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    Forest Poetry Fantasia

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    Greenness Index - March 2024

    MetaReference by Garbelia . 4 reads.

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    2023 Ninth Annual Forest Photo Contest: The Winners!

    BulletinNews by Mount Seymour . 3 reads.

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    Forest's Research, Statistics & History Grove

    MetaReference by Garbelia . 439 reads.

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    Constitution of Forest

    MetaReference by Verdant Haven . 535 reads.

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    Forest Map

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    Forest Directory

    MetaReference by Mozworld . 464 reads.

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    The Forest Ambassador Program

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    Historic Officers of Forest

    MetaReference by Verdant Haven . 224 reads.

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    Forest Regional History

    MetaReference by Mozworld . 2,721 reads.

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    Errinundera: A Tribute to the Founder of Forest

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Embassies: Philosophy 115, Eladen, Hippy Haven, Yggdrasil, International Democratic Union, Antarctica, Winterfell, Antarctic Oasis, Texas, Union of Free Nations, Singapore, The Region That Has No Big Banks, Democratic Socialist Assembly, the Rejected Realms, The Bar on the corner of every region, the South Pacific, and 17 others.Oatland, Haiku, Portugal, 10000 Islands, Spiritus, Conch Kingdom, The Leftist Assembly, Europe, Wintreath, Refugia, The Union of Democratic States, Libertarian Socialist Confederation, Philosophers, A Liberal Haven, Canada, Alcris, and Sol Aeternalis.

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Regional Power: Extremely High

Forest contains 341 nations, the 94th most in the world.

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The Largest Publishing Industry in Forest

The World Census tallied social media complaints from students regarding overpriced textbooks to determine which nations have the largest book publishing industries.

As a region, Forest is ranked 1,595th in the world for Largest Publishing Industry.

NationWA CategoryMotto
1.The Taiga Folk of Northern WoodLiberal Democratic Socialists“Melodies like footprints found in snow”
2.The Pink Holy Lucky Christmas of AtsveaIron Fist Consumerists“Moon, Brains”
3.The Grand Duchy of WizardoniaScandinavian Liberal Paradise“Magic is the true power of the world”
4.The World Machine of Shwe Tu ColonyDemocratic Socialists“identify every fandom in my flag”
5.The Progressive Technocracy of Uchila EruDemocratic Socialists“The Bells of Freedom Ring”
6.The United Sovereign Queendoms of RhodevusScandinavian Liberal Paradise“Ad Victoriam”
7.The Tree State of CannibalandLeft-Leaning College State“You are free, even to not be free”
8.The Federation of AlterrumLeft-Leaning College State“Further beyond”
9.The Heerlijke Opperheerschappij of Victoriaans NederlandsDemocratic Socialists“Wij werden uns aufrechterhalt jusqu'à la fin des Zäit !”
10.The Emerald Forest of EryndlyndLeft-wing Utopia“Before grace, subsistence. Before nobility, survival.”
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Regional Poll • Shall Forest open an embassy with Ridgefield?

The Zephyrs of Zerphen wrote:See the RMB for more details: https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=55706597

Voting opened 6 hours ago and will close . Open to native residents. You cannot vote as you are not logged in.

Last poll: “Should Forest recommend joining JEFF for the World Trade Fair this year?”

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And here they are!

Trivia Answers for Week 4, the big one!

Here they are -

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Forest Connect!

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Connections Round


Question 1 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Wagner

- Mahler

- Grieg

- Strauss


Answer 1 -

- Answer = They are all composers from the romantic period

- Other Accepted Answers = They are all composers. The time period isn't the most important thing

- Will NOT accept = Anything about their nationalities... While Wagner and Strauss are German, Mahler is Czech and Grieg is Norwegian.


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Question 2 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Ruby

- White

- Milk

- Dark


Answer 2 -

- Answer = They are all types of chocolate

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = Well... anything else really...


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Question 3 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Categories

- Pigeons

- Crowds

- Rattler


Answer 3 -

- Answer = They all have animals at the start of the word -

- Categories
- Pigeons
- Crowds
- Rattler

- Other Accepted Answers = Anything along the lines of the above...

- Will NOT accept = N/A


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Question 4 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Alps

- Himalayas

- Andes

- Ural


Answer 4 -

- Answer = They are all mountain ranges

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = They are all the largest mountain ranges on each continent... Ural mountains and Himalayas are both in Asia so that can't be the case.


