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https://shireroth.org/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Sinclair 2026-10-21T21:30:28Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.39.10 https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=William_Jesmer&diff=5014 2008-04-25T01:50:56Z

<p>Sinclair: Siskind is very wrong in Microscope on Attera&#039;s part in 4-11. The TDF boards were belonged to Tymaria, not Attera. Attera never owned those boards.</p> <hr /> <div>A citizen of [[Pacary]], [[Menelmacar]], [[Tymaria]], [[Freensia]] and perhaps other nations. An associate of [[Philip Locke]] and of [[Archetype23]].<br /> <br /> Reports indicate that he had been an agent of [[SHINE]], sent to gather intelligence in [[Karnali]] during [[Operation Azure Trout]].<br /> <br /> During his time in Menelmacar, Jesmer was for a time head of [[MISSION]], the laughably bad Menelmacari secret intelligence service that everyone knew about. <br /> <br /> When a new Tymarian citizen Jesmer was made Minister of Home Affairs. <br /> <br /> ==According to some historians==<br /> <br /> Jesmer figured (correctly) that using his power to update the website and provide interesting content would be less fun than using it to destroy the country, and so he deleted the Tymarian forums with his friend [[Philip Locke]]. During the crisis, called the [[4-11 incident]] after the date it took place, the [[Tymarian Defense Forces]] utilised their own discussion board to provide a temporary base from which the Tymarian government could operate. Eventually, the forum was restored, and Locke and Jesmer unceremoniously kicked out of the nation. They formed their own country, Freenesia, as a base from which to get revenge, and attracted the [[Anti-Tymar Council]], [[Yuri Andropov]],and other undesirable elements to their cause.<br /> <br /> ==Jesmer's legacy==<br /> <br /> seems to have been written by those who did not appreciate him. Or maybe they had a reason. This compiler cannot say with accuracy. He did attempt to link [[Los II]] to shenanigins that were well outside of the Character of the noble Kaiser.<br /> <br /> [[Category: People]]<br /> [[Category: Expand]]</div>

Sinclair https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Lothlaria&diff=4948 2008-04-19T03:35:11Z

<p>Sinclair: </p> <hr /> <div>(A Lothlarian History written in 2002. The compiler makes no representation of accuracy, but this is Good Stuff.)<br /> <br /> [[Image:Bigflag-lothlaria.png]]<br /> <br /> ==A Brief History of Lothlaria==<br /> ==“Kiwis and Territories”== <br /> <br /> By Mattlore Devious<br /> <br /> ==[[Akjerborn]]== <br /> The major part of Lothlaria was founded as the Imperium of Akjerborn by [[Phillip Locke]] and [[Brian Goldye]] (I recall something about him ending up to be a papal of Locke, but don’t quote me on that). It had a Roman/German theme with Legions and Teutonic Knights as well as a [[Terminus]] and [[Grand Elector]]. It quickly became a friend of [http://mnn.mncentre.net/wiki/index.php?title=Alteria Alteria] however that faded over something or another. Early on it was labelled a ‘bug-nation’ by [[Scott Siskind]] and it tried and failed to annex [[Padella]] and my own [[New Macadam]], however I can’t have been to upset because I became a citizen eventually.<br /> Amazingly the forums are still there at; pub42.ezboard.com/bimperi...rbjorn9692 A Very basic website can be found at; www.akerbjorn.s5.com/ All the early posts from the forum were deleted when the country tried to re-launch itself after a bit of inactivity. It was officially founded on the 25/1/02 however the forums seem to indicate the 23rd. I seem to have been its third citizen and the infamous @#%$ was its fourth. <br /> It applied to join [[Micron]] on 27/1/02 and described its geography as <br /> Quote:<br /> -----------------------------------------------------------------<br /> “We have three provinces, [[Nynchara]], [[Dromka]], and [[Keril]]. Nynchara is in the north, Dromka is central, and Keril is in the south. <br /> Our capital and largest city, [[Aker City]], is in Nynchara. [[Auxerre]], our second largest city, is located in Keril. The last major city, [[Svalbard]], is located in Dromka.<br /> <br /> Nynchara Province: The northernmost province, rich in iron, Nynchara is the home of Aker City, the capital of the Imperium.<br /> Dromka Province: The central province, it is forested with southern plains ideal for cities and roads, home of the great city Svalbard.<br /> Keril Province: The southernmost province, it has gold mines, vineyards, orchards, and rich fields. It is also the home of the second largest city, Auxerre.”<br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> It joined [[Tymaria]] in March 2002 and renamed itself to Lothlaria before joining Shireroth in April. All the towns and regions were also renamed.<br /> <br /> ==Lothlaria Minor==<br /> [[Lothlaria Minor]] is the name I use to refer to the Akjerborn part of our duchy, e.g. the original bit that hasn’t been acquired since from another territory. Very little seems to have been done, which is not surprising seeing as Locke had about six days as Terminus in a Shirerothian Lothlaria. He did write a constitution which can be seen here. Famous last words are “The Throne [of Terminus] shall never be disrespected. The Throne shall never be abolished.”<br /> After 4/11 Locke was “stripped of all position, title or Rank in Shireroth.” He then tried to leave and take Lothlaria with him claiming that he was Terminus and the constitution of Lothlaria states that he can only be removed when he steps down. This was countered by the [[Kaiser]] and [[Prime Executive]] arguing that when he joined Shireroth and Tymaria respectively he came under their constitutions. He eventually realised a golden rule, that Shireroth never gives up territories. When Locke left his brain-child, his will stated that <br /> Quote:<br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> “First, every government official in [[LOTH]] is now fired. The new administration shall have the power to restore jobs to former employees or pick new ones if they chose.<br /> TO FAX I leave the position of Grand Elector of Lothlaria.<br /> TO PETER I leave the position of Terminus of Lothlaria.<br /> Fax, please watch over Lothlaria. Peter, well, surprise. You are, if you accept, the new Terminus of LOTH.<br /> If Fax refuses to accept the position then I offer it to Scott. If Pete refuses then I offer the position to [[Julian Starr]]...you can do what you want with it.”<br /> ------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> Kaiser Mors however made [[Lord Raglan]] the Duke of Lothlaria seeing as he was Grand Elector (and SIC) before 4/11. Our flag was developed in May, and remains in use to this day. The Colours were supplied by me as they are personal favourites. I did the draft of the flag, originally having the Shireroth flag where the Kiwi is. It was Raglan who suggested I put the Kiwi in my signature as the symbol. I complied. The final copy of the flag was however done by Raglan.<br /> By June we were in inactivity and Duke Raglan decided we needed a theme. Not wanting to bring back the old terminology and themes and seeing as the name Lothlaria was based on LOTR’s Elves’ forest of Lothlorien Raglan decided we were going to be “a land of Kiwis, but in paradisiacal conditions, where all is great.” A ‘Save the Kiwi’ campaign was launched and crusaded to [[Babkha]]. Everyone had “Save the Kiwi” in there signature for a while. Also an environment friendly Transport system was discussed at this time. <br /> <br /> Locke returned about then and as he had only been banished for 26 days claimed again to be Duke of Lothlaria. Eventually a deal was worked out that made him the Baron of Velouria, Nothing much ever happened there (The Velouria Weekly Post posted once…) and it was put back into Lothlaria by the end of July. Here is a nice little blurb written about the area by Locke. <br /> Quote:<br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------“[[Velouria]] is a small barony located in a region once known as [[Lycurgia]]. It's capital city, [[Everhyld]], is located in northern Velouria and is the home of much of the barony's population. The barony is ruled by a legislative body that is composed of representatives from every community within the borders. The Terminus (baron) of Velouria, Philip Locke, has the power to veto bills passed by the [[Communal Congress]] and may dissolve the body at will. While Velourians recognize Raglan as a great man and an able ruler they rarely think of him as their ruler. Rather, they look to CC and Locke as the 'government' and true leaders. Velouria was founded on July 23, 2002 by Philip Locke, who, ironically, also founded the duchy in which Velouria resides.”<br /> ------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> By July Raglan had not posted for several weeks at least. I became Duke in October 2002 by default after siding with the right side in a civil war (Hint: Go for the side with Erik). <br /> <br /> [[Jaris]] mostly stolen from Scott, honestly a good 90% of it<br /> The territory of Jaris decided to join Shireroth in January, 2002. This was all nice and well except that they were already a part of the state of [[Interland]]. [[Joe Whit]], their leader, said he could do whatever he wanted, whereas the Interlanders said he had to stay with them because he had already committed. Since Julian Starr was involved, it was inevitable that fifty somewhat disconnected and incomprehensible threads were posted on the subject, but eventually it was settled rather peacefully (to the surprise of many) when Interland agreed to sell it for a payment of [[Tymarks]]. [[Peter Little]] joined Shireroth on the 25/2/02 and became a Jaris citizen. On the 25/2/02 [[Emmaline]] was annexed by Shireroth and got merged into Jaris. Here is some more written by Scott Siskind, this time a blurb on the territory; <br /> Quote:<br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------<br /> “Centrally located between the Imperium of [[Cognito]] and [[Lac Glacei]] and [[Lyrica]], Jaris is of extreme strategic importance. After a Cognitan emperor of the Jacobin dynasty launched a failed attack on Lyrica in the first century ASC, the two nations were extremely hostile, although there was a weak pro-Cognitan faction in Lyrica which gained power from time to time, decreasing the intensity of the conflict. But by the fifth century, animosity had extended to the point where the Cognitans were building an armada to take Lyrica by the sea. As part of this plan, the outlying island of Jaris, which was formerly unpopulated, was colonized by a number of [[Cognitan]] sailors and military men as an important supply base. As the invasion fleet grew, two more outposts were set up. Yet the invasion failed, miserably, and led to a Lyrican counterattack in which Jaris was taken completely and Lyrican troops pushed all the way to the gates of [[Ergosum]], the Imperial capital. Fearful of a revolt and mindful of the strategic importance of the isle, the Lyricans launched a successful colonization effort, and soon they outnumbered the original Cognitan population by a significant margin. When the Empire took Jaris back in 735, they too tried colonization, but less successfully - by this time a distinct Jarisean culture had formed that the Cognitans could not supplant. In 801, a treaty between the victorious Lyrica and the now-defeated Empire gave Jaris back to the Lyricans, but this time Jaris was not willing to be traded like a pawn. Under the leadership of Governor Philban, they revolted, and fought off both sides for nearly a century. Finally, though, they wearied of war, and Philban's son approached the Kaiser of Shireroth about making it a Duchy in exchange for protection. The Kaiser agreed, and Joe Whittaberg, a leading pro-Shireroth citizen, was made the first Duke. Meanwhile, the war's effect on the Empire and Lyrica was no less drastic. Lyrica collapsed completely into anarchy because of protests, and Cognito joined Tymaria as a state. <br /> Jariseans, although now a Duchy, still feel a close bond to the Empire of Cognito and Lac Glacei. Due to their distance from Shirekeep, very few of them are interested in Shirerothian politics, and most are content to let the Kaiser run things with minimal input, making Jaris Shireroth's least active Duchy.”<br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> With Jaris suffering from chronic inactivity and with Kaiserial approval Lothlaria Troops (in ceremonial gear) marched into Jaris in January 2003. <br /> <br /> The United Imperium of Cognito &amp; Lac Glacei<br /> When the United Imperium was accepted into Tymaria on about the 25/12/01 there was some controversy. Emperor [[Jacobus]] did not have a good intermicronational reputation. However with the falling of Tymaria it was eventually merged into Shireroth and from there into the Jaris Duchy. With [[Warvoid]] recently claiming [[Lac Glacei]] this territory has been thrust back into the spotlight. [[David Noseworthy Beckford]] is currently Governor of Lac Glacei as recognized by Shireroth.<br /> <br /> [[Mondesia]]<br /> Mondesia is made up of two former countries named (surprisingly) North and South Mondesia. [[South Mondesia]] contains two ancient micro-monde nations [[Saskberta]] and [[Camerica]] (only [[New Macadam]] and Amerada were in micro-monde before it). Camerica and South Mondesia were both possessions of Peter Little, infamous for his bad spelling. [[Glen Bohach]] (I find it scary I still remember his last name) owned Saskberta which was then merged with Camerica to form South Mondesia. [[North Mondesia]] was then formed by Glen Bohach and became a Monarchy. Both nations first applied to join the MCS map on the 26/1/02 (Coincidently one day before Akjerborn). On the 18/2/02 South Mondesia and Tymaria signed a Mutual Defence pact. Seeing as both militaries were run by [[Liam Sinclair]] and Peter Little this was no great surprise. It eventually became a “Free State” of Shireroth and Erik was made King of South Mondesia after a Rec-war. When Little got involved too deep with the Baracoans and his account got hacked he left micronations and Mondesia became part of Shireroth, under Lothlaria rule. Technically Liam Sinclair was appointed Governor by Little and so I suppose remains so until this day.<br /> <br /> Notes<br /> Somehow we also picked up the Barony of [[Vervollkommnung]] along the way.<br /> Reference has been made to Lothlaria once being called Lycurgia, however no proof of that has ever been seen by me. Personally I think that the Dromka province from Akjerborn may have been renamed to Lycurgia when it joined Tymaria however no records survive.<br /> <br /> Dukes of Lothlaria<br /> Phillip Locke; 25/1/02 – 11/4/02 (Under Shireroth from 5/4/02-11/4/02)<br /> Lord Raglan; 17/4/02 – 10/02<br /> Mattlore Devious; 10/02 - Current<br /> <br /> [[Category: Subdivision]]</div>

Sinclair https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Pacary&diff=3801 2008-01-29T00:42:53Z

