<![CDATA[IDU Regional Forum - Nations of the IDU]]> https://idugov.com/forum/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:28:59 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[My Ideas for Thousand Branches (my nation)!]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2431 Sun, 06 Aug 2023 18:53:11 -0500 Aramantha]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2431 A Quick Summary of my Ideas Big Grin

Sunil Shi, the mythological founder of the nation, arrived to the land many years ago, discovering what she described as an untouched paradise of the earth. According to legend, she came from a far-away tribe on a journey to seek out a new land away from the constant floods and disasters of their own land. Some modern bits of culture would support this theory including advanced flood barrier technology and alarm systems. That being said, despite there being no doubt that the woman herself existed (her journal entries are quite well documented), there is a considerable amount of argument over the validity of what was contained within her story. Her descriptions of the land and its inhabitants seem mostly accurate, many of them being linked to documented creatures and landmarks today, but her mental health continued to deteriorate as the journal went on and many of her entries become less and less based in reality. At one point she claims that she has reproduced asexually in her sleep without pregnancy or a male member of the species. She speaks of herself repopulating the island with people created from her own essence. The general theory surrounding this is that in fact her asexual reproduction was simply the arrival of the rest of her tribe, having been forced from their homeland waiting for the return of Sunil. One of the more recent proponent arguments in favor of Sunil’s journals centered around genetics and the historical record of early peoples of the land, a group that was entirely women. If each historical event, election, and obituary was centered around a woman, perhaps that was due to asexual reproduction and a dominant gene. Historians and anthropologists however believe otherwise, claiming that the cultural gender roles of the tribe that arrived on the island likely simply regarded everyone as women, regardless of sex. Several sculptures and drawings from old society depict male genitalia nearly as prominently as they depict female genitalia. Of course, further rebuttals have been cast between the believers and the non-believers, but to write out the whole argument would be unnecessary and convoluted. 

Instead, we should move on to the land itself. Sunil’s early theory of a land untouched by man was accepted for many years. The creatures and animals were of a kind not documented or seen by anyone in the nation before. Even once contact had been re-established with exterior nations, the living things of Thousand Branches were in a class entirely their own. In addition, the habitat seemed perfectly balanced and devoid of human structure. That theory prevailed until just the last hundred or so years when a foreigner had arrived in the land and was shocked to discover high levels of radiation across the entire country and even into the woods beyond. The question became: how can such levels of radiation exist in a land that was thought to be never habited? An early theory was that deep veins of radioactive material existed beneath the land but nuclear scientists brought in from outside the nation quickly dismissed that theory as impossible. The radioactivity present in the nation clearly had enough power once upon a time to mutate the creatures and plants of the land. Some trees had even evolved to use radiation as part of their photosynthesis process. That kind of radiation could only be caused by fallout and fallout necessitated the existence of some nation before this one many years ago. As the nuclear scientists explained the effects of nuclear fallout on a region, more parts of the story clicked into place. The psychological and biochemical effects on bodies, brains, and hormones could have been a partial cause of the insanity that grew in Sunil’s journals and the mental health issues that have plagued the nation for many years. The mutations and odd creatures had evolved and changed over many years in a unique environment. The long-time presence of cancers and thyroid problems that had baffled medical scientists for years could finally be explained.

A launch in nuclear research began in the nation, young and old being sent to foreign schools across the world in search of more research into fallout. Some wanted to know where the fallout had come from and instead opted to become foreign historians or diplomats. Others wanted to test the radiation and whether it was still affecting the population today. Even the ones who disagreed with many of the radioactive theories wanted to prove it was wrong and ventured out to schools of often dubious credibility. Today, a lab exists in the capital dedicated entirely to a cure for radiation sickness and to mitigating and blocking the risks associated with living in a land fraught with a new danger. And tomorrow, citizens of Thousand Branches look to a brighter future and further cooperation with outside nations, if they could only get people to come visit.

Obvs seeking any sort of critique or ideas from folks ^^ Always looking for ways to improve upon my ideas! Also want to know if this idea is acceptable/approvable by the folks in charge. Thanks all!]]> A Quick Summary of my Ideas Big Grin

Sunil Shi, the mythological founder of the nation, arrived to the land many years ago, discovering what she described as an untouched paradise of the earth. According to legend, she came from a far-away tribe on a journey to seek out a new land away from the constant floods and disasters of their own land. Some modern bits of culture would support this theory including advanced flood barrier technology and alarm systems. That being said, despite there being no doubt that the woman herself existed (her journal entries are quite well documented), there is a considerable amount of argument over the validity of what was contained within her story. Her descriptions of the land and its inhabitants seem mostly accurate, many of them being linked to documented creatures and landmarks today, but her mental health continued to deteriorate as the journal went on and many of her entries become less and less based in reality. At one point she claims that she has reproduced asexually in her sleep without pregnancy or a male member of the species. She speaks of herself repopulating the island with people created from her own essence. The general theory surrounding this is that in fact her asexual reproduction was simply the arrival of the rest of her tribe, having been forced from their homeland waiting for the return of Sunil. One of the more recent proponent arguments in favor of Sunil’s journals centered around genetics and the historical record of early peoples of the land, a group that was entirely women. If each historical event, election, and obituary was centered around a woman, perhaps that was due to asexual reproduction and a dominant gene. Historians and anthropologists however believe otherwise, claiming that the cultural gender roles of the tribe that arrived on the island likely simply regarded everyone as women, regardless of sex. Several sculptures and drawings from old society depict male genitalia nearly as prominently as they depict female genitalia. Of course, further rebuttals have been cast between the believers and the non-believers, but to write out the whole argument would be unnecessary and convoluted. 

