Let's take a small break from Constitutional debates (more on this coming very soon) to discuss an idea that came up yesterday: reintroducing a regional economy.

For the unaware, the region used a Discord bot to have an economy of sorts (based on a fictional currency) in 2020. I'll break down the simple pros and cons of the system *as it existed then*. 

• Pros: It generated a lot of activity for the server, people seemed to generally find it fun, arguably added some degree of culture/flavor to the region
  
• Cons: People were generally corrupt, it caused a few fights here and there, and the system it ran off of wasn't well defined so it went off the rails (see Kanjuura's comments about loan sharking, etc).
  

• A base salary of this fictional currency for people in roles to benefit the region (recruiter, LDF member, etc).
  
• Payouts for participation (recruitment telegrams sent, LDF ops attended, roleplay contests won).
  
• Minigames playable with this current (blackjack, etc).
  
• Purchaseable items (a Discord role color or icon, things of that sort?).
  
• A degree of regulation to prevent abuse of the system/people being taken advantage of in it.
  

1. Are you interested in seeing this implemented?
   
2. Do you like the way its outlined above? What would you change or add?
   
3. Do you think this would help incentivize/drive regional activity and participation, or not really?
   

Hark, hear the llamas sing!

Here in the South Pacific, our Special Forces perform at an exceptional level. The cadre of Ensigns, Lieutenants, Captains, and Admirals that make up our defender military continue to turn out to updates and fight the good fight, day in, night out. Today (well, yesterday and the day before), two highly qualified individuals were promoted to their next rank, and we salute them for their service.

Lieutenant Vrigny

Quote:At the SPSF (South Pacific Special Forces), we are always looking for new officers to join our force, and our sitting Minister of Defense, Vrigny, has shown plenty of promise. First joining the SPSF in August 2022, he started more actively updating and participating in April 2024, getting promoted to an ensign later that month. He soon was nominated as Minister of Defense, overseeing an uptick in activity and training several new recruits. He has also been a reliable updater at minors, with more than 50 updates under his belt, most of which are in the last few months.

In his role as Minister of Defense, Vrigny has shown great ability in leading operations and rallying troops to liberations, with the SPSF consistently being among the top militaries, if not the top military, in liberation turnout. Vrigny has also recruited several new SPSFers and has kept morale high among the Force during his term.

As he has met the necessary promotion criteria, the Admiralty is proud to announce, with a unanimous vote, that Vrigny has been promoted from Ensign to Lieutenant of the South Pacific Special Forces.

Quote:It is with great happiness we announce the promotion of one of the SPSF’s most prominent figures; who could even be given the title of “savior of the SPSF” thanks to all of his actions both during his time as Minister of Defense as well as his great commanding and leading skill as a lieutenant. I’m obviously talking about our great Concrete Slab! In fact, most of the SPSF’s officer corps today is composed of members recruited by him.

This is not surprising at all, considering that his skill to recruit new members to the SPSF is unmatched by many, if not all. When he served as Minister of Defense, he greatly expanded SPSF’s numbers. Slab’s recruitment during and even after his term was truly special. As a result of his great enthusiasm, many of his recruits regularly attended updates and liberations, and do so even to this day.

When talking about Slab, we shouldn’t forget about his most impressive merit. When he was still a mere soldier (the rank equivalent to ensign at his time), during the major update of 18 March 2023, he led the SPSF to its largest turnout in its long history, with a total of 24 SPSF members showing up to liberate England! These numbers were consistently high with other updates during the England campaign, and his efforts during the operation were the difference between victory and crushing defeat.

With all of this said, the Admiralty is extremely excited to proclaim that, after everything that he’s done, Concrete Slab truly deserves this promotion from a Lieutenant to the SPSF’s newest, and coolest, Captain!

I made this package of bills as a sort of counter-proposal to the amendments proposed by Quebec on Discord. I know it all looks completely different, but the majority of the region is functionally exactly the same. I tried to patch up as many holes as possible, and I changed the structure of the government. I got rid of the separation of powers and put everything in one de jure bicameral legislature (Council on the bottom, Consulate on top), but it doesn't operate like a bicameral legislature at all. Only one vote takes place, and both houses vote at the same time. The way the Consulate exercises their veto is different as well; instead of just saying "this bill is vetoed," a majority of Consuls must vote against a bill for it to be vetoed.

Some other minor changes include a set of directions on how to move bills from debate to voting, and instructions on how to hold votes. I also introduced a Clerk position for the Council, which was notably missing from Quebec's proposal. I changed TRA to the "Department of Roleplay" because the way TRA is structured is reminiscent of the LCN rather than The League. I removed the Consulate power to unilaterally make changes to the Constitution. I also included instructions on how to allow new regions to enter if we decide to ever do that in the future. This way, we don't have to edit all of our laws.

I like the formatting, but I'm not super attached so if it becomes a problem I'll change it. I'm just not a fan of the current way we format our laws, and I'd rather type out Article x.x when citing our laws instead of Article x Section x.x, which is a mouthful. Still, fine with changing it.

The three bills that make up the package are available for comment here. Feel free to leave all your comments on this thread too. Questions are good too- everything is here for a reason and I'd like you to know that reason before deciding you don't like it.

Hi friends,

You are cordially invited to this year's EuroPride festival! The event will be held in its own EuroPride 2024 Discord server, and the pre-event party starts now. As with previous iterations of the festival, we hope it will be a wonderful opportunity for LGBTQ+ members and allies alike to reflect on our experiences, share stories, and generally have an absolute blast!!! The Ministry of Culture has been hard at work organising game nights, radio shows, contests, and a movie night – more details are shown in the graphic below, and official opening coming soon.

Don't miss out! The event runs for eight days starting June 20th. We can't wait to see you there!!!

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Poster with rainbow gradient background & Republic of Europeia logo adapted with progress pride flag colour scheme

Come Celebrate With Us: EuroPride, June 20 - 27
Movie Night, Art Competition, Party Games, Writing Contest, Radio Shows, Poetry Contest!

by Ellenburg, Sanjurika, Sincluda, and UPC

Per the title, I built a bot (or at least part of it) that can make automated posts to our forum through the forum account Great Eastern. I've had a few ideas on things to do with it personally, but it would be cool to hear any other suggestions or ideas on functionalities it could have before going ahead and building it out.

Quote:“Chaps, this IS the system working, don’t you see?” explains an elder statesman, who has woken from a short nap, and is still wearing his nightcap. “The mechanisms of democracy have tangled the powers-that-be into blissful inaction, and befuddled the populace beneath a barrage of bureaucratic bewitchery. Politics drags on, the entire process of government is kicked to the long grass, and the country prospers because old fools like us don’t try to run things. Just sit back, listen, relax. The decades will fly by, and before you know it you’ll be retiring to the quango, cushy corporate advisory role or tropical island of your choice.” A black cat walks past and for a moment you experience a weird sense of déjà vu.