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The Media Approval Process

Day 1,209, 00:07 • Published in USA USA

• by George Armstrong Custer

Dateline : Sunday March 13 (Day 1209)
Location: America, dammit!
Reporter: George Armstrong "Old Man" Custer

Custer's Stand is my own newspaper. Opinions expressed here are my own.

Big News Day?

Hard tellin'... without notice, game authorities froze publication of players' newspapers. Apparently we can submit our works, but they are not made available to readers.

Rumor has it that there is an "approval process" of some sort in place. What prompted this action and what the criteria are are not known to players, we didn't get a letter from Plato or on screen popup.

How Long Do We Have to Wait?

Well, obviously we won't be setting an egg timer.. at this time over 10 hours have passed and there are 50+ articles in the US media alone awaiting approval.
Maybe we should mark a spot on the sun dial out in the garden? Maybe they don't work at night and we shouldn't expect results till morning.

President Lincoln Assassinated!

Film at Eleven...

Whatever game authorities have in mind.. and I won't go on a rant about Censorship till we really know what this is about... just the act of delaying publication of players' articles impacts our ability to communicate. All countries run a government sponsored Fight Orders newspaper-- that's timely news that cannot be delayed. Candidates present their platforms, timed to be most effective, sometimes it's strategically best to announce on the last day and run a one-article campaign-- that can't be delayed by hours.
We have to at least know what the time frame will be. Humans are very adaptable creatures.. we don't like change but we can work with it. What humans, particularly the internet gamer sub-species, do not work well with is uncertainty.

I'm Not Judgin', I'm Just Sayin'

I'm really just testing the new system, okay.. I published my Army Times and Cavalry Saber papers pretty early today so players can read them-- at some point the ability to Vote and leave Comments stopped working, though, so there's another "wtf is going on?!" thing that could have been handled by simply communicating with us.. but, whatever..

If by submitting this article I get any sort of notice, or any communication from game authorities before this piece is made available for reading, I'll edit in a note about it... assuming that will still be available..
Really, this is about exploration and discovery, since we're left to figure this new change out for ourselves, and I'll do my best to share any information I get with my fellow players.

Custer's Mantra:

What kind of game do you play, what kind of players do you like to align yourself with?
What kind of leaders do you want, what kind of leadership do you expect of them?
What kind of country do you want to "live" in and play for?

George Armstrong Custer
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Please also see the Army Times and other Official US Military and Government publications.

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Comments

Zachary Parsons Day 1,209, 09:37

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George Armstrong Custer Day 1,209, 12:09

lovely...
as of 1200 hours.. my first look at the game today.. this article is "live" but is on page 3 of the "New Articles."
no Alert or game mail from the authorities, it leaves me wondering if writers whose works were not approved got any notice or explanation.
okay, first day of a new toy, let's give 'em a chance to settle into a systematic way of processing our articles.. and hope the normal delay is not 18+ hours.
war news, fight orders, election updates-- these things cannot stand any delay at all. human interest and fluff pieces are still only News when they're new, but may not be as time sensitive.

Si.roe Day 1,209, 15:15

They will soon even start editing articles.

So what happens if I have an approved article in top 5, and I'd like to edit it, does it still need an approval ?

George Armstrong Custer Day 1,209, 20:05

hmm.. well. I posted a new article tonight and it didn't give me any notice about waiting for Approval. maybe they had such difficulties yesterday that they're skipping it while they rewrite the script.
whatever they do, it would just be basic consideration to communicate with the players and quit springing surprises on us that we have to figure out ourselves, and then disseminate the info among ourselves.

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