NationStates Jolt Archive

When you report an issue:
Please include the issue title and number
Place the typo or grammatical error in bold print. If you don't know how, it is done like this:

TEXT

If an issue uses incorrect pronouns for a gender, it's not a typo, it's a side affect of the @@RANDOMNAME@@ variable
Basically, be as clear as possible, and check to see if the typo has already been reported.




Latest Reported Typos(mods feel free to update this list):


3. "There's no need to be quite so dramatic," assures May Frederickson, your minister of Silly Walks as he pinwheels past. "We could let them have there way a little, just to keep them happy, you know? We could give them the right to vote, but not the right to run for office. Then we could just pick out the candidates we wanted and they could choose! We've been doing this for years, we don't want some uppity new bloke trying to tell us what to do."

The there should be spelled their.


"This is terrific find!" claims Nukes4U CEO Clint Longfellow. "It will provide an enormous stimulus to our economy and create thousands of new jobs. It's win-win! All we need from the government is permission to bulldoze the rainforest that's on top of the deposit."

This is from the Uranium issue.

Missing an 'a' in "This is terrific find!".

Thanks for listening.


Police Want More Than Shiny Badge: "I agree with my friend here," says zealous lanc[

"None of the Above" For President of @@NAME@@
"Sure, less people will be able to run…"

Technically, it's "fewer people", as you can count people, although many people do speak like @@RANDOMNAME@@ in the issue.

I noticed something else in "Southern @@NAME@@ Demands Autonomy."

1. "The government is too centralised," complains rural villager, Larry Hamilton. "We get these big-city politicians making rulings that effect our way of life, when they have absolutely no idea what our way of life is! One of them even suggested that farmers should be banned from picking crops in case they disturbed the local wildlife! What we need are various councils to govern their own part of @@NAME@@, giving us the chance to have our say on laws affecting our area. It'll bring politics to the people! Of course this will require the implementation of a council tax to fund it all, but if that's the cost of more political freedom, then so be it!"
[Accept]
2. "Councils? Are you mad?" gasps political commentator, @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Most of the politicians we already have earn very large sums each year - and you want to employ even more?! We must not listen to the whims of some dangerous separatist movement, next they'll be wanting independence! I suggest we keep the government in one place where we can keep an eye on it and stop creating more jobs for over-paid politicians. Heck, why not trim off the ones we don't need while we're at it and give some leeway to the tax payers? Anyway, if we allowed places like West @@NAME@@ to make decisions for themselves, they would soon be introducing laws allowing them to marry their cousins or something - you know what they're like..."
[Accept]
3. "These people are obviously power-hungry lunatics," whispers @@RANDOMNAME@@, one of your innumerable advisors. "They're simply trying to loosen your grip on the nation! Let's just send anyone who opposes your absolute rule to the gallows and ban elections. We hardly need them when you always know what to do! There may be some protest, but we can just lower taxes and they'll be as happy as clams."

In option 1 it should be "affect", not "effect."
I'm not sure if option 2 is an error. The issue mentions Southern @@NAME@@, not West @@NAME@@. There's also another error; the comma after "some dangerous separatist movement" should be a semicolon.

Also, from "Most Likely To Secede":

"Gov'mint's not workin' fo' folks 'round here," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a turnip farmer, "We have ourselves a guar-un-teed right to form a gov'mint that works for us.

The comma should be a period; @@RANDOMNAME@@, a turnip farmer.



issue #130, Filibuster Bust-up

Filibuster Bust-up

The Issue
Several aged politicians have joined forces to filibuster a piece of majority-approved legislation to death. They've been orating non-stop throughout 3 days worth of debating time, stopping the legislation from being passed.

The Debate
"This sham of a tactic is totally demolishing our ability to accomplish anything!" complains Violet Li, Minister of Ministries. "Who cares if a few old fossils fail to see reason? The majority of the government clearly wants this legislature to pass! Just set a limit on the time a person can speak for; this really is demeaning to the democratic process!"
[Accept]


While taking a bathroom break before moving on to read aloud from the phonebook, Zeke Nagasawa states: "It is a great thing for the minority and the oppressed that our system of government allows the filibuster to be utilised to harness the majority! Let the hills, the mountains, and the valleys reverberate with the sounds of our voices! We will not surrender to this repugnant legislation."
[Accept]


"The filibuster is not enough to protect the minority, since they too afraid of the tyrannical majority to use it," says political commentator, Beth Trax. "I suggest that all legislation must require a unanimous vote before it can pass. That way, nobody goes away unhappy."
[Accept]


"Why do we need to debate legislature anyway?" questions Randy Summers, your Minister of Alternative Solutions, who also happens to be the best friend of your distant cousin. "Everything would be so much more simple if we just decide what to do, and do it. After all, we're the ones who know what's best for Decepti0n. If the minority parties want to say something, they can submit it in writing."
[Accept]


in option three it says "...minority, since they too afraid of the tyrannical..."
[they too afraid]

thanks


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You're right! :o

Good idea for a thread, we may need it for a few more issues. After all, not everyone's as good at spelling and grammar as me... 8)

Sirocco's Official Hippo of Approval

lol,thanks for the title edit forgot to put that in,you don't have a hippo of approval yet? :wink:

What? 8)

#49: Diving For Dollars [Issue by Nogero]

@@RANDOMNAME@@, a civil rights activist, vehemetley disagrees.


Ballotonia

bump

or is it kick now?

Oh god. Hippo of approval?

I've gotten Elfsnudge, Slaglanding "Hey isn't this already covered in the Role Play FAQ by wisdom and progression" stamp of no particular approval or disapproval.

Now hippos?!!?

:wink:

Oh god. Hippo of approval?

I've gotten Elfsnudge, Slaglanding "Hey isn't this already covered in the Role Play FAQ by wisdom and progression" stamp of no particular approval or disapproval.

Now hippos?!!?

:wink:

I thought it was elfsnuggle,elfsnudge does not sound as pleasent

Oh god. Hippo of approval?

I've gotten Elfsnudge, Slaglanding "Hey isn't this already covered in the Role Play FAQ by wisdom and progression" stamp of no particular approval or disapproval.

Now hippos?!!?

:wink:

I thought it was elfsnuggle,elfsnudge does not sound as pleasent

*Goes to check*

It was in my Role Play and Ignore FAQ in II..

By golly you're right! It is elfsnuggle! I like the sound of Elfnudge better though..

I noticed that there is the period missing in the description of The Underground City:

The country has unplugged its internet connection to prevent subversive content, the nation refuses to provide international aid, public nudity is compulsory, and citizens are frequently held up at gunpoint by their local pizza delivery boys. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is pervasive "." missing HERE The Underground City's national animal is the pig demon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the skull.

I don't know where else to report this and an extra topic for this seems silly...

Fixed, fixed, and fixed. :)

#46: Jennifer Government Censorship Row [Issue by Sirocco]
Option b result: "Jennifer Government is a bestseller". (bold part missing)

Ballotonia

Yes, I spotted quite a few errors myself.

Yes, I spotted quite a few errors myself.

Great! Well, sorta. Please list them here so they can be fixed.

Ballotonia

I would, but all those issues were past by the time this topic was made. :( I intended to report them but never got around to doing it. :oops:

I think the reason for this is inefficient editing. :roll: *stares at game mods*

I think the reason for this is inefficient editing. :roll: *stares at game mods*

Don't look at me. I don't do dat.

I would, but all those issues were past by the time this topic was made. :( I intended to report them but never got around to doing it. :oops:

Fortunately, the issues are listed in the thread: "NationStates Issues **SPOILER ALERT** (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=53919)".

Squash them bugs!

I've been trying to keep that listing up-to-date including the stated spelling fixes that have previously occured.

Ballotonia

"Whoa, whoa, hey, now..." argues Senator [random name]. "What happened to Mr. Lostalovin is no different than affairs that happen all over [your country] every day! Before you know it, they'll be after YOUR sexual history! I think what we need to do is take the public attention off of it somehow, perhaps by... oh, I don't know... giving them a tax cut! That'll divert their attention from this momentary distraction just long enough for Mr. Lotsalovin's divorce process to end!"
[Accept]


Should be Lotsalovin.

From
#46: Jennifer Government Censorship Row [Issue by Sirocco]

Option A: "that they're been governed "

"Whoa, whoa, hey, now..." argues Senator [random name]. "What happened to Mr. Lostalovin is no different than affairs that happen all over [your country] every day! Before you know it, they'll be after YOUR sexual history! I think what we need to do is take the public attention off of it somehow, perhaps by... oh, I don't know... giving them a tax cut! That'll divert their attention from this momentary distraction just long enough for Mr. Lotsalovin's divorce process to end!"
[Accept]


Should be Lotsalovin.

Damn... and I was batting a thousand, too...

Im Diasspointed in u SlaG,u r the one who knows properer gramm[i]e[/e]r affter all :wink:

I'm betterer

I'm betterer

From
#46: Jennifer Government Censorship Row [Issue by Sirocco]

Option A: "that they're been governed "

No you're not :P

That's Salusa's fault! 8)

That's Salusa's fault! 8)

Of course it is... :P

Fixed and fixed.

)"Yeah," exclaims Abraham Washington, another enthusiast, wearing nothing but a collar, "and like other couples, we want the right to display our affection in public. If Master wants to take me walkies in public, he should be able to."------------------------------------^For walkies( :lol:) ?----

#46, (result of second option): Jennifer Government is a bestseller

#55: Should the name "BRAT" be "BRATS" instead? (The S of Scum)

#58, (result of second option): routine segement -> segment

#60: Mother Earth / Earth (capitalization is missing)

#60: "our own judges!." (extra period after exclamation mark)

Ballotonia

And two more:

#61, (result of first option): "heirarchy" should be hierarchy

#61, (result of fourth option): Wrong macro used? The region name shown is the ID: with underscores and all low-caps. Should be substituted for the region name with spaces and capitalization. So, it's now something like "region_of_doom", while that should be "Region of DOOM".

Ballotonia

Thank you everyone. Keep them coming. We're still learning the system.

Two more, I think:

#60, (result of fourth option): the animal has more rights -> animals have more rights (not refering to any particular animal)

#62: a few whingers -> a few whiners (maybe my vocabulary is lacking here... perhaps it's just an unknown word to me? Couldn't find it though)

Ballotonia

Taking Ballotonia's numeral reference... (by the way, Ballotonia, for someone who does not speak English as his/her native language, you do a damn good job weeding out typos :D) :

#64: Dilemma description reads as follows: "The @@NAME@@ Teachers' Union, complaining of a steady increase in student disciplinary problems, want to be able to use corporal punishment to correct misbehavior."

Okay, okay, maybe I'm nitpicking, but... Shouldn't the bold part be "wants?" "Union" is the subject of the sentence. I know that in the UK and Australia, nouns which are singular in construction but collective in meaning are treated as plural when conjugating their verbs, but the trend set so far in this game is for American English. Yeah yeah, the next one is a bit more concrete...

#59: Dilemma description: "More and more, citizens are drinking before getting behind the wheel. A groups of concerned citzens wants something done."

Were you drunk, Salusa? :wink:

Those errors are self explanatory, but since I just love being so picky, option 1 of that issue reads as follows: "@@RANDOMNAME@@, head of @@NAME@@'s chapter of the AA, says that (...)"

Alcoholics Anonymous being preceded by a definite article?

Taking Ballotonia's numeral reference... (by the way, Ballotonia, for someone who does not speak English as his/her native language, you do a damn good job weeding out typos :D)

Thank you. I spent 8 years living in the USA, so that kinda helps too.

And here's another something that caught my eye:

#62, (result of first option): "due to government help addressing psychological disorders" => help IN addressing?

Ballotonia

#62: a few whingers -> a few whiners (maybe my vocabulary is lacking here... perhaps it's just an unknown word to me? Couldn't find it though)

I'm pretty sure this is Aussie.

