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The North Pacific
Founder No Founder
WA Delegate McMasterdonia
Members 25539
 -  of which WA 1836
Regional population
 -  2014 estimate 2.32 trillion
GRP N/A
Regional HDI 0.500
low
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The North Pacific

The North Pacific (TNP) is a gargantuan region, with a massive community boasting over 10,000 member nations. The North Pacific is a truly dominating World Assembly bloc, with over 1,500 member nations. TNP is one of the game's feeder regions, known collectively as the Pacifics.

History

Table of Delegates

Delegate Enthronement Dethronement Notes
[Unknown] November 2002  ?
Mikestonia  ?  ?
Nastic  ? May 2003
United Individuals May 2003 June 2003
Nastic June 2003 July 2003
Treenudity August 2003 September 2003
The twoslit experiment September 2003 November 2003
Nastic 2 November 2003 December 2003
The twoslit experiment January 2004 January 2004
Wilkshire January 2004 January 2004
The twoslit experiment January 2004 16 February 2004
Wilkshire 16 February 2004 15 April 2004
Blackshear 15 April 2004 21 April 2004 unseated ("due to someone tampering with his access to the game") [1]
Magicality 21 April 2004 June 2004 surpassed by UPS Rail after she mysteriously disappeared for an extended period of time, never to reappear in-game
UPS Rail June 2004 June 2004 = Sir Paul of the Pacific; openly declared allegiance to the NPO on 29 June
Great Bight June 2004 28 July 2004 = Mammothistan of the Pacific; leader of the infamous ALSO regime
Better Times 28 July 2004 29 July 2004 = Free4All = Ballotonia; returned the region to native control
Thel DRan 29 July 2004 8 September 2004
Sydia 8 September 2004 25 October 2004
Pixiedance 25 October 2004 8 January 2005 = Cathyy
Pixiedance 8 January 2005 10 January 2005 = Borogravia Moldavi = Pierconium = Gracius Maximus = Greater Moldavi
Pixiedance 10 January 2005 15 January 2005 = Cathyy
Pixiedance 15 January 2005 May 2005 = Borogravia Moldavi = Pierconium = Gracius Maximus = Greater Moldavi
Pixiedance May 2005 May 2005 = Cathyy
Pixiedance May 2005 26 May 2005 = Insane Power
Lungwallabad 26 May 2005 27 May 2005 06:15 GMT
Stars of Sky 27 May 2005 06:15 GMT 19 August 2005
Flemingovia 19 August 2005 13 November 2005
Former English Colony 13 November 2005 23 February 2006 = Erastide
Flemingovia 23 February 2006 16 May 2006
Former English Colony 16 May 2006 9 August 2006 = Erastide
Unterwasserseestaat 9 August 2006 7 September 2006 caretaker delegate until the elected delegate, Great Bights Mum, could attain the delegacy
Great Bights Mum 7 September 2006 10 February 2007
Emperor Matthuis 10 February 2007 12 February 2007 attained the delegacy prior to the end of elections as a result of an outside-backed unendorsement campaign against Great Bights Mum that supported Emperor Matthuis; several groups including Gatesville were behind this
Great Bights Mum 12 February 2007 19 February 2007 with the support of the WPLF and with no resistance from Emperor Matthuis, she gained the Delegate's seat back in short order
Chodean Kal 19 February 2007 August 2007 declared the elected Delegate in a run-off election
Great Bights Mum August 2007 October 2007
Emperor Matthuis October 2007 October 2007
Great Bights Mum October 2007 January 2008
Lewis and Clark January 2008 May 2008
Great Bights Mum May 2008 June 2008
Zemnaya Svoboda June 2008 October 2008
The Tresville Element October 2008 February 2009
Sydia February 2009 September 2009
Durkadurkiranistan October 2009 March 2010
New Kervoskia March 2010 July 2010
Shoeless Joe July 2010 July 2010
Ermarian August 2010 September 2010
Durkadurkiranistan II September 2010 October 2010
Flemingovia October 2010 January 2011
Chodean Kal January 2011 March 2011
Blackshear41 March 2011 September 2011
Grosseschnauzer October 2011 January 2012
Pasargad February 2012 March 2012
Blue Wolf II March 2012 May 2012
Zemnaya Svoboda June 2012 November 2012
Former English Colony November 2012 November 2012 = Erastide
McMasterdonia November 2012 March 2013
Blue Wolf II March 2013 April 2013
Jamie Anumia April 2013 September 2013
McMasterdonia September 2013 May 2014
HMS Unicorn May 2014 January 2015
McMasterdonia January 2015 February 2015
SillyString February 2015 March 2015 Acting-Delegate (while Vice Delegate of The North Pacific)
The Democratic Republic of Tomb April 2015 May 2015
SillyString May 2015 July 2015 Acting-Delegate (while Vice Delegate of The North Pacific)
Zemnaya Svoboda July 2015 September 2015
SillyString September 2015 January 2016 Broke the record set by Cathyy for endorsements: 750 in January 2016
Lord Ravenclaw January 2016 September 2016 Broke the record set by Nastick: 884 (2003) in April 2016, Broke 1000 Endorsements on the 18th July 2016.
Plembobria September 2016 May 2017 Broke the record set by Lord Ravenclaw: Broke 1300 in April 2017.
Pallaith May 2017 January 2018
Gladio II January 2018 May 2018
Siwale May 2018 September 2018 (next scheduled general election)

