Presidential thread - Term 3: Dawn of a new age

[donsig]

Welcome to the Presidential thread!

This thread is where I will try to highlight issues that I feel need the attention of our citizens. Our department leaders cannot formulate appropriate policy unless there is adequate input from the people! Please feel free to speak up in this or any other appropriate thread and don't forget to vote in the polls!

The term 2 Presidential thread is here.

 

[donsig]

The trade department has outlined the current trade possibilities and there is a discussion about them here.

Please voice your views and concerns!

 

[Chieftess]

I'd like to thank everyone who voted and supported me for the Vice President for term 3. Term 2 ended quite literally with a bang, in the polls, and in the chaos and confusion in the last few days. This administration hopes to work out the problems that caused it, mainly forum design and communication concerns (i.e., getting one's message across, and making sure the other person sees it).

Again, I look forward to serving as your Vice President.

 

[donsig]

FA proposals for 1130 AD are here.

Note that we can get contact with the English through an RoP with Zululand. This affects the trading we may want to do. The link to trade possibilities is in an earlier post in this thread.)

 

[donsig]

I know there is currently a turn chat thread proposal in the process of being approved but I would like to run a few ideas up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes.

I have started a turn chat instructions thread for June 2. The first post is for presidential office instructions and I envision this post as an organizational tool for aid in playing the turn. This post will not contain actual instructions but the order in which the pre-turn should be played and reminders for departmental orders that must be carried out during the turn chat.

An example would be doing FA instructions in the pre-turn before trade deals if FA has authorized negotiations that would affect the trade deals. An example of reminders would be notes about stationing new military units that will be built during the turn chat or renewing deals that will expire mid-turn chat.

I also attached the save that is to be used in the first post. I am hoping that the end of turn 0 and turn 5 saves can be posted in this thread as well.

I'm not sure where we are regarding laws versus consitutional amendments. It is my hope that many improvements can be made in areas such as this one we can first try implementing desired changes without resorting to passig laws or amending the constitution. Many things can be acheived by discussion and trial and error. It is my feeling that constitutional amendments should be reserved for broad changes and things like a citizen bill of rights. I feel the role of laws as being to add a little substance to the framework of the constitution while still leaving room for government officials to organize the government.

As an example of these levels I'd give this: It would be within the domain of the constitution to specify that the game is played using a turn chat. It would be within the realm of laws to indicate that a turn chat instructions thread should be used and a turn chat schedule posted ahead of time. It would be up to the president to make the schedule and format the turn instructions thread.

 

[disorganizer]

gongratulations donsig!

i would like to put your attention to the turn-thread proposals polled in citizen forum. they seem to win, so maybe you could start organizing the instructions, saves and logs this way.

i also hope you will register your nick with nickserv in the chat. i will then give operator-status to you and chieftess (chieftess is already registered).

EDIT:
i just noticed that the proposal is already at the cabinet vote.

 

[chiefpaco]

Excellent proposal and initiative, Donsig. I am glad you were voted President!

 

[disorganizer]

chat repreentatives
could you please port the order for your chat representatives in this thread?

i know thats silly for the president because it will be president and vice, but just for beign complete ;-)

 

[Phoenix]

Congrants donsig.
P.S. When I download the game and load it up it crasses! Any surgestions?

 

[donsig]

Originally posted by Phoenix
Congrants donsig.
P.S. When I download the game and load it up it crasses! Any surgestions?

The save is now posted in two places:

Saved game thred, general information sub-forum
and
Turn chat thread, 1130 AD (June 2)

If one is giving you a difficult time try downloading the other.

 

[Citizen_K]

congartlugations. (hey, everybody else was doing it )

 

[donsig]

Originally posted by disorganizer
EDIT:
i just noticed that the proposal is already at the cabinet vote.

I hate it when I get a good idea and then find out someone else had the same idea way before I did!

I have edited the turn chat instructions thread to conform with the new proposals and I urge all department leaders and governors to conform to the proposal.

I see the council vote already has four yes votes. One more will pass the proposal. I am quite willing to adopt the procedures outlined in the proposal but I do not feel this should be an amendment to the constitution. Since it is a procedural question I don't even think it requires the force of a 'law'.

In any event, I think the thread title should contain the real time date as well as the game start year. Another thing I'm uncertain about is replacing the original save with the mid-turn and saves. First of all, this can't be done if the designated player is not the one who first posted the save. Secondly, I think the end of pre-turn and end of turn five saves should all be available should any concerns arise about what happened during game play. We could post our saves using the new upload feature. Is there a reason we're not posting this way?

 

[Cyc]

Personally, I only use the new upload file server. Once a file is put on the server, it can't be replaced. If a replacement is attempted the new file name gets changed slightly. This is extra security. It does take a little longer to post and this is probably the reason this method is not used. I'm with you, tho. I think it should be used.

 

[donsig]

Here is a thread that contains a discussion about a turn proposals thread. Please contribute to this discussion!

 

[Chieftess]

I have opened a poll here to discuss the comprehensibility of the game rules and issues. Discussion is encouraged.

 

[donsig]

Eyrei is back in his old job as domestic leader but he hasn't been on-line during the weekends recently. We are currently about 30 hours away from the next turn chat as I post this. We will be in quite a quandry if we begin the turn chat without instructions from the domestic department so I'm calling on SKILORD, the deputy domestic leader, to formulate domstic policy for the coming turn chat just in case eyrei remains off-line this weekend.

In the absence of domestic department instructions in the turn chat thread or domestic representation at the turn chat itself, we will have to resort to spot votes during the chat concering issues under the jurisdiction of the domestic department.

As a reminder, the domestic department sets the tax/science/luxury rates, makes decisions regarding wonder building and settler placement and is also responsible for the build queues in Istar and any ungoverned provinces (currently #10, city of Chondote).

 

[donsig]

Turn chat thread, 1130 AD (June 2)

The saves and logs for the 1130 AD (June 2) turn chat can be found using the link above. The forum is being reorganized and I can't find the save games thread to post a link there.

 

[donsig]

Turn chat thread 1230 AD (June 5)

 

[Strider]

The following citizens got voted for a Citizen Honor:

Daaraa phoenátikán ztár
Disorganizer phoenátikán ztár
SKILORD purple heárt
Falcon02 immortál krozz
Shaitan Teál Krozz
Grey Fox phoenátikán ztár
Shaitan purple heárt

The ranks are:
None
Oakleaves
Oakleaves and Swords
Oakleaves, Swords and Diamonds
Golden Oakleaves, Swords, and Diamonds

The president decides upon the ranks for each person. If you want any more info please go to one of these links

Citizen Nominations: This is were you can find reasons for why they were nominated.
Citizen Nominations
Citizen honor discussion:This is were you can find citizen input for the Citizen Honors
Honor Discussion

Please PM me the rankings.

 

[donsig]

The President is proud to announce the birth of his first grandchild, Bailey Paige, on Monday, June 3, 2002 at 5:38 pm (eastern US time). Mother and daughter are both doing well.

This joyous event, along with last night's marathon turn chat session, has temorarily diverted the president's attention from his official duties. He asks the worthy recipients of the honors listed above to be patient and to rest assured that this important duty is not being ignored.