Whinging is a perfectly acceptable word. :)

"Konrad Christmas, a orphanage foster parent, says "Children need to be out of work. Too many times I have received children who only know manual labor. We have to give these children an education an a chance at a real future. Think of the children!" Buy Trax, a bum on the street, agrees, "Forget about what's best for the children. They're stealing my work! The only way to get an entry job in this market is to either be younger than 12 and willing to work for nothing, or to knock of a kid and be there to fill the opening, and still be willing to work for nothing."


"or to knock off a kid"

Issue 63.

"Konrad Christmas, a orphanage foster parent, says "Children need to be out of work. Too many times I have received children who only know manual labor. We have to give these children an education an a chance at a real future. Think of the children!" Buy Trax, a bum on the street, agrees, "Forget about what's best for the children. They're stealing my work! The only way to get an entry job in this market is to either be younger than 12 and willing to work for nothing, or to knock of a kid and be there to fill the opening, and still be willing to work for nothing."


"or to knock off a kid"

Issue 63.

ROFLMFAO!!!

wow...new forum :shock:

wow...new forum :shock:

And you got a sticky...congratulations!

Hey Nu, could you edit the first post perhaps to provide an easy reference section for how you should explain the typos? It helps, for instance, for the typos to be in bold, the issue number to be provided and such.

Hey Nu, could you edit the first post perhaps to provide an easy reference section for how you should explain the typos? It helps, for instance, for the typos to be in bold, the issue number to be provided and such.


Sure...this is the first thread I have made thats been stickied :)

Good on yer. ;)

Maybe later, we can group all the typos spotted in a little section below the main bit on the first post so that [violet] can get a quick list. Then, when THEY'VE all been fixed, wipe 'em for the next bunch. :)

Ok,I'll fix it up a bit...

'k.

Actually, issue number is less useful than title.

Changed.

Oh, good point. :)

Bigtopian Protesters Cry For Full Integration

3. "Well, that's all well and good, but it ain't well and good enough!" screams Tobias Shiomi, leader of Bigtopians Rising Against Totalitarianist Scum, slamming his black-gloved fist against his podium during a recent BRAT pep rally. "We ain't just bein' kept out of their schools; we're bein' kept out of their neighborhoods! The oppressive majority fears us, but they can't hold us back any longer! The government needs to integrate the community as a whole by pushing out the majority and making way for a very loud, very angry minority!"


Should this be BRATS, maybe? :)

I think someone said that but its still not fixed so I'll put it on the list

I think someone said that but its still not fixed so I'll put it on the list

Actually, none of the things I reported on page 2 have been fixed yet.

Ballotonia

Ok,hold on then

I forgot whether anyone's reported this yet, but sacrilege is spelt as sacriledge in the Genetics issue.

First of all, note how I read the stickies before making a new topic. Those little things really do matter! :)

Anyway:

Turn Down That Racket, Say Morality Police

Issue #?? I'm a Mod and even I don't know...

Middle option:

"Whoa, man... what's with the, like, censorship and stuff?" asks Elizabeth Longbottom, scruffy-haired bassist of the popular speed metal band The Destroyinators. "You can't, like, censor the music, man. That's how we express ourselves! Every bass beat is me bearing my soul! Every howl is me complainin' about how my parents tried to kick me out of their basement! Besides, what's wrong with Satan? He's just misunderstood anyway. I say promote the arts, man!"

It should be baring.

#62: a few whingers -> a few whiners (maybe my vocabulary is lacking here... perhaps it's just an unknown word to me? Couldn't find it though)

I'm pretty sure this is Aussie.

British Commonwealth. E.g., Terry Pratchett uses it in nearly every book. I've also seen it from Canadian posters in a NG I used to frequent. And, as you say, it's used by Australians.

Issue 57:
Electronic Plague in @@NAME@@!

Option 1 (Choice 0):
"It's those horrible kids. Hacking in where they don't belong. You've got to give us more funding to put a stop to it," say National Police Chief Colin Jong-Il. "Like with cars- ban kids from using computers until they pass a test and get a license!"

says?

And, technically, license is an American spelling of the noun licence. :)

Anyone know if any of these have been fixed? :?

Issue 68(Ornery Overcrowding Problem), by me! (yay!)

The Debate

A survey recently released by the @@NAME@@ Housing Authority indicates that the country's burgeoning population is rapidly leading to a housing crisis as families find themselves crammed into increasingly cramped living spaces

You missed the period, RP. :wink:

Issue 68

Ornery Overcrowding Problem

A survey recently released by the Imnsvale Housing Authority indicates that the country's burgeoning population is rapidly leading to a housing crisis as families find themselves crammed into increasingly cramped living spaces

The Debate

"What we need are more high rises, whether low-cost or fancy condos," says demographic expert Jazz Dodinas. "They're efficient, waste little land, and wouldn't you love to wake up to the bright cheery sky in front of you every morning? Of course, there's the problem of higher contagious disease transmission, but I'm sure our health system is robust enough for that. Not to mention all the jobs these new buildings will bring."
[Accept]


"All these industrial factories take up so much space," argues social welfare commentator Jean-Paul Li. "The fact is, not only do they pollute, but they hog land that is better used for low-cost housing. Studies show that apartments are just too cramped for people to be comfortable in. We would be a lot better off in simple one-storey houses. Especially if they're subsidised by the government."
[Accept]


"This raises an interesting issue," says Melbourne du Pont, staunch supporter of birth control. "And that is: why do we need to build more housing anyway? Why don't we just limit the amount of children one family can have? Besides, pregnancy causes all sorts of complications. We're better off with less of it anyway."
[Accept]

Issue 4: Economic Collapse Looms!

(I think I've seen this mentioned before, but I couldn't find the reference.)

The result/effect of picking the second option should be:

the government is attempting to revitalize a gutted private sector (part in bold has been omitted)

This was on Issue #1 ... the very first one I got ...

Just a small thing, I thought it was rather amusing having a sister named Jennifer

On Option 3: "This raises an interesting issue," says Jennifer Longbottom, your brother. "And that is: why do we need elections, anyway? Seems to me it would be much simpler if you just decided what was right, and did it. Wouldn't that save everyone a lot of time?"
[Accept]

*shrug* maybe there's a way to filter guys and girls names, instead of @@RANDOMNAME@@?? *shrug*

Probably just being anal ... :?

This was on Issue #1 ... the very first one I got ...

Just a small thing, I thought it was rather amusing having a sister named Jennifer

On Option 3: "This raises an interesting issue," says Jennifer Longbottom, your brother. "And that is: why do we need elections, anyway? Seems to me it would be much simpler if you just decided what was right, and did it. Wouldn't that save everyone a lot of time?"
[Accept]

*shrug* maybe there's a way to filter guys and girls names, instead of @@RANDOMNAME@@?? *shrug*

Probably just being anal ... :?


It's a problem, it can have funny results, it's not a typo though just a problem with @@Randomname@@ so

Okay, all fixed! Thanks very much.

I have changed those instances of Brit/Aussie English (whingers, organizations in the plural, storey) to American, for consistency.

Is it Art or is it Porn?

"Stop my children from looking at smut! These artists are only perverts pretending to be artists! Think of the children!" says Melbourne Mistletoe, mother of three and proud member of Mothers Promoting Purity. "These artists are only going to rouse our innocent children to commit grotesque acts of immorality! Get rid of it all!"

A bit gender-specific, I guess. Perhaps you could omit the "mother of three" portion, and change "Mothers" to "Parents".

That's my two cents.

Is it Art or is it Porn?

"Stop my children from looking at smut! These artists are only perverts pretending to be artists! Think of the children!" says Melbourne Mistletoe, mother of three and proud member of Mothers Promoting Purity. "These artists are only going to rouse our innocent children to commit grotesque acts of immorality! Get rid of it all!"

A bit gender-specific, I guess. Perhaps you could omit the "mother of three" portion, and change "Mothers" to "Parents".

That's my two cents.

I'm not sure if this is a typo....

Issue 30: Auto Industry Struggles Against Foreign Imports

Effect of third option:
"all tarrifs have been abolished" should be tariffs

Is it Art or is it Porn?

"Stop my children from looking at smut! These artists are only perverts pretending to be artists! Think of the children!" says Melbourne Mistletoe, mother of three and proud member of Mothers Promoting Purity. "These artists are only going to rouse our innocent children to commit grotesque acts of immorality! Get rid of it all!"

A bit gender-specific, I guess. Perhaps you could omit the "mother of three" portion, and change "Mothers" to "Parents".

That's my two cents.

I'm not sure if this is a typo....

Well, maybe I should have said that a man cannot be a mother.

Is it Art or is it Porn?

"Stop my children from looking at smut! These artists are only perverts pretending to be artists! Think of the children!" says Melbourne Mistletoe, mother of three and proud member of Mothers Promoting Purity. "These artists are only going to rouse our innocent children to commit grotesque acts of immorality! Get rid of it all!"

A bit gender-specific, I guess. Perhaps you could omit the "mother of three" portion, and change "Mothers" to "Parents".

That's my two cents.

I'm not sure if this is a typo....

Well, maybe I should have said that a man cannot be a mother.

Yeah, it's just that @@RANDOMNAME@@ function, it sometimes has some gender confusion :lol:

Issue #70, regarding the power:
The oldest powerstation in Artmilia suffered a catastrophic failure last night, plunging a third of Artmilia's national power supply grid into darkness. There is no debate that it needs to be replaced, but the question is with what?
"Wind power? Solar collectors? Bah! Have you ever wondered when the least amount of strain is placed on the national grid? WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING!" exclaims Southern Artmilia Electra official Alexei Jong-Il. "We need power under our control, and cheaply. Coal has been the cheapest and most abundant power source for ages. We don't need this airy fairy wind malarky when we have cheap and reliable power available for all. True, pollution will be a bit on the heavy side but I'm sure that's only a minor problem, with how well funded our health system is!"
"Now the way I see it is that it's either green, expensive, and sprawling; or compact, polluting and cheap. Wouldn't it be nice if we had the best of both worlds, well, we can!" claims fission technician Pete Fellow. "Nuclear power is reliable, clean and although it isn't cheap, it won't break the bank. There is a risk of deadly meltdown, but this is relativly small, and the only people who could be against this are anti-nuclear protesters, but what do we care about those tree-hugging hippies?"
Note the missing full-stops in the last two quotes. I added and bolded them(they're right in front of the names).

Yeah, it's just that @@RANDOMNAME@@ function, it sometimes has some gender confusion :lol:

Yeah, that's a very longstanding issue actually. It was noted a long time ago already. It could be solved if there were a @@RANDOMMALE@@ and @@RANDOMFEMALE@@ as well as @@RANDOMNAME@@.

And why stop there?

"We surrender!", yelled an enthusiastic @@RANDOMFRENCH@@
"No way!", @@RANDOMDUTCH@@ proclaimed, pointing at the large budget required for the investment.
The president of the Belgian Beers Club, @@RANDOMBELGIAN@@, stated...

etc..etc...

Perhaps even: "We need more surrealism yesterday!", demanded @@RANDOMBALLOTONIAN@@, representative of the Suicidal Flies for More Windshields Foundation.

... or we could just get used to the gender specifications not working 'right' and keep it in mind when reading the issues. Saves on coding too ;)

Ballotonia

On issue no. 69 "Power Problems Need Bright Solution"

construction development is thrown for a loop by sprawling wind farms

I pointed out that the reason that I chose this option was the solar power (personally I'm not a big fan of wind or hydro which thankfully was not an option).

And Reploid said that she had meant to include solar energy too.

I'm not quite sure what she meant, maybe:

construction development is thrown for a loop by sprawling wind and solar farms

:?:

And why stop there?

"We surrender!", yelled an enthusiastic @@RANDOMFRENCH@@
"No way!", @@RANDOMDUTCH@@ proclaimed, pointing at the large budget required for the investment.
The president of the Belgian Beers Club, @@RANDOMBELGIAN@@, stated...


