Paffnia's Office

[Paffnia]

News today:

Congratulations to Siuts and United Royal Islands on their re-elections to the Senate: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1568686/thread and 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1568685/thread
In honor of his generation donations, the Mortimer Disaster Relief Funds program has been renamed for Chief Executive Woonsocket: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34780/tic-honors-woonsocket
Minister of Immigration Tuga Nation's Dragon has posted November's immigration report: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34798/november-recruitment-report
Minister of Immigration Tuga Nation's Dragon has also opened the Best in Snow Christmastime Nation Hunt Competition: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1569848/thread
After two rounds of voting in the XKI Motto Contest, the 10000 Islands has a new motto: "A Shelter from the Storm!": 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34810/new-xki-motto-shelter-storm. Senator for Himes West Siuts has been awarded a prize from Taco Island Charities and Old Regional Reserve - CTE for proposing the winning motto: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1571259/thread
@kozmix has been hired as Deputy Regional Reserve Chair by Regional Reserve Chair United Royal Islands: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1571273/thread
Minister of Immigration Markanite is hiring three Members of the 10000 Islands Official Welcome Committee: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34812/members-xki-welcome-committee-sought
Regional Reserve Chair United Royal Islands has posted a new Mortimer Report: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34800/season-sales-december-2017
Happy TITO Medal Day today!: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/5770/regional-master-calendar
Also, happy belated Ananke II Day, Shelter from the Storm's Taco Island Day, and Wordy Day!: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/5770/regional-master-calendar

[Paffnia]

Updates today:

Statues are needed for new TITO Knights United Royal Islands, Farun, Shy Guy, and Lenlyvit: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34830/knights-statues-needed
Lethoica has been hired by Minister of Education Markanite as a member of the 10000 Islands Official Welcome Committee: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1572030/thread
Almonaster, @kozmix, and Sorya have design new seals and logos for the Islands: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1572217/thread. I added the logos to relevant threads: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1572224/thread, 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1572223/thread, 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/22068/xki-family-tree-sign-ups, 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1572244/thread, and 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1572249/thread
I have also added some other new, cleaned-up images to old threads: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1572250/thread
I made some minor updates to the Regional Master Calendar thread: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1571399/thread
Senior Senator Alkasia has posted the latest Senate Report, with my update within: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34807/november-senate-report-264-266

[Paffnia]

News:

Please consider endorsing these constitutional amendments proposed by Alkasia on appointed offices: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34709/amendments-appointment-council-approval-officials
The Council unanimously passed NS 266-1: Clean Voting Booth Act: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34834/266-clean-voting-booth-act. I voted FOR it to enshrine in law a long-standing tradition of keeping politicking out of voting booth threads: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1572437/thread
Escanaba has been awarded the Heart of the Islands award for his years of hard work recruiting: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34799/escanaba-awarded-heart-islands. I was proud to vote for the unanimously passed resolution, NS 266-2: Vote on Escanaba Heart of the Islands: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34835/266-vote-escanaba-heart-islands as a tribute to all he's done for the region: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1572440/thread. I also did some digging and research on the forum and created a list of past Heart of the Islands award winners: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34801/winners-heart-islands-award
Minister of Education Markanite has chosen Lethoica as the latest Featured Nation: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34833/10000-islands-featured-nation-lethoica
Minister of Education Markanite has also hired @kozmix as a member of the 10000 Islands Official Welcome Committee: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1572337/thread
Lenlyvit has submitted a WA SC proposal to commend our allied region of Texas: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1573095/thread
TITO Executive Officer Hakketomat has updated the Knights of TITO thread: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1572954/thread
Woonsocket has helped add cleaned-up award staff images to the Immigration Medals and Bonuses thread: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/29348/immigration-medals-bonuses
Minister of Education Markanite had added @kozmix's new TIBOE seal to the List of TIBOE Nations thread and moved it to the Great Library: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/23944/tiboe-nations
Almonaster's new Regional Genealogist seal has been added to XKI Family Tree threads: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/22068/xki-family-tree-sign-ups and 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/33934/xki-family-tree

[Paffnia]

Updates:

Please vote and share your opinion in this important poll on pay for Councilmembers: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34905/councilmembers-option-receiving-pay
XKI Casino and Senator for Himes West Siuts are offering free Christmas Sic Bo bets: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1578390/thread
Delegate Dominion of Compassion is hosting a Christmas party on Ambassadors' Row with guests from the region of Philippines, with a drawing/give-away as well: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34908/xki-christmas-celebration
Sorya has been named a Tactical Officer of TITO, and Lenlyvit has stepped down.
Flemingisa is restarting The Islands Gazette: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1576475/thread
Lethoica has been named Emissary to The Union of Democratic States by Delegate Dominion of Compassion, after Lenlyvit stepped down: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1576338/thread
Flemingisa is running a 10000 Islands Nation Factbook Contest: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34886/10000-islands-nation-factbook-contest

