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| mavenu | Jun 8 2009, 02:09 PM Post #1 |
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어머나!
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The land surronding the embassy oddly seems dotted with pools and small amount of ... islands. Well, better get the grub in here
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| Greek People Nation | Jun 8 2009, 02:37 PM Post #2 |
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Greetings All!!! 10KI Update Date: 8 June 2009 Population: 419 Forum: http://10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi Political events - HockeyNutville became the Islands' 15th delegate after Sheynat decided to step down due to time constraints. - Elections for two of the four senate seats in the Council of 9 (Co9) were held at the end of May, with New Dracora winning the Blue Canaria North seat, in fierce competition with both Crazy Girl and Greek People Nation. The New Republica South seat went to Ananke after she managed to bribe most of the electorate with homemade muffins. Both GLIII and Noyzistan put up a decent fight though. The elections saw higher voter turnout than the last two senate elections, possible because of the many candidates, which made the election a lot of fun. - Longtime Minister of Education MinnaCaroline decided to step down and let someone else take over this important post. The choice fell on Greek People Nation, a longtime Islander, who’s always ready to give a hand where needed. The Islands’ thank MinnaCaroline for an amazing job and look forward to GPN’s term in the office. - The Co9 voted to give the Heart of the Islands award to Fleeb and Jesioneka for their tireless work in the Islands. Both have served the region as delegates and continue to be actively involved in the betterment of 10000 Islands. Taco Islands - Taco Island has been brimming with activity recently, thanks to both oldtimers and new nations, who’ve quickly gotten used to our spammy ways. - The University Bar is especially popular after HockeyNutville told everyone to put their drinks on his tab the first weekend after his delegate election and evidently forgot to close it afterward. Being Islanders we have all been drinking happily at his expense ever since, doing our best to ruin him in the process. - The Annual Best Flag Contest hosted by Anime Daisuki in 10000 Islands and Yggdrasil simultaneously is currently underway and open to both residents and ambassadors. So far there are a lot of great entrants from both old and new nations. - Shelter from the Storm was recently appointed Mayor of Taco Islands and didn’t waste much time getting set up. He’s currently taking advice from Salinthal regarding how to best furnish his new office, while the poll he set up to gauge his performance as mayor quickly turned into a discussion about how best to exploit taxpayer money for his own gain. - After the senate elections descended into a mock fight between supporter of American versus British spelling, Noyzistan and Nolishiwan decided to found the Better English Festival, which have littered the Islands with an surplus of the letter ‘u’ the last weeks. Comings and Goings - In the start of May the region welcomed back oldtime member Thewsconia, TITO Knight and former senator. - XFracture, former senator of the Islands, also had his nation resurrected and dropped by the forum. - Crazy Girl returned to Nationstates after 2 years away and 10000 Islands were lucky to hijack her before anyone else got a chance. She almost won a senate seat only two weeks after joining, so we all expect great things from her. - Sir Lans, longtime defender and ally of 10000 Islands through FRA, decided to join TITO and quickly rose in the ranks to Tactical Officer. The Islands look forward to following him into battle against invaders many times in the future. - Ananke has been a force to be reckoned with in the Islands lately. When she was a member of The North Pacific she was always a huge help to TITO and never hesitated to jump in and help on a mission. She actually joined the Islands a year ago this past May. Within the year she's accomplished much in the region. First she became a Tactical Officer almost immediately upon joining our region and very shortly afterward she became a TITO Knight. She has helped endlessly and tirelessly with Immigration. In just a few short months she became the top 3rd recruiter in the region and our numbers have jumped because of her efforts. She also jumped in and welcomed several new nations and even offered to be buddies with them in helping out the department of Education. It was no surprise when she won the senate race by a landslide against her opponents in May 2009. We thank Ananke for joining the region and for all the help she has done over the past year. - Unfortunately Harmonious Treefolk, our late Taco Island Mayor CTE’d at the end of May. He’d quickly become a well known part of 10000 Islands and will be sorely missed. TITO News - TITO has, together with the region as a whole, seen a recent uptick in membership. We're therefore very happy to welcome Ankyrah, Biblical Importance, Crazy Girl, Ishkabibber, Jocund, Margento, New Calyland, Nolishiwan, Riddum, Salinthal, Sir Lans, The Kailyn Islands, Thewsconia and XFracture into the force. - The TITO team of Tactical Officers currently consist of Anime Daisuki, Ananke and Sir Lans. Ananke was brought in to cover the new update time, while Sir Lans agreed to lead the TITO Expeditionary Force after Estayland stepped down. - TITO passed our 950th mission in the middle of May. Diplomatic Events - Recently the 10KI State department has seen a flurry of activity after the Co9 voted to make foreign affairs purview of the delegate, inspired by Jesioneka’s time in charge of the State department, during his delegacy term. - HockeyNutville, Crazygirl, Ananke and Mutanatia have spent time reaching out to both old and new regions the last weeks, in order to revive diplomatic relations which had fallen into disrepair. - HockeyNutville’s call for new emissaries to represent 10000 Islands around Nationstates has already garnered several replies, which are currently being processed by the State department to make sure that our new emissaries get posted to a region that suits them. - This month we welcomed new ambassadors from Italia, Liberty Alliance and The East Pacific, some of which have already been spotted at the back of the university bar in a drunken stupor, trying to get to know the locals in their natural habitats. Drinks are of course on the State department’s tab, but foreign governments might wish to warn their junior personnel about the risks of too much partying in Taco Islands. The 10000 islands Co9 cannot be held responsible for anything happening in the Mayor’s mansion after dark. Random Happenings - Mutanatia was recently made moderator of the Roleplay forums, which are currently boasting a Medieval Roleplay and a War Game simulation. - 10000 Islands have been seeing a steep growth in nations during the last 3 months, jumping from 200 nations back in March to the 400+ currently residing in the region. In order to take advantage of this the Immigration Ministry is currently holding a 3 month recruitment battle between Team Gargantuan (Captain Ananke, Biblical Importance, Greek People Nation) and Team Mammoth (Captain MinnaCaroline, The Enigmatic legion, Lassiem). With both teams already doing their best to hit every single newly founded nation with a recruitment telegram, it’ll be a stiff competition worth the final price of 100,000 tacos for the team, which gets the most recruits. - Both The Enigmatic Minister and Ananke was awarded the Legion of Merit medal for sending out 5000 recruitment telegrams. Quote of the month: The Musical Queens of MinnaCaroline:
The Delirium Veil of Inquirius:
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| Greek People Nation | Jul 6 2009, 11:12 PM Post #3 |
