Quote from: Rt Hon. Mic'haglh Autófil on April 07, 2022, 03:12:19 PM
For my part, I would argue that Talossa was initially a unitary state (a very unitary state in its earliest era! ;) ) that has undergone devolution to the point that it is now "semi-federal" in nature -- more federal than not, yet not completely so.

I agree with your conclusion for the most part, but I think you're missing one of the biggest arguments for a federal view: the Vested clause of the OrgLaw (Org.IX.6).  The provinces are vested with all the powers of government that aren't specifically assigned to other institutions.  That's a big vote in favor of federalism!

The real answer is that the fundamentals of our law were drafted by people who were Americans but who liked other systems, and they created a weird mish-mash that is kind of crazy and kind of amazing.  It barely fits on the spectrum, since it's bizarre to have a system where the provinces are clearly subsidiary, with their only whisper of sovereignty a few veto points on legislating their own fate, while also reserving all powers to them that aren't enumerated to others.  It's magically insane, but it's never caused any problems.

Quote from: Dr. Txec Róibeard dal Nordselvă, Esq., O.SPM, SMM on April 07, 2022, 12:54:06 PM

Quote from: Rt Hon. Mic'haglh Autófil on April 07, 2022, 12:26:25 PM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on April 07, 2022, 12:12:45 PM
Let's make that guy an OAF just as soon as his butt gets through the door.

-NRH

Second.

And as the most recent holder of the vacant OAFship, gonna sock-puppet that one in order to third this idea.

That's right. We're micking RTCOA fellowships now. I did it. It's a thing. You're welcome.  ;D

Sock-puppet...a very sensitive topic for some of our citizens.

Mick...I haven't seen that phrase used in quite some time. We used to do that alot, and its namesake, Sir Mick Preston, really really disliked the term. :-)

Oliphant here is referencing the ESB affair, an incident where a citizen created dozens of fake people and had them apply for citizenship, vote in elections, serve in the Cosa, and obtain arms.

-NRH

Let's make that guy an OAF just as soon as his butt gets through the door.

-NRH

Quote from: Antonio Montagnha, Ed. D. on April 07, 2022, 07:44:01 AM
Also, is the Talossan Science Fiction & Whisky Society still a thing?

Not really, as far as I know.  You should declare it is again, though, and appoint yourself as presedint.

Quote from: Dr. Txec Róibeard dal Nordselvă, Esq., O.SPM, SMM on April 06, 2022, 11:19:37 AM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on April 06, 2022, 11:14:08 AM
I think you deducted 11 seats from Dien?

Thanks for catching that. I accidentally left off the number 1. I've corrected the announcement to reflect that the party gets 17 seats.

Well, that's only 199 total now, though.  I think they earned 18.

I think you deducted 11 seats from Dien?

Quote from: Rt Hon. Mic'haglh Autófil on April 03, 2022, 07:02:44 PM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on April 03, 2022, 06:42:21 PM
Any enterprising Collegiates who want to take on setting up a Registry of Badges on the wiki in a way that makes sense?

-NRH

I could take a crack at it here this week.

That would be great!  No rush, just whenever you get a chance.  And please include my badge in the registry.

This all makes sense to me for the most part. I understand the desire to create cool stuff even before you figure out if there's a need for it, and especially the desire to create cool stuff in the hopes of inventing a need for it. That last one is pretty much one of our core principles. But when it comes to technology, we can't indulge in that principle if it's ever going to interfere with any of our essential infrastructure.

I do strongly disagree about the law, though. There's no reason to treat it the same as something like a complicated database. There are almost no current regulatory burdens on anyone at this point, for example. There was a time when the government was required to regularly report to the people what they were doing, for example. This government deleted that provision, and most similar provisions are likewise gone. And since there's no actual real burden imposed, and because the law is pretty much all written in accessible English and organized according to topic, there's basically no drag imposed on our country from what is actually a very lean complete legal code. Plus, a lot of what's there is because of careful thoughts for future events. It might not seem obvious why specific phrasing is used for something like setting up Witt, but there's often a good reason for it. The principle of Chesterton's fence is always a good one to observe.

Okay, I deleted the superfluous 2017 Orglaw page and redirected it to the real page. I also fixed the front page, plus a dozen or so problems with el Lexhatx.

