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Dear CSS,

 

In the next post I will be pasting the regional TG that Belschaft sent out and signed off on as a member of the CSS.

 

The TG itself is highly inflammatory and a politically motivated character assassination.  While Hileville made some administration decisions that were unilateral, he did explain to anyone who contacted him personally about why he removed Belschaft in particular.  

 

At the point in time when the TG was sent, there was no discussion among the regional government or the CSS as to what the best course of action was and how to proceed. We were in conflict resolution mode.

 

The TG was detrimental to the region, to the potential process of trying to work out a solution with Hileville (who before this point had been willing to let us keep the boards until September) and highly unethical abuse of the authority of the CSS who had not been consulted about the TG or its message. By signing off on the TG as a CSS member, Belschaft vested it with the authority and implicit approval of the CSS which is not the case.

 

One of the reasons Belschaft was banned from administration had to do with some comments he made to me that were inappropriate especially for an administrator. The number of times my personal privacy has been breached or brought up is  unacceptable. Telling a member of government, for the second time, that "Big Brother is Watching" their forum actions is an abuse of the authority to view all posts and areas.

 

I would like to request that Belschaft be removed from the CSS.  He does not have the calm rationality, good judgement, or ability to separate what personally politically motivates him and what is best for the region.

 

Throughout my tenure in TSP, starting in April of 2013, I have constantly brought up the areas where power and authority can be or are being abused.  The TG below is a very clear example of the kind of behavior that should not be condoned by the CSS, the government, or administration.


I would like your thoughts and discussion on this matter. Once the forum issue has been resolved I would like to bring this issue up in the Assembly as well. 


Thank you,

Escade

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Hey all,

 

I just wanted to gauge the activity of NSA members with a good 'ole roll call! All active NSA members, please respond to this thread in the following manner:

 

 

1) Your sign in

2) Your update availability (which is the ability to be online around 12 AM EST) - Please use the following to describe your update availability (Mostly Available, Available upon request, not available)

3) Suggested improvements/ideas for future operations

 

 

A sample sign is is below:

 

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Geomania, signing in.

Update availability as requested.

More fun times

I'm posting this here, because it's where all Cabinet and admins can see it.

 

I've been researching various forum software, both free and paid. We are running the latest version of IP.Board, which actually causes a huge problem. Pretty much all of the forum software out there doesn't support converting from IP.Board 3.4.6. There are some beta converters out there, but they don't convert everything, and the developers say they're too buggy to be used on a live forum.

 

So it's looking increasingly like we will be starting anew. We will still have a backup of the database, but no way to transfer it to a new forum until the converters are completely written (and nobody knows how long that will take). Hileville wants to shut down this server altogether, which means he likely won't keep it up as an archive, since he would have to pay for that.

Today Hileville took some actions to remove the admin team. The reason there are forums are because we come to the forums to discuss our region. 

 

I believe no one person is above the region. I also believe that as an Assembly we should discuss what we think about Hileville's actions. At present there are cabinet and admin discussions ongoing. I believe this conversation should be Assembly members who are not cabinet or admins only. We are not so "charged" one way or the other but we are the affected. 

 

I have serious concerns with the process Hileville took and has taken in the past. It causes me to question whether Hileville can be trusted as admin. Maybe I don't have all the facts to reach this conclusion, but what I do have causes me to question his ability to maintain our trust as ROOT admin and never would I have thought that of Hileville. 

 

So what do you think we should do to resolve the matter? Do we wait for the cabinet and admins to reach some sort of compromise. Do we draft our own recommendation? Do we start our own forums? 

 

Let's discuss.

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[center]People's Republic of Lazarus Foreign Update

March 2014 Edition (Written by Fantome, Horse, Libetarian Republics, PERGAMON, and Milograd)

 

"Onward in the Glorious March to Harmony!"

 

Current Lazarene Government[/center]

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Chairman: Kazmr (Endorsements: 145)

Vice-Chairman: Funkadelia[/center]

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[center]Cultural Governor: Bodobol

Diplomacy Governor: Dalimbar

Judicial Governor: Fortress Prussia

Information Governor: New Kervoskia

General of People's Militia: Hobbesistan[/center]
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People's Congress: Pergamon, Horse, Stujenske, Libetarian Republics, The Grim Reaper, Feux, Llamas[/center]

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[center]Grand Marshal: Chairman Milograd[/center][center]War Marshals: Hobbes, Horse, Kogvuron, Campinia, Aperi[/center][center]Cultural Marshals: Tano, Cameron M. Romefeller[/center][center]WA Marshal: Bruteland[/center][center]State Police Chief: Fantome[/center]

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The End of an Era, The Beginning of a New One: Chairman Milograd Succeeded by Chairman Kazmr

 

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[center]A new portrait is hung in the the Forbidden City. (From left to right: Milograd, Kazmr)[/center]

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Perhaps the biggest event of the month was the surprise decision by Chairman Milograd to step down from power, thus concluding a 4-month reign as Chairman. 

 

On March 5th, Milograd posted the following announcement in the Forbidden City:

 

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Quote:So, as I'

Quote:Well, that was certainly fast! But I suppose that's the nature of the PRL.

 

Two days ago I was happily minding my own business as Information Governor, letting the world know about the great thing we have here. As of tonight, I am both Chairman and WA Delegate of Lazarus, and I know that I have you, my fellow Lazarenes, to thank for that.

 

The last four months has seen a landmark delegacy for Lazarus, and perhaps for NationStates itself. Harmoneia made the brave step to get this movement started, but it was Milograd who perfected it. Following such a world class performance will take everything I have, and that is exactly what I will give to my new role.