Trust a dutch person to forget that there are countries outside of Northwestern Europe. :wink:
Like Texas, the 'Merican midwest, and the Amherst and Anne Arbor Microstates. :P

Perhaps even: "We need more surrealism yesterday!", demanded @@RANDOMBALLOTONIAN@@, representative of the Suicidal Flies for More Windshields Foundation.

We'd have to add @@RANDOMQAAOLCHOURAAV@@ as well, otherwise NS would miss out on my long, unique, hard to pronunce names, and we couldn't have that could we? :twisted:

And why stop there?

"We surrender!", yelled an enthusiastic @@RANDOMFRENCH@@
"No way!", @@RANDOMDUTCH@@ proclaimed, pointing at the large budget required for the investment.
The president of the Belgian Beers Club, @@RANDOMBELGIAN@@, stated...


Trust a dutch person to forget that there are countries outside of Northwestern Europe. :wink:
Like Texas, the 'Merican midwest, and the Amherst and Anne Arbor Microstates. :P

Perhaps even: "We need more surrealism yesterday!", demanded @@RANDOMBALLOTONIAN@@, representative of the Suicidal Flies for More Windshields Foundation.

We'd have to add @@RANDOMQAAOLCHOURAAV@@ as well, otherwise NS would miss out on my long, unique, hard to pronunce names, and we couldn't have that could we? :twisted:

There is nothing between NY and LA :wink:

I concur with Nu.

And you forgot @@RANDOMASIAN@@ and @@RANDOMLATINAMERICAN@@.

I concur with Nu.

And you forgot @@RANDOMASIAN@@ and @@RANDOMLATINAMERICAN@@.
No, I've heard that there are some ghost towns with names like "Cicahgo" and "Syarcoose" And there is Anne Arbor (Although that is just a Province of Canada along the Missessessippippi Rivera or whatever it's called. :twisted: :P :wink:

And just @@RANDOMASIAN@@! We'd need @@RANDOMHAN@@, @@RANDOMKOREAN@@, @@RANDOMLAOTION@@, @@RANDOMVIETNAMESE@@, @@RANDOMSUMATRAN@@, @@RANDOMJAVAN@@, to name a few if we were to justify doing one for each country in Europe. Not to forget Africa and Oceania.

And don't Latin Americans have different cultures among the indigenous peoples?

<--- sighs and decides to settle for @@RANDOMGOOBERGUNCHIAN@@

The Baseball Issue typo

2. "You're going to spend the taxpayer's money on WHAT?" counters Minister of Finance Anne-Marie Steele in his newly furnished office. "I mean, I love playing a good game of baseball every now and then, but does the government really need to go around supporting this? The only people that are going to benefit are a bunch of fat-cat burger vendors and bored hicks with nothing better to do on Sunday afternoon! We need to stop spending so much money on these ridiculous games and get back to what's really important: running the business of the country."
[Accept]

...Anne-Marie Steele in HIS office? Methinks there's some gender problems brewing here :)

#63: Tykes with Tools?
Text of option one starts with a 'wild' quotation mark.
(Is this issue still gonna be re-done?)

#76: Suits in Protest
(option 2) "all of workers"

Ballotonia

Salusa - my punctuation (etc) suggestions (bold and underlined [edit - and in red] - some are a comma or a hyphen, so they're hard to see):

#70: Purge the Infidels!

The Issue

The fanatical religious organization @@NAME@@'s Concerned Citizens for Our God has brought it to your attention that there are many non-believers in your nation, and that they think something should be done about this.

The Debate

"We already have an official religion," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, the white-cloaked spokesperson for @@NATION@@'s Concerned Citizens. "Why not enforce it? After all, the only way to Heaven is through US and Our God. If they will not believe in Our Loving and Forgiving God they must be PUT TO DEATH, in His mercy..."
[Accept]

next one - space (added) in every day - ie not one word
"Put to death? Is this really the type of person you want to listen to?" says @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Every day I thank God that I'm an agnostic and don't need to believe this nonsense. Religion shouldn't have anything to do with our government. You should get rid of it immediately!"
[Accept]

"They're right, religion shouldn't have a role in our government, but they don't go far enough," says @@RANDOMNAME@@ at a local AA (Atheists Anonymous) meeting. "Few things have caused more death and suffering in this world than religion. Just look at the Crusades and the Jihads throughout history! This should be treated like the mental disorder that it is. Remember, religion teaches intolerance, and we cannot accept that!"
[Accept]

"Oh Lord, please don't let our noble leader listen to these extremists!" prays your religious advisor, @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Religion is an important guiding force in peoples lives, but we have no right to force it on people. Atheists, since they don't have a religion, are less ethical and their actions cost society more, so let's tax them to make up for the loss."
[Accept]

[Edit: found the colour tag. Whoo hoo!]

The Baseball Issue typo

2. "You're going to spend the taxpayer's money on WHAT?" counters Minister of Finance Anne-Marie Steele in his newly furnished office. "I mean, I love playing a good game of baseball every now and then, but does the government really need to go around supporting this? The only people that are going to benefit are a bunch of fat-cat burger vendors and bored hicks with nothing better to do on Sunday afternoon! We need to stop spending so much money on these ridiculous games and get back to what's really important: running the business of the country."
[Accept]

...Anne-Marie Steele in HIS office? Methinks there's some gender problems brewing here :)

We've been over this, read the previous posts

Grammar:

#69, result from second option: "vile black smog envelopes the nation from coal power plants"

... should be something like: "vile black smog from coal power plants envelopes the nation"

Ballotonia

Issue: Ever-Widening Butts Cause Movie Theater Havoc!

"Mandatory exercise! Get out! I don't have the time!" snorts nationally renowned TV chef Johan Li. "How about banning those greasy fast food joints and drive-thrus? I mean, seriously - if you can't get out of your stupid car to walk in and get a meal, how sad is that? Ban fast food, and make junk food more expensive - that way, people will have to think about whether or not they want to spend ten [Unknown: currency]s on a snack cake."


Actually, a broken makro, but i didn´t want to start a new thread...

Grammar:

#69, result from second option: "vile black smog envelopes the nation from coal power plants"

... should be something like: "vile black smog from coal power plants envelopes the nation"

Ballotonia
For that matter, it should be "envelops", not "envelopes", since we're not talking about postal supplies...

Issue: Ever-Widening Butts Cause Movie Theater Havoc!

"Mandatory exercise! Get out! I don't have the time!" snorts nationally renowned TV chef Johan Li. "How about banning those greasy fast food joints and drive-thrus? I mean, seriously - if you can't get out of your stupid car to walk in and get a meal, how sad is that? Ban fast food, and make junk food more expensive - that way, people will have to think about whether or not they want to spend ten [Unknown: currency]s on a snack cake."


Actually, a broken makro, but i didn´t want to start a new thread...
K, I saw this problem too, but since I'm not too computer savvy, I thought it might have been my problem. Glad to see that's not the case.

Here's the 6th option of the SCN(#60) issue:

Finally, a tomato flies by your head flung by an angry protester. "We want to elect our own judges! This is a democracy! More power to the people! We don't want a lapdog! Seperation of Powers! Get the government out of the judicial system!" He chucks another tomato at you before security escorts him out of your private office.

See the text in bold.

Shouldn't that be: "Separation of Powers!"?

Just curious :roll:

Same broken Macro as Der Angst on #70.

-Morgan

Here's the 6th option of the SCN(#60) issue:

Finally, a tomato flies by your head flung by an angry protester. "We want to elect our own judges! This is a democracy! More power to the people! We don't want a lapdog! Seperation of Powers! Get the government out of the judicial system!" He chucks another tomato at you before security escorts him out of your private office.

See the text in bold.

Shouldn't that be: "Separation of Powers!"?

Just curious :roll:

Yes, it should be separation. Unfortunately, the misspelling you're pointed out has, disease-like, infected the internet. A shocking number of people misbelieve it to be the correct spelling.

Which may be related to why it slipped past the editor(s).

Which may be related to why it slipped past the editor(s).

No, I know that it's wrong, I just missed it anyways.

This one is just a typo, but it's rather obvious.

#43: Prisoners Demand Elbow Room

In a display of unity that can best be described as "highly unnverving," criminals and law enforcement officials alike...

Right at the top of the page, and everything! :wink:

I thought I saw some of these typos listed somewhere on the forum, but I can't find the reference. Sorry if I'm being repetitious, but I received the issue recently and the problems hadn't been fixed.

#72: Ever-Widening Butts Cause Movie Theater Havoc!

The Issue
Several festively chubby people were lodged in their movie theater seats for hours, as @@NAME@@'s Fire Department worked to free them. Health organizations in are now expressing concern over the problem of obesity in @@NAME@@.

I would suggest just removing the word.


The Debate
1. "Clearly, we have to do something about the expanding obesity problem in @@NAME@@, er, no pun intended," remarks @@RANDOMNAME@@ of the National Health Bureau. "The government should implement an extensive exercise management program and make it mandatory that all @@NAME@@'s citizens participate in some kind of exercise at least once a week."

2. "Mandatory exercise! Get out! I don't have the time!" snorts nationally renowned TV chef @@RANDOMNAME@@. "How about banning those greasy fast food joints and drive-thrus? I mean, seriously, if you can't get out of your stupid car to walk in and get a meal, how sad is that? Ban fast food, and make junk food more expensive. That way, people will have to think about whether or not they want to spend ten @@CURRENCY@@s on a snack cake."

3. "I don't see why it's anyone's business but my own how I kill myself," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a pleasantly plump computer programmer, stuffing a chili dog down his throat. "My weight is my own business, and if I don't feel like exercising, that's my choice. Sure, it'd be healthier to lose a few pounds, but my priorities lie elsewhere. Leave us alone, and we, the citizens of @@NAME@@, will decide what's important to us and what we want to eat."

4. "What about government-funded liposuction?" asks a hopeful @@RANDOMNAME@@, stuffing two chili dogs down his throat at once. "If I could get the fat sucked off of these hips, that would give me the willpower to stay thin. Obesity would be a thing of the past! Just think of it! Nothing but svelte, beautiful people everywhere! Ah, bliss!"

#63 Tykes with tools

Jack Falopian, an orphanage foster parent, says, "Child labor should be outlawed! Too many times I have received children who only know manual labor. We have to give these children an education an a chance at a real future. Think of the children!" Naki Christmas, a bum on the street, agrees, "Forget about what's best for the children. They're stealing my work! The only way to get an entry job in this market is to either be younger than 12 and willing to work for nothing, or to knock off a kid and be there to fill the opening, and still be willing to work for nothing."

We have to give these children an education and a chance at a real future.

-Morgan

Sorry if this is a duplicate report. I'm running on a tight schedule and didn't take time to read the whole thread:

If you select limiting pregnancies on the population explosion issue ... you're told that the amount of children is limited. This gets my goat every time I read it. "Amount" is a measure of volumetric quantity ("how much").
Amount of rain = six inches.
Amount of milk = 2 cups.
Amount of grain = 4 pounds.
Etc.
(and amount is compared using the words "more" and "less".)

The measure of numeric quantities ("how many") is "number".
Number of nations = 15.
Number of children = 1.
Number of regions = 20,000.
Etc.
(and number is compared using the words "more" and "fewer".)

So the NUMBER of children is limited not the AMOUNT of children.

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I browsed through the thread briefly and didn't see this reported, so...

Issue: @@NAME@@ Looks to the Stars

Option 3:
"If God had meant Man to fly, he would have given us solid rocket boosters instead of legs," says religious type @@RANDOMNAME@@. "We should not be looking to the stars, but rather inside our own hearts. That's why we should abandon this so-called space program, and instead make the teaching of religion mandatory in all schools."
[Accept]

Today's United Nations Report

The Most Extreme Nations in the World

The UN developed the following ranking list based on a rather vague survey of nations to uncover 'odd or fundamentalist social, economic, or political systems'.

This has probably been pointed out, but...

"There are turbulent times we live in," says Defense Chief Naki Christmas.

Okay, I think I'm up to date on all these now -- thanks very much for reporting them!

