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Recruitment Committee
Topic Started: Jan 6 2013, 06:34 PM (569 Views)
Gilead
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ATTENTION, ATTENTION!




The Grand Council recently passed the proposal officially establishing the Recruitment Committee for the Grand Union.

To begin with, the Council as a whole shall serve as Chair of the committee until a suitable candidate for Chair is found and accepts such a responsibility.

Besides the Chair, there will be seekers, recruiters, and assimilators.

-Seekers: Tasked with identifying possible nations/candidates to be recruited and assimilated into the Grand Union.

-Recruiters: Tasked with attracting nations/candidates identified by the Seekers as possible candidates by telegram and any other Council approved means.

-Assimilators: Tasked with welcoming and assimilating new member-nations so as to produce standard or greater role-players who are knowledgeable concerning regional legislature.




At the moment this post is being constructed, the Council has decided to step up and get the committee in motion by taking up these positions. However, if you are interested in becoming a part of it, don't hesitate to contact the first Councilor you spot!
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Novistrad





Please Add me to which ever task you wish... have one recruitment msg made thus far:






Beyond nebulae bursting with energy and past the dying diminishing Red Giants of the Internet there is a Universe which bubbles with magnificent intelligence and activity; The Universe of NationStates. Composed of many expanses and planets, this universe boasts many lands and regions which are Mediocre, others are boring, and yet, there are a good many others that mimic the rest- all a mirror image of the next. In the Universe of NationStates, there is but one region that is miles above the rest, a region so wonderful which can only be described with one magnificent yet dignifying word: Grand. I speak of the Grand Union...

This world as we know it quickly developed from infancy as brave explorers went forth in search of fertile lands on which to rule. Tribes became villages, villages cities, and cities grew and expanded into mighty Kingdoms. Alliances and unions formed, bound together by common goals and the sharing of ideas. The desires to grow beyond each nation’s borders grew and tensions began to rise. But alas ignorance and innocence go hand in hand and the peoples of the Grand Union all choose very different paths.

Many decided to stay under the control of powerful and benevolent Kings and Queens and as such monarchies as old as written history dabble the landscape. A few citizenries overthrew their suppressors and installed thriving democracies and yet an elect few, the most innocent and naïve, gave complete control to dictators, scoundrels, and murderous ravenous thugs. These, the most brutal of men, suppress their people and threaten the international community with every action. They molded their peoples into automatons incapable of freedom.

Mighty superpowers compete for hegemony, communist dictators lead with iron fists, emperors and theocrats wield a bible in one hand and a gavel in the other. Air traffic connects the mightiest to the most reclusive cities, and hospitals work overtime to prevent the outbreak of a regional epidemic! Economies flourish; tourism expands; and threats wax and wane.
From the mighty Fortress city of HeavenGate to the frozen labor camps of Novistrad, from the gleaming crystalline shores of the Empire of Macea to the freedom-loving folk of Austiana, Together at war and in peace; We Are The Grand Union. Be a part of History!! Join now.

[We are a hardcore RP region. We train NEWBS to roleplay. We REQUIRE active off-site forum participation.]
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Grackle Rock

Is that the final draft of the recruitment TG? Can I start haranguing new arrivals now?
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Novistrad


If you so choose. Feel free to write up your own versions. I was going to produce one for Monarchies, Communists, and Republic governments but have been rather busy. =)
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We should gather four of us and each one sit a a different start-up region and spam new arrivals for a an hour every third day or something?
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Ordya

I could be an assimilator. Lol, but seriously, though.
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Queen Zara I, By the Grace of God, Queen of the Dominion of Ordya and Her Colonies, and Archbishop of the Church of Ordya
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I would like to volunteer my services to become a recruiter or assimilator, depending on what position is needed the most.
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Gilead
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We need more recruiters of course, but can you handle what comes with that?
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To the best of my abilities, yes.
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Gilead
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Then, you are hereby a recruiter.
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However, we need some active seekers to start making these lists!
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I wish to take part in the Recruitment Committee.

I believe if we "jazz up" our recruitment messages, it will appeal to many possible members.

A technique I've seen before is using the NationStates BBCode "[nation=noname]testlandia[/nation]". This posts an image, without the nation's name. By doing this, you only post a flag, or an image. So if we can create a number of GU puppets, with flags as images that we want, then we could create a personalised recruitment message with a cool pattern of pictures, that perhaps displays a message!