<p>Sinclair: </p> <hr /> <div>==Pacary, Micronation of ==<br /> <br /> Pacary was a micronation, founded on the principles of peace, that<br /> existed for almost, if not more than four years, from end 1998 until<br /> October 10th, 2002. (The exact founding date is unknown).<br /> == History ==<br /> '''A relatively accurate history, taken from Mattias Dyble's &quot;The<br /> Official History of Pacary&quot;.'''<br /> The history of Pacary is not described in detail, as there are no other<br /> resources but memory. The information on this site may not be accurate.<br /> Pacary started as a one man, inactive, unattractive, inefficient nation<br /> and had no contact with other micronations. After it was put online, it<br /> was neglected for about 6 months.<br /> After those six months, Pacary got a new site. After seeing the sites<br /> of other nations, it was clear that some work was needed. Some nations<br /> were contacted, some citizens came.<br /> Then, the first elections began (end 2000, begin 2001). They took a lot<br /> longer than expected, but the first government was formed (called the<br /> reformation). We changed the site again.<br /> Not long after that, the site was completely renewed, and transfered to<br /> [[http://www.geocities.com/ Geocities]. But it was clear the government<br /> did NOT work. On proposal of the [[ADPP]], which once was the promoter<br /> of the abancial government, we changed the form of government to a<br /> direct democracy (called the transformation).<br /> And not long after that, 03/21/2002, the people of Pacary accepted a<br /> law preposition to reorganize the government like so many times before.<br /> This proposal, &quot;the [[Locke Proposal]]&quot;, was the start to the second<br /> transformation.<br /> A bit after that, Locke became inactive. And another few weeks later<br /> there was a terrorist attack on the [[Tymaria]] forums by... [[Philip<br /> Locke]]. He and his companion [[William Jesmer]] both lost citizenship.<br /> That's how Pacary comes to be like now. The history of Pacary is quite<br /> vague, as no written documents of former days are available.<br /> === Introduction ===<br /> The history of Pacary is one of glory and despair, tragedy and hope,<br /> victory and despair. A historian's nightmare because of lack of<br /> documents and a storyteller's dream for the same reason, Pacary is a<br /> lesson in perseverance and determination. After its humble beginnings<br /> as a one-man island, Pacary remained quiescent for quite some time.<br /> Suffering from inactivity and a lack of organization, the nation<br /> floundered until early March of 2002. Around that time Philip Locke<br /> stumbled upon a link in his first nation(1) that he had neglected to<br /> take when posted. The link took him to a small, semi-active board with<br /> a very bad color scheme. Locke soon became interested in the tiny<br /> nation and requested citizenship. The request was granted and soon he<br /> and [[Sander Dieleman]] began having regular conversations. This was<br /> the beginning of the Second Reformation(2), the period of Pacarian past<br /> that this history focuses on.<br /> === The Locke Proposal ===<br /> Within a week or so Dieleman and Locke were friends and were<br /> contemplating the future of Pacary. After looking about boards some<br /> more, Locke posted what is now known as the &quot;Locke Proposal&quot;. Although<br /> the original document has been lost, its contents are still remembered.<br /> The proposal outlined a plan that called for a total reformation of<br /> Pacary, from the forum to the government. Sander liked the plan and<br /> opened it up for public discussion. It soon became apparent that the<br /> few active citizens were fully for the plan, and so, on March 23, 2002,<br /> the Locke Proposal was put into effect.<br /> === Early Reconstruction ===<br /> Sander took the initiative to redesign the Pacarian forum. On a<br /> suggestion from Locke and few others, he deleted most of the board and<br /> froze the rest of it. He seemed to suddenly regain a certain sense of<br /> fashion and spruced up the boards until it looked quite nice. While it<br /> still lacked the colorful graphics it now possesses, as well as the<br /> ticker and the interesting emoticons, it looked good enough to be the<br /> representation of a respectable micronation. Locke advised Sander not<br /> to make to many forums until there was a greater population. So, at<br /> first there were only a few<br /> forums: General, Peoples' Congress, and the Department of Migration<br /> (then called the Office of Immigration). Soon after the Department of<br /> Interior was created.<br /> Meanwhile, Locke began to write up the new constitution(3). He<br /> discussed what type of government Pacary would have and the two<br /> considered many options including a monarchy and a republic. It was<br /> finally agreed upon that direct democracy would be the name of game in<br /> Pacary. This went over well with the public. Soon after Locke posted<br /> the first copy of the constitution. Sander moved it to the Peoples'<br /> Congress for review and editing. After a few days, Locke called for a<br /> vote of ratification. The vote was supposed to last 72 hours but the<br /> entire electorate voted long before then, approving the document<br /> unanimously.<br /> The original constitution was considerably different from the current<br /> Pacarian constitution. It created a handful of departments run by<br /> secretaries. These secretaries carried out day-to-day activities that<br /> pertained to their department. It also created a High Court run by High<br /> Magistrates. The military was to be controlled by the [[Strategos]].<br /> The constitution called for the chancellor to appoint a [[Polemarch]],<br /> which would rule in his absence and take care of minor duties that fell<br /> under control of the executive branch. The original constitution, like<br /> that of todays, had a clause that established timed direct democracy.<br /> The old constitution also had articles that forbid the establishment of<br /> nobility and ruled out the possibility of Pacary being subdivided into<br /> states of any kind. As one can see from reading the modern<br /> constitution, the older one was much longer and much different. Since<br /> the March Ratification the Polemarchship has been eliminated, the title<br /> Strategos is no longer used, and many articles (such as those which<br /> forbade nobility and subdivision) have been eliminated. On whole, the<br /> constitution of today is shorter and less detailed then its<br /> predecessor.<br /> It would be wise to note at this point that during the ratification<br /> process Pacary had an influx of immigration(4). It was during this time<br /> that [[Liam Sinclair]] showed up on the scene, as did several others<br /> whose names escape me but very focal in the early Reconstruction.<br /> The Early Reconstruction was the time of the first printing of the<br /> [[Pacar]]. At the time it was called the PD (Pacarian Dollar). Other<br /> economic and social events took place during this time, including the<br /> first mention of taxes and discussion about a possible Pacarian<br /> language and calendar. The old Yellow White and Red was created during<br /> the Reconstruction and has not been altered since. That is probably the<br /> only truly unaltered 'item' that remains from the Reconstruction.<br /> This era in Pacarian history, the Early Reconstruction(5), was a time<br /> of much activity and excitement. While Pacary had not yet truly come<br /> out of its figurative shell, it was already begin to become more<br /> powerful. The board had be remade and beautified and the constitution<br /> ratified. Immigrants were flooding in. Well, flooding as much as<br /> immigrants can flood in micronations. And so, soon after the<br /> ratification, at the very end of March, it was declared that elections<br /> would be held in the near future.<br /> === The First Elections and Later Reconstruction ===<br /> Elections were to last for three days, and all citizens interested in<br /> running for Chancellor were to fill out applications of intent as soon<br /> as possible. Sander and Locke conferred and created an elections forum<br /> to facilitate the upcoming event. The elections caused a good deal of<br /> excitement and were very good in boosting morale, for citizens took<br /> this as yet another sign that Pacary was progressing as planned.<br /> Meanwhile, the people bestowed upon Sander the position of Interim<br /> Chancellor. Graciously accepting the office, Sander's first move was to<br /> fill up government positions. [[Scott Alexander]] was made Strategos<br /> and High Magistrate. Dieleman appointed Locke Secretary of Interior,<br /> Chief of the Economy, Speaker of the People, and Director of Elections.<br /> Meanwhile, a few citizens established businesses.<br /> Carree created a hotel that was the best (and only) hotel in the<br /> nation. [[William Jesmer]]/Burke joined and was made Secretary of<br /> Exterior. All of these newly appointed officials immediately set to<br /> work.<br /> Those busy days before the first election constitute most of the Later<br /> Reconstruction. During this time Locke set the stages for the later<br /> Pacarian economy, created a citizen’s application, moderated the<br /> Peoples’ Congress, and participated a lot in general. [[William<br /> Jesmer]]/Burke forged relationships between Pacary and other<br /> micronations. Sander worked voraciously to improve the nation and<br /> brought in several new citizens. Dieleman’s leadership qualities<br /> shined during the Later Reconstruction even more then they did during<br /> the Early Reconstruction. Liam Sinclair got to work building up the<br /> Pacarian military and did a bloody good job. His work back then made PI<br /> and PM what it is today. Other citizens worked hard in their respective<br /> positions. Lena Larsson needs to be mentioned at this point, as she was<br /> an good, active citizen.<br /> Days passed and things continued to go smoothly. Sander Dieleman<br /> announced that he would run for Chancellor. Locke did the same and the<br /> nation watched. Philip, realizing that most of the citizens were<br /> dreadfully loyal to Sander, decided that he’d have to make a few good<br /> speeches to turn the tide in his favor. He made a few lengthy posts,<br /> “speeches”, if you will. Most of them were bad but there were a few<br /> gems, well, more like dull pebbles, but still. Sander countered this<br /> with ease, skillfully rebuttaling all of Locke’s points. On the day<br /> of the elections Locke came close to conceding, but decided to stay on<br /> just to make the whole process a tad more democratic. Sander won in a<br /> landslide(6) and Locke was happy to see this. It is good to remember<br /> that the entire electorate voted in the first election, yet another<br /> example of the level of activity at the time. 100% voter turnout is a<br /> beautiful thing.<br /> The newly elected Dieleman made the normal ‘I’d like to thank all<br /> of my supporters’ speech and changed his title from Interim<br /> Chancellor to Chancellor. He made Carree Polemarch and had a friendly<br /> post-election chat with Philip Locke. The nation celebrated.<br /> The [[EzBomb]] and Early Achievements of Dieleman<br /> Since this is a history of the Reconstruction, not much can be said<br /> about Sander’s reign as Chancellor, since most of his term was after<br /> the Reconstruction. However, Dieleman did have a few early achievements<br /> in what could be considered the Later Reconstruction.<br /> Sander opened up relationships between Pacary and a slew of other<br /> micronations. He created an EzBomb and sold it to the [[PDU]] for a<br /> sizable amount of money(7). During the virgin weeks of his term he<br /> built up the forum, encouraged activity, and with Sinclair,<br /> nourished the Pacarian Military( .<br /> The main early office highlight of Chancellor Dieleman was that he set<br /> several precedents. The first is one of amiability with defeated<br /> political opponents, for he did not even confiscate Locke’s positions<br /> during or after the election. The other precedent set by Sander was one<br /> of activity. Many times leaders disappear without warning and in doing<br /> so shatter the nation that they are supposed to protect. Sander did<br /> exactly the opposite: after elected chancellor he became more active!<br /> The End of an Era<br /> The Reconstruction did not end on a certain day or following a certain<br /> event. Rather, the Reconstruction ended when the Reconstruction<br /> mentality was lost. What exactly this ‘Reconstruction mentality’<br /> was is hard to pinpoint. It was a mixture of hope for the future, fear<br /> of relapse into inactivity, and about one million ideas that all began<br /> with ‘oo-oo, this will make Pacary a much better place!’. Pacarians<br /> of today live in a secure nation with a strongly entrenched government,<br /> an active military and intelligence agency, and a reputation in the<br /> micronational community. The Pacarians of the Reconstruction had none<br /> of that for there was a constant threat of annexation, inactivity, and<br /> revolution.<br /> The Pacarian Reconstruction was a glorious age! It was a time of great<br /> activity and movement, a time of apprehension and joy, a time of<br /> victory and progress. Although few documents remain from the era, there<br /> is little need for them for the Reconstruction was not about words or<br /> slogans, but about change, progress, expansion, and patriotism!<br /> Always remember this:<br /> The Spirit of Reconstruction dwells in the heart of every true<br /> Pacarian!<br /> Foot Notes:<br /> (1)The nation was the [[Imperium of Akerbjorn]]<br /> (2)The Second Reformation shall be known as the Reconstruction<br /> (3)Before that there had not been one, but simply a government<br /> consisting of judges, diplomats, or rulers<br /> (4)Citizens that arrived during that time but are no longer here<br /> include: [[Briar Goldye]], [[Ktshellz]]<br /> (5)The Reconstruction Period is divided into Early and Later<br /> Reconstruction<br /> (6)Locke only received one or two votes<br /> (7)It was later fear that the PDU would use the weapon and that upon<br /> Pacary the wrath of the attacked would fall. Of course, this was not<br /> made public, but muttered in higher circles<br /> (8 ) Sander created a testing board for smiley bombs and such but this<br /> ended up in a TOU violation and expulsion for EzBoard. Pacary was<br /> transfered to another message board host, only to return later to<br /> Ezboard.<br /> '''The end of Pacary, also taken from Mattias Dybles &quot;The Oficial<br /> History of Pacary&quot;.'''<br /> On June 29th, 2002, Pacary gained a new forum. None suspected that it<br /> would be the last. The golden age was reaching its peak, with the<br /> military being one of the most formidable in the micronational world.<br /> The daily post count was breaking 80, and on some days, 85. But what no<br /> one could see was that it couldn't last.<br /> In the middle of August, the first signs of demise were showing. More<br /> and more posts were coming up as spam, and fewer had any meaning at<br /> all. There was an influx of new citizens, few, if any, who contributed<br /> to anything. The post count was hovering at 80, no longer passing it.<br /> Soon September hit, and things got worse. The post count wasn't passing<br /> 80, and some citizens, the active ones, were leaving. Its assumed that<br /> Sander first realized that Pacary was doomed at this time, but no one<br /> else did. They all thought it was just going through a dry spell.<br /> Near the end of September, Pacary had its last government election.<br /> [[Sirithil nos Feanor]] was defeated by Matias Dyble for the position<br /> of Secretary of Culture.<br /> October was among the world, and Sander told the world Pacary couldn't<br /> survive. He called a vote whether it should survive, with new,<br /> inexperienced citizens, spam, and without prominent figures like Sander<br /> and Liam Sinclair. Or, it could end, preserving its image as a<br /> dominant micronation, and being annexed by the Republic of<br /> [[Baracão]]. The results of the vote are controversial, some claiming<br /> that it said Pacary was to stay alive, others stating it was to be<br /> annexed. Sander, being Chancellor, upon the advice of Sinclair, used his<br /> power to declare the end of Pacary.<br /> So, on October 10th, 2002, at approximately 4:00pm GMT, the Micronation<br /> of Pacary was shut down. All missed it, but it was the best thing to<br /> do. The forum was immediately closed, and Baracão took control of<br /> Pacary.<br /> Today, it is a province of the Republic, to be preserved as long as<br /> possible. Future aspiring micronationalists will hopefully try to found<br /> micronations with goals of being as great as Pacary was. After all, it<br /> was a great nation founded by a kid with goals of making it like one of<br /> the greats.<br /> ----<br /> == Links ==<br /> [http://go.ezboard.com/bmicronationofpacary Pacary's first Ezboard]<br /> [http://go.ezboard.com/bpacaryforums Pacary's second Ezboard]<br /> [[category: International]]</div>

Sinclair https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Liam_Sinclair&diff=3800 2008-01-24T01:01:12Z

<p>Sinclair: No idea why my profile wasn&#039;t deleted with the rest of the non-Shireroth stuff.</p> <hr /> <div>See the Micronations.net Wiki entry [http://mnn.mncentre.net/wiki/index.php?title=Liam_Sinclair Liam Sinclair].</div>

Sinclair https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Lothlaria&diff=3799 2008-01-24T00:59:58Z

