Episode III: Return of the Stark

[Tomb]

Best of luck, Tim.

[Tim Stark]

Sounds promising. I recall that the Sekhmet has really blossomed the last time you were Pharaoh, so i have no doubts this shall be the case once more. As well as that the rest of Osiris will benefit from your leadership. Good luck in the elections o7

Thanks Kleo! o>

Will you being emperor of The Land of Kings and Emperors have any effect on your term as pharaoh?

Absolutely. I think that my role as Emperor Onderkelkia is a very important one, and while I will work to ensure my duality between the glorious Emperor and myself, some tendencies may leak through. I may be more susceptible to the urge to write a 10 page thesis in reply to every point from now on, will work to incorporate authoritarian imperialistic elements, and will persevere to unite the military forces of Osiris, Balder, and Lazarus under a united banner called the United Intersinker Armed Fleet, or UIAF for short.

Less serious question, what do you think of the #TimmyTime?

That is all.

What would your ideal Hedjet be?

This is tough, because my ideal Hedjet isn't my realistic Hedjet (whether due to other commitments, simple lack of availability, or other), and I'm frankly not 100% sure on who I'd put for each position so far. However, if you'll forgive me for not listing all of them given that I simply do not know yet, here's who I've got so far in my ideal Osiris Cabinet. I haven't asked all of these people yet, so some of them may not be interested, so keep that in mind as well.

Pharaoh: Tim Stark, obviously.
Vizier: I'd be happy to continue with Josh (Ikand). He's got a good head on his shoulders, is a sensible lad, and is a dedicated member of the region.
Foreign Affairs: Much like the last time I was in office, I'll be scrapping Foreign Affairs. I prefer to head Foreign Affairs myself, and intend to do so.
Security: If Severisen is up for the job, I believe he's the best equipped in Osiris for it still.
WA Affairs: Given my intent to really focus on the World Assembly as a regional asset, I will also be scrapping this department and will head it myself.
War: Festavo. Festavo was fantastic both of my terms, and he's available, I want him.
Culture: Kyorgia. I think he's done well with the resources he's had this term and I'd love to give him some more time to flesh it out and keep working on cultural programs.

In terms of Media, I'm not particularly sure who I want yet. I've got some folks in mind, and it's just a matter of ensuring they can put the time in, and can get the job done. As for Justice, it just seems like the job we put someone in last minute for just because we need someone for it, and I'm honestly not sure who to pick. It'll likely be the traditional last-minute choice for it, but I intend to find a good candidate.

If there's any I missed, please tell, and if you've got any follow-up questions, I'm happy to answer them!

I feel like I have to oppose you 100% because of that slogan.

It's a parody, I promise. I think Donald Trump is an absolutely repulsive human being, and am fully prepared to legitimately move out of the nation and to somewhere less idiotic if he is somehow elected.

Best of luck, Tim.

Thanks!

[Andrew]

Seeing the Pschent has only one Elder, do you have a list of candidates to present to the Deshret or do you have something else in mind?

I see you mentioned that you have other ideas than the ones you have included in your platform. Ok if you don't want to detail them all but could you summarise them please?

Looking back, your idea regarding Integration seems to be consistent throughout both your platforms and tenure-ship as Pharaoh; using TG's and the RMB to create activity. However since your last Pharaohship, several people have used your idea for the same reason. Despite its past success, the flow of new individuals seems to have slowed. Don't you think that it may not be a fruitful as it once was? And if whether you think so or not, is there anything else you think can be done?

You say that you want to advertise the fact that joining the forums will allow you to vote on our WA direction, as it has an appeal to new or returning nations. Well, Festavo has been doing that for the past term with his regular regional TG's and I also understand Revall has been doing abit on the RMB and I have been doing abit here and there. Recruiting this way often means having to spend some time talking with said nation before you can try to recruit them. Despite all this, the number of people joining isn't quite yet at the number we would like and participation on WA proposal voting hasn't been consistent in some areas or its hasn't had a large turnout in others. So what will you be doing differently from everyone else currently recruiting via RMB and TG?

You say you want to culture things up, but have only listed possible ideas and haven't provided a solely cultural project that you would definitely like to undertake during your term, apart from the Rome theme I guess . Even though your from the NS School of Thought that Culture is horrible and overrated, do you have any ideas you would definitely like to endeavour on? Can you say that you will be involved in as many cultural activities as you can? You also say you'll plan to ensure that Culture is filled with dedicated staff, how will you accomplish this exactly? Could you go into more detail?