...happily starting on the next batch of typos :D

#53: Orbital Armageddon? [Issue by The us marine corps]
(option 1) @@REGION@@ macro printing name in all lowcaps and with underscores

#68: Ornery Overcrowding Problem [Issue by Frigben]
(result option 3) the amount of children -> the number of children

#76: Suits in Protest [Issue by Xibonia]
(option 2) all of the workers

#78: Easter Egg! - Should we pull the Lever? [Issue by Meddlers]
(option 1) aN elderly man
(option 2) says says his wife
(option 3) think if it


Ballotonia

New typos to report, fun :)

I was told that this may be the best place to post this. I already posted it as a new topic. So I am doing the copy/paste thing.

The Issue is, Where has the love gone, issue #1 and starts like this:

Where's the Love Gone?

The Issue
Last night the respected tabloid TV show "60 Minutes" ran a report on Saul 2 Paul's rising divorce rate. What is happening to the nuclear family?

The Debate
"There's a simple solution," says Pastor Felix, of the Catholic Church. "Divorce should be illegal. 'For better or worse,' anyone remember how that goes? We should return to the good old days, when you got married for life and stuck by your partner no matter how much of a drunken, abusive, adulterating disappointment they turned out to be."
[Accept]


The first problem is with the term Pastor used in reference to a leader of the Catholic Church. The term should have been Priest or Father, as that is what that faith calls the leader of the local churches.

The second problem come from the use of the word(?) adulterating. The proper word to use would have been adulterous, as in, adulterous disappointment.

The third problem comes from the reference of a priest making a claim that Adultry is not grounds for divorce, in the first place. Even the Catholic faith agrees that that is the only allowable grounds for divorce.

Just the way my mind rambles......


Hope this can be fixed.

#53: Orbital Armageddon? [Issue by The us marine corps]
(option 1) @@REGION@@ macro printing name in all lowcaps and with underscores

More technically, I believe that the macro printing is using the region's keyname, not it's Display name...

#82: AI Researchers Rally for Android Rights
[Issue by Eniqcir]

The Issue
Following recent advances in artificial intelligence, debate has arisen in @@NAME@@ over whether AIs should have the right to citizenship.

The Debate
1. "Giving citizenship to computers and software programs is just downright crazy," says citizen @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Who knows if they're even really alive? Just because some of them may look human doesn't mean they're equal to us. It could all just be imitation."

2. "These beings have just as much of a right to citizenship as the rest of us," argues civil rights activist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "True, we may not be able to tell if they're really 'alive', per se, but how can we tell that they aren't? The androids should be put at the top of the list. At least we know that they have the same viewpoint as us humans."

3. "This is craziness!" says @@RANDOMNAME, a resident interviewed by the popular news show "Talk o' the Town". "It's just blasphemy, plain and simple! We're, like, playin' God here! It's evil, man, evil! What if they turned against us? All forms of AI should be banned, dudes."

I forgot whether anyone's reported this yet, but sacrilege is spelt as sacriledge in the Genetics issue.

More specifically, it's issue #33, option 2:

'"This is a sacriledge!", says religious leader Freddy Licorish.' [snip for brevity]

One grammatical error that's been bugging me in #41, "Software Giant Stomps on Competition":
"Blah", says someone from out the window of his car.
Please, either "from the window" or "out the window", but both at once is redundant. That error occurs in all three of the options for that issue. :P

My english isn't 100% perfect, so don't rab at me for posting fake mistakes :P (.. I don't think I am :? )

mistake
(correction)


#0: Should Democracy be Compulsory?

The Issue
In response to a slow news week, certain highbrow newspapers have stirred up the debate over voluntary vs compulsory voting.

The Debate
1. "Compulsory voting makes about as much as sense as having the death penalty for attempted suicide," says civil rights activist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "You can't force people to be free! You can only give them the choice. Besides, if all those derelicts who can't be bothered to get off their ass once every few years voted, who would they elect? I shudder to think."

2. "It's not contradictory at all," argues political commentator @@RANDOMNAME@@. "The fact is, if not everyone votes, the outcome isn't truly representative. Some groups--like elderly gun nuts--vote more often than others. That's why always we always end up with such terrible politicians."



#1: Where's the Love Gone?

The Issue
Last night the respected tabloid TV show "60 Minutes" ran a report on @@NAME@@'s rising divorce rate. What is happening to the nuclear family?

The Debate
1. "There's a simple solution," says Pastor Felix, of the Catholic Church. "Divorce should be illegal. 'For better or (for) worse,' anyone remember how that goes? We should return to the good old days, when you got married for life and stuck by your partner no matter how much of a drunken, abusive, adulterating disappointment they turned out to be."



#2: Reclaim the Streets!

The Issue
Several major city streets were clogged with bicycles this morning, as the environmental group 'Two Wheels Good, Four Wheels Bad' staged a protest. Several hundred riders ambled through downtown streets, blissfully ignoring the torrent of abuse hurled at them by thousands of motorists running late for work.

3. The Automotive Manufacturers Association, meanwhile, has called for government support. "It's clear that we need to boost the level of automobile support in this country. This (The?) protest this morning is a clear indication of... um... anyway, we need more government funds."



#3: Harry Potter Censorship Row

The Issue
The latest "Harry Potter" book to hit schools across @@NAME@@ has stirred up the greatest controversy yet.

The Debate
2. Teachers union President @@RANDOMNAME@@ says, "Come on, the book is (a?) fantasy! And it's a damn good read. I'd like the government to issue a statement of support for our teachers and librarians, so kids can enjoy good books without interference from religious wackos (no such word as wacko"s"), like Christians."



#4: Economic Collapse Looms!

The Issue
Big business(es?), fed up with over-regulation in @@NAME@@, are heading offshore in ever-increasing numbers.

The Debate
2. "This is a catastrophe waiting to happen," says the Chamber of Commerce. "Think of the consequences! Without big business(es?), where do the jobs come from? Where do we get our medicine? Our cars? Our latest fashions? There are dozens of useless regulations the government could abolish today to make life easier for commerce, and it's high time they did."

Your English seems quite good to me! While I disagree with a couple of your suggestions, it's usually on subtle distinctions rather than anything flat out wrong. (However, you were a little off on one idiom: it's "don't rag on me", not "don't rab at me". :) )

Re #0: After all the times I've gotten that issue, I'm amazed I never noticed those before. Agree with both.

Re #1: "For better or worse" is not really a grammatical error, but it is a misquotation of the traditional wedding ceremony, which does say "for better or for worse" as you indicate. You'd think a churchman would be able to quote it accurately, so I'd agree with changing this one too.

Re #2: Mmm, "This protest this morning" is repetitive, but not really incorrect, especially when quoting someone's spoken words -- people are often more informal in speech than in writing. I wouldn't bother changing this unless there's nothing better to work on.

Re #3: Sorry, disagree on both of these. "The book is fantasy" is just as good as "The book is science fiction", and while "wacko" may not appear in your dictionary, I'm sure there's at least one reputable dictionary that has it -- you can find instances of it all over the place (sometimes spelled "whacko"). It's probably considered informal or slang rather than something you'd see in formal writing. "Wackos" is, of course, simply the plural form.

Re #4: The rule on this differs between America and the British Commonwealth (i.e., all the other English-speaking countries like Canada, England, Australia, etc.). In American English, you are correct: "Big business... are heading offshore" would be wrong, because "business" is a singular noun which should be used with "is", not "are". In British English, however, nouns like "business" or "government", which are called "collective nouns" because they represent more than one person, take plural verb forms even though the nouns are singular. So I believe "big business... are heading offshore" would be correct in British English.

From reading other posts in the Issues forum, I believe the standard for the issues has been to use American English grammar and spelling for consistency, so I'd agree with correcting this one but disagree with the corrections. I'd say "Big business... is heading offshore" and leave the second one alone.

Hope that helps! :)

This is for #53 Orbital Armagedon. I didn't see it listed. . .

A healthy private sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry.

billions of Dnars are being blown on orbital weapons development, minority children spend hours bussing to schools miles away from home. . .


I think you can tell that the text in bold should be capitalized.

Don't know if this goes here, but there is a gender-problem in issue #40, Hukd on fonix Workd 4 me!

The Debate
Boot Camp instructor Roxanne Dredd stated his opinion: "Who gives a damn? Makes 'em easier to turn into brainwashed grunts anyhow! You don't need to be able to read in order to fire a gun! What we need to do is focus on our military spending- what does it matter if you can read or not when you're overrun by warmongering barbarians?"

On the other side, there's Hata-alla's Education Administrator. "This is shocking news. If the children of tomorrow cannot read, then what? Next thing you know, we'll be speaking ebonics! The government must devote more efforts to education! Where will we be twenty years from now with an overflow of unskilled labor?"
[Accept]


Pete Broadside, principal of a highly-rated private school, prefers a different approach. "Instead of that, why not issue government vouchers so that parents can afford to send their children to privately run schools? We offer a far better education than the public schools. All we do is grind our particular religious views into our students!"
[Accept]


"Who needs some fancy-shmancy cash-draining school system, anyway?" Melbourne Dredd declares from the front steps of his double-wide mobile home, shotgun in hand. "My Pa raised me and my eight brothers and three sisters without no waste of time schoolin'! My Pa taught me everythin' I need t'know, let all these whippersnappers' Mas and Pas teach 'em what they need t'know!"
[Accept]

Known problem for all issues. "It's not a bug, it's a feature!" :wink:

It's because the @@RANDOMNAME@@ variable can pick either a male name or a female name at random. So any issue that says "his" or "her" when referring to a random person can and will have the same problem at times.

'Twould be nice if there were @@RANDOMMALE@@ and @@RANDOMFEMALE@@ variables, or even a @@RANDOMLASTNAME@@ (so you could specify the first name yourself), but such is life... 8)

The moral is, avoid gender references when writing issues unless you make up the names yourself.

BTW, why does "Melbourne" sound like a female name to you? :?

It doesn't, but next time its "Miranda" or "Peggy". I've written a couple of issues myself, and I know pretty well, that these problems are disturbing to some people.

Well, as Oobag pointed out, the only way to avoid it at this time is to avoid using gender references when writing an issue. For instance, some issues refer to "@@RANDOMNAME, your brother", so of course they look funny when the name comes out as, say, "Melinda Baldwin, your brother". If those issues simply said "cousin" instead of "brother" then they would work for either gender.

"His" and "her" are a little harder to eliminate, but it can be done. A reference like "says @@RANDOMNAME@@, CEO of Computers Inc., from the window of his limousine" couldn't just be changed to "his or her limousine" because that would sound odd. But "from the window of a long, black limousine" would work.

Hopefully some of the existing issues that have these problems can gradually be edited for rephrasing along these lines, but it will probably take a long time.

Issue
The Issue
The oldest power station in Olympus Coliseum suffered a catastrophic failure last night, plunging a third of Olympus Coliseum's national power supply grid into darkness. There is no debate that it needs to be replaced, but the question is with what?

The Debate
"The solution is clear," says environmental activist Bianca Silk. "Wind turbines and solar power stations are the cleanest there are. We must switch power production to forms of renewable energy, that will never run out. The only minor problems are that wind farms will take up a great deal of space and of course we can't exactly rely on the weather. It isn't as though we control it. But think of how much healthier people will be without all that pollution!"
[Accept]


"Wind power? Solar collectors? Bah! Have you ever wondered when the least amount of strain is placed on the national grid? WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING!" exclaims Southern Olympus Coliseum Electra official Lars Jefferson. "We need power under our control, and cheaply. Coal has been the cheapest and most abundant power source for ages. We don't need this airy fairy wind malarky when we have cheap and reliable power available for all. True, pollution will be a bit on the heavy side but I'm sure that's only a minor problem, with how well funded our health system is!"
[Accept]


"Now the way I see it is that it's either green, expensive, and sprawling; or compact, polluting and cheap. Wouldn't it be nice if we had the best of both worlds, well, we can!" claims fission technician Sue-Ann Mombota. "Nuclear power is reliable, clean and although it isn't cheap, it won't break the bank. There is a risk of deadly meltdown, but this is relatively small, and the only people who could be against this are anti-nuclear protesters, but what do we care about those tree-hugging hippies?"