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10KI Update Date: 4 July 2009 Population: 423 Forum: http://10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi Political Events - 10000 Islands celebrated its 114th birthday in NationStates years on June 18th. The NS year system was formulated by prestigious Islander Fleeb and refined by Founder Grub several years ago. - This month the Ministry of Education welcomed 227 nations to the region. - The Islands celebrated TITO Knight Day on June 22nd honouring all TITO Knights past and present. - The next senate elections will be held between 14 and 21 July, with campaign declarations starting 7 July. Taco Island - The winners of the biregional Best Flag Contest were announced. Victoria Prime won the Yggdrasil group with 16 (10%) out of 160 votes, while Ishkabibber ran away with the prize in the 10000 Islands Group with 21 (15%) out of 136 votes. The flags entering the competition can be seen here and here. - The corruption in Taco Island seems to only be spreading after Salinthal, Biblical Importance and MinnaCaroline decided to take high paying job with very vague descriptions in Mayor Shelter’s administration. The current issue on the agenda is how best to get tax out of the Islanders frequenting Taco Island and whether it makes more sense to tax tax or tax time. Also being discussed is a new theme park and casino to fleece the tourists. - The recent distribution of a new kind of muffin made by Shelter in The University Bar has led to a large jump in the willingness of patrons to share details about themselves. Rumours concerning the use of truth serum have circulated, but is being staunchly denied by the major’s office. However, the 10KI administration wants the public to know that they are keeping a close eye on the proceedings in the University Bar in case - Part of Mayor Shelter's PR campaign is the new Complaints Desk where Islanders vent their spleen and complain about whatever is bugging them. - The 2nd season of the Taco Island Hockey League is now open for new members. It’s hoped that all 20 spots will be taken up by players, crowding out the AIs. Coming and goings Longtime member of the region, Trinutural ceased to exist this month. He’ll be fondly remembered for often placing in the top 100 of the World for Safest Nations (89) and Largest Insurance Industry (96). TITO News - This month TITO welcomed Munawarah and Oportopolis to the force. We look forward to fighting beside them against the bullies of Nationstates. - TITO Knights Colonial Fleet, Gwizel, Twobagger, Iwerddon and Enigmatic all received statues for the XKI Hall of Heroes in June. Colonial Fleet is depicted as a sail unfurled, while Gwizel sits deep in thought, shrouded by a cloak. Twobagger is depicted as a dragon turtle and Iwerddon stands resolute, holding a sword and shield atop the Accelerator which he created. Enigmatic is depicted sitting with book in hand staring into the distance, pondering life’s mysteries. - During the month of June TITO defended 18 regions, among them ITALIA, with whom we’ve long had diplomatic relations. - TITO also liberated the region A Silly Place with help from our friends in Texas, Yggdrasil, 00000 A World Power and Pacific Defenders. A total of 23 defenders took part to help the natives retake the region and get rid of the invaders. - To commemorate this month’s TITO victories Grub announced two new medals. The A Silly Place Liberation Medal was awarded to those TITO nations which participated in the spectacularly planned and executed mission to liberate A Silly Place from the hands of invaders. The Anime Daisuki Cross, named for the famed TITO Tactical Officer, is awarded to nations who superbly command & coordinate successful TITO missions on a regular basis and for dedication to TITO and its mission to protect the liberty and freedom of regions across NationStates. The only nation so far to receive the new medal is its namesake. - TITO moves ever closer to 1000 successful defense missions. Diplomatic Events - 10000 Islands begins a Biregional Football Tournament with the region of Liberalia. The tournament is spearheaded by longtime Islander and Roleplaying Forum moderator Mutanatia. - 10000 Islands welcomed a new ambassador from Equilism, Fernwickk. He has so far not been spotted in the University Bar, but we’re confident it’s only a matter of time… Random Happenings - Anime Daisuki submitted the WA proposal “Epidemic Response Act”, which garnered enough votes to reach quorum in less than a day. We look forward to voting on this well-written resolution and congratulate Anime Daisuki on having it reach quorum so quickly. Jesioneka and Belriel both helped with advice, before the finished proposal was submitted. - 10000 Islands have generally been doing well in the regional rankings, which was introduced this month. The region placed 20th in the world for Most Influential, 29th in the world for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry and 37th in the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry. 10000 Islands is also the tenth largest region in NationState. - NationStates 2 dies on the operating table, prompting Grub to announce the closing down of the NS2 subforum. There was much rejoicing… |
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| Greek People Nation | Jul 18 2009, 11:32 AM Post #4 |
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TITO Reaches 1000th Mission! In a warm July evening in 2003, a sleepy little region called the 10000 Islands was attacked without reason by a stealth invader force that was over five times the size of the Islands. This was in the days before Founders existed and could eject invaders. At the time, the 10000 Islands only had about 30 nations and our region's defensive force called TITO (Ten thousand Islands Treaty Organization) was called into its first mission to defend our shores. Because TITO only had four members, the mass size of the invading force was too much to handle by ourselves, so the nation of Grub went out to nearly a hundred regions posting on regional message boards, asking for assistance. That night and over the next day of battle, many outside nations answered the call and helped to defend the 10000 Islands. Eventually, the invaders put their tails between their legs and retreated. Only because of the help of outsiders did the 10000 Islands remain free that night. After that time, TITO decided to help regions that were attacked unfairly and without reason. We made it our goal to help others like we had once been helped. Nearly five years later, I am happy to announce that TITO has reached its 1000th mission milestone! This outstanding achievement is a NationStates record and is a testament to the fine nations that have served over our long history and to the freedom that they have helped to maintain in the regions of NationStates. Well done to all TITO nations past and present! I am proud of you and you have made a good difference in NationStates! In honor of this historic achievement, all TITO nations that have earned a TITO battle star within the past 30 days will be awarded a special 1000th TITO mission medal in your war record that can be seen below. This is also a message to all invaders. We have beaten you in the past and we will continue to beat you in the future. You will not be able to stifle freedom for long when you attack because where nations care about their regions you will lose. Freedom will always prevail in the end. Also keep in mind that our memory is long and our might is strong. Think twice before you attack the innocent. Long live the TITO! Long live freedom! Long live the 10000 Islands! Sincerely, Grub Founder - 10000 Islands/TITO You can see it here at TITO Reaches 1000th Mission |
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| Greek People Nation | Jul 30 2009, 04:34 PM Post #5 |
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10KI Update Date: 30 July 2009 Population: 419 Forum: http://10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi Political Events - Senate elections were held this month. Sir Lans won his first term as senator for Lyonesse East over incumbent Iwerddon and challenger Noyzistan. Himes West saw a close race between Mutanatia and Nolishiwan, both battling for a first term. Mutanatia was declared the victor after Nolishiwan withdrew from the runoff election citing an expected drop in activity. The Council of Nine welcomes both Sir Lans and Mutanatia to it's ranks as the newest 10000 Islands senators. - The Titan Team Battle continues. Due to a few problems with the Accelerator there have been no serious updates. The results will be in at the end of the month. Though no numbers are in, it is believed Ananke and Team Gargantuan still lead by a wide margin. Taco Island - To celebrate topic number 1000 in Taco Island Nol'wan has opened a fair/market.* So far, we have: Nol'wan Sandwiches [by Nol'wan] Lion Super Ice-Cream [by Lion Kindom] Muffins and various other cakes [by Ananke II] Espresso and Cappuccino Bar [by Shelter from the Storm] Balloon Tossing [by Noyzistan] (yet to come:) Chocolate [by Chronopolice] Influence Peddling and Bicycle Pedaling [by Shelter from the Storm] Cotton Candy [by Morlago] Book Store [by Ananke II] *The mayor wishes to remind everyone of the 10% tax on all purchases, which is earmarked towards making Taco Island a better place for all residents. - At The University Bar, there has been a wave of "sharing" of RL stories as well as general drunkenness and debauchery. Chronopolice continues to fish for chocolate fish in the chocolate fountain and cats have been known to scream at the attempts at karaoke. Also, Shelter has been accused of eating people's pet cats. The Mayor's mansion categorically denies that the mayor has been seen eating cats. - The Mayor has been accused of putting truth serum in the muffins in University Bar, in regards to which the Mayor's office issued the following press release: The Mayor's Office denies the use of truth serum. The Mayor uses only the most natural of ingredients (Natural being defined as anything that may exist on the planet, especially anything that might exist in the CIA's pharmacopoeia). The Mayor said, "I don't deny that my muffins are so delicious that they may inspire people to tell the truth." Coming and goings - Longtime member and former delegate Sheynat CTE'd in July, which was met with sadness from the rest of