If you run out of things to write in Talossan, we could use a translation of The Cézembre Conundrum: https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?msg=33657

I already dread having to translate that bill name into Talossan, should it get onto the ballot...

Quote from: Sir Lüc on October 20, 2026, 03:13:10 AM

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on October 19, 2026, 04:52:43 PM@Sir Lüc is this ready to take to the CRL?

Yeah, I think your draft looks good.

So do either @Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir or @Moinul Moin have to move it?

A note on this issue: assuming that this Amendment passes the Ziu by the requisite margins, the Government intends to use the provisions of OrgLaw IV.9 to dissolve the Cosa after the Sixth Clark.

WHEREAS from time immemorial the term of the Cosa has been six Clarks;

AND WHEREAS the 54th Cosa expanded this to seven Clarks, to add a "Zeroth Clark" solely for electing the Seneschal;

AND WHEREAS the 57th Cosa added the "petition" system for electing the Seneschal, making Seneschal elections rare and thus removing the justification for an extra Clark;

AND WHEREAS, due to a cascading series of oversights, OrgLaw IV.7 was never amended;

AND WHEREAS, due to this, the 58th through 62nd Cosa all ended one Clark "early" legally speaking;

AND WHEREAS we should either get this right or accept the new status quo;

BE IT ENACTED that Organic Law IV.7, which currently reads:

QuoteA newly elected Ziu shall convene on the first day of the month after its general election, to coincide with the publication of the first Clark. Its term shall be equal to seven Clarks, subject to the provisions elsewhere in this Organic Law. During its last month, the King shall issue a Writ of Dissolution ending its term. Whenever the Cosâ may be dissolved, all its members shall resign.

be amended to read:

QuoteA newly elected Ziu shall convene on the first day of the month after its general election, to coincide with the publication of the first Clark. Its term shall be equal to six Clarks, subject to the provisions elsewhere in this Organic Law. During its last month, the King shall issue a Writ of Dissolution ending its term. Whenever the Cosâ may be dissolved, all its members shall resign.

Here is the final draft.


WHEREAS the Organic Law directs that each government submit a budget by the second Clark of their Cosa term

PART A: FINANCIAL REPORT

The current funds of the Kingdom consists of a checking account, a savings account, a Paypal account and Venmo.

On report from the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue as of 21 OCTOBER 2026, these accounts stand at the following balances:
•  Checking: 353¤30 ($530.00 USD)
•  Savings: 1149¤78 ($1724.67 USD)
      Total:  ℓ1503¤08 ($2254.67 USD)

PART B: BUDGET

FURTHERMORE, His Majesty's Government hereby submits to the Ziu a request for the appropriation of funds from the Royal Treasury, totaling ℓ633.00 (US$950.00), for the specific purposes and subject to restrictions as outlined herein:

- Ministry of Culture: ℓ166¤40 (US$250.00) for cultural grants and 166¤40 (US$250.00) for language grants for a total of ℓ332¤20 (US$500.00).
- Ministry of Technology: ℓ133¤20 (US$200) for speculative webhosting costs.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs: ℓ33¤20 (US$50) for expenditure by the Bureau of Humanitarian Aid and International Development.
- Ministry of Finance: ℓ33¤20 (US$50) for the issuing of ID cards.
- Prime Ministry: ℓ100 (US$150) for supplemental funding to other appropriated funds, and for small expenses (eg. postage) by the Government and Royal Civil Service.

FURTHERMORE, notwithstanding the above allocations, no funds shall be disbursed without a notice of disbursement having first been transmitted to the Ziu at least fourteen days prior to the disbursement, except that disbursements solely for the purpose of postage may be made with no less than 24 hours notice. Notices shall contain details of the purchase and a cost estimate for the purchase, or the total amount paid if seeking funds for reimbursement. Copies of receipts and/or invoices will be provided upon request to Members of the Ziu.

FURTHERMORE, any funds allocated by this section shall be retained in the Royal Treasury's accounts by the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue until such time as they are disbursed. Funds not disbursed prior to the end of the term of His Majesty's Government shall remain in the central fund.

