Kohnhead for New Republica South
Sept 1, 2020 19:51:13 GMT -5
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Post by Kohnhead on Sept 1, 2020 19:51:13 GMT -5
Hi everyone,
This is my thread for my candidacy for the position of Senator of New Republica South as part of the Welcoming Islands Party.
Who am I?:
My name is Kohnhead and I first joined NS way back in May of 2018 and was invited via a TG into the great region of 10000 Islands. I played for around 1.5 years but never actually joining the forum or discord, and never getting involved at all just answering issues. Eventually I CTE'd after that 1.5 years that I mentioned prior, however Drew Durnil (whose channel I don't really follow but sometimes watch) posted a video about Nation States that caused me to rejoin and I immediately moved back to the great region that I had inhabited in the past. This time was different as I decided to join the discord and join the forum. Immediately it was a whole new side of our region and the game that I had never experienced and it was a great feeling. I immediately wanted to join everything I can as I became a recruiter, a member of TITO who is approaching 20 battle stars given that I can only attend minor update, and the emissary to the region of Wintreath. I have no plans to CTE again as I am really loving this new side and experience of the game and of our region.
What I plan to do as NRS Senator:
The duties of the NRS Senator relate to the running and promoting of debates and straw polls. As most people just saw this includes the delegate straw poll that Control the incumbent ran. As NRS Senator I plan to focus a lot on the Grand Debate Hall which is a part of our forum and I'd say it is lacking a little in terms of content at the present moment. I will add new topics (both political and non political) to the Debate Hall and will try to add more structure to some debates. An example of a good structured debate with sides is shown in the Summer Olympics event here 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/39108/summer-olympics-team-debates which was run by HumanSanity. There will be signups for these and they will be judged by me and other Islanders. I will do this in hopes of spicing up the Debate Hall and making it more enjoyable for all parties.
What I plan to do as a CO9 Member/My current views on the Region:
If elected to this position I would obviously become a member of the Council of 9 as one of the elected Senators. As some may know there is currently an ongoing debate regarding the transparency act as HumanSanity would like to amend it to make all non-secure Council discussions can be viewed by the Islanders. I firmly am in support of HS's decision as it allows more people to see the council discussions, and if they wish comment in separate threads how they feel on it and give people more involvement in the government.
In addition there is an issue that has been going on for a while and that is how to bridge the gap between the on site rmb, the discord, and the forums. I understand that some people cannot join the forum or join the discord yet I want them to remain active in the region and to have their voices heard. We should continue to have rmb sessions where council members answer questions and we should continue to advertise the forums and discord. One way to bridge the gap would involve holding more events not just on the forum and allowing everyone to participate even if they don't have the forum or discord. If I am elected I will try to help people who aren't on the forum/discord join or if they can't become involved in other ways because I know how some people may feel not being on the forums or on the discords as I had that once myself.
If you have any questions for me please post them in this thread and thank you for reading this.
This is my thread for my candidacy for the position of Senator of New Republica South as part of the Welcoming Islands Party.
Who am I?:
My name is Kohnhead and I first joined NS way back in May of 2018 and was invited via a TG into the great region of 10000 Islands. I played for around 1.5 years but never actually joining the forum or discord, and never getting involved at all just answering issues. Eventually I CTE'd after that 1.5 years that I mentioned prior, however Drew Durnil (whose channel I don't really follow but sometimes watch) posted a video about Nation States that caused me to rejoin and I immediately moved back to the great region that I had inhabited in the past. This time was different as I decided to join the discord and join the forum. Immediately it was a whole new side of our region and the game that I had never experienced and it was a great feeling. I immediately wanted to join everything I can as I became a recruiter, a member of TITO who is approaching 20 battle stars given that I can only attend minor update, and the emissary to the region of Wintreath. I have no plans to CTE again as I am really loving this new side and experience of the game and of our region.
What I plan to do as NRS Senator:
The duties of the NRS Senator relate to the running and promoting of debates and straw polls. As most people just saw this includes the delegate straw poll that Control the incumbent ran. As NRS Senator I plan to focus a lot on the Grand Debate Hall which is a part of our forum and I'd say it is lacking a little in terms of content at the present moment. I will add new topics (both political and non political) to the Debate Hall and will try to add more structure to some debates. An example of a good structured debate with sides is shown in the Summer Olympics event here 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/39108/summer-olympics-team-debates which was run by HumanSanity. There will be signups for these and they will be judged by me and other Islanders. I will do this in hopes of spicing up the Debate Hall and making it more enjoyable for all parties.
What I plan to do as a CO9 Member/My current views on the Region:
If elected to this position I would obviously become a member of the Council of 9 as one of the elected Senators. As some may know there is currently an ongoing debate regarding the transparency act as HumanSanity would like to amend it to make all non-secure Council discussions can be viewed by the Islanders. I firmly am in support of HS's decision as it allows more people to see the council discussions, and if they wish comment in separate threads how they feel on it and give people more involvement in the government.
In addition there is an issue that has been going on for a while and that is how to bridge the gap between the on site rmb, the discord, and the forums. I understand that some people cannot join the forum or join the discord yet I want them to remain active in the region and to have their voices heard. We should continue to have rmb sessions where council members answer questions and we should continue to advertise the forums and discord. One way to bridge the gap would involve holding more events not just on the forum and allowing everyone to participate even if they don't have the forum or discord. If I am elected I will try to help people who aren't on the forum/discord join or if they can't become involved in other ways because I know how some people may feel not being on the forums or on the discords as I had that once myself.
If you have any questions for me please post them in this thread and thank you for reading this.