[Paffnia]

News today:

Nominations for the Paffnia Prize are still open!: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34859/nominations-sixth-annual-paffnia-prize
The Council passed NS 267-1: Vote on Wootsockens Day by a vote of 8-0-1: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34913/ns-267-vote-wootsockens-day. I voted FOR to honor our executive union between Woonsocket and Wordy: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1578848/thread
The Council passed NS 267-2: Veto Record and Clarification Act by a vote of 8-0-1: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34914/267-vote-veto-record-act. It was not the short bill I had initially proposed, but the compromise that came out of a lot of Council workshopping still accomplished the main goal of ensuring that secret vetoes no longer occur. I voted FOR: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1578855/thread and 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1579317/thread
The Council passed NS 267-3: Embassy Request for Portugal unanimously, 9-0: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34915/ns-267-embassy-request-portugal. I voted FOR because it's a promising region with an emissary ready: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1578864/thread
The Council voted against NS 267-4: Should We Have an Embassy with the Union of Allied States? by a vote of 2-7: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34916/ns-267-embassy-union-alli. I voted AGAINST, because they have a lot of embassies on NS, some with raider regions: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1578887/thread
The Council passed NS 267-5: Embassy with Philippines by a vote of 6-0, with 3 votes for delegate's prerogative: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34917/ns-267-5-embassy-philippines. I voted FOR, because the region is one with ties to TITO and evidence of wanting to have dedicated relations with us: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1578898/thread
The Council passed NS 267-6: Re-examination of the Banning of Guy by a vote of 8-0-1: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34918/ns-267-examination-banning-guy. This resolution recommended to Chief Executive Woonsocket to unban Guy on NationStates and on the forum. Due to regional security and sensitivity concerns, the listing of votes of each councilmember and the provision of an official explanation were forgone. Nonetheless, individual councilmembers are allowed to state their vote, and I voted FOR. A long time has passed, and Guy has been an upstanding nation across NS in the meantime.
The Council passed NS 267-7: Re-examination of the Banning of CoS by a vote of 6-1-2: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34919/ns-267-examination-banning-cos. This resolution recommended to Chief Executive Woonsocket to unban Emoticonius on NationStates and on the forum. Due to regional security and sensitivity concerns, the listing of votes of each councilmember and the provision of an official explanation were forgone. Nonetheless, individual councilmembers are allowed to state their vote, and I voted FOR. The original reason for his ban was spurious, and after a thoughtful and considerate Council debate, I believe the Islands will only benefit with him here.
The Council passed NS 267-8: Re-examination of the Banning of Benevolent Thomas by a vote of 6-3: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34920/267-examination-banning-benevolent-tho. This resolution recommended to Chief Executive Woonsocket to unban Benevolent Thomas on NationStates and on the forum. Due to regional security and sensitivity concerns, the listing of votes of each councilmember and the provision of an official explanation were forgone. Nonetheless, individual councilmembers are allowed to state their vote, and I voted FOR. I have long believed that BT was railroaded out of the Islands in an unfair process, and his many contributions to our region have gone unheralded. He has been a model nation on NS in the meantime, becoming one of this era's great defenders, so I am so happy that this has passed.
Chief Executive Woonsocket has accepted the three recommendations above and welcomed back Guy, Emoticonius, and Benevolent Thomas: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34907/nations-returning

[Paffnia]

Updates today:

