who they didn’t like. McStooley tells me flatly that they were forced to leave TEP temporarily because of the toxic climate.
The Magisterium also shifted to having stricter and more punishing entry requirements over this era. By the end of this era, you had to fulfill 3 requirements on a list and be a WA member in TEP. Such punishing entry requirements made the Magisterium inaccessible to new people.
Trivia
–Todd McCloud is the longest-serving non-continuous Delegate.
–There were huge discussions regarding legislative specifics throughout this era. Such things were mostly boring and unimportant. I’ve only included the most important ones. Anyone interested in the hundreds of threads can go through the Magisterium archive.
–The Magisterium would hold weekly “town hall meetings” during the early days. I have no idea how many times they happened or even when they began as most presumably took place on IRC. I do know that two happened on the forums, in April 2013[91], May 2013[93], and August 2013[92]. It helped people new to the region, like a fresh-faced Prussia[37].
–I believe McStooley CTEd whilst in their official term during the committee stage. This would give them the singular honor of being the only Delegate to have CTEd whilst still serving in an official capacity.
–The fishmonger meme rose and fell during this era. It came from AMOM regarding a drawing of a man’s face on a fish’s body. He changed his nation’s flag and the regional flag to it, spammed region-wide telegrams with just “FISH” in them, then slowly changed the WFE, one word at a time, to “FISH” so the WFE read “FISH FISH FISH …”.
–The Defcon system, used since Loop, was dropped sometime around 2014 for reasons unknown. It just stopped being used and then vanished.
–During this era, the Holiday Act was created in an attempt to give TEP some character[165]. It resulted in several holidays being created like Concordat Day, Day of 1 Infinite Loop[166]. What these holidays amounted to was little more than recognition of a day as being special.
–Reziel became a non-official Delegate during the Delegate transition from Todd to AMOM in 2012[204].
Who’s Who
God-Emperor - Very active legislator and legal expert (joined 25 December 2003)
East Malaysia (also known as EM) - Now a living fossil, out-lived all old guard conspiracy theories (joined 27 May 2004)
Bai Lung - Solo RP legend, affectionately called a bot for their dedication in setting up GA and SC resolution threads, single handedly ran out many WAA ministers of work to due to his dedication (joined 3 December 2005)
Reziel - RPer and Vizier (joined 4 May 2006)
Drakkengard - RPer, Arbiter, another all-rounder (joined 15 October 2007)
Todd McCloud - Delegate over a significant amount of time (joined 18 January 2008)
Barb - Prominent Arbiter and aficionado of Vizier Crowns, the EM of the early days (joined 3 March 2009)
Allegheny - One term Delegate elected by circumstance (joined 4 September 2009)
A mean old man (also known as AMOM) - A multi-term Delegate and first-rate meme(r) (joined 18 April 2010)
Ramaeus - A well-respected Delegate of this era (joined 13 April 2011)
Old Federalia - Once prominent Arbiter, now disgraced (joined 20 April 2012)
Bachtendekuppen - Gray-haired puffin and the most famous legislator of our region (joined 25 September 2012)
Juris Lancaster (also known as Jurisdictions) - The second most famous Arbiter of our region (joined 3 November 2012)
Tano - Another all-rounder (joined 21 December 2012)
Aelitia - The most famous Arbiter of our region, Delegate during a time of trouble (joined 29 December 2012)
Xoriet - Delegate and the best EPSA general of the time (joined 1 April 2013)
British Grand Pacific - Once banned user for horrible behavior, RPer and Vizier during this era, later spurned for their actions in other regions, disgraced to this day (1 April 2013)
Prussia - Delegate for an extremely short time, quite active before that (joined 15 April 2013)
Pekweng - A unique character, a constant source of RP in non-RP threads, and a supplier of high-quality inadvertent humor (joined 24 May 2013)
Hobbes - Delegate, forum admin, Vizier, Arbiter, and nearly everything else (joined 1 July 2013)
McStooley (also known as Dragons Blood after they moved their main to The Pacific because of Yuno-era toxicity) - Delegate before the committee stage, only Delegate to have CTEd whilst in term (joined 31 March 2015)
Yuno - Controversial Delegate, created the first effective WA program TEP ever had (joined 9 May 2016)
Mex (also known as Mexregiona) - Delegate who famously lasted as for a month before resigning, never actually reaching the in-game Delegate (joined 1 July 2016)
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[156]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/vizier-delegate-t7249.html
[157]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/executive-orders-t7286-s15.html
[158]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/viewtopic.php?p=130541#p130541
[159]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/viewtopic.php?p=119454#p119454
[160]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/foreign-affairs-committee-t6049.html
[161]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/standing-orders-of-the-magisterium-t6494.html#p116601
[162]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/an-address-to-the-region-t4471.html
[163]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/viewtopic.php?p=114017#p114017
[164]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/a-brotherhood-at-arms-t4472-s15.html
[165]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/holiday-act-t4253.html
[166]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/viewtopic.php?p=116163#p116163
[167]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/tep-tsp-treaty-t6031-s60.html
[168]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/vote-the-north-east-pacific-security-treaty-t5536.html
[169]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/viewtopic.php?p=112111#p112111
[170]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/suggest-an-rmb-topic-t7241.html
[171]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/vote-tep-udl-treaty-t5498.html
[172]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/scriptum-pacificus-orientalem-t4681.html
[173]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/convention-on-conclave-reform-t7238.html
[174]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/convention-on-conclave-reform-t7238-s60.html
[175]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/viewtopic.php?p=83872#p83872
[176]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/roleplay-week-here-goes-t7193.html
[177]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/recount-requests-t6523.html
[178]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/viewtopic.php?p=84005#p84005
[179]https://www.nationstates.net/page=news/2011/03/17/index.html
[180]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/embassies-reflected-on-ns-page-t1912.html
[181]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/viewtopic.php?p=82355#p82355
[182]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/old-guard-conspiracy-t2462.html