the region. He'll be missed very much, although it's hoped that he'll return sometime in the future. TITO News - This month we welcomed Mutanatia, Gateborg and Walabamba to TITO. - TITO reached its 1000 successful mission mark. It was six years ago this month that the Ten Thousand Islands was attacked by raiders. With help from defenders across NationStates, the newly formed TITO was able to drive off the invaders. Since that time TITO has dedicated itself to protecting the regions of NationStates from raider aggression. All TITO nations that participated in a mission in the last month have been awarded a special 1000th mission medal to commemorate the occasion. - TITO Knight and Tactical Officer Anime Daisuki refounded France, thus freeing it from raider control. Anime's puppet nation has since been turned over to the rightful delegate of France, so that he may begin rebuilding the region which had been destroyed by invaders. Diplomatic Events - This month 10000 Islands opened relations with Grand Central, European Union and Democratic Socialist Alliance. - Morlago and Biblical Importance joined the corps of emissaries, representing 10000 Islands abroad. Random Happenings - The Epidemic Response Act authored by Anime Daisuki was passed by the World Assembly with 3,735 votes for and 1,301 against. This is the first Islander sponsored WA resolution to reach the WA floor. - Our Labor Minister Estayland and founder Grub have the stupidest citizens in 10000 Islands, ranking 74 and 541 in the world. Fortunately this is made up for by delegate HockeyNutville being 48,878 in the world. - This month 10000 Islands as a region did well in the world rankings dealing with Largest Public Transport Sector (10) and Largest Information Technology Sector (24). Written by Ananke, The Enigmatic Legion and Shelter from the Storm. |
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| ladykillers | Sep 22 2009, 01:12 PM Post #6 |
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Whelp, this is weird. I'm the new emissary from the 10000 Islands. GPN has moved on to greener pastures, and Shizensky is now the Secretary of State. So... they sent me. The third choice. I suppose I should introduce myself. This nation, the nation I have moved into the South Pacific, is The Ladykillers. Back in my glory days, it was my UN nation for TITO engagements. My primary nation, as some people may know (unlikely), is Ad Infinitum. Long story short: I'm really old. I don't get out much, though. Anyways, I'll start posting updates from XKI pretty much right away. |
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| ladykillers | Sep 22 2009, 01:13 PM Post #7 |
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Told ya I'd do this right away ![]() 10KI Update Date: 23 september 2009 Population: 474 Forum: http://10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi Political events - Senate elections were held at the start of September with New Dracora, Inquirius and Walabamba competing for the Blue Canaria North seat, while Ananke, Ayunli and Morlago ran for the New Republica South seat. Both incumbents (New Dracora and Ananke) won a second senate period, although the elections were close at times. - Biblical Importance was named Minister of Labor after Estayland stepped down, citing time constraints. - Recently, a new Fantasy League, by decree of the Council of Nine, has cropped up in XKI. This fantasy league, when it garners enough people, will involve nations playing for tacos as contestants predict the outcome of games in baseball, football, and hockey. - The Education Ministry has been quite busy this past month. First off, 151 welcome TG's were sent off. Thanks again to the Immigration Ministry for keeping us busy. Second, Salinthal has been named Deputy Minister of Education and have been put in charge of running the Buddy Program. Speaking of the Buddy Program, we have five nations as buddies and it is going great right now. Taco Islands - In Taco Islands The Very Tired Thread has seen lots of use since it was started by Anime Daisuki. - While Shelter has started serving cats at his Mansion. For some reason his dinner parties have seen less guests than usual after the menu got changed. - The Biregional Tournament, the first interregional tournament between XKI and Liberalia, is in full swing at the moment. The XKI division is all tied up, while there's a runaway in Liberalia thus far. - The Senate Race Aftermath, the celebration of Mutanatia's and Nolishiwan's historic Senate campaign, is also in full swing, with New Dracora having hatched a plot to assassinate Mutanatia's Senator, Teresa Sammon. - Other active roleplays right now are Eowynian Era in Koponia and 10000 Islands Space Station. TITO News - This month TITO welcomed Ayunli, Mexar, SovietPrussia, Hiske, New Olwe, Kutup, Morlago and Alustrian to our midst. - From the start of August to the middle of September TITO participated in 41 missions, consisting of both defenses and liberations. - Anime Daisuki became the 3rd Knight Legion Commander of TITO by reaching 300 battle stars. - TITO Knights Jesioneka and MinnaCaroline both reached 150 battle stars this month. - Lassiem was knighted after reaching his 50th battle star and had a statue erected in his honour. - TITO knights Estayland, Jesioneka and Ishkabibber all reached 5 years of TITO service, proving to everyone how addicting Nationstates can be. ![]() Diplomatic Events - Shizinsky was named Secretary of State, taking over direction of foreign affairs from delegate HockeyNutville. He’s currently busy reorganising things. - This month 10000 Islands welcomed ambassadors from Nasicournia, European Union and the Founderless Regions Alliance to the forum. Random Happenings - Discussions regarding a regional flag are ongoing and islanders have been urged to submit their designs. So far New Dracora’s plethora of flags seem to have cowed the opposition though… - Immigration news: FINAL SCORE TEAM MAMMOTH: 78 TEAM GARGANTUAN: 262 The longest team battle in 10000 Islands history ends in a massive blow out. Team Mammoth struggled from the very start. Two team members dropped out in the first month and the emergency replacement recruiter was revealed to be a spy and banned from the region during the second month. That left only Enigmatic to carry the burden. Though an old hat at recruiting, he just couldn't compete with the numbers and tenacity of Team Gargantuan. Ananke, Biblical Importance, and Greek People Nation are to be commended for their hard work and dedication during the Titan Team Battle. Team Gargantuan wins 100,000 tacos to be divided amongst the participants and the recognition of having completed a full three months of competitive recruiting. Well done! All money earned from the Titan Team Battle will be paid out within the next week along with standard recruiting rewards and medal payouts. - Individual performances: - First, we award Ananke the Lockerica Green Star for 175 confirmed recruits. She was only one recruit short of this prestigious award at the major update before the start of the Titan Team Battle. It's about time she received it. Additionally, we award Ananke the MinnaCaroline Ocean Star for 225 confirmed recruits and the Jesioneka Immigration Excellent Medal for 280 confirmed recruits. She takes home 52,500 tacos in award money. Well done, Ananke! - Secondly, we commend the recruiting prowess of Biblical Importance. Bib started the Titan Team Battle without having earned his first medal. He ended the competition having earned three. We award Biblical Importance the Immigration Achievement Award for 15 confirmed recruits, the LoreSong 2nd Class for 35 confirmed recruits, and the TheSensitiveNewAge Recruitment Medal for 60 confirmed recruits. Biblical takes home 11,000 tacos in award money. Well done, Biblical! - Thirdly, we highlight the efforts of Greek People Nation. GPN also began the Titan Team Battle without having earned his first medal. He ended the competition having earned two. We award Greek People Nation the Immigration Achievement Award and the LoreSong 2nd Class. GPN takes home 5000 tacos in award money. Well done, GPN. - Lastly, we celebrate a day nearly three years in the making. Enigmatic began recruiting in the waning days of 2006 and hasn't really looked back, quickly becoming XKI's top recruiter and later assuming the title and responsibilities of Minister of Immigration. We award the Enigmatic Nation the Sinn Feins Ireland Golden Sun for an astounding 400 confirmed recruits. This medal is currently the highest honor a nation can achieve for recruiting and has never before been awarded. Enigmatic takes home 50,000 tacos in award money. Well done, Enigmatic! - Due to the strong recruiting efforts shown by many islanders the last 6 months, the amount of money in the Regional Reserve Account has dropped a lot. The Co9 have therefore solicited suggestions from islanders regarding possible ways for the Regional Reserve Account to gain revenue. Written by Ananke, The Enigmatic Legion and Mutanatia. |
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| mavenu | Oct 1 2009, 09:26 PM Post #8 |
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어머나!