That's just an idea :)
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Novistrad


I've never seen or known about that, Austiana! That sounds pretty interesting.
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Indeed. And Novistrad, would you accept a role as Recruitment Commissioner?
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Note to self: This is a recruitment message. I have stolen the format from another recruitment message and will alter it for our own purposes. Taken from here: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=223127

Post recruitment here: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewforum.php?f=12

Recruitment example1: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=221769

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[size=150][align=center][b][region]GRAND UNION[/region]: [color=blue]A WORLD, RAW AND WILD[/color][/align][/b][/size]
[align=center][img]http://www.nationstates.net/images/flags/uploads/rflags/grand_union__71295.png[/img][/align]
[b][align=center]A [color=red]World[/color] [color=brown]Alive[/color] [i]And Unimpeded[/i].[/align][/b]

[u][size=125][b]INTRODUCTION[/b][/size][/u]

[b][size=115][color=blue]BEYOND[/color][/size][/b] Welcome to the Volunteer Press Office of Eastern Europe. Whether you are a new player looking for the ideal home, a curious gameplayer seeking drama and gossip or just curious traveller, here you could find all the news and happenings coming from Eastern Europe. Note keeping with Anarchist-Socialist tradition, this is a [i]Volunteer[/i] Press Office, representing only my own personal perspective of the region. Under Anarchist-Socialism no one 'speaks' for the region. Every person has the freedom to speak for themselves.

[u][size=125][b]OVERVIEW: A SHORT [color=red]HISTORY[/color] OF EASTERN EUROPE[/b][/size][/u]

[quote]Eastern Europe is a region with a rich and complex history, and is the birthplace of both polka and the pioneers of international socialism. Our men are acknowledged the world over as superior chess players and our technology is paving the way for an electric car for the people.[/quote]

Eastern Europe is an old and storied region, with an existence that could be traced as far back as 2003. It was [url=http://www.nswiki.net/index.php?title=Eastern_Europe]once a successful roleplaying region[/url], but fell into decline and forced to be a battlefield to be [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=54898]ravished between raiders and defenders[/url]. The current incarnation of Eastern Europe stemmed from a controversial civil war which [url=http://www.nationstates.net/page=WA_past_resolutions/council=2/start=35]spiralled out to be a worldwide conflict[/url], with peace only brought about when our founder [region]Novaya Stalina[/region], after long struggle, repealed the "liberation" and successfully refounded the region for the natives in defiance of all raiders, reactionaries and their collaborationists.

Finally achieving peace and security, the survivors rebuilt Eastern Europe around two principles: 1) To create an Anarchist-Socialist Peacezone, enshrining liberty for all nations to do as they please without coercion and, 2) Reflecting the interests of its members, to develop an immersive roleplaying region.

[u][size=125][b]EASTERN EUROPE [color=red]TODAY[/color][/b][/size][/u]

[b][size=115]A New Covenant: An [color=red]Anarchist[/color] [color=brown]Socialist[/color] [i]Peacezone[/i][/size][/b]

Eastern Europe is inspired by real life theories of [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_anarchism]Social Anarchism[/url] and its application to Nationstates through [url=http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=199385]Peacezones[/url]. A key concept in both is the elimination of all fixed structures of power and authority, both overt (abilities given to one person over others) and convert (symbolism and perceptions of division). This was a lesson learnt from how all previous conflicts stemmed from a desire to obtain power. It is implemented by having a Founder and Delegate that is silent and inactive from all regional activities, except for securing the region from those who seek to subvert the system. They do not speak, they do not vote, they do not influence. Even the WFE is unchanged, left as a brief welcome sign to the region and a memorial to the way things once were (It has been mostly the same for at least 5 years).

As a result, nations are at absolute freedom to think for themselves or associate with others - [b]Anarchism[/b]. The region will not be led by the imposition of force or rigid institutions, but simply those most social to be able to inspire free followers - [b]Socialism[/b].

[b]Eastern Europe: An Anarchist Socialist Peacezone.[/b]

[b][size=115]A [color=green]Roleplaying[/color] Saga: Behind The Iron Curtain - [color=red]The Surveillance State[/color] & the [color=purple]Council of Free Nations[/color][/size][/b]

Under the benevolent stewardship of Novaya Stalina, through Anarchist Socialism, Eastern Europe is thriving again. Nations are arriving, and their enthusiasm is like a flower about to bloom. Some just want to casually chit-chat and answer their issues, and that's fine - despite the "communist" stereotypes, we do not regulate, and have no way of regulating how people run their nations. Others just want to make puppets, if that is what makes them happy, great. Yet others take their nation stimulation to new heights, creating some of the most in-depth factbooks you've ever seen. Regionally, some nations have taken to issue-based roleplay (at least as a starting point) of which there are two main sides, [b]The Surveillance State [/b] and the C[b]ouncil of Free Nations[/b]

[u][b]The Surveillance State[/b][/u]: In the void left by Stalina, nations bounded into ever closer to each other until it was decided to form a union to act as a giant single state. Coordinated by [nation]Prague[/nation], the Surveillance State records every single action of all members, which are then together collaborated to form a story.

