Newspaper of the Month December 2015

Day 2,965, 12:36 Published in Belgium Belgium by tommot
Newspaper of the Month(December 2015)


Yes the tittle says it...


Here i will highlight one of the newspapers that are to be commended for there work or at least for the effort they try to do.
I will give a short summary describing that paper and why this one was chosen.
And if possible(if the newspaper-owner agrees to it) i'll give a very...very short interview with its creator.



The newspaper is:

- Better Tomorrow
Owner/editor: Konrad Neumann
Most recent article: Nature of Power: Effective Use of Power

This newspaper has mostly focused on political analysis and Philosophy with on occasion(but these days mostly in the past) articles of campaigning of political matters. The content, of his "wall of text" as many and himself would call it, are never dull and very interesting once the reader has reader starts reading it. his content also sparks some very passionate debates in his articles and in the past continued on the eBe forum. To put it in short, worth reading any of his past present and future publications as you will always find something that is educational beyond the boundaries of the game.


Interview with newspaper owner/editor:

Question: Could you tell me why you started this newspaper?
Answer: To be honest, I do not remember. I started writing my newspaper many years ago mainly to commentate the political situations in the eUS. I wrote a few articles for the American Advancement Party. Soon I became closed with the eGerman community and I used my newspaper to support the eGerman cause especially during the 3rd Swedish/ Polish invasion of Germany. It was propaganda for a while mainly in the eUS and later eUK community. After the war and Germany was liberated by PEACE, my newspaper were back to normal political commentating on eGerman politics. I wrote my normal commentating and campaign manifestos be it for the country presidency, congress, or the party president.

It was after my presidential terms where I began focusing on theoretical and philosophical writing. I studied a lot of political science and philosophy in real life and I really like to think about it from this game's context. This game does allow us to see some of the theories of governance and management in action. To study and to commentate on the different political and hierarchical structures allows us to better understand one's' own comprehensive world view or as the Germans termed it Weltanschauung. Therefore, this newspaper is just a collection of my thoughts trying to link the theoretical into the communities and people I do care about.

Question: How do you feel about the negative comments on your articles? Does it effect your articles you write after that?
Answer: Of course it does affect my articles. However, to answer this question fully, we must differentiate the types of negative comments.

The first kind of negative comments which dismisses the premise of the articles I had written. This type of negative comments includes a simple denial, direct attack on myself and/ or others in the community, the eBE system and tradition, and declaring the need for liberation, freedom, and revolution. Overall, these comments are greatly appreciated as they are a treasure trove of materials I can use in future articles. I often times use their negative comments as supporting evidence to my arguments. Therefore, I need their negative comments to reinforce my argumentation and perspective on the vital issues within our community.

The second kind of negative comments are what I considered ill spirit and malevolent. I really do not appreciate these types of comments. This type of comments are those who attack me personally as well as those who mock my gender and sexual orientation. These comments does not contribute to the discussion and dialogue of my articles. Comments like "I am a Republican and you are a gay Republican ! Shame on you ! ...and i have better nipples on you." serves no purpose and function other than to evoke a negative feeling on my part. The same person who made that comment also spammed my PM with messages like "Let's F each other!!!" While I ignore them as it is stupid and immature on their part. However, I do think these comments are malevolent and I do question their intentions.

Question: What are your future plans for your newspaper?
Answer: I have no plans to change my newspaper. While I do not write as much as often due to my real life job, but I really do enjoy writing. I have no plans to change the format or its contents. eRep does lack a certain newspaper which ideals with a deep analysis of the community and society. While there is nothing wrong with articles that talks about the war etc, I do enjoy the more analytical articles like those of MaryamQ, Mittekemuis, Phoenix Quinn and many others. I really dislike hollow articles which focus solely on rhetoric. I think eRep needs more articles of substance. This is why I like articles that either offers a lot of statistical data on the health and well being of the community as well as articles that analyze the stats combining it with normative values.

Question: Anything else you wish to share here? Last words, advice or promoting something...
Answer: I am a bit surprised that people voted my newspaper. I did not expect many people will read my walls of text during the holiday season. Overall, I thank you for your interest and I hope you got something from it.

Lastly, I enjoy walking barefoot at the beach under the white glow of the midnight moon. I enjoy good Belgian beer and good scotch. I enjoy feeding MaryamQ lots of tofu. I love my eHusband Critically so I give him lots of homework as a symbol of our union. I was not very nice to Tommot in the past and I would like to apologize to him about it. And I think Curlybear should eMarry my poor widowed eSon McKitkat.


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Extra Notes:

► The results of the voting: (total 7 valid votes)
Konrad Neumann's newspaper ► number of votes: 4
Fhaemita The Apostate's newspaper ► number of votes: 3
Rhual's newspaper ► number of votes: 0
Maresal Lengas's newspaper ► number of votes: 0
► Link to information on how this Newspaper was selecte😛 Info for newspaper of the Month series(revision2)

!!! IMPORTANT!!! - If next month there are less then 4 eligible newspapers, i will not make the series until it improves!!!

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