Please vote on the set of constitutional amendments on appointment power proposed by Senior Senator Alkasia: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34932/constitutional-amendment-poll-approving-appointments. I have posted a link to the poll in the Elections Board: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34936/link-constitutional-amendments-vote
I have updated my population graphs to Paff Graphs v8. Check 'em out!: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1581637/thread
I have also updated the Political Party History graph: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/972821/thread
Nominations are open for the Sixth Annual Paffnia Prize, now extended until January 3^rd: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1581383/thread. I posted a slew of nominations: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1581381/thread
I have updated the XKI Family Tree: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1581613/thread
The Mayor Shelter Political Party has an updated first post with a good summary of who we are and what we do. Thanks to Louisistan for much of the language!: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/19307/mayor-shelter-political-party and 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1581385/thread
Slugville has been selected as the latest Featured Nation by Minister of Education Markanite: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34927/10000-islands-featured-nation-slugville
A new WA advice thread, written by Araraukar, has been posted, thanks to Delegate Dominion of Compassion and Louisistan: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34852/writing-advice-courtesy-kind-helper
Deputy Regional Reserve Chair @kozmix has been hard at work recently keeping shop purchase lists updated: 10000islands.proboards.com/board/162/shop-purchases
Luck was on my side, and I won the drawing at the XKI Christmas Celebration. Thanks to Delegate Dominion of Compassion for organizing: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1580142/thread
I have posted a list of Chief Executives of the 10000 Islands in the Great Library: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34935/chief-executives-10000-islands
I have also updated the Historic Voter Turnout in the 10000 Islands thread: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1581634/thread

[Paffnia]

News:

Voting on the Sixth Annual Paffnia Prize has opened!: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34967/sixth-annual-paffnia-prize-voting
Declarations for Senate are also open: 10000islands.proboards.com/board/118/10000-islands-election-board
I posted my usual reminder thread about advertising and elections: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34968/friendly-reminder-on-advertising
Meanwhile, please keep voting on the set of constitutional amendments on appointment power proposed by Senior Senator Alkasia: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34932/constitutional-amendment-poll-approving-appointments
Speaking of the Constitution, happy Constitution Day!: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/5770/regional-master-calendar
Woonsocket has updated the list of XKI Awards with one for owning a commemorative coin for his and Wordy' wedding: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/28226/official-list-awards
There's a new emissaries report out, from Senator Hakketomat and Delegate Dominion of Compassion: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1576006/thread
The Islander Quidditch League has opened up shop: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34930/islander-quidditch-league-home-page
I have updated the thread for the Redesign Generation: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1581838/thread
Senator Siuts has posted a poll to weigh in on your top XKI values: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34874/top-5-xki-values
Flemingisa has been named Emissary to the South Pacific by Delegate Dominion of Compassion: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1574702/thread
Tuga Nation's Dragon has been named Emissary to Portugal by Delegate Dominion of Compassion: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1583532/thread

[Paffnia]

Updates:

Taco Island Charities has begun its most significant program yet: New Nation Longevity Rewards. The program aims to give away thousands of Tacos to new nations, in increasing amounts each month for their first year. Read the announcement here: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34989/announcing-tics-significant-charitable-program and learn more or claim rewards yourself here: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34988/joined-islands-past-claim-rewards. I edited the first posts of the Welcome thread, Homesteading/New Nation Rewards thread, and Ways to Make Money thread to include information on the new program and a link to it: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1585094/thread, 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1585096/thread, and 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1585627/thread
Voting on the Sixth Annual Paffnia Prize is still open: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34967/sixth-annual-paffnia-prize-voting
Declarations for Senate are also still open: 10000islands.proboards.com/board/118/10000-islands-election-board
The set of constitutional amendments on appointment power proposed by Senior Senator Alkasia have passed a referendum of the citizenry and now move to the Council for a vote: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1585633/thread and 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1585634/thread
Delegate Dominion of Compassion has posted a pinned dispatch on NS with links to forum WA discussions: www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=925682 (posted a bit ago; I just noticed). I have added it to the Rules for the World Assembly Debate thread: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1057556/thread
Minister of Immigration Tuga Nation's Dragon has announced the winners of the The Department of Immigration's Best in Snow Christmastime Nation Hunt Competition—congrats to @kozmix, Lethoica, and Flemingisa: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1584105/thread
Please take this survey on Taco Island from Mayor Ater Nox: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34945/taco-island-survey-2018
Senior Senator Alkasia has posted the December Senate Report, with an update from me within: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34975/december-senate-report-266-267. I have updated the first post of this thread with a link to it.

[Paffnia]

News today:

Voting is open for Senate! Go vote!: 10000islands.proboards.com/board/48/voting-booth
I encourage you to vote for Mayor Shelter Political Party candidates Flemingisa and Lethoica, who will both make great, energetic, dedicated members of the Council if elected: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35009/election-vote-mspp
Hahiha / USSR has won Taco Island Charities' Sixth Annual Paffnia Prize for his idea of an XKI Discord Server! In second place, United Royal Islands has won the Baden-Wuerttemberg Ruby Prize for her Mortimer Report calculation upgrade and other Old Regional Reserve - CTE improvements, and in third place, @kozmix has won the Baden-Wuerttemberg Opal Prize for his Sic Bo Sunday game: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35013/sixth-annual-paffnia-prize-winners. I have updated the List of Winners of the Paffnia Prize thread accordingly: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1587672/thread
Senator for Lyonnesse East United Royal Islands is hiring a deputy: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35016/deputy-senator-lyonnesse-east