 

My first order of business is to do a bit of housekeeping for our header up top.

 

First off, I would like to announce that Tano will be stepping down from his role as Governor of Culture. He is a talented, devoted Lazarene, and though he has had a bit on his plate with other regional commitments. As those are winding down, I am sure that he will be able to contribute greatly to the harmony of the region in the role of Cultural Marshal. He has my full support with his future plans to help our region.

 

Replacing Tano will be Bodobol, who has done a bang up job in culture lately and is more than deserving of a seat on the State Council.

 

It seems that the other two appointments I had have already been masked by Milograd, but I'll go ahead and formally announce them. New Kervoskia will serve as as my replacement as Governor of Information. As a longtime NS player and incredibly talented journalist, he is more than qualified for this role.
 
Milograd will hold the position of Grand Marshal with an advisory, but non voting, role on the State Council as recognition of the perspective he can contribute to Lazarus.
 
The remaining appointments will remain the same for the time being. I very much look forward to collaborating with my Vice Chairman Fukadelia on a stronger level than has been done in the past. I am also thrilled to have Hobbes as our General, and am very happy with the work he has already done since taking that office.
 
The first little bit of my reign will likely take a bit of time, what with getting my feet wet in this whole delegate business and some exams in real life, but just ahead I have a tremendous amount of time to devote to our region.
 
There are several key parts of our region I want to focus on early. First and foremost is building on, and not just continuing, our recent activity. That is undoubtedly the lifeblood of the PRL and it, along with the people who are part of that activity, is what has made this region so great. To help foster this, I intend to get involved personally more than I have in the past in the Cultural district, as well as work with my Governors to find ways to increase activity in their own.
 
Though it ties in with activity, our military is a priority unto itself. As I said earlier, Hobbes has been doing a great job filling in DYP's huge shoes, and I want to give him whatever support he needs from me, ranging from helping to recruit new soldiers to building new partnerships abroad. I trust that he will be the leader we need to have the leading defender army in NS.

 

Another thing at the top of my list is working to get more people from within the region itself involved. While there will certainly always be countless nations in a GCR like ours who take no interest in the affairs of the region, there are certainly some individuals who we simply haven't done a good enough job of reaching out to.
 
Finally, I want to do what I can to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our region. I wouldn't be here today if I hadn't taken the chance six months ago to write for the Gazette, and though our region has grown ever larger I want to ensure that everyone will have a place here.
 
Of course those are not the only things I intend to work on, but I hope that they can provide a kind of core vision for the beginning of my chairmanship.  Though we may have detractors, it is my firm belief that we can craft a region so fantastic that their little echo chamber is the only one which hears their misguided criticism. With all of your support, Lazarus will continue to be the best region on this site, and will only get better from there.
 
Hail Lazarus o/
Hail the People ; my Friends o/

This month has seen the sad departure of Drop Your Pants (better known as DYP) from the Lazarene Liberation army, from General of the LLA. DYP, serving from the creation of the LLA as general, resigned effectively on March 3rd in the monthly promotions of LLA troopers. Not citing the reasons for his resignation as General, he will be sorely missed. Not exactly known for his time spent on the IRC (heck, we even made a game of seeing how fast he came on and came off  ), his experience and skill as a defender will sorely missed at update, when he came  .The search for a new general did not take long, as within a day Hobbes was selected as the new General of the LLA [background=#262626]. [/background]As of now, Hobbes has begun to change the structure of the LLA (super sekret stuff to come), and has begun to lead the LLA at update. Not much is known of Hobbes plan after this, but as the news comes in, we will report it to you, regardless of how much satire we put into it. My congratulations to Hobbes to his appointment, and my thanks to DYP to his service to the LLA. May this open up a new chapter in the LLA, even greater than the last!

• Spectacor Immigration Island (This existed already.)
  
• Milograd Square (This proposal was approved.)
  
• Hobbes' Hall of Forum Administration (This proposal was approved.)
  
  
• Lies Incorporated University (It worked too well not to propose.)
  
  
• Harmoneian Diplomacy Province (This proposal was approved.)
  
  
• Kazmr Informational Province (This proposal was approved.)
  
  
• John Ashcroft Land Judicial District (No, not really.)
  
  

• The Actual Top Nine Most Influential People in Gameplay [Opinion]
  
  
• 100 Days of Prosperity With Chairman Milograd
  
  
• Resident Spotlight: Llamas
  
  
• Invaders are No More! [Satire]/url]
  
  
• Auralia and His Multi Booted from the WA; Caught Self-Commending
  
  
• DYP Retires as LLA General
  
  
• Lazarene Folk Hero Steps Down
  

• Chairman Milograd steps down, Chairman Kazmr assumes the delegacy.
  
• Governor Kazmr becomes Chairman, New Kervoskia appointed as his successor.
  
• Chairman Milograd is appointed as Grand Marshal of the People's Republic.
  
  
• Bodobol is appointed Governor of Culture, Tano takes over as Marshal of Culture.
  
  
• Stujenske is appointed as Vanguard of Regional Security.
  
  
• Llamas is elected to the People's Congress.
  
• Ikania is promoted to serve as Cultural Marshal.
  
• Auralia resigns as GA Marshal due his choice to leave the game. Bruteland assumes his responsibilities and takes the position of "WA Marshal", which has not been a single job since Hobbes was WA Marshal in the early days of the PRL.
  
• Leningrad Union is appointed as State Police Chief, but is quickly replaced with Fantome.