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Quote from: Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB on June 15, 2024, 08:26:03 PMUnfortunately if this was not posted in the official thread and/or I wasn't tagged, I likely missed it.

It looks like Therxh did edit his post to contain the list, but he does not appear to have tagged you at any point.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 06, 2024, 04:39:27 PM

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, SMC EiP on June 06, 2024, 04:26:06 PMI was actually just thinking the other day on how easy it would be to implement something like this as a set of Google Sheets. It would be a lot less centralized, to be sure, and we would likely lose some degree of functionality as a result, but the tradeoff is accessibility for both the SoS as the primary user and anyone who assists in maintaining things. Could also write some macros as well to automate certain tasks, I'm pretty good with that.

It would be a transition that works best in stages, but it can be done. Ideally we find the biggest pain points first.

Yeah, I think we'd probably go through at least one full cycle all the way through, soup to nuts, before we even think about getting rid of the database.  I'm sure we'd love to have your help -- and maybe you can think of stuff to do with Infoteca to make it fancier, too!

At that point I'm sure we could find a way to integrate it to Infoteca -- creating a data output to match Infoteca's input format, effectively. Might not necessarily make Infoteca fancier, but more automated / less tedious, at least.

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on June 06, 2024, 05:17:07 PM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 06, 2024, 04:39:27 PMWe're going to input Txec into the spreadsheet too, like TRON.

Featuring a digitized MPF as Master Control

Alright, but if Daft Punk isn't doing the soundtrack to Talossa Database 2: e-Txec Boogaloo, I don't want any part of it.

Quote from: Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB on June 06, 2024, 10:04:30 AMI actually at one point started creation of a Google Form and a spreadsheet to do just his. I'll take a look and see if I can find it.

This is the spreadsheet I began working on. It's obviously not accurate as it was just a test but it may be a starting point.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j_xuM5jjRAAwiO_3Ny7fjjHXhenMSZ0gSaj9Flp6cJQ/edit#gid=0

I was actually just thinking the other day on how easy it would be to implement something like this as a set of Google Sheets. It would be a lot less centralized, to be sure, and we would likely lose some degree of functionality as a result, but the tradeoff is accessibility for both the SoS as the primary user and anyone who assists in maintaining things. Could also write some macros as well to automate certain tasks, I'm pretty good with that.

It would be a transition that works best in stages, but it can be done. Ideally we find the biggest pain points first.

Quote from: Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB on June 04, 2024, 09:56:44 AM

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, SMC EiP on June 03, 2024, 05:33:44 PM@Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB -- S:reu Secretar, I did want to ensure you did not miss the PdR's registration above. The OP does not list it, despite last being updated earlier today, so I am doing as you requested and "notifying you ASAP".

Thread updated.

Meirci S:reu Secretar!

@Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB -- S:reu Secretar, I did want to ensure you did not miss the PdR's registration above. The OP does not list it, despite last being updated earlier today, so I am doing as you requested and "notifying you ASAP".

One of the PdR's main objectives during the 60th Cosă is to implement a major reform to the Cosă itself: instead of being elected by party-list proportional representation, we will propose to transition to a Cosă elected by Mixed-Member Proportional Representation.

• "What the heck is that?", you ask? It's a system that combines proportional representation and regional districts, in order to ensure that smaller provinces' citizens cannot be drowned out on the national stage while still maintaining a proportionate legislature that accurately reflects the electorate.
• "Doesn't the current structure of the Ziu do that already?" - Yes, but it does so in a way that is: (a) needlessly clunky for Talossa's size, (b) chokes other potential reforms (especially those concerning provincial mergers) in gridlock, and (c) requires too many people; Senators are eight individuals that are unable to help "share the load" of Cosă seats, and we have seen several recent Cosăs where multiple MCs are holding the maximum number of seats permitted.
• "Wouldn't this over-represent provinces, if the Senäts also represents them equally?" - it would, though the goal is to implement an MMP Cosă as the first step to transitioning to a unicameral Ziu overall.
• "How does all this work, anyway?" - Basically, provincial seats are won using a given method (ranked-choice voting is a likely front-runner), and the remaining seats are divided among parties to approximate a proportional result, taking the provincial seats into account.

Quote from: Garth Spencer on June 03, 2024, 01:35:14 AMAzul,

I have been trying to access La Tascaragnă Nouă.

Yours,

Garth Spencer
(Vancouver, Canada)

Azul Garth! If the most recent issue isn't downloading properly from the thread I published it in, I've re-attached it at here. Let me know if this works.

El Partì da Reformaziun, the Reform Party, is currently welcoming new members who may wish to serve as Members of the 60th Cosa. If you are someone who wants to make a positive difference for our country and help build toward a brighter tomorrow, consider registering with the PdR! Our goal is to lead Talossa into a more democratic future, where our culture can flourish under a smoother, more responsive state structure. If this sounds like your goal -- if you find our 50-word statement appealing -- if our platform aligns with your own values -- then think about reaching out to Mic'haglh Autófil, our Zirecteir Naziunal, for more information. And regardless of whether the PdR sounds like your cup of tea, be sure to watch this space as details on the PdR platform's planks is released!

Party name: Partì da Reformaziun
     Initials: PdR

50 word statement: "The PdR stands for a more democratic Talossa and a more manageable government structure. For a Mixed-Member Proportional Cosa, provincial merger advocacy, catchment area reform, respectable politics, and a republican future for Talossa, vote PdR!
Mac'htici Idéăs, Mac'htici Resultaes – Powerful Ideas, Powerful Results"

Party Leader: Mic'haglh Autófil

Candidate list (incomplete):

• Mic'haglh Autófil

Party platform URL

Quote from: Barclamïu da Miéletz on May 31, 2024, 04:34:45 AM

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, SMC EiP on May 31, 2024, 04:05:50 AM

Quote from: Barclamïu da Miéletz on May 31, 2024, 04:01:22 AMI find it sad that Poland is known elsewhere just because of a swear word (although I admit I use it all the time when my parents aren't around.)

It's not the only country, to be fair (as Finns can attest)

Finland is famous for "perkele" iirc.

Yes, that is what I was referring to.

Quote from: Barclamïu da Miéletz on May 31, 2024, 04:01:22 AM

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on May 30, 2024, 11:08:17 PM

I find it sad that Poland is known elsewhere just because of a swear word (although I admit I use it all the time when my parents aren't around.)

It's not the only country, to be fair (as Finns can attest)

Hey you two -- maybe let's let Braneu have his platform thread and carry this one on elsewhere? Valid discussion to be had, but right place and all that.

Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on May 30, 2024, 04:07:59 PMA few months ago, a fellow coffee shop owner gave me this as a birthday present (the right one).
It's now my most precious pannapictagraphist item.

You may be interested to know that at one point, in a TN issue long past (and never completed), I had a cartoon drafted in which you were depicted with an IV drip of coffee. (Also since you didn't have arms yet you were the city flag of Monterrey, but that's thankfully no longer the case.)

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 28, 2024, 07:40:38 PM

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, SMC EiP on May 28, 2024, 07:38:36 PMThat provision is criminally underutilized. Would be a lot of fun to see newer citizens taking advantage of it in the future!

For sure -- we've had a couple people do it, but it probably needs promotion again.  Maybe we need a quickstart guide for them added to the What's Going On page?

May also be worth the MinImm -- whether the incumbent or their successor -- making a note of alerting them to its existence once they've been naturalized.