Yasmin Lane: Delegate change in the Urbanites

[Yasmin Lane]

The region Urbanites has a new Delegate: White Lotus Eaters.

The old Delegate, Anarchotopia has resigned his delegacy. He promised me to make a statement tomorrow, but we already have some info on why he has left the region.

Here is what we found on the Urbanites forum, these posts can be found here:

Hestrael: November 24th

May I refer you to this:

theurbanites.proboards19.com/index.cgi?action=calendar

Perhaps these elections went on without me noticing, or perhaps Im just stupid, but I dont think they ever happened

and I would like to ask this question again:

Although we understand that many nations were set to disappear due to inactivity a long time ago, what do you plan to do to keep interest in Urbanites strong and to replace those that have left/disappeared?

(although I do note that around 10 or so new nations seem to have appeared from nowhere very suddenly in the region, which is nice)

Iuthia: November 25th

Yeah... me thinks they are the delegates allies backing him up in a OOC way... unless they want to post that they are actually moving forces near our continent.

Yes, we have not had elections and I would suggest they happen relatively soon so we can capitalise on the publicity we have.

Anarchotopia: November 25th

I understand and share your concerns about the state of decline of our region but as recent events have shown the Delegate cannot do anything without the consent of the region. The region very rarely bothers to show interest let alone give consent thus the Delegate cannot address these important concerns.

Further to this the price I’m paying for bringing the rebellion against democracy to an end is stepping down as Delegate so I suggest you hold the thought and take it up with the new Delegate as soon as he's elected.

As for making gains on the publicity I don’t see that is possible most other nations either don’t know what is going on or would be unlikely to come to a region that jumps to a war footing against it’s Delegate so quickly.

The only real interest that has come out of this is that our friends and allies have shown great sympathy with me and I’ve had many offers to join other regions!

The rebels may of won but the region did not. A point that is lost on them I’m sure…

Iuthia: November 26th

Personally I've already pointed out that the whole "war"thing is a huge communiation issue, I don't think war was the case at any point.

As for automatically supporting my delegate? I'll do what I want to do, if I want to remove my endorsement without any elections then that’s up to me, I don’t think anything is going to happen because of it because I’m a native of this region, it would almost be a crime to boot me on the principal that I don’t want to endorse someone.

I don’t care if this region has 10 nations or 100, I’m happy with it still and even if everyone goes I’ve got my region in which I’m based… my role-play is all based on the boards where I actually have a lot to do, even if most of our nations die, I’ve got allies from those boards who can help me in a war scenario, the way I see it is that I don’t care what happens to the region ultimately, providing no one kicks me out I’m ok with it being small. Being a Native I can’t be kicked out without good reason and being a big military nation no one can RP a war with me and win (seeing as it would take three times as many forces to even match me, being the defender and all) assuming I use my allies.

So far the Urbanites forum.

We also asked some of the nations in the Urbanites regions what happenend. Iuthia was the first to respond.

Iuthia: O.K it's like this, a advocate (Thaedron) in this region got caught with having two nation in the U.N at the same time by the mods and becuase of this, Thaedron was kicked out of the region by our Delegate, Arnarchotopia.

Thing is, Thaedron is a popular member of the region, he's made our map and he's done alot of good making us better. He says that he was switching his UN membership to another nation and simply forgot to take it away from his main nation. I beleive him and so does most of the region...

Eitherway, we were all a little anoyed at this becuase it was a flash decision by the delegate and it seemed very harsh... afterall, it's up to the mods (IMO) to deal with it and they did, neither nation is in the UN.

So people were jostling the delegate about it, asking for resignations and the such, some were even talking that a Civil war could occure, but no one actually said that they would do something like it.

I personally tried to quash the idea and then the delegate gets the idea that a war is about to break out and so he calls in allies... this I can only assume is so that he can assure his place as delegate... even though the removal of endorements is a democratic process.

So everyones upset and everyone thinks somethings going on... it's this huge communication problem and misunderstanding and well... you get the idea.

People don't like whats happened to Thaedron, but he has contacted us and said he is ok with the decision and he will not argue with it. Now the delegate wishes to stand down (probably for the better as he isn't going to win any elections) and leave for a period of time.

I could say more about the numberous complaints about how this has been handled, but it goes a long way and isn't worth dredging up again.




