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[RRS 6, Definitions and Responsibilities of Regional Councillors]

Dissolution of the Interior

Recognising that the Councillor of the Interior seat was created by the passage of RRS 6, Definitions and Responsibilities of Regional Councillors, for the purposes of integrating new members into government,

Observing the text of RRS 6(e) to presently state:

The Councillor of the Interior, whose responsibilities are defined as facilitating Regional engagement through communication with and polling of Member States and residents.

This Councillor shall:

i.   Broadcast announcements via telegram.

ii.  Ensure an amicable discussion environment.

iii. Initiate polls to facilitate Regional engagement.

Recalling, the position has existed for some eighteen months and has been populated by a Member State since its inception and into the present time, however:

i.   Facilitation of a discussion environment has arguably not taken place by initiation or instigation from any previous Councillor.
ii.  Few polls have ever taken place, the last of which being over a month ago.
iii. No regional announcements have ever been dispatched.
iv. Suppression of messages which may be considered spam, trolling, disruptive, or harassing have been few, assigned seemingly at random, or adequately addressed by other councillors.

Perceiving the prevailing interpretation of RRS 6(e) to start and end with periodically, posting welcome messages into the Regional Message Board, an elected office appears not required for such a role,

Whereas the office does not appear able to retain its occupants' attention with a responsibility as light as this,

RRS 6(e) and all of its subsections are struck from the Refugia Revised Statutes and removed from extant law.

RRS 10 shall be revised to state the following:

Elections:

10. The succession of the Arch-Administrator is subject to the succession laws of Refuge Isle, and verified by the presence of an anchor stone and Administration Tower. The Arch-Administrator will call elections for the four democratic Council seats according to the following convention:

Operations	Feb 1 - 7	Jun 1 - 7	Oct 1 - 7
Foreign Affairs	Feb 8 - 14	Jun 8 - 14	Oct 8 - 14
Culture	Feb 15 - 21	Jun 15 - 21	Oct 15 - 21
World Assembly Affairs	Feb 22 - 28	Jun 22 - 28	Oct 22 - 28

Authored by: Refuge Isle
Seconded by:

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Information Write up an example of a battle in any form you choose. Be as elaborate or as simple as you wish. Be analytical and methodical or fanciful and storylike. Whichever you like best. Then vote in the poll to reflect how your match has turned out. The results of the poll will determine the outcome and a canonical shitpost will be developed which expresses that result. You are not required to write a battle post to vote, although it is recommended. Votes will only be displayed after the poll closes.

[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/FurryFinal.png[/img2]

[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/WalrusFinal.png[/img2]

Generic Furry Avatar Age: Immortal; un-aging Strength: 3 Agility: 4 Wits: 3 Spirit: 3 Magic: 3 Affinity: 3 Command: 3 Luck: 3 Main attribute: being generic Bright fur color will partially blind friends and foes alike Due to the multitude of furries that they represent, they have no impressive strengths or major weaknesses Seems to always keep left eye closed but at the same time appears to be unaffected by only using one eye to see

Something, Etc.        Age: 19 idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Strength: 10 Agility: 0 Wits: 0 Spirit: 3 Magic: 2 Affinity: 1 Command: 4 Luck: 5 Size matters. We're incredibly stupid. Also slow. But we can smash. We also either hate rocks or love rocks. You are all rocks. We could be wrestlers. We might have even killed some..err, rocks. This may or may not be a way for me to put a walrus in without feeling awfully boring.

        Results

✔ Generic Furry Avatar █ █ █ █    2

Something, Etc.                        █ █ 1

       

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[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/IrisFinal.png[/img2]

[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/LibraryFinal.png[/img2]

Iris Age: 17 Strength: 0 Agility: 4 Wits: 5 Spirit: 2 Magic: 6 Affinity: 4 Command: 3 Luck: 1 Owner of three tea dragons (Ginger, Aby, and Ocha) they can't fly or breath fire but they got teeth! Wields a nice wooden staff Healer in training Precious May seem stand-offish when you first meet her but she's really a sweetheart! 'Clearly a main character' Nobody messes with her dragons.