<p>Sinclair: </p> <hr /> <div>(A Lothlarian History written in 2002. The compiler makes no representation of accuracy, but this is Good Stuff.)<br /> <br /> [[Image:Bigflag-lothlaria.png]]<br /> <br /> ==A Brief History of Lothlaria==<br /> ==“Kiwis and Territories”== <br /> <br /> By Mattlore Devious<br /> <br /> ==[[Akjerborn]]== <br /> The major part of Lothlaria was founded as the Imperium of Akjerborn by [[Phillip Locke]] and [[Brian Goldye]] (I recall something about him ending up to be a papal of Locke, but don’t quote me on that). It had a Roman/German theme with Legions and Teutonic Knights as well as a [[Terminus]] and [[Grand Elector]]. It quickly became a friend of [http://mnn.mncentre.net/wiki/index.php?title=Alteria Alteria] however that faded over something or another. Early on it was labelled a ‘bug-nation’ by [[Scott Siskind]] and it tried and failed to annex [[Padella]] and my own [[New Macadam]], however I can’t have been to upset because I became a citizen eventually.<br /> Amazingly the forums are still there at; pub42.ezboard.com/bimperi...rbjorn9692 A Very basic website can be found at; www.akerbjorn.s5.com/ All the early posts from the forum were deleted when the country tried to re-launch itself after a bit of inactivity. It was officially founded on the 25/1/02 however the forums seem to indicate the 23rd. I seem to have been its third citizen and the infamous @#%$ was its fourth. <br /> It applied to join [[Micron]] on 27/1/02 and described its geography as <br /> Quote:<br /> -----------------------------------------------------------------<br /> “We have three provinces, [[Nynchara]], [[Dromka]], and [[Keril]]. Nynchara is in the north, Dromka is central, and Keril is in the south. <br /> Our capital and largest city, [[Aker City]], is in Nynchara. [[Auxerre]], our second largest city, is located in Keril. The last major city, [[Svalbard]], is located in Dromka.<br /> <br /> Nynchara Province: The northernmost province, rich in iron, Nynchara is the home of Aker City, the capital of the Imperium.<br /> Dromka Province: The central province, it is forested with southern plains ideal for cities and roads, home of the great city Svalbard.<br /> Keril Province: The southernmost province, it has gold mines, vineyards, orchards, and rich fields. It is also the home of the second largest city, Auxerre.”<br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> It joined [[Tymaria]] in March 2002 and renamed itself to Lothlaria before joining Shireroth in April. All the towns and regions were also renamed.<br /> <br /> ==Lothlaria Minor==<br /> [[Lothlaria Minor]] is the name I use to refer to the Akjerborn part of our duchy, e.g. the original bit that hasn’t been acquired since from another territory. Very little seems to have been done, which is not surprising seeing as Locke had about six days as Terminus in a Shirerothian Lothlaria. He did write a constitution which can be seen here. Famous last words are “The Throne [of Terminus] shall never be disrespected. The Throne shall never be abolished.”<br /> After 4/11 Locke was “stripped of all position, title or Rank in Shireroth.” He then tried to leave and take Lothlaria with him claiming that he was Terminus and the constitution of Lothlaria states that he can only be removed when he steps down. This was countered by the [[Kaiser]] and [[Prime Executive]] arguing that when he joined Shireroth and Tymaria respectively he came under their constitutions. He eventually realised a golden rule, that Shireroth never gives up territories. When Locke left his brain-child, his will stated that <br /> Quote:<br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> “First, every government official in [[LOTH]] is now fired. The new administration shall have the power to restore jobs to former employees or pick new ones if they chose.<br /> TO FAX I leave the position of Grand Elector of Lothlaria.<br /> TO PETER I leave the position of Terminus of Lothlaria.<br /> Fax, please watch over Lothlaria. Peter, well, surprise. You are, if you accept, the new Terminus of LOTH.<br /> If Fax refuses to accept the position then I offer it to Scott. If Pete refuses then I offer the position to [[Julian Starr]]...you can do what you want with it.”<br /> ------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> Kaiser Mors however made [[Lord Raglan]] the Duke of Lothlaria seeing as he was Grand Elector (and SIC) before 4/11. Our flag was developed in May, and remains in use to this day. The Colours were supplied by me as they are personal favourites. I did the draft of the flag, originally having the Shireroth flag where the Kiwi is. It was Raglan who suggested I put the Kiwi in my signature as the symbol. I complied. The final copy of the flag was however done by Raglan.<br /> By June we were in inactivity and Duke Raglan decided we needed a theme. Not wanting to bring back the old terminology and themes and seeing as the name Lothlaria was based on LOTR’s Elves’ forest of Lothlorien Raglan decided we were going to be “a land of Kiwis, but in paradisiacal conditions, where all is great.” A ‘Save the Kiwi’ campaign was launched and crusaded to [[Babkha]]. Everyone had “Save the Kiwi” in there signature for a while. Also an environment friendly Transport system was discussed at this time. <br /> <br /> Locke returned about then and as he had only been banished for 26 days claimed again to be Duke of Lothlaria. Eventually a deal was worked out that made him the Baron of Velouria, Nothing much ever happened there (The Velouria Weekly Post posted once…) and it was put back into Lothlaria by the end of July. Here is a nice little blurb written about the area by Locke. <br /> Quote:<br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------“[[Velouria]] is a small barony located in a region once known as [[Lycurgia]]. It's capital city, [[Everhyld]], is located in northern Velouria and is the home of much of the barony's population. The barony is ruled by a legislative body that is composed of representatives from every community within the borders. The Terminus (baron) of Velouria, Philip Locke, has the power to veto bills passed by the [[Communal Congress]] and may dissolve the body at will. While Velourians recognize Raglan as a great man and an able ruler they rarely think of him as their ruler. Rather, they look to CC and Locke as the 'government' and true leaders. Velouria was founded on July 23, 2002 by Philip Locke, who, ironically, also founded the duchy in which Velouria resides.”<br /> ------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> By July Raglan had not posted for several weeks at least. I became Duke in October 2002 by default after siding with the right side in a civil war (Hint: Go for the side with Erik). <br /> <br /> [[Jaris]] mostly stolen from Scott, honestly a good 90% of it<br /> The territory of Jaris decided to join Shireroth in January, 2002. This was all nice and well except that they were already a part of the state of [[Interland]]. [[Joe Whit]], their leader, said he could do whatever he wanted, whereas the Interlanders said he had to stay with them because he had already committed. Since Julian Starr was involved, it was inevitable that fifty somewhat disconnected and incomprehensible threads were posted on the subject, but eventually it was settled rather peacefully (to the surprise of many) when Interland agreed to sell it for a payment of [[Tymarks]]. [[Peter Little]] joined Shireroth on the 25/2/02 and became a Jaris citizen. On the 25/2/02 [[Emmaline]] was annexed by Shireroth and got merged into Jaris. Here is some more written by Scott Siskind, this time a blurb on the territory; <br /> Quote:<br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------<br /> “Centrally located between the Imperium of [[Cognito]] and [[Lac Glacei]] and [[Lyrica]], Jaris is of extreme strategic importance. After a Cognitan emperor of the Jacobin dynasty launched a failed attack on Lyrica in the first century ASC, the two nations were extremely hostile, although there was a weak pro-Cognitan faction in Lyrica which gained power from time to time, decreasing the intensity of the conflict. But by the fifth century, animosity had extended to the point where the Cognitans were building an armada to take Lyrica by the sea. As part of this plan, the outlying island of Jaris, which was formerly unpopulated, was colonized by a number of [[Cognitan]] sailors and military men as an important supply base. As the invasion fleet grew, two more outposts were set up. Yet the invasion failed, miserably, and led to a Lyrican counterattack in which Jaris was taken completely and Lyrican troops pushed all the way to the gates of [[Ergosum]], the Imperial capital. Fearful of a revolt and mindful of the strategic importance of the isle, the Lyricans launched a successful colonization effort, and soon they outnumbered the original Cognitan population by a significant margin. When the Empire took Jaris back in 735, they too tried colonization, but less successfully - by this time a distinct Jarisean culture had formed that the Cognitans could not supplant. In 801, a treaty between the victorious Lyrica and the now-defeated Empire gave Jaris back to the Lyricans, but this time Jaris was not willing to be traded like a pawn. Under the leadership of Governor Philban, they revolted, and fought off both sides for nearly a century. Finally, though, they wearied of war, and Philban's son approached the Kaiser of Shireroth about making it a Duchy in exchange for protection. The Kaiser agreed, and Joe Whittaberg, a leading pro-Shireroth citizen, was made the first Duke. Meanwhile, the war's effect on the Empire and Lyrica was no less drastic. Lyrica collapsed completely into anarchy because of protests, and Cognito joined Tymaria as a state. <br /> Jariseans, although now a Duchy, still feel a close bond to the Empire of Cognito and Lac Glacei. Due to their distance from Shirekeep, very few of them are interested in Shirerothian politics, and most are content to let the Kaiser run things with minimal input, making Jaris Shireroth's least active Duchy.”<br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <br /> With Jaris suffering from chronic inactivity and with Kaiserial approval Lothlaria Troops (in ceremonial gear) marched into Jaris in January 2003. <br /> <br /> The United Imperium of Cognito &amp; Lac Glacei<br /> When the United Imperium was accepted into Tymaria on about the 25/12/01 there was some controversy. Emperor [[Jacobus]] did not have a good intermicronational reputation. However with the falling of Tymaria it was eventually merged into Shireroth and from there into the Jaris Duchy. With [[Warvoid]] recently claiming [[Lac Glacei]] this territory has been thrust back into the spotlight. [[David Noseworthy Beckford]] is currently Governor of Lac Glacei as recognized by Shireroth.<br /> <br /> [[Mondesia]]<br /> Mondesia is made up of two former countries named (surprisingly) North and South Mondesia. [[South Mondesia]] contains two ancient micro-monde nations [[Saskberta]] and [[Camerica]] (only [[New Macadam]] and Amerada were in micro-monde before it). Camerica and South Mondesia were both possessions of Peter Little, infamous for his bad spelling. [[Glen Bohach]] (I find it scary I still remember his last name) owned Saskberta which was then merged with Camerica to form South Mondesia. [[North Mondesia]] was then formed by Glen Bohach and became a Monarchy. Both nations first applied to join the MCS map on the 26/1/02 (Coincidently one day before Akjerborn). On the 18/2/02 South Mondesia and Tymaria signed a Mutual Defence pact. Seeing as both militaries were run by [[Scott Noseworthy]] and Peter Little this was no great surprise. It eventually became a “Free State” of Shireroth and Erik was made King of South Mondesia after a Rec-war. When Little got involved too deep with the Baracoans and his account got hacked he left micronations and Mondesia became part of Shireroth, under Lothlaria rule. Technically Liam Sinclair was appointed Governor by Little and so I suppose remains so until this day.<br /> <br /> Notes<br /> Somehow we also picked up the Barony of [[Vervollkommnung]] along the way.<br /> Reference has been made to Lothlaria once being called Lycurgia, however no proof of that has ever been seen by me. Personally I think that the Dromka province from Akjerborn may have been renamed to Lycurgia when it joined Tymaria however no records survive.<br /> <br /> Dukes of Lothlaria<br /> Phillip Locke; 25/1/02 – 11/4/02 (Under Shireroth from 5/4/02-11/4/02)<br /> Lord Raglan; 17/4/02 – 10/02<br /> Mattlore Devious; 10/02 - Current<br /> <br /> [[Category: Subdivisions of Shireroth]]</div>

Sinclair https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tymarian_Defense_Forces&diff=3798 2008-01-24T00:58:51Z

<p>Sinclair: /* History */</p> <hr /> <div>==History ==<br /> <br /> As the national military for the [[United Republic of Tymaria]], the<br /> '''Tymarian Defense Forces''' (TDF) integrated the military structures<br /> of each state under one command. The TDF's command structure was<br /> dominated by the [[Attera]]n state which was largely composed of<br /> citizens who were professional soldiers macronationally, and<br /> micronationally.<br /> The Tymarian Defense Forces were commanded by the Marshal of the TDF,<br /> the first such person being [[Diga Makonnen IV]]. The structure was<br /> further divided into two major sub-units, the Tymarian Army, of which<br /> the first Marshal was [[Liam Sinclair]], and the <br /> [[Tymarian Special Operations Group]] (TYSOG), commanded initially by [[Edward Guimont]].<br /> The Tymarian Army was tasked with home defence while the TYSOG dealt<br /> with intelligence and special operations in foreign nations. TYSOG is<br /> best remembered for the [[TYSOG Incident]] of January 2002 which saw<br /> one of its operations in the [[Republic of Morovia]] exposed as an<br /> illegal and immoral activity in the eyes of many Tymarians.<br /> Upon the secession of [[Attera]] from the United Republic on 01 Feb<br /> 2002, command of the Tymarian Defense Forces passed to Marshal<br /> Sinclair who implemented reforms to the command structure which saw<br /> the disbandment of TYSOG (it was later replaced by the [[Tymarian<br /> Special Forces]] (TSF), after the wounds of the TYSOG Incident had<br /> healed somewhat, which had much the same mandate as its predecessor).<br /> Further reforms to the system saw Tymaria's military take on a more<br /> English-oriented military command system (mainly based on the<br /> macronational Canadian military), with the top commander, formerly the<br /> Marshal of the TDF, becoming the Chief of the Defense Staff (CDS).<br /> There was only one deputy commander of the TDF under this system, known<br /> as the Vice-Chief of the Defense Staff (VCDS). The CDS held the full<br /> rank of General, while the VCDS was a Lt. General. The Army and the<br /> Special Force were each commanded by a Colonel.<br /> The first CDS of the Tymarian Defense Forces was Sinclair, with Lt.<br /> General [[Nick Raglan]], who was Sinclair's VCDS, being promoted to<br /> the top job upon Sinclair's resignation in May 2002. The stability in<br /> the command structure of the TDF was a stark contrast to the Ministry<br /> of Defense which saw several ministers pass through over the same nine<br /> month time frame in which the TDF existed following the TYSOG Incident<br /> (the TDF was disbanded along with [[Tymaria]] on 14 Sep 2002).<br /> <br /> == Members ==<br /> The following list of individuals who served with the Tymarian Defense<br /> Forces during its existence has been generated from an April 2002 TDF<br /> document.<br /> [[Liam Sinclair]], General;<br /> [[Eddie Guimont]], Colonel;<br /> [[Peter Little]], Brig. General;<br /> [[Nick Raglan]], Lt. General;<br /> [[Dan Dreesbach]], Lt. Commander;<br /> [[John Sager]], Captain;<br /> [[Knight Magistrate]], Colonel;<br /> [[Matt McIvor]], Sergeant;<br /> [[Joe Whit]], Sergeant;<br /> [[Edward Conway]], Lt.;<br /> [[Assassinite]], Lt. Commander;<br /> [[Diga Makonnen]], Marshal (Ret.) - Ex-Marshal of the TDF;<br /> [[Edward Conway]], Major - Dismissed Ex-TYSOG;<br /> [[Bill Dusch]], Major - Resigned Ex-Tymarian Army;<br /> [[WarVoid]] - Retired Ex-TYSOG;<br /> [[Philip Locke]], Lt. - Dismissed Ex-Tymarian Army;<br /> [[Erik Metzler]], Marshal - Retired Ex-Marshal of the TSF;<br /> [[Ryan Caruso]], Colonel - Resigned;<br /> [[Matt Cook]], Major - Resigned;<br /> [[Marie Lopez]], Major - Retired;<br /> [[CINC Patrick]], Major - Dismissed<br /> [[category: International]]<br /> [[category: Tymaria]]<br /> [[category:history]]</div>

Sinclair https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tymarian_Defense_Forces&diff=3797 2008-01-24T00:58:34Z

<p>Sinclair: </p> <hr /> <div>==History ==<br /> <br /> As the national military for the [[United Republic of Tymaria]], the<br /> '''Tymarian Defense Forces''' (TDF) integrated the military structures<br /> of each state under one command. The TDF's command structure was<br /> dominated by the [[Attera]]n state which was largely composed of<br /> citizens who were professional soldiers macronationally, and<br /> micronationally.<br /> The Tymarian Defense Forces were commanded by the Marshal of the TDF,<br /> the first such person being [[Diga Makonnen IV]]. The structure was<br /> further divided into two major sub-units, the Tymarian Army, of which<br /> the first Marshal was [[Liam Sinclair]], and the <br /> [[Tymarian Special Operations Group]] (TYSOG), commanded initially by [[Edward Guimont]].<br /> The Tymarian Army was tasked with home defence while the TYSOG dealt<br /> with intelligence and special operations in foreign nations. TYSOG is<br /> best remembered for the [[TYSOG Incident]] of January 2002 which saw<br /> one of its operations in the [[Republic of Morovia]] exposed as an<br /> illegal and immoral activity in the eyes of many Tymarians.<br /> Upon the secession of [[Attera]] from the United Republic on 01 Feb<br /> 2002, command of the Tymarian Defense Forces passed to Marshal<br /> Sinclair who implemented reforms to the command structure which saw<br /> the disbandment of TYSOG (it was later replaced by the [[Tymarian<br /> Special Forces]] (TSF), after the wounds of the TYSOG Incident had<br /> healed somewhat, which had much the same mandate as its predecessor).<br /> Further reforms to the system saw Tymaria's military take on a more<br /> English-oriented military command system (mainly based on the<br /> macronational Canadian military), with the top commander, formerly the<br /> Marshal of the TDF, becoming the Chief of the Defense Staff (CDS).<br /> There was only one deputy commander of the TDF under this system, known<br /> as the Vice-Chief of the Defense Staff (VCDS). The CDS held the full<br /> rank of General, while the VCDS was a Lt. General. The Army and the<br /> Special Force were each commanded by a Colonel.<br /> The first CDS of the Tymarian Defense Forces was Sinclair, with Lt.<br /> General [[Nick Raglan]], who was Noseworthy's VCDS, being promoted to<br /> the top job upon Sinclair's resignation in May 2002. The stability in<br /> the command structure of the TDF was a stark contrast to the Ministry<br /> of Defense which saw several ministers pass through over the same nine<br /> month time frame in which the TDF existed following the TYSOG Incident<br /> (the TDF was disbanded along with [[Tymaria]] on 14 Sep 2002).<br /> == Members ==<br /> The following list of individuals who served with the Tymarian Defense<br /> Forces during its existence has been generated from an April 2002 TDF<br /> document.<br /> [[Liam Sinclair]], General;<br /> [[Eddie Guimont]], Colonel;<br /> [[Peter Little]], Brig. General;<br /> [[Nick Raglan]], Lt. General;<br /> [[Dan Dreesbach]], Lt. Commander;<br /> [[John Sager]], Captain;<br /> [[Knight Magistrate]], Colonel;<br /> [[Matt McIvor]], Sergeant;<br /> [[Joe Whit]], Sergeant;<br /> [[Edward Conway]], Lt.;<br /> [[Assassinite]], Lt. Commander;<br /> [[Diga Makonnen]], Marshal (Ret.) - Ex-Marshal of the TDF;<br /> [[Edward Conway]], Major - Dismissed Ex-TYSOG;<br /> [[Bill Dusch]], Major - Resigned Ex-Tymarian Army;<br /> [[WarVoid]] - Retired Ex-TYSOG;<br /> [[Philip Locke]], Lt. - Dismissed Ex-Tymarian Army;<br /> [[Erik Metzler]], Marshal - Retired Ex-Marshal of the TSF;<br /> [[Ryan Caruso]], Colonel - Resigned;<br /> [[Matt Cook]], Major - Resigned;<br /> [[Marie Lopez]], Major - Retired;<br /> [[CINC Patrick]], Major - Dismissed<br /> [[category: International]]<br /> [[category: Tymaria]]<br /> [[category:history]]</div>

Sinclair https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=History_of_Menelmacar&diff=3796 2008-01-24T00:57:40Z