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heh. you weren't kidding. |
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| ladykillers | Nov 3 2009, 01:32 AM Post #9 |
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I do not mess around Here's the latest update from the Islands. Lots of things are happening, and even I made the news! 10KI Update Date: 2 November 2009 Population: 615 Forum: http://10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi Political events - The Co9 approved a new position as official endorser, whose job it will be to endorse all WA nations in the region and help with regional security. - Feeling somewhat patriotic one day 10000 Islander SovietPrussia decided to write an anthem for the region. - Senate elections is just about to start and this time there'll be two open seat, since Sanator Mutanatia has decided to step down. We thank him for his hard work in the Islands during his tenure in the Co9. Taco Island - Prompted by recent events the newest fad in Taco Island seems to be condemning fellow Islanders for all kinds of silly things. - Another popular thread is Ask a soldier absolutely anything, where Ad Infinitum (known to you South Pacificers as The Ladykillers) answers any and all questions thrown at him. - The RP section was rather quiet this month. BUT the 2009 XKI-Liberalia biregional tournament has finally entered into postseason play. The following was XKI's final records: !) Twobagger Oilers (9-7) 2) Iwerddon Browns (9-7) 3) Estayland Saints (8-8) 4) HockeyNutVille Buccaneers (6-10) The Browns played the Saints and the Saints won in the first round of the playoffs by one point. This means that the Oilers or Buccaneers will be the home team if they beat their opponent by more than 1 point. In the event of Overtime, the Saints will be the home team. It was a game for the ages, with the game coming down do the very last play. That will definitely go in the record books as the single most exciting playoffs game I have ever seen. The Winner of this region will go to face the Liberalian regional winner at the site of the region whose winner wins their respective division by the most points. On tap, starting this week, the RP Moderator has promised the following: 1) A haunted House RP 2) The next round of the Divisional Playoffs For November, starting the second week in November, the RP moderator has promised: A Thanksgiving-themed feast Also in November: A - The Regional finals, and the finale of the Biregional Tournament B - The reboot of the regular (and original) XKI Football League In December: A - A gift-giving RP B - The start of the 2009-2010 XKI Baseball league The RP moderator looks forward to seeing you there soon! TITO News - This month TITO welcomed Botago, Guy0307 and DanielTurner to the force. - Since the last report TITO's participated in 18 defense missions and organised 2 liberations. - New Dracora reached TITO Knight and got his own statue thanks to Morlago. Diplomatic Events -October has been a busy month for the 10ki State department. We opened new embassies with New Britannian Empire, Renatia, and Royal Federation of Nations. - The repeal of our commendation also marked the later part of the month in 10000 Islands. We are of course sad that the repeal of our commendation passed, but want to thank all the delegates and nations around NationStates who voted against the repeal. We appreciate it. - Ananke was named Vice Secretary of State. Random Happenings - As if he didn't already have enough to do Shizensky took up the mantle of Regional Reserve Chairman. His plans for the Regional Reserve includes several kinds of lottery, making the list of riches 10ki nations and working towards getting more businesses in the region. - Immigration Minister The Enigmatic Legion posted a synopsis on what's been happening in regards to recruitment this month. Highlights include an outstanding jump from 461 to 600 nations, with Ananke recruiting 95 nations and Lettgalia 31. - If the region stays above 600 nations for a week the Imm minister have promised to give 100 Immigration shares to all active recruiters. Written by Ananke and Mutanatia. |
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| Southern Bellz | Nov 3 2009, 01:52 AM Post #10 |
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I've been hearing reports of automated recruitment scripts being a big deal now, does your region use a script or recruit by hand? |
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| Southern Bellz | Nov 3 2009, 08:21 PM Post #11 |
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Also does your region have any statements on the current WA resolution? |
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| ladykillers | Nov 4 2009, 01:43 AM Post #12 |
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A little of both. We use a script to find new nations, put them on a list, and when they've been contacted by a recruiter, they're removed from the list. The recruiter-to-new-nation contact is all personal though. As former immigration minister myself, I believe that taking the time to express personal interest in a recruitment telegram is easily more effective than using that time to mass-TG a dozen other nations. That, and you establish a bond between recruiter and recruitee from the get-go.
We've got quite a few things to say about it. I'll keep it brief. For everything that Grub's done for this game in the name of diplomacy and defending, it's a little ridiculous that he's getting a condemn because he refounded a region that had died of it's own volition. As a fledgling region, 10000 Islands decided to fight back against the Empire of Power, and they never let up. Stopping EoP raids were a primary objective, until they withered and died away. At that point, Grub decided he wanted a trophy. Who wouldn't, after all the work he put into them? Refounding dead regions is common practice. Some call it graverobbing, others call it unjust, but it's a truly victimless crime. Surely not worthy of a condemn, especially with Grub's history. I'll answer any and all questions regarding the resolution via private messages. This is the last public campaigning I will do regarding the current resolution to condemn Grub. |
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| Southern Bellz | Nov 4 2009, 02:02 AM Post #13 |
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I thank you for your time and thoughtful responses, your honesty and straight shooting is appreciated here. Things on this issue have been a little confusing, mostly because of the he said/she said nature of the thing. I know the public statements on the last issue may have back fired, but it is appreciated you took the time to answer my questions. Thanks! |
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| ladykillers | Nov 4 2009, 03:48 AM Post #14 |
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Straight shooting is kinda my thing ![]() (I'm an Army marksman in real life.) We recognized pretty early in our campaign against our commend repeal that we were going overkill, but we were all just following orders. This time, we're going try to be a little more... respectful... about it. I truly appreciate your interest in the matter. Sifting through the propaganda in this issue is pretty tedious, especially for someone who isn't directly involved in the region, so your continued efforts to clear up what is and isn't true about this whole mess are definitely appreciated. |
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| ladykillers | Dec 14 2009, 01:59 AM Post #15 |
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Here's the latest update from the Islands, featuring yours truly... twice. I'm going for three next month. 10KI Update Date: 10 December 2009 Population: 769 Forum: http://10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi Political events - Elections for the Himes West and Lyonesse East senate seats were held, with longtime members Ad Infinitum (that's me!) and Shizensky each winning a race. Both races saw 47 votes cast, which is the highest voter turnout since September 2007. - The Co9 approved a proposal adding Islantines Day to the 10ki calendar, which honours HockeyNutville and his wife, who met each other in 10000 Islands. - The Co9 also revised the House Criterias and opened the Senate Lobby as a place for Islanders to post suggestions for the improvements of the region. - The Ministry of Education sent out 286 welcome messages to new nation in the region. This is the fifth month in a row with over 100 messages sent and second month in a row with over 200 messages sent out. - Delegate HockeyNutville has started a new interview series called Eyes on the Islands. So far installments featuring Grub and Ad Infinitum (that's me again!) have been posted. Taco Islands - New and popular in Taco Island is The Person Below Me which, in the greatest tradition of the internet, we stole from Liberty Alliance, who stole it from FEA. - Another popular thread is Scenes We'd Like To See, stolen from the British television show “Mock the Week” - A riot has broken out at the The Taco Island Restaurant and Bar and we are hoping the police, the military or the cavalry will show up to rescue us and restore order. - Morlago has gone missing from the University Bar after tying himself to a large bunch of helium balloons. The drunken denizens’ efforts to “help” him down with darts failed miserably. - Taco Island is celebrating the premature award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama with a thread called I won the Nobel Peace Prize for... - Right now, in the Biregional Baseball Tournament between 10000 Islands and ITALIA, Ananke’s Thorny Flowers are blowing all of the other 10ki teams out of the water. In ITALIA there is a two-way tie for first. - Finally, there is a Secret Santa RP in the RP section. Come on out and give your friends a gift! TITO News - This month TITO participated in 20 defense missions and 2 liberations. - Biblical Importance received a decoration for coastwatching and also reached 50 battle stars, earning him the pretty blue colour of a TITO knight. - Noyzistan reached 150 battle stars, becoming the 8th TITO Knight Battalion Commander in TITO history. Random Happenings - In early November most of the focus of 10000 Islands was on the condemnation attempt of our founder Grub. Many Islanders and allies helped lobby against this sham of a proposal, which we’re grateful for. - Delegate HockeyNutville reached 200 endorsements. - 10000 Islands keep growing, with our recruiters putting in an extraordinary effort this month. 21 different nations helped out with recruitment during November. - Several wills of CTE’d nations were executed this month. Among them Sinn Fein’s Ireland, Private Doctors and The Candy Lane. - Two kinds of lotto were started by Shizensky, the Super Taco and Pick 3. Written by Ananke, Mutanatia and Shelter from the Storm. |