The Local Library        Age: at most 368 Strength: 0 Agility: 0 Wits: 10 Spirit: 5 Magic: 4 Affinity: 0 Command: 2 Luck: 4 Your local public library is a wonderful and welcoming place to connect to your community, learn facts about the world, use the internet for your convenience, or just find a fun book to read! Our librarians are happy to help you find things, or even give recommendations! Your local library takes pride in happily enabling both independent and community enrichment for everyone!

        Results

Iris                          █ █    1

The Local Library ✔        █ █ █ █ █ █ 3

       

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[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/DeathFinal.png[/img2]

[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/PyramidsFinal.png[/img2]

Death Age: Not applicable Strength: 0 Agility: 2 Wits: 0 Spirit: 2 Magic: 10 Affinity: 10 Command: 1 Luck: 0 Likes cats Humans confuse him Magic (living) horse named Binky Scythe sharpened with sunlight, ambient glow caused by splitting molecules Would really prefer not to be the personification of death, but it's got to be done. He's more real than both time and material reality, so can teleport and time travel as necessary.

The Pyramids Age: More than enough Strength: 0 Agility: 0 Wits: 0 Spirit: 2 Magic: 10 Affinity: 2 Command: 10 Luck: 1 We are pointy. We are sturdy. We are not stoned, We are the stone. And no, not the rolling stone. Here we  stand, because here we were built. Before we fight, make sure you have your sarcophagus commissioned, your shroud of the dead, the mask and the book. don't forget the book. And maybe you'll get to return as a mummy, if we  so command.

        Results

Death              █ █ █ █ █ █    3

The Pyramids ✔        █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ 5

       

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[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/WoodFinal.png[/img2]

[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/WhetstoneFinal.png[/img2]

Wood Block Age: 4,561 years Strength: 5 Agility: 0 Wits: 0 Spirit: 0 Magic: 6 Affinity: 0 Command: 7 Luck: 7 • Made from Mahogany • Loud and commanding • Inspirational This wood block was created 4,561 years ago in Mesopotamia as per the inscriptions on the backside. Its history has been recorded in paintings, carvings, texts and photographs. The wood block was at many historical events such as the Battle of Thermopylae and the Apollo 11 moon landing. All media featuring the wood block do not depict a player, only the block and mallet acting on their own. Truly an instrument any bard would be envious of.

Grit Whetstone Age: At least 75,000 Strength: 5 Agility: 1 Wits: 1 Spirit: 1 Magic: 5 Affinity: 5 Command: 1 Luck: 6 Wetter is Better! 0.01 micron, roughly. Gets very wet. So smooth. Makes pointy things pointier. Doubles as a brick, I guess. Probably because it's a stone. From Japan. I don't know where. Maybe Sapporo.

        Results

Wood Block        █ █ █ █    2

Grit Whetstone ✔        █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ 4

       

After pleading on my knees for months, nay years, on end for Argo to lend their galaxybrain spirit to our scant amount of moderation, they finally accepted this afternoon. Hooray!

I have every confidence that Argo will be awesome and amazing as a global moderator, and be empowered to help take care of us in times of crisis and do whatever weird ideas come up about how to positively pass the time as we all get through life. Just as they have been awesome since they arrived.

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[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/OrkzFinal.png[/img2]

[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/MikeFinal.png[/img2]