<p>Sinclair: </p> <hr /> <div>The following is an account of the History of Menelmacar by Scott Alexander, written around March of 2003. <br /> <br /> ==Varjans and Visionaries== <br /> “The first post to the board!” With these words, [[Thomas Hubert]] inaugurated the new communist nation of [[Varja]] on July 15, 2002, the one thousand seventy fourth day of the [[Apollo Era]], an event which, like all others, was the result of the infinite past and the cause of an infinite future. The specific past that led to the founding of Varja and to this less than awe-inspiring historical post was perhaps a little checkered. Thomas had been involved in a number of wars, crimes (if indeed there be difference between the two) and other unsavory events for the past two years, until finally he had been forced to leave micronationalism. Now he had returned under the name ElDorni, in the hope that his old enemies would not recognize him, at the head of a column of friends and acquaintances from the [[Elendor]] MUSH. <br /> <br /> A MUSH, Sirithil nos Feanor once explained to me, is a Multi-User Shared Hallucination, a category of experience which bears a difference from the usual Role-Playing-Game that is highly significant for Role-Players and totally invisible to the rest of us. This specific Hallucination happened to be one based in the universe of Middle-Earth, J.R.R. Tolkien’s hauntingly beautiful and stunningly complex world in which were set the events of the Silmarillion and of his most famous work, The Lord of the Rings. Elendor was filled with elves, orcs, and even the occasional Dunedain, heir to the lost kings of Numenor. Thomas Hubert had been in Elendor for some time, and was well-acquainted with its many members. When it came time for his clandestine return to micronationalism, he had no trouble recruiting his friend and fellow leftist, [[Zarathustra Erutirn]] (a leftist Nietzschean – someone must be turning over in their grave for that) and a number of other Elendorites eager to try this new style of sim. <br /> <br /> Thus July 15th, 2002, and that first post to the board. The second and third posts to the board were the equally propitious comments “Hola” and “Testing” – but things began to get interesting soon enough. The first true event of the new nation was the visit of Baracaoan diplomat Dafydd Young, an extremely high-ranking member of the micronational world’s largest and most successful communist republic. But things soon became more interesting than Acting Prime Minister (for so he was) Hubert had bargained for. Minister Young noticed a stray link to Thomas’ old email address in the forum code, and ElDorni’s secret was out before it even really began. Dafydd was asked to keep it quiet – and did so admirably – but a wise man once said that three people could keep a secret so long as two of them were dead, and after Young’s fellow Baracaoan Edward Guimont found out as well, there was no helping the thing. <br /> <br /> The secret soon spread to the worst possible person – [[Scott Alexander]], editor of what was then the micronational world’s largest newspaper, the Apollo Skyline. It was announced to the world, and at least ElDorni admitted his identity. But, he said, his previous less than sterling reputation was due to a “character” – a mask he had worn and acted the part of to liven up the pace of events. Now he was going to be the real Thomas Hubert, a Thomas Hubert who could work intelligently with other people and who was committed to peace, justice, and international cooperation. While a number of people refused to believe him, some Varjans, like Zarathustra Erutirn, vouched for their friend, and the micronational world came to a general consensus to forgive him until they saw a reason to do otherwise. <br /> <br /> And so Varja went on, none the worse for its first international crisis. Although it had been founded as a communist state, it was still basically democratic, the theory being that an intelligent citizenry would, when given free choice, elect communists to national office. Now this theory was to be put to the test, as political conflicts began to surface. “Varja’s first scandal”, in the words of republican leader Sirithil nos Feanor, was the adoption of a constitution by Hubert without any debate, discussion, or popular vote. [[Friedrich Bakunin]], a communist, answered that, as a communist document, it was made to protect the people and that Sirithil, as a capitalist would-be oppressor, had no right to interfere with that function. The eventual vote that led out of this matter, a proposed amendment by Sirithil to add a basic “bill of rights” to the constitution and clarify election procedures, ended strongly in favor of the communists, but Sirithil warned prophetically that “if by Election Day I am still the only one defending the people's freedoms, you may be surprised by the results.” <br /> <br /> And this election day approached very, very, quickly. Thomas had set ten citizens as the magic number before the country would have its first big vote, and the tenth citizen joined Varja on July 20th. Elections were scheduled for the 24th, with the most important position, that of Prime Minister, hanging in the balance. Factions, parties, and cliques took shape at astonishing speed. The most powerful was the Communist Party of Varja, which predictably nominated Hubert for their Prime Ministerial candidate, but very close behind was the Varjan Republican Party under Sirithil. A distant third was Gozzle’s Monarchist Party. There were countless debates devolving into arguments devolving into name-calling between Thomas and Sirithil – and then the election arrived. <br /> <br /> Seven to four to two, Sirithil’s victory. Everyone was very surprised, and no one more so than Thomas Hubert and his Communist Party. One gets the feeling that they did not actually expect for a democracy to actually be a force for change as much as an interesting ornament to their simulation, but they were awakened quite rudely. And Sirithil nos Feanor, probably already working on her acceptance speech, was awakened even more rudely when she learned that she would not have to give it after all. Thomas Hubert simply refused to accept the results and told the monarchist and republican parties to take a hike. <br /> <br /> The rest of the micronational world was not especially pleased at this. This seemed to be that proof that Thomas Hubert was back to his old tricks that they had been waiting for. Most of the great powers of the day, these being [[Babkha]], [[Attera]], and [[Tymaria]], unequivocally condemned the seizure – the exception being [[Baracao]], which is not quite so against EZOp based coups as they would like you to think, so long as the instigators of those coups are ideologically sound. [[Edward Guimont]], representing the Baracaoan government, promised the support of the Baracaoan militia to the communists, while the republicans and monarchists still sat, slightly dazed and horrified. <br /> <br /> But they did not sit still for long. Sirithil spoke out against what she referred to as a coup in posts which have, unfortunately, been edited and are no longer accessible. Thomas’ supporters, particularly Erutirn and Bakunin, branded her a counter-revolutionary traitor, and Thomas soon banned her and her two prime supporters, Adam Safran and Phoenix Valor. A few foreign dignitaries, like Ardashir Shah of Babkha and Eoin Dornan of Treesia, came around to yell at Thomas or to generally make fun of him, while Ryan Caruso, who is also not quite as against EZOp coups as he likes people to believe, wandered around trying to convince people that what was done was done and they should forget about it and go home. Eventually, the furor died down, aided along by the bannings of all who discussed the issue, and Thomas was unchallenged Prime Minister of Varja. <br /> <br /> That was when Sirithil nos Feanor decided to found Menelmacar. <br /> <br /> ==Flight and Foundation== <br /> Two nations were created by exiles from Varja after the revolution. Gozzle’s monarchist country of [[Czakatus]] withered away having barely even existed, to the vast relief of those of us who might otherwise have to write histories that include spelling its name. But the other, Sirithil’s republican country of Menelmacar, survived and prospered to become one of the most successful micronational experiments of the present era and “an echo and a light unto Eternity.” <br /> <br /> “As you probably already know, Varja has fallen from its noble origins and is now little more than a seething hive of communist villainy. Therefore, I have founded this glorious Imperium in response. Enjoy... all that I promised when elected the rightful leader of Varja, I promise again, and will honor. This may be a monarchy, but it is a monarchy in which the people have a voice, and where the monarch serves the people, rather than vice-versa.” <br /> <br /> A better opening than that of Varja, for certain. This original post on Menelmacar’s boards was made July 25, 2002 by Sirithil nos Feanor. It was slightly misleading – although Sirithil gave herself the title of Elentari, “Queen of the Stars”, it was not so much a monarchy as a republic with a very strong executive. But this point would be the result of months of tiring political debate – and for the present, what mattered was that it was not a communist dictatorship like the alternative. <br /> <br /> What it was was spelled out in the Elentari’s first decree, the Constitution of Menelmacar. The country would be an “Republican Imperium”, which sounds somewhat silly until one remembers [[Shireroth]]is an “Imperial Republic” – go figure. Its leader, the Elentari (male form Elenaran), would be elected to a four month term, in which she had the powers to declare war, command the armed forces, issue unilateral decrees, and veto decrees by the legislature. Although this is certainly a large amount of power to concentrate in one individual, in practice it caused surprisingly few problems for the first half of the country’s existence. The legislature would be the [[Conclave of Equals]], which would follow a variant of the ever-popular Timed Direct Democracy system first invented in Jasonia. The final part of the Menelmacari government would be a Cabinet of Prefects each running a particular department. <br /> <br /> The obvious similarities to the United States government continued as the Constitution got into its version of the Bill of Rights. Free speech, keep and bear arms, free press, free religion, free association, free et cetera. The single glaring exception was a hard-coded ban on there ever being a Menelmacari communist party. Despite the discrepancy, no one could really blame them, and the ban has survived to the present day. <br /> <br /> But although the constitution provided a major framework for the country’s direction and future, perhaps more important was the beginning of the nation’s culture. In Elendor, Sirithil had been a High Elf, one of the descendents of the cursed Feanor who were doomed never to rest until they found the Silmarils. She brought this elven flavor to her new country, imbuing every detail with Tolkien references or fantasy themes. The most obvious (and yet least known) such reference is the name of the country itself – Menelmacar (Quenya Menelvagor) is the Swordsman of the Sky, a constellation symbolizing eternal vigilance against the forces of darkness. The executive name, Elentari, is Elvish for “Queen of the Stars”, with the stars being a well known Elvish symbol. The red dagger-star occupying a prominent place on the flag is the symbol of House Feanor and thus Sirithil’s personal crest, a fact which has not stopped her opponents from continuing to use it as their symbol. Virtually all the Menelmacari names on the MCS map are lifted directly from the Silmarillion or the Lord of the Rings. However, the ultimate importance of the Tolkien base was perhaps not so much for its own sake but in that it attracted a number of the micronational world’s more fantasy-minded thinkers. <br /> <br /> The first great operation of Menelmacar, and one that never came to fruition, was Operation: Revival. Described as “an attempt to enforce the Hubert Doctrine”, it was begun when a number of micronational leaders, primarily old Apollonians, came to Sirithil telling her that they had a policy of always trying to deal with Thomas Hubert as soon and as decisively as possible, and offering their help should she choose to attempt something. The merits of action and inaction on this subject were discussed back and forth, providing a major boost to the country’s activity and introducing a number of people who might otherwise have not bothered to stop by the latest micronational upstart. Scott Alexander, who at that time was part of Tymaria, the declining but still influential colossus that had once ruled the world before suffering an agonizingly slow and painful death, briefed Sirithil on the history of the “Hubert Doctrine” as a loose and continual anti-Hubert alliance between most states of an earlier era was called, while [[Ryan Caruso]] advocated moderation and a “live-and-let-live” policy, saying that although Thomas had used EZOp power to steal Varja, he was not an immediate threat and therefore should not be considered a problem. It is widely considered that if even Ryan “WarVoid” Caruso wants peace on a matter, then peace is probably the only viable option, and the issue was slowly and regretfully closed. <br /> <br /> Yet by this time, Varja was slowly fading from even the most militant Menelmacari minds as the country developed in its own right and began to grow...and grow...and grow...and grow...and...you get the idea. <br /> <br /> ==Immigration and Imperialism== <br /> Every event lies at the convergence of an infinite past and an infinite future, and if one follows the thread of Menelmacari expansion far enough back, one finds one’s self at the [[Flying Islands of Jasonia]], in August 2000. The Golden Age of Jasonia, self-proclaimed “coolest thing in the history of anything, ever”, was well underway, and two of its primary architects, [[Bill Dusch]] and [[Jason Steffke]], had, in the course of programming a computer game, quite accidentally come across an entirely new polytheistic and rather complex religion, [[Soloralism]], as well as the lost, technologically advanced empire of the [[Microns]]. They began preaching their new culture to their fellow Jasonians, achieving respectable if not spectacular success, but the Golden Age of Jasonia, like all other things except death, taxes, Bill being young and stupid, and inactivity in [[Hyperborea]], came to an end, and in the great events of the succeeding years, amidst the long winter of the Collapse and the truncated glories of Tymaria, the Microns and their gods seemed lost to history a second time. But as the disillusionment of Tymaria’s moribundity faded away, and a new dawn of hope seemed to come to micronationalism, the lost Soloralist culture began to stir again. In its first gropings toward existence, it came across fantasy-friendly Menelmacar, and the two entered a symbiosis that has lasted the better part of a year and changed both entities forever. <br /> <br /> Bill Dusch immigrated to Menelmacar on August 14. Jason Steffke (who was now, possibly as a result of a very selective insanity, referring to himself as “Harvey”) joined along with the last of the Microns, Sai’Kar Lum’Eth, who the unimaginative might call his double login. Both Bill and Jason had come from the Barony of Treesia, another fantasy realm in which they had been pushing their religion but were discouraged by the high level of competition with its native Treesian Unorthodox. They opened a second Soloralist Temple of the Quintessences in Menelmacar similar to the Treesian one, and quickly found fertile ground, converting Menelmacaris Philip Locke (a new arrival from dead Freenesia), Zarathustra Erutirn (who, although still Varjan, had decided to come check out Menelmacar too) and Sirithil herself. To their luck, Soloralism already had a strong tradition of elf-related material, but they further altered a number of their myths and deities to mesh with Menelmacari culture more closely. Further, they relocated the BGI office, a center for making Soloralist micronational role-playing games, to the Menelmacari boards. <br /> <br /> Menelmacar was also blessed around this time with the citizenship of Philip Locke, who was recovering from his Freenesian debacle. Locke had been a reasonably well-liked and productive micronationalist until he tried to destroy Tymaria in a fit of temporary insanity brought on by an overdose of Nietzsche. After the entire micronational world allied against him, he moved to working in tandem with the general scum of the micronational world to cause trouble and war, with the country of Freenesia, which actually transcended its eviality for a while, being the vehicle through which this occurred. But Locke finally had an epiphany after a particularly nasty attack, disbanded Freenesia, and, lacking a home but knowing where to go, moved to Menelmacar, dragging some of his friends/partners in crime like William Jesmer with him. <br /> <br /> It did not stop there. Eoin Dornan, former Hubert opponent and lovably sarcastic wombat-baron of the micronational world’s leading fantasy realm, was a very early immigrant, and Fidel Nico, a communist and general shady character, was let in too under the very liberal immigration policies. Thomas Cutterham, who loathed everything for which Menelmacar stood, joined anyway for reasons which are not yet clear to me. There were also a number of other people who no one had ever heard of and who were probably spies. <br /> <br /> And last, but certainly not least, Ryan Caruso, an old-timer who had returned with a bang by trying to restart a nation called “The People’s Republic of Hell” and then going off and conquering and annexing places, decided to mellow out and join Menelmacar instead. <br /> <br /> Menelmacar having a decent population and culture, it was now time to get some land. Sirithil requested from the Micronational Cartography Society a prime piece of land, the island chain at the far east of the map. This had been occupied for some time by Chas Jago’s nation of Alteria, but Alteria had been dead as long as anyone could remember. Of course, as soon as the claim was made, who should show up but [[Chas Jago]], claiming he had a plan to revive Alteria and asking that the land not be given away. The Cartography Society put Sirithil’s claims on hold for a while – a very long while – but finally she and the other Menelmacaris drove Jago away, and when his attempt to revive Alteria failed to materialize, the islands were given to the Menelmacari under the name of Feanoria. But that was not all. Philip Locke’s Freenesia and Thomas Cutterham’s Jaiha, both of which were now dead, were sitting around taking up space, and the two decided to give their territory to Menelmacar, making it unusually large for such a new nation. <br /> <br /> But better luck was still to come. Bill Dusch finally grew fed up with what he viewed as Unorthodox interference with his proselytizing attempts in Treesia and decided to leave the country. He took with him the extremely large Treesian territory of Elpidos and offered it to Menelmacar in early September, with Menelmacar gladly accepting. Treesia publically took the loss in stride, although privately they grew very bitter and Eoin eventually left Menelmacar in extreme displeasure. And at about the same time, Ryan Caruso donated a large package of all the territories that his [[People’s Republic of Hell]] had conquered under the name of Ashintully, which was also highly appreciated despite the fact that the less-than-reputable manner in which some of those territories were obtained caused trouble later. <br /> <br /> When they annexing (or, as the Menelmacari call it, “eating”) fit was done, Menelmacar was second only to Shireroth in its land area, leading Philip Locke to memorably proclaim “We have eaten many nations, and they are all sweet”. <br /> <br /> Somewhat less memorably, but of major symbolic importance, the Skyline wrote a long article around this time on the astounding success of Menelmacar. It ended: “The example of Menelmacar goes to show that ever so often a new nation by a new person does actually work, even if only once in a blue moon. The rest of us can take heart that we’ve finally got some fresh blood, fresh ideas, and best of all, ACTIVITY!” <br /> <br /> ==Commies and Cold Wars== <br /> Things had proceeded less well for the loyalist Varjans, who had suffered disappointment after disappointment in the same period. A few weeks after the election, with activity at an all time low, Thomas Hubert had resigned as Varjan president in favor of (the now also Menelmacari) Zarathustra Erutirn. But this regime change had failed to improve matters, so that the two, by this time Varja’s only real active citizens, elected to give the nation to still-flourishing Baracao as a province. They brought with them a few hundred pixels of MCS land, two citizens, and an abiding dislike of Menelmacar which carried over to their parent country all too well. <br /> <br /> The Baracaoans, being communist, needed their capitalist fascist oppressors to complain about and keep the people in a state of continual revolution and war-readiness. The Soviet Union had their USA. China had their...USA. Cuba had their...okay, this thread of discussion is closed. But for the Baracaoans, Menelmacar must have seemed a gift from the God they didn’t believe in. Sirithil was a known macronational conservative, to the point that calling her a “Reaganite” would not be out of place, and Menelmacar was built on strong anti-communism principles which were enshrined in its constitution. Further, a number of micronational events happened at this time to cement the feud. First, the remnants of Tymaria and Baracao came close to the brink of war a number of times over the rebel Tymarian territory of the Free Territories, and Sirithil, having taken the position of Tymarian Foreign Minister, was definitely part of the “enemy camp”. Second, Menelmacar began to drift towards a loose friendship with Attera, while Baracao also forged the beginnings of what would eventually become the Venceramos-Rastakhiz Pact with Babkha, Attera’s traditional enemy. <br /> <br /> Things only got worse when [[Philip Locke]] decided to defect to Baracao. He had been growing more and more communist for some time and decided the revolutionary state might be a better place for him. When the Baracaoans kicked him out along with Ryan Caruso for sympathizing with Menelmacari counterrevolutionaries, he decided to quit Menelmacar instead, and take [[Freenesia]] with him, although he did not bother informing Menelmacar of this. When the secession came out, there was much outrage, and the two countries briefly considered war, until it was finally agreed to much grumbling