Quote from: Audrada Roibeardet on August 12, 2022, 03:17:17 PM
No headwear allowed? Surely, there should be religious exceptions, right?

It depends on the headwear...if, for example, you're wearing a yarmulke, that should be fine, since it's not obscuring your face. The facial obstruction is what we're trying to avoid, same reason I said no sunglasses.

Congrats!

- TLF

Quote from: Danihel Txechescu on August 11, 2022, 01:31:56 PM
There's §3.9.1 from ICAO Document 9303 part 3, "Displayed facial image".

That would appear to support my current process: "...No portion of the background or the subject's garments should be printed fully white and details should be apparent in dark shadow regions. Printed photos shall be colour images having balanced colour channels."

For those who weren't here when this discussion took place, it was S:reu Txechescu's good idea to have the IDs compliant with international standards for machine-readable documents. In other words, these are about as close to official/accurate as a nation in our situation could hope to get.

Quote from: Alejo Fernández on August 10, 2022, 09:33:05 PMI want to request that Citizen's cards have photo requirements.
Such as:

• Neutral Expression
• White Background
• Photo focusing on middle-bust

I also suggest that photos were printed in black and white.
Do you think that it should be like that?

Azul Alejo!

Going over your suggestions:

• I'm alright with a bit of a smile or something -- this is Talossa, people should be happy to be here. Obviously there's a limit -- no winking at the camera, making hand gestures, that sort of thing, but some facial expression is ok in my book. This hasn't been a problem in any of the photos I've received so far.
• If the background of someone's photo they submit to me is not a light, solid color, I insert a slightly off-white background. (There have been a few photos I have had to edit like this so far.)
• Similarly, if their photo contains too much of their torso, I would crop it as appropriate to ensure their face is the main focus. This is not really an issue I have had to contend with just yet, however.
• I'm fine with including the splash of color provided by a good portrait -- black and white photo almost seems a bit dated or low-tech, if I'm honest. I think Talossans, as a naturally colorful bunch, should have their photos reflect that.

Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on August 11, 2022, 11:20:22 AM
Reading your post I'm not sure if you're asking for the requirements to be removed or to add them?

I send my photo for my ID recently and the instructions were:

QuoteThe picture should be in portrait orientation, directly facing the camera, without headwear or sunglasses. (Reusing the picture from your extra-Talossan identification is completely acceptable).

I send a picture that has a  portait orientation, directly facing the camera withouth headwear or sunglass BUT now that I think about it, the light was more like a portait professional photo (with light-medium shadows on one side of the face) instead of like an ID light (all light, no shadows) and I'm afraid it will be "out of tune" because of this illumination variable.

What are your thoughts on this? @Mic'haglh Autófil, MC EiP

I'm fine with some variable lighting across someone's face -- it's unrealistic to expect everyone to have "perfect ID lighting" ( :P ) available to them whenever or wherever they are. There is of course a limit, but none of the photos I've received thus far have had any problems, yours included.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on August 10, 2022, 08:50:44 AM

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 26, 2022, 09:38:08 AM
My fellow Talossans, I am challenging you to step forward if you can and contribute to the Kingdom treasury in the form of voluntary taxation.

As a part of this challenge I am upping my personal monthly contribution from $10 to $15 starting in August. Doesn't matter if you can contribute 50 cents or much more but please consider donating to Talossa and put our nation on very firm financial footing.

Donations can be made at Talossa.com by clicking on the CONTRIBUTE button on the lower right-hand side of the screen.

Preparing to make the next monthly contribution. This will be the last thread bump. Unfortunately, there has been no additional uptake in this effort. I will continue to quietly make monthly contributions but won't loudly bang the drum by bumping this thread.

For what it's worth, know that I intend to join you in the coming weeks as my financial situation stabilizes. Good money at my new job, but catching up on bills comes first, y'know? :P

I feel it was rather obvious -- most people tend to vote for bills they propose themselves -- but I cast my four votes in favor of the proposal, resulting in its passage.

Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on August 09, 2022, 09:40:11 PM

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, MoFA on August 09, 2022, 08:57:57 PM

Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on August 09, 2022, 04:31:06 PMThe question now is what about a Map of Talossa, every Province, every Canton and Every Township? haha at least Cantons is what I made in the map above.

Cantons would make the most sense to me, since then the provinces could serve as the equivalent of Risk's continents. However, to make things more interesting, we could at least break some of the larger cantons down to parishes/sexteirs/"whatever the province in question calls the step between townships and cantons". So like Vuode could go from being two regions to four, breaking up Dun Cestour Canton.

Something like this but not exactly this perhaps.

I think if we combine a few of those it would actually work wonderfully.

Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on August 09, 2022, 04:31:06 PMThe question now is what about a Map of Talossa, every Province, every Canton and Every Township? haha at least Cantons is what I made in the map above.

Cantons would make the most sense to me, since then the provinces could serve as the equivalent of Risk's continents. However, to make things more interesting, we could at least break some of the larger cantons down to parishes/sexteirs/"whatever the province in question calls the step between townships and cantons". So like Vuode could go from being two regions to four, breaking up Dun Cestour Canton.

Quote from: Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat on August 09, 2022, 03:29:47 PM
This was my flag idea inspired by the tierce of the Lesser State Seal. I originally had the colors the original way, but I like the Long Fellow's reversal because it makes more sense.

I do think they would probably look better with the Long Fellows more ornate borders.

- OAF

Using the Lesser State Seal as a template is a great idea -- it also helps to break up what I will admit was a somewhat boring field on my previous designs. :P

If we incorporate my seal/border design, this is how they come out.

- TLF

Quote from: Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat on August 09, 2022, 02:37:47 PMThese are beautiful Long Fellow!

- OAF

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on August 09, 2022, 02:48:05 PMExcellent work

Thank you both!

- TLF

Quote from: Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat on August 08, 2022, 01:49:20 PM

Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on August 05, 2022, 05:27:07 PM
Also, I'm taking it back about making a Talossan map to play, I looked up how to make a map in-game and it's something really time consuming that I'm unfortunately unable to do, tbh.

I skimmed through the map making instructions and it doesn't seem too difficult, especially for a map with as few territories as Talossa would have. I also do most of my Coletx of Arms work in inkscape so I'm pretty familiar with it. If you still want to give a custom map a go, let me know!

I would be happy to spread the workload around some, I also work in Inkscape so it would be easy for us to combine our efforts at the end.

I like the idea of differentiating the borders based on house, since that avoids some of the color problem. However, I kept the seals circular, in part because in my opinion a circle works better in the center of a flag.

I've chosen to separate the national colors between the houses for three reasons: one, as a flag design, this gives us more space without having to feel like we cannot straddle a division of the field. Two, the red in the Bicoloreu represents the Talossan people and their tenacity -- thus, as the more directly elected "popular" house, it is fitting that the Cosă uses this red. Three, green being the upper stripe and red the lower stripe is analogous to upper and lower houses.

The Senäts' more ornamental border includes eight red jewels to represent the eight provinces of the nation.

- TLF

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Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on August 06, 2022, 10:43:36 PM

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, MoFA on May 25, 2022, 12:05:18 PM
Good afternoon all! Just wanted to provide sort of a public tracker of where different ID's are at in the pipeline.

Remember, if you want to qualify for a Talossan ID, contact Miestră Schivă to take the Civics Test!

En Route
@Miestră Schivă, UrN
@Caleb Frenibuerg
Mitchel Paul

Currently Printing

Awaiting Printing

Design In Progress
@Dr. Txec Róibeard dal Nordselvă, Esq., O.SPM, SMM
@Danihel Forestal

Awaiting Info
@Lüc da Schir
@Bråneu Excelsio

I have a few other emails currently associated with passing grades, so if you don't see yourself on this list somewhere and you think you should, please contact me!

M. Autófil
Deputy Minister of STUFF for Talossaware

Hi! I thought I send you the info to foreign@talossa.com on 05-08-2022 at 14:47 aprox. Should I send it somewhere else?
My talossan signature is like 10 times better than my other signature lol :(

You're good! I did receive your info, I can't actually reply with that email, is all. Just had to update the list first.