Orkz Orkz Orkz Orkz Age: ORKZ DON' 'AVE BIRFDAYZ, BUT DA BIGGA' DA ORK, DA OLDA' 'E IZ - AND WE'RE ALL BIG Strength: 9 ORKZ IZ TUFF Agility: 4 ORKZ IZ KWIK Wits: 0 ORKZ KANT GET WIT OTHAWIZE DA SHOOTAZ' DON' WERK Spirit: 3 ORKZ ONLY LIV FOR DA WAAAGH!!! Magic: 0 WE DON' GOT NO ODDBOYZ 'ERE Affinity: 2 OUR SHOOTAZ, STABBAZ AN' CHOPPAZ ALMOZ' ALWAYZ WORKZ Command: 1 ALL DA BOYZ GOT IZ EACH OTHA Luck: 6 WE GOT 'ERE WIFOUT DYIN', AND IF ORKZ FINK IT, ORKZ KAN DO IT WE ORK BOYZ ARE 'ERE FA' ONE 'FING AND ONE 'FING ONLY: TA PRUV DAT WE ARE DA BEST AT DA SHOOTIN' AND DA BOOMIN' AND DA STABBIN' AND DA CHOMPIN' AND DA STOMPIN'. TA DO DIZ, WE GOTZ OUR SHOOTAZ DAT GO DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA, OUR BIG BOOMAZ DAT MAKE DA BIG BOOMAZ AND OUR KLOZE KWARTAH KOMBAT WEPUNZ DAT GO STABBA STABBA, CHOMPA CHOMPA AND WHACKA WHACKA. ONCE DA BOYZ PRUV TA ALL YOUZ PUNY HUMINZ AND ANIMULZ AND OBJEKS DAT WE IZ DA MOS' POWAFU', WE IZ GON' KEEP LOOKIN' FA' OTHA' TINGZ TA FIGHT. KOZ DAT IZ WAT WE ORKZ ORKZ ORKZ ORKZ ORKZ ORKZ ORKZ ORKZ DO. WE JUS LUV TA FIGHT.

Mike Ehrmantraut Age: 76-81 Strength: 1 Agility: 1 Wits: 8 Spirit: 0 Magic: 0 Affinity: 6 Command: 8 Luck: 1 Michael "Mike" Ehrmantraut is one of the most dangerous men west of the Mississippi. Whilst his old age hinders his strength and mobility, he makes up for it with his calm manner, voice of reason and cunningness. Mike knows the criminal business inside out and can easily outwit his opponents, and can flex his strength and brutality with his legion of foot soldiers and cronies under his command, in addition to his prowess with weapons. Don't expect mercy from this man: he doesn't do half measures.

        Results

✔ Orkz Orkz Orkz Orkz █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █    8

Mike Ehrmantraut         0

       

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Information Write up an example of a battle in any form you choose. Be as elaborate or as simple as you wish. Be analytical and methodical or fanciful and storylike. Whichever you like best. Then vote in the poll to reflect how your match has turned out. The results of the poll will determine the outcome and a canonical shitpost will be developed which expresses that result. You are not required to write a battle post to vote, although it is recommended. Votes will only be displayed after the poll closes.

[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/ChristianoFinal.png[/img2]

[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/BaldnessFinal.png[/img2]

Cristiano Ronaldo Age: 36 Strength: 10 Agility: 7 Wits: 0 Spirit: 0 Magic: 0 Affinity: 5 Command: 2 Luck: 1 Cristiano Ronaldo, the peak of human strength and physique. A 36 year old in a 20 year old's body, CR7 has no problem turning his opponents into mush. A lightning on his feet as well, being able to jump over mountains just to head the winning goal. Don't underestimate his ball control skills though, one free kick and everyone in Row Z gets annihilated.

Male Pattern Baldness Age: 21 and up Strength: 0 Agility: 0 Wits: 0 Spirit: 6 Magic: 0 Affinity: 5 Command: 8 Luck: 6 • Affects as many as half of all men around the world • Men have a 25% chance of getting it at the age of 21, 40% chance at 35, and 50% chance at 50 • Can be psychologically distressing and affect self-esteem • There is literally no reason for men to go bald it is so pointless everyone hates it so much All men live in fear of it.

        Results

Cristiano Ronaldo          █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █    4

Male Pattern Baldness ✔        █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ 6

       

Statement on Meihua

Refugia, Tradition indicates that Refugia views its respective embassy regions as allies, aligned in values and culture, bound in friendship and a shared sense of purpose. In these relationships, the expectations are relatively casual. Our primary goal is the continuity of our communities and the peaceful coexistence with our neighbours where these values are shared. Although we aspire to these long lasting and harmonious friendships, through the inevitability of communities' rise and fall it is not always so. The region Meihua is one of our older standing embassies, despite our minimal contact with the region. Indeed, it is indicative of the benefits of doing no harm. However, when this embassy was forged on February 12th 2020, the region was at its all-time high of eighty nations and seeking to improve. Instead, however, the region became locked into a steady decline that it has not found the ability to escape from. The cause seems to correlate to Lukatonia's resignation as Chief Elder on February 1st of that year. The population has steadily fallen from eighty nations to its present state of fifteen, with the last nation casting an endorsement reaching its end as well. Ashaie's two and a half year delegacy has come to an end, and without another World Assembly native in the region, she cannot be replaced. It now appears to be regrettably time to retire this embassy and hope their community may one day recover and return to promising future that it once knew. Until such time, under RRS 11(e) as the Acting Councillor of Foreign Affairs, I am initiating a region-wide referendum to determine the fate of this embassy, RRS 6(b)(iv). - L Refuge Isle Arch-Administrator

