The Movement for Four Regions (M4R)

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

No.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

No. Instead, how about we try to improve the Midwest so all regions can prosper. Don't get rid of them. People like Maxwell and MaxQue are helping their region, and I think that instead of ditching it, we all should improve them.

Indeed. Activity is cyclical, and won't be solved by just amputating different aspects of the game. I remember a time when most regions were total wastelands of activity, and that changed with time as regional reformists came and went. We're trying our best to undergo that same process in the Midwest right now. The Mideast has had trouble in the past, the Northeast has been reformed numerous times, the South used to be nothing more than a system of initiatives. Shooting the Midwest in the head just because they don't reach the standards of the other regions at this point in time is crazy.

It would help, of course, if people would actually stop leaving the region.

But wouldn't all those seem to point to the idea that we can only sustain four regions (with different regions being inactive at different times)?

No.  The Mideast is if anything super-active right now.  There would be enough people if we forced people to move from the Mideast to make the Midwest active (not that I'm advocating this... just merely pointing out that we have enough people).

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

And the current mood of "let's make everybody able to have a position!" isn't helping... there's then no incentive to move to an area with less activity.  In fact, I think this discussion has made me change my opinion on expanding the Mideast Assembly.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I agree with SJoyce. All signs point to the fact that Atlasia can sustain only four regions.

All signs?  No, the way you weirdly read the signs points to that opinion.  We have plenty of people registered, and we sustained 5 regions with much less.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

If the Midwest has a three-seat elected Legislature elected at regular intervals, that would be a start. They could still retain their crazy culture, like having week-long elections, but it would definitely help if they tried this. The Regional Kommissaer could be elected from the elected Representatant, so seats wouldn't be too hard to fill. I really agree with Inks on this one. Above all else, this is an election game, not a policy game.

Exactly.  The point of this game should not be that everyone who wants to should hold some office so they can make decisions.  If that's the type of game you want, go play Nation States.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

So Simfan, what is your threshold sign for when a region needs to be abolished?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

So Simfan, what is your threshold sign for when a region needs to be abolished?

When they start giving states and pretty much everything ludicrous names.

So then this has nothing to do with inactivity?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

So Simfan, what is your threshold sign for when a region needs to be abolished?

When they start giving states and pretty much everything ludicrous names.

So then this has nothing to do with inactivity?

No, it does, just a symptom of prolonged inactivity.

Also remember that the Pacific is still on life support, thanks to Spamage's reforms. The Midwest is hampering the Pacific recovery.

So the region has been inactive since 2006?  That's a ridiculous statement.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

I remember a time when the Midwest (second to the Mideast) was the most active region.

That must be a lie.  Simfan has proven that they've been inactive since 2006!!!

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Or we could just bring back districts!

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Or we could just bring back districts!

I'd be completely in favor of this for national Senate elections, replacing regional Senate seats.  With redistricting done by governors, of course, to give them something to do

No, they should be brought back to the same way they were before.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

But district's didn't have to be contiguous... they could have 1 state of separation... so there isn't really a bottleneck.