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Question 5 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Alpha

- Bravo

- Charlie

- Delta


Answer 5 -

- Answer = They are the first four letters of the NATO phonetic alphabet

- Other Accepted Answers = Words to that affect

- Will NOT accept = N/A


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Sequences Round


Question 6 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- Vettel

- Verstappen

- Schumacher

- ?


Answer 6 -

- Answer = Hamilton

- Explanation = These are the four F1 drivers with the most wins so we were counting back to the driver with the most wins which is Lewis Hamilton

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = N/A


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Question 7 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- 1950 - Uruguay

- 1938 - Italy

- 1934 - Italy

- ?


Answer 7 -

- Answer = 1930 - Uruguay

- Explanation = These are the first four football World Cup winners in order. The first winner was Uruguay in 1930

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = Well... anything else...


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Question 8 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- The Final Frontier

- JEFF

- Starlight Brigade

- ?


Answer 8 -

- Answer = Anime Nations Against Liberals

- Explanation = These are the top four factions from the most recent N-Day... ANAL came first, Starlight slipped under the radar for second and JEFF claimed third after a valiant battle with KHAN...

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = Any other faction, lol...


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Question 9 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- Charles III

- Elizabeth II

- George VI

- ?


Answer 9 -

- Answer = Edward VIII

- Explanation = These are the most recent monarchs of the UK in order. The 4th most recent is Edward VIII who's reign was so short that we might as well timed it against a lettuce (if you know, you know)

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = Any other Monarch...


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Question 10 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- 1908 - London

- 1904 - St Louis

- 1900 - Paris

- ?


Answer 10 -

- Answer = 1896 - Athens

- Explanation = These are the first four modern Olympic games host cities... So we were counting back towards the first which was Athens in 1896

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = N/A


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The Connecting Wall -


Find the four groups of four clues hidden in the grid below

Group 1 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...

Group 2 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...

Group 3 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...

Group 4 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...

Answer Connecting Wall -

Scoring System -

- 1 point for each group found
- 1 point for each connection given
- 2 bonus points if all groups and connections are found
- Maximum score of 10


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The Missing Vowels Round -


Question 11->15 -

We've taken the vowels out and changed the spacings, but what are these clues?

Category - Capital Cities

Question 11

- CN BRR

Question 12

- BN SRS

Question 13

- KN G STW N

Category - NationStates Regions

Question 14

- T HRJC TDRL MS

Question 15

- THBR NT HCR NRFV RYR GN

Answer Missing Vowels Round -

Category - Capital Cities

Answer 11 -

- CANBERRA

Answer 12 -

- BUENOS AIRES

Answer 13 -

- KINGSTOWN

Category - NationStates Regions

Question 14

- THE REJECTED REALMS

Question 15

- THE BAR ON THE CORNER OF EVERY REGION


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The General Knowledge Round -


Question 16 -

According to Benjamin Franklin, two things in life are certain. Death and what?

Answer 16 -

- Answer = Taxes

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Question 17 -

Which famous painter is most well-known for painting waterlilies?

Answer 17 -

- Answer = Claude Monet

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Question 18 -

What is the only country in the world with 3 capital cities?

Answer 18 -

- Answer = South Africa. It has Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein as its capitals...

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Question 19 -

What is the name of the part of the plant cell where photosynthesis occurs?

Answer 19 -

- Answer = Chloroplasts

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Question 20 -

What type of number is the square root of minus one?

Answer 20 -

- Answer = Imaginary / i

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Bonus Question! -


Question 21 -

The 5 people with the closest answer shall recieve 3 points

Approximately how many ACTIVE man-made satellites are currently orbiting Earth?

Answer 21 -

- Answer = As of 4th of May 2024, 9,900

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    Forest Trivia Competition Leaderboard

    Week Four

  1. Verdant Haven

  2. 31

  3. Atsvea

  4. 30

  5. Kannap

  6. 30

  7. Macrasetia (XKI)

  8. 29.5

  9. Ypogegrammeni

  10. 28

  11. South Miruva (TLA)

  12. 28

  13. Wan Nyan (Yggdrasil)

  14. 27

  15. The Washington Federation (TRTHNBB)

  16. 26.5

  17. Roless

  18. 26.5

  19. Aequus (Wintreath)

  20. 25

  21. Middle Barael

  22. 24

  23. America the Greater (TRTHNBB)

  24. 21.5

  25. Rhodevus

  26. 19

  27. Bilsa

  28. 18.5

  29. Trecdom2 (Texas)

  30. 18

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      Forest Trivia Competition Leaderboard

