[WHPR Day 2335] Canada Spotlight, eRadio, American Hero, PP Prequel, War Map
James S. Brady Press Room
[WHPR Day 2335] Spotlight: Canada, Death of eRadio, American Hero, PP; Prequel, War Map
Dateline: Saturday, April 12th, 2014 (Day 2335)
Location: James S. Brady Press Room, The White House
Special thanks to Sarah who made a last minute contribution late at night!!
Today’s WHPR:
: 1: Spotlight: Canada
: 2: Death of eRadio
: 3: American Hero: RedbirdUSA
: 4: PP Update: Prequel
: 5: War Map
Editors: SecMed Blondeninja
Contributors: irule77, Saraht0ga, Paul Proteus, Alexander Auctoritas
Spotlight: Canada
irule77
One of the most interesting recent conflicts to engulf America is that of its Canadian war. Initiated over Canada’s MPPing of Serbia, widely regarded as a benevolent enemy of America’s in the view of the average citizen. The war ended up as an occupation from the United States. Before getting into the thick of it, let’s review some brief history of the Canadian-US Relations. Canada has for the last year or so been relatively close to the US providing the occasional support here and there, though invading Canada seems to be the running joke here for the return of our hat; tensions have obviously increased recently.
I sat down with Rylde, President/Prime Minister of Canada to discuss the recent occupation/invasion and their relationship with Serbia. One of the things we discussed were the reasons Canadians were angry with the US’ occupation. President Rylde stated that “Canadians wanted to fight against having their foreign policy dictated” and after inheriting the MPP with Serbia during his term, he felt obligated to ensure the will of the people was carried out. “Canadians are a stubborn, so they'd rather be wiped and be able to choose their own friends than be a someone's dog” He also stated. We then switched to the heated discussion on the NAP terms proposed by America which President Rylde declared were “Insulting” and a “joke”. The President thinks this war is bringing his nation together over a common cause and that this has pushed their political differences aside to unite them, and while he sees no resolution in the immediate future, he intends to have Canada continue to be a nuisance to the US. It’s worth noting that the NAP terms proposed by America basically wouldn’t have allowed Canada any regions for right now (though as some State officials have stated, this was supposed to be subject to back and forth negotiation).
War commonly affects the internal status of a nation, and I briefly brought this up with the President as well. President Rylde believes that, as state earlier, this war will unify the country (as we’ve seen it do with some of their successful RWs recently). Rylde believes that, “We've been in this position many times. Our citizens know how to cope and they would rather fight and be wiped than surrender to bad terms”.
This war is likely to continue on and tensions will likely remain high between the two countries. This was a bit of a different spotlight than usual, but I think it was worth taking a look at our continuing saga with the nation of Canada, a nation we’ve been allies and enemies with plenty of times, and especially important since it involves Serbia, apparently America’s mortal enemy. As always, I’m Irule777, and this was spotlight with the WHPR. Good luck to both nations in the war moving forward, it should be interesting to watch it play out.
(Special thanks to Rylde who sat down and let me pick apart the interview a bit. We also talked about LETO and some other stuff, but this can only be so long…)
eMedia Report: Death of Radio
Saraht0ga
About a year ago, when I joined eRepublik, there were two radio shows: eNPR, at that time hosted by Henry Pfeiffer Arundel, and eFPR. Their purposes, to engage citizens and to discuss current events and issues in the eUS and eWorld, were fascinating to me as a new player. Here was a game that looked like barely anything on the surface, but for which the players had created such an interesting, involved meta game in which you found yourself enthralled. It's because of radio, and Dr. Luis Sentieiro's desire to start up a radio show for AMP, that I was taken from two clicker/newbie status and sucked into the world of eRep Media.
What happened to radio, though? As those of you who know me are aware, I had fallen back into a two clicker state of being for the past several months, and found upon my return that only eFPR still stands. According to Pfeiffer, eNPR started some time during the fall of 2011 thanks in large part to Cerb, which really marked the beginning of radio as a medium in the game. As my own interest in the game waned last fall, it seemed that a great deal of interest in eRepublik themed radio fell off as well. The drive to host episodes, the work it takes to discuss topics that are both relevant and interesting to listeners, and quite simply the logistics of scheduling episodes around real life all seem to have been detrimental to the entire eRepublik radio phenomenon.
