Wille-Harlia's Office

[Wille-Harlia]

Welcome to my office!

Come, take a seat, or curl up on the couch in the corner (but no stealing the desk, that's mine)!
Here is where I post all updates pertaining to the roleplay in our region, and general Council of 9 stuff.

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Welcome to my Office! Please take a seat!

[Paffnia]

Nice place, Wille-Harlia!

[Wille-Harlia]

Thanks!

[Jabberwocky]

Very austere digs. Congratulations on your victory!

[Kohnhead]

Congrats on the win, the office looks very professional.

[HumanSanity]

Welcome to the Council!

[Wille-Harlia]

Note: I will be largely inactive the first two weeks of August.

[Wille-Harlia]

Also, I am pretty sure this is already known, but I am happy to announce Central Ruska and Margaux will be my Deputy Himes West Senators!

[Wille-Harlia]

I would like to bring everyone’s attention to the WW3 RP here: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/39091/world-flames-ww3-rp

[Wille-Harlia]

My period of inactivity is over.

[Wille-Harlia]

Monthly Update:
I am working on a extension of the ATA rules here: www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1431222
10000 Islands's Leader Summit coming soon! Information to come.
I will add votes later.

[Wille-Harlia]

Votes:
NS 313-6: Who Should be the New Lyonesse East Senator?: I voted for Thedairos.
NS 315-1: Embassy With Iran: I voted FOR, to recognize our role in helping refound the region.
NS 315-2: Amend Discord Moderation Act: I voted FOR to allow for the creation of an independent team of Discord Moderators.
NS 315-3: The United Island Accord: I voted FOR to recognize our shared defender values, and establish a future of military and cultural cooperation with the UDS.
NS 315-4: XKI Welcome Dispatch Management Act: I voted FOR to enable us to maintain a set of dispatches for new Islanders on the NS site that contain information on the Islands.
NS 315-5: Close the House of Enigmatic: I voted FOR, as the only remaining member of the house who was active left the Islands for TBH.

[Wille-Harlia]

Hello Islanders! It is my extreme pleasure to announce the International Convention! The International Convention is a roleplay event that will last a month, from September 23rd to October 24th, and will be comprised of 5 events, along with a war, and lots of side roleplaying. All events will be held on the NationStates site. This event has been in the works for a long time, and I have been collaborating with Minister of Education Grea Kriopia, and Lyonesse East Senator Thedairos. For more information, please consult this dispatch. For any further questions, please contact Wille-Harlia or Thedairos. See you there!

[Wille-Harlia]

The next two events have been announced! Please check the ATA WFE!

[Wille-Harlia]

The final event has been announced! Check the ATA WFE. And now this month’s votes:
NS 317-1: Should 10000 [Islands] adopt the revised RMB rules?: I voted FOR, as this new iteration of them RMB rules is more specific and clear when it comes to things like advertising and spamming.
NS 317-2: Establish an Embassy with St Abbadon: I voted AGAINST, as while this region does have some history to it, the government was apparently installed by raiders, and while they tend to get raided, we can defend them without an embassy. Also, establishing this embassy would have gotten us flak with TSP, TRR, and UDS.

[Wille-Harlia]

Everyone! Gather 'round, gather 'round. The last event of the International Convention, the Battle Speech event, has entered judging, and you all are the judges! To vote, read the dispatch containing the speeches here, and then vote in the poll found below the ATA WFE for who you think deserves to win!

[Wille-Harlia]

The International Convention is over, and the results are here!
www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1451261

[Wille-Harlia]

Everyone! I am proud to announce the 10000 Islands Leader's Summit! For more information, please read this dispatch:https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1453440

[Wille-Harlia]

I have successfully concluded the International Convention late this past month, the Leader Summit is underway, and the 10000 Islands Baseball League, operated by The Fortem, who approached me, shall be starting up soon.
Votes:
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NS 317-2: Establish an Embassy with St Abbaddon: This embassy was rejected, and I voted AGAINST due to the fact that the embassy would give us flak with TSP, TRR, and UDS. In summary, this embassy would not really benefit the region.
NS 317-3: Amending the Deputy Rules Act: I voted FOR, as this amendment to the text of the Deputy Rules Act served to clarify the wording, stating that a councilmember can serve as a deputy to a non-Council position, like the Cartographer-General.
NS 318-1: Revised Criteria for House Founders: I voted FOR as this law served to change the criteria for founding a house, adding to the criteria, giving nations hoping to found a house guidelines to what achievements the Council deems as House-worthy
NS 318-2: Repeal NS 111-3: I voted FOR removing our embassy with our longtime ally region of Yggdrasil, as the founder, GRO, better known as Anime Daisuki, retired from NS, and gave the founder to a known raider and enemy of XKI, Thembria SSR, a puppet of Vandoosa.
NS 318-3: Repeal NS 283-4: As a result of Vandoosa being the new founder of Yggdrasil, we deemed it necessary to repeal our treaty with the region.
NS 318-4: Changes to Estate Law: I voted FOR on this law, drafted by myself, to create a free system of wills run by the RR, and to clarify the rules for making wills.