      Overall Leaderboard

    1. Kannap

    2. 18

    3. Logophilia Lyricalia (Haiku)

    4. 15

    5. Verdant Haven

    6. 14.5

    7. Kissinger-Monroe(TBOTCOER)

    8. 13

    9. Atsvea

    10. 12

    11. Aequus (Wintreath)

    12. 12

    13. Ruinenlust

    14. 12

    15. Wan Nyan (Yggdrasil)

    16. 11.5

    17. Texas Jaguarundi (Texas/Forest)

    18. 11.5

    19. Roless

    20. 11

    21. The Washington Federation (TRTHNBB)

    22. 11

    23. Ypogegrammeni

    24. 10.5

    25. Furilisca

    26. 10

    27. Uan aa Boa

    28. 9

    29. Jutsa

    30. 8.5

    31. United Malay Federation

    32. 8

    33. America the Greater (TRTHNBB)

    34. 6.5

    35. Middle Barael

    36. 6.5

    37. Almonaster Nuevo (Canada)

    38. 6

    39. Esterild

    40. 6

    41. Krayo29 (TRTHNBB)

    42. 5

    43. Bilsa

    44. 5

    45. Macrasetia (XKI)

    46. 5

    47. South Miruva (TLA)

    48. 4

    49. Szaki (Canada)

    50. 4

    51. Orcuo (TRR)

    52. 3

    53. New United Common-lands (TRTHNBB)

    54. 3

    55. MountAye (Philosophers)

    56. 3

    57. Zerphen

    58. 2.5

    59. Neovilla

    60. 2

    61. Evedenvale

    62. 1

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Congratulations to Verdant Haven for winning this bumper edition!

Due to the hamster uprising, the scores for this week won't count towards the overall leaderboard so don't worry if you missed it!

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Just as a reminder, here are the questions for week 5 -

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Forest Trivia Week Five

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Question 1 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- 105: Colonising Villages

- 150: Colonising London

- 200: Colonising Countries

- 250: Colonising Canberra Last


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Question 2 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Jaune

- Amarillo

- Amarelo

- Gelb


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Question 3 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- King Leopold II

- Adolf Hitler

- Joseph Stalin

- ?


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Question 4 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- Paraguay

- Belize

- Australia

- ?


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Question 5; DOUBLE POINTS! -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- Netherlands

- Italy

- Ukraine

- ?


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And our new event, the Forest Poetry Fantasia!

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Forest Poetry Fantasia!

Poetry has been a form of sharing stories since the beginning of time. In the 3rd millennium BCE, the oldest surviving poem was written - "The Epic of Gilgamesh". This ignited a spark which led to some of the most famous poems ever, such as Homer's "The Odyssey" and "The Iliad", being written.

As empires fell and new languages were developed, poetry remained an integral part of culture. Poetry became a way of recording history and sharing tales of gods and goddesses. Poets would often share their epics at large gatherings and festivals where hundreds of people would come to listen. Throughout time, poetry has continued to be a way of bringing people together, particularly in the Roman times when poems would be recited in front of thousands in famous amphitheatres.

Fast forward a few thousand years and poetry has evolved from the epics of old to the shorter forms which we know and love today. It's these shorter forms which we are celebrating in this competition. We invite everyone across the NationStates community to channel their creativity and let their imagination run wild!

Format

- The competition shall start on 5th May

- Participants have until the 21st May to submit their poems

- The results will be announced on the 26th May


Categories

- Haiku

- A Haiku is a poem that comprises of seventeen syllables across three lines. With line one having 5 syllables, line two 7 syllables and line three having 5 syllables.

- Although Haikus traditionally are about the natural world, your Haiku can be about whatever you wish

- Freeverse

- A freeverse (or freeform) poem is a poem that has no set structure or length, no consistent rhyme scheme and no set metrical pattern. In other words, you can do whatever you like!

- Your freeverse poem can be about anything you like! This is more of an open category for you to let your thoughts run wild

- The Environment

- This can be in any form you want! The choice is entirely yours!

- The only requirement for this category is that it must be about the environment. You could write about anything from forests to mountains, from pigeons to cheetahs! It's completely up to you! Let your imagination run wild!