You say you intend to increase troop numbers by using integration and cultural efforts, such as using it as part of the recruitment pitch. As you yourself said, troop numbers are hard to come by. But from the few possible willing individuals perspective, why would they join a small member military that hasn't been on any notable operations in the recent past? How will you pitch the Sekhmet Legion to individuals, especially ones looking for fun and/or trying to advance their military experience?

In recent Pharaohships, Scribes have gone inactive or executive branch activity have decreased, specifically near the end of a term. How are you going to prevent this?

You have also said you will be continuing with your previous term practice of not appointing an FA Scribe and will also be scrapping WA to undertake it yourself. Being Pharaoh, and along with the responsibilities that these offices bring with them, can you promise that all you said you would do and the more, you haven't said, will done?

Also, im think about asking you one of those scenario questions that Xor and Raven tend to ask candidates from time to time. (Its Raven's idea though ) Hope you like it

On a less serious note, some quick questions:

What in particular dont you like about Donald Trump, and if you were to support a presidential candidate (if not already), who and why?

Whats your favourite colour?

If two people were hanging on cliff and you were alone and could only save one, who would it be; a good family member or a good friend?

What did you get for Christmas?

What will you be doing on New Years Eve and Day?

[The Almighty Jesus Whale]

With that assurance, how will this term be different from your other two?

Osiris was very stable, but also pretty inactive. What will be done to work to at least counteract the inactivity from the previous three terms?

[Tim Stark]

Seeing the Pschent has only one Elder, do you have a list of candidates to present to the Deshret or do you have something else in mind?

To be frank, no. The Pschent has suffered from chronic understaffing since before my first term about a year ago, so this isn't a new problem. The way I see it, unless people actively want the position, forcing it or begging people to fill it when it's been an area of the government that we've survived without being completely filled isn't sustainable. If someone actively wants the position, we can rely on them to hopefully stay in the position for a good time. Someone it's forced on might drop it at the soonest opportunity, and I would not blame them. If elected, I'll jump that hurdle when we get to it, and while I'll certainly actively search for interested Pschent members, I have no plans to attempt to coerce people into the job.

I see you mentioned that you have other ideas than the ones you have included in your platform. Ok if you don't want to detail them all but could you summarise them please?

I believe my phrasing was "while I have many other things I plan to work on". Obviously my entire term wouldn't be based around Integration, World Assembly, and Culture. The other things are your routine Pharaoh things that I'd also be expected to work on. Whether that's fostering further growth in the legion, working to continue fostering the relationships and agreements that the Pharaoh and FA Scribe have been working on this term, ensuring that our security stays intact, and other general duties. Expecting a full list of every single task I plan to be accomplishing in those areas is neither realistic nor feasible, given the sensitive nature of details such as security and Foreign Affairs, and given the simply absurdity of me sitting down to type out an essay about each and every thing I plan to do as Pharaoh. If you'd like a detailing of anything specific, I'd be happy to provide that.

Looking back, your idea regarding Integration seems to be consistent throughout both your platforms and tenure-ship as Pharaoh; using TG's and the RMB to create activity. However since your last Pharaohship, several people have used your idea for the same reason. Despite its past success, the flow of new individuals seems to have slowed. Don't you think that it may not be a fruitful as it once was? And if whether you think so or not, is there anything else you think can be done?

Nope, I don't think that at all. To be frank, some of the Integration efforts I've seen on the Regional Message Board have been abysmal by the standards I'm setting myself. Not talking regularly, and then coming in to post a massive bold-filled thing about the forum, for example, isn't an Integration effort, it's trying to shove our offsite community down people's throats. I haven't seen much evidence of active and extensive efforts happening over the RMB or the Telegram system. What efforts have been there seem to have been mostly inconsistent, cutting in and out, something that ain't very good when trying to foster a connection between Forum and On-Site communities.

As for what can be done? It can be done right, or at least what I think is right. There seems to always be a rush to just get new people to go straight to the forum right now, and I don't really get that. There's nothing wrong with having a vibrant RMB community with whom to chat who don't really feel like joining the forums. That way, when they do get interested by some features, or pointed out features, it seems more natural in a "Hey, if you want to do more Osiris stuff" kind of way rather than a "DO THIS OSIRIS STUFF". If that doesn't work, then we can reconvene and look into new plans, but given that it's a time-tested tactic that's worked before, and hasn't worked as of late due to a lack of proper implementation, I intend to stick to it. The Pharaoh is, after all, the primary ambassador between the forum and the in-game region, and I intend to do all I can to ensure that the connection is there.