I don't know if this is appropriate, but:

Issue
#85: Illegal File-sharing Flares [Issue by Frigben]

The first option's result in your profile should read
a cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats harddrives accross the country

How can you find the issue numbers :?:

How can you find the issue numbers :?:

It's part of the URL of each issue. Just hover with your mouse over the link to the issue itself, and at the end of the URL (bottom of your browser window) you'll see a number. That's it!

Ballotonia

I had guessed that, but I wanted official confirmation.

I had guessed that, but I wanted official confirmation.

Ah. I don't think officially there is such a thing as "issue number". I just noticed that the issues all had a unique number in their URL, and decided to sort all issues in that manner in the Spoiler List I maintain. I also started posting here including the issue number, and it seems some people have taken over that habbit.

Ballotonia

what was that???

I don't know if this is appropriate, but:

Issue
#85: Illegal File-sharing Flares [Issue by Frigben]

The first option's result in your profile should read
a cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats harddrives accross the country

If that is correct, it should, of course, be two words (hard drive). I dismissed the issue (sorry Frigben), so I didn't see the effect.

Re #3: Sorry, disagree on both of these. "The book is fantasy" is just as good as "The book is science fiction", and while "wacko" may not appear in your dictionary, I'm sure there's at least one reputable dictionary that has it -- you can find instances of it all over the place (sometimes spelled "whacko"). It's probably considered informal or slang rather than something you'd see in formal writing. "Wackos" is, of course, simply the plural form.


Correct. The "latest" (1999) of the Concise Oxford Dictionary lists it:
wacko (also whacko) informal, chiefly N. Amer. adj. mad; insane. n. (pl. -os or -oes) a crazy person. - origin 1970s: from wacky + -o

http://upx.primenova.com/st3tn/holo_doc.jpg
Holo Doc says :

Issue number 57, Electronic Plague in @@name@@!
needs a bit of modification as it mentions a virus called DEAT.exe, Infinite Loop has no Windows based computers so the issue is invalid to us, perhaps a additional option

[option] @@Randomname@@ your local Apple® Representative says
"I bet you are happy you switched your entire country over to Macintosh's saves ya a chunk of bother"
[effect] Citizens rejoice as DEAT.exe fails to do anything in @@name@@ since OS X is unaffected by Executable Files.


just a thought.

=-=-=
Loop,
The One ane The Prime.
His Holiness the Lord High Protector/Executioner
My current flag
http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/1_infinite_loop.jpg

Hail, Hail the Lord High Executioner!

http://www.starwars.jp/character/image/luke_skywalker.jpg
Luke Skywalker says :

Issue number 57, Electronic Plague in @@name@@!
needs a bit of modification as it mentions a virus called DEAT.exe, Frigben has no Windows based computers so the issue is invalid to us, perhaps an additional option.

[option] @@Randomname@@ your local GNU Representative says
"I bet you are happy you switched your entire country over to Linux, saves ya a chunk of bother"
[effect]citizens rejoice as DEAT.exe fails to do anything in @@name@@ since GNU/Linux is unaffected by .exe files


Just a thought.

So are you a puppet of 1 Infinite Loop, or is it the other way around? 8)

Why not just remove the .EXE part of the virus's name, so then it can apply to any OS? There are viruses and worms that affect Macs and Linuxen, after all... :twisted:

Hi,

This is what appeared on the issue page. I tried refreshing, but it didn't fix the problem:



"Don't Dam Our Rivers, Damnit!" Say Protesters

Government Acts
The Issue
A group of Greenpeace protesters have called for an end to a government proposal to begin damming rivers in All Bow Down To Sophia to increase water supplies and generate power.

The Debate
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The Issue
^J
A group of Greenpeace protesters have call...', 'Nation=HASH(0x954fa4c)', 'HASH(0x953927c)') called at /home/nation/public_html/cgi-bin/Dynamic.pm line 390 Dynamic::parse_dilemma('Nation=HASH(0x954fa4c)', 'HASH(0x953927c)') called at (eval 205) line 1 eval 'parse_dilemma($nation, $xtra) ;' called at /home/nation/public_html/cgi-bin/Dynamic.pm line 154 Dynamic::handle_macros('Nation=HASH(0x954fa4c)', undef, 'HASH(0x953927c)') called at /home/nation/public_html/cgi-bin/Dynamic.pm line 301 Dynamic::parse('^J...', 'Nation=HASH(0x954fa4c)', 'HASH(0x953927c)') called at /home/nation/public_html/cgi-bin/Dynamic.pm line 285 Dynamic::generate_page('Nation=HASH(0x954fa4c)', 'show_dilemma', 'HASH(0x953927c)') called at /home/nation/public_html/cgi-bin/index.cgi line 340 Apache::ROOT::cgi_2dbin::index_2ecgi::handler('Apache=SCALAR(0x8f8bd50)') called at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux/Apache/Registry.pm line 143 eval {...} called at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux/Apache/Registry.pm line 143 Apache::Registry::handler('Apache=SCALAR(0x8f8bd50)') called at (eval 208) line 0 eval {...} called at (eval 208) line 0 ] each year? Have you heard of the adverse effects building a dam has on the surrounding environment? Dam up this flood of dams, damn it!"
[Accept]



"Think before you open your mouth," says engineer Clint Mistletoe. "While All Bow Down To Sophia may have to pay the price in animal diversity, as well as adverse effects on the environment, do we really want fossil-fuel based plants polluting All Bow Down To Sophia? If you use your common sense, I think you'll find that damming some rivers would be a good idea. Plus, think of how much the economy would benefit from all the jobs these projects would create."
[Accept]

Aaaaaaaack! I thought that blasted thing in the issue editor was fixed! x_x :oops: :oops: :oops: My fault x_x

~Rep

It should read:

Government Acts
The Issue
A group of Greenpeace protesters have called for an end to a government proposal to begin damming rivers in All Bow Down To Sophia to increase water supplies and generate power.

The Debate
"Don't build dams!" shouts protestor Prudence Longfellow through a microphone heavily afflicted with feedback. "Do you know how many fish die in other dams in Your Region each year? Have you heard of the adverse effects building a dam has on the surrounding environment? Dam up this flood of dams, damn it!"
[Accept]



"Think before you open your mouth," says engineer Clint Mistletoe. "While All Bow Down To Sophia may have to pay the price in animal diversity, as well as adverse effects on the environment, do we really want fossil-fuel based plants polluting All Bow Down To Sophia? If you use your common sense, I think you'll find that damming some rivers would be a good idea. Plus, think of how much the economy would benefit from all the jobs these projects would create."
[Accept]

Bah, beaten to it. :( Anyways, a third issue under my belt! :D

Bah, beaten to it. :(
Darn, me too!


Anyways, a third issue under my belt! :D
Congrats. I'm in awe.

A group of Greenpeace protesters

Isn't it policy to not use RL names?


Rigben: Congratulations!!!

Ballotonia

it's still wacky. The bad thing is that there is no way to choose option 1.

it's still wacky. The bad thing is that there is no way to choose option 1.

it's still wacky. The bad thing is that there is no way to choose option 1.

Yes there is. This issue only has two options, and there are two [accept] links which can be clicked.

The 'paragraph break' where it says "The Issue" again isn't a divisor between two options, it's part of the error. After all that, the text of the first option continues with "each year? Have you heard..."

Ballotonia

me too! and i don't want to dam the rivers, we're big on the environment here. but i can't even hit accept for the first one!!

(The Debate
"Don't build dams!" shouts protestor Al Jong-Il through a microphone heavily afflicted with feedback. "Do you know how many fish die in other dams in [Error evaluating "region->query('name')", type eval: Can't locate object method "query" via package "region" (perhaps you forgot to load "region"?) at (eval 228) line 1. JGConfig::__ANON__('Can\'t locate object method "query" via package "region" (perhap...') called at (eval 228) line 1 eval 'region->query(\'name\') ;' called at /home/nation/public_html/cgi-bin/Dynamic.pm line 154 Dynamic::handle_macros('Nation=HASH(0x959b534)', undef, 'HASH(0x953a428)') called at /home/nation/public_html/cgi-bin/Dynamic.pm line 301 Dynamic::parse('
The Issue
^J
A group of Greenpeace protesters have call...', 'Nation=HASH(0x959b534)', 'HASH(0x953a428)') called at /home/nation/public_html/cgi-bin/Dynamic.pm line 390 Dynamic::parse_dilemma('Nation=HASH(0x959b534)', 'HASH(0x953a428)') called at (eval 225) line 1 eval 'parse_dilemma($nation, $xtra) ;' called at /home/nation/public_html/cgi-bin/Dynamic.pm line 154 Dynamic::handle_macros('Nation=HASH(0x959b534)', undef, 'HASH(0x953a428)') called at /home/nation/public_html/cgi-bin/Dynamic.pm line 301 Dynamic::parse('^J...', 'Nation=HASH(0x959b534)', 'HASH(0x953a428)') called at /home/nation/public_html/cgi-bin/Dynamic.pm line 285 Dynamic::generate_page('Nation=HASH(0x959b534)', 'show_dilemma', 'HASH(0x953a428)') called at /home/nation/public_html/cgi-bin/index.cgi line 340 Apache::ROOT::cgi_2dbin::index_2ecgi::handler('Apache=SCALAR(0x9475dac)') called at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux/Apache/Registry.pm line 143 eval {...} called at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.6.1/i386-linux/Apache/Registry.pm line 143 Apache::Registry::handler('Apache=SCALAR(0x9475dac)') called at (eval 228) line 0 eval {...} called at (eval 228) line 0 ] each year? Have you heard of the adverse effects building a dam has on the surrounding environment? Dam up this flood of dams, damn it!"
[Accept]

ect...

see?!?! what should i do!?? i dno't want to just dismiss it, cause i think its a relevant issue, and i do not want to dam the rivers, but i can't choose that option. is there some way a moderator can fix this bug and resend the issue or something??

This issue only has two options, and there are two [accept] links which can be clicked.

The 'paragraph break' where it says "The Issue" again isn't a divisor between two options, it's part of the error. After all that, the text of the first option continues with "each year? Have you heard..."

Ballotonia

A group of Greenpeace protesters
Isn't it policy to not use RL names?
I've seen "Tasmanians" used several times for oppressed minorities, and I think Tasmania is (or at least was) a real country.

I got the same issue with the same errors this morning. Glad to know it's possible to select options despite the errors...

I've seen "Tasmanians" used several times for oppressed minorities, and I think Tasmania is (or at least was) a real country.

Tasmania is a state of Australia - the little island south-east of the main continent. :)

I had something on-topic to say, but I think all my questions have already been answered here. :)

someone said: "Isn't it policy to not use RL names?"

i can confirm tasmania is a real place - a state of australia - it is the island to the south.

and other issues use rl names as well, eg "sponsored by pepsi and shaped like a giant soda bottle"...

#89. "Don't Dam Our Rivers, Damnit!" Say Protesters

It's spelled "Dammit!" Two Ms, no N.

Also I'm getting that same error from a few posts up.

Well, give them a little time to fix it. The mods have lives too, ya know... 8)

Um... so fix it, or get rid of it. Or get rid of it and then fix it. Why pain everybody in the game with this? Is Reploid Productions stupid and lazy?

Note: Aegonia has a policy of never being negative about game moderators who selflessly give their time for free to an awesome game that is also free; however given the duration and egregiousness of this error, we feel it appropriate to point out how bone-headed it is.

Note: this seems to be an error only [violet] can fix, so my best guess is we're waiting for [violet] to come online to undo the typo in the @@REGION@@ call. Until then, just dismiss the issue, let it sit there, or pick one of the two choices available. There's nothing wrong with the functionality.