Instead, we should move on to the land itself. Sunil’s early theory of a land untouched by man was accepted for many years. The creatures and animals were of a kind not documented or seen by anyone in the nation before. Even once contact had been re-established with exterior nations, the living things of Thousand Branches were in a class entirely their own. In addition, the habitat seemed perfectly balanced and devoid of human structure. That theory prevailed until just the last hundred or so years when a foreigner had arrived in the land and was shocked to discover high levels of radiation across the entire country and even into the woods beyond. The question became: how can such levels of radiation exist in a land that was thought to be never habited? An early theory was that deep veins of radioactive material existed beneath the land but nuclear scientists brought in from outside the nation quickly dismissed that theory as impossible. The radioactivity present in the nation clearly had enough power once upon a time to mutate the creatures and plants of the land. Some trees had even evolved to use radiation as part of their photosynthesis process. That kind of radiation could only be caused by fallout and fallout necessitated the existence of some nation before this one many years ago. As the nuclear scientists explained the effects of nuclear fallout on a region, more parts of the story clicked into place. The psychological and biochemical effects on bodies, brains, and hormones could have been a partial cause of the insanity that grew in Sunil’s journals and the mental health issues that have plagued the nation for many years. The mutations and odd creatures had evolved and changed over many years in a unique environment. The long-time presence of cancers and thyroid problems that had baffled medical scientists for years could finally be explained.

A launch in nuclear research began in the nation, young and old being sent to foreign schools across the world in search of more research into fallout. Some wanted to know where the fallout had come from and instead opted to become foreign historians or diplomats. Others wanted to test the radiation and whether it was still affecting the population today. Even the ones who disagreed with many of the radioactive theories wanted to prove it was wrong and ventured out to schools of often dubious credibility. Today, a lab exists in the capital dedicated entirely to a cure for radiation sickness and to mitigating and blocking the risks associated with living in a land fraught with a new danger. And tomorrow, citizens of Thousand Branches look to a brighter future and further cooperation with outside nations, if they could only get people to come visit.

Obvs seeking any sort of critique or ideas from folks ^^ Always looking for ways to improve upon my ideas! Also want to know if this idea is acceptable/approvable by the folks in charge. Thanks all!]]> <![CDATA[Looking for a nation or two]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2136 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 19:11:08 -0600 Tearvan]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2136
Points about the history I have in mind
  • Colonizer found a colony, the type of colony and date tbd
  • Tearvan purchases it's independence, potential catalyst include economic crisis, prolonged war/conflicts, or changing political opinion within colonizer's country.
I know it's not much to go off of but I really want the history to interact with the IDU and honestly I'm not good with coming up with this stuff Tongue . Feel free to ask any questions or leave suggestion.]]>
Points about the history I have in mind
  • Colonizer found a colony, the type of colony and date tbd
  • Tearvan purchases it's independence, potential catalyst include economic crisis, prolonged war/conflicts, or changing political opinion within colonizer's country.
I know it's not much to go off of but I really want the history to interact with the IDU and honestly I'm not good with coming up with this stuff Tongue . Feel free to ask any questions or leave suggestion.]]> <![CDATA[IDU Travel Channel]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2120 Sat, 05 Dec 2020 14:25:36 -0600 Gardavasque]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2120
This thread is a place to highlight your nation's top attractions and most (or least!) visited destinations. Give us the fascinating details about your national parks, historic landmarks, famous museums, and offbeat curiosities. Also on the Travel Channel: award-winning documentaries, guided tours of your nations and cities, and reality programming about the real housewives of your nation. The IDU Travel Channel is the place to share information and resources for consumers of travel and leisure throughout the IDU and around the universe, so we need to know all about your nation's best - and worst - airlines, cruises, resort hotels, restaurants, etc. Finally, nations are encouraged to submit their entries for inclusion at a coveted spot in the IDU Travel Channel's Top Ten rankings.

Are you ready to welcome travelers to your nation? Tell us about all about it. Right here, on the IDU Travel Channel.
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This thread is a place to highlight your nation's top attractions and most (or least!) visited destinations. Give us the fascinating details about your national parks, historic landmarks, famous museums, and offbeat curiosities. Also on the Travel Channel: award-winning documentaries, guided tours of your nations and cities, and reality programming about the real housewives of your nation. The IDU Travel Channel is the place to share information and resources for consumers of travel and leisure throughout the IDU and around the universe, so we need to know all about your nation's best - and worst - airlines, cruises, resort hotels, restaurants, etc. Finally, nations are encouraged to submit their entries for inclusion at a coveted spot in the IDU Travel Channel's Top Ten rankings.