Origins

The origins of the North Pacific are lost in the mists of time, but in October 2003 The twoslit experiment created a forum for the region on Invisionfree. This forum, “Old Blue” or “S2” as it came to be known, served as the region’s home until November 2005.

The First few months of the forum’s life are remembered by many as a “Golden Age” of The North Pacific. The region enjoyed a clear identity, largely defined by being pro-defender, pro-ADN and anti-NPO, but also it benefited from what was probably the best Out of Character forums in the whole of NationStates at the time. Another feature of this era was the lack of a constitution, government, or any bureaucracy of any kind; a sharp contrast to the region in later times!

Conquering regimes: UPS Rail and Great Bight

This era came to an end when the delegate Magicality, in the process of writing a constitution for the region, fell ill and was succeeded by a relatively unknown player: UPS Rail. UPS Rail (an alter ego of Sir Paul of the Pacific) unilaterally reversed the foreign policy of the region, declaring allegiance to Francos Spain’s NPO, and went on a banning spree:

 
 
This region has been fractured and I will unite it. I have seen the Pacific, and it truly is a bastion of stability. Since our constitution has not been ratified, I have used the executive powers of the delegacy to join the New Pacific Order. Those in violation of the civil code have been removed, and shall be un-banned after they have come into compliance.
 

 

—UPS Rail

He then fell silent and inactive before returning for a second banning spree and ultimately resigning the delegacy in favour of Great Bight, who was later revealed to be another NPO puppet ( Mammothistan).

Great Bight founded ALSO – designed to be the new government of the region. But few of the natives of the region took to the new regime. Great Bight instituted an endorsement cap, the first the region ever had, and offered a token position of Vice-Delegate to Thel D’ran in an attempt to pacify the natives. This offer was rejected. When Great Bight started banning respected and long-standing natives of the region, such as Treenudity and Thel D’ran, a fierce opposition arose, bringing to TNP the first, though not the last, taste of conflict. Natives of the region engaged in an unendorsement campaign, and also kept the original forum of the region active, forming a government in exile around Thel D’ran in the region Avengers Assemble on 10 July. In response to the resistance, Great Bight instituted a new policy: “ARRRRRRrrr!! New rules, so listen up, mates! Mutiny is a crime punishable by KEELHAUL!!” A wave of bannings followed. Francos Spain, delegate of the Pacific, called for all loyal Pacificans to follow him into the north in order to support the beleaguered Great Bight, mobilizing some 60 nations; New Sparrow also sent in 19 nations in support. While this was going on, other plans were afoot, and on 28th July the region awoke to find that a combined force of ALL, ADN, and other defenders spearheaded by Free4All ( Ballotonia) with his nation Better Times had wrested the region from Great Bight. Free4All handed the delegacy over to Thel D’ran and the natives of the region. The Constitution that Magicality had written before UPS Rail’s takeover was finally instated.

However, the Great Bight era had left deep scars in the region. First, there was a legacy of conflict and argument which remains to this day. Second, despite the role of the ADN in liberating the region, relations between some in the region and the organization were soured in this period, and within six months TNP would leave the ADN and lose much of its active defender role.

TNP under Pixiedance

The delegacies of Thel D'ran, Sydia, and Cathyy (as Pixiedance) were marked by attempts to recover from the trauma of Great Bight, and also to safeguard the region from rogue delegacies, largely by the adoption of constitutions and legal codes. Sadly, it is a truism that “where you get laws, you get lawyers”, and this period of TNP life became characterized by suspicion, factionalism and infighting. Disagreements arose over the region’s membership in the ADN; at the urging of Foreign Affairs Minister Wiltshire, Pixiedance repudiated this membership without a promised vote on 23 December 2004, frustrated at having policy dictated to her by an outside alliance. Four days later, the Ministry of Justice ruled this act illegal, but the ruling was appealed by Pixiedance. On 6 January 2005, with Pixiedance still refusing to withdraw her act, the North Pacific was officially removed from the ADN according to ADN laws. The TNP forum administrator, former delegate The twoslit experiment, removed Pixiedance’s forum privileges, and, in response, Pixiedance and four of the six Cabinet members moved to a new forum for the region, made by Gracius Maximus ( Pierconium).