[183]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/old-guard-conspiracy-t2462-s15.html
[184]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/admin-goings-on-t13576.html
[185]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/viewtopic.php?p=88989#p88989
[186]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/dilemma-t7201.html
[187]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/dilemma-t7201-s30.html
[188]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/dilemma-t7201-s30.html
[189]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/to-the-next-level-new-deal-state-of-the-region-t1790.html
[190]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/to-the-next-level-new-deal-state-of-the-region-t1790-s15.html
[191]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/viewtopic.php?p=86001#p86001
[192]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/mpa-withdrawal-response-t7215.html
[193]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/declaration-of-war-on-gatesville-t5420.html
[194]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/making-offices-t11532.html
[195]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/making-offices-t11532-s45.html
[196]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/making-offices-t11532-s60.html
[197]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/viewtopic.php?p=84826#p84826
[198]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/the-magisterium-and-foreigners-t5842.html
[199]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/the-magisterium-and-foreigners-t5842-s60.html
[200]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/the-magisterium-and-foreigners-t5842-s75.html
[201]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/mass-welcoming-telegram-to-tep-nations-t1795.html
[202]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/viewtopic.php?p=93280#p93280
[203]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/viewtopic.php?p=91536#p91536
[204]https://www.nationstates.net/page=region_history/region=the_east_pacific?start=200
[205]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/the-newspaper-is-aliiiive-t1679.html
[206]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/the-sovreign-confederation-t5865.html
[207]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/viewtopic.php?p=106740#p106740
[208]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/attn-t7235.html
[209]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/welcome-to-the-no-frontiers-project-t5387.html
[210]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/no-frontiers-project-f108/
[211]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/getting-started-t7379.html
[212]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/shrinking-the-government-t7380.html
[213]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/marshall-law-t7381.html
[214]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/failed-voting-t7382.html
[215]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/term-limits-t7383.html
[216]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/newspaper-tourism-office-t7384.html
[217]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/inclusion-of-vice-delegate-t7385.html
[218]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/no-longer-have-arbiters-serve-life-terms-t7386.html
[219]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/citizenship-changes-t7387.html
[220]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/consititional-convention-time-t7389.html
[221]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/shorter-delegate-terms-t7390.html
[222]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/proposed-amendment-art-b-sect-2-becomming-a-magist-t4427.html
[223]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/proposed-amendment-art-b-sect-2-becomming-a-magist-t4427-s15.html
[224]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/proposed-amendment-art-e-sect-4-citizenship-voting-t4426.html
[225]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/proposed-amendment-art-e-sect-4-citizenship-voting-t4426-s15.html
[226]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/3rd-constitutional-convention-t7402.html
[227]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/executive-reform-amendment-t7392.html
[228]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/preamble-t7393.html
[229]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/article-a-executive-t7395.html
[230]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/article-b-legislature-t7398.html
[231]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/article-c-judiciary-t7397.html
[232]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/article-d-viziers-t7396.html
[233]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/article-e-citizenship-t7399.html
[234]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/article-f-rights-of-citizens-t7400.html
[235]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/vote-proposed-amendment-article-f-t4536.html
[236]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/vote-proposed-amendment-article-f-t4536-s15.html
[237]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/article-g-enactment-and-amendment-t7394.html
[238]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/clarity-amendment-t7391.html
[239]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/clarity-amendment-t7391-s15.html
[240]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/vote-eastern-pacific-news-service-t5469.html
[241]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/eastern-pacific-news-service-t5958.html
[242]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/vote-repeal-of-the-eastern-pacific-news-service-ac-t5812-s15.html
[243]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/proposal-of-repealing-law-epns-act-t6482.html
[244]From accounts of people who worked in the Executive during Yuno.
[245]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/operation-get-peeps-to-the-forums-t4242.html
[246]In a telegram with Yuno.
[247]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/asbs-back-from-the-dead-t1144.html
[248]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/eastern-pacific-police-service-act-t5933.html
[249]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/eastern-pacific-police-service-act-t5933-s15.html
[250]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/vote-eastern-pacific-police-service-act-t5444.html
[251]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/eastern-pacific-police-service-act-t5933-s45.html
[252]https://www.nationstates.net/page=WA_past_resolution/id=247/council=2
[253]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/tapatalk-information-t14841.html
[254]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/fedele-for-delegate-t5379.html
[255]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/magisterium-reform-act-t5821.html
[256]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/temporary-leave-of-absence-t7258.html
[257]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/883421731954507858/935578071354966016/unknown.png
[258]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_east_pacific/viewtopic.php?p=203106#p203106
