Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on April 14, 2022, 07:22:20 PM
Well, considering how you just voted for Breneir's bill last term which gives out the seats in this very thread, I sort of assumed that you'd seen the light.  It's pretty obvious that new citizens want to get involved as they get interested, here they are asking to get involved, and we should make it possible for all of them to do so.  But whatever, it doesn't really matter.

This is a bit annoying. I'm sure you know that the FreeDems were not upset over the prospect of S:reu Lenxheir being able to get involved. We didn't like that it appeared to be a cheap attempt to get another supporter for the TNC, even if that's not what you intended. Don't misrepresent us.

The charts look great, I never realized just how much of an impact elections have on activity (although in hindsight it is obvious).

I have answered the Baron's request for immigration statistics in various other places, but to do so again:
-The list of citizens (along with date of citizenship) is available here: http://www.talossa.ca/files/citizens.php
-The Immigration board is essentially a list of immigration applications

I do not think that generating reports would provide much more insight. If anyone disagrees, all the data you would need to make the reports is above.

The incoming cabinet will take the use of KPIs under consideration. As an incoming Deputy Minister of Culture himself, S:reu Montagna will hopefully help us set them up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVTXn9Y3dM0

Put me in coach, I'm ready to play.

I realize the news that I am the FreeDem candidate for Seneschal will be a surprise to most people. However, after much discussion, the incoming government decided that I am in a better position to lead the Government. I have nothing but thanks to D:na Schiva for her tireless efforts during the campaign, and she will remain an integral part of the cabinet.

SENESCHÁL - Ián Plätschich
DISTÁIN - Mic'haglh Autofíl

• All FreeDems and PdR MCs will give their first preference to Ián Plätschich for Seneschál on the "0th Clark".
• Cabinet Ministers will be required to be continuously active in their portfolios. Cabinet Ministers who fail to carry out their agreed duties will be required to give an explanation to the Ziu, or else resign.
• All Cabinet Ministers will be required to keep in regular contact with the Seneschál and the rest of Cabinet, to answer any Terpelaziuns promptly, and to otherwise make themselves present and accountable to the nation. If extra-Talossan life becomes a problem, it is expected the minister will speak up and speak loudly while asking for help and delegating. The Seneschál shall be the final arbiter of whether a Minister should be replaced.
• Ministers shall have the right to hire and fire Deputy Ministers, and to appoint Permanent Secretaries, at their discretion.
• The existing Cabinet Code of Conduct will remain in force.

CULTURE - Antaglha Somelieir
Deputy - Mic'haglh Autofíl
Deptuy - Antonio Montagnha (Independent)
Vicocaput per Afáes Glheþeasacas: Miestra Schiva

• We will promote regular meetups of citizens, either online or in person, at the national or provincial level.
• We will organize cultural events for citizens, such as tournaments, gaming streams, and online quizzes. These may double as charitable fundraisers.
• We will work with SIGN to create new Talossan language learning materials and to create both translated and original literature.
• We will work with the King to make greater use of the Talossan Honours System.
• We will develop Talossan versions of Letters Patent, State Awards, and other physical forms of the trappings of Monarchy and chivalry.

DEFENCE - Txoteu Davinescu

• We will make greater use of the Royal Zuavs, rewarding the use and learning of the Talossan language and other cultural activities.
• We will enact a formal military awards structure and will work with the King to incorporate this into a new Talossan "order of precedence", working within El Lexhatx F.

FINANCE - Ián Plätschisch

• We will work towards a stamp or other fitting commemoration of the deceased Old Growth Talossan and former UC Justice John Carl Eiffler.
• We will find a replacement for the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue
• We will continue the "Patriot Points" programme to encourage voluntary taxation and citizen purchases of Talossan coins and stamps.

FOREIGN - Mic'haglh Autofíl

• We will return to active engagement with the micronational world, including active fostering of diplomatic relationships and exploring dual citizenships. We will seek to have a presence at MicroCon 2022, the upcoming micronational summit in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• We will return to actively appointing ambassadors, including the design of letters of accreditation.
• We will set up a Landing Pier on Wittenberg where non-citizens will be free to participate along with Talossans, assuming their good behaviour.

IMMIGRATION - Ián Plätschisch

• We will conduct a small-scale Google ad campaign to promote immigration.

JUSTICE - Miestra Schiva

• We will establish a cross-party Ziu committee to examine and recommend changes to the OrgLaw.
• We will seek to simplify Talossan statute law as much as possible, repealing obsolete provisions.

STUFF - Miestra Schiva
Deputy in charge of Talossaware: Mic'haglh Autofíl

• We will issue physical ID cards for those who successfully pass the Talossan Civics Test (to be conducted in an automatic online format).
• We will return to active production of Talossaware, including national flags of all sizes, passports, and lapel pins.
• We will organise a campaign to bring TalossaWiki up to date, in coordination with the Prime Ministry
• We will simplify and update the content of the National Webspace.