on all sides that Baracao would get two-fifths of Freenesia while Menelmacar kept the rest. Philip Locke redefected (as is his wont) from Baracao back to Menelmacar a few weeks later anyway, so it did not cause too much of an issue. <br /> <br /> These were the big things, but the little things were equally bad. Sirithil went to the Baracaoan off-topic forum, Chez Guevara, and argued persuasively for the inherent evil of communism, and the Baracaoans responded in kind in the Menelmacari Tavern of the Mind. The Baracaoans used a nifty script to change the avatars of major Menelmacari leaders to Cuban dictator Batista, and the Menelmacari in turn changed Baracaoan avatars in Menelmacar to Josef Stalin (which, knowing the Baracaoans, they would probably take as a compliment) and, in one very odd instance, a slice of limburger cheese. Another thing that didn’t help was Bob Silby, a foul-mouthed and extremely undiplomatic Baracaoan who led the anti-Menelmacar faction being appointed as the ambassador to Menelmacar. <br /> <br /> When Menelmacar was attacked by a number of small bombs in September, it was generally suspected to be the work of Baracao and quite possibly of Silby himself, who was known to have carried out similar attacks in the past. The Menelmacari accused the Baracaoans, and the Baracaoans said the Menelmacari should be ashamed of themselves for making accusations without evidence. There it languished. Sort of. The Menelmacari created Area 52, a secret military planning forum, to take anti-Baracaoan operations into their own hands. From the beginning, Area 52 was marred by some of the worst security ever, and I include nuclear laboratories during the Clinton administration in that statement. The password was accidentally posted in a supposedly secret forum that Eoin Dornan had access to, and Eoin shared the password with micronational reporter Scott Alexander, who, in an extremely rare show of restraint, did not publish the entire matter immediately. The two of them continued to obtain information for about a month until the matter was discovered by Bill Dusch, and used their knowledge to foil a few less ethical Menelmacari plans like Operation Jade Wolf, the attempt by Ryan Caruso to gain control of what was now the barest bones of an excuse for Tymaria. Other operations in the Area included an attempt to throw the Baracaoan chairman elections, which was never really carried out particularly well but which the Baracaoans guessed was going on and for which the the Menelmacaris got in trouble. <br /> <br /> Perhaps Menelmacar’s most successful – and yet most troublesome – battle in the great cold war with Baracao was their sabotage of [[Pacary]]. Pacary was the other half of the great Baracaoan block, the Alliance of Free States. It also had Sirithil as a citizen. Taking advantage of the general belief that Baracao was responsible for the recent terrorist attacks, she started and pushed through a vote to withdraw Pacary from the Alliance, over the extremely strong objections of Pacarian leader [[Sander Dieleman]] and of Pacarian Defense Minister [[Liam Sinclair]]. Unfortunately, a backlash in Pacary led to an even better relationship between the two countries. Baracao, out of respect for the Pacarian leadership’s distaste for the vote, offered to defend Pacary without mutual obligation on their part, and also created a Foreign Legion in which non-Baracaoans could work to defend Baracao. Sander, bomb-maker extraordinaire, joined the legion, as well as Minister Sinclair and even some who had been totally uninvolved with the AoFS before. Sirithil, disappointed and slightly guilty, started a vote to rejoin Pacary to the alliance, which succeeded. However, the Baracaoans were now hopping mad about Menelmacari interference (particularly successful Menelmacari interference, which is always the worst type) and began grumbling and plotting. Thus began an even more ugly phase of the cold war, which would not end until both nations had it knocked out of them by catastrophically unfortunate occurrences. <br /> <br /> ==Terrorists and Telepaths== <br /> Every event is the convergence of an infinite past and an infinite future, and some threads can lead further, and in far stranger directions, than one would ever suppose. Jason Steffke, Prefect of Foreign Affairs at this time, was, in his own words, an empath – one who had an ability to work with and understand others bordering on and perhaps crossing the border to the paranormal. In an effort to increase understanding of him, his unique talent, and his life, as well as of the events leading up to the foundation of the Flying Islands of Jasonia, he wrote a seemingly innocent abridged autobiography in which he described some portions of his career. [[William Jesmer]] was at the time head of MISSION, the laughably bad Menelmacari secret intelligence service that everyone knew about. Jesmer wondered if perhaps if Jason really had psionic skills, they could be turned to good (read: evil) use. He knew of some good psionic sites on the Internet and contacted the administrator of one, asking him to come take a look. <br /> <br /> The administrator came, and although not particularly impressed by the story, was highly interested in micronationalism. He contacted Scott Alexander asking him what it was about, and receiving one or two answers, immediately got an intuitive grasp of the whole thing and immigrated to Menelmacar under the login Archetype23. He mentioned to Sirithil that he was a psion and might be very useful in intelligence or military related operations. A plan to put him under Jesmer in MISSION somehow morphed into a plan to put him above Jesmer in MISSION, and he became head of Menelmacari intelligence for a brief span until the organization was dissolved (or so they tell us historians). He also became, due to his interest in and talent with the law, the Prefect of Justice, and became a strong presence in the secret discussions constantly going on in Area 52 as well as in the Menelmacari government as a whole. One thing he did not do was reveal his psionic talent or his psionics site – he felt micronationalists visiting his site could be problematic, and was not too anxious to let potential enemies know of his “secret weapon” either, especially since they already mocked Menelmacar for living too much in a fantasy world. Nevertheless, it soon became obvious even for more prosaic reasons that he was the new person to watch. <br /> <br /> However, a number of people just started to plain not like him. Most vehement of these was the very person he had entered micronationalism to help – Jason Steffke. Where Jason went, of course, Bill followed, and since neither Bill nor Archetype is very good at being diplomatic or keeping a lid on their tempers, this soon fueled itself into a very, very strong antipathy. Somehow Erik Metzler also got himself on Archetype’s bad list. Philip Locke decided Archetype was crazy early on because of his belief that he was a psion, and told him so to his face – which soon degenerated into hostility there to. And despite Archetype’s mentoring of William Jesmer, some micronational disagreements drove a wedge between them as well. On the other hand, Ryan Caruso and him got along pretty well, as did, surprisingly, new immigrant from the “Corporate Republic” of Cranda Robert Belci. Fax Celestis of Shireroth worked well with him also. Strangely enough, though, a number of non-Menelmacari and him got along very well. Abbas Namvari, who is otherwise an outstandingly sane and rational person, somehow gets along with him, as does Atteran Liam Sinclair despite his unfortunate and bigoted undying hatred for all Canucks. <br /> <br /> In a micronational world that has seen enough bizarre pseudo-religions to make a Scientologist blush – from [[Yuri V. Andropov ]]being at the ontological foundation of human existence to [[Shane Odlum]] being the agent on Earth of gods whose archenemy is a demonic Thomas Hubert, to...well...Soloralism, [[Archetype]] once again took the insanity-related cake with the foundation of his new faith, the Path of Yellow. The Path of Yellow, which length-conscious Menelmacari quickly began calling [[Yellowism]], worships as deity a telepathic banana, has as its highest commandment insanity, and somehow grants sheep a special relationship with their fruity deity. Originally developed on Archetype’s psionics site, its importation to the micronational world was at first something of a disappointment, with few micronationalists in the Soloralist stronghold of Menelmacar being willing to convert. However, at this same time (early October) Archetype was building his own nation, the Collective Unconscious, out of people he had recruited from among his friends and students in psionics. Quickly becoming a center for micronational Yellowism, it managed to develop the faith until it attracted some “mainstreamers” like Abbas and Sander. However, Archetype soon chose to temporarily inactivate the Collective Unconscious until he had time to rework it and give it more attention. Yellowism, and his high position in Menelmacari society, remained. <br /> <br /> It was only a few weeks after Archetype joined that the attacks came. There had been three or four instances of terrorist attacks scattered over about a month before the fateful day of October 11, but they had all been minor, amateur, and easy enough to clean up that they were not worth making a fuss about. <br /> <br /> On October 10th, the login “demon elf” started spamming Menelmacari boards. [[Stjepan Aracic]] told Scott Alexander told Archetype23 told Sirithil (with the last telling, oddly enough, occurring via alleged telepathy as Sirithil was not at her computer at the time) and Sirithil managed to ban the login and delete the threads, although the bombs were an order of magnitude better than had been seen before and seemed to be far more numerous. The next morning, October 11, a number of logins began posting on preexisting threads with a very advanced bomb that messed with browsers. Thankfully, Archetype23 and Jason Steffke caught the attack about an hour into it, before total catastrophe could occur, and laboriously cleaned up the debris, with the latter inventing in the process a new defensive technique, the [[AEGIS Protocol]], which would later win him the Norton Peace Prize. By the time Sirithil came on, the damage was mostly fixed. But it could have been much worse, and the population of Menelmacar was enraged. <br /> <br /> The fingers immediately pointed to Baracao, which by this time was locked in epic cold combat with Menelmacar and which very obviously and publicly hated its guts. Those wishing to go a bit more specific accused Bob Silby, the Baracaoan ambassador to Menelmacar, who was known to do these kinds of things. The Baracaoans not only vehemently denied it but were enraged that the Menelmacaris could even suggest such a thing of the peace loving workers and peasants of their republic. They proposed that the Menelmacaris had done it to themselves to try to make Baracao look bad. <br /> <br /> Scott Alexander and Jason Steffke teamed up to investigate the issue. Jason discovered that the demon elf login had been used at Baracao prior to its appearance in Menelmacar – hardly conclusive, but certainly suspicious. Both obtained AIM and MSN transcripts of Silby bragging that he had done it, and Archetype23 also presented a conversation between the two of them in which Silby had taunted that no one could catch him (generally considered to be a bad thing to say to Archetype). Scott finally traced the IP of the bomber back to Hoefensill, a low-ranking officer in the Baracaoan army, and at the same time, an anonymous informant, who cannot be identified here save by the mysterious initials Fidel N., gave him copies of numerous Baracaoan secret documents which proved the attacks were part of a long-term anti-Menelmacar plan led by – of course – Thomas Hubert. <br /> <br /> The two decided enough was enough from Baracao, and sent EZBoard what they hoped was enough evidence to get them shut down. At the same time, Scott published an expose on the whole matter. To his surprise, the Baracaoans, when presented with proof, not only backed down but apologized, seemed deeply mortified, and passed a law completely dismantling their military structure and ending the cold war on extremely generous terms. Hubert and Silby created an opposition faction dedicated to militarism and Menelmacar’s eradication and attempted to impeach then-Chairman Dafydd, but they were defeated by a large margin and left the nation to a live in a state of disgrace ([[Politika]], to be precise). Under the circumstances, destroying Baracao via what had been code-named “Operation Deathblow” was hardly fair – so Scott and Jason told the Baracaoans exactly what evidence to delete so that EZBoard would be unable to pin anything on them. They are still around, so either it worked or the EZBoard staff is extremely lazy. <br /> <br /> But the hour of Menelmacar’s great victory was bittersweet. On the same day as the Baracaoan announcement, Sirithil, having been threatened by William Jesmer, revealed that she was, in fact, male, playing a female character only as a “persona”. Although most Menelmacari said they would not think less of her? him? it? for this, there was a sense of betrayal, and a strong feeling that perhaps the administration was being less honest than it would like to appear. <br /> <br /> Nevertheless, Menelmacar’s one great enemy having been vanquished, the nation should have proceeded to a Golden Age of unrivalled proportions. Instead, it took a deep downward dive and began the slide into factionalism and its own destruction. <br /> <br /> ==Disillusionment and Division== <br /> Menelmacar began the post-cold war era with a number of problems looming on the horizon, as problems tend to do. Things started cheerfully enough – Menelmacar held the first Switching Day, a beloved micronational holiday, in two years, getting some good publicity and having some good fun. Menelmacar got an active and productive new citizen, Mari Greenwood, who was elvish and female besides! Prince Kieran was another active and productive person at this period, although of course later he turned out to be a spy. And Menelmacar had the benefit of being the nation that sits back with popcorn and chips and a superior look on their face as two little nations fight a war and each appeals to them for help. <br /> <br /> Then things got ugly. Robert Belci and a number of Crandans had entered the nation, as had a number of Unconscious friends of Archetype. They had now become a very sizable political bloc with the power to influence national policy, although they rarely did so. Bill Dusch, as is his wont, began crusading against what he viewed as foreign influence and the decay of traditional Menelmacari culture. Belci took up the role of crusading against him, saying that he and his friends were as Menelmacari as Bill was. The two became mortal enemies, with both constantly calling one another idiots (and both being right), and soon, much of the nation had gotten riled up in the controversy, with pleas to Sirithil to ban one or the other participant for some real or imagined violation becoming common. Bill became an “Apollonian bigot who is trying to use Nazi tactics to remove anyone who doesn’t fit his idea of racial purity”. Belci, the Crandans, and the Unconscious became “carpetbaggers who are trying to steal Menelmacar to remake it into a cultural colony of foreign powers.” Bahram Gul Khan, who is to angry insulting discussion what a gigantic tank of propane is to sparks, did not help matters much either. <br /> <br /> Archetype landing in Belci’s camp (which from that point on became Archetype’s camp), the dislike between him, Bill, and Jason continued to grow. This reached a climax when Archetype presented what he believed to be evidence of Jason stepping beyond his authority in foreign relations and he and Sirithil berating Jason for this violation. Jason alleged that they were completely overanalyzing and misinterpreting the situation, said he no longer wished to be in a country where he could not do his job without political opponents trying to nail him at every turn, and left in disgust, with a parting conversation in which both he and Archetype accused one another of being paranoid. Sirithil ended up apologizing for the accusation, but Jason stood firm. Announcing his departure publicly, his resignation thread further fueled the fire, with everyone saying how sorry they were he was going, Archetype saying he still thought Jason was a jerk, and Jason strongly implying this was all Archetype’s fault for being a paranoid witch-hunter. People of course sided with their respective camps, and the insulting continued merrily long into the night. <br /> <br /> All kinds of other things then came in rapid succession. Bill noticed some classified information that had been leaked, and, though the real source was the Alexander-Dornan break that had been fixed long ago, he suspected Archetype as one of the few people who had access to the appropriate forum and, better yet, as a guy he didn’t like. Archetype being accused sued for slander, and that certainly did not help the national climate, although Bill finally apologized and Archetype dropped the case. <br /> <br /> And, in the final straw, the last bit of kind of almost good feeling binding the nation together, the willingness of Archetype and Sirithil to work together, finally snapped. The two had already drifted apart due to a vast overblowing of differences in their opinions on what information should be kept secret and what could be declassified, as well as Archetype’s lurking paranoid suspicion that Sirithil might be favoring Bill in their dispute. But the big break came when Sirithil, knowing that a nation divided against itself couldn’t stand, decided either Archetype or Bill had to go. Not being willing to abandon a close friend and supporter, she chose Archetype, and privately requested he leave for the good of the country. Archetype was livid beyond words that after all the work he had put in his was being shown the door to placate someone he viewed as basically a spoiled child. He told Sirithil absolutely not, and, considering himself betrayed, split from Sirithil forever. <br /> <br /> Around the same time and for about the same reasons was founded The Imperium’s Truth Party, the first real opposition party in Menelmacar and the first party since the nation had disbanded parties by mutual consent in the September golden age. The Truth Party had as its ideals the total relaxation of the secrecy which was infesting the nation and as a specific focus the myriads of crazy plots focusing around Area 52, which had changed from a command center against the Baracaoans to a hub of random murmuring and arguing about who was betraying whom. At the center of the issue was Sirithil’s attempts to use Archetype’s psionic powers. In fact, the whole matter was extremely odd, as Archetype was generally the source of a most Menelmacari secrecy in the first place, as Bill and Sirithil were quick to point out, but Archetype effectively countered this argument by saying that what he wanted secret was secret for a reason, often personal real life privacy, while what Sirithil wanted secret was generally matters that should be known by the populace. The Truth Party, which soon gained Belci as its most loyal adherent and a number of others in that camp, pushed for total Area 52 declassification as well as the protection of Yellowists and Crandans against Bill’s stabs at “cultural purity”. <br /> <br /> Bill, of course, grew livid. If there is one thing that Bill does not like, never has liked, and never will like, it is political parties, and for one to have been formed, by his enemies, in a nation in which he had somehow pulled off a minor miracle to get them eliminated pretty much made his eyes bulge out of his head with rage. The fact that a surprisingly large number of Truth Party discussions, ideals, and posts involved fighting him, insulting him, or revealing information about him and his actions he did not want revealed certainly did not help matters. <br /> <br /> The conflict erupted, for the first but not the last time, on December 1, in a frenzy of angry posts on all sides. Philip Locke had noticed that, in epic bad timing, the Elentari elections were in two weeks, and asked who people would vote for. The poll turned into a debate which turned into an argument which turned into World War III. It was not an actual riot or coup or anything, but it was about as close as they come. Everyone was throwing every insult in the book at everyone else and calling them traitors and demanding they leave the nation immediately. It was absolutely awful, although it did wonders for the nation’s post per days count. Finally, when night spread its calming veil o’er the land, the belligerent parties (of whom Philip Locke had shown himself, somewhat surprisingly, the champion of Bill’s Soloralist faction) went to sleep things died down. Except for that whole pesky election thing… <br /> <br /> ==Truth and Turnover== <br /> The contest in the Elentari elections was evident to everyone before they had even begun. Sirithil and Archetype. The two would finally face off in an ultimate battle to determine the fate of the country. The stakes were to be about as high as they come, and everyone knew it. No one seemed to really be considering the fact that a victory by either party would, almost certainly, completely alienate half the nation, or if they did consider it, they considered that half a bunch of worthless scum who wasn’t worth having around anyway. <br /> <br /> Well, maybe one person considered it. Poor Caesar Augustus, who had returned to micronationalism from a long absence a month or two before and who was now a respected Menelmacari jurist, decided to run on a “third-party” ticket. Although in retrospect voting for him could have solved a lot of difficulties, he unfortunately was relegated to the role of the clueless African explorer in the middle of two herds of wildebeests stampeding right into one another. <br /> <br /> There was a admirable if rather half-hearted attempt by the two candidates not to have the election degenerate into a crazy hatefest, but some of their supporters, like Bill and Robert, took the responsibility themselves, and finally the candidates decided eh, what the heck, let’s make it a crazy hatefest. So they did. <br /> <br /> Each candidate soon appointed a Vice-Elenaran to share their ticket, as a debating partner if nothing else. Delvenusian leader [[Fax Celestis]] was chosen by Archetype, whereas Sirithil in an rare show of common sense avoided Bill and nominated [[Mari Greenwood]], who until that point was a rather uncontroversial and nondespised figure. So far as this historian can tell, Caesar never appointed a running-mate. <br /> <br /> An unofficial Skyline poll