Ballotonia

Note: this seems to be an error only [violet] can fix, so my best guess is we're waiting for [violet] to come online to undo the typo in the @@REGION@@ call. Until then, just dismiss the issue, let it sit there, or pick one of the two choices available. There's nothing wrong with the functionality.

Ballotonia

Exactly! So stop sending me telegrams about it, people! x_x It's not actually a typo- @@REGION@@ isn't the macro we use, it's a bit more complicated. For some reason the game isn't reading it right, or somehow the issue edittor interface mucked it up upon acceptance.

In any case, there isn't a damn thing (pun not entirely intended) that I can do about it! :oops:

~A VERY frazzled Rep

Note: this seems to be an error only [violet] can fix, so my best guess is we're waiting for [violet] to come online to undo the typo in the @@REGION@@ call. Until then, just dismiss the issue, let it sit there, or pick one of the two choices available. There's nothing wrong with the functionality.

Ballotonia

Exactly! So stop sending me telegrams about it, people! x_x It's not actually a typo- @@REGION@@ isn't the macro we use, it's a bit more complicated. For some reason the game isn't reading it right, or somehow the issue edittor interface mucked it up upon acceptance.

In any case, there isn't a damn thing (pun not entirely intended) that I can do about it! :oops:

~A VERY frazzled Rep
Same here, folks - now stop cramming my inbox.

Issue 90: Organic Outburst.

2. "I’ve heard enough of this treehugging, lefty nonsense," argues corporate spokesman Billy Chicago. "The agricultural industry needs to use the most advanced technology available, it’s the only way to keep Ons competitive in food production. Besides, the studies we have commissioned prove that only 1 in 20 child deaths are due to our products, and surely that’s an acceptable rate in the name of progress?."

#96, about the water problems, second option:
"It is my right to have the most beautiful lawn in the neighborhood," says neighborhood spokesman Pete Nagasawa. "our community spends alot of effort cultivated a nice environment for our kids to grow up in. Why, if they didn't have these nice lawns to play in, they would be hanging out on street corners peddling drugs, or worse! Wont someone please think of the children?"

Wont should be Won't. ;)

#96, about the water problems, second option:
"It is my right to have the most beautiful lawn in the neighborhood," says neighborhood spokesman Pete Nagasawa. "our community spends alot of effort cultivated a nice environment for our kids to grow up in. Why, if they didn't have these nice lawns to play in, they would be hanging out on street corners peddling drugs, or worse! Wont someone please think of the children?"

Wont should be Won't. ;)
Indeed, on that option, there are quite a few errors...

"It is my right to have the most beautiful lawn in the neighborhood," says neighborhood spokesman Pete Nagasawa. "Our community spends a lot of effort cultivating a nice environment for our kids to grow up in. Why, if they didn't have these nice lawns to play in, they would be hanging out on street corners peddling drugs, or worse! Won't someone please think of the children?"

Aaaack. And this is why Reppy should ingest more caffeine than she does when editting these things.

*loads up her "Issue Editting for Dummies" quick guide and puts "RUN THROUGH SPELLCHECKER" in size 24 font* You think I would have this memorized by now!

membership in the state-owned Church of General Mike is the mandatory and all other faith organisations are banned
The bold word needs removing. Also, I haven't got the exact quote, but in the UFOs issue, the military person should say "Spies! It's gotta be spies!".

Reppy I love the new issues (the water one rocks! it might be my favorite issue of them all), but ahem.

#94 Computer Users Fed Up of Heaps of Spam!

2: screams Konrad Jong-Il, president of Citizens for Internet Freedom.

3: grumbles Falala Christmas, the Prime Minister of @@NAME@@ (somehow the name of the nation who submitted the issue got in there instead).

Lol, poor Rep's on issue overdrive.

Reppy I love the new issues (the water one rocks! it might be my favorite issue of them all), but ahem.

#94 Computer Users Fed Up of Heaps of Spam!
No, no, the correct preposition in this case is neither "on" nor "of", it's "with". They are "Fed Up with Heaps of Spam".

Issue name: Computer Users Fed Up On Heaps of Spam!

Body text, third option:

"Both sides are wrong," grumbles Aaron Silk the Prime Minister of Bored Yawning. "Spam is definitely a problem, yet so is the restriction on freedoms which some draconian anti-spam codes would impose. I propose a ban on overtly fraudulent spam, and a tax on more legitimate businesses that rely on spam as an advertising method, and a strict legal definition of spam that would ensure no innocent person was prosecuted or taxed."

(The nation name present is that of the issue author - no macro).

EDIT: Oops, somehow I managed to miss Unfree's post. :?

The bolded text needs to be replaced with a "@@NAME@@" macro
3. "Both sides are wrong," grumbles Miranda Broadside the Prime Minister of Bored Yawning. "Spam is definitely a problem, yet so is the restriction on freedoms which some draconian anti-spam codes would impose. I propose a ban on overtly fraudulent spam, and a tax on more legitimate businesses that rely on spam as an advertising method, and a strict legal definition of spam that would ensure no innocent person was prosecuted or taxed."
[Accept]
Bored yawning is the ex-nation that submitted the issue.

I actually liked having a Minister of Bored Yawning in my cabinet. It sounds very Monty Python... 8)

Sure, but what's with reporting the same typo three times? *points to her first post*

:lol:

(Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 8:22 pm)]Okay, I think I'm up to date on all these now -- thanks very much for reporting them!

Well, that was more than 3 months ago now... It seems the typos found since then have been accumulating for quite some time.

Ballotonia

I got this after the 'accountants rejoice' issue, where I dumped all my
tax coffers into education.

Jattelagom's educational system is the envy of many and regarded as a pinnacle of educational acheivement

Jattelagom

(Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 8:22 pm)]Okay, I think I'm up to date on all these now -- thanks very much for reporting them!

Well, that was more than 3 months ago now... It seems the typos found since then have been accumulating for quite some time.

Ballotonia

:o

Yeah....

Ooh, I'll bring this to the boss's attention. :wink:

Is my list accurate to all the ones reported?



I mean, if anyone knows one that I didn't put on the first post, tell me

You seem to have missed everything reported on this page...

"It is my right to have the most beautiful lawn in the neighborhood," says neighborhood spokesman Pete Nagasawa. "Our community spends a lot of effort cultivating a nice environment for our kids to grow up in. Why, if they didn't have these nice lawns to play in, they would be hanging out on street corners peddling drugs, or worse! Won't someone please think of the children?"

membership in the state-owned Church of General Mike is the mandatory and all other faith organisations are banned
The bold word needs removing. Also, I haven't got the exact quote, but in the UFOs issue, the military person should say "Spies! It's gotta be spies!".

#94 Computer Users Fed Up with Heaps of Spam!

2: screams Konrad Jong-Il, president of Citizens for Internet Freedom.

3: grumbles Falala Christmas, the Prime Minister of @@NAME@@ (somehow the name of the nation who submitted the issue got in there instead).

:oops: whoops :o

Issue #72, "Widening Buttocks Cause Movie Theater Havoc"

"I don't see why it's anyone's business but my own how I kill myself," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a pleasantly plump computer programmer, stuffing a chili dog down <b>his</b> throat. "My weight is my own business, and if I don't feel like exercising, that's my choice. Sure, it'd be healthier to lose a few pounds, but my priorities lie elsewhere. Leave us alone, and we, the citizens of @@NAME@@, will decide what's important to us and what we want to eat."

The speaker is referred to in the male gender, which was strange because when I got this issue his name was Beth :P

Thanks.

Issue #106: Give the Red Light District the Green Light?

Option #2: "We can't allow this to happen!" protests Dr @@RANDOMNAME@@, senior pathologist of @@NAME@@'s largest hospital. "Prostitution is a dangerous business and must remain illegal! People need to be more aware of the consequences that could follow like the risk of contracting :!: HIV :!: , chlamydia, or even :!: AIDS :!: . I say we get some funding for a large awareness programme on sexually transmitted diseases and maybe then people will act responsibly between the covers. It'll be expensive :!: sure, but well worth it."

1) HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. I suggest that you replace HIV with another sexually transmitted disease, say, syphilis.

2) Should there be a comma between 'expensive' and 'sure'?

The Issue
In light of The Republic Of Iraq's ban on gambling, people ranging from angry homemakers to allegedly legitimate businessmen have been argueing incessantly about whether or not banning casinos was a good idea.

The Debate
"We are highly distressed at your decision to revoke our casino licences," says FamilyCorp. Representative "Fat Tony" Calvin Bush, while sipping a glass of fine wine. "If the ban were to be revoked, think of all the money you could get from your cut of the profit. In addition, it would help ensure the safety of assorted members of The Republic Of Iraq's government. I think this is an offer that you should not refuse."


"These casinos cannot be allowed to reopen!" says mother and homemaker Thomas Hamilton. "Remember what happened last time? People get out of control and lose their life's savings! Just say no to these so-called legitimate businesses! And crack down on the rest of organized crime while you're at it."


"There is a solution to this problem" says Native The Republic Of Iraqite chief Dances-with-Coalition personnels. "You could let us front the casinos as payback for stealing our land, and we'll enforce age limits and pay some tax on the income these casinos generate. Just think of the jobs it could create for us, and the boost to the economy!"

:arrow: I'm far too lazy to look and sift through the whole thread to see if this has been pointed out yet but you can see the problem with the bold selections conflicting potentially, as in my case, with a random name. It's really quite glaring in the second option.

The Issue
In light of The Republic Of Iraq's ban on gambling, people ranging from angry homemakers to allegedly legitimate businessmen have been argueing incessantly about whether or not banning casinos was a good idea.

The Debate
"We are highly distressed at your decision to revoke our casino licences," says FamilyCorp. Representative "Fat Tony" Calvin Bush, while sipping a glass of fine wine. "If the ban were to be revoked, think of all the money you could get from your cut of the profit. In addition, it would help ensure the safety of assorted members of The Republic Of Iraq's government. I think this is an offer that you should not refuse."


"These casinos cannot be allowed to reopen!" says mother and homemaker Thomas Hamilton. "Remember what happened last time? People get out of control and lose their life's savings! Just say no to these so-called legitimate businesses! And crack down on the rest of organized crime while you're at it."


"There is a solution to this problem" says Native The Republic Of Iraqite chief Dances-with-Coalition personnels. "You could let us front the casinos as payback for stealing our land, and we'll enforce age limits and pay some tax on the income these casinos generate. Just think of the jobs it could create for us, and the boost to the economy!"

:arrow: I'm far too lazy to look and sift through the whole thread to see if this has been pointed out yet but you can see the problem with the bold selections conflicting potentially, as in my case, with a random name. It's really quite glaring in the second option.

:arrow: Just noticed a small grammatical error - the period at the end of FamilyCorps.. Shouldn't that be just "FamilyCorps" without the period since it's a proper noun?

The Issue
In light of The Republic Of Iraq's ban on gambling, people ranging from angry homemakers to allegedly legitimate businessmen have been argueing incessantly about whether or not banning casinos was a good idea.

The Debate
"We are highly distressed at your decision to revoke our casino licences," says FamilyCorp. Representative "Fat Tony" Calvin Bush, while sipping a glass of fine wine. "If the ban were to be revoked, think of all the money you could get from your cut of the profit. In addition, it would help ensure the safety of assorted members of The Republic Of Iraq's government. I think this is an offer that you should not refuse."


"These casinos cannot be allowed to reopen!" says mother and homemaker Thomas Hamilton. "Remember what happened last time? People get out of control and lose their life's savings! Just say no to these so-called legitimate businesses! And crack down on the rest of organized crime while you're at it."


"There is a solution to this problem" says Native The Republic Of Iraqite chief Dances-with-Coalition personnels. "You could let us front the casinos as payback for stealing our land, and we'll enforce age limits and pay some tax on the income these casinos generate. Just think of the jobs it could create for us, and the boost to the economy!"

:arrow: I'm far too lazy to look and sift through the whole thread to see if this has been pointed out yet but you can see the problem with the bold selections conflicting potentially, as in my case, with a random name. It's really quite glaring in the second option.