- Vision

- Again, this can be in any form you want! The choice is entirely yours!

- The only requirement for this category is it must be about vision. This is a broad topic so let your imagination run wild! You could write about what you see, visions of the future, how lucky we are to be able to see, perhaps even Eurovision! There are no constraints and with such a broad topic, I'm sure you could write a moving poem...


Submissions

- Participants can submit a maximum of 5 poems across the 4 categories

- However, each participants may submit only 2 haikus

- Participants do not have to submit all their poems at once. You can submit them one at a time if you so wish!

- To submit a poem(s), participants should telegram Forest Poetry Judge. You can either attach a dispatch with the poem(s) in or write out the poem(s) in the telegram - either is fine...

- All poems shall be proudly displayed in a dispatch throughout the event

- The deadline to submit poems is 21st May


Judging

- All poems shall be judged based on three criteria by a panel of 7 judges, comprised of forestians and foreign trees alike...

- Each of the three criteria shall be marked out of 10, with each poem receiving an overall total out of 30. The criteria are as follows:

- Effectiveness

- How effectively is the point gotten across?
- Is it clear what the poem is talking about?
- Are there certain techniques the writer has used to get the point across?

- Thought

- How much thought has been put into writing the poem?
- Has the writer thought about the words they have used?
- If there is a rhyme scheme, are the rhyming couplets forced?
- Has the writer included any literary techniques?

- Resonance

- Has the writer thoughtfully used literary techniques to make the point more meaningful?
- Is the poem moving in any way? Does it resonate with the reader?


Judges

We're still waiting on confirmation from a few judges from our embassy regions but here are the judges we have so far -

Our esteemed Forest Keeper... Having been hailed as a "literary genius" by all, Zerphen is a great choice to be on this judging panel.

An ex-Forest Keeper and our current Deputy Forest Keeper! There are rumours that Garbelia may be a direct descendent of William Shakespeare! Those literary skills have definitely passed on through the generations and that's why Garbelia is an integral part of the judging panel...

They're not a Forest Keeper, or a "literary genius" BUT they do have an 8 at English GCSE. And that's why they are the best, worst part of this judging panel...

The Region That Has No Big Banks's foreign minister and chess master. Their poem "Back to Banks" has been lauded as one of the best poems of the 21st century by many and that is why we are honoured to have them on our judging panel.


Rules

As with all great writing comes a few rules...

- Participants must write the poems themselves. NO AI SHALL BE ALLOWED, it won't help you anyway and ruins the point of the event...

- Do not plagiarise the work of others

- Keep all writing PG-13, in line with NationStates's T&Cs

- And most importantly, Have fun!

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Have a great day...

Just heard about some of the storms that have gone through Oklahoma... especially Barnsdall and Bartlesville. :(

Once again. Folks in the midwest. I hope you stay safe through this. Has been a bad year :(

Orcuo wrote:Most entrepreneurs start out small. From a local grocery store or a town bound wholesales company, businesses begin at the bottom. But just because you start low doesn’t mean your profits have to be low. There is one industry that will guarantee that you make your investment back in no time flat! That industry is… charity fraud!

How-to guide: https://floridatrident.org/diamonds-dogs-after-city-commissioners-surprise-exit-troubles-exposed-at-k9s-for-warriors-charity/

"The powerhouse but disorganized Boani economy, worth 79.1 billion labour notes a year, defies classification, with the entire state effectively one black market. Average income is 5 labour notes..."

I've never seen this description before, but I like it. It's tempting to stop answering issues, except I don't want to be stuck forever as a Scandinavian Liberal Paradise. I'll need to do something either politically or socially repressive. I've definitely compromised my climb in the Greenness Index table though.

Hiya everyone, I've got two poll announcements to make :]

~~Vote Passes to recommend joining Jellyfish Elite Fighting Force for the World Trade Fair~~
In a vote of 12 yes votes, 1 no vote, and 13 abstentions, we will be recommending that everyone join JEFF for the World Trade Fair. I'm still waiting on UDCS to send me a handbook dispatch that can help everyone familiarize yourself with the event and JEFF's plan, but once I have that I will be sure to post it. I believe the plan is to have everyone store all goods in the JEFF region.