Eventually, all of this came to a head, and Cathyy performed an act of desperation, or betrayal, depending on whom you talk to: On 8 January 2005 Pixiedance handed over control of her nation, and hence the delegacy, to Pierconium ( Borogravia Moldavi) of the People's Republic of The Pacific. (It was later revealed that Cathyy had not slept for over 70 hours before this and was heavily sleep-deprived.) This new delegate immediately suspended the constitution and declared martial law, ejecting and banning the nation placed second in the region in endorsements ( Better Times, aka Free4All) — Cathyy had made her donation of the delegacy conditional on this ejection. The next day, Pierconium apologized and outlined his plans for the region.

 
 
...I would like to address my plans for the north Pacific. They are brief. I am not the elected leader of your region. I am an opportunistic pretender. I did none of the work and reap all the benefit. I do not wish to impose an authoritarian rule on those that do not seek it. I do not wish to cause chaos in the region, or division. In fact, from what I have observed it would appear that some of the division that has been sweeping through TNP of late has ceased to exist, so sometimes, even good can come from evil men.

To that end, I have presented the Cabinet with a modified Constitution that will hopefully end some of the recent litigation and lead to a more streamlined democratic government. I have also presented a Judicial Act, that outlines the means of holding a fair and equal trial for all accused nations. I plan on working with the Cabinet of TNP to modify this document so that the people of the north Pacific can benefit from an effective elected government.

I also hereby lift the ban on Delegacy campaigns. Both the nations Better Times and Insane Legends have a commanding presence in endorsement counts. Several others have voiced their intention to run for the position as well. There will be no polling. There will be no restrictions or bannings. Whoever takes control of TNP first, wins. It is that simple.
 


 

—Pierconium

Later that week, Pierconium restored the nation to Pixiedance’s control at her request. The constitution was restored to full effect. Nonetheless, Pierconium was planning further changes: on 11 January he invited friends into the North Pacific and secretly created a new forum for his soon-to-be North Pacific Directorate. He furthermore stacked the North Pacific Cabinet with his supporters.

By 18 January Pixiedance herself declared a state of emergency and suspended the Constitution after a vote by TNP’s compromised Cabinet. She also dissolved the region’s alliance with the ALL, which had become increasingly confused since the ALL refused to recognize the Delegate/Government as being able to act on behalf of the region. On 15 January, she gave her nation once again to Pierconium/Moldavi, this time legally, but the transfer was only made public on the 19th. The North Pacific Directorate was formally proclaimed on 21 January, and Pierconium was given the title of The Minister.

As soon as this change of delegacy was confirmed, The North Pacific Underground arose in the region, a resistance movement based at the region’s original forum, in response to Pierconium’s North Pacific Directorate. The Underground later changed its name to The North Pacific Confederation and became the home of a revitalized Constitutional government from the region. The NPD attempted to create a constitutional form of government with increased powers for the delegate but were stymied by the efforts of the NPC and constant plots for its overthrow by various defender organizations (foremost, the ADN). Pierconium banned a total of 489 nations to secure his rule, and in time the NPC dwindled and faltered. More political controversy arose when the West Pacific Intelligence Agency discovered that several high-ranking members of the NPD were actually powerful members of the Union of Sovereigns under different aliases, leading to greater condemnation of the NPD as simply a political puppet for the PRP and its allies. Pierconium rejected the claims of PRP influence, noting that the PRP itself expelled him from the Pacifican Senate for his actions. Indeed, Pirerconium would later admit: “Gracius Maximus, [i.e. Pierconium] while truly being a citizen of the north and having no allegiences to outside organizations was not Francoist. The manner in which he played and manipulated the region were self-serving. He had only his own interests in mind during the majority of his actions and gave no real regard to what was best for the region as a whole.” The Pacific itself issued an edict against Pierconium:

 
 
The PRP officially disavows any involvement in what has occurred over in the North Pacific. The Pacific has always held regional sovereignty as a basic tenet of our Revolution and so the right of a region to self-determination is sacrosanct. We have not any policy regarding usurping Delegacies nor any plans to do so anywhere.

We Senators, Mammothistan and BlackAdder hereby order any PRP members involved in the North Pacific to end any activity there immediately. Failure to do so endangers you in continuing your further association with us.
 


