I know that we keep citizenship eligibility at 14 for historical reasons but we should consider a minimum age limit for being an MZ. I would suggest 18 or 21 (if this does not run afoul of the OrgLaw). If we are serious about making  structural improvements to the Ziu then it might be worth considering whether 14 or 16 is generally just too young to effectively participate in national decision-making.

ADDED: I mean no offense to our youngest citizens but wanted to broach the topic.

S:r Secretary,

I'd also like to Clark the following: Sense of the Ziu: In Support of Decoloniality

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Quote from: Mximo Malt on April 05, 2026, 01:20:49 PMShould we make Potawatomi and Amazigh secondary official languages? It'd be very impactful.


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@Mximo Malt We had discussed changing this to a statute change rather than nonbinding resolution to make them secondary official languages. What do you think about doing it as a standalone bipartisan bill?

I favour it!


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Splendid, I will work on a draft for the standalone bill and contact you in Discord.

S:r Secretary,

I am Clarking the following: The Sentient Rights Act

Quote from: Mximo Malt on April 05, 2026, 01:20:49 PMShould we make Potawatomi and Amazigh secondary official languages? It'd be very impactful.


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@Mximo Malt We had discussed changing this to a statute change rather than nonbinding resolution to make them secondary official languages. What do you think about doing it as a standalone bipartisan bill?

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on March 24, 2026, 05:48:39 PMWith news of the April recess, Talossa's premier news channel announces that it has made some programming changes. For the April edition of its flagship political program, Abbavilla Digest, we are pleased to announce a special edition interview with new Talossan, @Moinul Moin.

The discussion will cover the recent remarkable political changes in Bangladesh from the perspective of a Bangladeshi-Talossan. Sincere gratitude to S:reu Moin for speaking to the Digest!

Due to some late-breaking news and IRL hecticness the special report with S:reu Moin had to be delayed. The Digest is delighted to report that the May edition of the Abbavilla Digest will be a standalone special. This will allow us to schedule it for release earlier in the month on YouTube. Thanks again to Moinul for being just the third Talossan to sit down for a personal interview!

We are getting close to the end of the debate period. I am considering drafting a new constitution for committee review based on the ideas I expressed a few weeks ago.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 19, 2026, 04:01:01 PMI have apologized for the harm caused by my words. The issue is not the behavior which has been apologized for and has not continued. It is the perception that that apology was insufficient and the subsequent public political campaign that has followed.

I will continue to behave as a good citizen despite this campaign.

Bump.

In Fora Talossa's third edition of the Abbavilla Digest, host Breneir Tzaracomprada covers the shock resignation of Talossa's Attorney-General, Tric'hard Lenxheir, as a result of the URL/PA ostracizing campaign, the recent announcement of broosking by a PA member, and finally the ruling by the SoS of an unexpected new leader of the opposition.

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In Fora Talossa's third edition of the Abbavilla Digest, host Breneir Tzaracomprada covers the shock resignation of Talossa's Attorney-General, Tric'hard Lenxheir, as a result of the URL/PA ostracizing campaign, the recent announcement of broosking by a PA member, and finally the ruling by the SoS of an unexpected new leader of the opposition.

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Welcome back @Alexandreu Soleiglhfred

I have apologized for the harm caused by my words. The issue is not the behavior which has been apologized for and has not continued. It is the perception that that apology wa insufficient and the subsequent public political campaign that has followed.

I will continue to behave as a good citizen despite this campaign.

FT is still planning a combined March-April edition soon. Due to the past week being rather newsy we will be postponing the Moin special program until the May edition of the Digest.

Hopefully the March-April edition of the Digest will be out tomorrow (Sunday) or Monday.

Quote from: Glüc on April 18, 2026, 07:49:29 PMFwiw, I am sorry to see you go. I enjoyed your contributions to Talossan culture and fantasy sports and your independent approach to Talossan politics.

Tric'hard, I echo this particular part of Gluc's comments and hope that you will one day return to the Kingdom.

It is my pleasure to announce the honoree for the 4th El Pretz Per Tomas Poetry Prize. But first please allow me to thank @owenedwards the originator of this prize.

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Tric'hard Lenxheir is the winner of the 4th El Pretz Per Tomas Prize for his poem, I Dream.
This was an unusual prize year as all entrants posted publicly, there were just four entrants, and our winner recently left the Kingdom. S:reu Lenxheir was chosen before the latter event and it is the sincere wish of the Prize team that he will eventually return. The Prize Team and Fora Talossa will still plan for a special prize video presentation and transmitting the award money should we be able to make contact with Tric'hard.

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OFFICIAL CITATION: Tric'hard Lenxheir (I Dream)

Quote"I Dream" is a vivid depiction of the fragility of consciousness, where the boundary between dream and waking life dissolves into a sequence of haunting impressions. Despite the author's description of this piece as "jarbled," the Prize Team identifies a thorough and disciplined minimalism, S:reu Lenxheir has managed to craft a rhythm of compression and release, each quatrain unfolding like a flicker of brief, intense, and unresolved thought.

The poem's language is deliberately spare, yet it carries significant emotional weight. Phrases such as "Shadows melt / Dream burns" and "Mind abused" juxtapose the fleeting with the visceral, creating a tension between abstraction and embodiment. This interplay allows the poem to move fluidly between inner mental states and external natural imagery, from "Broken trees" to "Roar of thunder," suggesting a world in which environment and emotion mirror one another.