Are you ready to welcome travelers to your nation? Tell us about all about it. Right here, on the IDU Travel Channel.
[Image: A0LfaST.png?1]]]> <![CDATA[Maraix: Independence! (Seeking two nations for foreign relations)]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2078 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 16:22:49 -0500 Maraix]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2078
I’m looking to see if there are any nations interested in setting up diplomatic relations to help explain Maraixian independence. These relations could be basic or detailed as you’d like (we could just hash out some basic factbook information here or take it another direction).

I’m primarily interested in setting up relations with two countries: one from which Maraix declared independence (“Country A”), and one with longstanding cultural/administrative ties, into which Maraix wants to enter a defense agreement (“Country B”).

Are you interested? Read the long or TLDR version of Maraix’s history, which also describes the role of each country.


LONG VERSION
  • In 1788, 6 convicts (five adult men and one 13-year-old boy, named Tom Morrisson) boldly broke out of the royal prison in “Country A” and managed to steal a small royal navy sailing vessel.
  • The leader of this band of fugitives was a former navy officer who had been found guilty of treason and was slated for execution a mere two days after the daring prison escape. Astonishingly, he was able to guide the band on the stolen vessel into the Tenebric Ocean, evading capture. They were last seen sailing away from a remote Tenebric island, after picking a small group of indigenous islanders (three men and seven women). The band would not be seen again for another 42 years.
  • In 1830, a royal science/exploration vessel from “Country A” landed on what is now known as Maraix Island, and was amazed to discover a small population living there – Tom Morrisson (the last surviving member of the fugitive band), three of the original group of islanders, and the descendents of the fugitives and islanders who had made it to Maraix, then called Maw Island. As it turned out, they had sailed deep into the Tenebric Ocean and, instead of capsizing (as was assumed at the time), they landed at Maw Island, burned their vessel, and started new lives for themselves.
  • “Country A” decided not to prosecute Morrisson. Instead, they claimed tiny, tropical Maw Island as an overseas territory, planting a flag on the shores of Vex Bay, much to the annoyance of the Maw Islanders. This territory also included two small, uninhabited islands in the vicinity of Maw.
  • From 1830–1910, “Country A” was minimally involved in the affairs on Maw Island, due to its remote location, though it served as a distant waypoint and rest stop for exploration, whaling, and trading vessels.
  • During the 20th century, “Country A” began to increase their investment in the population of Maw Island, providing infrastructural, educational, transportation, and healthcare support over the decades. Because of its remote location, this support was actually administered via “Country B,” which was in a better location (or perhaps had a better fleet) to reach the island.
  • Maw Island reached a population peak of approximately 260 people around 1952, but the numbers began slowly declining. Though proud of their remote paradise, life was hard for the Maw Islanders.
    This hardship led the population to place Maw Island on sale in 1977. In 1982, they sold the island to Juan Sébastien Rudolph Maraix, then known as a fabulously wealthy playboy owner of a small casino empire, who promptly renamed the island after himself. The sale agreement set aside the Apōiti-Vex community for the 186 remaining islanders, and their descendents, who could live within the community limits, rent-free, so long as they continuously occupied the land.
  • As it turns out, Juan Sébastien Rudolph Maraix was one of the many aliases used by Juan Rossi Gutierrez, leader of an international drug cartel. Under the guise of developing the island for tourism, Gutierrez used the island as a center for his international smuggling and money laundering operations, while also employing a campaign of intimidation, harassment, and murder to drive the local population out of the community, further reducing the island population.
  • When Gutierrez was arrested by “Country A” or “Country B” (or maybe both!) in 1997, it was discovered that he had placed the island under the name of his wife, Tiffani Amber Maraix. As such, while “Country A” and/or “Country B” confiscated many of Gutierrez’s assets, Maraix Island was not one of them.
  • Tiffani Amber Maraix, upon learning of her husband’s arrest, fled to her home country and immediately filed for divorce.
  • From 1998–2015, Maraix made several attempts to monetize the island, to little avail. While she was able to successfully sell a small portion of the island to a real estate developer, the amount she earned from the sale was insufficient to cover her mounting debts, back taxes, and expensive tastes. The developer built Marina Terrace, a luxury condominium and marina, and managed to sell most of its units as vacation condos to fabulously wealthy retirees and global nomads.
  • In 2015, facing insolvency, Maraix placed the island on the market and began aggressively courting a number of phosphorous mining operations to make the sale.
  • The Apōiti-Vex community, scarred by their experience of letting Gutierrez take ownership of the island, joined together with the Marina Terrace Homeowners’ Association (whose owners were horrified by the idea that phosphorous mining might destroy their idyllic vacation community) and the owners of Canavalia Resort, Inc., (the near-bankrupt owners of property originally built under Gutierrez’s sham tourism scheme) to raise money to purchase the island.
  • In 2017, these three groups successfully purchased the island (and surrounding territories) from Tiffani Amber Maraix and immediately placed it into the Maraix Territorial Community Land Trust, to ensure joint ownership.
  • While researching and establishing the land trust, the three groups realized that they could claim independence from “Country A” for… “reasons.” Thus, now in 2020, Maraix will file in court to officially organize themselves into the Free Homeowners’ Association of Maraix, with sovereign control over the land trust. The Constitution, Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CCC&R) thus serves as their declaration of independence from “Country A.”
  • Due to its incredibly small size (there is currently only 1 security officer on the island), Maraix will seek to enter into a defense agreement with “Country B.” Because of its history of warm relations with “Country B”, Maraix also hopes to continue cultural connections and administrative services in the future, where feasible.