[Paffnia]

Updates today:

Voting for Senate is still open!: 10000islands.proboards.com/board/48/voting-booth
New Dawns has been named the latest Featured Nation by Minister of Education Markanite: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35022/10000-islands-featured-nation-dawns
Escanaba, @kozmix, and Siuts have designed statues for TITO Knights United Royal Islands, Farun, Shy Guy, and Lenlyvit: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1588529/thread. Chief Executive Woonsocket has added the statues to the Hall of Heroes: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1588533/thread
Old Regional Reserve - CTE Chair United Royal Islands and Deputy Chair @kozmix have announced the return of stock dividends: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35020/stock-dividends-return
The House of Wordy has won the latest House Cup and Shield, and member Escanaba has won the latest House Sceptre: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1589055/thread. I have updated the relevant record threads: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1589082/thread, 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1589081/thread, and 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1589077/thread
Taco Island Charities has begun an endowment program of shop items, after a donation from Delegate Dominion of Compassion: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35039/tic-dominion-compassion-endowment
This week, Flemingisa and The Islands Gazette are hosting Harry Potter and the Festival of Friends here in XKI.
Senator for Lyonnesse East United Royal Islands has opened sign-ups for the latest house-based Prolific Posting Contest: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35040/january-2018-prolific-posting-contest
The Taco Island Charities board has been promoted to the main page: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35048/tic-board-promoted-main-page

[Siuts]

Jan 15, 2018 21:01:47 GMT -5 Paffnia said:

Updates today:

[...]
Escanaba , @kozmix , and Siuts have designed statues for TITO Knights United Royal Islands , Farun , Siuts , and Lenlyvit : 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1588529/thread. Chief Executive Woonsocket has added the statues to the Hall of Heroes: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1588533/thread[...]

Erm... I did not design a statue for myself, but for Shy Guy An easy fix, I'd say.

[Deleted]

Jan 16, 2018 1:25:48 GMT -5 Siuts said:

Jan 15, 2018 21:01:47 GMT -5 Paffnia said:

Updates today:

[...]
Escanaba , @kozmix , and Siuts have designed statues for TITO Knights United Royal Islands , Farun , Siuts , and Lenlyvit : 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1588529/thread. Chief Executive Woonsocket has added the statues to the Hall of Heroes: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1588533/thread[...]

Erm... I did not design a statue for myself, but for Shy Guy An easy fix, I'd say.

You were a knight for one post xD

[Paffnia]

Jan 16, 2018 1:25:48 GMT -5 Siuts said:

Jan 15, 2018 21:01:47 GMT -5 Paffnia said:

Updates today:

[...]
Escanaba , @kozmix , and Siuts have designed statues for TITO Knights United Royal Islands , Farun , Siuts , and Lenlyvit : 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1588529/thread. Chief Executive Woonsocket has added the statues to the Hall of Heroes: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1588533/thread[...]

Erm... I did not design a statue for myself, but for Shy Guy An easy fix, I'd say.

Fixed, thanks.

[Paffnia]

News:

Congratulations to @kozmix and Ater Nox on their elections to the Senate and to United Royal Islands on her promotion to Senior Senator. Also, commiserations to Lethoica and Flemingisa on a great race: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35055/congratulations-order
The stock market was briefly suspended for updates: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35052/stock-market-suspends-trading
Flemingisa is beginning The Islands Gazette's Harry Potter and the Festival of Friends: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35072/yule-ball-rp-thread
Senior Senator United Royal Islands has named @kozmix as the latest Rookie of the Quarter: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35070/new-rookie-quarter-kozmix
Thanks to an in-kind donation from Ater Nox, the Baden-Wuerttemberg Ruby Prize and Baden-Wuerttemberg Opal Prize now have images: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35075/awards-baden-wuerttemberg-ruby-prizes. The Winners of the Paffnia Prize thread has been updated accordingly: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1591709/thread

[Paffnia]

Updates:

XKI University has had its grand reopening, after some changes by Minister of Education Markanite: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35091/xki-university-reopens. The Grand Debate Hall has been moved within the University: 10000islands.proboards.com/board/180/grand-debate-hall and the Polls sub-board is now the Debate Archives: 10000islands.proboards.com/board/93/debate-archives. Deputy Dean Ater Nox has also posted a bunch of new threads in the main University board: 10000islands.proboards.com/board/157/xki-university
Harry Potter and the Festival of Friends is going strong: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35072/yule-ball-rp-thread and 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35073/fest-break-ministry-magic-signup
The House of Flemingisa has been approved: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35047/flemingisa-house-approved and is now opened: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35053/house-flemingisa. The Council approved it unanimously in NS 268-1: Flemingisa House Request: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35093/ns-268-flemingisa-house-request. I voted FOR because I think Flemingisa is a dedicated Islander and recruiter well worthy of a house: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1592815/thread
The Council also voted unanimously for NS 268-2: The Hole to Hide In Embassy Request: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35094/268-hole-hide-embassy-request. I voted FOR because the growing region will likely be a valuable and active embassy, and the region was also founded by former Islander and TITO TO Lenlyvit. For these reasons, the Council waived the usual six-month waiting period between a region's founding and embassy approval: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1592819/thread
Sign-ups are still open for the Prolific Posting Contest, hosted by Senator for Lyonnesse East United Royal Islands: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35040/january-2018-prolific-posting-contest
Minister of Immigration Tuga Nation's Dragon has started a Discord channel for the The Department of Immigration: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35077/department-immigration-creates-discord-channel and discordapp.com/channels/323174758957187072/403842033158193162
Minister of Immigration Tuga Nation's Dragon has also posted the December Immigration Report: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34973/december-immigration-report
Senator for Himes West Siuts has made some modifications to XKI Casino's Sic Bo Sunday game: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1592266/thread

[Paffnia]

News today:

Happy Founder's Day/Grub Day!: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/5770/regional-master-calendar
On this holiday, the Grub Generation has begun: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1595612/thread and 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1595613/thread
Also, belatedly, happy Constitution Day!: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/5770/regional-master-calendar
The Prolific Posting Contest, hosted by Senior Senator for Lyonnesse East United Royal Islands, is going strong: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35040/january-2018-prolific-posting-contest
Minister of Immigration Tuga Nation's Dragon has announced that The Department of Immigration is starting an investment program: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35128/department-immigration-raising-funds
Louisistan is stepping down from TITO Command after ably serving the region and nations across NationStates.

[Paffnia]

Updates today:

The Council unanimously passed NS 268-3: Amendment on Council Approval of Ambassador/Emissary: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35095/amendment-council-approval-ambassador-emis, after the amendments received the required ten endorsements from citizens and passed a public referendum. I voted FOR, because I think the text that Alkasia and I came up with does a good job balancing powers and reflecting the actual workings of appointments while preserving the rights of the Council: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1592823/thread. Chief Executive Woonsocket has updated the Constitution text: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1596231/thread. More info: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1596279/thread and 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1596280/thread
The February Poet Laureate Contest has opened, with an old-school Italian poetic form as the requirement: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35203/poet-laureate-contest-2-18
Regional Reserve Chair United Royal Islands, Deputy Regional Reserve Chair @kozmix, and Chief Executive Woonsocket have separated private businesses from the rest of Old Regional Reserve - CTE and given them their own board, for visibility, called the 10000 Islands Marketplace: 10000islands.proboards.com/board/186/10000-islands-marketplace. There is also a sub-board within for closed businesses, to reduce clutter: 10000islands.proboards.com/board/187/retired-companies. I have moved the "How to Start a Business" thread within the Marketplace board as well: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/28314/start-business
Senator for Lyonnesse East United Royal Islands has begun the latest House Cup, Shield, and Sceptre competitions: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35168/house-cup-shield-winter-2018
Senator for Lyonnesse East United Royal Islands has also announced the winners of the Prolific Posting Contest: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1598055/thread
Delegate Dominion of Compassion has hired Lethoica as Emissary to The Hole To Hide In: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1598359/thread
Senator for Lyonnesse East United Royal Islands has hired Flemingisa as Deputy Senator for Lyonnesse East: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1596337/thread
Regional Reserve Chair United Royal Islands has also set out new guidelines on keeping paid signature advertisements to a reasonable size: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1598281/thread and 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/28539/advertising-rules-read-before-posting
United Royal Islands continues to dominate the news, as I have updated the XKI WA Resolution Authors thread with her co-authorship of SC #242: Commend Texas: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1598305/thread
Minister of Immigration Tuga Nation's Dragon has sent a mass TG to the Islands with the latest Immigration Report.