Structurally, the poem resists narrative cohesion in favor of fragmentation. Its clipped lines and shifting images evoke the disjointed logic of dreams, while also reflecting states of anxiety, exhaustion, and existential unease. The recurrence of elemental forces such as darkness, storm, and wind serves as a unifying motif, reinforcing the sense of an individual caught within cycles beyond their control.

What distinguishes "I Dream" is its refusal of resolution. The closing lines, "Soon to sleep / Calm the hunger," do not offer comfort so much as surrender, implying that rest itself may be another form of escape rather than restoration. In this way, the poem lingers in ambiguity, inviting the reader to confront the uneasy continuity between dreaming, suffering, and waking life. For its disciplined brevity, evocative imagery, and compelling portrayal of inner turbulence, "I Dream" stands as a striking exploration of the mind's darker currents.

"I Dream"

I dream
The world turns
Shadows melt
Dream burns

Passion sated
Fear from hate
Passion lost
Fickle fate

Tangled limbs
Broken trees
Sun fades
Darkness sees

Quiet, fearful
Music flares
Dreams return
No one cares

Jumbled thoughts
Lost, confused
Body weak
Mind abused

Rain, lightning
Roar of thunder
Blowing wind
Life a blunder

Day is gone
Dream no longer
Soon to sleep
Calm the hunger

A final thanks to all poets who entered the contest for sharing their artistry with the Kingdom.

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on April 15, 2026, 06:08:28 PMWith the greatest respect to Tric'hard, Talossa includes 14 year old kids, and Geek Social Fallacy #1 - "ostracizers are evil" - is cancerous to any community it takes hold in. There has always been an issue in Talossa with impunity for acting the verpa; indeed, that's an issue in most walks of life. So for me, this is something of an existential struggle for the "soul" of Talossa.

Tric'hard decided that imposing social consequences on an unrepentant sex pest condemned unanimously by the Ziu, and not backing down from it, was much worse than being an unrepentant sex pest condemned unanimously by the Ziu, and was ruining his fun. That's his prerogative. It's suggested that the URL might be in political trouble if a lot of people think like that. But if a lot of people think like that, then Talossa is perhaps not worth defending. I have spent near three decades in Talossa and "sticking to a principle no matter how unpopular it makes you" has generally served me well.

Nevertheless: apologise to Lüc in a way that Lüc accepts and this is all over as a public political campaign.

Where did I say ostracizers are evil? I pointed to the effect of your public political campaign which is generally the sullying of Wittenberg (diminishing returns as a wise one called it) and now specifically causing one of our most active citizens to renounce. I do think that calling someone a sex pest, a predator, a verpa, and other things in private (I have been informed) are not aligning with the supposed goal of standing up for decency and protecting victims.

For me this about being consistent and standing up for my own values and identity as a disciple of beauty in life, about standing up to bullying, and remaining firm when the goalposts are moved.

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on April 15, 2026, 06:08:28 PMI have spent near three decades in Talossa and "sticking to a principle no matter how unpopular it makes you" has generally served me well.

Right?! That is exactly what I am doing...

Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on April 15, 2026, 05:48:47 PM

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 15, 2026, 05:44:00 PM

Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on April 15, 2026, 05:42:25 PMI have no idea what you're even arguing here.

The "terms" are that you man up and take responsibility for your actions, in such a way that Lüc, the victim of your harassment, accepts it. That's it.

Yes, man up and make a third apology rather than refer you back to those already made.
And ignore the name-calling of those who claim to be building a culture of respect and decency.

You can make as many half-hearted and non-serious 'apologies' as you want, if your victim doesn't accept them then they're not worth anything.
Of course, if you want to make excuses, feel free.

OK, Marcel. I am unable to reach Tric'hard as I don't have personal contact but I would urge those who do to please reach out and encourage him directly to return to the Kingdom.

Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on April 15, 2026, 05:42:25 PM

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 15, 2026, 05:40:28 PMMiestra I think the architects of the ostracizing and their terms is actually quite relevant. No one could argue that the Secretary of State's willingness to accept the apologies is of vital importance but it does not erase the fact that apologies have been made, actions have changed, and the behavior of the people who are attempting to ostracize is driving people out of the Kingdom.

I have no idea what you're even arguing here.

The "terms" are that you man up and take responsibility for your actions, in such a way that Lüc, the victim of your harassment, accepts it. That's it.

Yes, man up and make a third apology rather than refer you back to those already made.
And ignore the name-calling of those who claim to be building a culture of respect and decency.

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on April 15, 2026, 05:31:05 PMWhat Marcel accepts or doesn't accept is irrelevant, it's what the actual victim (Lüc) accepts

Miestra I think the architects of the ostracizing and their terms is actually quite relevant. No one could argue that the Secretary of State's willingness to accept the apologies is of vital importance but it does not erase the fact that apologies have been made, actions have changed, and the behavior of the people who are attempting to ostracize is driving people out of the Kingdom.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 01, 2026, 08:20:26 PMWe are now past the submission deadline and helpfully all submissions came in this very thread. It is now in the hands of our elite judges @Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat and @owenedwards to select the winning entry.


Thanks to the following artists for submitting entries:
@Tric'hard Lenxheir
@Sir Ian Plätschisch
@King Txec
@Crement Itravilatx

The winner receives $30 USD and publication on Fora Talossa.

Hoping for a winner announcement very soon. :)