We will also be sending someone for High Command to JEFF. In the past for NDay events we have sent Jutsa to be the High Command in JEFF, but as they have declined to be High Command this time around we will be sending Garbelia! I'm sure they will do great in helping JEFF command behind the scenes and publicly :]

~~Should Forest Build Embassies with Ridgefield?~~

A few days ago around the start of the last poll we received a valid embassy request and telegram from the town of Ridgefield courtesy of their Director of Foreign Affairs The Byrdlands. Here is the telegram that was sent to Jutsa:

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Hello, Jutsa!

My name is The Byrdlands, and I am here on behalf of the city of Ridgefield to request an embassy with Forest.

Ridgefield is a small town focused on building a sustainable community that is heavily focused on the World Assembly. WA membership is a requirement of membership in the region, and regional activity as of now is largely focused on discussion of and voting on resolutions put forward within both the General Assembly and the Security Council. While we are still in the process of building the region up again, our plan is to cultivate a community where drafting, submitting, and discussing resolutions is a regular occurrance. To that end, we would like to reach out to similarly-minded regions within the game such as yours.

Ridgefield makes environmental issues a priority. Our Mayor and WA Delegate, Haymarket Riot, is a real-life Climate Activist, and she takes these issues very seriously as it pertains to the General Assembly. Needless to say, we will be voting in favor of resolutions meant to protect the environment when we can.

I hope you'll allow us to connect with Forest on the grounds of our shared interests and intentions, and accept this request that we've put forward.

Thank you for your time,
The Byrdlands, Director of Relations of Ridgefield.

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As Jutsa has been taking a nap I will take up the mantel of the government interpretation this time around :p

For my part this seems like a really great proposal :] It seems we have a lot of shared values in our commitment to environmentalism. We've not historically been super focused on the World Assembly as a region as far as I can recall but that could always change, and I think it would be nice if we can support a possible future ally like this in whatever environmentally focused WA resolutions they may write.

Ridgefield is a part of the Augustin Alliance, of which our embassy allies in Conch Kingdom are also a part of. My understanding of the AA is that it is a coalition of regions based around many different themes united under a common founder and regionbuilder in Emiline. As alluded to in the telegram, it looks that Ridgefield has recently come under new management after having left the URA and they are now planning to build the region up. Their leaving of the URA also looks to be part of a plan for greater WA independence as the URA is an interregional coalition directing WA votes across a good few regions.

For reference you can take a look at the AA's main dispatch which includes information about AA and a brief synopsis of Ridgefield and their other members.

Last updated on April 25th, 2024. If you find this dispatch helpful, please upvote.


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"Unified Regions, Empowered Nations"


The Augustin Alliance is a multi-region network created for the purposes of cooperation, idea exchange, and free trade. Member regions of the Alliance have different themes, separate purposes, and unique cultures, but are united by similar values and a common founder. Every aspect of the organization is covered in this series of dispatches, from our history to our news articles; from our internal structure to our military hierarchy; and from our offsite rules to our internal policies. We even have a one-of-a-kind Reference Library containing original research on various parts of the site. We hope you find our resources helpful, and if you have a question or concern, our telegram boxes are always open.


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The overarching purpose of the Alliance is to allow players to focus on their favorite part of the game, while giving them access to a wider community, and maintaining a high level of quality across the whole experience. To do that, we built a loose coalition of five regions: Ridgefield, Cape of Good Hope, Conch Kingdom, Lands End, and Anteria. Each one has its own theme, its own purpose, and a completely unique form of government. To find out more, read the descriptions below!



Ridgefield
A gameplay region themed as a small town and governed as a meritocracy. WA membership is required for residents..



Cape of Good Hope
A casual, laid-back roleplay region with a map, no forum, and no rules.



Conch Kingdom
A beachside region with an intricate political structure, a tropical theme, an offsite forum, and no WA requirements.



Lands End
A capitalism-centered region, organized as a public corporation, and run by its shareholders and a Board of Directors.



Anteria
A semi-serious, modern tech roleplay region with extensive off-site wikis and guides.



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The Augustin Alliance has maintained communities and hosted operations of the past. While currently in a dormant state we still remember them as parts of our domain and proudly display them.



Narnia
Based heavily on the fantasy series by CS Lewis, and operates as a "living story" of sorts, where power can change hands at any time with the outcome of battles, negotiations, and trickery.



Dawn
Originally formed outside the Alliance, now politically and thematically modeled after an Athenian city-state. Originally part of the UCR network, this region was taken from the conventists and now rests in our hands as a reminder.