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[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/Agent47Final.png[/img2]

[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/WAFinal.png[/img2]

Agent 47 Age: 60 Strength: 5 Agility: 5 Wits: 5 Spirit: 0 Magic: 10 Affinity: 0 Command: 0 Luck: 0 Very shiny bald head Weapons of choice are a newspaper, a briefcase, and your family's prized vase Bends the laws of physics for the sake of the mission Most premier magician assassin around Agent 47 is an assassin whose background absolutely no one cares about. He has been known to divert from mission objectives to either knock everyone in a 100 sq. mile radius unconscious, visit the beach, or steal cars. But when he DOES focus on the mission, he's the best assassin money can hire. It is suspected that Agent 47 is really a magician who has mastered all the possible secrets of magic, but now spends his life spinning briefcases around corners and taking on assassination contracts. But this remains unverified.

Waluigi Age: 26 Strength: 6 Agility: 3 Wits: 6 Spirit: 2 Magic: 0 Affinity: 0 Command: 6 Luck: 2 Very tall Strong legs, will dropkick anyone who gets in his way Assist trophy support Amazing dancer After 11 years of standing on the sidelines as merely an assist trophy, Waluigi is ready to make his enemies wah.

        Results

Agent 47         0

Waluigi ✔        █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ 5

       

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[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/FilmFinal.png[/img2]

[img2]https://calref.network/bracket/cards/KeanuFinal.png[/img2]

The Abstract Concept of Film Noir Age: 90 Strength: 2 Agility: 8 Wits: 10 Spirit: 0 Magic: 1 Affinity: 4 Command: 0 Luck: 0 Influential genre dating back to the mid 20th century Excellent deductive reasoning Disembodied narration Second-hand suits The letter drifted under his door like smoke off the last drag of a fading cigarette; it had almost as many creases as he did. There was nowhere left to run. He had to figure out what happened to Jackie, and who had the jewels, but they were already closing in. A fight was looking for him, and it had 20/20 vision.

Keanu Reeves Age: 56 Strength: 5 Agility: 5 Wits: 2 Spirit: 7 Magic: 0 Affinity: 5 Command: 1 Luck: 0 Thinks you're breathtaking 'Whoa' Only person on earth who deserves dogs (Don't touch the dog) A man of focus, commitment, and sheer will He's kind. He's generous. He knows uncountable ways to kill you. He looks like he doesn't age, because he doesn't age. He won the love of literally everyone. He's Keanu Reeves.

        Results

Film Noir          █ █ █ █    2

Keanu Reeves ✔        █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ 5

       

[its polls]

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This is a limited time event. While it is too late to lodge an application in the character battle now, you can still vote in its polls and contribute to the battle lore.

     WARZONE

Have you ever wondered why we greet people as The Largest Warhammer 40k Discussion Forum on the Internet, yet were not in fact the largest Warhammer 40k Discussion Forum on the Internet??? Well now we have decided to become exactly that.

The madness has arrived! All of the banishment spells that have been cast in Dot's sus game have ripped open a portal in space-time and teleported us to the far future where there is only war. Joining us on the stage of history is a tale of souls and swords, eternally retold. As the cry rings out for champions in these dark hours, we are joined by those brave enough to have answered the call.

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Socko	Waldo	The City of Denver	The Local Library	A Block of Wood	Death
Jeb Bush	Agent 47	Google-Chan	Dot's Variables	Ecclesia Catholica	Bob from Accounting
Orkz Orkz Orkz Orkz	Film Noir	Cristiano Ronaldo	Waluigi	Ikou	Grit Whetstone
Male Pattern Baldness	Smitty	Keanu Reeves	Generic Furry Avatar	Something, Etc.	Iris
The Pyramids	Mike Ehrmantraut	Revali	Winston Churchill	Raziel Luis	Hunter Leptk
Ibuki Mioda	Margaret Thatcher

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This is not an update for Dot,
but she's morally supporting
us all either way.