Is there a future for radio on eRepublik? With the loss of shows like eNPR and AMPR, it seems not. As someone who has put a great deal of work into the media aspect of this game, I feel that this is a problem worth fixing. With what appears to be an already weakening meta game presence, building up and maintaining a captivating meta game for people who might otherwise stay away is something we should all be aware of and working to find a solution to. Without these things, without compelling media and events worth discussing on IRC and in the game itself, no one will be more than a two clicker.
And I, personally, think we're all better than that.
American Hero: Red Bird USA
Paul Proteus
Today our American hero is a long time player and eUS Marine, who is none other than:
Redbirdusa!
He has been playing eRepublik since mid 2009 when he joined into the eUS Army, a branch of the eUS Military which was then part of the government. He started out at the platoon level of leadership working his way up the chain of command from First Sergeant of the 5/3 Platoon to Colonel of the Army’s First Division. After some time here he became the commanding officer of the prestigious Army Rangers Division.
While he was working his way up Army he was giving his all to the battle our beloved eUSA was in at the time. From WWIII where he helped fight on the main fronts against Indonesia and Portugal, up through history to some more recent battles. His activity, dedication and fighting spirit earned him the demanding job of Commandant of the Marine Corps where he currently serves today.
More than any old soldier doing his duty Redbirdusa has dedicated his e-Life to his military career giving his all for the protection of the eUSA and her values. He has served for 5 solid years and continues to this day; his participation in many of our great conflicts does not go thankless.
AS such we would like to thank him for his undying service over his time playing and bestow upon him the title of American Hero. While the only people who can truly understand a marine are marines and his enemies (as I am neither) I hope I did him justice.
Upcoming PP Elections
Blondeninja
With PP elections looming I thought it prudent to give you a prequel to mondays issue with a heads up regarding the next elections.
We all know the story of VT by now and it’s been pretty well covered through many papers and articles. DMJ became the acting PP as he was runner up and he is going again this term. However nearly each of the major parties have some sort of PTOer on their polls and we will have to be able to respond at a moments notice. Primaries are being run in each party now (that has more than one candidate) and DHS is currently working with them all together to prepare for the election day.
While the threat will not be to the same extent that it was previously requiring massive amounts of moving and work to get a big party down and out of the “danger zone”. This was undoubtably tough for WTP and we aim to avoid this in the future. Once each party's primary poll is concluded the official candidates will be announced for each party and I’m sure we will be one among other papers to bring this information to you all. Keep an eye out for those articles and stay tuned for updates we bring you next issue. And don’t forget to vote in your party’s primary!
~ Blondeninja
War Map
Alexander Auctoritas
That's more like it.
1. Latvia continues to fight off Belarus. They keep getting attacked consistently. The war goes back and forth, a perfect MPP battle of SIRIUS vs ASTERIA.
2. Serbia is about to attack Albania, again. I once asked an Albanian if they would ever consider peace with Serbia or an NAP. They replied, "Never. Never. Never. Never." Someday we all hope to see a red Serbia.
3. Greece is moving through Italy, easily. I wonder whom they will attack next? I'd put some money on Chile. And I'd also put money on Chile winning that war. We shall see.
4. Croatia has just opened a new war with Hungary. Honestly, I'd expect Croatia to win a couple of battles. We will monitor the situation and see if either alliance puts this as a major priority. Croatia could very well beat up on Hungary.
5. Finland has just opened a war with Estonia, but this is nothing new. I kinda thought that Asgard and the Baltic nations has brokered peace. O well.
6. And Portugal is just one battle away from wiping Venezuela. Which proves that you don't engage if you don't have what it takes to finish. Or rather the full support of your alliance. Bye Bye Venezuela. Good job, Portugal.
That's pretty much it. Situation normal in Europe and elsewhere. I'd like to see some good airstrikes to spice things up, but it is not up to me.