Quote from: Dr. Txec Róibeard dal Nordselvă, Esq., O.SPM, SMM on April 04, 2022, 05:30:01 PM

Quote from: Rt Hon. Mic'haglh Autófil on April 04, 2022, 05:26:14 PM
With the Scribe's blessing, one thing I'd like to do first is a little wiki-editing, actually. The articles related to the Organic Law are rather jumbled at the moment, and in some cases links point to the 1997 OrgLaw, when in reality it would be more sensible to have them redirect to the current version.

Absolutely. After I've finished updating the 56th Cosa (I have a PD and the newly minted referenda to add to the OrgLaw), I'll get you access to edit the law space (I think that is the correct term). As of right now, I'm the only one who edit the actual laws themselves.

Thanks,

Yeah: just for context, Auto, the namespace on the wiki for the laws is protected so that only users with the "Scribe" rights are able to edit them.  So before you can assist, he has to put you in that usergroup.

Quote from: Dr. Txec Róibeard dal Nordselvă, Esq., O.SPM, SMM on April 04, 2022, 06:13:54 PM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on April 04, 2022, 05:45:37 PM
That whole thing is needlessly confusing. There is only one organic law. The 1997 law was not deprecated, but specifically and legally only amended. All links to the organic law should go to the only actual in force organic law, not some to the correct one and some to an older version of it.

Fortunately, this is a very easy fix. Just replace the text at the organic law article with the current updated text, and redirect the other one to that too. Will take only a few minutes.

I've also noticed a bunch of formatting problems in the current el Lexhatx, almost all of which are holdovers from before the current scribery. Would it be helpful to make a list of these on the wiki, post about it here, or what?

Actually, I'd also be willing to help out as a deputy if need be - I'm loathe to overextend myself but many hands make light work.

I'll make the appointment as soon as I can. Thanks!

Cool.  I just finally got around to bringing my own page up to date, so I'm feeling antsy and ready to do something.

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on April 04, 2022, 05:51:34 PM
A lot of this of course stems back to the decision that a previous Scribe made, when the 2017 OrgLaw was enacted, to not overwrite the 1997 OrgLaw, for reasons I never found clear or convincing. Great if this can be fixed.

It's trivial to fix, really. One of the great strengths of a wiki!

That whole thing is needlessly confusing. There is only one organic law. The 1997 law was not deprecated, but specifically and legally only amended. All links to the organic law should go to the only actual in force organic law, not some to the correct one and some to an older version of it.

Fortunately, this is a very easy fix. Just replace the text at the organic law article with the current updated text, and redirect the other one to that too. Will take only a few minutes.

I've also noticed a bunch of formatting problems in the current el Lexhatx, almost all of which are holdovers from before the current scribery. Would it be helpful to make a list of these on the wiki, post about it here, or what?

Actually, I'd also be willing to help out as a deputy if need be - I'm loathe to overextend myself but many hands make light work.

Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial on April 04, 2022, 01:55:03 PM
https://youtu.be/LnKq_v5tUGM

If you think I missed any words, feel free to suggest them here.
Please let me know if there are any errors in this video, I'll fix them as soon as possible.

This was kind of like a fun game, because I would say the word out loud before you did, and counted how many I got right. Let's just say it was not a majority... although it wasn't zero!

Great work!

Quote from: Antonio Montagnha, Ed. D. on April 04, 2022, 03:21:47 PM
Certainly. It would be an honor. If you choose to download and repurpose, please use my Talossan name for credit. 

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 04, 2022, 01:46:29 PM

Quote from: Antonio Montagnha, Ed. D. on April 04, 2022, 11:08:32 AM
I hope this acceptable, and can be used for whatever event may be appropriate. 

https://youtu.be/mV9QH9emMvA

I am now hoping this will be the first video published on Fora Talossa. If you don't mind I will download and re-use.

Great work! What program did you used to make it?

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on April 04, 2022, 03:19:42 PM
Lots of people up in here keen on spending Government money, lol; the Finance Minister has been made aware.

I must say, even though I already said I'm not in a position to contribute much, I don't feel comfortable about all this stuff being proposed as part of a "Reunision" celebration without Reviensadeirs being actively involved - especially with a deadline of 16 days from now. I would actually suggest that a lot of it is a celebration of Talossan nationhood per se, and therefore might be better for an Independence Day commemoration at the end of the year?

Anyway, lest we forget the reason for the season

I'm not sure anyone at all has proposed spending government money? So far two citizens have pledged $25 of their personal funds to a project of this nature.

But okay, I'll leave it alone and stop suggesting ideas and planning. I hope something does happen, though.