With an island population of 109 (though there are a few more citizens who live outside our territory), Maraix is a remote micronation, likely the smallest in the International Democratic Union. The goal is to establish diplomatic relationships with nations who agree to become “Country A” and “Country B”, in order to help build out the Maraix factbook and for (hopefully) fun interactions on the forum in the future. Any takers?


TLDR
After a long history as a remote territory of “Country A”, with administrative services provided by “Country B”, and a more recent history of struggling to survive under the island ownership of an international criminal, the residents of Maraix pulled together to purchase all of Maraix from its current owner and establish the Maraix Territorial Community Land Trust in 2018.

While establishing the land trust, it became apparent for… “reasons” …that the Maraix Islanders could declare independence from “Country A”, which it does now, in 2020, as a free homeowners’ association with complete control over the land trust.

Where you could come in:
  • Would anyone like to set up relations as “Country A”? You could help identify the “reasons” (legal loophole? tired of paying for remote island services?) for this declaration of independence, or just agree to appear in the factbook as the country from which Maraix declared independence. You can also feel as grumpy (or not) about this declaration as you’d like.
  • Would anyone like to set up relations as “Country B”? Maraix has a long history of warm relations with “Country B” and would like to continue these relations (and as many administrative services as can be afforded) in the future.
  • Additionally, Maraix will seek to enter into a defense agreement with “Country B.” As a micronation, Maraix cannot defend itself militarily, and cannot fight in military roleplays. It needs the protection of a nation with a larger military… well, any military, really. However, this defense agreement can be negotiated to include other kinds of support for your nation’s diplomacy and war efforts (such as humanitarian, diplomatic, espionage, etc).

Anyone interested?]]>
I’m looking to see if there are any nations interested in setting up diplomatic relations to help explain Maraixian independence. These relations could be basic or detailed as you’d like (we could just hash out some basic factbook information here or take it another direction).

I’m primarily interested in setting up relations with two countries: one from which Maraix declared independence (“Country A”), and one with longstanding cultural/administrative ties, into which Maraix wants to enter a defense agreement (“Country B”).

Are you interested? Read the long or TLDR version of Maraix’s history, which also describes the role of each country.


LONG VERSION
  • In 1788, 6 convicts (five adult men and one 13-year-old boy, named Tom Morrisson) boldly broke out of the royal prison in “Country A” and managed to steal a small royal navy sailing vessel.
  • The leader of this band of fugitives was a former navy officer who had been found guilty of treason and was slated for execution a mere two days after the daring prison escape. Astonishingly, he was able to guide the band on the stolen vessel into the Tenebric Ocean, evading capture. They were last seen sailing away from a remote Tenebric island, after picking a small group of indigenous islanders (three men and seven women). The band would not be seen again for another 42 years.
  • In 1830, a royal science/exploration vessel from “Country A” landed on what is now known as Maraix Island, and was amazed to discover a small population living there – Tom Morrisson (the last surviving member of the fugitive band), three of the original group of islanders, and the descendents of the fugitives and islanders who had made it to Maraix, then called Maw Island. As it turned out, they had sailed deep into the Tenebric Ocean and, instead of capsizing (as was assumed at the time), they landed at Maw Island, burned their vessel, and started new lives for themselves.
  • “Country A” decided not to prosecute Morrisson. Instead, they claimed tiny, tropical Maw Island as an overseas territory, planting a flag on the shores of Vex Bay, much to the annoyance of the Maw Islanders. This territory also included two small, uninhabited islands in the vicinity of Maw.
  • From 1830–1910, “Country A” was minimally involved in the affairs on Maw Island, due to its remote location, though it served as a distant waypoint and rest stop for exploration, whaling, and trading vessels.
  • During the 20th century, “Country A” began to increase their investment in the population of Maw Island, providing infrastructural, educational, transportation, and healthcare support over the decades. Because of its remote location, this support was actually administered via “Country B,” which was in a better location (or perhaps had a better fleet) to reach the island.
  • Maw Island reached a population peak of approximately 260 people around 1952, but the numbers began slowly declining. Though proud of their remote paradise, life was hard for the Maw Islanders.
    This hardship led the population to place Maw Island on sale in 1977. In 1982, they sold the island to Juan Sébastien Rudolph Maraix, then known as a fabulously wealthy playboy owner of a small casino empire, who promptly renamed the island after himself. The sale agreement set aside the Apōiti-Vex community for the 186 remaining islanders, and their descendents, who could live within the community limits, rent-free, so long as they continuously occupied the land.
  • As it turns out, Juan Sébastien Rudolph Maraix was one of the many aliases used by Juan Rossi Gutierrez, leader of an international drug cartel. Under the guise of developing the island for tourism, Gutierrez used the island as a center for his international smuggling and money laundering operations, while also employing a campaign of intimidation, harassment, and murder to drive the local population out of the community, further reducing the island population.
  • When Gutierrez was arrested by “Country A” or “Country B” (or maybe both!) in 1997, it was discovered that he had placed the island under the name of his wife, Tiffani Amber Maraix. As such, while “Country A” and/or “Country B” confiscated many of Gutierrez’s assets, Maraix Island was not one of them.
  • Tiffani Amber Maraix, upon learning of her husband’s arrest, fled to her home country and immediately filed for divorce.
  • From 1998–2015, Maraix made several attempts to monetize the island, to little avail. While she was able to successfully sell a small portion of the island to a real estate developer, the amount she earned from the sale was insufficient to cover her mounting debts, back taxes, and expensive tastes. The developer built Marina Terrace, a luxury condominium and marina, and managed to sell most of its units as vacation condos to fabulously wealthy retirees and global nomads.
  • In 2015, facing insolvency, Maraix placed the island on the market and began aggressively courting a number of phosphorous mining operations to make the sale.
  • The Apōiti-Vex community, scarred by their experience of letting Gutierrez take ownership of the island, joined together with the Marina Terrace Homeowners’ Association (whose owners were horrified by the idea that phosphorous mining might destroy their idyllic vacation community) and the owners of Canavalia Resort, Inc., (the near-bankrupt owners of property originally built under Gutierrez’s sham tourism scheme) to raise money to purchase the island.
  • In 2017, these three groups successfully purchased the island (and surrounding territories) from Tiffani Amber Maraix and immediately placed it into the Maraix Territorial Community Land Trust, to ensure joint ownership.
  • While researching and establishing the land trust, the three groups realized that they could claim independence from “Country A” for… “reasons.” Thus, now in 2020, Maraix will file in court to officially organize themselves into the Free Homeowners’ Association of Maraix, with sovereign control over the land trust. The Constitution, Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CCC&R) thus serves as their declaration of independence from “Country A.”
  • Due to its incredibly small size (there is currently only 1 security officer on the island), Maraix will seek to enter into a defense agreement with “Country B.” Because of its history of warm relations with “Country B”, Maraix also hopes to continue cultural connections and administrative services in the future, where feasible.