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| Four Great Kings | Jan 21 2010, 12:06 PM Post #16 |
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Greetings to the honery ambassador of the 10K Island Embassy Homage to Vipassi (the Buddha) possessed of the eye (of wisdom) and splendor. Homage to Sikhi (the Buddha) compassionate towards all beings. Homage to Vessabhu (the Buddha) free from all defilements and possessed of ascetic energy. Homage to Kakusanda (the Buddha), the conqueror of (the five-fold) host of Mara. "Homage to Konagamana (the Buddha) who has shed all defilements, and had lived the holy life. Homage to Kassapa (the Buddha) who is fully freed from all defilements. "Homage to Angirasa (the Buddha Gotama), the son of the Sakyas, who is full of radiance, and who proclaimed the Dhamma that dispels all suffering. Homage to the venerable Sariputta, Mahamoggallana, Upalavanna, Khema, Cita the Householder, Hatthaka of Alavaka, Khujuttara, Velukandhakiya. The Four Great Kings sent you our wishes for your well being and happiness and hope to establish an embassy and exchange embassadors that benefit our mutual interests. I am completely new in this game and hope to establish good connections with the countries you represent. May there be peace and mutual understanding between our countries. May our countries come to full growth and prosper and may our people abide in happiness under our reign and good relations between our countries. Can you sent us a link with all information that we need for the growth of our countries? I thought you might be interested in reading this web page: http://z1.invisionfree.com/forums/theSPaci...?showtopic=7853 From, Four Great Kings |
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| Four Great Kings | Jan 21 2010, 12:16 PM Post #17 |
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Greetings to the honery ambassador of the 10K Island Embassy Homage to Vipassi (the Buddha) possessed of the eye (of wisdom) and splendor. Homage to Sikhi (the Buddha) compassionate towards all beings. Homage to Vessabhu (the Buddha) free from all defilements and possessed of ascetic energy. Homage to Kakusanda (the Buddha), the conqueror of (the five-fold) host of Mara. "Homage to Konagamana (the Buddha) who has shed all defilements, and had lived the holy life. Homage to Kassapa (the Buddha) who is fully freed from all defilements. "Homage to Angirasa (the Buddha Gotama), the son of the Sakyas, who is full of radiance, and who proclaimed the Dhamma that dispels all suffering. Homage to the venerable Sariputta, Mahamoggallana, Upalavanna, Khema, Cita the Householder, Hatthaka of Alavaka, Khujuttara, Velukandhakiya. The Four Great Kings sent you our wishes for your well being and happiness and hope to establish an embassy and exchange embassadors that benefit our mutual interests. I am completely new in this game and hope to establish good connections with the countries you represent. May there be peace and mutual understanding between our countries. May our countries come to full growth and prosper and may our people abide in happiness under our reign and good relations between our countries. Can you sent us a link with all information that we need for the growth of our countries? I thought you might be interested in reading this web page: http://z1.invisionfree.com/forums/theSPaci...?showtopic=7853 From, Four Great Kings |
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| ladykillers | Jan 21 2010, 05:17 PM Post #18 |
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Whelp, I'm a little behind, but I've been out of the country for a few weeks, so give me a pass. Just this once, though, it'll never happen again. Here's the latest news from 10000 Islands: 10KI Update Date: 13 January 2009 Population: 754 Forum: http://10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi Political events - Elections have started, with Walabamba, SovietPrussia, New Dracora and MinnaCaroline running for the 2 senate seats. Ananke is stepping down from the Co9 this election. - This just in! MinnaCaroline and SovietPrussia have won their elections! Congratulations to the returning and new Senators, respectively. - The Eyes on the Islands interview series continued with interview of Ananke and The Enigmatic Nation. - We have been busy this month in the Ministry of Education. To start off, I would like to say that I am proud of the nations that are in the MoE. They have work hard this past month. They deserve recognition for their hard work. December is a month to remember in the MoE. We sent out 362 welcome TGs to new nations coming in. That beats all of the other months and is the highest number recorded. With the close of 2009, I am pleased to say that the we at the MoE have sent out 1816 welcome TGs for the year. Thanks to MinnaCaroline for her part when she was the Minister of Education. While I am on the thanking path. I would like to thank Enigmatic Nation and all recruiters for keeping us busy this month. Keep up the outstanding work. The Buddy Program is going great. Three out of five of my buddy nations have four new nations that they are buddies for. That is a big load to have. I am proud of them and how they have made the new guys and girls feel welcomed. TIBOE. Right now we are looking for nations to join the program. So if you know anyone, please help and let them know about it. Hopefully they will join. - Minister of Education, Greek People Nation Taco Islands - Mutanatia has started a Roleplaying School. - Mayor Shelter from the Storm is facing re-election and the latest polls are a bit alarming. Only 9.8% of voters think he is the rootinest, tootinest, shootinest, hootinest mayor ever, 17.6% think he looks lovely in a pink skirt , 12% think he continues to be the most corrupt mayor in history, 10% think he is a member of Al-Qaeda, 14% are convinced that he is about to star in his 17th German porno movie, 12% believe he gives lessons to Satan on how to be evil, about 10% think he is hotheaded, selfish, & dangerous, and 16% accuse him of having had an affair with them. Mayor Shelter reports that he remains confident that he will be able to rig the vote again. - The very cynical bunch in the Bar & Grill have eschewed new years resolutions and decided to get drunk and go for a swim at the beach instead. - Newcomer Improving Wordiness has blessed us with her presence giving us a number of clever spam posts. Examples: In the Nobel Peace Prize thread: "I wen tHe Noble Peice Prixe gor npt lookung wehn I tupe." "I won the Nobel Peace Prize for not using the letter D in this post......oh wait.." In The Person Below Me thread: Shelter: “TPBM likes jacket potatoes.” Improving Wordiness: “True! I love it when food dresses for dinner. TPBM Has hairy toes” TITO News - This month TITO participated in 29 defense missions. - After the liberation resolution of Utopia passed, lifting the password from the region TITO staged a successful liberation of the region 2 January. - New Dracora became new TITO EF Tactical Officer. - SovietPrussia reached knighthood this month, by participating in his 50th mission. - Greek People Nation and Ananke was honoured for having participated in 100 TITO missions, Ad Infinitum for reaching his 150th battlestar, while Titanica reached his 500th mission, having now participated in almost half of all TITO missions. Random Happenings - Walabamba was made new Deputy Minister of Education. Hopefully 3rd time's the charm. Edu deputies in 10ki have a disconcerting tendency to disappear after getting appointed… - WA voting procedures in 10000 Islands was changed, so regional voting now starts whenever a proposal reach quorum, enabling HockeyNutville to cast his vote earlier than usual. - Talk about writing a 10ki history has begun and Historians are now needed. - The State department opened an embassy with The Council or Narnia and is currently in talk with several other regions regarding closer relations. Written by Ananke, Shelter from the Storm and Greek People Nation. |
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| ladykillers | Feb 5 2010, 05:13 PM Post #19 |
