A concern with regards to the war.

Day 952, 12:04 • Published in Ireland Ireland • by Dr. Pierre Chang
DISCLAIMER: All views expressed in this article are that of a very new, inexperienced player to eRepublik. Please refrain from lynching the author.

If you have decided to skip past that lovely disclaimer at the top of this article, I want to make one thing very clear. I have only been in this game for twelve days, and this is my first article. As you can expect, there is a high possibility that some of the opinions of this article might be based on misconceptions (whether that is my own fault or the fault of someone else is debatable). With this in mind, I ask kindly that you please leave your whippings, verbal abuse and/or lynchings to a later date, preferably once I have reached say, 30 days in the game or so. From that point forward, I leave myself completely open to any abuse that is thrown my way.

Now that I've gotten that part out of the way, I can get on with the moaning. From what I have read, I have started my life in eRepublik at a very exciting time. A great change is coming in the game, in the form of the stupidly named "eRepublik Rising" which will undoubtedly be a great challenge for all of eIreland. While it will give me great pride to be one of the first eIrelanders to enter the next edition of eRep, it also gives me great relief to know that (at least for a while), I will be on even terms with everyone else with regards to the game. It also appears that this is the first large scale war ever fought on Irish soil (yet again, I may be wrong). It gives me a great sense of honour to fight for the sovereignty of my country against the EVIL and imperialistic British (I admit, I'm garnering sympathy).

However, I do see one thing wrong in all of this. Without doubt, Ireland has performed to an extremely high standard, a standard that many of which in eRepublik, including our foes across the Irish sea can admire. Despite having a population of a considerably less amount than the British, and coupled with a few MPP's of course, we were able to push the British out of most of our territories. Of course, we have a lot of other nations to thank for this, but I feel that we have performed excellently in this skirmish. And while I think that our wonderful Taoiseach and our superb Minister of Foreign Affairs have been exemplary in giving us all the latest summaries of what has happened, I feel that a lot of decisions are being made behind closed doors and without the consultation of the Irish public.

Now, while I realise that with the fast moving nature of war in eRepublik and the tendency of the legislature to drastically slow down decision making, I still feel that this current administration hasn't been very transparent when it comes to reporting the decisions that are being made. Take for instance, the invasion of Cork & Kerry by the Polish Forces today. While it was the necessary, and at least in my opinion, the correct decision, look at the time frames between the decision being made and the decision being reported to the greater populace at large. Just as the battle was ending, Taoiseach Moomoohead wrote an article detailing the move.

This in my opinion is unacceptable. While I accept the reality that, yes, this is just a game and as such, real life comes first, the fact that it took almost a day for this to be reported in the media is a crying shame. And yes, while a citizen that was even somewhat aware of the general going ons of the game would have noticed in this time frame, there are many out there who dont. I'm sure the majority of the so-called "Two-Clicker" populace wouldn't even browse over who or where they were fighting.

So, what am I suggesting. I think the very simple solution that is needed is quicker reporting of events from government sources, from the Taoiseach or otherwise, to the Irish public. I really don't think it would be too much of a hassle to write a concise article about a greater decision that is being made. While this wont make a huge impact, I believe that it will push a very successful operation into the extremely successful operation bracket. I'm sure many will agree that they dont like to be left in the dark about anything, especially not an event as seismic as this. I'm not expecting this article to turn many heads in the cabinet, but if I can get through to just one person, than that's good enough for me.

Namaste,
Dr. Pierre Chang