So Where are the other 100 Talossans?

[Baron Fritz]

As in the "Night of the Living Dead" it appears so many Talossan's only surface during Election Time. The early essays posted during their immigration process are faded and worn. Their only contribution now appears to be their vote.
So where are all the other Talossan's? So many of them are lost each election for not voting and this should not be. It diminishes our Kingdom and our values. What if we required every citizen to post at least once a month, or two, or three. How many more would we lose?
Talossa is not about participation..or regulation. It's about an idea. And we need rules that make that idea grow.

[Eðo Grischun]

I'm not sure we need "rules" to mak the idea grow, but we do need something to keep people interested.

The main website sells Talossa as 'more than just politics' and that is true to a degree. However, in the most part, politics make up the bulk of Talossan activity. I believe that the "lost 100" joined Talossa for reasons other than politics but then found that there wasn't an awful lot going on other than politics...so they decided not to keep coming by.

We need to boost our cultural efforts with initiatives and the like and provide services that benefit folks that are not as interested in politics as we all are.

[Baron Fritz]

By "rules" I meant rules that keep people in not push them out. Talossa thrived in Milwaukee because it brought people together. We actually met and knew each other. When that went away so did most of the Old Growthers. Those who stayed with Ben didn't do it because he is fair or honest, far from it. They were his old friends and liked Ben outside Talossa and I respect that.
You are right about it being mostly political. I guess I don't know how to make it more than that.

[Deleted]

What if we had cities?

Hear me out.

Currently, we have Provinces which are based on pretty vague geographic locations.

But there is a difference between a Benitian who lives in PA and a Benitian who lives in Italy.

What if I hang out with three or four friends in PA and they too become Talossans?

We could form a city or a town or a village, political subdivisions based on very close physical proximity and mutual interest.

Beyond strengthening bonds, it may also afford us the opportunity to branch out and be Talossans somewhere else besides a message board like Sir Fritz is talking about.

Thoughts?

[Eðo Grischun]

thats not a bad idea. 'cept for some of us who get assigned to provinces that we really shouldn't be in when the one we should be in is closed to immigration. It happened to me, being British I shouldn't be a Vuodean, but Ataturk was closed so I got re-assigned. So I would end up in a city without other Brits.

[Baron Fritz]

Yes, not a bad idea. And it would help if we could be near other Talossans we could actually meet.

[Sir X. Pol Briga]

The Denver metropolitan Talossans (of various provinces) have met from time to time (I have attended twice) and it seems to work well to gather for lunch on an odd Friday or Saturday to eat, drink, and be merry. Instead of a random meeting time (usually corresponding to a Talossan holiday of some sort), it might be well to schedule something on a quarterly basis.

[Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h]

We recently elected in Houston a mayor in a runoff with less than 200,000 of 1,250,000 or so registered voters. Every country, political subdivision, and non-political and political organization in the world has this sort of problem with so-called deadwood, and in this respect, the Kingdom and Republic of today are no different than the Kingdom of old.

The fact the Old Growthers felt left out of the process has a great deal to do with a lot of things. If you ask him privately, I'm sure Fritz and Art Verbotten will both give you an earful. JJ, too, if he is still around...

GV