Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on November 22, 2025, 09:23:16 PM

Quote from: Xheralt Del'Encradeir on November 22, 2025, 08:19:57 PMthe personal and deadly insult he'd offered to Ben's wife (and his nominal Queen, let's not forget!).

Is this the "personal and deadly insult" you're referring to?

Quote("You don't tell me what to do in my own
house," my wife said. "Well, they're going to lose anyway," Grubi replied
with a snarl. What an asshole!)

Or did KDN say something much, much worse that I'm not aware of?

Quotesomehow he's been villified for it

You're talking about KDN's "patterns of behaviour", so I assume you must know something about King Robert I's "patterns of behaviour" which go *far* beyond his feud with KDN. Believe me, he isn't "vilified' for that alone.

As I said, I didn't hear the actual exchange of words, being busy elsewhere as host of the event.  I'm fairly sure you weren't there either, to hear the words as they were spoken.  If you're basing this solely on KDN's recounting, well, it's probably just as biased as Ben's recollection.  The truth is probably somewhere in the middle. 

You're focusing on the reaction to what he said, not what he said to provoke it.  This is a phenomenon every bullied child (myself among that number) knows all too well.  I'd be more interested to learn what KDN said to her that prompted that reaction from her, that was probably the REAL insult.

At the VERY least KDN was presumptuous in the extreme.  As >I< was the literal host, the only "house" she could have been referring to would have be the Regipats itself, and what he sid bearing on that, and preemptory.

One thing any historical re-enactor (SCA, RenFair, etc,) learns is proper deference to nobles and royalty, to say Milord, Milady, Your Highness, etc., even when you are proposing that they should be cut up as fish-bait.  Even that minimal consideration seemed to be missing.

But there is no reason to leave this as heresay.  While I've been reluctant to open old wounds, I can to to a primary source -- Ben & Amy themselves.  Ben may have mytholized it, the way he mytholized the Cone War, but her take would be invaluable.

A reminder to all Cézembreans to please vote in the November-December 2025 General Elections
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That is a fair point. Bit late now but I will switch to putting the important bit at the start.

(To be fair, the absolutely unprecedented amount of mailers probably doesn't help either)

Feedback from a less-active voter: They couldn't tell what was party mailers and what was their actual ballot because everything started with "November 2025 Elections" or similar. Mailers should be clearly distinguishable by subject line from the ballot even if you're blind and not paying attention

I'd be interested in this.

When I was elected as the party leader and Seneschal candidate of the Progressive Alliance, I felt a little nervous.  It's been a very long time since I was at the top of the ballot, and I often feel more comfortable as a workhorse: building things like Infoteca or the basics of TalossaWiki.  þerxh started a tiny new party and made it a powerhouse -- could I rise to the occasion and continue that?

We're in the final week of the election, and we don't know the results right now.  But I want to say that I think we're going to do well, and that ultimately it won't be because of me.  It will be because of our amazing team.  And whatever happens, I want to take a moment to thank them directly and publicly.  Win or lose, they deserve nothing but praise and respect.

@þerxh Sant-Enogat ,  @xpb , @Tric'hard Lenxheir , @Françal I. Lux , @mximo , and @Baroness Litz Cjantscheir, UrN-GC ... thank you so much.  Some of you come from very different political traditions, but all of you have contributed in some way to this election.  Thank you to those who have been campaigning for us and our vision of Talossa.  Thank you for your courage -- it's not easy to be part of the crew that refuses to "hit back!"  And thank you for your trust.

For a long time, I was one of the most progressive members of the most conservative party, which was always a weird place to be.  But it turns out to be perfect for the Progressive Alliance.  We're demanding important reforms to change the status quo, but we refuse to pave the way with the corpses of our institutions.  It turns out that both things are important.  And of course, our party culture is vital: volunteerism and positivity.  These are the things with which we will build Talossa's future.

And all of that comes from our extraordinary founder and our extraordinary member-leaders.  It comes from you guys.

Thank you, Progressives.  And let's move Talossa forward, together!

I've played tennis since I was young and have been thinking of other areas where we might expand the trend in fantasy Talossan sports. Are there enough tennis fans to support a fantasy competition? I figure it would be around the major tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) with the first one (Australian Open) starting in January.

Looks like FanSlam could be a good site.

Sort of surprising how perfectly symmetrical things are, but I guess that makes sense if multiple teams were auto-drafted (mine was and obviously the computer-managed team was, that's at least two)

Here are the week seven results.

Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis def. Manager-less Team 1 290.80-244.90
Els Talossaes Rexhitais def. Cézembrean Amateurs on Ice 303.90-171.80
Gordon Hiatus Support Team def. Cjovani Squilats 317.30-285.40
Tigreux dal Belacostă def. Maricopa Havana Hijinks 319.30-239.40
Vuode Villains def. Banqeu da Cézembre Zambonis 332.90-231.90

Here are the standings after week seven.

1. Tigreux dal Belacostă (4-2-0) 2,021.90
2. Vuode Villains (4-2-0) 2,006.70
3. Cjovani Squilats (4-2-0) 1,824.30
4. Manager-less Team 1 (4-2-0) 1,794.80
5. Els Talossaes Rexhitais (4-2-0) 1,779.80
6. Gordon Hiatus Support Team (2-4-0) 1,657.70
7. Banqeu da Cézembre Zambonis (2-4-0) 1,655.30
8. Maricopa Havana Hijinks (2-4-0) 1,486.00
9. Cézembrean Amateurs on Ice (2-4-0) 1,480.00
10. Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (2-4-0) 1,404.80

Standings are very tight after this week. We have a 5-way tie for first and a 5-way tie for last.

Finally here is this weeks schedule.

Cézembrean Amateurs on Ice v. Gordon Hiatus Support Team
Tigreux dal Belacostă v. Banqeu da Cézembre Zambonis
Cjovani Squilats v. Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis
Maricopa Havana Hijinks v. Manager-less Team 1
Vuode Villains v. Els Talossaes Rexhitais

Keep an eye on those injuries and make sure you are starting your best lineup and getting at least three starts from your goalies each week to give yourself the best possible chance of winning this week! Good luck everyone!!!

1. Elections to the 62nd Cosă: Progressive Alliance (PROG)

2. Senate Elections: Beneditsch Ardpresteir

3. Referendum on 61RZ08: ÜC/YES

4. Cabana seat claim: ÜC/YES