| Regional Address |
Please post your brief overview of the current term to date here.
I will use them to compile my regional address for release this weekend (tentative). I will try and get it drafted and posted here so you can all see it before I post it publicly. Semi-Unretired
The MoRA's public output in its first month was not impressive, as was brilliantly satirized by AnOnion. Fortunately, the region has been pumped up beautifully by the election commissioners for the Local Council and Delegate debates in that time, giving us in the Ministry some transition time from the yawning emptiness that preceeded the current term.
What AnOnion got wrong, however, was that internally, things have been quite active. The Ministry has been building a community - the people involved are getting to know each other and, more importantly, we are seeing where individual strengths lie within each contributor to be able to effectively come together for the kind output that the region expects from the Ministry. Furthermore, we've been investing heavily in building an infrastructure for better journalism as well. One of those components is launching the Journalism Support Services, serving to improve the quality of all journalism in the region no matter if private or Ministry-owned, and has already been used by SPN, the Southern Onion, and the Southern Journal. All this invisible work is starting to become visible now. A new Southern Journal issue has been published, and we're already working on a very big scoop to be published in a future issue. We've announced the Spirited Southern Rejects festival with our good allies from Spiritus and the Rejected Realms to begin on August 1. Much work has also gone into what we call "Fellowship Programme 2.0", completely revamping the way newcomers and oldtimers alike can get involved in the region, both simplifying it for those interested and unifying the involvement opportunities across our region into a single place. Finally, we have written a special software tool, which helps recruiters find nations in our region to contact with personalized telegrams (which are always more effective than impersonal "spam"-TGs), and we plan to begin recruiting for MoRA Fellowship, SPN Editors, SPSF Soldiers, our regional Roleplay, and more using that tool in conjunction with the release of the first version of FP2.0. ![[Image: XXPV74Y.png?1]](https://i.imgur.com/XXPV74Y.png?1)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been settling into its new offices, quite literally: we have a brand new embassy in Gameplay, newly remodeled and redecorated. It's already seen lots of foot traffic, so stop by for a visit! This embassy is where we let the rest of the game know what's going on in TSP, from Cabinet statements to military mission reports. If you have something you'd like to see advertised in our embassy, contact the Ministry!
In the coming week, we'll be unveiling the World Assembly program. Keep a look out for invitations to our first World Assembly summit! We're hoping to gather new and experienced players together on our forums to write resolutions together. This is an opportunity to put TSP's name in the permanent halls of the World Assembly, so we need everybody's help.
I'm trying to kill two birds with one stone since I've been meaning to post a general public review of our activities for a while anyway and hate writing so please excuse the over the top formatting of this, it's my rough draft but it should give you an idea of what the SPSF and I have been busy with!
 Field Activity While it may not appear like our Special Forces have been making huge waves we have definitely been getting quite a few mentions in Gameplay thanks to innumerable defence runs by our very own Officer Roavin with The Grey Wardens and other friends, so many infact that he has already been promoted twice in the short time he has been a member of our mighty military and I could not write a review of my time as Minister so far without giving thanks to him for his initiative and keenness which has not only bolstered us in the public but also strengthened our relationship with TGW, helped build more friends for our wonderful military and improved our presence in the wider community! As well as the brilliant training opportunities afforded to us by working with TGW we have also been doing a lot of other training in general, teaching our sharp new trainees on the job, helping to improve our ability to coordinate and work as a unit, by doing things like working with the North Pacific to take the point on two successful tag raids in Warzone Australia and Warzone Africa and piling to support various other friends in their endeavours. Our very own SPSF led liberation of Hypernova House from the Osiran military, the Sekhmet Legion (full report available here), is our latest and greatest success and currently continues as we secure the region ready to hand back to the natives. I am incredibly proud of the teamwork and effort put in by everyone involved both inside and outside of the SPSF on this one, we had a great turn out which saw three budding new trainees promoted to full soldiers and shiny awards for everyone involved! If every operation is as fun and goes as well as this one did I see a very bright future ahead for the South Pacific Special Forces! It is tricky to speak of our future plans out in the field without giving anything away so on that front I will simply say; You wouldn’t want to miss the fun and excitement, would you? Join the SPSF today! Promotions:
Awards: Operation: HYPErnova House Awarded to: Roavin, Hammerstar, Rhinotaz, Feirmont, Vietnam, Spenty & Birdkeeper Recruitment and Retention The SPSF are focused on rebuilding our dwindled numbers with a friendly and welcoming personal campaign aimed at enticing both new and old members of the South Pacific alike into the military side of NationStates and I am pleased to say we have had five new recruits since June! With a fun and open approach we have been using the recent wave of new nations to increase our numbers and by running small training operations with other organisations I believe we have been successful in showing how fun it can be to become a member of the SPSF and that we are far from dead in the world of R/D which has been great for getting everyone active again! We intend to follow up and continue to build on our recruitment success with a new, improved ‘Recruitment Office’ thread that will combine the current sign up and information threads. I feel that by including a much simpler and comprehensive explanation of what we are and what we do in the same thread as our sign ups it will be just that much easier and more accessible to interested players to join our wonderful military! We also plan to expanding on this with telegram campaigns to the gameside, coordination with the MoRA & LC and continuing to make a name for ourselves in Gameplay! New Recruits:
Members:
Interregional Cooperation Building better connections with other organisations has been a personal priority of mine since the start of term and I believe it has payed off to great effect! By building these ties and encouraging more excursions with other militaries not only have we been able to share the fun and make some great friends but the SPSF HQ has become a much more social area as our friends have joined us there which in turn has helped keep everyone more attentive to it, a wonderfully unexpected bonus! Our friends have helped us in training and brushing the cobwebs from our military, starting with support and cooperative runs to supporting us in our latest SPSF led victory; liberating Hypernova House from Osiris’ Sekhmet Legion! This is definitely something I think would be incredibly beneficial to the SPSF to keep expanding on and already have plans to reach out to more organisations. As an independent group we have so many options with who we can do things with and I want to take full advantage of that so to make us more appealing to both sides I intend to use the war zones for their intended purpose, some super fun and friendly war games! I have already approached a few other military leaders with this idea, all of whom so far have expressed interest to take part, so keep your eyes peeled (or better yet, come get involved!) because there’s a lot more excitement to come on that front! Another way to improve our relationships I would like to experiment with an internal programme which would involve sending an official military liaison to our friendly regions to act as mediators and help with communication and represent how awesome we are abroad! Current Friendly Organisations:
Modernising As previously touched on in this review, I have been working to refresh the SPSF’s relevant information threads. This has also involved a lot of work behind the scenes as I have streamlined and organised us from the inside, doing things like making records of what times people are available, what kind of missions are appealing, if they have connections to other militaries, etc. This small but significant improvement in recording our recruits has made it much easier to organise missions and know who to contact at certain times or for certain operations. It is not only behind the scenes that I have been cleaning up, I have personally spruced up our graphics and encouraged their use as much as possible, I feel they give us a much more professional (and kick ass!) look which will hopefully make people not only want to join but remember the name South Pacific Special Forces! While this probably doesn’t sound very impressive I think it is long overdue and the fresh new look I have brought to our group has already received positive comments in the wider community! With many, many more missions in the works I am hopeful there will be many more opportunities to show off our skills and look darn good while doing it! Closing Statement Overall I am very happy with the progress the SPSF have been making and although I haven't been able to quite get as many things done by this point as I had hoped I feel we are still on the right path and with continued determination and effort we can really make the SPSF a huge name in GP again! [Image: k2hSfCP.png] Imkitopia, Minister of Military Affairs ![[Image: Uy6Tvaj.gif]](https://i.imgur.com/Uy6Tvaj.gif)
Hello all, and Welcome to my first ever Regional Address as Prime Minister of The South Pacific!
This address is intended to give everyone a view inside the workings of the Executive Branch since the start of the term.
We have been in office now for a little over a month, and as I’m sure you are all aware, a lot has happened since we took office.
Regional Affairs
The Ministry of Regional Affairs has been very busy behind the scenes, preparing many things to both improve current systems within the ministry and create new programs for the future. Minister Roavin has prepared this brief in regards to what the Ministry has been up to:
“The MoRA's public output in its first month was not impressive, as was brilliantly satirized by AnOnion. Fortunately, the region has been pumped up beautifully by the election commissioners for the Local Council and Delegate debates in that time, giving us in the Ministry some transition time from the yawning emptiness that preceeded the current term.
What AnOnion got wrong, however, was that internally, things have been quite active. The Ministry has been building a community - the people involved are getting to know each other and, more importantly, we are seeing where individual strengths lie within each contributor to be able to effectively come together for the kind output that the region expects from the Ministry. Furthermore, we've been investing heavily in building an infrastructure for better journalism as well. One of those components is launching the Journalism Support Services, serving to improve the quality of all journalism in the region no matter if private or Ministry-owned, and has already been used by SPN, the Southern Onion, and the Southern Journal. All this invisible work is starting to become visible now. A new Southern Journal issue has been published, and we're already working on a very big scoop to be published in a future issue. We've announced the Spirited Southern Rejects festival with our good allies from Spiritus and the Rejected Realms to begin on August 1. Much work has also gone into what we call "Fellowship Programme 2.0", completely revamping the way newcomers and oldtimers alike can get involved in the region, both simplifying it for those interested and unifying the involvement opportunities across our region into a single place. Finally, we have written a special software tool, which helps recruiters find nations in our region to contact with personalized telegrams (which are always more effective than impersonal "spam"-TGs), and we plan to begin recruiting for MoRA Fellowship, SPN Editors, SPSF Soldiers, our regional Roleplay, and more using that tool in conjunction with the release of the first version of FP2.0.” Speaking from personal experience so far this term, I have nothing but good things to say about the Ministry of Regional Affairs and its Minister. I hope you all share in my excitement for all the new things that are coming from the Ministry.