quickly discovered, to everyone’s mild surprise, that Archetype was in the lead. It appeared he had more of a constituency than had been previously thought, even if they weren’t perhaps as loud as Bill can sometimes be. A number of Delvenusians had quietly immigrated over the past few months, as had some Crandans besides Belci and some of Archetype’s Unconscious friends, and they all provided a powerful bloc unwilling to accept anything other than full equality with the original Menelmacaris. Sirithil was nonplussed, saying, without a reason, that she was sure she would end up winning in the end. Archetype used mind-reading to discover that she was planning on getting some extremely inactive citizens who had not been around since at least Chapter II to support her, which would tip the balance in her favor but perhaps not reflect the will of the Menelmacari people so well. It was about this point that her campaign manager resigned in disgust. <br /> <br /> But Archetype, as usual, did not give up. He dropped a media bombshell by revealing that Sirithil had tried to use his psionic powers for evil, asking him to spy on citizens and even to try and reprogram Jason’s mind to make him come back after his resignation. Archetype came out of the affair very much looking like the good guy, since he had refused on moral grounds, whereas Sirithil appeared as a manipulative tyrant. Sirithil responded with a few similar accusations of her own, but they were comparatively very minor and had the obvious appearance of being last-ditch damage control efforts, which they certainly were. <br /> <br /> The Menelmacari response, particularly after Scott fanned the flames a bit through a timely editorial, was generally one of outrage. Few Menelmacari believed in psionics, and a number of them openly ridiculed both Archetype and Sirithil for their gullibility in the matter, but they did believe that if a leader was willing to betray her citizens through nonexistent means, she was probably the type of person who would betray them by existent ones when they came along. The issue shifted from a discussion of the reality of psychic phenomena to a discussion of what the new information revealed about Sirithil’s character. By the time the dust settled, Archetype was perhaps tied with her despite her inactive supporters, although in an odd footnote to history, William Jesmer, one of the targets of the psionic reprogramming, actually changed his vote to support Sirithil out of a general-principle support for evil. <br /> <br /> But more! It was revealed that Sirithil had grown so disgusted with the state of affairs that, if elected, she was going to just totally wipe clean the country to start from the ground up. Alas, Babylon! Despite this not being a half-bad idea, this was the final outrage, and Archetype at last took a significant lead in the voting. <br /> <br /> On December 16, the micronational world woke bright and early to examine the polls and see who the next Elentari of Menelmacar was to be. What they found was – nothing. There were no polls. In fact, the Menelmacari boards were locked. <br /> <br /> Then, a new forum. “The Ruins of Caras Menelmacar”. And a post, by Bill. Archetype had won the election. It would be better for Menelmacar to die than for it to lose sight of its principles by continuing under his leadership. Therefore, Bill had killed it. There were a number of very displeased Truth Party supporters kicking and screaming, but Bill ignored them and in fact completely disappeared from micronations for the time being. <br /> <br /> Sirithil showed up a few hours later. She said she had NOT authorized Bill to do what he did, nor supported it. But now that it was done, she couldn’t really object. Menelmacar had destroyed its founding ideals, and it would be better to “die proudly when one is no longer able to live proudly” than to become another Tymaria. <br /> <br /> Archetype and his supporters, however, had no intention of dying, proudly or otherwise. William Jesmer lent them an out-of-the-way Menelmacari intelligence agency board, and they began relocating the government there. The provinces of Ashintully, Balar, and the Teir’Dal Wastelands (which Ryan invented for the purpose in some spur of the moment enthusiasm) revolted and joined in a provisional government under Archetype23. <br /> <br /> The Provisional Government began to pick up and do rather well, and perhaps it could have blossomed into a fully functioning country if it had had to, but thankfully, it did not. After a lot of internal and international opposition, and having some time to think the matter through, Sirithil changed her mind. At 4 PM on the 16th she issued a decree stating: “I have met with unexpected resistance on many fronts; I have put some thought into this, and it seems that there are those who have some dedication to Menelmacar even after its total disgrace. Perhaps there is the chance that some of those I considered not to be true Menelmacari have some Menelmacari in them after all... and I have realized I would be remiss in my duties as Elentari not to give them a chance. So... yeah. The nos Fëanor administration officially acknowledges the legitimacy of the incoming Archetype administration, and I also therefore hereby declare Menelmacar not-yet-dead.” <br /> <br /> On December 22, 2002, Archetype23 was officially inaugurated as the second Elenaran of Menelmacar. In turning over power, Sirithil told him “Arch, frankly, it was the dirtiest, most mudslingingest election I've ever seen. But you did win. So... don't take Menelmacar too far from what I would have wanted. I'm sure you'll do just fine.” <br /> <br /> Well, at least it was a nice thought. <br /> <br /> ==Turmoil and Treason== <br /> Thus did it come to pass, on the 1234th day of the Apollo Era, that Archetype the Twenty-Third, as he began to refer to himself, became King of the Stars. And declared, as the saying goes, that “there are going to be some changes around here”. <br /> <br /> First he took care of some basic decreeing. All of Sirithil’s last few decrees, particularly the nation-destroying ones, were repealed. Next he made a decree that no Elenaran could ever decree the end of the nation, although this was somewhat pointless as it is perfectly permissible for Elenarans to repeal one another’s decrees, including this one. Next he replaced the Cabinet, giving positions mainly to his supporters but with an admirable number of his political opponents who could be expected to do decent jobs mixed in. Finally, he decreed Menelmacar on Winter Holiday, as many citizens were on vacation or generally unable to participate. Sirithil did not return from this holiday, having no desire to participate in an Archetypal Menelmacar. Bill, in contrast, took the holiday to gather the last tattered remnants of his sanity together and return in a marginally better but still pretty upset state. <br /> <br /> When the holiday ended, a number of very pressing matters had to be considered. Elpidos and Ptia wanted to secede. The immigration department was having some awful problems. Bill, and to a lesser degree Jason, were still very mad about everything and doing whatever was possible to make life (or at least Menelmacar-ruling) difficult for Archetype. And a number of organizations hearkening back to the old elvish traditional days were beginning to form that demanded attention and recognition. <br /> <br /> Elpidos, which technically includes the island of Ptia, had been freed from Menelmacari rule by Sirithil’s Dissolution Decree. Historically the territory of Bill Dusch, its new independence coincided perfectly with Bill’s new dislike of the Menelmacari government. Ptia, an island city just off the Elpiferno coast, was a place of great historical importance, and was particularly loved by Jason Steffke, creator of most of its culture. Archetype, however, took the position that since he had repealed the dissolution decree, Elpidos and Ptia were both still Menelmacari – a position which ignored the obvious fact that you can’t really take back giving something to someone, but which few people decided to question at the time. Jason and Bill decided that they would secede through legal channels, which required a vote in the Conclave, rather than unilaterally or by pushing the decree issue. However, after votes were started, things immediately began to complicated themselves. Archetype insisted on separate votes for Ptia and Elpidos, and when the Elpidos vote passed, demanded another vote because the Elpidos vote had also included Ptia, which by that time had already seceded. However, with the help of random intermicronational orator Demosthenes1, widely considered to be an alter ego of Scott Alexander, as well as support from Sirithil and some of her inactive friends, Elpidos and Ptia were successfully removed, although lingering complications continued to irritate the country all the way until the Great Schism. <br /> <br /> The immigration problem occurred when Prophet of Yellow, who as the name suggests was a psion and Yellowist friend of Archetype’s, tried to immigrate to Menelmacar. Mari Greenwood, one of the political opponents of Archetype who had nevertheless been given a high government position, was at that time Prefect of Immigration, and was responsible for carrying out the immigration procedure, which involved a live interview with the applicant. After a number of attempts to schedule such an interview, she rejected the Prophet on the grounds that he was being rude to her and consistently missing his interviews, possibly because he figured he would be rubber-stamped for being a friend of Archetype’s and a Yellowist. In what was perhaps not the most savvy political move ever, Archetype fired Greenwood, replaced her with Belci, and then...well...rubber-stamped Prophet’s application. But wait! There was a reason! According to Archetype, he had investigated the matter, and Greenwood had in fact tried half-heartedly to schedule something but finally given up and rejected him out of hand because he was a Yellowist rather than an elvish traditionalist. Both Mari and Archetype vehemently denied the other’s story, and a country already supersaturated with feuds gained another. <br /> <br /> Further immigration...well, either brilliant decisions or abuses, depending on your faction…were soon to come. This thread traces back to Erik’s continuous use of the phrase “I shall revenge!” for little to no reason at all, a use commonly known to most micronationalists. When he used it within Archetype’s hearing, Archetype decided this was some sort of precursor to a Shirerothian attack on Menelmacar and grew extremely defensive. Erik found this funny and started baiting him further until Archetype came disturbingly close to launching a preemptive attack on a Shireroth he was sure was about to begin a full-scale invasion. When Bill and Jason, always eager to annoy Archetype, heard about this, they decided to, in the best Discordian tradition (although they did not know it) create a conspiracy that had absolutely no purpose so that Archetype would get extremely worried but be unable to “crack” the cabal. They went ahead with this plan, and it worked about as they expected – with the exception that Scott Alexander, who was being used as an unknowing accessory, got extremely mad about it. Archetype, on the other hand, when he learned about it, instead of smiling sheepishly and admitting he was paranoid, or perhaps going into a mad rage, both of which the conspirators had kind of hoped for, dismissed Bill, Jason, and Erik as children and told them to go away and not mess with civilized nations. The way this relates to immigration is that a few weeks later, Jason decided he had worked off his grudge against Menelmacar and wanted to reimmigrate. Archetype told Belci to reject him on the grounds that he was immature and undesirable. Those of his faction said of course, good call – while those of the opposing faction finally had their “proof” that Archetype was rubber-stamping Yellowists and automatically rejecting Soloralists so as to ensure that he had a permanent majority both in Conclave and in future Elenaran elections. There was, of course, no decent way to fight this, as the Unconscious already had a significant Conclave majority and had been consistently shooting down any proposals of this sort. <br /> <br /> In response to this growing feeling of impotency and to her dismissal, Mari founded the Menelmacar Elvish Traditionalist Party, a political faction dedicated to the original elven culture of the nation. Archetype originally tolerated the organization, but after it became extremely vocal and at least slightly nasty decided that now would be an excellent time to ban “segregationist groups”, defined apparently as any group founded by or supporting Soloralists, since the Truth Party was somehow exempt (Archetype, to his credit, resigned from TITP as he began pushing the bill, and said that the Truth Party wasn’t really segregationist because it was open to anyone who supported truth, but then again, MET was open to anyone who supported elvish traditionalism, but on the other hand...gah, I’ve been reading that debate thread too long!). This decision was certainly influenced by Philip Locke’s creation of SLAM, the Soloralist Liberation Army of Menelmacar, which kept swearing rather unconvincingly it wasn’t as militant and violent as it certainly sounded. Nevertheless, this legislation only increased the atmosphere of discontent from a low simmer to a boil. The people who, in the Soloralists’ opinion, were the founders and masters of Menelmacari discontent and rebellion were now completely destroying freedom of association just as soon as they had finished exploiting it to rise to power, to make sure no one else could never do the same. They completely abandoned all hope of working within the legal structure at about this time. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, not everything in January Menelmacar was all gonads and strife. The Living City Project, an attempt by Archetype to flesh out Menelmacar’s fictional landscape with 3D-generated artwork, progressed rather nicely in the buildings phase, with a number of citizens getting ‘houses”. Thanks to its new seriousness, and maybe just a little to do with Abbas and Archetype’s friendship, the Imperium was recognized by the Kingdom of Babkha. The new country of Hurmu, based on really bad spelling and syntax, agreed to be annexed by the Menelmacari at the request of new Menelmacar citizen RicLyon. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, the Soloralists had finally figured out their way to work outside the legal structure. Sirithil nos Feanor, as the creator of the forum, still had EZOp, a permanent control over all goings-on inside it. Philip Locke and Bill Dusch asked her to return and to take advantage of her EZOp control to overthrow Archetype’s government. Although she was at first extremely reluctant, Locke can be very persuasive, and Bill can be very whiny. In a chat to which most of the leading Soloralists of Menelmacar were invited, Locke, Dusch, and nos Feanor announced their plans, and some others including Jason Steffke, Mari Greenwood, and new Delvenusian immigrant Jadie Mathematician announced their support. On February 19, 2003, which coincidentally happened to be the third anniversary of the founding of the Flying Islands of Jasonia as well as the release of BGI’s first game in over six months, the Six Patriots (as they called themselves; their opponents had some more colorful names for them) seized control over the forum and reinstituted a Soloralist Menelmacar. <br /> <br /> ==Reconstruction== <br /> Many things occurred all at once after this. First, the rebels totally reshaped the government. Restoring Sirithil as Elentari was pretty predictable – however, they went further and made her a true monarch, allowing her to rule for life and appoint her own heirs. The nation was very quickly Elvenized – which on its surface resulted in a conversion of most government names and many personal names to Quenya and in a deeper level is still going on. A system of nobility was proposed, and the forums were reorganized. <br /> <br /> Apparently the Soloralists expected Archetype and his supporters in the legitimate government to be rather annoyed but to eventually give in and get back to work. They were wrong. Within a few hours of the coup, Ryan and Archetype had created a new forum and were quickly redirecting their somewhat confused supporters there and debriefing them on what had gone on. To say the legitimate government was angry would be an understatement. The feelings on the new board hovered somewhere between extreme hatred and blood feud. The Great Schism had begun. <br /> <br /> Soon the rest of the micronational world began to take notice, despite the conspicuous absence of the Skyline, which had closed its doors a few days before. Most of the Great Powers condemned the coup in extremely strong language. Babkha was the first to issue an angry communiqué, with even the usually mellow Tahmaseb going so far as to deliver some rare insults. Attera also expressed displeasure at the rebels, leading Babkhan William Bagram to suggest that under other circumstances a Nobel Peace Prize would be in order for getting Babkha and Attera to agree on something. Ayllu issued an ultimatum to the rebels to return the boards to the legal government, but looked somewhat silly when he had to be informed that an ultimatum traditionally also included a threat of action if the demands were not met. Cranda, obviously, opposed the coup strongly, although oddly enough Major General Volkov decided to side with the rebels (let the accusations of him being a spy begin!) And last and probably least, the remnants of a dying Baracao also issued their condemnation, proving that, wisely, they vastly prefer theoretical and fictional, or past revolutions to the less easily glorified genuine article. On the other hand, though, the Landsraad of the Republic of Shireroth, which had Erik Metzler as the Kaiser, many Soloralists as dual citizens, and a strong shared culture with the Apollonians, passed an act congratulating the Soloralists and recognizing them as the true government, while Delvenus, led by rebel Mari Greenwood, remained officially neutral but was unofficially pretty pro-Soloralist. Bobby’s nation of Politika, continuing its tradition of supporting whichever side appeared to be more evil, also recognized and congratulated the Soloralists. <br /> <br /> There was some debate in the Menelmacar government-in-exile about what their policy should be. Although there were some who favored all-out attack on the Soloralists, and although someone using the login James McGinty actually did jump the gun and attack them, Archetype suggested “letting the rebels sit in their warehouse”, although he also repeatedly stated he wouldn’t be heartbroken if an attack coincidentally occurred. Their policy toward the rebel leaders was more clear, if somewhat split – Philip Locke and Sirithil were to be charged with treason if they could ever be obtained, but the others were to be given amnesty if they renounced their rebellion and swore allegiance to the true King of the Stars. <br /> <br /> Both Menelmacars tried their best to get as many original citizens as possible, but when the dust cleared it was Archetype’s that seemed the winner in that regard – out of twenty full citizens when the Great Schism occurred, twelve were with him to five who were with Sirithil, two fence-sitters were decidedly leaning towards Archetype, and one person who wasn’t around, Fax Celestis, was known to usually support Archetype in these sorts of things. Yet both Menelmacars, particularly the Soloralist one, soon enjoyed a major influx of immigrants bringing their numbers far beyond what their old citizens could give them. Archetype recruited a number of friends to his Menelmacar, also getting Helian senator and outspoken coup opponent Thoenen and a few random people who were probably spies. Soloralist Menelmacar got a few of Locke’s real-life friends, a Delvenusian, and some roleplayers who just sort of came out of the woodwork at the best possible time. <br /> <br /> The conflict between the two soon shifted theaters from a propaganda war that the Soloralists had lost before it begun but which meant nothing to the floor of the Micronational Cartography Society, where both wanted as much of the territory of the original Menelmacar as was possible. Sirithil gave an eloquent speech in which she invoked the MCS Standards which stated that successful rebellions should receive land equal to their population percentage in the area in which they can most logically be considered culturally based, but Archetype responded equally eloquently by saying that MCS recognition of Sirithil’s claim would be a de facto legitimization of EZOp coups everywhere, which would certainly help no one. Society Chairman Erik Metzler has yet to render his decision, although there are going to be some pretty angry and possibly vengeful micronationalists no matter what it is, which is hardly fair. <br /> <br /> The only attempt at any sort of civilized dialogue between the two entities occurred in a conference hosted by the Baracaoans, but it unfortunately broke down almost immediately. Sirithil demanded as a prerequisite to discussion the recognition of her claim to the islands of Feanoria, and Archetype just as categorically refused. So far as this historian knows, there are no plans to continue any type of discussion. <br /> <br /> ==Decline and Death of Menelmacar== <br /> Neither Menelmacar has any plans to go away. It seems that, for better or worse, the thread of history that is the Imperium has divided into two filaments, leading out into the future further than any eye can see, into far different directions. Whether they snag on one another, finally fray and snap, or at last intertwine once again depends on the prudence and reason of its people (and no wise man ever placed bets on micronationalists acting prudent or reasonable). But some virtues the Menelmacari do have – and have always had – transcending feuds, factions, parties, and even Schisms – and these are dedication, patriotism, imagination, and stubbornness. I find it impossible to ever imagine the Menelmacari people losing these qualities, and I find it even more impossible to imagine an end to Menelmacar while they endure. With this history, I hope I can remind all Menelmacari of this national identity they share, and bring the world closer to the day when I can finally give this chapter the alliterative title it deserves – Reconstruction and Reconciliation. <br /> <br /> Note - this part is incomplete! Replace this part with a more up-to-date era regarding the final death of both Menelmacars. <br /> <br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> See also: [[Sirithil nos Feanor]], [[Archetype23]] <br /> <br /> [[Category: Dead Nations]]</div>

