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Kiestarovia wrote:

Here it is!

The Days Of The Undead Prologue

by Kiestarovia

After when the "Walking Dead" started ruthlessly destroying cities, villages and towns around the world. The huge horde came to us. Many of those places got had destroyed before we realized what was going on. As a result we started to mass evacuate people out of the country on to islands that we owned. We left two garrison divisions and some of the police force to defend the country while we evacuated people. My associates from the government, soldiers, civilians, and I got on to one of the first planes leaving the country followed by two other small planes which were all made from the company Airbus. While we were on the plane, it was soon discovered that one of the passengers was a zombie. It started attacking the pilot and the co-pilot...

Read dispatch

You!

The wandering elmo wrote:

What do you mean punished ive already been punished in The Bar on the corner of every region when you guys pinned me to the ground and were shooting explosives at me and also stopping on me? Also when i was in the jail you were also firing explosives at me and actually strangled me too.

Someone healed you plus got buffed so now you need to pay another one

Wolf in snow wrote:

United vamund! I knew it was you!!!

No i just readed the message board to know what happened

The wandering elmo wrote:

Im not gonna cause Forest anymore trouble so im leaving here and escaping again *Throws smoke bomb and escapes*

Wait

Glacikaldr wrote:

Be sure to cheer on Ownzone come May 29!

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:

We await your command. Speak, and your will be done.

Really? Ok I'd like everyone in Forest to cheer for Ownzone on May 29th. :D

The young ur wrote:

What was the purpose of this second post

Middle Barael wrote:

….random celebration of Ownzone (Please explain why?!?)....

eeeuh….unless I missed something it is not a random celebration (a bit too soon for that!) it is a request to cheer me on and the dispatch is pretty descriptive about the why.....the only reason I am actually in it is because apparently I am the only Forestrian that made enough effort to qualify. I have nothing with Pokémon and I am questioning if the challenge system is the "best" way to settle this although I am glad to see this getting used for something. The chances for an upset are pretty low if the difference in levels gets beyond a couple of points.

Kawastyselir wrote:

I could probably make that concession for the Greenness Index if you'd like. The List of Exceptionally Green Nations is more about the top environmental tier in Forest though, so I would reserve that only for nations in this region.

thats very kind thanks
i only wanted to see how the nation I put more effort into compares with your behemots of a nation (environmentally speaking of course, not calling anyone fat XD)

Kinectia wrote:

This is something I’ve always struggled with in NS - the automatic increase of a nation’s population over time. Kinectia self-identifies as a very small island, but our population still increases at a pre-determined rate. Our inability to control this metric has provided the incentive for a great deal of innovation in housing design and land use optimization, but most of our people would really rather have a lot less crowded living conditions.

More to the point - whether it’s desirable to limit population. If you wanted to reduce the population that would mean a reduction in the number of individuals. Which individuals would you prevent, turn away or terminate? What if some of those turned out to be people who would have contributed to some technological innovation that benefited all? What if they would have led social movements that improved the lives of many, by reducing oppression and poverty, increasing social justice and equality, developing real democracy and economic systems that value meaningful work for everyone? How would you decide where to place the population controls, and how to enforce them?

When you feel appalled by the rate of world population increase, you reduce people to interchangeable cogs in a machine. Every individual is unique and limiting population is therefore risky when you value diversity.

Edit:
My personal dedication to this point of view is challenged some days though, when my neighborhood becomes saturated in graffiti... or my RMB is inundated with spam posts.

Sums up my own feelings quite accurately on the subject, including my conflicted feelings about the growth of Forest as a region. At the risk of sounding like an old man shaking my cane at passing clouds, I'll say that I used to keep on top of unread RMB messages quite frequently, even though I didn't (and don't) post much. But these days, I'm definitely letting most of it go unread, and that bums me out a bit because I wonder what interesting and thought provoking topics might be buried in the red "156 unread message" icon now.

I recognize the contradiction in agreeing with our core value that Forest is open to all nations and also feeling frustrated with what's been happening as a result of becoming so populous. Same as I'm conflicted when I see another swath of undeveloped land in my town get that big white "we're going to build something here" notice (I wish green spaces to stay green), even as I also wish property values weren't quite so out of control so more of my friends could afford a house if they wish (which building more houses would ostensibly help with).

Old Growth begets the New Growth, but lose not the sight of the forest for the trees. Cultivate the saplings so that they may plant roots sturdy and strong. Pluck the weeds where they sprout, so that life can grow unfettered. Appreciate the diversity in what radiates out from the old, and let it become another part of our Forest.

Government Post

I am very pleased to announce that esteemed veteran Forester, and former Forest Keeper, Uan aa Boa has volunteered to take up the position of Game Warden of Forest! Uan aa Boa will be taking the helm when it comes to "in character" activities, developing lore for our nations, and other such role-play type participation events for Forest residents. I am grateful to UAB for putting on this hat, and look forward to the activities that will come our way! Thank you, Uan aa Boa, and welcome aboard.

Errinundera, may I please have Uan aa Boa appointed to the title of Game Warden, with Communications authority?

Thank you all! Stay safe, and I will aim to send out my first Transparency Report of the new term in about a week's time, with information on what we hope to accomplish in the coming months.

-Verdant Haven

(With apologies to Kawastyselir, who just posted the new cabinet list. There will also be one more coming shortly!)

The young ur wrote:

Today we will present Zeeseburger who currently only has twelve endorsements. Let our allied nations continue to try to get our fellow nation to fifteen endorsements.

You're so kind but don't even sweat it. I'm here bc Forest seems pretty dope. I just wanna chill and see what NationStates has to offer.