[b][u]Council of Free Nations[/u][/b]: A recent development, the Council of Free Nations was formed by those who value the independence of acting as an individual nations, rather than parts of an empire. A loose coalition, members consult each other on the running of their nations and recommend courses of action to take. A "Community Nation" is also be floated as a model reference state for its members.

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Eastern Europe is always welcoming of more members. Whether you want to experiment an unique political system, or get involved in our easy to start roleplay, or you seek a platform for your own ideas, we would love to have you. If you a interested, or want to find out more, feel free to telegram my nation or ask questions here, be brave and move to [region]Eastern Europe[/region] right away!

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I just read the new telegram news thingy and it does seem awesome. I will be purchasing the $9.99 TG system and will set it up to send TGs automatically. I want us to come up with a recruitment message. Austiana, you mentioned you had some ideas? Can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be so kind as to write out some code in here? Such as adding flags to the TG message, I have no idea how to do that! Please help.

Everyone else, else try and get a good gripping message together, use those bold tags! Attention grabbers! And any other thing needed to get attention. Im assuming every region on NS will be using the TG system which means ours should be especially good !

First, we should decide what kind of region we are... lol. How do I market us? What makes us different? Alot of regions are nations with the same ideology. Ours is the freedom to rule unimpeded! But what are we all about? Any ideas? Please help!
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WE are dead!!! UGGHHH
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Recruitment Telegram- TENTATIVE


Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening [Insert Nation Name Here],

Before you skim over this telegram, think of it as another impersonal recruitment telegram, then delete it, give it a real read. My name is [insert your name (nation or RL) and I come to you on behalf of the Grand Union. This is a recruitment message, yes, but it’s not superficial. I, along with the people of the GU, believe that each and every individual in NationStates is one with distinct qualities that can aid in the betterment of themselves and the region that they join. So at this point, you must be asking, “Why should I join the Grand Union?”

The Grand Union is exactly what its name is. It’s a union, composed of different nations, different people, and different political ideologies. This “melting pot” gives distinct character to the GU that sets it apart from other regions. Mighty superpowers compete for hegemony, communist dictators lead with iron fists, emperors and theocratic rulers wield a bible in one hand and a gavel in the other. Air traffic connects the mightiest to the most reclusive cities, and hospitals work overtime to prevent the outbreak of a regional epidemic! Economies flourish; tourism expands; and threats wax and wane. Communism, monarchism, democracy, anarchy, whatever your ideology is, there’s a place for you. If you decide to control you populace via a powerful and benevolent King or Queen, install a thriving democracy, or even suppress your people to the will of a brutal dictator, we welcome you with open arms.

We pride ourselves on high quality RP, via our off-site forum. From land redistribution to marriages, from wars to pandemics, it is RP’d to which you feel as if you were there. Take this beautifully written post, “…It was 2:30AM and the lady of the hour was to show up any minute. The Club-1 was scheduled to leave harbour at 3:45AM. Some commotion permeated through the fog and suddenly passing in front of a bright harbour light, a thin, shapely, silhouette sauntered past a bright light which was drowned out by the fog. The silhouette was nothing more than an ultra-thin black line, swaying it's hips as if in slow-motion. All movement stopped on the platform outside the Sea Club-I and all eyes sat still, unshaken off of the Nation's more powerful woman, if not most powerful person. As the silhouette got closer, her shapely body began to fill the lit fog. Her legs gleamed white. The black began to fade as she approached revealing something magnificent. Mrs. Orsova Milescu's breasts poured out of her loosened red military-style buttoned shirt. Her cap perfectly still and flat on her well-groomed hair which was pulled back into a bun. Her make-up immaculate, her face? Expressionless. There, under the fog-ridden lights of the harbour was Orsova, standing in the rigid temperatures of a Novistradian winter." I feel as if I'm there, experiencing the sights, environment, and sense of the time. The harsh temperature of the Novistradian winter. Doesn't this make you want to read more‽

Don’t make a hasty decision and join some region that only want’s you for their population statistics. Or because of superficial promises made to you. Choose a region that wants you as a person, not for your number. Choose a region that give’s it their all to create a close to perfect environment for intellectual though and debate. Choose a region that is a family, leaning on one another when needed. Out of NS’ 14,638 regions, only one stands out and fits those qualities, in my humble opinion. The Grand Union, out of many, one.

Your future neighbour,
[insert name (RP or RL)]
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Because the Mods changed the telegram system, whereas only the first line of the message shows, that message should be catchy and causes the person to want to open the message. Remember, we are competing with all other regions.
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Ah, that's true.
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