Sinclair https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=SHINE&diff=3795 2008-01-24T00:55:44Z

<p>Sinclair: </p> <hr /> <div>The Shirerithian Intelligence Network Executive.<br /> ==History==<br /> Shireroth's first intelligence force was commissioned by [[Kaiseress Aure I]] and originally led by [[Jessica Doran]]; the project never<br /> really got off the ground. Shireroth's second intelligence force was commissioned and led by [[Scott Alexander]], then [[Minister of the Exterior]], in order to gather information on foreign nations before dealing with them. Scott's force discovered the existence of Jadie's<br /> force, which had until then been secret from the Shirerithian populace, and eventually gained control of it. The new organization went by the name SHINE and answered directly to the Minister of the Exterior and no one else.<br /> <br /> SHINE took for its own use the [[Secret Evil Plans]] forum, created back in the days of the [[Seventh Republic]] but mostly unused for<br /> serious business since that time. It immediately began work on [[Operation Impending Doom III]], a long-term project whose purpose has still yet to be explained, as well as several other projects to infiltrate important micronations of the period. One of SHINE's first standardizations of intelligence work, and a mark for which it has become famous, was its insistence on giving all of its operations a<br /> code name based on a color and a fish, such as Azure Salmon. When all color-fish combinations were used up, it moved on to metals and other<br /> varieties of marine life, such as Iron Lobster. The purpose of this was to avoid the trap of making code names too expressive, a trap ably<br /> demonstrated in other micronations having operations like Operation Crush Shireroth.<br /> <br /> ==Organization==<br /> <br /> SHINE was originally controlled by the [[Minister of the Exterior]], but after [[Iain de Vembria]] took control of the Ministry, Scott asked<br /> for, and received, full independence from any power except the Kaiser. SHINE frequently refuses to tell even the Kaiser what it is working on, something it has absolutely no legal excuse for but which it has so far managed to justify by using terms like &quot;need to know basis&quot; and<br /> &quot;plausible deniability&quot;. There is at least one [[Imperial Decree]] governing the operation of SHINE, but its contents have so far been kept secret.<br /> <br /> It was revealed on the Shireroth website in 2004 that [[Scott Alexander]] was director of SHINE at that time, but whether he still<br /> holds that post or has relinquished it to someone else is a state secret. It is also uncertain how many people are actually a part of<br /> SHINE, although contrary to persistent rumors, there is indeed more than one. It is also uncertain exactly what the &quot;chain of command&quot; is,<br /> and whether there are any ranks in between the director and everyone else.<br /> <br /> ==Operations==<br /> ===Major===<br /> During [[Operation Azure Trout]], SHINE sent former micronationalist [[William Jesmer]] into [[Karnali]] for information on an advanced<br /> weapons system they were rumoring to be developing in contravention of intermicronational law. Jesmer discovered that the system was an<br /> elaborate hoax without the power attributed to it by international sources. The only thing preventing the incident from being deemed a<br /> complete success was Jesmer later betraying Shireroth and discussing the whole issue - luckily, SHINE had previously ferretted out a Karnali spy in Shireroth, so the Karnalis did not have the moral high ground they needed to take Shireroth to task for the infiltration.<br /> <br /> During [[Operation Crimson Haddock]], SHINE spied on Attera through means that are still classified for several years. It gave important<br /> information about the [[Crimson Order]] to countries that wanted to know what the mysterious organization was all about, as well as gained<br /> a front seat view to [http://mnn.mncentre.net/wiki/index.php?title=Benjamin_Gray Benjamin Gray]'s attempts to spy on [[Britannia]]. When Attera tried to send its own spy into Shireroth<br /> during its [[TALASS]] program, SHINE was able to quickly identify the agent and prevent him from gaining valuable information. This may be<br /> the only time that [[Liam Sinclair]] was ever foiled in anything. Atteran countermeasures, initiated by Sinclair, were often rendered<br /> insufficient by order of the Atteran Emperor, Mik'el Tzion (Diga Makonnen) who was often far more willing than wise in trusting dual citizens, especially those from Shireroth despite repeated reports from Sinclair regarding SHINE's activities in the Atteran Empire.<br /> <br /> During [[Operation Amethyst Grouper]], SHINE agents cooperated with [[AMI|Antican Military Intelligence]] to prevent a plot to force Babkha<br /> and Antica into war. While AMI operatives discovered the plot and found the doctored threads [[Thoenen]] was planning to give the Babkhan<br /> government, SHINE analysts obtained proof of their falsehood and helped Antica convenice the Babkhans that it was a plot. In the same<br /> operation, Antica and Shireroth worked together to prevent infiltration attempts by [[Feianova]].<br /> <br /> ===Minor===<br /> ; [[Operation Golden Flounder]] : An ongoing effort to track down ex-micronationalists and encourage their return.<br /> ; [[Operation Emerald Sturgeon]] : Advertising Shireroth at Sonoma State University. Winding down due to lack of Shirithians actively studying at said university.<br /> ; [[Operation Ruby Trout]] : Backing up the forum by means of wget, in the times of ezBoard. Superseded by legislated database backups.<br /> ; [[Operation Vermillion Bass]] : CLASSIFIED<br /> ; [[Operation Ivory Catfish]] : A possible cross-country road trip with an evil twist. Most details are classified.<br /> <br /> ==Motto==<br /> <br /> SHINE's motto is &quot;Proudly ****ing the **** since **** and ****&quot;. The starred words are top secret and it is considered treason to release them to the public.<br /> <br /> [[category:government]]</div>