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There is a brand new update for all you feeder peoples to feast upon! I'm only mentioned once... there may or may not be bribing involved before next issue. 10KI Update Date: 4 February 2009 Population: 789 Forum: http://10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi Political events - MinnaCaroline won the Blue Canaria North seat, while a close race saw SovietPrussia as the winner of the New Republica South Senate seat. - January was another banner month for the Department of Immigration. There were a total of 172 recorded recruits and over 8000 telegrams were sent. Ananke took the top prize in recruits with a total of 82 confirmed recruits. Improving Wordiness was close on her heels with a total of 70 confirmed recruits. Excellent work, recruiters! Let's keep the population high! - The Co9 approved the House of Wordiness Taco Islands - There has been an explosion of activity in Taco Island. Woonsocket, MinnaCaroline, Walabamba, Improving Wordiness and newcomer Ottoman Franks seem to be engaged in constant witticisms, filling page after page of posts. Mayor Shelter is so delighted at the additional tax revenues that he has built a swimming pool filled with money in his mansion. According to Mayor Shelter, it is possible that Improving Wordiness and Ottoman Franks are alien clones come to take over 10000 Islands with their secret psychic powers. Mayor Shelter says the rumours are genuine because, after all, he make them up and started to spread them. - Rumours of newly elected Senator MinnaCaroline’s newfound corruption are circulating the Island. Further rumours of her having secret cameras installed in her office have visitors a bit paranoid. Spokespeople for the Senator have denied the rumours, stating, “Senator MinnaCaroliine has never been convicted of corruption and as we all know, everyone is innocent until proven guilty.” 10KI celebrities Anime Daisuki and New Dracora have been hanging out in Senator MinnaCaroline’s little new office in spite of the rumors. - In an unrelated story, Senator MinnaCaroline has fired her Press Officer and the entire communications staff. She has hired the firm Spin City Consultants (owned by Mayor Shelter) to repair her image. The Senator has said that the firm is so expensive, she will have to double her graft and bribe revenues to pay for it all. - In The Taco Island Restaurant and Bar, Chronopolice is attempting to create a market for the freshly sampled warp core coolant from his ship as a drink. He says, “It will give your throat something more than third-degree burns.” Naturally, the bars’ denizens are lining up to try it. TITO News - TITO participated in 14 missions since last report. - Year 2009 saw the highest number of successful missions performed by TITO since records were kept. During the year, TITO performed a total of 238 missions, 19 more than the previous record set in 2007. This means that TITO had on average 20 missions per month. - Gwizel reached 200 battlestars. - Anime Daisuki became the 3rd TITO Field Commander ever. Random Happenings - Inquirius was named the new Regional Reserves Chairman. - The Regional Reserve Rich List has been updated. - The 10KI Investment Corperation issued a Profit report, giving decent yield for all investors. - This month 10ki opened relations with United India and the BeNe Federation (Belgium and Nederland. We look forward to closer ties with these regions in the future. Liberation and Defence of Truth! by Improving Wordiness May contain some made up stuff for extra juiciness. Multiple Stabbings in TIP ( The Island Party) Horrifying News from 10000 Islands TIP (The Island Party) run by newly elected Senator MinnaCaroline of multiple stabbings of Mayor Shelter from the Storm. On further investigation Shelter from the Storm was found to have been stabbed on at least 9 separate occasions and yet was seen to be fully recovered and functioning as per usual in Taco Island. Such unusual behaviour led us to look further into what exactly goes on within TIP. A shocking initiation practice of drawing blood from Mayor Shelter by stabbing him has been verified. On top of this there is also astounding evidence of said Mayor Shelter actually voluntarily allowing this. We also found physical evidence of Mayor Shelter wearing frilly pink knickers. ![]() One member of TIP Noyzistan was found to have been fed muffins laced with Truth Serum and at least once cake laced with a hallucinogenic. Feasting on fine foods and drinking alcoholic beverages goes on daily if not hourly. Evidence of Corruption was also uncovered in documents of Taco payments to Island inhabitants to join this political party. The list just goes on dear readers. Arson, shootings and grenades!! Yes grenades!! Do these people know no bounds?! The only thing we have not found to be happening in TIP is Phantom pregnancies or Alien Autopsies. There is NO guarantee these things do not happen but in our shock at the mayhem and chaos we simply stopped looking and ran for our lives! Be Warned! TIP is alive, thriving, dangerous and growing! List of Current members of TIP MinnaCaroline Ananke Enigmatic Nixon Shelter From the Storm Inquirius Nolishiwan Salinthal Walabamba Ad Infinitum Hockeynutville New Siluria Improving Wordiness Acadianne Guy0307 Written by Ananke, Shelter from the Storm and Improving Wordiness. |
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| ladykillers | Mar 6 2010, 04:13 PM Post #20 |
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Hooray! Another update from 10000 Islands. 10KI Update Date: 4 March 2010 Population: 850 Forum: http://10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi Political events - Longtime delegate HockeyNutville decided to step down after the March election period. This week people are declaring their intention to run for either delegate or a senate seat. - The XKI University was reopened. - A proposal called The Taco Island Game is currently being discussed in the Senate Lobby. Taco Islands - The Rumor mill in Taco Island has been going into overdrive lately. One of our most popular, but unreliable, news blogs, The Taco Island Blurt, has reported that one of 10000 Islands’ Senators is pregnant. There has been much speculation as to who the father is. Possible candidates are Isles of Nixon, Anime Daisuki, Ad Infinitum, Ottoman Franks, Inquirius, Woonsocket and Mayor Shelter. - A new thread I’m so Pretty has the Islanders trying to outdo each other in the aesthetics department. So far, Woonsocket and Guy are both coming off as prettier than Improving Wordiness as the prettiest islander, much to the chagrin of most Taco Islanders. - An important poll is generating great controversy and shows the diversity of opinion in Taco Island. The Poll Question is: Are you voting in this poll? The results so far: • No 12.7% • Absolutely not 11.6% • Under no circumstances 12.7% • I don't believe in polls 12.7% • I would rather chew my leg off 9.3% • Poll, what poll? 16.2% • Long live the revolution! 11.6% • Pass the joint, man 12.7% It remains to be seen as to which group will come to dominate. - The Taco Island Weather Bureau has released the following long term forecast: Taco Island is expected to experience showers this evening with higher than normal tides. Tomorrow, it is expected to rain frogs, tapering off to mild drizzle of tadpoles. Sunny for the rest of the week except for occasional piles of money and ensuing riots. - In the Roleplay section the Zombie Apocalypse thread Is especially popular. TITO News - It’s been a quiet month in regards to TITO activity. Only 9 missions happened this month. - However during all of 2009 TITO participated in 238 missions. It’s a record since we started counting missions. - At the start of the month Anime Daisuki received his 350th battlestar, which makes him the 2nd most decorated TITO nation ever. Random Happenings - The State department has been somewhat quiet this month, while we wait for a new delegate to take over. - The XKI University is currently hosting a debate on the merits of The Islands Party (TIP). Liberation and Defense of Truth! by Improving Wordiness May contain some made up stuff for extra juiciness. Following the multiple stabbings last month of Mayor Shelter from the Storm questions were asked: -How did he survive such a brutal attack? -How does he still have arms and legs after they were blown / hacked off? -Is he an alien? -Can he grow limbs at will and do you have his phone number? I have accepted to answer some of these questions by traveling to Taco Island and investigating. The Mayor refused to comment so disguised as a very, very pretty maid I infiltrated his mansion and began looking through his office. Several suspicious items were found: A photo album filled with pictures A notebook mentioning names and taco contributions Ladies delicate items of clothing Plans for a new building on Taco Island for an artificial insemination building. A communication device. I can only conclude from these items that Mayor Shelter is indeed an Alien with plans on creating a hybrid race at his insemination building. Some quotes that add to my evidence: Shelter from the Storm:
Improving Wordiness:
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I have had to break off my investigation as I was discovered by Mayor Shelter. Photographic evidence of Mayor Shelter from the Storm's reaction to my investigation. ![]() Some shady dealings going on Woonsocket:
The Forsaken Dragons:
Shelter from the Storm:
The Forsaken Dragons has not been seen since this event. I conclude that woonsocket is somehow involved in the insemination scheme. Perhaps another Alien? Who knows. If anyone should spot The Forsaken Dragons please contact missing persons @XKI with information. Written by Ananke, Shelter from the Storm and Improving Wordiness. |
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| ladykillers | Apr 16 2010, 03:51 PM Post #21 |
