[GOVT] Pretz Pätriotic del Seneschal/Prime Minister's Patriotic Award

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

Pretz Pätriotic del Seneschal
The Prime Minister's Patriotic Award

The Prime Minister's Patriotic Award was first instituted twenty years ago, and it honours those who bring their friends and family into Talossa.  The Award is given to each Talossan citizen who is identified by another citizen as having invited him or her to immigrate to Kingdom, after the date of the institution of the award. At the first award received by a person, a medal is given, with a single bead hung below, and for each additional award, another bead is added to the medal. Different size and coloured beads are used to represent multiple awards.

To put it more simply: recruit someone you know into Talossa, and you will be publicly honoured for the feat.

This programme encourages people to bring in new citizens with whom they already share some common bonds of community, which strengthens our community and creates a network effect.  Some of the most vibrant times in Talossan history have come from these common bonds, and they help encourage our citizens to see each other as real people.

We will be attempting to give this as a physical award, not merely a virtual one, although designs and plans have yet to be finalized.  Such an award could be worn on formal occasions to show your patriotism and strong community bonds.

This endeavour was recommended some time ago by the Royal Commission on Immigration, and our revival of the program represents our commitment to a broad approach for a healthier and more active nation.

Post in this thread to identify someone as the person who recruited you.

[King Txec]

Some years back I received this award for helping my wife, Queen Chelli, immigrate. More recently I was instrumental in helping my brother Pol immigrate as well.

-Txec R

[Tric’hard Lenxheir]

I have a friend who I play Dungeons & Dragons with who called me a nerd when I tried talking to him about immigrating LOL

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

Worth a try!

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

After years of trying I successfully recruited my hubby @Crement Itravilatx

Please clap.

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

Ordinarily we'd ask him to confirm that, but he mentioned you when immigrating and I think it's pretty clear.

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

Ordinarily we'd ask him to confirm that, but he mentioned you when immigrating and I think it's pretty clear.

Seneschal, are there plans to soon send out the Prime Minister's Patriotic Awards?

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

I printed a batch, but they didn't look as nice as I wanted.  I'm working on getting them good.  Once I have a version I'm happy with, I'll post a picture and get feedback on it.

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

Ordinarily we'd ask him to confirm that, but he mentioned you when immigrating and I think it's pretty clear.

Seneschal, are there plans to soon send out the Prime Minister's Patriotic Awards?

Great, I am looking forward to seeing it

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

Okay, I printed out some prototypes that came out well.  Getting the clip to print right and still be able to smoothly remove supports took a little tweaking.  Unfortunately, the first batch were comically small!

However, this batch turned out perfectly... exactly what I imagined.  The cord press-fits into the back, although it can be secured with a drop of glue for added security.  Here's a pic, with a d6 for comparison.



I'm open to any suggestions about improvements, but I'm honestly pretty happy with the results.  This is designed to be put on a lapel, pocket, or sash.

[King Txec]

This looks really good!

-Txec R

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

This looks really good!

-Txec R

Completely agree, these are fantastic.

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

Great! The only thing I'm wondering is if maybe the whole thing with the cord is unnecessary. Maybe it makes more sense to just make divots where pips can be glued. This design is meant to be able to be turned any which way and still look correct, but the cord thing kind of makes that impossible.

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

Okay, I did a quick mock-up of what I was thinking.  And I have to say, I like it a lot better.  It requires less work (important when we're thinking about the future), it's a little more flexible, and it looks good.

[King Txec]

Ooh I'm getting Starfleet vibes and love it!

-Txec R

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

There's four places for pips, in case anyone accumulates that many. If they accumulated more, of course, we could simply send them a second badge.

I'm not sure what to do the pips in. It might make sense to make them a standard size for something like sequins, or possibly it makes sense to just print out some little things to put in there.

I don't do a ton of 3D design, so this was a great opportunity to sharpen my abilities. I would just like to point out that this is get another example of one of the amazing benefits of our country: if you're enthusiastic and spend time trying new stuff, you can get better at things or learn entirely new skills.