[Paffnia]

News:

In huge news, the Council passed NS 269-1: Wage Reform Act, by a vote of 5-1-3: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35206/ns-269-new-wage-law. This is the biggest change to the Department of Labor in years and includes an across-the-board raise, an establishment of wages for more jobs, a system of recording and maintaining wages, and a system of reviewing and adjusting wage levels: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35211/wage-reform-enacted-wages-raised. For these benefits and more, I authored the law and voted FOR: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1598438/thread. After a poll and discussion of the citizenry, Councilmembers were not given wages but were also not set as volunteer in law forever, leaving the issue open to later debate: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1598661/thread
I have posted the required table of jobs, wages, and bosses: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35209/wages-wage-earners
I have also posted the required table of wage-earners, positions, and wages: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1598623/thread
I have also posted an explanation of how wages work and are paid: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1598627/thread
Chief Executive Woonsocket and I have done a lot of work to implement the reforms and set wages properly: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1599845/thread and 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1598884/thread
I have updated the Jobs Table to reflect the new reforms: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1598667/thread
One of the reforms is a new system of paying professors for teaching University classes: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35210/get-paid-teach-university-class. I have updated some threads to reflect the new pay: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1598657/thread and 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1598653/thread
Taco Island Charities' fourth annual Hahiha / USSR Contest for Nation Creation is now open: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35237/fourth-annual-hahiha-contest-creation
The Council passed NS 269-2: Tuga Nation's Dragon House Request by a vote of 8-0-1: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35207/tuga-nations-dragon-house-request. Tuga Nation's Dragon's house has been announced: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35171/house-tuganation-approved and is posted: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35193/renowned-house-tuga-nations-dragon
Minister of Immigration Tuga Nation's Dragon has named Lethoica Deputy Minister of Immigration: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35204/lethoica-nominated-deputy-minister-immigration
The Poet Laureate Contest is still taking entries: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35203/poet-laureate-contest-2-18
Smugglers and Mercs has been named Tactical Officer EF of TITO.
Thanks to an idea from Senior Senator United Royal Islands, the Map board has been moved higher on the homepage: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35238/map-board-moved
I have updated the List of Rookies of the Quarter thread: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1599465/thread

[Paffnia]

Updates:

The Poet Laureate Contest is at vote!: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35246/voting-poet-laureate-contest-18
Taco Island Charities' fourth annual Hahiha / USSR Contest for Nation Creation is still taking entrants: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35237/fourth-annual-hahiha-contest-creation
A constitutional amendment to update outdated language, proposed by Senator for Himes West Siuts and me, is now up for citizen endorsements and a referendum: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35248/citizen-comment-constitution-language-clarification and 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35257/link-constitutional-amendment-vote
I have updated the Ways to Make Money thread to account for wage reform, pay for professors, and stock dividends: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1600428/thread
Regional Reserve Chair United Royal Islands and Deputy Regional Reserve Chair @kozmix have released the latest Mortimer Report: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35253/tidings-joy
Minister of Labor Markanite has posted a pinned dispatch on Featured Nation New Dawns: www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=953156
Minister of Immigration Tuga Nation's Dragon has announced a new competition for next month, ELIXER, named in honor of Escanaba: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35241/dep-immigration-presents-new-competition

[Paffnia]

News today:

@kozmix has been named Poet Laureate: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35285/poet-laureate-winner-18-kozmix. Courtesy of an idea from Hakketomat and @kozmix, a feature on the Poet Laureate will run in the next emissaries report: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1601567/thread. I have updated the List of Poets Laureate: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1601571/thread
The Council unanimously passed NS 269-3: The New RMB Etiquette Act: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35278/269-new-rmb-etiquette-act. I voted FOR, because it softens the old language into more positive regulations while maintaining similar rules: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1601477/thread
The Council passed NS 269-4: The Tacos in Elections Act, 6-3: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35279/ns-269-tacos-elections-act. I was proud to author to the bill and vote FOR it, because it sets the record in law that previous documented instances of money in XKI politics are no longer welcome, and now elections will be free, competitive, and fun without undue influence: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1601482/thread
The Council voted 4-1-1, with 3 votes for delegate's prerogative, on NS 269-5: Embassy Request for LCRUA: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35280/ns-269-embassy-request-lcrua. Delegate Dominion of Compassion used his prerogative in favor of opening the embassy, so the vote passed: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1601610/thread. I voted DELEGATE'S PREROGATIVE, because I trust the delegate to balance the competing interests of the region's defender leanings and its embassy-collecting tendencies: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1601486/thread
Taco Island Charities' fourth annual Hahiha / USSR Contest for Nation Creation has begun: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35237/fourth-annual-hahiha-contest-creation
Minister of Education Markanite has named Dannesberg as the latest Featured Nation: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35271/10000-islands-featured-nation-dannesberg
Voting on a constitutional amendment to update terminology is still open: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35248/citizen-comment-constitution-language-clarification
Senator for Blue Canaria North @kozmix and Delegate Dominion of Compassion have posted the latest emissaries report: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1600946/thread
Minister of Immigration Tuga Nation's Dragon is taking sign-ups for The Department of Immigration's ELIXIR competition: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35264/1st-elixir-sign-ups
The House Cup, Shield, and Sceptre competitions are ongoing, run by Senator for Lyonnesse East United Royal Islands: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35168/house-cup-shield-winter-2018
The House of Tuga Nation's Dragon is hosting a house warming: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35240/house-nations-dragon-official-inauguration

