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***Roavin*** · 07-03-2019, 10:10 PM

Fellow South Pacificans,

yes, I’m running for Delegate! I won’t shower you too much with fluff and grandeur, because I have some exciting ideas to bring to the table. But before I do that, the next section is a brief summary of my tenure in TSP and my conflict of interest disclosure, so if that bores you, just skip it entirely.

I’m TSP’s longest serving prime minister at 4 terms, have also served 2 terms as Minister of Military Affairs, one (ill-fated) term as Minister of Regional Affairs, a term as Chair of Assembly, have served as interim Legislator Committee member several times, am now an off-site administrator and senior moderator, and have been involved in debate or drafting of a very significant portion of our laws at this point. Furthermore, particularly in the past two years, I’ve also been ostensibly the one worrying and looking after our security the most of all of us bar members of the CRS, and I’m a frequent contributor of the Security Council chamber of the World Assembly, and have authored and passed a Security Council resolution. I’m also an administrator on the NationStates Gameplay Discord server.

On conflicts of interest: My main region is the South Pacific, and that won’t change. I am also a citizen in Lazarus and don’t intend to enter its political government. Furthermore, I serve as Chief Justice in Mariner Trench, the companion region to the MT Army. For both, I see the potential for conflicts as extremely low and I’d sooner just resign from either of those than have an actual conflict at any point.

*Phew*. Now that the boring part is out of the way, let’s dive right into all the great reasons why I could become your preferred candidate to be this great region’s next Delegate. I can get long-winded, so I've included summary headers for each section so that you can simply skip whatever doesn't interest you.

	Coup Tuesdays! A once-a-week change of regional theme for a day Introduced by Delegate Kringalia several years ago, this consisted of a weekly retheming of the region for a day to make it look like a fake coup. It’s great fun, and I have some nice ideas for themes. Full Disclosure, they might not always be Tuesdays if RL interferes, but once a week for sure!
	The Second-Day Initiative! Helping nations that stay become better integrated The first day of NationStates is, unfortunately, always a bit overwhelming, particularly with the brutal flood of recruitment telegrams and whatnot. I have a tool that can give me a list of nations in the South Pacific that have logged in on their second day in the game. Reaching out to those that survived the initial onslaught to get involved in whatever facet of the community that fits them best is a great way to boost involvement and activity across the board.
	World Assembly Matters! I want to talk to all of you about how we vote Our long-standing tradition has been that, with the exception of foreign policy relevant Security Council resolutions that the Cabinet cares about, the Delegate votes with the region in the World Assembly. I don’t want to change that much, but I do want to talk to all of you about what’s going on in the World Assembly, ideally on our Regional Message Board but possibly also on the forum and on Discord. I want to have a dialogue with all of you about the resolution and then casting my vote based on that dialogue.
	Awards! Giving South Pacificans the recognition they deserve There have been discussions on and off for years about some sort of regional awards system, usually based on legislation, but the bully pulpit of the Delegate (particularly given the Delegate’s ceremonial role as head of state in our region) is the perfect place to get that started. I want to get together an odd-numbered group of people from various facets of our region to find viable and deserving individuals to get some recognition for their hard work in service of the South Pacific.
	A Welcoming RMB! Optimizing it for new nations Our RMB has gotten so much better recently (thanks, in part, to the efforts by my esteemed opponent Aumeltopia), but there are still things we can improve even further. A new nation’s first contact with the community is usually the regional message board, and NationStates (with its various emergent styles of play) is a tough game to get into initially, so it’s important to have that place available. New nations should not feel like they are intruding, or being ignored, or drowned out, when they ask new questions on our RMB. At the same time, we do have a distinct RMB culture that we don’t want to kick to the side either. It’s a delicate balancing act, and I argue that my experience as admin and moderator in multiple regions (and also beyond the confines of NationStates) means I will be able to effectively coordinate with the Local Council to improve our RMB even further.
	I won't coup! Cuz I love TSP that much "But Roavin, isn’t that what a couper would say?" The Delegate holds the key to the region, and I think it’s fair to say I’ve proven my undying dedication to the Coalition and its values. Besides, I’ve had SPIT IRL (picture proof can be found on Discord, pinned in #lampshade-bar), and I’ve posted videos of me playing a guitar while wearing a lampshade. How South Pacifican is that?!
	Endorsement Trading! TL;DR I'm good at it Even though I had been using my World Assembly membership for military purposes for most of the past three years, I know how to swap endorsements well — just today, I was ranked #1 on TSP’s “Number of Nations Endorsing” census, and a few days ago I won the “Most endorse buttons clicked” award in SWAN Award Volume #11. That’s important to keep and increase our power in World Assembly affairs and to keep the region more secure against foreign subversives trying to overthrow us.

That was quite a bit, but I could drone on about all of these topics for hours. I’ll leave it at these summaries, and am anxiously awaiting all of your questions. I’m always reachable through telegram, RMB mention, Discord (Roavin#5410), forum message (https://tspforums.xyz/user-635.html), etc.

With love,

-- Roavin

(This post was last modified: 07-09-2019, 05:18 PM by Roavin.)

**USoVietnam** · 07-04-2019, 01:19 AM

This is illegal. You are not allowed to be WA locked.

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**Amerion** · 07-04-2019, 01:49 AM

*Votes nay on grounds of poor thread formatting Tounge

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***Roavin*** · 07-04-2019, 03:04 AM

(07-04-2019, 01:19 AM)USoVietnam Wrote: This is illegal. You are not allowed to be WA locked.

You kept yourself main-WA for 1.5 years despite not being locked, which should have been more illegal. >_>

(07-04-2019, 01:49 AM)Amerion Wrote: *Votes nay on grounds of poor thread formatting *

I know, I'm graphically impaired Sad

I'd be happy to reformat with a template of your choosing!

**Rebeltopia** · 07-05-2019, 09:50 AM

Do you plan on forcing Seraph to hold the delegacy as long as the CRS will possibly let you?

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North Prarie · 07-05-2019, 11:06 AM

What is your opinion on the TEP saga?

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***Roavin*** · 07-05-2019, 02:32 PM

(07-05-2019, 09:50 AM)Rebeltopia Wrote: Do you plan on forcing Seraph to hold the delegacy as long as the CRS will possibly let you?

We'll just do what Tim and Cormac did in Osiris in 2016. If I lose, Seraph will coup and hand the Delegacy to me. Tounge

(07-05-2019, 11:06 AM)North Prarie Wrote: What is your opinion on the TEP saga?

Not really in the purview of the Delegate, but my (very) brief thoughts: It's quite concerning to see; the marsupial stuff is a flagrant violation of TEP's laws, while the other things look like quite overt moves toward antidemocratization. I don't know what the best way to approach it is, and I don't envy our Cabinet right now who have to find a sensible approach, though I'm sure they'll handle it well.

***Roavin*** · 07-05-2019, 02:35 PM

Oh also - if you want a prettier campaign, ask hard questions. Tounge

Or just ask hard questions. I love answering them.

North Prarie · 07-05-2019, 02:36 PM

I don’t think the RMB is massive fan of you, just because you cracked down on the floof stuff (which I support) and aren’t around there much.
How will you try to be liked on the RMB, and win back their approval?

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Minister of Culture of the South Pacific // Former Prime Minister

Nakari · 07-05-2019, 02:37 PM

I'm going to steal a question I got asked on the RMB when I was running for PM and found hard to answer. It's even more relevant to delegate.

You haven't been LC, or been one of the most active on the RMB. Why should you rule over both halves of the Coalition when you've only had power before in one half?