Foreign Affairs
Much like the Ministry of Regional Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been working on cleaning up the inner workings of the Ministry. A few new additions have already been released, and Minister Sandaogou has prepared the following statement to address them:
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been settling into its new offices, quite literally: we have a brand new embassy in Gameplay, newly remodeled and redecorated. It's already seen lots of foot traffic, so stop by for a visit! This embassy is where we let the rest of the game know what's going on in TSP, from Cabinet statements to military mission reports. If you have something you'd like to see advertised in our embassy, contact the Ministry!
In the coming week, we'll be unveiling the World Assembly program. Keep a look out for invitations to our first World Assembly summit! We're hoping to gather new and experienced players together on our forums to write resolutions together. This is an opportunity to put TSP's name in the permanent halls of the World Assembly, so we need everybody's help.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been in dire need of some renovation for some time now, with old alliances that are no longer relevant, and new relationships that are in need of growth. I suspect by the end of the term that we will have a whole new, positive view of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Military Affairs
The Ministry of Military Affairs has been quite active since the start of term, a welcome change to military gameplay in The South Pacific. Minister Imkihca has embarked on several joint operations in order to obtain a better understanding for military gameplay around NationStates, and this has undoubtedly had a huge impact on the level of activity within the Ministry. Minster Imkihca has provided the following in-depth overview of the current term:
Statement on Field Activity
“While it may not appear like our Special Forces have been making huge waves we have definitely been getting quite a few mentions in Gameplay thanks to innumerable defence runs by our very own Officer Roavin with The Grey Wardens and other friends, so many infact that he has already been promoted twice in the short time he has been a member of our mighty military and I could not write a review of my time as Minister so far without giving thanks to him for his initiative and keenness which has not only improved our presence in the wider community but also strengthened our relationship with TGW and helped build more friends for our wonderful military!”
Statement on Recruitment
“The SPSF are focused on rebuilding our dwindled numbers with a friendly and welcoming personal campaign aimed at enticing both new and old members of the South Pacific alike into the military side of NationStates and I am pleased to say we have had five new recruits since June!"
Statement on Modernising
"This has also involved a lot of work behind the scenes as I have streamlined and organised us from the inside, doing things like making records of what times people are available, what kind of missions are appealing, if they have connections to other militaries, etc. This small but significant improvement in recording our recruits has made it much easier to organise missions and know who to contact at certain times or for certain operations.
It is not only behind the scenes that I have been cleaning up, I have personally spruced up our graphics and encouraged their use as much as possible, I feel they give us a much more professional (and kick ass!) look which will hopefully make people not only want to join but remember the name South Pacific Special Forces!" I am extremely proud of the progress made by Imkihca and the SPSF. From day one of this term they have hit the ground running, with activity at a level we have not seen in some time, and more missions being carried out every week. I encourage anyone interested in Military Gameplay to contact the SPSF and join up!
Conclusion
Since this is the first time in a long time that The South Pacific has had a Prime Minister, I would like to say that so far things are going better than I could have ever imagined. As a region, we came out of the Great Council with a lot of uncertainties in front of us, but we have not let them stand in our way of progress. Even with a great deal of work still needing to be completed, we are well on our way to forging a new future for this great region.
I truly believe the voice of every citizen is vital to the continued growth of the region, and that the more we work together, the better of The South Pacific will be. Whether it is working in one of the Executive branches, providing input in an Assembly debate, or just casual conversation on the RMB, everyone has the ability to impact this new era of The South Pacific.
Thank you for your attention today. If you ever have any questions, or would just like a friendly chat, please feel free to contact me via Discord, Telegram, or Private Message on the forum.
Best Regards,
Drugged Monkeys
Prime Minister
Semi-Unretired
Rough Draft
Thoughts? Semi-Unretired
Looks good. I might have to slightly edit mine beforehand since the festival has been announced and the SJ issue has been released in the meanwhile
- should I just do that?
Sure. Edit your original post, and I'll pop it in
Semi-Unretired
Small change to mine please.
 (07-29-2016, 04:34 PM)Drugged Monkeys Wrote: Statement on Field Activity |
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