:arrow: Just noticed a small grammatical error - the period at the end of FamilyCorps.. Shouldn't that be just "FamilyCorps" without the period since it's a proper noun?

Yes, although it's actually FamilyCorp (singular), but yes.

Also, "In light of The Republic Of Iraq's ban on gambling, people ranging from angry homemakers to allegedly legitimate businessmen have been argueing incessantly about whether or not banning casinos was a good idea." should be arguing

Issue #9, "@@ANIMAL@@s on the Dinner Table?"

A friend's nation got this issue and chose option 2; the @@ANIMAL@@ macro in the effect line seems broken:

...a nation-wide cull of wolfs is in effect, (...) Greater Silesia's national animal is the cow...

I thought it would always show the current animal (he changed his recently) but I might be remembering wrong...

Issue #9, "@@ANIMAL@@s on the Dinner Table?"

A friend's nation got this issue and chose option 2; the @@ANIMAL@@ macro in the effect line seems broken:

...a nation-wide cull of wolfs is in effect, (...) Greater Silesia's national animal is the cow...

I thought it would always show the current animal (he changed his recently) but I might be remembering wrong...

The effect displayed is set when the issue passes. It seems to me that nation's national animal was "wolf" when that happened. Changing ones national animal later doesn't alter the text of previous effects. This also makes sense: the nation decided on a culling of wolves, not a culling of cows.

Ballotonia

I think I mentioned this once before, but there's an error in the random names. "Jong-Il" is being used as a family name, which it is not (it should be "Kim").

programme -> program


#106: Give The Red Light District The Green Light? [Lmaortfmolia; ed:Sirocco]
Option2: [...] I say we get some funding for a large awareness programme on sexually transmitted diseases [...]
plus the effect of choosing that option: "an enormous health awareness programme is underway"


#109: Karate Kids Cause Controversy [Yarrum; ed:Sirocco]
The Issue
Free, youth-orientated martial arts programmes have gained popularity in communities where youth crime is a problem.
The Debate
1. [...] But self-defence programmes like mine will need [...]


#119: Watershed Down? [New Cyprus; ed:Sirocco]
Effect of option 1: "programmes of questionable content are shown at peak-hours"


Ballotonia

That depends on where you are from. In England, programme is correct. In America, program would be right. If we are allowing various versionsof English in resolutions, we should also allow them in issues.

Sacramental Tax Time?

The Issue

Secularists have been urging for the government to impose an income tax on religious organizations in @@NAME@@ for some time now, and the issue has finally made it's way to the upper levels of the government.

Should be "its"

Issue: Road Rage Rampage

"The problem is that our highway system is sorely in need of an overhaul. @@NAME@@'s highways were constructed with a far smaller number of cars in mind- we've exceeded that traffic load by a substantial amount, resulting in traffic jams. Traffic jams lead to impatience, impatience leads to anger, anger leads to road rage, and road rage leads to violence." Claims social commentator @@RANDOMNAME@@. "We need to expand the freeway system by adding more lanes to relieve the traffic congestion."

Should read, violence," claims

"You add new lanes, even MORE people will drive, putting us right back at square one!" Counters @@RANDOMNAME@@ of @@NAME@@'s public transportation committee. "Instead of throwing tons of money at a short-term solution, why not spend it on improving bus and rail service and encouraging carpooling? Oh, and get more highway patrol officers to crack down on these violent drivers who pose safety threats to the rest of us."

Same deal as above. Lowercase "c" (but the exclamation point is correct).

"*BLEEP!* that *BLEEP!*" @@RANDOMNAME@@ yells at the top of her lungs from the window of her very large pickup truck with a gun rack mounted in the rear window. "The government should just *BLEEP!*ing stay out of our daily *BLEEP!*ing drive! They ought to let us *BLEEP!*ing rushed businesspeople go about our daily *BLEEP!*ing business, no matter what *BLEEP!*ing measures we have to take to get to *BLEEP!*ing work on time!

Needs a closing quotation mark.

Where the lemon did this come from :o :?: :?

Don't look at me. I just unstickied the other one when this reappeared... :?

#109: Karate Kids Cause Controversy [Yarrum; ed:Sirocco]
The Issue
Free, youth-orientated martial arts programmes have gained popularity in communities where youth crime is a problem.

Also, "youth-orientated" should be "youth-oriented".

Don't look at me. I just unstickied the other one when this reappeared... :?


I think the server had a seizure or something :lol: :?

The forum knows its time is coming to an end, and is now playing games with us...

Ballotonia

Issue: Time to Put the Older Senators Out to Pasture?

Option 1:
"It's time to get these lifetime politicians off the government payroll!" says term-limits advocate @@RANDOMNAME@@ "Let them get real jobs like the rest of us once they leave office....

Needs a period or comma in there.

#127: Aging Concerns in @@NAME@@

Fears about the aging population in @@NAME@@ have been raised after it was discovered that nearly a fifth of the population is over 65 years of age and becoming a serious drain on pension funds everywhere.

1. "We're going to run out of working age citizens if we don't act fast!" warns @@RANDOMNAME@@, a government statician. "Birth rates are down, death rates are down, and the amount of budget spent on pensions has doubled in the last twenty years! We need to put an end to this, quickly and without delay: we must kill off all the people too old to work anymore... well, except for government officials like you and me, of course..."

statistician

Do these actually get corrected, or are we just nitpicking for the fun of it? :D

It's a little bit of both (although I actually copy edit for a living, so I find much of this offensive :) ).

[violet] did sort out a whole bunch of errors I copy/pasted from this thread, so it's not all in vain! Keep reporting! :)

Not, of course, that Siro *ever* makes mistakes in his issues ;) :D

#127: Aging Concerns in @@NAME@@
[...]
1. "We're going to run out of working age citizens if we don't act fast!" warns @@RANDOMNAME@@, a government statician. "Birth rates are [...]

statistician

Also:
#120: Two Parties For Two Long?
(option 2) stastician -> statistician

Ballotonia

I think this entire site and game is a psychological Internet experiment to rewrite the dictionary and insidiously change our culture(s), language(s) and identities under our very noses.

Thirty years from now Webster's and Oxford with be listing things like:
statician (also stastician) n one who compiles statistics. arch (OE) statistician. Historical note: first noted usages of these words was the archaic "Internet" game "NationStates", circa 2004.

I see the evil plan, now. I do!

[violet] did sort out a whole bunch of errors I copy/pasted from this thread, so it's not all in vain! Keep reporting! :)


Do you know which ones? Maybe I should take them off...

The typo I reported from the UFO issue has been fixed, IIRC.

Ok

"The government is reigning in public spending" should be "The government is *reining* in public spending". Reining in, like a horse, not reigning, as a monarch.

#130: Filibuster Bust-up

"The filibuster is not enough to protect the minority, since they are too afraid of the tyrannical majority to use it," says political commentator, @@RANDOMNAME@@. "I suggest that all legislation must require a unanimous vote before it can pass. That way, nobody goes away unhappy."

#130: Filibuster Bust-up

"The filibuster is not enough to protect the minority, since they are too afraid of the tyrannical majority to use it," says political commentator, @@RANDOMNAME@@. "I suggest that all legislation must require a unanimous vote before it can pass. That way, nobody goes away unhappy."

The phrase "They are" is grammatically correct. "They" isn't a typo either; "they" refers to "the minority". However, the sentence still is confusing.

LOL. You are picking a fight with a professional copy editor and journalist.

The reason I pointed that out is not that it's gramatically incorrect. I highlighted it because the word isn't there. The actual sentence, as it currently stands, reads: "The filibuster is not enough to protect the minority, since they too afraid of the tyrannical majority to use it," says political commentator, @@RANDOMNAME@@.

I should have pointed that out in my original post. Sorry.

Actually, come to think of it, "they are" is gramatically incorrect. It should be "it is", since minority is a singular entity, and the rest of the sentence (presumably) refers to it. Of course, that then makes the rest of the sentence even more unwieldy.

Not sure if this has been reported but there is a small error in the orbital weapons issue. It adds "billions of @@CURRENCY@@s are being blown on orbital weapons development" to your description page, but the B in 'billions' is not capitalised if it is the first in the list (if you get what I mean).

Yeah...there are a couple of issues that have that problem. I saw one the other day, but the forum was down, I think, so I couldn't post, and then forgot which one it was.

The Abortion issue: Fetus is misspelled


You're not going far enough! Abortion is murder!" shouts Reverend Jean-Paul Wong, waving a placard with a picture of a foetus on it. "God decides which babies live and which will die, not us! The government must maintain a stern anti-abortion stance to preserve the morality of @Name@!

The Abortion issue: Fetus is misspelled


You're not going far enough! Abortion is murder!" shouts Reverend Jean-Paul Wong, waving a placard with a picture of a foetus on it. "God decides which babies live and which will die, not us! The government must maintain a stern anti-abortion stance to preserve the morality of @Name@!

That is the correct spelling of foetus. The word is actually of Greek origin, if I remember correctly.

There is a typo in the Archaeological Altercation issue though:

Today it's archaeological digs, tomorrow it's 'preservation of the environment'.

Full-stop belongs inside the quotation marks :wink:

#136: Much Ado About Abortion [Aquilla; ed:Sirocco]

Option 1: "It is Miss X's [...] throughout the country!'
(non-matching open and closing quotation marks)

Option 2: Abortion is totally immoral and I insist that we outlaw
('d' missing)

Ballotonia

Both effects of issue #142: Roads like Rollercoasters, Complain Motorists [Mirkai; ed:Sirocco]
have a period at the end. Since the display code will add another period, this makes the sentence listing the effects end with two periods or have the sentence end abruptly with additional effects listed later in a non-sentence after that.

Ballotonia

Oops...

I can't be sure if this is right or not, because the issue has scrolled off my nation, but for one of the responses to issue #135 government officials are reported to be "morgaging" their houses, when it should be "morTgaging".

I can't be sure if this is right or not, because the issue has scrolled off my nation, but for one of the responses to issue #135 government officials are reported to be "morgaging" their houses, when it should be "morTgaging".

Yep, overlooked that one. It's the effect of the first option.
"have to morgage their homes", a T missing in mortgage.

Ballotonia

Updated!(Which did I miss this time?)

I've deleted all the ones that have been fixed.

I copy/paste this before showing it to [violet], so it needs to be a really explicit post. Maybe like this:

[Issue number]
[the option number/issue description/issue name/"[effect] line" of whatever option has the error]
[The error, or what should be in place of the error, in bold print for emphasis.]

That means that [violet] won't grumble at me for not saying exactly what's wrong and where it is, and also that it can get done a lot quicker. So yeah, please send your reports in that format.

(snip)
There is a typo in the Archaeological Altercation issue though:

Today it's archaeological digs, tomorrow it's 'preservation of the environment'.

Full-stop belongs inside the quotation marks :wink:

Actually, um, no. "Preservation of the environment" is a phrase inside the sentence. The full stop marks the end of the entire sentence, and must, therefore, be placed as such (ie outside any quotations).

Issue number 143: An Archaeological Altercation

Option 1 - apostrophe missing

"This is the perfect opportunity to learn more of our nation's history!" says Professor Faith Longfellow, head of the [...]

This is a response to the music industry issue, Number 85:

a cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats harddives accross the country,

And it also doesn't seem to make grammatical sense. You have the music industry as both an object and a subject.

I think it's trying to say:
"there is a cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry, which is formatting harddrives across the country"

EDIT: found the number of it. and it's the result of choice #1

Can't edit :,(

That should be two words: hard drives.

The use of word watershed in this issue, "Watershed Down?" (can't find a number), is obscure or downright incorrect. It makes no sense in this context, and is not defined in any way like this in the Oxford English Dictionary or on dictionary.com. This should be changed to be more accessible.

In the "Military Budgets Up For Approval" issue, Rastifarian hat is spelled wrong. It should be Rastafarian hat.

