Press release on war

[rendelnep]

Ok here the news post I want to submit to the main forum:

Storm Gathers over Western Ocean as 11 ships are destroyed in an unprovoked attack by Stormia

Legopolis- Today millions mourn the lose incurred in what will go down in infamy as Legoland’s first war since the continent was first settled.
In senseless and unprovoked attack, Stormia has destroyed eleven of Legoland’s vessels with an estimated 2500 casualties with reports of 200 sailors captured in the foray. The Ironclad class LRS Shark, LRS Sledgehammer, LRS Maul, LRS South fork, LRS Iron, the Destroyer class LRS Achilles, LRS Poseidon, LRS Argonaut, LRS Athena and the Submarine U-Q2 were all sunk by Stormian destroyers in what some describe as a ‘Merciless assaulton the conscious of Humantiy’ . On lighter note, the crew of LRS Maul fought courageously and sunk one destroyer in the first wave of the assault. The Prime Minster ZargonX commented ‘This cowardly assault by a nation that has history plagued by war is clearly an action of a State that has no remorse, no consideration for human life. Today starts the beginning of a new War between the forces of good and evil and I call upon all nations to condemn this war started by the Yellowed bellied Poultry that calls itself the Government of Stormia’.

Im not sure about this part, rothraerill said to ask if this might conflict with vox's neutrality stance:
The reports of war have also stirred the nationalist VOXnation party in Voxtavia to join the war and reclaim their Motherland. VOXnation Party issued this statement ‘It is time to aid our ally Legoland, in what we know as the typical actions of the Storm Chickens and reclaim the motherland that was stolen from us. Voxtavia for the Voxians


Any comments?

[vondrack]

Well, yes, one comment... I would very much prefer leaving Vox out of any propaganda for the moment. I definitely do not want GS to even start getting ideas about sucking them into the war.

Defending Legos Major is one thing, defending Voxtavia would be another. Another nightmare, to be precise. It's quite likely that if we survive the first attack relatively intact and succeed to bring the war to Stormia later on, that we will try restoring Vox to their homeland (or GS land) - but I do not think it's time to talk about that, even in a lighthearted propaganda piece.

So, if you can reword or completely replace the last paragraph, it would be great.

Aside from that - the official designation of Legoland ships is "H.B.S." (His Brickness' Ship), not LRS. This designation is explicitely used for all DDs and BBs. Transports use LNT (Legoland Naval Transport). Ironclads and submarines do not use it explicitly, but I would think they are "H.B.S.", too.

Also... while I personally like the stylization of this war as a war between good and evil... you all know how sensitive GS is about these things. We may want to think twice before starting anything nasty in the public forum. It's been pretty cordial so far and I would very much prefer keeping it that way. I am not saying to not use this idea - just think twice about using it.

Otherwise - I believe that a bit of propaganda would be fine. Zargon, could you add one or two of your famous interviews with "the common Lego folk"? I have always liked those a lot.

[vondrack]

Oh, btw... forget my line about the "sensitivity" of GS. Use anything and everything, hard feelings or not. Two technologically and militarily superior teams gang-banged upon one that is behind. They better be ready to hear a harsh word or two.

[rendelnep]

Right, made few changes:

Legopolis- The streets are silent today as millions mourn the lose incurred in what will go down in infamy as Legoland’s first war since the continent was first settled. In senseless and unprovoked attack, Stormia has destroyed eleven of Legoland’s vessels with an estimated 2500 casualties with reports of 200 sailors captured in the foray. The Ironclad class HBS Shark, HBS Sledgehammer, HBS Maul, HBS South fork, HBS Iron, the Destroyer class HBS Achilles, HBS Poseidon, HBS Argonaut, HBS Athena and the Submarine U-Q2 were all sunk by Stormian destroyers in what some describe as a ‘Merciless assault on the conscious of Humantiy’.