You say that you want to advertise the fact that joining the forums will allow you to vote on our WA direction, as it has an appeal to new or returning nations. Well, Festavo has been doing that for the past term with his regular regional TG's and I also understand Revall has been doing abit on the RMB and I have been doing abit here and there. Recruiting this way often means having to spend some time talking with said nation before you can try to recruit them. Despite all this, the number of people joining isn't quite yet at the number we would like and participation on WA proposal voting hasn't been consistent in some areas or its hasn't had a large turnout in others. So what will you be doing differently from everyone else currently recruiting via RMB and TG?

Regular Regionwide TG's are nice and all, but eventually nations simply start ignoring them; I know I do. I intend to do personal telegrams to any nations that end up endorsing me, striking up conversations with them if possible, finding out what their interests are, and generally establishing a more personal connection rather than the impersonal feel that a Regionwide Telegram has. While Regionwide Telegram's are still important, and will still be a thing, they can be supplemented by stuff such as personal telegrams which I believe will significantly increase the overall effectiveness of the outreach. Plus, as said, I don't really feel that our RMB outreach, overall, has been having a very personal vibe to it. It feels very much like a Government PSA just being pasted again and again. For example, finding out if nations are more RP or GP oriented helps figure out if to take the more GA or SC vibe when personally approaching them and so on and so forth.

I do agree that we haven't had consistent proposal voting. However, I think what I outlined above will fix that. In addition, by posting vote and discussion threads when the proposals are still in the queue rather than what is being done now with them either being posted right as it goes up, some days into when it goes up, or not at all, there'll be more time for people to vote, more stuff for people to look forward to voting on, and a general feel that their vote will not only affect our vote, but affect the entire resolution's vote given my intention to strategically votestack when I can.

You say you want to culture things up, but have only listed possible ideas and haven't provided a solely cultural project that you would definitely like to undertake during your term, apart from the Rome theme I guess . Even though your from the NS School of Thought that Culture is horrible and overrated, do you have any ideas you would definitely like to endeavour on? Can you say that you will be involved in as many cultural activities as you can? You also say you'll plan to ensure that Culture is filled with dedicated staff, how will you accomplish this exactly? Could you go into more detail?

That's because I have no fucking idea on a specific project. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not culture oriented, I've always steered far closer to Foreign Affairs and R/D related fields than to Cultural fields, and I'm happy to admit that. In recent years I've grown more accustomed to Integration given my work as Spiritus' Integration Minister as well as the Osiris Delegate, but I still see that more oriented with GP matters than something like Culture which is more rooted in RP/Community based things. The reason for Scribes, afterall, is to Delegate roles to them that one either is not equipped to do or is not able to do, and there's a clear reason I intend to continue having Kyorgia as Culture Scribe. He's got more experience that me at culture, he's got more time than me, given how much shit I've already put on my plate, and he's got the innovative skills to ensure that the Temple of Isiris is effective in its duties. In terms of ideas I'd personally like to see endeavors on, it's the Rome theme and the potential establishment of a Steam Group for Osiris.

Can I promise to be involved in as many cultural activities as I can? Nope. I can be involved in a lot, but I choose not to, and that's my choice. I don't consider myself an RPer, so I likely won't be involved in RPs, for example. Will I try to involve myself in all our cultural activities that interest me? Yeah. Given, however, that our cultural efforts should be trying to find something for everyone, it's absurd to ask for the Pharaoh to be involved in all of them given both the fact of time and the fact that a Pharaoh just might not be into certain activities.

You say you intend to increase troop numbers by using integration and cultural efforts, such as using it as part of the recruitment pitch. As you yourself said, troop numbers are hard to come by. But from the few possible willing individuals perspective, why would they join a small member military that hasn't been on any notable operations in the recent past? How will you pitch the Sekhmet Legion to individuals, especially ones looking for fun and/or trying to advance their military experience?