[Paffnia]

Congrats on reelection, Wille-Harlia!

[Wille-Harlia]

To celebrate my reelection, I have gone looking for a new office, and settled on this:

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In the next week or so, I intend to launch a Medieval Forum RP, so watch out for that, and Central Ruska's WW3 RP is picking up!
Votes:
NS 319-1: Amending the Transparency Act: I voted FOR here, as I believe that this resolution quite nicely allows for better citizen input into Council discussions.
NS 319-2: Lisseum Embassy Request: I agreed with the rest of the Council and we REJECTED this embassy request by consensus due to apparent lack of commitment (the proposer said they would likely not open the forum again, so we should TG him on NS), lack of stability in the region, and the fact that the region has strong ties with raider regions, among other things.
NS 320-1: Christmas Embassy Request: I voted FOR the embassy, this region has a medium-sized stable community, that consistently gets raided, especially during the holidays, and making it an embassy region of ours helps us protect it.

[Wille-Harlia]

Due to the holidays, I was too busy to start the medieval RP, expect that later this week.
Votes:
NS 321-1: Close TNP Embassy: I voted FOR closing this embassy, due to the fact that TNP has not respected us that much. We have had deteriorating relations, and them voting for Commend Twobagger was the final insult.
NS 321-2: Estate Law Clean-up Act: I voted FOR as this law repealed laws rendered inert by NS 318-4, which serves to preemptively clear up any potential confusion in the future.
NS 321-3: IDU Embassy: I voted FOR establishing this embassy as not only is this an active medium-sized UCR with a focus on the WA, it also has many of the same interests as us: They have an active WA and Issue writing community, and they have a strong RP community.
NS 321-4: Thaecia Embassy: I voted FOR opening this embassy. Despite an objectionable occurrence a few months back, Thaecia has made successful attempts to move past it, and they are a promising defender ally.
NS 321-5: Close TCDN Embassy: I voted FOR closing this embassy as huge amounts of inappropriate behavior by government members was discovered, leading us and several other regions to close our embassies.

[Wille-Harlia]

It is with immense satisfaction that I am announcing the Age of Swords and Shields RP, set in the medieval era. This will take place on the forum. To sign up, make a post saying you intend to join the RP and include what land you would like to claim on the map. Note: You should probably get a forum account if you want to participate by registering on the forum if you haven't already. Link: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/40699/age-swords-shields-ooc

[Paffnia]

Congrats on the promotion to Senior Senator, Wille-Harlia!

[Wille-Harlia]

Thanks, Paffnia!
I want to give a little impromptu speech here.
When I first joined NationStates, I got spammed by recruitment telegrams as we all did. Of those, the most interesting region to me was called 10000 Islands, so I moved there. And I am extremely glad I made that choice. Once I joined XKI and the forum, I found it all intimidating, XKI just seemed so large. Thankfully, there were a bunch of people here who helped me out, and I got involved here. Not once did I imagine that I would ever become a Senator and member of the Council of 9, much less the Senior Senator. I want to thank everyone here for welcoming me here, and now that I am the Senior Senator, I can't wait to see what I, and XKI at large, do next, even after I leave the Council.
Thank you all.

[Wille-Harlia]

I know these are a little bit late, but here are my Co9 votes:
NS 321-6: Close the House of Tuga Nation: I voted FOR closing Tuga's house, as they had recently CTE'd, rendering the house inactive per NS 222-2 the House Continuity and Closure Act.
NS 321-7: Close the House of Flemingisa: I voted FOR closing this house as well, for the same reasons as above: the last member in XKI of the house CTE'd, rendering it inactive.
NS 322-1: Close Embassy with India: I voted FOR closing this long-time embassy as evidence of pro-fascist sentiment was uncovered in this region.
NS 322-2: Partnership for Sovereignty Treaty: I voted FOR passing the PfS, as it brings defenders closer together, and establishes a defender SC voting bloc should we need to utilize it.
NS 322-3: Partnership for Sovereignty Charter Execution Act: I voted FOR passing this law, as its job is to establish our region's procedures for operating within the PfS, specifically how we name our delegation to the PfS.
NS 322-4: Refugia Embassy: I voted FOR establishing this embassy with Refugia, as they are yet another mid-sized region with whom we share many regional interests. They are also very active as a region in the WA.
NS 322-5: Amendement of Article 2, 2.1, 2.2: I voted FOR passing this amendment to the 10000 Islands Constitution, as this amendment removed gender pronouns from the wording.

In other news, the Age of Swords and Shields RP is ongoing.

[Wille-Harlia]

Following my appointment to Minister of Labor, this office will now be used to announce things related to that position.

[HumanSanity]

Congratulations on appointment as Minister of Labor!

[Kohnhead]

Hopefully despite the change in position I can still steal your desk (and then triumphantly return it as if I wasn't the one to steal it in the first place).

[Paffnia]

Thanks for your work as Senator, Wille-Harlia!