We also recieved a telegram from Insaaniyat

Insaaniyat: I'd like to add something to your news about the events that took place in the urbanites.I would also appreciate if i was not misquoted as i have been by ur company before.thanku:)

I would just like to say being delegate often requires that you make quick, on the spot decisions for the protection of your region. I know from my time as delegate of this region that it is not always possible to consult with your advocacy before making a decision as often the response is delayed. So at times like these it is left up to you to make the final call.

Anarchotopia may have made a rash decision to eject Thaedron however it is a decision that can be rectified. I do not doubt in the anarchotopian peoples ability to run and look after this region.

Thats all id like to add, thanku

Insaaniyat
former urbanites delegate




And for now, we shall end with the first post on the Civil HQ of the Urbanites region from the new Delegate, after she found out she was Delegate:

White Lotus Eaters: I think that's my cue! :-)

My Fellow Urbanites, whilst I regret the events that have catapulted me into this position, I vow to serve you all to the best of my abilities, and to pursue peace and reconciliation for our region.

I shall of course need a couple of days to pick up the reins of responsibility, but I would like to say now that I hope we can revitalize and rebuild this region into a thriving community we can all be proud of. I recognize I cannot do this alone so my first task will be to draw up a list of roles I believe need filling. These will be posted on the proboards midweek for interested parties to read, I hope we can have a new team (including present members hopefully!) in place by the weekend.

In the meantime, I am aware that I am only delegate because of your endorsements which you are free to withdraw at any time. However, I would ask that anyone who is a UN member who has not endorsed me, does so for as long as they are not unhappy with my actions.

Here's to a bright future for Urbanites! :-)



Hopefully tomorrow, Anarchotopia will give us his statement.

This was Yasmin, good evening to you all, and good luck to the Urbanites.

[Yasmin Lane]

It took a bit longer than I thought, but here it is, the statement from Anarchotopia:

As recent events have shown the powers of the Delegate are substantial yet limited. A fair amount of criticism has been heaped on me because of my actions regarding a nation in the region but for those who judgment came before the actions of their brains I ask what led me to a place of near autocracy? The answer is a simple one; the region itself.

When running for the position of Delegate my head was filled with many hopes and dreams of how the region could be, how our shared experience could be enhanced with a renewed commitment to the collective ideals we once held dearly. I also hoped to be the most democratic Delegate we’d had and in that I was a success. The limits of my success however were the severe lack of participation and engagement by the active nations of the region.

Despite repeated communications and requests to the very same nations (who Judas like turned on me recently) to do the jobs assigned and to work with me in getting our dying region back on its feet I was faced with nothing. No replies, half hearted comments of “I’ll do it later” and more often than not the replies would simply state that they didn’t care, the region no longer cared…

It saddens me to say that they were right, the Urbanites region, the birth place of the Mutual Assistance Pact and one of the founders of the current anti-crashing movements had been slowly falling into disinterest and despair. The tireless efforts by me to be held to account, to open us up to transparent procedure, the endless requests for opinions about my conduct and consultations about regional policy were ignored, dismissed or not even recognised.

In this kind of climate a Delegate has very little choice but to make decisions based on what s/he thinks is best for the region. With no accountability a Delegate has guess what lays in the minds of others. With no communication a Delegate when faced with a possible threat to regional security does what he or she thinks is best.

I freely admit that my actions on ejecting a nation may not have been to everyone’s liking but the region had at that point left me no choice. I will not however claim any responsibility for the over zealous and irrational reactions that followed, I will not claim responsibility for the situation that led to me having no one tom turn for advice, I will not because I cannot. To claim that as my responsibility would be lie to myself, to the region and be contrary with my honest dealing with it. To accept the flaws and problems created by others would, in my view, be immoral.

I’m fully prepared to accept my part in the collective reality we had created and the subsequent problems it caused but cannot until those nations (whose hypocrisy was nothing short of staggering) do so.

As I’ve said our region is dying, before long we will have little over 40 nations and will become given our history a prime target to all those regions we helped stop during our anti-crashing duties. This is not to my liking and I stand firm that I will work tirelessly to change the trajectory the region is on.

This is why my plan was always to stand down as Delegate at the time I chose, with that said I would like to announce that I’ve joined the Global Liberation Army (GLA) to fight directly on the frontline against all that threaten our liberty and to prepare for the day when those evils turn their beady eyes to our humbled region.

The region is now at a turning point and so with it is its friends and allies but the choice lay with the Urbanites and the Urbanites alone; do we take up the challenge and fight side by side to return the region to what it once was? Or do we let our petty concerns; our apathy and our lack of vision destroy us once and for all?

I choose the former.