[Mikitivity]

I'd like to suggest that we agree on a set of standard IDU Country Codes.  We are small enough that a two letter code might be appropriate, but I'm open to hearing ideas.

The general idea is that I was thinking (about the real world) that MK might be an appropriate postal code for Mikitivity. 

If there is an interest in this, I'll create an index of all our codes and move this post lower in this thread.


INDEX

AR - The Amazing Race
BA - Bears Armed
BZ - Byzconia
CS - Christos
EI - Eiria
FX - Franxico
GN - Gnejs
GS - Grosseschnauzer
HN - Haesan
JB - Jebi
KR - Kerlile
LO - Libertas Omnium Maximus
LR - Laeral
LU - Lauchenoiria
MA - Mansilla
NE - United New England
NI - Novella Islands
PS - Purple Schnauzers
QD - Quintessence of Dust
SD - Schnauzer Dominions
SH - Schnauzer Homelands
SR - Sanctaria
SS - Schnauzer States
SY - Sycona
ZO - Zongongia

Historical Record (pre-Jan 2022)

Spoiler:

AD - Amidonia
AD - Arcadia Dazeber
AI - Adam Island
AN - Antrium
AR - The Amazing Race
BA - Bears Armed
BC - Boricuastan
BL - Bonalando
BS - Brechenlass
BT - Baranxtu
BZ - Byzconia
CB - Cabatonia
CL - Cachette de Lions 
CE - Ceorana
CI - Cikoutimi
CS - Christos
DG - DataGenesis
DJ - Disjunction
DL - DeBeeland
DM - Dunhulme
DM - Demitor
DO - Domnonia
DU - Duechlander
EI - Eiria
EN - Enn
FK - Flankia
FS - The Free Stuff
FT - Frontenac
FX - Franxico
FZ - Fonzoland
GG - Groot Gouda
GH - Green Heron
GI - Giotizia
GN - Gnejs
GR - Gerainia
GS - Grosseschnauzer
HI - Hiel
HN - Hindopia
IB - Saint Isobel
IK - Isles of Koster
IT - The Iroquois Tribes
JB - Jebi
JR - Jagera
JT - Jonqui?re-Tadoussac
KB - Kinderliebstadt
KE - Kelse
KL - Keeslandia
KO - Klouch
KR - Kerlile
KX - Kedalfax
LA - Lawtonia
LC - Lloegr-Cymru
LI - Limapolis
LG - Legionas
LO - Libertas Omnium Maximus
LR - Laeral
LR - Lursan
LU - Lauchenoiria
MA - Malabra
MK - Mikitivity
MU - Muhensai
MZ - Maltzer
NA - Nationalismus
NE - United New England
NI - Nimali
NM - Nieuwe Munchkinland
OT - Otea
PB - Pebulia
PM - Pagemaster
PN - People from Nederland
PP - Scoopy
PS - Purple Schnauzers
QD - Quintessence of Dust
QQ - Quentoni
RE - Remnants of Enn
RK - Kalida
SA - South Antrium
SC - Saidercray
SD - Schnauzer Dominions
SE - Sensumia
SG - SchutteGod
SH - Schnauzer Homelands
SO - Sidh Ohn
SR - Sanctaria
SS - Schnauzer States
ST - Sober Thought
SY - Sycona
TH - Thalatash
TH - Theudland
VM - Vampyro
VK - Blozendland
VX - Vexam
WV - Wondervolle
XG - Xtraordinary Gentlemen
YO - Yoshitaria
YU - Yuunli
YY - The Ayyubids
ZO - Zongongia

[Grosseschnauzer]

Well GS is an obvious given.

[Groot Gouda]

GG is pretty obivous as a national code, but our internal postal codes are more complicated because we're such a large country.

[Federalist]

PM is pretty obvious for us

[Domnonia]

DO, please?

[Mikitivity]

Please keep 'em coming! I'm going to suggest that along with our building a map that we consider drafting an agreement that vehicles (boats, planes, trains, and autos) be registered using these codes in order to standardize things for our nations.

[Malabra]

Please add the country code "MA" for Malabra.

[The Ayyubids]

The Sultanate of the Ayyubids would like to use the country code: YY

[Keeslandia]

The Empire of Keeslandia may be abbreviated by the use of "KL."

[Yuunli]

And the Republic of Yuunli hereby requests the code "YU".

[DataGenesis]

DataGenesis : DG

[Lloegr-Cymru]

May I have LC added?

(Technically, in Welsh LL is a single letter, but that's just a silly detail.)