PART C - INVESTMENT POLICY

FURTHERMORE, His Majesty's Government hereby directs the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue to continue investing all held funds, except for an amount of liquidity needed for day to day operation up to half of the total of appropriated funds as listed in this Budget, into a high-interest savings account unless or until otherwise directed or advised by act of the Ziu.

PART D - DONATION POLICY

FURTHERMORE, His Majesty's Government proposes a voluntary fundraising goal of $250.00 over the course of this term.


Uréu q'estadra så
Françal Ian Lux, Ministreu dal Finançù

Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on October 21, 2026, 03:44:49 PMI might (well not yell, but I would be unhappy for sure)

With respect; if an Irishman (let's put it this way because no-one likes Brits lol) moves to Germany, I'm sure you'd prefer that he speaks caveman German than giving up and using English because "sure they all understand it"

I am relieved to report https://wiki.talossa.com/Royal_Archives has finally been updated as of today, 22 October 2026.  The update is not much, but I've excised all the ancient text from May 2020, and little by little, I will work most every day to keep things on a far-better footing than I have the past few years.

Since 2022, real life has greatly intervened, but I've come to a place where doing more in Talossa besides just voting in the Senäts is something I can actually do.

A word of warning: I work slow, and you will never again see the level of frenzied activity I've put into Talossa as you've seen before, only to see me fizzle out and disappear.  This is why the "42 Project" I put together eight years ago was so successful.  It had specific goals, and I gave myself the time to accomplish most of those goals.

In the next six months or so (not before New Year's into 2027), I will put together a new project that will, like the "42 Project", bring my frazzled brain into order and help to continue to preserve Talossa's collective memory.

Also, I want to thank everyone for your patience and to AD whose random email/DM in the past few weeks about the state of the Archives has prompted me into this new bit of action and iteration.

As to the state of the Royal Archives, my physical holdings continue to reside in the closet of my apartment in five plastic tubs.  In due course, I will provide photos as well as a complete inventory of same.

More soon - GV, Royal Archivist

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on October 19, 2026, 07:39:43 AM

Quote from: GV on October 19, 2026, 06:59:39 AM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on October 14, 2026, 02:38:26 PM

Quote from: Barclamïu da Miéletz on October 14, 2026, 02:11:52 AMWill we get dark mode?

This is a newer WikiMedia feature, and we'll work on making this possible throughout the wiki.  Once we update, we'll also need to update the CSS styling, but I have read that this is not too hard in the MediaWiki documentation and already have ideas about how to fix it.

Your work on all this looks great - now to get Archives edit access...  ;-)

Did you try password recovery on your original account (Username:GV)?  I sent you a PM when you first asked about this, but you didn't reply, so maybe you didn't see it.  It's much better if we can recover that account, rather than creating a second one for you.

I'm good now, Alexandreu.  I just made my first edit/change to the Archives portion of the Wiki for the first time since 2020, if my old text is right. 

For the next bit of time, I'm leaving the historical text as I left it in 2020, preserving the history therein.  This bit of verbiage will disappear "soon".  My intention is to do a little bit every day or so.  More to come! - GV

The time allotted for voting on the Clark has expired.

As no bills or resolutions have passed both the Cosă and Senäts, Royal Assent is not required.

The Cosă and Senäts have disagreed on the following resolutions:

63RZ01 – Sense of the Ziu: No More Loyalty Parades
Agreed to by the Cosă 115-85, rejected by the Senäts 4-4

63RZ02 – Sense of the Ziu: In Support of Decoloniality
Agreed to by the Cosă 66-22 (112 abstained), rejected by the Senäts 1-1 (6 abstained)

63RZ03 – Sense of the Ziu: When Agents Go Rogue
Agreed to by the Cosă 51-44 (105 abstained), rejected by the Senäts 1-1 (6 abstained)

63RZ04 – Sense of the Ziu: Climate Consequences
Agreed to by the Cosă 66-22 (112 abstained), rejected by the Senäts 0-2 (6 abstained)

The Cosă passed a Vote of Confidence in the incumbent Government 190-10.

All Senators and Members of the Cosă voted.



Sir Lüc da Schir, UrB
Secretary of State