I'm going to be perfectly honest, the first part of that question is an absolutely shit attitude to take. Hell, if we're going to ask that question, we may as well ask why we bother having a fucking military at all. We're a GCR Military, it's not like we're DEN or TBH or LKE. We're not competing for that group of players, and I frankly don't want to be competing for that group of players. If you look at GCR Militaries, they're primarily composed of individuals involved either only or mostly in that GCR, and that's who I'm aiming for. Given that most of those people aren't exactly the most versed in R/D, not are they usually people looking for just R/D, they don't carry the same expectations that people in say an invader organization would. Simply having a friendly, welcoming, fun-focused, military that goes on an operation every month or so is enough for them. Hell, I know it's not directly comparable, but the GCR militaries that Defender turn up to a liberation maybe once or twice a month usually but they still turn up and have a good time. I'll pitch the Sekhmet Legion to individuals the same way we've always done it - we have fun, we go raiding sometimes, and we don't take shit too seriously. If they want to take R/D like a serious business, they can go join Feuer Ritter and his ilk.

In recent Pharaohships, Scribes have gone inactive or executive branch activity have decreased, specifically near the end of a term. How are you going to prevent this?

You do work, or you're sacked. Simple as that. I intend to do work, and if my Scribes don't plan on also doing the jobs that they signed up to then they don't need the jobs anymore.

You have also said you will be continuing with your previous term practice of not appointing an FA Scribe and will also be scrapping WA to undertake it yourself. Being Pharaoh, and along with the responsibilities that these offices bring with them, can you promise that all you said you would do and the more, you haven't said, will done?

Yeah, they're kind of the duties of a GCR Delegate and have to be done. I'll do them. If someone's not able to do the duties they claim they can do, they shouldn't be running.

Also, im think about asking you one of those scenario questions that Xor tends to ask candidates from time to time. Hope you like it

Given how much I enjoyed spending my Saturday night answering these questions, I'm absolutely thrilled for it.

On a less serious note, some quick questions:

Praise sweet baby jesus

What in particular dont you like about Donald Trump, and if you were to support a presidential candidate (if not already), who and why?

There's nothing to like about Donald Trump, that's a stupid question. As for candidate I support, Bernie Sanders, because he's not two-faced like Hillary and he actually cares about the nation unlike the entire GOP field.

Whats your favourite colour?

Black, like my soul

If two people were hanging on cliff and you were alone and could only save one, who would it be; a good family member or a good friend?

Both. I don't subscribe to choice-based hypotheticals.

What did you get for Christmas?

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What will you be doing on New Years Eve and Day?

Getting really drunk

[Tim Stark]

With that assurance, how will this term be different from your other two?

Osiris was very stable, but also pretty inactive. What will be done to work to at least counteract the inactivity from the previous three terms?

Actually, Osiris was incredibly active my first term and I'm not sure where claims of inactivity are coming from. Sure, we weren't UCR-standards active, but neither is any GCR. In comparison to other GCRs, my first term was incredibly inactive overall. I guess it did start inactive, but that was because of a focus on regional reputation and stability. After that, it was all smooth sailing.

As for Term Two, I hit burnout and shit went on from there because once a delegate burns out, the region tends to go inactive. How I plan to combat that? Well I plan to either not hit burnout, or to not run for a second consecutive term again if I know I'll end up burning out from the work and the effort. Aside from that, I think I outline the general plan for combating shit with my platform.

[Victor Siege]

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[Lord Ravenclaw]

I'm ever so slightly offended by Andrew mentioning Xor's scenarios, but not having the knowledge to realise that the trend of scenarios was started by me in past elections. She even said in the past when doing this, "taking a leaf out of Raven's book".

Sigh, my scenarios actually predicted events like the NLO and OFO, albeit not directly by name. There was also one that predicted the issues with United Russoasia in TWP, although again, neither by name. But yes, Xoriet's scenarios. No; I'm not pouting!!

[Andrew]

I'm ever so slightly offended by Andrew mentioning Xor's scenarios, but not having the knowledge to realise that the trend of scenarios was started by me in past elections. She even said in the past when doing this, "taking a leaf out of Raven's book".

Sigh, my scenarios actually predicted events like the NLO and OFO, albeit not directly by name. There was also one that predicted the issues with United Russoasia in TWP, although again, neither by name. But yes, Xoriet's scenarios. No; I'm not pouting!!

Sorry I was under the impression they were Xor's idea. Appropriate changes made Forgiven?

[Lord Ravenclaw]

For the most part.