Military
The Alliance maintained a military branch called the Joint Task Force (JTF), which was the only major organization at the time to engage in regular raids and defenses of other regions. The JTF regularly worked with other militaries on operations around the world, specializes in difficult occupations, and managing exceptionally high activity for its size.


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Discord chat server
While an RMB works well for communications within a region, the Augustin Alliance uses Discord to bring multiple regions together, along with ambassadors from foreign shores. The chat server has regular conversations, games, political debates, and regional planning. A public invite link can be found Linkhere.


Now that you know a little more about us, we would love to have you stop by one of our regions or the Discord server to chat or ask questions.

To inquire about the Augustin Alliance or get in contact with Alliance leadership, please telegram Allied Commander Emiline or message emiline on Discord.

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They may be a region engaged in rebuilding themselves, but I have no doubt given the people leading the region that they can be capable of great things in the coming future, and I am really excited by the prospect of them reaching out to build embassies with us as part of that vision :] Most of their government has also joined our Discord and have been great company :]

As always, for an embassy vote to pass it requires a 2/3 majority. The Byrdlands will also be here under the nation Byrdiamaa to answer any questions and participate in discussion. Be sure to vote in the poll and voice your thoughts on the RMB :D

Hi! I'd like to note that this is a puppet nation of Haymarket Riot, Mayor of Ridgefield, and I'll also be around for the time being to answer any questions you may have. Honored that our town is being considered for an embassy! :)

I am the current ambassador for Conch Kingdom, which is a sister region of Ridgefield as both are in the Augustin Alliance. I would highly recommend you all vote yes on this. Ridgefield is a smaller region at the moment, but from the interactions I've had with some of their members they seem like a lovely little group. Haymarket/LGB being a climate activist IRL is certainly in line with our ethos and focus, and I'm excited at the prospect of strengthening our ties to the Augustin Alliance. That's all I really have to say.

Vote yes!

Zerphen wrote:As Jutsa has been taking a nap I will take up the mantel of the government interpretation this time around :p

Yeah thank you for that Zerphen, ngl even after that nap and dinner I've been so out of it (especially today) that I'm not sure I could've done it. It was hard enough updating the bulletin gourd and making a small announcement on the GP forum for our poetry contest and recent events. I also apologized there and will again here if I'm late for anything; I've really been unwell, and the last couple days especially so. I'm not sure if it's the extremely high pollen, the potential for black mold, and/or the possibility of having expired kefir (one with potentially alcoholic berries - idk they taste OK this kefir's always strong but it's technically past due so I have no idea), or just being sick again (a lot of that in Maine), but yeah even NS has been hard to do for a while. Consider this my tentative partial sick leave announcement; I'll still try to be around to help out, but I can't make any guarantees I'll actually be much help these days '>_> (and here I am still supposed to finish my french studies during my extension...)

As for Ridgefield, as MoFA I do feel as though I must remain neutral with all incoming requests. But I will say, unofficially, imo, they had a pretty damn good resume.

Edit: Stay safe in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan... this looks like a terrible army of storms 😬

Jutsa wrote:Edit: Stay safe in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan... this looks like a terrible army of storms 😬

Sure is :(
Multiple tornado warnings and lots of lightning
All my afternoon activities canceled so here I am playing NS :P

Anxious and Kevin wrote:I am the current ambassador for Conch Kingdom, which is a sister region of Ridgefield as both are in the Augustin Alliance. I would highly recommend you all vote yes on this. Ridgefield is a smaller region at the moment, but from the interactions I've had with some of their members they seem like a lovely little group. Haymarket/LGB being a climate activist IRL is certainly in line with our ethos and focus, and I'm excited at the prospect of strengthening our ties to the Augustin Alliance. That's all I really have to say.

Vote yes!

I feel like I should to go ahead and add in my say about Ridgefield even though I don’t really talk a whole lot here. My WA nation is a long time resident in Conch Kingdom (since 2016). Throughout the years I have had several interactions with Ridgefield residents through both discord and alliance events. I will also gladly report that they are friendly and welcoming based on our interactions.

Jutsa wrote:Edit: Stay safe in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan... this looks like a terrible army of storms 😬

Thank you. I think the worst of the storms where I am are over for tonight, but there are still several going on for the rest of the night. Please stay safe and weather aware if you are in the path of storms tonight and tomorrow.

Edit: grammar

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