With an island population of 109 (though there are a few more citizens who live outside our territory), Maraix is a remote micronation, likely the smallest in the International Democratic Union. The goal is to establish diplomatic relationships with nations who agree to become “Country A” and “Country B”, in order to help build out the Maraix factbook and for (hopefully) fun interactions on the forum in the future. Any takers?


TLDR
After a long history as a remote territory of “Country A”, with administrative services provided by “Country B”, and a more recent history of struggling to survive under the island ownership of an international criminal, the residents of Maraix pulled together to purchase all of Maraix from its current owner and establish the Maraix Territorial Community Land Trust in 2018.

While establishing the land trust, it became apparent for… “reasons” …that the Maraix Islanders could declare independence from “Country A”, which it does now, in 2020, as a free homeowners’ association with complete control over the land trust.

Where you could come in:
  • Would anyone like to set up relations as “Country A”? You could help identify the “reasons” (legal loophole? tired of paying for remote island services?) for this declaration of independence, or just agree to appear in the factbook as the country from which Maraix declared independence. You can also feel as grumpy (or not) about this declaration as you’d like.
  • Would anyone like to set up relations as “Country B”? Maraix has a long history of warm relations with “Country B” and would like to continue these relations (and as many administrative services as can be afforded) in the future.
  • Additionally, Maraix will seek to enter into a defense agreement with “Country B.” As a micronation, Maraix cannot defend itself militarily, and cannot fight in military roleplays. It needs the protection of a nation with a larger military… well, any military, really. However, this defense agreement can be negotiated to include other kinds of support for your nation’s diplomacy and war efforts (such as humanitarian, diplomatic, espionage, etc).

Anyone interested?]]> <![CDATA[The Free Land of the IDU]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2032 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:16:22 -0600 Bears Armed]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2032 original world might have had a few earlier settlers scattered here & there... and had an independent clan of Ursines in the mountainous area closest to 'Bears Armed'.
(That version also contained ruins from the 'Luvarian' human civilisation, which had wiped itself out -- in "The Wizards' War" -- during the 1st century AD.)

The territory's "capital" is called Democracity.
(The capital wasn't actually named, OOC, until the issue about naming capitals came into use. I suggested this name as seeming appropriate, there was a discussion in which several players -- including the last to leave of the region's five original creators, Mikitivity, whom I was able to reach by email -- agreed with the choice and none disagreed, and then I answered the issue accordingly. AFAIK the name's original use was for a model "city of the future" that was among the exhibits at the 1939 World's Fair in New York...)]]> original world might have had a few earlier settlers scattered here & there... and had an independent clan of Ursines in the mountainous area closest to 'Bears Armed'.
(That version also contained ruins from the 'Luvarian' human civilisation, which had wiped itself out -- in "The Wizards' War" -- during the 1st century AD.)

The territory's "capital" is called Democracity.
(The capital wasn't actually named, OOC, until the issue about naming capitals came into use. I suggested this name as seeming appropriate, there was a discussion in which several players -- including the last to leave of the region's five original creators, Mikitivity, whom I was able to reach by email -- agreed with the choice and none disagreed, and then I answered the issue accordingly. AFAIK the name's original use was for a model "city of the future" that was among the exhibits at the 1939 World's Fair in New York...)]]> <![CDATA[International Democratic Union Custom Census]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2019 Mon, 30 Dec 2019 13:15:39 -0600 agury]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2019
I'm sure at first the data might be a little rough, but with some refining, I'm sure it can get close enough. Regardless, I think it might be interesting to see new stats and data on to aide in worldbuilding/roleplaying/etc.