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Here is the latest, and to date, one of the longest XKI Regional Reports. Co-written by me (technically)! Also, it was written in British English with American English translations, for those of us who only speak one English. 10KI Update Date: 12 April 2010 Population: 965 Forum: http://10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi Political events - 10000 Islands was sad to see long-standing Delegate HockeyNutville step down as the face of Foreign Affairs and the World Assembly this past month. However, we are proportionately happy to see Ananke fill HNV's shoes as the new 10000 Islands Delegate! After a somewhat intense election, which saw 7 candidates vying for the post and 77 votes cast in the poll, an all-time record voter turnout, Ananke II took over as delegate of 10000 Islands. Her current endorsement count stands at 310. Not satisfied with this however, she's doing her best to bribe every last 10KI WA nation into endorsing her by offering extra delicious muffins, having learnt a couple of tricks from Shelter from the Storm… - We are also happy to welcome Echolilia as our newest Senator for Himes West! Prior to his heated election and subsequent runoff election, Echolilia had shown great promise in his short time here, and we hope to see many great things from him during his time in the Council. - In addition to all of the above, freshly elected Delegate Ananke has opened a new thread, where she posts correspondence received as delegate. Nations are also welcome to post in the Delegate's Inbox with suggestions for Ananke as well! - Immigration had an outstanding month this month. Immigration officials managed to pull in a staggering 228 recruits, for a net increase of around 20 nations. Senator Echolilia was the top recruiter for the month, with 78 confirmed recruits, and Ananke was close behind with 62. Taco Islands - Senator Echolilia has been exploring the archives of Taco Island and is personally responsible for resurrecting a number of long-forgotten threads. For this, the Mayor has awarded him the Taco Island Order of Funny. - This month's useless poll has been, "Which came 1st: the chicken or the egg?" Answers were: Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar 10.8% My cigar is certainly not just a cigar! 8.6% Girls don't have cigars! 13% Girls can smoke cigars if they want to! 15.2% Do you have Prince Albert in a can? 6.5% Is that a cigar in your pocket? 13% …Or are you just glad to see me? 17.3% pass the joint, man 15.2% - For some reason animals suddenly ran wild in Taco Island, with lots of people changing their forum name. - Improving Wordiness has started an Auction House where various Islanders in the future will be auctioned off in order to raise money for the Regional Reserve and Taco Island Charities. TITO News - TITO participated in 24 defences this month. - Improving Wordiness became the newest TITO Tactical Officer after having impressed Grub and the other TOs with her skills at invasion spotting. - Shelter from the Storm was made a TITO knight after participating in his 50th mission. Rumours regarding bribery were quickly silenced by some of the mayor's henchmen showing up at the door of the worst offenders. - Estayland received the title Knight Master Commander after passing his 200th TITO mission, while Inquirius participated in his 100th TITO mission, being able to call himself Knight Commander of TITO. Random Happenings - 10KI exchanged embassies with Global Right Alliance. - Anime Daisuki arranged the 10KI Gettin' to Know Our Allies Tour which saw a bunch 10ki people each move a puppet into the regions of Texas and Yggdrasil and stay there for 3 days, chatting with our allies on both their RMB, forum and during specially arranged chats. The trip was a big success, enjoyed by all participants. - The Council unanimously voted to award Iwerddon with the Heart of the Islands! Iwerddon joins the ranks of the HotI award winners alongside the likes of Fleeb & Jesioneka for his dedication to the region and his hard work creating the Accelerator, the heart of our illustrious Immigration Department. - The Council of Nine is also proud to announce a new award, to be given to new nations who have shown exemplary dedication and passion to the Islands in the few short months after joining the forum. The Council is proud to award the first quarterly Rookie of the Quarter award to our very pretty Improving Wordiness! - Because of his dedication to his job as deputy Minister of Education and to the region, Walabamba was awarded the Order of the Islands medal. The Islands thanks him for standing up and taking charge, while Minister Greek People Nation was busy in real life. Both he and Echolilia were awarded the Order of the Islands, while Jesioneka received the Bronze star for services to the region. - Takaram was granted his own House. Liberation and Defence of Truth! by Improving Wordiness May contain some made up stuff for extra juiciness. Once upon a time, there was a lovely Lady who lived in a village near the forest. Whenever she went out, the lovely Lady wore very very little, so everyone in the village called her Little Minna Caroline. One morning, Little Minna Caroline asked her INTERNET boyfriend, Nixon if she could go to visit Shelter from the Storm as it had been awhile since they'd seen each other. "That's a good idea," Nixon said. So they packed a nice basket for Little Minna Caroline to take to Shelter from the Storm. When the basket was ready, little Minna put on a sexy red cloak and kissed Nixon goodbye. "Remember, go straight to Shelter's house," Nixon cautioned. "Don't dawdle along the way and please don't talk to strangers in forums! The woods of NationStates are dangerous." "Don't worry, Nixon," said Little Minna Caroline, "I'll be careful." But when Little Minna Caroline noticed some lovely flowers in the North Pacific, she forgot her promise to Nixon. She picked a few, watched the butterflies flit about for awhile, listened to the frogs croaking and then picked a few more. She took a drink of bourbon she had stashed and continued on. Little Minna Caroline was enjoying the warm summer day so much, that she didn't notice a dark shadow approaching out of the forest behind her... Suddenly, the wolf named Hockeynutville appeared beside her. "What are you doing out here, sexy lady?" Hockeynutville asked in a voice as friendly as he could muster. "I'm on my way to see Shelter who lives through the forest, near Texas," Little Minna Caroline replied. Then she realized how late she was and quickly excused herself, rushing down the path to her Shelter's house. Hockeynutville, in the meantime, took a shortcut... Hockeynutville, a little out of breath from running, arrived at Shelter's and knocked lightly at the door. "Oh thank goodness dear! Come in, come in! I was worried sick that something had happened to you in the forest," said Shelter thinking that the knock was Little Minna Caroline. HockeyNutville let himself in. Poor Shelter did not have time to say another word, before HockeyNutville gobbled him up! HockeyNutville let out a satisfied burp, and then poked through Shelter's wardrobe to find a leather outfit that he liked. He was puzzled by the french maid outfit but liked the frilly cap so put that on, and for good measure, dabbed some of Shelter's brandy behind his pointy ears. A few minutes later, Minna Caroline knocked on the door. HockeyNutVille jumped into bed and pulled the covers over his nose. "Who is it?" he called in a cackly voice. "It's me, Little Minna Caroline." "Oh how lovely! Do come in, my dear," croaked HockeyNutville. When Little Minna Caroline entered the little cottage, she could scarcely recognize Shelter. "Shelter! Your voice sounds so odd. Is something the matter?" she asked. "Oh, I just have touch of a cold," squeaked HockeyNutville adding a cough at the end to prove the point. "But Shelter! What big ears you have," said Little Minna Caroline as she edged closer to the bed. "The better to hear you with, my dear," replied the HockeyNutVille. "But Shelter! What big eyes you have," said Little Minna Caroline. "The better to see you with, my dear," replied HockeyNutville. "But Shelter! What big teeth you have," said Little Minna Caroline her voice quivering slightly. "The better to eat you with, my dear," roared HockeyNutville and he leapt out of the bed and began to chase poor Minna. Almost too late, Little Minna Caroline realized that the person in the bed was not Shelter, but a horny HockeyNutville. She ran across the room and through the door, shouting, "Help! Help!" as loudly as she could. TITO Field Officer, Anime Daisuki who was tracking raiders nearby heard her cry and ran toward the cottage as fast as he could. He grabbed HockeyNutville and made him spit out the poor Shelter who was a bit frazzled by the whole experience, but still in one piece. "Oh Shelter, I was so scared!" sobbed Little Minna Caroline, "I'll never speak to strangers or dawdle in the forest again." "There, there, Minna. You've learned an important lesson. Thank goodness you shouted loud enough for kind Anime Daisuki to hear you!" Anime Daisuki knocked out HockeyNutville and carried him deep into the forest where he promptly ejected and banned him so he wouldn't bother people any longer. Little Minna Caroline and Shelter had a nice lunch and a long chat while getting tanked on margaritas. The End~ The Adventures of Guy! by Guy0307 A tawdry soap opera-like set of love trysts has been upsetting the Island. Various participants and couplings have involved Shelter from the Storm, Improving Wordiness, Ayunli, New Underland, Guy, Woonsocket and several others. At one point Guy left Mayor Shelter at the altar, which caused Fox News commentators to condemn Taco Island as a "den of iniquity, a threat against the sanctity of heterosexual marriage and a haven for al qaeda terrorists." But lets begin at the start of the story. One day Guy saw that Shelter was having trouble finding someone who’d marry him.