[Paffnia]

Updates today:

Senator for New Republica South Ater Nox has opened sign-ups for a delegate debate: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35295/delegate-debate-march-2018-sign.
Minister of Immigration Tuga Nation's Dragon has mass-TG'd the Islands about the debate and about registering on the forum to become a citizen-voter.
Senator for Himes West Siuts and my constitutional amendment proposal to update terminology has garnered the requisite ten citizen endorsements and passed public referendum, so it is now under consideration by the Council: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1602265/thread
Senators Siuts, @kozmix, and United Royal Islands have suggested and implemented a name change from Senate Reports to Council Reports, to complement the in-process amendment proposal: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35304/senate-reports-renamed-council. I have updated a number of threads to reflect the change: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1602537/thread, 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1602538/thread, and 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1602539/thread
Senior Senator United Royal Islands has posted the latest Council Report, with an update from me within: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35301/january-2018-council-report
Hahiha / USSR has stepped down as Dean of XKI University: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35300/thank-ussr-hahiha
Minister of Education Markanite is hiring a new Dean: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35303/dean-xki-university-sought
Republic of Tikistan has earned her TITO knighthood!
I have opened a job to design her knight statue: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35302/knight-statues-needed
Taco Island Charities' fourth annual Hahiha / USSR Contest for Nation Creation is going on now: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35237/fourth-annual-hahiha-contest-creation
Chief Executive Woonsocket has reposted two pinned dispatches with the new RMB rules: www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=971650 and www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=972903
Minister of Education Markanite has posted a pinned dispatch on the latest Featured Nation, Dannesberg: www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=953156
Delegate Dominion of Compassion is having all emissaries check in with the name of the nation who serves as the emissary to XKI from their assigned regions: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35272/emissary-roll-call

[Paffnia]

News:

The delegate debate between Louisistan and Alkasia, hosted by Senator for New Republica South Ater Nox, is now underway: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35333/delegate-debate-march-2018
Woonsocket has renamed the "Old Monthly Senate Reports" sub-board to "Council Reports Archive," as part of the renaming of Senate Reports to Council Reports: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1602596/thread and 10000islands.proboards.com/board/165/council-reports-archive
Minister of Education Markanite has named Haganham the latest Featured Nation: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35324/10000-islands-featured-nation-mingulay. It has also been posted as a pinned dispatch below the RMB on NS: www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=953156
Delegate Dominion of Compassion is hiring a new emissary to Belgium, after Markanite has stepped down from his emissary posts: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35319/emissary-needed
Delegate Dominion of Compassion has named thepeninsular Emissary to Deutschland: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1604454/thread
Delegate Dominion of Compassion has also named @kozmix Emissary to Greater Dienstad: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1604454/thread

[Paffnia]

Updates:

There's a new Mortimer Report out in the Old Regional Reserve - CTE, courtesy of Regional Reserve Chair United Royal Islands and Deputy Regional Reserve Chair @kozmix: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35349/season-love-march-2018
Minister of Education Markanite has named Flemingisa Dean of XKI University: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1604745/thread
There's a new monthly emissaries report out, thanks to Delegate Dominion of Compassion and Senator for Blue Canaria North @kozmix: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1604739/thread
@kozmix has won Taco Island Charities's fourth-annual Hahiha / USSR Nation Creation Contest, with SweetHaven taking second and Escanaba third: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1605759/thread

[Paffnia]

News today:

