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I'll put @Gerrick's name forward, even if he has zero experience. I feel like with a bit of guidance, he could do some great things. He learns quickly and has a unique way of thinking about things.

I do not think someone who's already in the Riksrad should be having more than one post.  It reduces the opportunities others may want to have and they should be focused on their current posting anyway.  Just my two cents.

I may possibly also run for Thane too, if I can, @Wintermoot ?

I appreciate you putting my name forward, Laurentus, but I think I'd want to get some ambassador experience before I try for anything like this . And I think I want to wait a bit before I try to become an ambassador.

I would throw my hat into the ring as well, as I am semi-decent with Foreign Affairs. However I really dislike it from my time as Jarl, so I'm not

Well, in that case, Crush or CoS could certainly give it a shot. I happen to agree with not giving any one person more than one posting in the Riksrad, as we all work together anyway, lol.

But ultimately, it is Wintermoot's decision.

Well, in that case, Crush or CoS could certainly give it a shot. I happen to agree with not giving any one person more than one posting in the Riksrad, as we all work together anyway, lol.

But ultimately, it is Wintermoot's decision.

I'll throw my hat into the ring

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I would certainly like to have it so that people don't have multiple postings in the Riksråd, but it's more important that the person is able to take on the work load of this position, which is still significant. I don't expect the Thane to write everything we send out themselves, but they'll have to work with people to come up with ideas and to get things written, and then make sure that things continue to go smoothly. They'll need to work with the Ministry of Information on getting regular Orendi releases out as well.

If Pengu has proven one thing, it's that he's able to take on a significant workload, work with others, and produce results in a way that doesn't require him to do everything himself. Each candidate has their strengths and weaknesses, but I'm still waiting to see what Pengu, Crushita, and CoS have in mind though before I make a decision.

I would certainly like to have it so that people don't have multiple postings in the Riksråd, but it's more important that the person is able to take on the work load of this position, which is still significant. I don't expect the Thane to write everything we send out themselves, but they'll have to work with people to come up with ideas and to get things written, and then make sure that things continue to go smoothly. They'll need to work with the Ministry of Information on getting regular Orendi releases out as well.

If Pengu has proven one thing, it's that he's able to take on a significant workload, work with others, and produce results in a way that doesn't require him to do everything himself. Each candidate has their strengths and weaknesses, but I'm still waiting to see what Pengu, Crushita, and CoS have in mind though before I make a decision.

And myself Wintermoot?  Do I get a chance here?

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And myself Wintermoot?  Do I get a chance here?

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To be honest, the odds are low. You haven't really contributed significantly in a way that would justify receiving a Cabinet seat, and foreign affairs is particularly problematic for you seeing as very few if any regions are willing to even receive you as an ambassador.

And myself Wintermoot?  Do I get a chance here?

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To be honest, the odds are low. You haven't really contributed significantly in a way that would justify receiving a Cabinet seat, and foreign affairs is particularly problematic for you seeing as very few if any regions are willing to even receive you as an ambassador.

sigh.

ok :-/

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Well, getting things running I'd take it a similar way that I do now:

The Lusty Jarl is a once a month publication, with mini-news more often if there are enough articles to allow it.

I think the approach we had with the Orendi was great to where we posted any potential updates when they appeared (Werewolf invitations, Interviews, etc...), and  similarly how I'd want to tackle it now.  What I mean is where the main Orendi itself could be integrated or published alongside the Monthly Update or be posted at the end of the month...and have a Orendi Lite deal be sent out each week so that people always know what's going on.

That way it's not a substantial amount of pressure on people to create a monumental publication to send out each week, but at the same time, again, everyone will always be kept up on the important events and activities happening.

But I think in order to keep things going, that could end up being a pretty good idea since it'll keep it consistent, and at the same time keep people interested each week until the main Orendi itself pops up at the end of the month.

Well, with The Frozen Realm Record having been so well presented as far as regional happenings, I believe The Orendi should have a more culture-centric focus. If anything I feel The Frozen Realm Record and The Monthly Report should be merged since they seem to have the same focus.

This would allow The Orendi to focus on less official things. We could do polls for various topics, possibly on Gameplay subjects that are notable at the time. We could have more intellectual pieces for The Orendi, in-depth analyses of things such as how IRC channels affect regions. Not to mention less serious pieces with some entertainment value. Also we could end each release with something like words of wisdom, joke of the week, etc. This has the potential to garner interest among the citizenry as well as regional residents who could even apply for citizenship just to get more involved in it. The Life of a Wizard polls I do in TRR have had a similar affect for TRR so it's not unreasonable to expect that The Orendi could do the same.

I believe The Orendi should have a more culture-centric focus.

This would allow The Orendi to focus on less official things. We could do polls for various topics, possibly on Gameplay subjects that are notable at the time. We could have more intellectual pieces for The Orendi, in-depth analyses of things such as how IRC channels affect regions. Not to mention less serious pieces with some entertainment value. Also we could end each release with something like words of wisdom, joke of the week, etc. This has the potential to garner interest among the citizenry as well as regional residents who could even apply for citizenship just to get more involved in it. The Life of a Wizard polls I do in TRR have had a similar affect for TRR so it's not unreasonable to expect that The Orendi could do the same.

Except what you're touching on is almost identical in ways of what the Lusty Jarl is all about.

At that point, since the Frozen Realm Record and the Monthly report are officially their own things (even if merged), then why not just allow the Lusty Jarl to go international?

It really makes sense to have one magazine/newspaper covering cultural aspects of Wintreath, rather than multiple ones.  And since the LJ is a lighthearted magazine with a mixture of cultural articles (interviews, game coverage, RP news, other cultural news) as well as amusing articles (quote/cat of the day/week/month, challenges for the readers, other articles people wish to submit), I think it'd be a good idea to just make it international anyways.

And since the main LJ publications are once a month (mini news occasionally if there's interviews, werewolf/other event signups), then again it makes sense since it's essentially the exact same type of time frame as the Orendi is anyways.

And again, if the Orendi is going to be reduced to just a cultural thing anyways...then again, better one cultural publication to go to everyone than multiple articles of the exact same thing from multiple publications.

That's just me, though.  Some people might welcome different articles from different viewpoints and the like.  I just think it'd be better to take what we have for a cultural zine and just use that if we're talking about converting the Orendi into something like it. 

But if it's decided to just take the LJ international, then I'd really encourage people to submit articles that speak to them in the cultural aspect (Dear abby, review articles, specific discussion articles, etc...) so that the publication can really encompass what makes the culture sector unique (as well as helps the workload a bit ).

There's some truth to that, but if so then why have The Orendi in the first place? It seems like everything else is covering...well, everything else.

Damn. Am I the only who'd like to see what happens if CoS and Pengu work together? Also @Crush Telcontar, the competition is heating up, so you'd better bring your A-Game if you want a shot.