[JB] Domestic Manifesto
Day 986, 13:15
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Published in United Kingdom 
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by John Bartlett
Welcome to my Domestic Manifesto for the August 2010 Country President Election
tl;dr summary
- New easy to follow guides and video tutorials to be created
- A more proactive wiki team to more regularly check and update the wiki
- A more visible and active entertainment department
- An easier and smaller new citizens message
- An end to the expensive moving ticket scheme
- A Government Site will be created and utilised to allow certain ministries that rely heavily on data to more efficiently function and operate.
Cabinet Application - NOW OPEN
Click Here To Apply
This will redirect you to a new site which will use the erepublik API (secure) to validate who you are. Please do not be scared by this and if you have any doubts check the url or contact me or my team
Domestic Manifesto
What comes to mind when you think of the Ministry of Home Affairs? Large? In need of an update? Uncommunicative? Lackluster?
Well its time for a change, I want to see the MoHA more actively involved, I want to see video tutorials and guides being produced to help us retain new players and advise the old. I really want to see this ministry come back with energy, enthusiasm and ideas.
Our new citizen message is currently laced with links, tutorials, portal pages, and words that many new citizens may not bother to read. We need to break things down as easy as possible, for them to understand. I propose that we do this in two steps:
First, we remove most of the links, fluff, and message to the New Citizen Message that gets sent out. This is normally a Congressional function, but instead we tie it into an Org specifically run for new Citizens.. In the new citizen message, we send out two links only: The portal page on the Wiki, and the organisation used for contact with new players. We then introduce a new IRC channel which will aim to have MoHA staff in 24/7 to answer any questions players may have regarding game play as well as responding to all mails to the org within 24 hours.
I believe if we can inform new players, help them out, give them a fighting chance, that we can grow as a nation and stop the ever increasing number of players leaving due to frustration and lack of understanding. We can put an emphasis on joining the forum community and increasing players involvement and fun.
As we can see (http://wiki.erepublik.com/index.php/Portal:United_Kingdom, the current wiki page is not nearly efficient enough to keep us updated, and I feel like some new oversight needs to be installed.
Essentially, we've got a lot of stuff going. Entertainment, New Citizens Departments and so on, yet we continually try to develop new things while our current programs suffer because no one actually does them. The problem isn't the labor, it's the oversight. We need to continually update and oversee things, not just casually.
I will continually check on things such as wiki pages (like the aforementioned Portal Page which is three months outdated), New Citizen Messaging, and all other programs to ensure they're running.
For literally three months, we've seen no sign of the Entertainment department. They have continually held that they are active, yet each month passes without sign of improvement. We'll go to having one competition per week, with prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. It could be anything from trivia to online gaming to poker, just to keep people entertained.
We will discontinue handing out moving tickets. Considering they're expensive as it is, and not necessary to get to a hospital, we'll continue to encourage people to join the army, but leave London as it is unless we experience a sharp drop in population. Do not misunderstand, we're OK with the current population in London and suggest the 4,000 citizens there remain, but we don't see a need to move more.
As the most important focal point of Domestic affairs, we'll be focusing the Ministries of Legislation, Industry and Technology through the MoHA rather than directly through the PM, to keep the PM free of duties that he does not need to directly oversee. The Deputy Prime Minister should have set responsibilities, not just some floater to move around and do things that he wants.
In short, this keeps a large majority of the Government focused domestically on its citizenry, while the PM, and Military can do their jobs keeping our nation safe.
MoTA - Ministry of Technological Andancement
I believe the Ministry of Technological Advancement is an under used ministry. I believe this ministry should become the heart of all ministries with information and tools provided to help give every minister an advantage in their role.
With this in mind I plan to introduce a full set of tools that will allow ministries to communicate with each other via one central point. I plan to remove as many google docs, forms and spreadsheets as possible and replace them with easy to read tables and forms. This system will remove the repetitive nature of many jobs and allow calculations and reports to be produced almost instantly.
This will help bring the eUK Government into the new version of erepublik and make use of the data and tools available. It will allow us as a nation to take a step forward and begin to see more of what goes on. More accurate predictions can be made, patterns can be spotted, alerts can be issued and even more can be added to allow us to further develop ourselves.