To start, I've been working on the custom census 'Industry: Hospitality' to build out the code and have a starting point for future censuses. My question to y'all is what customer censuses would you like to see? Any ideas, comments, concerns, etc. are welcome!! Big Grin]]>
I'm sure at first the data might be a little rough, but with some refining, I'm sure it can get close enough. Regardless, I think it might be interesting to see new stats and data on to aide in worldbuilding/roleplaying/etc.

To start, I've been working on the custom census 'Industry: Hospitality' to build out the code and have a starting point for future censuses. My question to y'all is what customer censuses would you like to see? Any ideas, comments, concerns, etc. are welcome!! Big Grin]]> <![CDATA[IDU Storefront]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1955 Wed, 07 Aug 2019 23:36:11 -0500 Libertas Omnium Maximus]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1955 The IDU Storefront

I imagine in the cannon of many users, real world products do not exist or are not used in their nation. It would also make sense that nations would produce their own products. Name one RL nation that doesn’t have at least one product to its name? All this gave me the idea to open a regional storefront.

The regional storefront is a place to show of your nation’s products so that they may be used/referenced/etc in RPs. This can be cars, phones, guns, watches, anything really.

If you have a product of your nation that you want to show the world, tell the IDU about it in a post on this thread.

It is my hope that this storefront will help users in world building(company building really) and putting product ideas on paper. It can also just be a new place to advertise your latest phone. The world is your Oyster.]]> The IDU Storefront

I imagine in the cannon of many users, real world products do not exist or are not used in their nation. It would also make sense that nations would produce their own products. Name one RL nation that doesn’t have at least one product to its name? All this gave me the idea to open a regional storefront.

The regional storefront is a place to show of your nation’s products so that they may be used/referenced/etc in RPs. This can be cars, phones, guns, watches, anything really.

If you have a product of your nation that you want to show the world, tell the IDU about it in a post on this thread.

It is my hope that this storefront will help users in world building(company building really) and putting product ideas on paper. It can also just be a new place to advertise your latest phone. The world is your Oyster.]]> <![CDATA[Political Parties of Libertas Omnium Maximus (WIP)]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1915 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 22:04:12 -0500 Libertas Omnium Maximus]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1915 Political Parties of Libertas Omnium Maximus
Overview

When Election Day rolls around in Libertas Omnium Maximus, you will notice that each candidate has a a collection of letters in parentheticals next to their name.

E.g.
Lucas Brown Esq. (NCP-O)


This is their party affiliation. The first three letters before the dash are the party’s initials. “NCP” for National Conservative Party. The letter after the dash shows the politicians status in the party. The “O” means official and denotes that the politician in question is officially backed by their party. Were the letter a “U” it would stand for “unrecognized.” This status usually is given to poloticians who have not been specificly backed by their party or have deviated from their party’s ideology. The status is purely to inform voters if the politician is backed by the party the represent.

There are many Parties in LOM and any of them may attempt to elect one of their own members to a government office. Inclosed in this document are some of the nation’s largest parties.

Navigating this Document

Each page is devoted to one of the primary parties of Libertas Omnium Maximus and displays some of the party’s key information.

Party Trigram
This is the question’s unique 3 letter code. Trigrams are often displayed to save space on documents or other media types.

Founded
This is the year in which the party was founded or formally recognized

Ideology
This displays the party’s political alignment on a left-right scale. Right being conservative leaning. Left being liberal leaning.

Seats Held
This shows which seats are held by the party in question in both the Vox Regionum and the Vox Populi. This is accurate as of the 2018 mid terms.

Notable Figures
This lists (if any) the highly noteworthy figures of the party in question. This might be the President of LOM or another high ranking government position.

Key Stances
A left-right scale does little to inform the indeviduals of the actual policies the party in question supports. This list goes into far more detail onto specific policies that the whole party seems to support.]]> Political Parties of Libertas Omnium Maximus
Overview

When Election Day rolls around in Libertas Omnium Maximus, you will notice that each candidate has a a collection of letters in parentheticals next to their name.

E.g.
Lucas Brown Esq. (NCP-O)


This is their party affiliation. The first three letters before the dash are the party’s initials. “NCP” for National Conservative Party. The letter after the dash shows the politicians status in the party. The “O” means official and denotes that the politician in question is officially backed by their party. Were the letter a “U” it would stand for “unrecognized.” This status usually is given to poloticians who have not been specificly backed by their party or have deviated from their party’s ideology. The status is purely to inform voters if the politician is backed by the party the represent.

There are many Parties in LOM and any of them may attempt to elect one of their own members to a government office. Inclosed in this document are some of the nation’s largest parties.

Navigating this Document

Each page is devoted to one of the primary parties of Libertas Omnium Maximus and displays some of the party’s key information.

Party Trigram
This is the question’s unique 3 letter code. Trigrams are often displayed to save space on documents or other media types.

Founded
This is the year in which the party was founded or formally recognized

Ideology
This displays the party’s political alignment on a left-right scale. Right being conservative leaning. Left being liberal leaning.