     The Battle of All Things

Join me in the newly-minted Warzone board, where a truly objective determination will be made about our champions. Except the objective is destruction.

In the Warzone board, you will be able to observe the bracket of matches we will be working through over the course of the next three weeks. The bracket is gloriously located at the top of the board and provides up-to-date information on characters' current standing. If you believe the bracket is out of date, give the page a refresh in case it is a caching issue. The bracket features the approximate match dates by section, but specific match dates are in the calendar below.

For each match, there will be a thread posted in the Warzone board. In each thread, you can write up an example of a battle in any form you choose. Be as elaborate or as simple as you wish. Be analytical and methodical or fanciful and storylike. Whichever you like best. Then vote in the poll to reflect how your match has turned out.

The results of the poll will determine the outcome and a canonical shitpost will be developed which expresses that result. You are not required to write a battle post to vote, although it is recommended. Votes will only be displayed after the poll closes.

     Prizes

As of this moment, every player who turned in applications to the character battle will receive 5,000 for each application submitted. However, now the goal is to get your character to survive these pseudo RP popularity contests. Prizes for longevity will be distributed according to these divine revelations:

• Surviving the Round of 16            25,000
• Surviving the Quarter-Finals        50,000
• Surviving the Semi-Finals            100,000
• Winning the Battle of All Things    250,000

Prizes stack and are awarded for each character's progression

Any player whose character survives to the Semi-Finals, will receive a forum badge for their championship in the Warzone event: [img2]https://calref.cc/boardbanners/warzone.png[/img2]

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Disclaimer: We are not the largest Warhammer 40k discussion forum on the internet.

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The original and official ledger of the above is located here

[Starting now and lasting until August 21]

WARZONE: The Battle of All Things

[floatright]Demonstration App:

   

Lucabaduka

Age:	27
Theme Colour:	Cyan
Strength:	0
Agility:	6
Wits:	2
Spirit:	1
Magic:	7
Affinity:	3
Command:	6
Luck:	0

• Arch-Administrator
• Tactical Strategist
• Pythonic Spellcraft
• SimpleBot Army
• Endless Depression

Lives in the Admin Tower as an odd fantasy tech wizard. Uses python script magic to cast spells, create and destroy structures, and travel between realms.

[/floatright]
A Terrible Storm Approaches

You can hear it thundering across the sky, and it's not just your upstairs neighbours dropping more bowing balls onto the floor. No, just as it did before, the drums of war thunder once again (and everyone is invited). Although we recently determined the winner of the ultimate fight of the century, pedants from the internet have arrived to inform us that a century starts and ends at "20" in the procession. As it is presently 2021, that means we have guilt-free permission to subject more hypothetical beings to unreasonable brutality.

Starting now and lasting until August 21, I'm accepting character applications. What kind of characters might you ask? Oh...whatever. Whatever character you think is good and interesting to submit. It's hard to imagine a character that might be rejected. It's all about what YOU want to see in the the upcoming showdown: The Battle of All Things. Want to see Commander Puretide square off against Elon Musk? Done. How about Obi-Wan Kenobi versus An Actual Hurricane. We can make it happen.

Each character gets 25 points. Use these points to fill out your character's stats to develop a better concept of their strengths and weaknesses. Not every stat will make sense for every situation, but we'll do our best. You may put no more than 10 points into a stat and all stat points must be spent. Stats are as follows:

• Strength: How physically strong your character is. Useful if you need something big put somewhere else.
• Agility: How fast someone is able to move and/or how nimble they are.
• Wits: The intelligence and/or the cunning of your character.
• Spirit: The character's general life, initiative, or endurance. For undead or elemental characters, this stat is interpreted literally as their supernatural manifestation.