[Adam Island]

AI for Adam Island

[Sober Thought]

I'm up for ST (which happily coincides that that of Star Trek ).

And yes, I say let's make our country codes used for all standarized numbers. One of France's little wrinkles is that it's two-number departmental codes get recycled in various contexts. For instance, "75" means Paris, so all cars registered in Paris terminate in 75, it's postal code is 75000, etc. 57 is in Alsace-Lorraine (Haut-Rhin department, maybe?), 81 includes Toulon (Bouches-du-Rh?ne department, perhaps?), etc.

I also nominate Yuunli as our Regional Postmaster General. On one of his other sites, he's done a study of postal codes:

http://www.saaropean.net/countries/postal.html

I would be happy to serve as Rolf's deputy in this matter. Vexillology, philately, deltiology, I'm into most hobbies ending in "y"!

[Yuunli]

off topic:
57 is the Moselle department (close to where I live) in Lorraine, capital Metz. Haut-Rhin (Alsace) has 68.
81 is Tarn (Midi-Pyr?n?es = Southern France and Pyrenees), capital Albi.
Bouches-du-Rh?ne is 13 (PACA = Provence-Alpes-C?te-d'Azur), capital Marseilles.
Those codes are in alphabetical order from 01 (Ain) to 89 (Yonne) except 75 (Paris, used to be "Seine"), 90 (Territoire de Belfort, not created before 1922), 91-95 (Greater Paris) and 971-974 (D.O.M. = overseas departments).

[Sober Thought]

No, Yuunli / Saaropean is definitely on topic on this one. And his grasp of the postal/departmental codes just demonstrate he's the ideal Postmaster General of the IDU. B)

[Grosseschnauzer]

Since four of the five schnauzervolk states are now in the IDU, here is the complete list:

GS - Grosseschnauzer
SS - Schnauzer States
SH - Schnauzer Homelands
PS - Purple Schnauzers
KB - Kinderliebstadt (while located within The North Pacific, Kinderliebstadt is that part of Grosseschnauzer that remains in that region, and has its own country code within the schnauzervolk region. It is listed here as a matter of convenience.)

[Yuunli]

Updated list:

AI - Adam Island
AN - Antrium
BT - Baranxtu
CB - Cabatonia
DG - DataGenesis
DJ - Disjunction
DO - Domnonia
DU - Duechlander
GG - Groot Gouda
GS - Grosseschnauzer
IK - Isles of Koster
KB - Kinderliebstadt
KL - Keeslandia
LC - Lloegr-Cymru
MA - Malabra
MK - Mikitivity
PM - Pagemaster
PN - People from Nederland
PS - Purple Schnauzers
RK - Kalida
SH - Schnauzer Homelands
SS - Schnauzer States
ST - Sober Thought
WV - Wondervolle
YU - Yuunli
YY - The Ayyubids

[Duechlander]

Duechlander: DU

[People from Nederland]

People from Nederland: PN

[Grosseschnauzer]

As to why its "KB" Historically that schnauzervolk nation was a city "Kinderlieb" when the schnauzervolk domestic postal codes were originally assigned. "Kinderliebstadt" was the name chosen to recognize Kinderlieb (the city)'s origin as a municipality when it became necessary for it to remain as part of The North Pacific for NS purposes even though it is otherwise a part of Grosseschnauzer when GS came to the IDU. So the K and the B are merely the first and last letters of Kinderliebstadt's original city name.

[Federation of Disjunction]

Disjunction would like DJ.

Thanks!

[wondervolle]

If possible, could Wondervolle be given the regional code WV.

[Mikitivity]

YuunliJun 1 2005, 06:31 AM Recapitulating what we have so far (unofficially, not approved by Mikitivity yet):

AI - Adam Island
DG - DataGenesis
DJ - Disjunction
DO - Domnonia
DU - Duechlander
GG - Groot Gouda
GS - Grosseschnauzer
KB - Kinderliebstadt
KL - Keeslandia
LC - Lloegr-Cymru
MA - Malabra
MK - Mikitivity
PM - Pagemaster
PN - People from Nederland
PS - Purple Schnauzers
SH - Schnauzer Homelands
SS - Schnauzer States
ST - Sober Thought
WV - Wondervolle
YU - Yuunli
YY - The Ayyubids [/quote]
Doesn't need to be officially approved by me. It looks good ... and I can copy this and edit mine, since it is the top of the thread. But any moderator of this forum can do that, and I highly encourage that!

[RepublicOfKalida]

If it's not too much trouble, the Republic of Kalida would like to be recognized as "RK".