So Guy decided to do a good deed and proposed to Shelter.
This made Shelter very happy as he’d now found someone to marry.
But then something unexpected happened. Wordy came between the two turtledoves:
Which was followed by;
Shelter arrived at the altar to find Guy not there. Despite numerous apologies from Guy, Shelter refused to re-wed Guy.
Shelter refused to forgive however, so the wedding stayed called off. Here to comment on the story we now have Shelter and Wordy. Shelter:
Wordy:
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| ladykillers | May 19 2010, 07:41 PM Post #22 |
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More news! 10KI Update Date: 15 May 2010 Population: 1,087 Forum: http://10000islands.proboards.com/index.cgi Political events - Ananke became the most endorsed delegate in all of NationStates earlier this month! Her current endorsement count stands at 427. Regional power! - After thorough discussion in the Council of Nine, the Council has set the first ever delegate term lengths. Delegates will now serve no longer than six months in any twelve month period, but are welcome to run again after someone else has had a go. - Due to real-life pressure, SovietPrussia stepped down from his Senate seat in mid-April. Rather than holding an interim election for just a few days, his replacement will be determined in the current Senate election. - In political party news, the illustrious Islands Party now has a password-protected board for conducting primary elections for Senate and Delegate elections. Ministry of Immigration report (via Minister of Immigration Enigmatic Nation) Good news kiddies! This has easily been the best month in the history of the Islands. Hands down, the best. None better, None, not a one, in the history of the Islands. This is the best. THE. BEST. But don't just take my word for it, look at the numbers. For starters, we have more than a thousand nations. One thousand ninety-three (1093) last I checked. That is HUGE. We've never done that. Ever. In the history of the Islands. It's totally awesome. TOTALLY AWESOME! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, if the above wasn't enough of a record breaker for you, check this out. Echolilia, in only his second month of recruiting, has recruited an unbelievable 236 confirmed nations. No one has ever done that before. Ever. In the history of the Islands. It's totally awesome. Needless to say, he's our top recruiter this month. Lastly, our runner-up recruiter with 75 confirmed nations, is Ananke who proves just how "leet" she is by sending out 1337 telegrams this month. No one has ev--OK someone probably has, but it's still totally awesome. Well done to all the recruiters this month. Rewards are a-comin' along with a special gift for seeing us to a thousand. I'd also like to say a special thank you to every recruiter ever for playing their part in getting us to a thousand nations. Sorry, a thank you is all you get. If you want something else, get of your lazy behinds and start recruiting again! --This has been the best synopsis in the history of the Islands. Hands down, the best. THE. BEST. Taco Islands - Improving Wordiness was given the green light for her highly popular and terribly fun XKI Auction House. To date, over a half dozen nations have been bought (or sold, depending on your perspective) raising tens of thousands of tacos for the RRC or Taco Island Charities. The auctioned off Islanders have begun preparing and serving dinner for their buyers. - Like the rest of the Internet 10ki seem to have a thing for bacon or as they say in Taco Island Bacon Bacon Bacon!!! - Finding spamming too low for their liking when it comes to earning Tacos, some enterprising Islanders have started a Taco Farm. - Certain islanders seem to suddenly have found themselves possessing various kinds of Superpowers. TITO News - TITO defended 16 regions this month. - Biblical Importance and Improving Wordiness were both awarded the 10000 Islands Legion of Merit medal. Random Happenings - Also by the grace of the Department of Immigration, 10000 Islands finally accomplished a major goal by surpassing one thousand nations earlier last month. Go us! - The Department of Immigration, and the region as a whole, passed a milestone by crossing the 100,000 telegram mark for nations contacted via Iwerddon's Accelerator. Hooray! - In the wake of certain non-WA or non-XKI nations voting in WA Resolution and Security Council polls, MinnaCaroline and Ananke spearheaded an effort to split the voting section of the WA Resolution discussion thread to a more secure location in the Senate Lobby. Links on each of the two threads direct nations to the other thread, allowing a seamless voting process. - April 28th marked the celebration of Fleeb Day, in honor of one of our oldest and most upstanding citizens. In the true spirit of Fleeb, a selection of popular words were automatically changed to "Fleeb". This was a hoot. - Prolific recruiter Markanite has been awarded his very own house! Huzzah! - Prolific recruiters (100+ telegrams sent) this month were Echolilia, Outsiderz, Cerberion, Ananke, Greek People Nation, Improving Wordiness, Grub, Demean Wonk and Markanite. Liberation and Defence of Truth! by Improving Wordiness May contain some made up stuff for extra juiciness. The Story of Ananke and the Three Bears ![]() Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Ananke. She went for a walk around Nation States. Pretty soon, she came upon a region called house. She knocked and, when no one answered, she walked right in. At the table in the kitchen, there were three jugs of Beer. Ananke was thirsty. She tasted the beer from the first Jug. ![]() "This Beer is too hot!" she exclaimed. So, she tasted the beer from the second jug. "This Beer is too cold," she said So, she tasted the last jug of beer. "Ahhh, this beer is just right," she said happily and she drank it all up. After she'd drank all of the three bears' beers she decided she was feeling a little tired. So, she walked into the living room where she saw three chairs. Ananke sat in the first chair to rest her feet. "This chair is too big!" she exclaimed. So she sat in the second chair. "This chair is too big, too!" she whined. So she tried the last and smallest chair. "Ahhh, this chair is just right," she sighed. But just as she settled down into the chair to rest, it broke into pieces! Ananke was very tired by this time, so she went upstairs to the bedroom. She lay down in Biblcals bed, but it was too pointy. ![]() Then she lay in the Minnas bed, but it was too soft. ![]() Then she lay down on Guys bed and it was just right. ![]() Ananke fell asleep. As she was sleeping, the three bears came home. "Someone's been drinking my beer," growled Biblical Importance, the Papa bear. "Someone's been drinking my beer," said Minna Caroline the Mama bear. "Someone's been drinking my beer and they drank it all up!" cried Guy, the Baby bear. "Someone's been sitting in my chair," growled Biblical, the Papa bear. "Someone's been sitting in my chair," said Minna, the Mama bear. "Someone's been sitting in my chair and they've broken it all to pieces," cried Guy the Baby bear. They decided to look around some more and when they got upstairs to the bedroom, Biblcal the Papa bear growled, "Someone's been sleeping in my bed," "Someone's been sleeping in my bed, too" said Minna the Mama bear "Someone's been sleeping in my bed and she's still there!" exclaimed Guy Baby bear. "Must be my lucky Day!" Just then, Ananke woke up and saw the three bears. She screamed, "Help!" And she jumped up and ran out of the room. Ananke ran down the stairs, opened the door, and ran away into the forest. And she never returned to the home of the three bears. Written by Ananke, Ad Infinitum and Improving Wordiness. |
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| mavenu | May 30 2010, 01:50 PM Post #23 |
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어머나!
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ouch. how do you sleep in one of these? |
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| californiaaaaaa | May 30 2010, 10:59 PM Post #24 |
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*looks around* um why are all the ladies dead? |
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| ladykillers | Jun 6 2010, 09:16 PM Post #25 |
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The Ladykillers
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The region of 10000 Islands can not be held responsible for what may or may not occur on various government official's beds. *backs away slowly* |
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