TECHNOLOGY - Miestra Schiva
Deputy: Bradley Higgs

• We will prioritise upgrading and/or replacing the National Database, in collaboration with the Chancery.
• We will improve and simplify the National Website, including integrating it with our social media accounts.
• We will work with Culture to promote live video and Instant-Messaging interactions between Talossans.

I just realized I have both ingredients to join this club:
-Old Forrester (the oldest continuously sold bourbon)
-The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein

I should be able to attend a virtual get-together that evening if others are available.

Congratulations!

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 06, 2022, 08:18:28 AM
@Ian Plätschisch, if you are the current Immigration Minister then I wanted to ask if it is possible to place a link to Qet Paßa in the New Citizen's Guide?

Done

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 02, 2022, 09:47:23 PM

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on April 02, 2022, 09:41:16 PM
Well, if the upcoming TNC leadership review wants my opinion (they don't, lol), I would say that if you wanted to form a coalition with a Republican party such as the PdR, doing a 180-degree-turn on a quite moderate monarchical reform was not the best way to do so.

You have never said what you dislike in the "Compromise on the Compromise" proposal. You just dismissed it out of hand (after running on supporting it) - exactly like the most die-hard neo-RUMPist "GOD SAVE THE KING" type would. And you have never offered an alternative proposal for reform. The only conclusion is that the TNC - consisting as it does of a whole parcel of ex-RUMPers, apart from its leadership - is a status-quo monarchist party.

This whinging is eternal.
There is the RUMP bogeyman. Check.
And now the now-dead Compromise on the Compromise, admitted by Miestra herself in post-election remarks. Check.

Let's set aside everything else Miestra said and focus on an important question you have been asked over and over but never answered:

Why did you campaign on supporting the Compromise in the 56th Cosa only to immediately oppose it?

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 02, 2022, 06:58:57 PM

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on April 02, 2022, 05:00:59 PM

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on April 02, 2022, 07:44:10 AM
I actually thought the final compromise bill was a solid proposal in the end, so Im slightly disappointed it is now declared dead.

Well, the Free Democrats will repropose it on the first Clark. The TNC and Dien will almost undoubtedly vote against it, but that's their look-out. We still have a majority in the Cosa for reform; but under our existing system that's not enough. I don't have the energy to fight for a compromise any more myself.

Not a good sign here. Voters sent a message for change and the first thing the potential next government proposes is a twice-failed bill and that is now even more sure of failure a third time.

Huh?

The bill is not twice-failed, it is once-vetoed. Also, given that the TNC actually put Monarchy reform in their 50-word statement, your voters might now want to know what you have in mind. If the current proposal is not to your liking, you can vote it down and propose something else.

Patience is a virtue.

(If any new citizens are up for a bit of a challenge, try to figure out why the "2017 Organic Law" was passed in 2019 and didn't come into effect until 2020).

I love the fact that I have created two parties which both lasted two elections, so you have to create new labels for both of them rather than just stick them in "other"

Congratulations, you earned it.

You can see my dispassionate analysis in the Election Predictions thread, but in terms of my opinions:
-If the TNC ends up in government, I wish them well. I support Monarchy reform only as a tool to generate more activity, so if a TNC government is able to increase activity some other way, that's awesome.
-If the TNC ends up in opposition, it will be fiercest opposition we've had in a while, which will be great too.

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil on March 26, 2022, 06:08:41 PM

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on March 26, 2022, 06:05:46 PM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on March 26, 2022, 05:40:36 PM
I'm not a math guy, but I guess I don't understand why one number doesn't win. That's what I would have assumed - you buy one or more tickets for a dollar each, and if you buy the winning number, you get whatever the pot is for that drawing. Or split it if someone else picks the same number. Pretty low stakes, very simple. Although maybe a dollar wouldn't be enough of a pot if only a handful of people enter, so it might make sense to start off with pricier tickets.

But you guys are engineers and math people, so there are probably good reasons that I don't understand.

I endorse this design. The only mark against it is that it's a bit boring. In that case you could reduce the number of options from 59 while keeping multiple "balls"

Pretty much the other option, if 59 isn't as important. The key is to balance between winners coming up too frequently and winners coming up not frequently enough.

Right...maybe we figure out how frequently we want a winner first, then design the game accordingly

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on March 26, 2022, 05:40:36 PM
I'm not a math guy, but I guess I don't understand why one number doesn't win. That's what I would have assumed - you buy one or more tickets for a dollar each, and if you buy the winning number, you get whatever the pot is for that drawing. Or split it if someone else picks the same number. Pretty low stakes, very simple. Although maybe a dollar wouldn't be enough of a pot if only a handful of people enter, so it might make sense to start off with pricier tickets.

But you guys are engineers and math people, so there are probably good reasons that I don't understand.

I endorse this design. The only mark against it is that it's a bit boring. In that case you could reduce the number of options from 59 while keeping multiple "balls"