Until next time, keep shaking that ass.
Your SecMed; Blondeninja -|-DepSecMe
😛Wookyjack
"I would rather rot in hell for all of eternity for standing by my principles, than get into heaven by leaving those principles behind"
Contributors: irule77, Saraht0ga, Paul Proteus, Alexander Auctoritas
WHPR Day 2335
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/2391116/1/20
Spotlight: Canada, Death of eRadio, American Hero, PP; Prequel, War Map
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Comments
First reserved for another good edition of the WHPR! Thanks to the contributors!
I AM DISAPPOINT AMERICA:
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/2390802/1/20
Y U LIKE LOSING?
Ehrm, your map of North America does not match reality.
The date on the war map shows when this was finished. We cannot update segments on the dot, especially when things like battles change by the second. AA did a good job writing this at the time.
They had no regions yesterday and now they have two? Seems a bit strange, but ok
Things change from write time to publish time, in this case not even 12 hours. We do out best to keep up to date as is our intention. Analysis is inherently after the fact of an event anyways. AA did well and I hope you understand the nature of analysis and our strive to stay timely.
Don't worry. I know the stresses. I worked on WHPR for a while myself. Given the edit feature on newspapers though, it might be a good idea to update the reports so they match the state of affairs at the time the article is published.
Furthermore, F*** Canada.
I have a great idea Dylan. Why don't you join the whpr staff and write a segment so you can make sure it's all done correctly!
I've done WHPR before. I'm currently too busy with the Fed press to take on another paper job. However, I suspect your offer was more rhetorical than sincere.
I can provide links to the papers I worked on if you want.
nope it was totally sincere
"We cannot update segments on the dot"
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Why not? you can do it right now: UPDATE: we have lost 3 bonus regions and the Canadians are leading in Ontario.
Update: We are leading in Ontario now.Its press not radio.
Good Job!
voted
voted
Voted for the return of spotlighting a nation! 😃
p/h
shields up!
fed radio is still active on Sundays
radioactive
congress critter
10 hard worker medals achieved in 10 months
Wow and I am humbled by this, thank you.
Stemper-Fi
Commandant of the Marines
redbirdusa
you've been an American Hero since LONG before the award was created.
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redbirdusa
American Hero
Semper-Fi
USMC o7
o7 redbirdusa
redbirdusa
American Hero
Semper-Fi
USMC o7
RBU BOOM
Semper Fi
FIST
oh good baby Dio you people
1) Needs more Redbirdusa. He makes me horny... for victory!
2) Needs less Rylde. He makes me want to drink heavily and scream incoherently at my neighbors.
" 6. And Portugal is just one battle away from wiping Venezuela. Which proves that you don't engage if you don't have what it takes to finish. Or rather the full support of your alliance. Bye Bye Venezuela. Good job, Portugal. "
I agree with the general idea of the topic, however all the "bye bye" thing is out of line. Remember you are talking about an allied nation.
eUSA is eUSA. Can't change that.
Who is John Galt?
I had forty f*cks. I now have forty f*cks. How many fu*ks did I give?
O7 RedBirdUSA
SEMPER FIDELIS !
o7 RedBirdUSA
SEMPER FIDELIS !
www.erepublik.com/tr/article/2391238/1/20
v for Canada
"they'd rather be wiped and be able to choose their own friends than be a someone's dog"
UK's tried to dictate Ireland's foreign relations many times too, been told to shove it every time. o/
Voted! Great job team!
Red Serbia? Sirous?
Good job! and the eUS Military's Redbirdusa hit the headlines... o7 Constance and dedication rewarded
Tell us why we lost 3 wep resources in the past few days.
"MEK-day"
The military unit MEK (Mobile Elite Korps), for their birthday, decided to go all out against the USA. The top MU members out-hit the USA by a couple billion damage, I believe, as they dominated the top 25 in the "Top Fighters" list for the day.
Nice article 😁 Even if I'm Canadian 😉
Banana! \o/
voted, good article
Voted 😁
redbirdusa
American Hero
Semper-Fi
USMC o7