On lighter note, the crew of HBS Maul fought courageously and sunk one destroyer in the first wave of the assault. The Numidian Mercenary Corps have reported a sharp rise in Volunteers today as thosands of men and women young and old sign up in hope to defend our shores. “The response is overwhelming, right now all we can do is hand out old rifles and list their names. Its not surprising really, I suppose everyone is angry about what happened. I’ve heard some people come in because they want to lay their brother and sisters to rest and the way they see it, the only way to do that is fight against the people that commit this crime’

His Brickiness Vondrack made the following speech: ‘This cowardly assault by two nations that have their histories plagued by war is clearly an action of a State that has no remorse, no consideration for human life. Today starts the beginning of a new War between the forces of good and evil and I call upon all free nations to condemn this war started by the Yellowed bellied Poultry that calls itself the Government of Stormia and hope that the rogue state ruled by the Glory of War regime realize their folly for their misguide misadventure ’.

The remembrance Service is expected to held at 1pm on Thursday at the Holy Great Cathedral of the Brick-mother and a 2 minute silence will held across the nation.

Need approval for addition of this bit

The Numidian Mercenary Corps have reported a sharp rise in Volunteers today as thosands of men and women young and old sign up in hope to defend our shores. “The response is overwhelming, right now all we can do is hand out old rifles and list their names. Its not surprising really, I suppose everyone is angry about what happened. I’ve heard some people come in because they want to lay their brother and sisters to rest and the way they see it, the only way to do that is fight against the people that commit this crime’. The remembrance Service is expected to held at 1pm on Thursday at the Holy Great Cathedral of the Brickmother and a 2 minute silence will held across the nation.

Made a few changes in attempt to disassociate VOX from the 'nutters'

In further news, The reports of war have also stirred the ultra extreme right nationalist VOXnation party called for the government to join the war and reclaim their Motherland. The VOXnation Party leader issued this statement ‘It is time to aid our ally Legoland, in what we know as the typical actions of the Storm Chickens and reclaim the motherland that was stolen from us. Voxtavia for the Voxians!!!!’ Upon hearing this proclamation, the Voxian Government laughed off this suggestion and placed him in a cell to sober up. Asked about the possibility of fighting alongside Legoland, President Beta laughed off the matter ‘Ha, they’re nuts, I think we can safely say we learnt what happened last time. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, well… that won’t happen’

Is that better?

[vondrack]

Yes, this is much better, I'd say - allow me to add few touches to your text. The most important thing is that I am not His Brickness. Legos the Wise is. He is sort of a mythical figure appearing whenever someone important is supposed to say something important... Also, Vox came from Estonia. Voxtavia is where they live now (we used to call that part of our continent Legos Minor, but they re-named it after settling there).

Originally posted by rendelnep

Legopolis - The streets are silent today as millions mourn the losses suffered in what will go down in infamy as Legoland’s first war since the continent was settled. In a senseless and unprovoked attack, Stormia has destroyed eleven of Legoland’s vessels with estimated casualties of 2500 and reports of 200 sailors captured in the foray. The Ironclad class HBS Shark, HBS Sledgehammer, HBS Maul, HBS Southfork, HBS Iron, the Destroyer class HBS Achilles, HBS Poseidon, HBS Argonaut, HBS Athena, and the Submarine U-Q2 were all sunk by Stormian destroyers in what some describe as a ‘merciless assault on the conscience of humanity’.

On a lighter note, the crew of HBS Maul fought courageously and sunk one destroyer in the first wave of the assault. The Numidian Mercenary Corps report a sharp rise in volunteers today as thousands of men and women, young and old, sign up in hope to defend the shores. “The response is overwhelming, right now all we can do is hand out old rifles and list their names. It's not surprising really, I suppose everyone is outraged by what happened. I’ve heard some people come in because they want to lay their brothers and sisters to rest and the way they see it, the only way to do that is fight against the foul beasts that commited this crime’ said one of the NMC officials.

His Brickness Legos the Wise made the following speech: ‘This cowardly assault by two nations having their histories plagued by wars is clearly an action of no remorse and no consideration for human life. This day marks the beginning of a new war between the forces of good and evil. I call upon all free nations to condemn the war started by the yellow-bellied poultry that calls itself the Government of Stormia and hope the rogue state ruled by the Glory of War regime realizes the folly of their misguided adventure’.

The remembrance service is expected to be held at 1pm on Thursday at the Holy Great Cathedral of the Brick-mother and a 2 minute silence will be held across the nation.

