I suspect it’ll be a slight surprise that I’m running this term, since even I thought I’d be staying as Chair of the Assembly for another few months. But there was an opening, it’s something I’ve been interested in for a while, and I figure I can do a pretty decent job!
 

As COA I’ve worked to increase the accessibility of the assembly. This included the Legislator’s FAQ, the publication of dispatches to make Discord-lite legislators aware of votes and Assembly discussions, and individually telegramming legislators who weren’t keeping up to remind them of vote requirements and offer to answer their questions.

The Ministry could similarly be made more accessible and cater to people who aren’t on discord. When events or newspapers are being prepared and lists are being drawn up of what is needed, I’d like to make the region aware that they can contribute, and forward google planning documents to people who are part of the ministry and just not on discord.

I’ll be reorganising the ranks and masks to put more focus on the skills that each person has offered to contribute, and probably use the skill masks a lot more. And of course, contributions on projects will be tracked, so nobody gets forgotten in the credits.
 

I’ll be working with the delegate and the LC to make sure any events are represented on gameside and forumside, even if not as much as they are on Discord. Having multiple venues for people to join in will likely encourage more people to get involved.

I think it’s definitely possible to utilise NationStates’ own structure more, and reach more people who wouldn’t otherwise be aware. For example embassies - I was surprised how many RMBs I could reach from TSP’s, and how many people engaged on the RMB that hadn’t on the Discord. It would be cool to perhaps, in co-hosted festivals, have a shared region with embassies to all the hosts, and run RMB events there. And since people seemed to enjoy the festival RMB quiz, I want to make these a regular thing even outside of events.
 

Obviously, there are going to be festivals, with new allies and old. I’ll co-ordinate with MoFA to choose the regions to build relationships with through these. I already have a first one planned. And as above, I’ll make sure it reaches gameside. Along with the fast-paced activities we’re used to, I plan to introduce slower paced events such as regular RMB quizzes and creative competitions in festivals. I’d also like to bring back the South Pacifican Ejection Contests.

I already have a festival idea that I think could be run in early July. Imagine a Pokemon festival, with teams chosen by starter type, being awarded extra types for success in competitions, trivia quizzes, Pokemon design competitions, R/D competitions to capture regions done up as gyms... it would be great to work on this with the Rejected Realms and the East Pacific!

I’ll set up a welcome committee – a team that will work on creating a post to welcome any new forum members, and keeping this updated throughout the term. It will include various things to get involved with, such as what the ministries are currently working on, what’s happening in South Pacifican roleplay, and current discussions in the Assembly.

And, as I’m pretty sure every single MoRA ever has said in their campaigns, we should work on our journalism! It would be great to bring together voices from both the South Pacific and elsewhere. Articles on current events, historical and statistical analyses, creative contributions, and non-serious articles such as games, quizzes and satire.

So! I’m excited about running and having a potentially great term, and I hope this campaign reflects that and makes you feel even a little of that enthusiasm. Please feel free to ask any questions you have!