Quote from: Xheralt Del'Encradeir on Today at 02:59:47 AMI have a smattering of old Talossan documents in my Google Drive.  Three issues of TNN, Ben's post about pagans, the '97 OrgLaw, a few stray chapters of Ar Pats, etc.  I'm a little reluctant to post the lattermost, because in the "Old Growthers are often too Talossan to have Talossan names" vein, real names are used.

I'd be curious to see the files and I won't reveal real names if that is a concern.

-Txec R

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on April 05, 2025, 03:43:29 PMOne day the whole truth will come out about how John J. aka Ian Metaira was in the behind-the-scenes discussions with the Republican secessionists in May 2004 :D Of those here, probably only @GV and @mpf would have full-hand knowledge, but that guy was definitely playing both sides

My perception at the time, was that Ian Metaira was fully on board with the secession, but John J. wanted to stand by his friend.

Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP on Today at 05:18:15 AMAtx Ianesc, I'd say.

EDIT: I should add here that all the era names are incorrect as they follow English compounding syntax.

I think Iusti helped me with them a long time ago?  I didn't know any Talossan then.  I've swapped adjective and noun for now, and I'll look up to see if there's appropriate adjectives later.

So you can adjectify a noun with -esc or -escu (feminine nouns), then?

Thank you both!

With thanks to @GV and @Xheralt Del'Encradeir it is wonderful to see this thread turning into a flourishing historical exploration. We should consider some kind of video reminiscing if you all are interested.

I personally think that Senats candidates should be selected as follows, if there is more than one candidate:

50% of the vote is by members of the party within the province, and 50% of the vote is from members outside of the province.

Senators represent a province, sure, but they are also important safeguards for the Cosa.

Let's say that there are 3 members of the party in the province, and two of them are in a sort of fringe sub-branch. They propose one of them, while the party backs another.

They would get 2/3 in the province, which is 67%, but the rest of the party all vote for the other member (who has 1/3).

2/3 + 0   = 33.5% of the total vote
1/3 + 100 = 66.5% of the total vote.

The province still has a say, they are 50% of the vote, but that way, the party can make sure that the backed senate candidates trully represent the party.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on Yesterday at 10:46:04 PMI called it the Johannine Era.  I need to figure out the Talossan for that, of course.  @Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP ... I'm hoping the answer isn't just making it possessive with sè, but since I don't know of a way to adjectivize a noun, I suspect that might be the answer.

Atx Ianesc, I'd say.

EDIT: I should add here that all the era names are incorrect as they follow English compounding syntax.

I still insist on my (mis)use of the Greek term National Schism to describe the era of the separate existence of the Republic.

@Xheralt Del'Encradeir's categorization of Sir Tamorán dal Nava as a "jock" strikes me as weird. He's just as nerdy as the rest of us. But he's also very combative (or was so), and during the period when he was Seneschál and I was a leading figure in Penguinea we absolutely despised each other. Then, during the Republican era, we became very close political allies, and I keep trying to persuade him to become active again. I've found that that happens to me again and again in Talossa - my closest political allies seem to be my firm political opponents of 5 years ago. I like to think of that as the Hegelian dialectic.

Also of historical interest to Xheralt might be this - entent2.pdf - a newssheet which was my attempt (in my usual overheated style of the time) to intervene in the post-Ben Kingdom. I beg Xheralt's forgiveness for the personalised tone. What we were aiming for above all was to try to counter Ben's lies and propaganda, to reach out to whichever Kingdom citizens might be prepared to treat us fairly, to repair the National Schism. Sadly, that door closed when John Woolley became King and didn't open up again for 5 years or so.

Wow, a very fascinating read! I look forward to reading more!

-Txec R

I have a smattering of old Talossan documents in my Google Drive.  Three issues of TNN, Ben's post about pagans, the '97 OrgLaw, a few stray chapters of Ar Pats, etc.  I'm a little reluctant to post the lattermost, because in the "Old Growthers are often too Talossan to have Talossan names" vein, real names are used.