Quote from: King Txec on Yesterday at 10:18:53 PMAs a long-time Secretary of State, I very much understand the challenges and hard work of running a general election. Sir Luc I very much appreciate your excellent service to the kingdom.

-Txec R

Thank you, your Majesty!

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on Yesterday at 08:08:59 AMThis is incredibly interesting stuff.  There's a lot of possibilities here.  Would the IAP maybe want any help setting up a page with their past papers and more information?  I'd love to assist getting that set up so even more people can read about these analyses and maybe think about how we can change our legislature.

Thank you for your generous offer. I'm not sure if we necessarily need a separate page as of now since there's not a lot of analysis to congregate, but maybe some time in the future.

I just hope that posting this on Witt would be visible enough for now.

Quote from: Liz Quiehui on Today at 02:07:46 AMDear Sir and Fellow Citizens,

As the weekend approaches, I would like to wish you all a very pleasant, restful, and rejuvenating time ahead. May these days bring peace, comfort, and renewed energy to everyone in our community.

Best regards,
Liz Quiehui

Thank you Liz, I send the same wishes to you as well.

Dear Sir and Fellow Citizens,

As the weekend approaches, I would like to wish you all a very pleasant, restful, and rejuvenating time ahead. May these days bring peace, comfort, and renewed energy to everyone in our community.

Best regards,
Liz Quiehui

Quote from: xpb on October 28, 2020, 11:18:26 PMhttp://www.worldquizzing.com/

There will be some places where you can participate at a venue, or you can arrange to participate by nominating a proctor to receive the material for you to take part (or you can become a proctor for others - you just cant be both a player and a proctor)  That could be in your own home, or outdoors such as I am doing in Boulder CO.

The World Quizzing Championships is made up of eight papers. These are given out in two packs of four papers. Contestants have 60 minutes to answer each pack. Which paper is in which pack will vary from year to year as the IQA draws this at random in order to keep the event a fair as possible. The subjects within each genre are:

Culture
Architecture, Fine art, Museums, Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, World cultures

Entertainment
Ballet, Classical music, Film Music, Jazz & World Music, Opera, Pop music, Radio, Television

History
Civilisations, Current Affairs, Exploration, Famous People, History

Lifestyle
Costume, Design, Fashion, Food & Drink, Handicrafts, Health & Fitness, Human Body, New Age beliefs, Products & Brands, Tourism

Media
Comic strips, Comic books, Graphic novels, Film, Language, Literature

Sciences
Exact sciences (Chemistry, Physics etc.), Fauna, Flora, Social sciences

Sport & Games
Games, Sports, Hobbies & Pastimes, Records & achievements (in context of genre)

World
Cities, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Inventions, Space, Technology, Transport

It is possible that a question might appear to reside in either of one or two, or perhaps more, genres. Players should be aware that in selecting questions we take care to ensure a certain level of coverage and geographical spread in each of the genres and this might well dictate which genre it will finally appear within.

I am happy to answer questions from anyone about the logistics

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Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on Yesterday at 08:24:49 PMGetting excited over here.
Per tradition, here is a peek at the TBoC Volume 5 cover page.

That's looking really wonderful!

As a long-time Secretary of State, I very much understand the challenges and hard work of running a general election. Sir Luc I very much appreciate your excellent service to the kingdom.

-Txec R

Getting excited over here.
Per tradition, here is a peek at the TBoC Volume 5 cover page.

Quote from: Françal I. Lux on Yesterday at 07:39:26 PMI'm gonna take it you're not a fan of STV lol

Nah, she is, but those are still relevant questions that need answering.

Quote from: Françal I. Lux on Yesterday at 07:39:26 PMWhat I am advocating for is a candidate-oriented election system where those running are encouraged, even pressed, to speak for themselves about the issues instead of having the party as a fall back.

That is my goal as well, and I hope we can get there sooner rather than later.

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on Yesterday at 04:24:13 PM

Quote from: Françal I. Lux on Yesterday at 03:02:13 PMI'm personally biased towards STV myself.

Cool! So what do you think about the questions I mention above:

- should we have a number of compulsory rankings (Australia-style) or should a [1] vote be enough (Ireland-style)?
- number of constituencies? 1, 2, 4?
- and here's the big one; how does that work with our current compromise where candidates can get multiple seats? I'm not sure how STV could work effectively without one-MC-one-seat, for which we don't have the numbers without doing something your own party would start violent revolution against (i.e. abolishing the Senäts)

I'm gonna take it you're not a fan of STV lol


I'm very open to all possible systems as I'm not invested in a particular one. What I am advocating for is a candidate-oriented election system where those running are encouraged, even pressed, to speak for themselves about the issues instead of having the party as a fall back.