Seats Held
This shows which seats are held by the party in question in both the Vox Regionum and the Vox Populi. This is accurate as of the 2018 mid terms.

Notable Figures
This lists (if any) the highly noteworthy figures of the party in question. This might be the President of LOM or another high ranking government position.

Key Stances
A left-right scale does little to inform the indeviduals of the actual policies the party in question supports. This list goes into far more detail onto specific policies that the whole party seems to support.]]> <![CDATA[Time Zones]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1911 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:24:06 -0500 Libertas Omnium Maximus]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1911 <![CDATA[International Criminal Organizations]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1907 Sat, 16 Feb 2019 19:06:20 -0600 Zamastan]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1907 International Democratic Union, shadowy criminal organizations exist in underlying communities. Masterful in their crafts and artists of highly centralized enterprises, the mega-rich and poverty-stricken alike find alternate ways to make their living aside from the corporate industries of the rest of the world. They are run by criminals who intend to commit illegal activity, most commonly for money and profit. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist groups, are politically motivated. Sometimes criminal organizations force people to do business with them for "protection". Gangs may become disciplined enough to be considered organized. A criminal organization or gang can also be referred to as a mafia, mob, or crime syndicate; the network, subculture and community of criminals may be referred to as the underworld.

Other organizations—including states, militaries, police forces, and corporations—may sometimes use organized-crime methods to conduct their activities, but their powers derive from their status as formal social institutions. There is a tendency to distinguish organized crime from other forms of crime, such as white-collar crime, financial crimes, political crimes, war crime, state crimes, and treason. This distinction is not always apparent and academics continue to debate the matter. For example, in failed states that can no longer perform basic functions such as education, security, or governance (usually due to fractious violence or to extreme poverty), organized crime, governance and war sometimes complement each other.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organized_crime]]> International Democratic Union, shadowy criminal organizations exist in underlying communities. Masterful in their crafts and artists of highly centralized enterprises, the mega-rich and poverty-stricken alike find alternate ways to make their living aside from the corporate industries of the rest of the world. They are run by criminals who intend to commit illegal activity, most commonly for money and profit. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist groups, are politically motivated. Sometimes criminal organizations force people to do business with them for "protection". Gangs may become disciplined enough to be considered organized. A criminal organization or gang can also be referred to as a mafia, mob, or crime syndicate; the network, subculture and community of criminals may be referred to as the underworld.

Other organizations—including states, militaries, police forces, and corporations—may sometimes use organized-crime methods to conduct their activities, but their powers derive from their status as formal social institutions. There is a tendency to distinguish organized crime from other forms of crime, such as white-collar crime, financial crimes, political crimes, war crime, state crimes, and treason. This distinction is not always apparent and academics continue to debate the matter. For example, in failed states that can no longer perform basic functions such as education, security, or governance (usually due to fractious violence or to extreme poverty), organized crime, governance and war sometimes complement each other.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organized_crime]]> <![CDATA[Lauchenoirian Political Parties]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1905 Fri, 15 Feb 2019 11:24:23 -0600 Lauchenoiria]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1905 here is a list of political parties in Lauchenoiria with elected representatives at a regional or national level, or who are polling above 10% currently.

I'm posting in bits because the full document is nearly 4000 words and that can be overwhelming.

Background on issues

Social Issues

Before the war, Lauchenoiria prided itself on its accessibility policies for disabled people, which were very thorough. The current Lauchenoirian health system is fully state run, with private healthcare being illegal. Lauchenoirian schools are also all state-funded, but the curriculum is decided on a provincial level. Smoking is forbidden throughout Lauchenoiria, but was briefly ‘legalised’ on Aeluria during the war (it is disputed whether or not this legalisation was legitimate’).

Economic Issues

Lauchenoiria is currently in the middle of a transition period from the old communist system (although Lauchenoiria hasn’t been fully communist since 1993) to a fully capitalist system. This is the result of the 2017 capitalism referendum, which officially legalised private enterprise. The results of this referendum are disputed, and it is seen as a catalyst for the 2018 civil war. Lauchenoiria currently owes a lot of debt, mostly to Sanctaria.

Security Issues

Gun control: before the war, Lauchenoirian citizens were forbidden from owning guns except if they could prove it was necessary for a specific reason (i.e. farmers). However, it was very, very rare that a license request would be approved, so for all intents and purposes, guns were almost completely banned.

Government surveillance and military spending are both contentious issues in Lauchenoiria, especially following the war. The current level of surveillance is higher in areas that were held by the Chaher regime in the war.

International Issues

Most of Lauchenoiria is in favour of international cooperation. The main point of contention is migration. There are two sides to this question: the standard immigration debate, but also a debate around emigration as many Lauchenoirians are still leaving the country in the aftermath of the war, which some see as damaging to the Lauchenoirian economy and reputation.

Constitutional Issues

As per the Haven Accords, the next parliament will have to approve a brand-new constitution, and hence this is a vitally important area. There is also a referendum on Aelurian independence on the 1st March.]]> here is a list of political parties in Lauchenoiria with elected representatives at a regional or national level, or who are polling above 10% currently.

I'm posting in bits because the full document is nearly 4000 words and that can be overwhelming.