Under my presidency I plan to introduce a central government site to which all ministries that require tools will have access as well as selected congress officials. These ministries will be able to:
Ministry of Finance:
- Track Income and Expenditure with graphical reports able to be copied to congress when needed
- More accurate predictions to be made on spending
- Areas for savings to be identified
- Monetary markets monitored and used to make more money effectively
- Tax revenue to be estimated
Ministry of Home Affairs:
- Mass mail the general population, including filtering down on certain criteria to target people more specifically.
- Template mails to be added and used.
- Logs of who has sent what and when with conflict detection to stop multiple members sending to the same player
- Polls to be produced with API verification to allow players in game to partake in fun polls and awards.
Ministry of Industry:
- An overview with graphical data of the numbers of players in each profession and the demands for that profession
- Information on the number of companies in each industry and estimated trade income / expenditure
- Information on government owed companies, with alerts and links to companies with low levels of RM’s / wages.
- Product price and product availability monitoring to allow us to be better prepared for any issues that may accord due to this
Ministry of Legislative Affairs:
- Polls / Nominations with API verifications for the National Prize
- Referendum ability to allow national referendums.
All Ministries:
- Ability to advertise for jobs and accept applications using the API verification.
- Reports can be produced and copied pre-formated with BB codes) to the forums
- Logs of who has done what to allow you to better tell who has done their job and who hasn’t
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tl;dr summary
- New easy to follow guides and video tutorials to be created
- A more proactive wiki team to more regularly check and update the wiki
- A more visible and active entertainment department
- An easier and smaller new citizens message
- An end to the expensive moving ticket scheme
- A Government Site will be created and utilised to allow certain ministries that rely heavily on data to more efficiently function and operate.
Cabinet Application - NOW OPEN
Click Here To Apply
This will redirect you to a new site which will use the erepublik API (secure) to validate who you are. Please do not be scared by this and if you have any doubts check the url or contact me or my team
Domestic Manifesto
What comes to mind when you think of the Ministry of Home Affairs? Large? In need of an update? Uncommunicative? Lackluster?
Well its time for a change, I want to see the MoHA more actively involved, I want to see video tutorials and guides being produced to help us retain new players and advise the old. I really want to see this ministry come back with energy, enthusiasm and ideas.
Our new citizen message is currently laced with links, tutorials, portal pages, and words that many new citizens may not bother to read. We need to break things down as easy as possible, for them to understand. I propose that we do this in two steps:
First, we remove most of the links, fluff, and message to the New Citizen Message that gets sent out. This is normally a Congressional function, but instead we tie it into an Org specifically run for new Citizens.. In the new citizen message, we send out two links only: The portal page on the Wiki, and the organisation used for contact with new players. We then introduce a new IRC channel which will aim to have MoHA staff in 24/7 to answer any questions players may have regarding game play as well as responding to all mails to the org within 24 hours.
I believe if we can inform new players, help them out, give them a fighting chance, that we can grow as a nation and stop the ever increasing number of players leaving due to frustration and lack of understanding. We can put an emphasis on joining the forum community and increasing players involvement and fun.
As we can see (http://wiki.erepublik.com/index.php/Portal:United_Kingdom, the current wiki page is not nearly efficient enough to keep us updated, and I feel like some new oversight needs to be installed.
Essentially, we've got a lot of stuff going. Entertainment, New Citizens Departments and so on, yet we continually try to develop new things while our current programs suffer because no one actually does them. The problem isn't the labor, it's the oversight. We need to continually update and oversee things, not just casually.
I will continually check on things such as wiki pages (like the aforementioned Portal Page which is three months outdated), New Citizen Messaging, and all other programs to ensure they're running.
For literally three months, we've seen no sign of the Entertainment department. They have continually held that they are active, yet each month passes without sign of improvement. We'll go to having one competition per week, with prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. It could be anything from trivia to online gaming to poker, just to keep people entertained.
We will discontinue handing out moving tickets. Considering they're expensive as it is, and not necessary to get to a hospital, we'll continue to encourage people to join the army, but leave London as it is unless we experience a sharp drop in population. Do not misunderstand, we're OK with the current population in London and suggest the 4,000 citizens there remain, but we don't see a need to move more.
As the most important focal point of Domestic affairs, we'll be focusing the Ministries of Legislation, Industry and Technology through the MoHA rather than directly through the PM, to keep the PM free of duties that he does not need to directly oversee. The Deputy Prime Minister should have set responsibilities, not just some floater to move around and do things that he wants.
In short, this keeps a large majority of the Government focused domestically on its citizenry, while the PM, and Military can do their jobs keeping our nation safe.
