Vaes Erteiers Cuncuriais,

I would like to take this moment to announce on behalf of el Partì da Reformaziun that, following discussion among the Partì membership, the PdR has entered into negotiations with the Free Democrats of Talossa with the intent to form a government during the 57th Cosa.

At this time, all aspects of this Government, its personnel, legislative program, and even our nomination for Seneschal, are up for discussion. This discussion will take place not only between the PdR and FreeDems, but with possible supporters on Votes of Confidence as well.

I anticipate that there will be some who do not receive this announcement well, and to them, I would reiterate that part of the purpose of the PdR's very existence was to present an open ear to all regardless of political differences; to rise above the back-and-forth that appear to have taken deep root in our nation's debates. You will always find an approachable and thoughtful figure in the government when the PdR is involved, and it is my hope that you can trust el Partì to keep any coalition partners, in this or future Cabinets, accountable and away from complacency. While there are obvious Organic issues that will be unable to be addressed during this Cosa -- as evidently desired by the voters, whose will I respect -- it is my goal to pursue other reforms that will attract broader support from both the Government and Opposition.

Remerceat al pópul per voastră confiençù, éu remainéu,


Mic'haglh Autófil
Cäps Naziunal, Partì da Reformaziun

The debut issue of La Tascaragnă Nouă

Following some of my vexillological shenanigans in the merger thread, and with more discussion, especially on the topic of Benito-Florencia "reunision", I figured I'd have another round of flags put out. These first three are intended for the retained cantons of the proposed province.




I also wanted to bring your attention to the Finnish practice of the "household pennant". Basically, Finns fly very long, narrow flags, either versions of the national flag or of regional flags, at their homes. Generally, this is done to relate that the home's occupants are present; think of it as an everyman's version of the White House flying the American flag when the President is present, or Buckingham Palace flying the Royal Banner when the monarch is in.

While an interested tradition in its own right, I notice that the pennant for Lapland is in fact a green-red bicolor (even if the exact shades or not identical, they're quite close). In other words, if we wished to make this a Talossan thing -- which feels fitting given our nation's very name and motto are taken directly from the Finnish language -- then the adopted Talossaware necessary is already very easily available simply by googling "Lappi isännänviiri".

One thing I noticed whilst trawling the wiki was that the Zouaves have insignia for a few ranks, but the ones that exist are not particularly well-identified with their actual rank (what do two gold bars signify?)

As such, I decided to try my hand at a few new insignia for the ranks listed on the wiki.


While the enlisted insignia are not particularly native to Talossa, the officer shoulderboard insignia make up for it by eschewing bars or stars in favor of the acorn, by association with that most fearsome of national animals, the squirrel.

I figure with all these creative ideas, I might as well have some of them count towards something (besides the enrichment of glorious Talossan culture, of course).

Citaxhién Autófil, requesting enlistment.

Feel free to use these, I prefer to move when creativity strikes. They're in order of the placement in the election thread, nothing more.


Why yes, I do like geometric typefaces, how could you tell?

Greetings all, and welcome to the thread for the 2022 season for the Talossan Football Association!

What it is: The TFA is not a fantasy sports league, but rather a fictional sports league.

What do you do? The TFA uses a "scorinator" program to generate scores between sports teams or individual competitors in a variety of sports, often in a sort of worldbuilding context.

Why do you do it? The idea behind the TFA is that it's something that helps generate activity on Witt. People like having a little bit of bragging rights, a little light-hearted smack talk -- this is why each province is automatically granted a team. The idea is that checking in on the regular -- even just once a week to see if they can do a little Witter-cooler bragging -- is something that will help entice people to become regular visitors. It also happens to add a little "worldbuilding flavor" to our beloved nation.

How can I help? Well, like I said, this isn't a fantasy sports league. There's no real way to participate in that sense -- it's more like being the average sports fan. You can watch the games, but you probably don't have the ear of the GM or head coach of your favorite team.