Background on issues

Social Issues

Before the war, Lauchenoiria prided itself on its accessibility policies for disabled people, which were very thorough. The current Lauchenoirian health system is fully state run, with private healthcare being illegal. Lauchenoirian schools are also all state-funded, but the curriculum is decided on a provincial level. Smoking is forbidden throughout Lauchenoiria, but was briefly ‘legalised’ on Aeluria during the war (it is disputed whether or not this legalisation was legitimate’).

Economic Issues

Lauchenoiria is currently in the middle of a transition period from the old communist system (although Lauchenoiria hasn’t been fully communist since 1993) to a fully capitalist system. This is the result of the 2017 capitalism referendum, which officially legalised private enterprise. The results of this referendum are disputed, and it is seen as a catalyst for the 2018 civil war. Lauchenoiria currently owes a lot of debt, mostly to Sanctaria.

Security Issues

Gun control: before the war, Lauchenoirian citizens were forbidden from owning guns except if they could prove it was necessary for a specific reason (i.e. farmers). However, it was very, very rare that a license request would be approved, so for all intents and purposes, guns were almost completely banned.

Government surveillance and military spending are both contentious issues in Lauchenoiria, especially following the war. The current level of surveillance is higher in areas that were held by the Chaher regime in the war.

International Issues

Most of Lauchenoiria is in favour of international cooperation. The main point of contention is migration. There are two sides to this question: the standard immigration debate, but also a debate around emigration as many Lauchenoirians are still leaving the country in the aftermath of the war, which some see as damaging to the Lauchenoirian economy and reputation.

Constitutional Issues

As per the Haven Accords, the next parliament will have to approve a brand-new constitution, and hence this is a vitally important area. There is also a referendum on Aelurian independence on the 1st March.]]> <![CDATA[Looking for neighbours]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1865 Fri, 14 Sep 2018 09:34:00 -0500 Bonalando]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1865
Bonalando is looking to colonise several corners of the IDU. As Bonalando is not a single territory but an international commonwealth of free cities it should be represented as scattered microstates across the IDU.

With the aim of facilitating less random and more interactive play, I am looking for nations that would be keen to have a Bonalandan Free City on an as yet unoccupied bit of land or nearby island. I do not ask anyone to give up land for this purpose but should anyone with no available land around them wish to have a Free City of Bonalando on their border I wouldn't do anything mean if you liberated ~100-900 sqkm for the founding of a Free City.

I invite RP negotiations on this. Feel free to drop an IC or OOC response here, Just indicate which it is.]]>
Bonalando is looking to colonise several corners of the IDU. As Bonalando is not a single territory but an international commonwealth of free cities it should be represented as scattered microstates across the IDU.

With the aim of facilitating less random and more interactive play, I am looking for nations that would be keen to have a Bonalandan Free City on an as yet unoccupied bit of land or nearby island. I do not ask anyone to give up land for this purpose but should anyone with no available land around them wish to have a Free City of Bonalando on their border I wouldn't do anything mean if you liberated ~100-900 sqkm for the founding of a Free City.

I invite RP negotiations on this. Feel free to drop an IC or OOC response here, Just indicate which it is.]]> <![CDATA[Nation Reclassifications]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1851 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 18:02:04 -0500 United New England]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1851
As for United New England...
1. The nation started out with Left-Leaning College State (moderate economic and political freedom with high personal freedom).
2. It then went up in political freedom and got Civil Rights Lovefest (moderate economic freedom with high political and personal freedom).
3. After that, it went down in personal freedom and got New York Times Democracy (moderate economic and personal freedom with high political freedom).
4. Next, the nation went down in economic freedom and got Liberal Democratic Socialists (low economic freedom with moderate personal freedom and high political freedom).
5. Finally, it went up in personal freedom and got Leftwing Utopia (low economic freedom with high political and personal freedom).

Who knows what will happen next! I would guess that United New England will never have high economic freedom, low political freedom, or low personal freedom. Besides the classifications it has already had, I could also see it getting Scandinavian Liberal Paradise (low economic freedom with moderate political freedom and high personal freedom) or Democratic Socialists (low economic freedom with moderate political and personal freedom).]]>
As for United New England...
1. The nation started out with Left-Leaning College State (moderate economic and political freedom with high personal freedom).
2. It then went up in political freedom and got Civil Rights Lovefest (moderate economic freedom with high political and personal freedom).
3. After that, it went down in personal freedom and got New York Times Democracy (moderate economic and personal freedom with high political freedom).
4. Next, the nation went down in economic freedom and got Liberal Democratic Socialists (low economic freedom with moderate personal freedom and high political freedom).
5. Finally, it went up in personal freedom and got Leftwing Utopia (low economic freedom with high political and personal freedom).

Who knows what will happen next! I would guess that United New England will never have high economic freedom, low political freedom, or low personal freedom. Besides the classifications it has already had, I could also see it getting Scandinavian Liberal Paradise (low economic freedom with moderate political freedom and high personal freedom) or Democratic Socialists (low economic freedom with moderate political and personal freedom).]]> <![CDATA[Olympic Committee]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1744 Mon, 04 Sep 2017 19:28:28 -0500 Libertas Omnium Maximus]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1744 <![CDATA[Puppet Nation Registration]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1743 Sun, 27 Aug 2017 20:13:51 -0500 Libertas Omnium Maximus]]> https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1743