Quote from: Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB on October 21, 2024, 06:44:41 AMYeah I think everyone needs to just calm down and step back. It's this kind of bickering and finger-pointing that makes everyone uncomfortable.

I never thought I'd have an opportunity to borrow a phrase from the ancient past: "What you foo's be doin?"

Clearly, I've missed a bit of drama these past few days.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on October 22, 2024, 03:54:08 PM

Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on October 22, 2024, 03:30:53 PM

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on October 22, 2024, 03:05:13 PM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on October 22, 2024, 01:53:07 PMGenerally speaking, I think that people only have ever used Ian I when they were not actually aware of the conventions that are typical. I think we should probably stick with the traditional use, where you would just be King Txec.

I don't know about that. Certainly that's traditional in larger countries; but KR1 always called himself that before there was a KR2 (Allà rest his soul).

Was Florence also called King Florence I?

Frequently. Opinions and usage differed, though.

She was such a fascinating woman, and she must have been an extraordinary teacher.

I saw Flo in one of Ben's Talossan videos.  She was as flamboyant on video at least as she seems in print. 

And yes, she was well thought of as a teacher.  Ditto for Dr. Madison, btw., at least as a teacher.  No two Talossans were more different in so many ways, though - lol!

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on October 06, 2024, 12:05:12 AMWell, pierogi is one of the only two Polish words I know, the other being solidarność

Decades ago, I had in my voting precinct a man who knew Lech Wałęsa in Gdańsk.  I should have picked his brain, but I was working the election that day, and said voter probably would have been annoyed at that.

Për.  I am overjoyed to cast this vote and wish Txec a long and happy reign.

GV

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on October 05, 2024, 03:40:45 PMNo worries - love the site. 100% uptime is not a reasonable ask.

I've a family member who works for Visa.  Even Visa "only" has a 99.99999% reliability goal.  All is well.

RZ14: Contrâ
RZ15: Për
RZ16: Për

GV, Fiova

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on September 25, 2024, 04:51:14 PM

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on September 25, 2024, 03:36:29 PMI'll believe the FreeDems support Senats abolition when they propose it and make an effort to pass it. But please note I said "the FreeDems" not Miestra personally...

Looks like GV, a FreeDems senator, supports the abolition, which is surprising ...

Do you even listen to yourself speak?

I support abolition...at the moment. 

I also support a system whereby the Senäts becomes as the House of Lords in the UK - no longer having a veto, but still being a place where bills and what-not are formally amended, if needed, handing amendments back to the Cosâ.

Again, the problem with the current Senäts is any single member has way too much power.  That being said, a single member of Cosa could conceivably have an even greater proportion of voting strength than a Senator - a point I did not think of before...

Quote from: Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB on September 26, 2024, 08:08:11 AMWhenever HM King John abdicates, and presuming my confirmation passes the referendum, I will become King immediately. The coronation ceremony is just the official celebration.

To my understanding, the accession takes place literally upon the requisite authority certifying the referendum result, presumably on Wittenberg. 

The great problem I see in the current iteration of the Senäts is too much power being vested in too few people.  If I understand things aright, no more than four people can bork the will of the Cosâ, the other half of the Senäts, and the Monarch.

Even with a FREEDEM majority in the Senäts, this is a dangerous state of affairs.  Yet, we do not have enough of a potential pool of candidates to make having two persons per province in the Senäts be practical, and we absolutely do *not* want people to serve in both Cosâ and Senäts concurrently. 

Ergo, so long as there can still be people to specifically represent the interests of their province, the idea of abolishing the Senäts - at least for the time being - has my cautious support so long as the new Senäts-less plan (whatever it might be) is actually workable.

If at all possible, we should set up computer-systems to simulate elections with whatever MMP-Cosâ we can dream up.  I'm no good with such things, but this is 2024, and putting things together like this has honestly never been easier.  In fact, I urge the Powers-that-Be to strongly consider digital simulations of such new-Cosâ setups.

It's hard to believe, but it it's true: we are three years removed from the fortieth anniversary of the publication of the first Clark.  It is even harder to believe the records for each and every Clark (minus text for some bills in the early years, I think) have been preserved.

GV, Senator for Fiova

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on September 23, 2024, 01:56:04 PM

Quote from: Sir Lüc on September 23, 2024, 01:10:59 PMWell, I would describe it as a personal rather than internal policy, since I consider it a matter of opinion that applies to myself alone. My plan is to resign from the Ziu and the Cabinet, to comply with statutory restrictions, and to additionally continue not holding membership in any political party and continue not campaigning for any political party. I will terminate any formal or informal affiliation with the broader Avant coalition, but I will keep proposing legislation that may align with some of their planks - which is kind of a natural consequence of having inspired at least a part of it - if I have time to work on some drafts I have in my drawer. I also will continue voicing my opinion on other legislation or policy, as I believe any citizen is always entitled to. (You bet you haven't heard the last about flexible and scalable government!)

As I said earlier in the thread, this is how my own chosen appointee conducted himself as SoS, and how I plan to conduct myself as well. I also believe Sir Txec did a sterling job as SoS and always acted impartially and fairly; both things can be true at the same time.

Luc, whether it is personal or internal would you please be willing to formalize it in writing (maybe just an official re-phrasing of what you just wrote?) and make it public to mark it as a precedent? Legislation was my preferred route but this would do enough to lay down something firm for a future SoS to reference.

That's all I am asking now.

+1

Quote from: Danihel Txechescu on September 11, 2024, 09:38:07 AM

Quote from: GV on September 11, 2024, 09:06:09 AM@luc-troubleshooting Where do I go to make Witt and Wiki backups?

Many thanks! - GV, Royal Archivist

We have daily backups (4 per day, in fact) of Witt and the Wiki. They are publicly available but encrypted. If you wish to have access to them please share you public GPG key and I'll add you.

Public GOP key???

Quote from: Sir Lüc on September 11, 2024, 01:07:34 PMIt's Danihel Txechescu, who I now see has already replied to you on the thread you also opened in the Civil Service board.

I keep forgetting when and where I make threads on what-not.  Thanks so much!

Houston Chamber Choir (www.houstonchamberchoir.org) is taking a tour of two of the Baltic countries plus Sweden.

Of course, I will want a massive Euro-Talossan presence at our performances.  As we get closer, I will have a firm itinerary.

@Ián Anglatzara, that means you.  :-)

Quote from: Sir Lüc on September 11, 2024, 10:35:32 AMI'm no longer in charge of the national web infrastructure. You'll want to speak with the new Backend Secretary.

Who would that be?  Hope all is well - sorry to no longer have you on the job...

@luc-troubleshooting Where do I go to make Witt and Wiki backups?

Many thanks! - GV, Royal Archivist