From the Office of the Arch-Chancellor,

[unibot]

From the Office of the Arch-Chancellor,

Greetings,

With last update I discussed some of my own and my cabinet’s plans for this term, although I was informed later that it was customary for the Arch-Chancellor to consult the Regional Assembly before distributing an update, so I want to first apologize for not making that consultation. Change is here and evident in the Founderless Regions Alliance. We are in a process of restructuring and revitalizing the Alliance, reaching out to new people and mending timeworn hostilities. I am happy to announce that the first of my three immediate goals of my term has been accomplished this week. With the assistance of Northern Chittowa, the Regional Assembly has passed an amendment to the policies of Rangers to include a new, “Rogue Delegate Policy”, by a vote of 11 to 7 votes. With this amendment entrenched in law, a delegate who executes a clear and present self-destructive policy (e.g., malicious region purging) may be overthrown with the support of the FRA Rangers by directive of the FRA Cabinet on condition that there is native support for such an action. With these legal provisions finally codified, the moral inconsistences have been further reduced in the purview of this body’s idealistic defender values.

Also last update, I discussed the possibility of a “Defender Clinic” where players from all walks of life in NationStates – gameplayers, roleplayers and even ex-raiders will be encouraged to try out defending in orchestrated practice defense missions which would be open to the public. I am delighted to inform you that these Clinics will be taking place throughout the month of May, with the first session taking place on May 11th. Our administration will be circulating advertisements about the Clinics shortly to all member-regions and many non-member-regions. Players are urged to sign-up and experience defending firsthand if they have not already. Further discussed in last update, political enfranchisement for FRA Rangers has become a hot topic in our Regional Assembly. Several camps have formed around several compromise and activist bills contesting for recognition – all these bills varying, of course, in the amount of political enfranchisement they are willing to provide for FRA Rangers. One group supports the resurrection of the Independent Assembly (IA) for individuals like FRA Rangers to lobby the Assembly, others want special representatives for the FRA Rangers in the Regional Assembly and of course the two opposing factions in support of the status quo and full voting suffrage, respectively, are actively engaged in heated debate as you read this update. Players of member-regions are highly encouraged to keep active on this issue and lobby their respective representatives.

In the last two weeks, we welcomed Vice-Chancellor Spartzerina to the rank of General. We’re happy to acknowledge such a great achievement for a Ranger. Congratulations Spartzerina. The FRA Rangers have been busy these last few weeks to combat concerted efforts by raiders, for example in Marxist Leninist Party and Iran. In Marxist Leninist Party, Rangers in coordination with the natives of the region were able to intercept a refound attempt by the Black Hawks, Europeia, The New Inquistionand Unknown who were bidding to forcefully capture said region. Whereas in Iran, our Rangers liberated the region from the receding clutches of the Black Hawks and supported a native delegate during an extensive clean-up of the region to ensure its security. Another region, Republicans, which had been captured by the Alliance of Dictators for several weeks, has been liberated by the FRA with help from several supportive roleplayers who simply wanted to help out. I think this mission demonstrates that opening our arms to unconventional sources for troop provisions, like roleplayers, is the way of the future for the Founderless Regions Alliance – to keep up with the large numbers that raiders have been sporting in the past few months, the FRA can accommodate players that do want to help but don’t want to be a dedicated military gameplayer. Perhaps this sounds like you, if so, I’d have you know that the mission in Republicans will be rather longitudinal and will require a lot of sitting and waiting for influence to be gained, so if you wish to help out, people are welcome (at least with our blessing) to move their WA nation to Republicans and support the FRA as we try to remove the Alliance of Dictators threat out of said region.

On this topic of a more open and outreaching FRA Ranger organization, I have two considerations to announce, (1) The FRA IRC Channel has been established as #fra on EsperNet. Previously, the #fra channel was reserved for the FRA Rangers and their private military affairs, but we’ve moved the Rangers to their own new channel, so that the #fra channel can be used by anyone who may want to help out the FRA Rangers from time to time on missions but does not have the motivation or time to commit to become a full-time Ranger. If you want to try out defending or help out, I encourage you to not only attend our previously discussed defender clinics but also log onto our IRC Channel, #fra on EsperNet during 4-6 and 15-17 GMT, (2) My administration and I will be establishing a militia for defender sympathizers across NationStates. Said sympathizers can sign up on a roster and will be called upon when the FRA needs troops for large-scale missions, in particular, liberations. This will be a great way for the FRA to accommodate the player who wants to help out but can’t actively defend which is yet another effort by my administration to improve and to innovate to make sure that the FRA is better set for the future in a rapidly changing Military Gameplay environment. Further details about the militia will be released as they emerge.

Nevertheless, after all of these initial successes there is still much work to be done as I am constantly reminded. To begin the process of reform with open ears, I have offered a chance for member-regions and non-members to weigh in on the discussions of how the FRA can improve itself, and I hope that you take the effort to read over these threads for constructive criticism which has been provided in member-region forums and on the official forums. These threads are shaping up to be very useful for some much needed direct communication from regional members to the FRA Administration, and may be the source of tomorrow’s innovation in regards to our esteemed Alliance’s policies.

Thank you for reading.

Unibot
Arch-Chancellor of the Founderless Regions Alliance