MoTA - Ministry of Technological Andancement
I believe the Ministry of Technological Advancement is an under used ministry. I believe this ministry should become the heart of all ministries with information and tools provided to help give every minister an advantage in their role.
With this in mind I plan to introduce a full set of tools that will allow ministries to communicate with each other via one central point. I plan to remove as many google docs, forms and spreadsheets as possible and replace them with easy to read tables and forms. This system will remove the repetitive nature of many jobs and allow calculations and reports to be produced almost instantly.
This will help bring the eUK Government into the new version of erepublik and make use of the data and tools available. It will allow us as a nation to take a step forward and begin to see more of what goes on. More accurate predictions can be made, patterns can be spotted, alerts can be issued and even more can be added to allow us to further develop ourselves.
Under my presidency I plan to introduce a central government site to which all ministries that require tools will have access as well as selected congress officials. These ministries will be able to:
Ministry of Finance:
- Track Income and Expenditure with graphical reports able to be copied to congress when needed
- More accurate predictions to be made on spending
- Areas for savings to be identified
- Monetary markets monitored and used to make more money effectively
- Tax revenue to be estimated
Ministry of Home Affairs:
- Mass mail the general population, including filtering down on certain criteria to target people more specifically.
- Template mails to be added and used.
- Logs of who has sent what and when with conflict detection to stop multiple members sending to the same player
- Polls to be produced with API verification to allow players in game to partake in fun polls and awards.
Ministry of Industry:
- An overview with graphical data of the numbers of players in each profession and the demands for that profession
- Information on the number of companies in each industry and estimated trade income / expenditure
- Information on government owed companies, with alerts and links to companies with low levels of RM’s / wages.
- Product price and product availability monitoring to allow us to be better prepared for any issues that may accord due to this
Ministry of Legislative Affairs:
- Polls / Nominations with API verifications for the National Prize
- Referendum ability to allow national referendums.
All Ministries:
- Ability to advertise for jobs and accept applications using the API verification.
- Reports can be produced and copied pre-formated with BB codes) to the forums
- Logs of who has done what to allow you to better tell who has done their job and who hasn’t
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That JB fellow is p smart.
boated
This is feztastic
I'm voting JB
so i heard JB is p cool
\o/ Im voting John Bartlett on the 5th!
JB is going all the way!
Give me JB as CP, and give me it now.
JB ftw o/
Another Great Manifesto by JB, what a guy <3
Seriously vote JB on the 5th for the CP elections.
The East Midlands NEEDS JB.
AWESOMESAUCE
ps.
VOTE JB ON THE 5TH OR YOU'RE GUNNA GET BUMMED BY A GUY CALLED DISH
JOHN BARTLETT IS THE WAY FORWARD
I heard John Bartlett was born from awesomesauce
I still say that JB fellow is p smart.
I've got a Q5 fez from JB so far.
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JB is a bro, which is why the RFA backs JB for President.
If Israel made JB's... We'd be awesome too.
VOTE JB!
I heard JB is p.cool
thanks for the support.
Carlsberg don't do CP manifestos. But if they did, they'd probably be a bit like John Bartlett's.
Great plan. We need a strong government with a fresh perspective. A focus on domestic affairs seems to be the right course of action for the moment at least. However flexibility of policies should also be considered as we are going through turbulent times.
The policy of not supporting people to move to London seems sensitive enough. I think many regions are underpopulated. Here's a suggestion: funds should be raised for more hospitals (each region of the UK should have a hospital). In countries such as Romania, for instance, each region has a hospital.
In any case, my vote is for John Bartlett.
Radical to the end!!!
Alexander_George + 1
Well, I'll be getting my free Q5 fez.
I hope to as well... I'm sick of my hat! Time to try on something brighter for a change.
The future's bright. The future's the fez!
I think your cabinet application link is broken.
It's timing out.
interesting stuff but a heavy reliance on technology - I would advise making sure you have manual back up systems and procedures in place in case the all singing and dancing web interfaces decide to go t*ts up, so your people don't get to the stage that without the Govt 'Intranet' they can't make practical decisions or work together. However it all sounds refreshing. Good luck
we will have emergency back ups in place. While reliance on API can be helpful, saves a lot of time and gives more accurate results we understand that all too often like a lot of things in eRepulik it goes down from time to time.
I am impressed by this manifesto.
Very divided atm.
I have one question for you JvB, do you like Fezzes?
I know I like fezzes 😃
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