The use of word watershed in this issue, "Watershed Down?" (can't find a number), is obscure or downright incorrect. It makes no sense in this context, and is not defined in any way like this in the Oxford English Dictionary or on dictionary.com. This should be changed to be more accessible.


I think its a reference to the book Watership Down

I don't know if this typo has been reported yet. I'm assuming not since it's still there, but I honestly don't have time to check all 15 pages at the moment. I also have no idea what issue number it is or how to determine that.

Supreme Court Nomination
The Issue

The death of 108 year old Supreme Court Justice Randy Summers has created an opening on the bench. Below are the possible nominees.
The Debate

1. Violet Winters, the Former CEO of Xtraordinary Gentlemen Products, says "I have long sat by and watched our government vicously attack the big businesses in this country. The government has no right to control businesses and I will adopt that position in all of my judgements."

The only way I know of to find the number is the url of the issue

Issue 69, on the third option, has "relatively" spelt 'relativly'

Issue 99, We Need Cash, Sharpish, Say Librarians.

2. "Now hold it right there!" says manager of the local MEGA-BOOKS store, Bianca McAlpin. "I employ twenty-four people and we are dependent upon people paying us money to buy books, magazines and newspapers from my store. How can you even think about given our tax lempiras to these people so they can put us out of business? 'Course poor people won't be able to afford our wares but they'd only use them for fires or somethin'. Let our libraries die."

In this context I think they meant givin' instead of given, givin' being the shortened form of giving and given being something else entirely.

More nit-picky, but I think " 'Course poor people won't be able to afford our wares but they'd only use them for fires or somethin'." should have a comma between wares and but.

I've looked all over the place, but I can't find a good place to put this... Oh well... The issue titled "Sympathizers Plan Rally" will never display on my computer. The 'outstanding issue' link is there, but no text on the other side. Has this been discussed elsewhere?

The use of word watershed in this issue, "Watershed Down?" (can't find a number), is obscure or downright incorrect. It makes no sense in this context, and is not defined in any way like this in the Oxford English Dictionary or on dictionary.com. This should be changed to be more accessible.

Wasn't the last update to the OED a few supplements in the 1970's?

#155: Curfew Meets Minor Opposition

The Issue
In order to curb youth-related crime, the police have suggested a national curfew.

The Debate
1. "The youth-related crime statistics in @@NAME@@ are appalling," says police chief @@RANDOMNAME@@. "If kids can't go out at night, they won't have any opportunity to roam around in their baggy pants and backwards hats mugging the elderly and causing a general ruckus. Just last night I had to run down some punk who tried to steal a mailbox right off the post! This is getting ridiculous. Sure, it'll require more funding, but think of all the mailboxes we'll save! Our youth need to spend the wee hours sleeping or studying--not out gallivanting with their friends."

2. "I'm not a criminal just because I'm seventeen!" shouts honors student, @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Yeah, I like to go out partying, but I'd never hurt anybody! Besides, we've already got enough problems with these pigs breathing down our necks. If anything we need MORE freedom. It's time for the government to step up to the plate and tell these power hungry swine to stop cramping our style!"

Oh yeah, need to update this.


Also:

I've looked all over the place, but I can't find a good place to put this... Oh well... The issue titled "Sympathizers Plan Rally" will never display on my computer. The 'outstanding issue' link is there, but no text on the other side. Has this been discussed elsewhere?

I think you could make a thread about that in either the Got issues or technical forum, I don't know about that problem. It could be a caching issue I imagine.

Ok, this isn't *that* big of a deal, but on these new forums, it has a "feature" that takes out a quote because it thinks that it will start a quote pyramid, so if when reporting an issue from now on it may be easier if the actual issue is just in a differnt color, or bolded or something. Also, Sirocco, do you know which of these have been fixed, or reported already that can be removed?


Edit: Actually putting them in code boxes may work.

I took away all the ones that have been fixed a while back. I'll compile a new list for Sal or [violet] later.

Ok, thanks

A cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats harddives accross the country.

I'm not sure of the number of this issue, sorry. This is the sentence that results on the Nation Page.

#65: Should Martial Law be declared?

The effect for the first option is "Rioting and unrest sweep the nation". It should be "Rioting and unrest sweeps the nation".

The effect for the first option is "Rioting and unrest sweep the nation". It should be "Rioting and unrest sweeps the nation".
'Rioting+unrest' = plural subject
'sweep' = plural verb

But 'sweeps' = singular verb, which doesn't match a plural subject.

Oh, this must be the page for anal people who concern more for symantics than issues. Well I guess the world is a big place and there is room for everyone. And everyone has their place.

Provoking reaction here with the use of an "And" at the start of a sentence.

..spelt incorrectly..

A different option to saying "spelled wrong".

Just a thought.

Assuming this post (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=7133884&postcount=37) is accurate:

Issue #80: Easter Egg: Aliens Wish Peace/Trade Agreement
The Issue

Aliens have landed in the fields of Pallor and they wish to trade and have peace.

Perhaps aliens landed in the fieds - you never know with those extra terrestrial types.

http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/target=display_nation/nation=harkey
View the typo in it's full text, this was an issue about something.

The third paragraph should read with the typo highlited, and fixed

"Meat-eating is frowned upon, protests are legal but strictly supervised, all guns must be registered, and the nation's infamous boot camp is more brutal than:sniper: most battlefields. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Harkey's national animal is the hark, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the hark."

I assume the changes are global to each nation, that was faced with this issue; therefore, it needs to be fixed.

thanks
~Har

The topic is about typo's in issues, not their effects.

What is wrong with the word 'than' in that context, I though 'than' was the correct word for comparisons.

Issue : Sacramental Tax Time?

Option 1,
If they really do spend on any money on charity, let them write it off as a deduction just like corporations do.

The extra 'on' needs to be removed.

The last option should read:

"Stop bickering already!" says Violet du Pont, Minister of Education. "I say that you can have your cake and eat it, too. Education should be split if it stops this debate. The parents can send their children to secular schools or religious schools, based on what they want their kids to hear. It's expensive, certainly, but the education budget has been needing to be boosted for ages anyway."

The subtitle of this thread is:

A place to spoil daily issues for those who haven't had them yet, snigger at typos, and discuss ideas for new ones.

Although we know what is meant, the phrase "and discuss ideas for new ones." reads as if it is modifying the word "typos" rather than "issues".

But, then again, perhaps I'm wrong and it was meant to modify typos, in which case I'd like to suggest spelling the word very as "veary".

Consider your self sniggered at.

on the Flag Burning issue:

... says Billy W. Bush, a known well known...

#2

#167, spelling error included in post (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=7841301&postcount=10)

"Flouride has been shown time and time again to promote dental health," argues Dr. Edwin Namel, Chairman of 'Friends of The Teeth'. "It's not an experimental drug for heaven's sake, it's an accepted method of promoting national good health. A nationwide program for the fluoridation of drinking water should not be seen as optional - it's a no-brainer for any sensible government. We need to implement this now, whether the public want it or not."
i believe that should be wants

"I am strongly against this proposal!" rages Elizabeth McGuffin, one of the more vociferous members of the Right thinking whites Green Society. "When I turn on the water tap I expect to get just that. Water. Nothing else. We are not lab rats and it is not the government's place to force us into taking these chemicals! In fact I reckon we should put the brakes on all these new chemicals that doctors keep pumping into people and give us the right to say no!"
i think adding that is gramaticly correct, at least when i say it aloud it does

Recent reports revealing that that the dental health of Wesleyanism is far below the regional average have ignited a fierce debate over whether to introduce fluoride to the nation's tap water reserves.

Bolded: repeated word

#126: Outsourcing An Outrage, Say Demonstators

Demonstators is missing an 'R' and should be spelled Demonstrators.

Bolded: Spelling mistake.

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#66: Transsexual Demands Recognition in Chosen Gender [Melmond; ed:Enodia]

The Issue
After the tabloid magazine "The Bun" outed a supermodel to have been born male, the state has anulled her marriage to her husband.

The Debate
1. "I have gone through 20 years of internal pain about my external appearance and I put so much effort and money into finally having the world see the real me!" says transsexual activist @@RANDOMNAME@@. "The government needs to recognize my true gender as well as cover the surgeries and medicines needed to get me where I am today!"

2. "Transsexuals are delusional if they think they will ever be members of their gender they wish they were." says right-wing radio show host @@RANDOMNAME@@. "It is a biological fact that our gender is determined by our chromosomes, anyone who tries to act like the gender they are not should be immediately arrested and taken to a psychiatrist!"

3. "You know everyone, gender isn't a black and white proposition," states self-identified "genderqueer" @@RANDOMNAME@@ "There are XX males, XY females, and many people who have ambigious sexual characteristics or just don't feel they belong in the category male or female, the government must recognize our existence!"

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There should be some punctuation (probably a period (.)) after the @@RANDOMNAME@@ and before the "There.

The issue had something to do with fixing the roads, but look at my description:

Graffiti graces every city's streets, teachers regularly paddle unruly students, anti-government web sites are springing up, and roads are often backed up with round-the-clock construction crews..

Double period.

<snip>
When wolfs attack!
<snip>
After several reports of pet wolfs violently attacking, injuring, and even killing citizens, there has been growing pressure from public safety activists for the government to take action.
<snip>
This may be impossible to fix. I'm not sure though. Just pointing it out.

I think it can't , because the macro just seems to add an 's' to the national animal name.

About the rocket issue - I don't know if it qualifies as a 'typo', but Pepsi can't be sponsoring the rocket, because there's no such company as Pepsi - it's PepsiCo.

Graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, HC Eredivisie has become a gigantic dustbowl filled with tourists and mean desperados., genetic researchers have been expelled, and people regularly disappear off the streets and all evidence of them is destroyed.

a dot comma thingy, Issue number 170, effect 3

Genetics Brings New Life to Extinct Species

The Issue
Scientists have announced they are close to a breakthrough in their quest to revive the feather-bellied sand worm, a species related to Ibicilia's national animal that has been extinct for more than a century.

2. "This is a sacriledge!", says religious leader Jazz Silk. "These animals are extinct because God wants them dead. Cloning them would merely incur his wrath! If we proceed down this path, it'll be humans, not the feather-bellied sand worm, who will be extinct."

Should be sacrilege

Not exactly a typo, but could use correcting:
Most Likely To Secede

The Issue
A group of bearded militiamen have recently declared rural Violet Steele County a sovereign and independent nation! @@NAME@@'s talk radio pundits demand immediate government action.

The Debate
"Gov'mint's not workin' fo' folks 'round here," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a turnip farmer, "We have ourselves a guar-un-teed right to form a gov'mint that works for us. We don't want any confrontation, now, we just want to shake hands and let ya'll get along with yer business while we get along with ours."
[Accept]


"I can't believe this!" shouts General Bill Sherman. "This is tantamount to treason! Our political system would collapse if whole territories were allowed to leave at any time. It would be chaos! I propose that you let me take care of the problem...permanently."
[Accept]


"Perhaps we can reach a suitable middle ground," says an elderly gentleman resting on a park bench, "If we were to bring government close to the people, and allow them to have a modicum of self-determination, perhaps they wouldn't feel the need to cede. Let's give the local governments more power."
[Accept]


"Our last caller made a really good point," says talk radio host @@RANDOMNAME@@, "These decent, hard working citizens are clearly being brainwashed by @@NAME@@ Public Radio's prattle. I don't want my tax dollars supporting their agenda. Therefore, the answer is clear: dismantle @@NAME@@ Public Radio."
[Accept]


"Dollars" would be better as "@@CURRENCY@@". My citizens don't use dollars.

Police Want More Than Shiny Badge: "I agree with my friend here," says zealous lance-corporal Roxanne Mombota. "But lets go further.

Shouldn't it be "let's"?

"None of the Above" For President of @@NAME@@
"Sure, less people will be able to run…"

Technically, it's "fewer people", as you can count people, although many people do speak like @@RANDOMNAME@@ in the issue.