 

—Mammothistan and BlackAdder

Several months later , Moldavi returned the nation Pixiedance to its original owner Cathyy, who immediately passed it on to Insane Power, a high-ranking Directorate member and at that time Minister of External Affairs in the NPD. In turn, Cathyy received IP’s nation Insane Legends to avoid having one player control two UN nations. Moldavi objected to the passing of Pixiedance and stripped Root Admin status on his forum from the then-delegate, Insane Power. Moldavi had agreed to this and non-forum interference as part of the handing back of Pixiedance.

In response to TNP yet again being held to ransom by a forum owner, Insane Power created a new forum and continued with his planned founding of a new government known as The North Pacific Government(TNPG) and named his new cabinet the North Pacific Government (NPG). This Government took many steps towards what had been demanded by members of the region under the NPD. But there were those in the region who were intensely suspicious of Insane Power, given that he had been an active supporter of the NPD and had for a time supported Great Bight before that.

The Aftermath of Pixiedance

On 26th of May 2005, history was again written in the North Pacific as Insane Power resigned Pixiedance from the United Nations, leaving TNP without a delegate. Insane Legends (then second in the endorsement ranking) was immediately resigned also, thus creating what can only be termed a power vacuum as the endorsement cap had long prevented any other nation from coming close in endorsements. The day until the next update was marked by vigorous endorsement and unendorsement campaigns, mostly supporting one or the other of the nations Thel DRan and Lungwallabad, who were the most likely successors. Below are the top contenders ranked by endorsement at that time (hours before the update):

Notably, Insane Power still held the Regional Controls, and used this power to endorse Thel DRan in the World Factbook Entry, as well as ejecting several active contenders, among them Leonardo Da Vinci and Stars of Sky. Mere seconds before the update, he ejected Lungwallabad (then holding the most endorsements), perhaps to ensure a victory of Thel DRan. However, this was too late, and Lung became delegate at the same time. He unbanned himself and cleared the banlist, ejecting Cathyy and Poltsamaa. This day, as Lungwallabad became delegate, marked the first time since 25 October 2004 that a nation other than Pixiedance held the regional delegacy.

The following day Stars of Sky gained the delegacy from Lungwallabad. She had been avoiding the update, in a practice known as update surfing. She held around 250 endorsements, and moved back into the North Pacific.

In June/July 2005 a New Constitution was adopted for the North Pacific, and the Forum known affectionately as "S2" or "Old Blue" was confirmed as the official forum of the region, continuing a tradition begun in 2003. Government and delegate elections followed, and a peaceful transfer of the delegacy followed. The state of emergency that had existed in the region for some months was finally at an end.

Other Delegate Troubles

An unendorsement campaign briefly led the Vice Delegate Emperor Matthuis to the delegacy on February 10th, 2007, displacing the Delegate Great Bights Mum, with the aid of troops from Gatesville and the support of the NPO. An action likely perpetrated by the joint efforts of several groups, it is unclear what was supposed to be achieved from this mission. Great Bights Mum, with Emperor Matthuis’ cooperation, was able to quickly return to the Delegate's seat; Matthuis did not think his raider supporters would be patient enough to give him enough influence to successfully banject the old guard, so he saw no choice but to give up despite his victory. It has since been discovered that the people responsible for the displacement were, among others, the North Pacific Destroyers.

Governments

January 2005 - May 2005: The North Pacific Directorate

August 2005 - November 2005

In August 2005 the following ministers, and other government officials, took office and served until November 2005:

November 2005 - February 2006

At the end of November 2005 the region voted to move away from the S2 forum which had been its home for two years. This was sparked by a dispute with the root admin there, The twoslit experiment. A new forum was established and is now going from strength to strength.

In November 2005 the following ministers, and other government officials, took office and served until February 2006:

February 2006 - May 2006

In February 2006 the following ministers and other government officials took office and served until May 2006:

May 2006 - August 2006

In May 2006 the following ministers, and other government officials, took office, and served until August 2006:

  • Prime Minister: Hersfold (Chosen after Tresville withdrew before taking the oath of office.)




August 2006 - November 2006

In August 2006 the following ministers, and other government officials, took office, and served until November 2006:




November 2006 - January 2007

In November 2006 the following ministers, and other government officials, took office and served until January 2007:




February 2007 - May 2007

In February 2007 the following ministers, and other government officials, took office, and served until May 2007:





May 2007

The North Pacific enjoyed a democratic, constitutional government, which was directly elected by Registered voters of the region. The Constitution can be viewed here.

In May 2007 the following ministers, and other government officials, took office, and form the current government:




  • Security Council:



The Region also has a legislative arm of government formed by the Regional Assembly, who can vote in elections, propose new laws, serve in juries during trials, and run for office. More information can be found on the official forum at this topic

Alliances

All alliances were null and void in 2007.

Regional Fora