In further news, the reports of war have also stirred the ultra nationalist VOXnation Party to call for the Voxian government to join the war alongisde Legoland and reclaim their motherland. The VOXnation Party leader issued this statement: ‘It's time to aid our ally Legoland against the bloodthirsty Storm Chickens, and reclaim the motherland stolen from us long ago. Estonia for the Voxians!!!!’ Upon hearing this proclamation, the Voxian government laughed his suggestion off and placed him in a cell to sober up. Asked about the possibility of supporting Legoland militarily, President Rhothaerill made the stance of his government very clear: ‘Ha, they’re nuts, I think we can safely say we learnt from what happened last time. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, well… that won’t happen’.

[rendelnep]

Ok thanks for the corrections, I'll just add in the extra casulties *sigh*

[Jack_www]

I might want to help in the propaganda. Since I was the first President of Legoland maybe I can issue some short of statement?

[rendelnep]

go for it man - nobodies stopping you, free speech etc.

[Jack_www]

I will post in here first. I have to come with some thing good.

[Jack_www]

Here is my press release. Please tell me what you think:

Jackson - At the city that was named after him, Jack_www the First President of Legoland issued this press release about the great war with Stormia:

“I make this statement today not just to the brave people of Legoland but to all free peoples of the world. The nation of Stormia has shown its true colors with its cowardly attack on our naval forces. They are a warmonger nation that seeks to rule the entire world and wish to destroy all those that stand in the way of that goal. Stormia and their allies are an axis of evil that must be stopped. They welcome war as if were something to look forward to rejoice over. They see the very existence of Legoland as a treat to them.


Soon the Axis will learn that it was a mistake to attack Legoland, and they will regret the day they attack us. They have awoken a sleeping Giant that will soon crush their evil governments and free the people who they have oppressed over hundreds of years.
So I say to Legoland and all the people who yearn to be free of the oppressive rule of Stormia, that we have nothing to fear. The day of you liberation draws near. Soon the entire world will be free of the oppression and corrupt rule of Stormia and its axis of evil.”

Edited for misstakes, and took one line out.

[vondrack]

Frankly, I would rather not post this in public... the main problem is that it's not true we did nothing to GS. We did openly side with their enemies during The Great Bobian War - and it was our knights showing up that ended that war so abruptly. So GS have all reasons to come after us now, trying to pay us back for what we did to them.

This post would quite likely provoke them to post back, starting what would soon develop into a flamewar we had enough of in the past. Mentioning "forces of evil" in an otherwise non-aggressive post of rendelnep was ok. Posting a propaganda piece that is basically nothing but calling them evil and coward and corrupted... dunno.

I know I would prefer not seeing this in the public forum.

BTW, the name of the city is Jackson, not Jacksonville.

[Jack_www]

That is why I posted here first. Trying to think of something.

[vondrack]

OK, this is much better (next time, post the edited version in a new post, so that my comments make sense, please), but I would still redo the second paragraph.

The fact is that GS is not oppressing anybody - they still only have that modest piece of land they started with. They even gifted the lands they took from Vox to the defeated RP. So... it's rather strange to promise "liberating oppressed people", when there are actually none like that.

Perhaps focusing on encouraging our own people to fear none and fight might work better. The first paragraph - calling GS names, but decently (it's ok as it is). The second paragraph - encouraging our own folk, because that's currently the only people threatened by an oppresion by GS (should we lose).

Something like that.

Are we a treat to GS or a threat to them?

[Jack_www]

Here is a new version:

Jackson - At the city that was named after him, Jack_www the First President of Legoland issued this press release about the great war with Stormia:

“I make this statement today not just to the brave people of Legoland but to all free peoples of the world. The nation of Stormia has shown its true colors with its attack on our naval forces. They are a warmonger nation that seeks to rule the entire world and wish to destroy all those that stand in the way of that goal. Stormia and their allies are a grave threat to the free world and must be stopped at all costs. They welcome war as if were something to look forward to or rejoice over and they see the very existence of Legoland as a threat to their plans for world domination.

Soon Stormia will learn that it was a mistake to attack Legoland, and they will regret the day they attack us. They have awoken a sleeping Giant that will soon defeat their invasion forces and free the world of this threat. So I say to Legoland and all the free nations of the world, that we must be united against this common threat. United we will stand, divided we will fall. Together we can defeat Stormia and put an end to their plans for world domination.”

[redstar1]

Sounds good Jack but I think we should try and keep things semi-fun. GS tend to take things a bit too seriously and I would rather keep our reputation as non-smack talkers!