Sinclair https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Pacary&diff=3794 2008-01-24T00:54:56Z

<p>Sinclair: </p> <hr /> <div>==Pacary, Micronation of ==<br /> <br /> Pacary was a micronation, founded on the principles of peace, that<br /> existed for almost, if not more than four years, from end 1998 until<br /> October 10th, 2002. (The exact founding date is unknown).<br /> == History ==<br /> '''A relatively accurate history, taken from Mattias Dyble's &quot;The<br /> Official History of Pacary&quot;.'''<br /> The history of Pacary is not described in detail, as there are no other<br /> resources but memory. The information on this site may not be accurate.<br /> Pacary started as a one man, inactive, unattractive, inefficient nation<br /> and had no contact with other micronations. After it was put online, it<br /> was neglected for about 6 months.<br /> After those six months, Pacary got a new site. After seeing the sites<br /> of other nations, it was clear that some work was needed. Some nations<br /> were contacted, some citizens came.<br /> Then, the first elections began (end 2000, begin 2001). They took a lot<br /> longer than expected, but the first government was formed (called the<br /> reformation). We changed the site again.<br /> Not long after that, the site was completely renewed, and transfered to<br /> [[http://www.geocities.com/ Geocities]. But it was clear the government<br /> did NOT work. On proposal of the [[ADPP]], which once was the promoter<br /> of the abancial government, we changed the form of government to a<br /> direct democracy (called the transformation).<br /> And not long after that, 03/21/2002, the people of Pacary accepted a<br /> law preposition to reorganize the government like so many times before.<br /> This proposal, &quot;the [[Locke Proposal]]&quot;, was the start to the second<br /> transformation.<br /> A bit after that, Locke became inactive. And another few weeks later<br /> there was a terrorist attack on the [[Tymaria]] forums by... [[Philip<br /> Locke]]. He and his companion [[William Jesmer]] both lost citizenship.<br /> That's how Pacary comes to be like now. The history of Pacary is quite<br /> vague, as no written documents of former days are available.<br /> === Introduction ===<br /> The history of Pacary is one of glory and despair, tragedy and hope,<br /> victory and despair. A historian's nightmare because of lack of<br /> documents and a storyteller's dream for the same reason, Pacary is a<br /> lesson in perseverance and determination. After its humble beginnings<br /> as a one-man island, Pacary remained quiescent for quite some time.<br /> Suffering from inactivity and a lack of organization, the nation<br /> floundered until early March of 2002. Around that time Philip Locke<br /> stumbled upon a link in his first nation(1) that he had neglected to<br /> take when posted. The link took him to a small, semi-active board with<br /> a very bad color scheme. Locke soon became interested in the tiny<br /> nation and requested citizenship. The request was granted and soon he<br /> and [[Sander Dieleman]] began having regular conversations. This was<br /> the beginning of the Second Reformation(2), the period of Pacarian past<br /> that this history focuses on.<br /> === The Locke Proposal ===<br /> Within a week or so Dieleman and Locke were friends and were<br /> contemplating the future of Pacary. After looking about boards some<br /> more, Locke posted what is now known as the &quot;Locke Proposal&quot;. Although<br /> the original document has been lost, its contents are still remembered.<br /> The proposal outlined a plan that called for a total reformation of<br /> Pacary, from the forum to the government. Sander liked the plan and<br /> opened it up for public discussion. It soon became apparent that the<br /> few active citizens were fully for the plan, and so, on March 23, 2002,<br /> the Locke Proposal was put into effect.<br /> === Early Reconstruction ===<br /> Sander took the initiative to redesign the Pacarian forum. On a<br /> suggestion from Locke and few others, he deleted most of the board and<br /> froze the rest of it. He seemed to suddenly regain a certain sense of<br /> fashion and spruced up the boards until it looked quite nice. While it<br /> still lacked the colorful graphics it now possesses, as well as the<br /> ticker and the interesting emoticons, it looked good enough to be the<br /> representation of a respectable micronation. Locke advised Sander not<br /> to make to many forums until there was a greater population. So, at<br /> first there were only a few<br /> forums: General, Peoples' Congress, and the Department of Migration<br /> (then called the Office of Immigration). Soon after the Department of<br /> Interior was created.<br /> Meanwhile, Locke began to write up the new constitution(3). He<br /> discussed what type of government Pacary would have and the two<br /> considered many options including a monarchy and a republic. It was<br /> finally agreed upon that direct democracy would be the name of game in<br /> Pacary. This went over well with the public. Soon after Locke posted<br /> the first copy of the constitution. Sander moved it to the Peoples'<br /> Congress for review and editing. After a few days, Locke called for a<br /> vote of ratification. The vote was supposed to last 72 hours but the<br /> entire electorate voted long before then, approving the document<br /> unanimously.<br /> The original constitution was considerably different from the current<br /> Pacarian constitution. It created a handful of departments run by<br /> secretaries. These secretaries carried out day-to-day activities that<br /> pertained to their department. It also created a High Court run by High<br /> Magistrates. The military was to be controlled by the [[Strategos]].<br /> The constitution called for the chancellor to appoint a [[Polemarch]],<br /> which would rule in his absence and take care of minor duties that fell<br /> under control of the executive branch. The original constitution, like<br /> that of todays, had a clause that established timed direct democracy.<br /> The old constitution also had articles that forbid the establishment of<br /> nobility and ruled out the possibility of Pacary being subdivided into<br /> states of any kind. As one can see from reading the modern<br /> constitution, the older one was much longer and much different. Since<br /> the March Ratification the Polemarchship has been eliminated, the title<br /> Strategos is no longer used, and many articles (such as those which<br /> forbade nobility and subdivision) have been eliminated. On whole, the<br /> constitution of today is shorter and less detailed then its<br /> predecessor.<br /> It would be wise to note at this point that during the ratification<br /> process Pacary had an influx of immigration(4). It was during this time<br /> that [[Liam Sinclair]] showed up on the scene, as did several others<br /> whose names escape me but very focal in the early Reconstruction.<br /> The Early Reconstruction was the time of the first printing of the<br /> [[Pacar]]. At the time it was called the PD (Pacarian Dollar). Other<br /> economic and social events took place during this time, including the<br /> first mention of taxes and discussion about a possible Pacarian<br /> language and calendar. The old Yellow White and Red was created during<br /> the Reconstruction and has not been altered since. That is probably the<br /> only truly unaltered 'item' that remains from the Reconstruction.<br /> This era in Pacarian history, the Early Reconstruction(5), was a time<br /> of much activity and excitement. While Pacary had not yet truly come<br /> out of its figurative shell, it was already begin to become more<br /> powerful. The board had be remade and beautified and the constitution<br /> ratified. Immigrants were flooding in. Well, flooding as much as<br /> immigrants can flood in micronations. And so, soon after the<br /> ratification, at the very end of March, it was declared that elections<br /> would be held in the near future.<br /> === The First Elections and Later Reconstruction ===<br /> Elections were to last for three days, and all citizens interested in<br /> running for Chancellor were to fill out applications of intent as soon<br /> as possible. Sander and Locke conferred and created an elections forum<br /> to facilitate the upcoming event. The elections caused a good deal of<br /> excitement and were very good in boosting morale, for citizens took<br /> this as yet another sign that Pacary was progressing as planned.<br /> Meanwhile, the people bestowed upon Sander the position of Interim<br /> Chancellor. Graciously accepting the office, Sander's first move was to<br /> fill up government positions. [[Scott Alexander]] was made Strategos<br /> and High Magistrate. Dieleman appointed Locke Secretary of Interior,<br /> Chief of the Economy, Speaker of the People, and Director of Elections.<br /> Meanwhile, a few citizens established businesses.<br /> Carree created a hotel that was the best (and only) hotel in the<br /> nation. [[William Jesmer]]/Burke joined and was made Secretary of<br /> Exterior. All of these newly appointed officials immediately set to<br /> work.<br /> Those busy days before the first election constitute most of the Later<br /> Reconstruction. During this time Locke set the stages for the later<br /> Pacarian economy, created a citizen’s application, moderated the<br /> Peoples’ Congress, and participated a lot in general. [[William<br /> Jesmer]]/Burke forged relationships between Pacary and other<br /> micronations. Sander worked voraciously to improve the nation and<br /> brought in several new citizens. Dieleman’s leadership qualities<br /> shined during the Later Reconstruction even more then they did during<br /> the Early Reconstruction. Liam Sinclair got to work building up the<br /> Pacarian military and did a bloody good job. His work back then made PI<br /> and PM what it is today. Other citizens worked hard in their respective<br /> positions. Lena Larsson needs to be mentioned at this point, as she was<br /> an good, active citizen.<br /> Days passed and things continued to go smoothly. Sander Dieleman<br /> announced that he would run for Chancellor. Locke did the same and the<br /> nation watched. Philip, realizing that most of the citizens were<br /> dreadfully loyal to Sander, decided that he’d have to make a few good<br /> speeches to turn the tide in his favor. He made a few lengthy posts,<br /> “speeches”, if you will. Most of them were bad but there were a few<br /> gems, well, more like dull pebbles, but still. Sander countered this<br /> with ease, skillfully rebuttaling all of Locke’s points. On the day<br /> of the elections Locke came close to conceding, but decided to stay on<br /> just to make the whole process a tad more democratic. Sander won in a<br /> landslide(6) and Locke was happy to see this. It is good to remember<br /> that the entire electorate voted in the first election, yet another<br /> example of the level of activity at the time. 100% voter turnout is a<br /> beautiful thing.<br /> The newly elected Dieleman made the normal ‘I’d like to thank all<br /> of my supporters’ speech and changed his title from Interim<br /> Chancellor to Chancellor. He made Carree Polemarch and had a friendly<br /> post-election chat with Philip Locke. The nation celebrated.<br /> The [[EzBomb]] and Early Achievements of Dieleman<br /> Since this is a history of the Reconstruction, not much can be said<br /> about Sander’s reign as Chancellor, since most of his term was after<br /> the Reconstruction. However, Dieleman did have a few early achievements<br /> in what could be considered the Later Reconstruction.<br /> Sander opened up relationships between Pacary and a slew of other<br /> micronations. He created an EzBomb and sold it to the [[PDU]] for a<br /> sizable amount of money(7). During the virgin weeks of his term he<br /> built up the forum, encouraged activity, and with Sinclair,<br /> nourished the Pacarian Military( .<br /> The main early office highlight of Chancellor Dieleman was that he set<br /> several precedents. The first is one of amiability with defeated<br /> political opponents, for he did not even confiscate Locke’s positions<br /> during or after the election. The other precedent set by Sander was one<br /> of activity. Many times leaders disappear without warning and in doing<br /> so shatter the nation that they are supposed to protect. Sander did<br /> exactly the opposite: after elected chancellor he became more active!<br /> The End of an Era<br /> The Reconstruction did not end on a certain day or following a certain<br /> event. Rather, the Reconstruction ended when the Reconstruction<br /> mentality was lost. What exactly this ‘Reconstruction mentality’<br /> was is hard to pinpoint. It was a mixture of hope for the future, fear<br /> of relapse into inactivity, and about one million ideas that all began<br /> with ‘oo-oo, this will make Pacary a much better place!’. Pacarians<br /> of today live in a secure nation with a strongly entrenched government,<br /> an active military and intelligence agency, and a reputation in the<br /> micronational community. The Pacarians of the Reconstruction had none<br /> of that for there was a constant threat of annexation, inactivity, and<br /> revolution.<br /> The Pacarian Reconstruction was a glorious age! It was a time of great<br /> activity and movement, a time of apprehension and joy, a time of<br /> victory and progress. Although few documents remain from the era, there<br /> is little need for them for the Reconstruction was not about words or<br /> slogans, but about change, progress, expansion, and patriotism!<br /> Always remember this:<br /> The Spirit of Reconstruction dwells in the heart of every true<br /> Pacarian!<br /> Foot Notes:<br /> (1)The nation was the [[Imperium of Akerbjorn]]<br /> (2)The Second Reformation shall be known as the Reconstruction<br /> (3)Before that there had not been one, but simply a government<br /> consisting of judges, diplomats, or rulers<br /> (4)Citizens that arrived during that time but are no longer here<br /> include: [[Briar Goldye]], [[Ktshellz]]<br /> (5)The Reconstruction Period is divided into Early and Later<br /> Reconstruction<br /> (6)Locke only received one or two votes<br /> (7)It was later fear that the PDU would use the weapon and that upon<br /> Pacary the wrath of the attacked would fall. Of course, this was not<br /> made public, but muttered in higher circles<br /> (8 ) Sander created a testing board for smiley bombs and such but this<br /> ended up in a TOU violation and expulsion for EzBoard. Pacary was<br /> transfered to another message board host, only to return later to<br /> Ezboard.<br /> '''The end of Pacary, also taken from Mattias Dybles &quot;The Oficial<br /> History of Pacary&quot;.'''<br /> On June 29th, 2002, Pacary gained a new forum. None suspected that it<br /> would be the last. The golden age was reaching its peak, with the<br /> military being one of the most formidable in the micronational world.<br /> The daily post count was breaking 80, and on some days, 85. But what no<br /> one could see was that it couldn't last.<br /> In the middle of August, the first signs of demise were showing. More<br /> and more posts were coming up as spam, and fewer had any meaning at<br /> all. There was an influx of new citizens, few, if any, who contributed<br /> to anything. The post count was hovering at 80, no longer passing it.<br /> Soon September hit, and things got worse. The post count wasn't passing<br /> 80, and some citizens, the active ones, were leaving. Its assumed that<br /> Sander first realized that Pacary was doomed at this time, but no one<br /> else did. They all thought it was just going through a dry spell.<br /> Near the end of September, Pacary had its last government election.<br /> [[Sirithil nos Feanor]] was defeated by Matias Dyble for the position<br /> of Secretary of Culture.<br /> October was among the world, and Sander told the world Pacary couldn't<br /> survive. He called a vote whether it should survive, with new,<br /> inexperienced citizens, spam, and without prominent figures like Sander<br /> and Liam Sinclair. Or, it could end, preserving its image as a<br /> dominant micronation, and being annexed by the Republic of<br /> [[Baracão]]. The results of the vote are controversial, some claiming<br /> that it said Pacary was to stay alive, others stating it was to be<br /> annexed. Sander, being Chancellor, upon the advice of Scott, used his<br /> power to declare the end of Pacary.<br /> So, on October 10th, 2002, at approximately 4:00pm GMT, the Micronation<br /> of Pacary was shut down. All missed it, but it was the best thing to<br /> do. The forum was immediately closed, and Baracão took control of<br /> Pacary.<br /> Today, it is a province of the Republic, to be preserved as long as<br /> possible. Future aspiring micronationalists will hopefully try to found<br /> micronations with goals of being as great as Pacary was. After all, it<br /> was a great nation founded by a kid with goals of making it like one of<br /> the greats.<br /> ----<br /> == Links ==<br /> [http://go.ezboard.com/bmicronationofpacary Pacary's first Ezboard]<br /> [http://go.ezboard.com/bpacaryforums Pacary's second Ezboard]<br /> [[category: International]]</div>

Sinclair https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Scott_Noseworthy&diff=2016 2007-09-19T22:38:01Z

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Sinclair https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Scott_Noseworthy&diff=2015 2007-09-19T22:37:45Z

<p>Sinclair: Scott Noseworthy moved to Liam Sinclair</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[Liam Sinclair]]</div>

Sinclair https://shireroth.org/wiki/index.php?title=Liam_Sinclair&diff=2014 2007-09-19T22:37:45Z

<p>Sinclair: Scott Noseworthy moved to Liam Sinclair</p> <hr /> <div>Currently known as <br /> '''Liam Sinclair''', (also known as '''Lord Montin''', and previously known as '''Ras Noseworthy''' ''(2003 to 2005)'', '''Scooter Mk2''' ''(2001 to 2003)'') is a prominent micronationalist who specialises as a micronational [[:category:History|historian]] and journalist. As the founder and CEO of the [[Royal Institute of Micronational-Antiquities]], he has contributed numerous papers and publications on current and past events in the [[Anglophone Sector]]. He served as a close adviser to [[Gotzborg]]'s King [[August Charles II]] and, from 27 May 2007, is the Lord Protector of Gotzborg and Ambassador Plenipotentiary.<br /> <br /> ===Micronationalities===<br /> <br /> Coming from Interland in [[2001]] he was the Minister of Defense of the [[United Republic of Tymaria]], replacing [[Diga Makonnen]] who resigned after the [[TYSOG Incident]]. He had also participated in many [[Micro-Monde]] micronations, including [[New Macadam]], [[South Mondesia]], [[Amerada]], and [[Pacary]]. <br /> <br /> In Amerada, Sinclair was very active in its partisan politics. He voiced strong opposition to the rule of [[Earl Washburn]], although he started a movement to cooperate with Washburn as Vice-President of Amerada later in that micronation's history. Following the defeat of Earl Washburn in the December [[2002]] presidential election, Sinclair served under President [[Nicholas Bridgewater]]. He founded the Amerada History Society through which he published &quot;Amerada: The Story of a Nation&quot;, which is the main resource of Ameradian history. <br /> <br /> An early citizen of the Republic of Aerlig, from 2002, Sinclair played an important role in the initial development of the Aerlig Defence Forces and, despite his micronational energies being focused elsewhere, continues to participate regularly in the micronation. He was a key supporter of the merger of Aerlig and [[Treesia]] to form the [[United Baronies of Aerlig and Treesia]]. Sinclair also held citizenship in Treesia from 2001, though he maintained little activity in that micronation due to his fundamental disagreement with its more pronounced fantasy role-playing aspects.<br /> <br /> Sinclair left Amerada in August 2003 to focus his energies on his role in Attera. Having joined [[Attera]] in May 2002 following his leave from Tymaria, he soon being active in the foreign affairs of the nation. He was the longest serving Prime Minister of Attera (December 2002 to August 2004), bringing Attera into the modern micronational world through diplomacy. After the end of his prime ministry, Sinclair, having been the architect of the modern Atteran state over his eighteen months as Prime Minister, became the nation's top civil servant and served in several roles. He served as the Chief Electoral Officer for Attera from October 2002 to February 2005, when he renounced his Atteran citizenship due to a dispute with the Emperor of the Atterans, Diga Makonnen. The dispute, which pitted the population of Attera against its Emperor on the issue of the Atteran Commonwealth, resulted in a large portion of the Atteran population renouncing their citizenship after the Emperor refused to accept the citizenry's wishes to have the Commonwealth disbanded (which Makonnen had been using as a base for creating a diplomatic dispute with [[Shireroth]]).<br /> <br /> Sinclair retired to the [[Kingdom of Gotzborg]] in February [[2005]], becoming its Minister of State and Home Office. He holds the title of '''Duke of Montin''' ('''Lord Montin''') and is also, since [[September 26]], [[2005]], the ''King's Counsellor''. Following the hiatus of Gotzborg, he was appointed by King August Charles II to the position of Lord Protector of Gotzborg and Ambassador Plenipotentiary. This position gives Sinclair control of Gotzborg assets to protect its legacy, history and integrity in all micronational affairs, with the limitation that he cannot delegate those responsibilities to any other person.<br /> <br /> Sinclair joined the [[Kingdom of Novasolum]] along with several former Gotzers in July 2007. He is not heavily involved in its government, citing that he intends to spend time focusing on nongovernmental pursuits, namely the [[Sinclair Publications|Coprieta Standard]]. Nevertheless, he did accept an appointment as Royal Marshal of Chivalry, and elevation to the nobility of Novasolum as Baron Sinclair.<br /> <br /> ===Journalism===<br /> <br /> ''For more information on current and past Sinclair news media publications, see [[Sinclair Publications]].''<br /> <br /> ====Ranking Journalist of the Anglophone Sector====<br /> <br /> Sinclair initially began his journalism career within micronationalism in late 2001, shortly after joining the hobby, by way of his involvement in the [[Republic of Amerada]]. By 2003, Sinclair cemented himself in the position as being the self-declared &quot;prominent journalist of the [[Anglophone Sector]]&quot;, and continues to be the longest consistently active journalist in the sector. Sinclair has headed up several [[Sinclair_Publications|publications]] during his career as a journalist and is considered by some micronationalists of the sector to have written more news than any person involved in the sector to date.<br /> <br /> ====Microblog====<br /> <br /> Sinclair was one of the first members to join the [[Microblog]] initiative of [[Jack Santucci]] in [[2004]] due to his involvement in the [[Atteran Chronicle World]] publication. On [[May 5]] [[2005]], Sinclair was chosen to act as Microblog's representative on the [[Raspur Intermicronational Community]] (RAMIC) news blog's board of directors. The RAMIC news blog, in common with many [[:category:Micronational Organisation|intermicronational projects]], never got off the ground as the remaining two parties on the board failed to appoint their respective representatives.<br /> <br /> ====RIMA Journal====<br /> <br /> From May [[2005]] through January [[2006]], except September, the monthly '''RIMA Journal''' was published as a quality newspaper for the Anglophone Sector, with an emphasis on micronational history. The publication was the first of its kind, and to-date the only regularly published history journal for the Anglophone Sector. As of the Summer 2007, the RIMA Journal is being redeveloped to return as a bi-annual publication started Fall 2007.<br /> <br /> ===FNORD Awards===<br /> <br /> Sinclair, as a co-owner of [http://www.micronations.net Micronations.Net], has regularly teamed up with Micronations.net founder, [[Iain de Vembria]], to organize the Micras Sector's annual community awards, the [[People's FNORD Awards]]. He has also been the recipient of four FNORD Awards during his micronational career, including the most prestigious award, the Odlum Award for Overall Achievement in [[2005]]. His other awards include the satarical FNORD Award of &quot;Most Boring Micronationalist&quot; in [[2002]], the award for best constitutional framework (the Fourth Crimson Constitution of [[Attera]]) in [[2004]], and best news blog, also in 2005.<br /> <br /> Sinclair was the chief administrator and organizer for the 2006 FNORD Awards, also serving on the judging committee, as he had from the first installment of the annual event.<br /> <br /> [[category:People]]<br /> [[category:Celebrities]]<br /> [[category:Media]]<br /> [[Category:Gotzborg]]</div>

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