However, at this point in time, you can help. I need a team for each province. Even better if there's both an English- and Talossan-language name for the team. Give me team colors, jersey designs, go nuts with it. But the most important thing is the name, I need that first.

I have some tentative, suggested names for each province:

Capitais d'Atatürk                   (Atatürk Capitals)
Aquilas da Beniuto                   (Benito Eagles)
Canards da Cézembre                  (Cézembre Canards)
Republicans da Fiôvâ                 (Fiôvâ Republicans)
Pastours da Florencia                (Florencia Shepherds)
Soleiglhen da Maricopa               (Maricopa Suns)
Lachistaes da Maritiimi-Maxhestic    (Maritiimi-Maxhestic Lakers)
Rexhitais da Vuode                   (Vuode Royals)

There is nothing that says these should be final, but I figured if nothing else they should be a good springboard. (And feel free to correct my Talossan on these, I am but a novice.)

I'm also accepting teams from various organizations within Talossa. The Royal Talossan College of Arms, for example, or the Zouaves of the Royal Bodyguard. Heck, I'd totally accept Bureaucrats FC from the Civil Service :P (Actually, that would very much fit the Talossan way of doing things. Dangerous to run around playing football with your tongue in your cheek, though...)

I'd like to cap the number of teams at twelve. The idea is to split them into two even divisions, North and South, and then have a season starting April 10 where each Sunday, teams play. Two games against each division opponent (one home, one away), and one against each non-division opponent (split between home and away, alternating year after year). Throw a bye week or two in there, end the regular season in mid-August.

I can provide more information on request regarding the scorination process and the file I have written to simulate a game of Talossan football.

Pursuant to my admission as the Oblivious Auditing Fellow, I would like to formally request Arms from the Royal Talossan College of Arms.

The questions necessary to avoid the Gorge of Eternal Peril:

• What is your name? Mic'haglh Autófil
• What is your request? If it so please the Squirrel King of Arms, I request the assistance of the College in designing and obtaining arms for myself and my lawful heirs.
• What is your favorite color? A tough call, but especially in a heraldic sense, yellow -- a deep, golden yellow -- likely takes the cake.

And yes, my name was chosen when immigrating specifically because it roughly translates as "Mike the Car Guy"...

Hi all,

I had an idea the other day for a way to perhaps help keep people checking in on the regular -- I am aware that Talossa has a (fantasy) football league, or at least did in the past. This is a similar idea, but it's not fantasy sports, but rather...fictional sports, if you will?

Long story short, there are programs out there called "scorinators" -- basically, they'll simulate pretty much any sport you want. Put in your teams, give them skill values, and it will generate semi-random results. Granted, these are teams that exist only on paper -- there are no rosters, no real people serve as managers, no trades to be made. But I guess I was just thinking that if nothing else we could have a league of some sport or another where each province has a team, something people can hang their hat on and hope to see do well (and more importantly, maybe want to check in on occasion to keep tabs on).

As an example -- using my favorite sport, naturally: hockey -- I came up with teams for a Liga Talossan de Hachi:

Capitais d'Atatürk                   (Atatürk Capitals)
Aquilas da Beniuto                   (Benito Eagles)
Bombardas da Cézembre                (Cézembre Bombers)
Republicans da Fiôvâ                 (Fiôvâ Republicans)
Pastours da Florencia                (Florencia Shepherds)
Soleiglhen da Maricopa               (Maricopa Suns)
Lachistaes da Maritiimi-Maxhestic    (Maritiimi-Maxhestic Lakers)
Rexhitais da Vuode                   (Vuode Royals)

Go easy on me, I'm still getting the hang of pluralization...

I would like to submit my application to join the college as a herald. I've long been interested in heraldry, and have begun working on a few unrelated-to-Talossa heraldry projects in my free time. Any help I can give, I would be more than happy to.

Are there any specific associations of colors with ideologies in Talossan politics? Like, purple with peculiarism, for example.

How would one go about registering for the Assembly election?