I've worked out why I'm cautious about bountifying .... it's because I'm not in charge. In Novatainia, I know exactly what the government wants prioritised because I am the government. In Shireroth, I'm not Kaiser, Steward, or even on IAC, so I don't know imperial priorities and I'm sorta just guessing they're similiar to my kinda priorities (eg bounty people for cultural works and interesting stories)
Jacobus, would you like to tell me any specific areas I should focus on bountifying if nobody else wants to subcontract it? For example, you might say "I want priority on wiki articles - pay 50 for every wiki article done to a reasonable standard" and I'd make that policy and people can then claim for wiki articles ...
*hides the 5 articles he just did behind his back*
Or you might say "I want more stories about unknown Kaisers" and I'd pay bonuses on top of the normal bounties for things involving unknown Kaisers
*hides the reference to Kaiser Raynor XI in his Melangian wiki page*
etc. Just so I'm not biasing imperial things in my own interests

The character Andreas the Wise is on indefinite leave.
However, this account still manages:
Cla'Udi - Count of
Melangia
Manuel - CEO of
VBNC. For all you'll
ever need.
Vincent Waldgrave -
Lord General of Gralus
Q - Director of
SAMIN
Duke Mel'Kat - Air Pirate, Melangian, and Duke of the
Flying Duchy of Glanurchy
And references may be made to Vur'Alm Xei'Bôn (a Nelagan Micron of undisclosed purpose).