Declarations for Delegate and Senate are now open!: 10000islands.proboards.com/board/118/10000-islands-election-board and 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35364/elections-coming-post-run-election
As always, a reminder to read over and abide by Old Regional Reserve - CTE's advertising rules: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34968/friendly-reminder-on-advertising
The delegate debate between Alkasia and Louisistan, hosted by Senator for New Republica South Ater Nox, is coming to a close: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35333/delegate-debate-march-2018
I am proud to endorse Louisistan for delegate: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1606425/thread
Minister of Immigration Tuga Nation's Dragon and Deputy Minister of Immigration Lethoica have posted the latest report from the The Department of Immigration: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35345/february-2018-report
In the Senate Lobby, I have proposed an idea to promote transparency and accountability by making all non-sensitive Council debates public to citizens: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35371/sensitive-council-debates-votes-public
Chief Executive Woonsocket has chosen Siuts design as the knights statue for Republic of Tikistan: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1606059/thread

[Paffnia]

Updates today:

Declarations for Delegate and Senate are still open: 10000islands.proboards.com/board/118/10000-islands-election-board and 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35364/elections-coming-post-run-election
Markanite is sadly stepping back from the Islands; I wish him all the best. Chief Executive Woonsocket has named United Royal Islands as Minister of Education and yours truly as Registrar-General in his place: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35385/markanite-retirement-changes. The office of Senator for Lyonnesse East is now vacant, and Siuts is now the Senior Senator. I have updated the OP of this thread with my new role and with new links.
Then-Senior Senator United Royal Islands has posted the latest Council Report, with an update from me within: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35377/february-2018-council-report
The latest House Cup, Shield, and Sceptre competitions have ended—congrats to the House of Wordy, House of Flemingisa, and @kozmix of the House of Markanite, respectively: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1606673/thread. I have updated the relevant Great Library threads: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1607107/thread, 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1607106/thread, 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1607104/thread
Chief Executive Woonsocket has added Siuts' statue of to the Hall of Heroes: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1607099/thread and 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1607058/thread

[Siuts]

Paffnia,

Many congrats on your appointment as Registrar General. I am utmost confident the lawmaking records will be kept as neat and tidy as all the other records you keep up-to-date so diligently.

I hereby formally request you to place a job opening in the job opportunity thread. I am seeking a Deputy Senator for Himes West. Pay shall be in accordance with the most recent updated tier list. Job description shall be determined in conjunction with the candidate(s).

Thank you.
Siuts
Senator Himes West.

[Paffnia]

Mar 11, 2018 7:54:06 GMT -5 Siuts said:

Paffnia,

Many congrats on your appointment as Registrar General. I am utmost confident the lawmaking records will be kept as neat and tidy as all the other records you keep up-to-date so diligently.

Thank you! I'll do my best.

Mar 11, 2018 7:54:06 GMT -5 Siuts said:

I hereby formally request you to place a job opening in the job opportunity thread. I am seeking a Deputy Senator for Himes West. Pay shall be in accordance with the most recent updated tier list. Job description shall be determined in conjunction with the candidate(s).

Done!: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35394/deputy-senator-himes-west-sought

[Siuts]

Tnx Paffnia.

[Paffnia]

News:

Voting is open for Senate and delegate!: 10000islands.proboards.com/board/188/voting-booth
I am proud to have voted for Louisistan for Delegate: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1606425/thread and Flemingisa for Senator for Lyonnesse East: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1606428/thread
Siuts has named Jabberwocky as Deputy Senator for Himes West: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1608708/thread
I have updated the list of Foreign Affairs Secretaries and Secretaries of State, at the suggestions of Louisistan: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1608713/thread
Minister of Immigration Tuga Nation's Dragon has posted the ELIXER schedule: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35368/elixir-schedule

[Paffnia]

Updates:

Congratulations to Alkasia, our new Delegate-Elect, and Siuts and Flemingisa on their senate elections, and a special commiserations to Louisistan on an excellent campaign: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1609710/thread, 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1609712/thread, and 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1609711/thread. Please endorse Alkasia on NationStates.
For future reference, I have posted a notice about NS 266-1: Clean Voting Booth Act in the Voting Booth: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35448/notice-posting-allowed-voting-booth
The Council unanimously passed NS 271-1: Constitutional Amendment on Updating Terminology (which is also the first new Council record I have recorded as Registrar-General): 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35429/271-constitutional-amendment-terminology-passed. I voted FOR and helped author it because the language in the old Constitution was out of date: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1609298/thread and 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1609492/thread. Chief Executive Woonsocket has updated the text of the Constitution: 10000islands.proboards.com/post/1609405/thread
Alkasia has stepped down as Pollster, and I posted an opening for a new Pollster: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/35449/pollster-needed