Post here to run for Himes West 11/21

[Hakketomat]

Senator job duties are located here: 10000islands.proboards.com/thread/34962/duties-various-senators

Candidates:
AxeCapital (Independent)


Be sure to read the requirements for eligibility, and the duties of the various Senators above.

[AxeCapital]

Running for Senator of Himes West:
I am not part of a political party, so I'm running for Senator of Himes West as an independent, but will be open to joining the right political party.


Questions:
When did you join XKI?
I joined in May 2021.

How active would you consider yourself? Where have you been active? (discord, RMB, etc.)
I'm very active in the RP community on RMB (A Taco Archipelago - ATA) and on RP channels on Discord.


Have you ever held any previous government positions, whether it be in XKI or in other regions? If so, how will the experience aid you during your term?
I was the Former Deputy Senator for Blue Canaria North assiting Porflox. This experience was helpful for me to understand the overall strucure and areas of 10KI, as I was new to the region then.
I am the Current Deputy Senator for Himes West assisting Zaberaz Hapang. This experience is of course the most relevant to the role. I assisted ZH in implementing new rules and ideas for the region, and was also part of the organizing commitee for the Great Worldbuilding Festival interregional discord event.

Once in office, do you plan on having a deputy? If so, how will you determine which candidate to choose?
I am open to having a deputy having been myself twice now. However, the first thing I will do is form an unofficial ATA RP committee group, that will include long-standing members of ATA, including ZH. I will bounce ideas and suggestions off this group before implementing them. Anyone from this group who is very interested, I will accept as my deputy.


What do you hope to achieve whilst in office?
I will carry on the efforts made by ZH in making the region more acessible to newcomers. I hope to attract more newcomers to ATA and retain them, as well as keep the current and older members active. Although ATA is very active, 10KI has way more activity than ATA does. I hope to be able to channel those interested in RP to ATA, and provide an accomodative way to integrate them into RP. I also hope to help make 10KI better overall, by presenting new legislation that would make the 10KI RMB, ProBoards, Discord, more organized as to improve communication, which would then lead to more engaged and active members.

What do you admire about XKI?
The Friendliness of eveyone. I researched many regions across NS before deciding on 10KI. Primarily due to the extensiveness and comprehensiveness of the region. But it was the person I reached out to, Wischland, who was very friendly to give me all this info. And after I joined, I found everyone else here was really friendly too.

How active do you see yourself in A Taco Archipelago?
I check in on the ATA RMB everyday, and post almost everyday too. Weekends is when I'm especially active on RMB. I have created many factbooks to support my RP on ATA.

What events do you have in mind to host for our RP?
I would like to have some ATA region wide events, and have many people participate. Something like NationStates Z-day, or N-day. These events will reset after that day is over, so everyone can take part without fear of permanent loss/damage to their RP nations.

What do you want to do to increase the activity in the RP section of discord?
RP discord tends to have very short but active RPs. I think it dies down because its not canon to ATA. With the creation of alternate dimension by ZH, I will make RPs on discord similair to other dimensions. This way people will be free to make Discord RPs as canon or non-canon to ATA as they want. I will also give opportunities to others to host RPs on Discord.

Do you have any plans for A Taco Archipelago? If so, what are they?
First thing is to make a newcommer guide to help new nations integrate. I will make the ATA rules estbalished by ZH a bit more clearer, simpler and more interactive (my unofficial ATA RP committee group will help me with this). I will add more ATA region factbooks that show the current nations in the region with what colonies they have, solar systems they are in, what alliances exist in the region, as well as some ATA history for any region wide incidents. I will then plan some fun region-wide events like mentioned earlier (Z-day or N-day).

[Jabberwocky]

AxeCapital, Holy cow! You've been Deputy Senator and we haven't met? I'm surprised, but glad to meet you.

[AxeCapital]

Jabberwocky  Nice to meet you too. I haven't really met much people outside of RP, but hope to do so moving forward. As much as I know I can improve RP in 10KI, I'm sure I could do it even better if I can help improve 10KI overall, which is also what i'll be aiming to do