The Realm of The Realm
16-01-2008, 09:14
Issued for general distributionPRESS RELEASE
BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON COMMENCES SPAMBUSTING
16 January 2008, Admin Island, The West Pacific. A TWP military force known as the Black Sheep Squadron invaded the founderless region "The Military Alliance" (TMA) this past Monday. TMA provoked this action by frequently violating SPAM rules that forbid more than one feeder post in 24 hours. First Lieutenant Outer Kharkistania was point for the invasion force, which included not only the Black Sheep Squadron members but drew assistance from the Lone Wolves United.
The enthusiasm generated by this very successful action was strongly positive but tempered: the squadron operates under an oversight document that governs the conduct of such actions; it forbids collaborating with region destroyer groups, requires the invaded region to be returned to the native delegate after three updates, and provides mechanisms to abort invasion actions that could be unduly provocative or disruptive. One measure of the "realpolitik" success of this invasion: even an ally of the invaded region seemed to acknowledge that the vigorous action by the Black Sheep Squadron was not unjustified, and discounted its original intention to come to the aid of the TMA. TWP's First Minister TAO congratulated the work done with this observation on the updated World Factbook Entry: "IT LOOKS FABULOUS!!! Excellent work.... The chance to breathe new life into a dying region. And the opportunity to refound a stronger community with a living founder."
There are rumors that other feeder regions are actively seeking to establish offensive forces comparable to the Black Sheep Squadron. Anyone with questions about the governance agreement or the organization of an invader group in a traditionally 'defender' region can contact First Minister TAO, Minister of Defense Kaze Hikari, or Black Sheep Squadron First Lieutenant Anarchy Wolf on the TWP forum at http://twp.nosync.org. Suggestions for future invasion actions -- or requests to be invaded -- can be directed to these same contacts.
This melding of defender and invader capabilities may be just one of the first steps in further transforming the evolution of the dynamics within the NationStates world and broadening the views of national and regional leaders, new and old.
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BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON COMMENCES SPAMBUSTING
16 January 2008, Admin Island, The West Pacific. A TWP military force known as the Black Sheep Squadron invaded the founderless region "The Military Alliance" (TMA) this past Monday. TMA provoked this action by frequently violating SPAM rules that forbid more than one feeder post in 24 hours. First Lieutenant Outer Kharkistania was point for the invasion force, which included not only the Black Sheep Squadron members but drew assistance from the Lone Wolves United.
The enthusiasm generated by this very successful action was strongly positive but tempered: the squadron operates under an oversight document that governs the conduct of such actions; it forbids collaborating with region destroyer groups, requires the invaded region to be returned to the native delegate after three updates, and provides mechanisms to abort invasion actions that could be unduly provocative or disruptive. One measure of the "realpolitik" success of this invasion: even an ally of the invaded region seemed to acknowledge that the vigorous action by the Black Sheep Squadron was not unjustified, and discounted its original intention to come to the aid of the TMA. TWP's First Minister TAO congratulated the work done with this observation on the updated World Factbook Entry: "IT LOOKS FABULOUS!!! Excellent work.... The chance to breathe new life into a dying region. And the opportunity to refound a stronger community with a living founder."
There are rumors that other feeder regions are actively seeking to establish offensive forces comparable to the Black Sheep Squadron. Anyone with questions about the governance agreement or the organization of an invader group in a traditionally 'defender' region can contact First Minister TAO, Minister of Defense Kaze Hikari, or Black Sheep Squadron First Lieutenant Anarchy Wolf on the TWP forum at http://twp.nosync.org. Suggestions for future invasion actions -- or requests to be invaded -- can be directed to these same contacts.
This melding of defender and invader capabilities may be just one of the first steps in further transforming the evolution of the dynamics within the NationStates world and broadening the views of national and regional leaders, new and old.
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