• Magic: How powerful the character is at abilities that could be considered arcane in their respective universe.
• Affinity: The general expertise with which the character wields their chosen physical weapon.
• Command: The ability to summon aid and perform combat through the use of proxies, such as a military or robotic allies.
• Luck: It's not clear what the character is, does, or is good at, but things just seem to work out for them.

In the end, we will add up all of the stat points and that sum becomes the character's general combat potential!

"But Luca, if we're required to spend all the skill points and they're all worth 1 each, doesn't that mean all characters have the same combat potential?"

Yes, you have grasped the very nature of The Battle of All Things. Every character has equal potential to win in a match-up, no matter how unlikely it is. Could an orange defeat Elizabeth the Second, where ever object bearing her likeness is an additional combatant? Yes, absolutely. The purpose of the stat points is for flavour text, so you are 100% freed up to make whatever creative ideas you have as your character submission without worrying about a meta.

Application Rules:

• Turn in an application which has your character's info, all fields required.
• Spend all 25 skill points in your desired fields, put zeros in unwanted stats. No more than 10 points per stat.
• Give an energy colour for the character. Could be something as simple as "red" or it could be a hex code.
• Include some sparknotes about your character. What do they do, what are they like, what are their greatest tools or abilities?
• You must include some kind of image for the character. Ideally square, or it will be cropped to be square. Use the forum attachment feature if you do not have a URL to your image.

You may turn in up to two characters and have approximately one month to do so. If you have a discord account, make sure that it is posted in your forum profile if you would like a stimulus cheque. Each application (up to two) will net you a 5,000 payment out of the gate when this event starts next month.

The more interesting your character selection is, the better an event we will have. Just try to pick something recognisable. Post applications or questions in this thread, more details on The Battle of All Things next month when it's go time. May the best character win


Witness This Legendary Character App Template:

Code Select Expand

[sidebar][background=#0173B7]   [centre][colour=#FFFFFF][size=18pt]NAME HERE[/size][/colour][/centre]   [/background]
[img]https://calref.network/post/placeholder.jpg[/img]


[table][tr][td]Age:[/td]

[td]AGE HERE[/td]

[/tr][tr][td]Theme Colour:[/td]

[td]THEME HERE[/td]

[/tr][tr][td]Strength:[/td]

[td]STR HERE[/td]

[/tr][tr][td]Agility:[/td]

[td]AGILITY HERE[/td]

[/tr][tr][td]Wits:[/td]

[td]WITS HERE[/td]

[/tr][tr][td]Spirit:[/td]

[td]SPIRIT HERE[/td]

[/tr][tr][td]Magic:[/td]

[td]MAGIC HERE[/td]

[/tr][tr][td]Affinity:[/td]

[td]AFFINITY HERE[/td]

[/tr][tr][td]Command:[/td]

[td]COMMAND HERE[/td]

[/tr][tr][td]Luck:[/td]

[td]LUCK HERE[/td]

[/tr][/table]

[hr]

FACTOID BLIPS[/sidebar]


Admin:

[floatright] Processed Apps: Bob from Accounting Ikou Socko Cristiano Ronaldo Ecclesia Catholica Death Denver Something Iris Mike Ehrmantraut Agent 47 Bees Furry Avatar Wood Block Film Noir Whetstone Waluigi Jeb! Revali Keanu Reeves Google-Chan Orkz Pyramids Smitty Male-pattern baldness Your Local Library Waldo Winston Churchill Raziel Luis Hunter Leptk Ibuki Mioda Margaret Thatcher [/floatright]

[floatleft] Backlog: None :) [/floatleft]

[Notice!]

Notice!

This thread is obsolete and no longer maintained. For information regarding Dot's documentation and operation, please see the new dedicated site, Dot.CalRef


https://dot.calref.network/

Dot!
Calamity Refuge's own Multi-Purpose Discord Chatbot

Overview

The name "Dot" had been a testing account that I've used to check forum permissions since 2014, with the name being based on Halo Reach's AI by the same name. Dot as a Discord bot, however, was created in November of 2020 and has a much more human persona. Originally, she was created to provide the Calamity Refuge Discord server with a NationStates endotarting feature. As you would expect, this is the one feature I have not bothered to write yet. Instead, she takes over a number of functions that our previous chatbot, Ligrev, provided until 2018. Dot is written in python and hosted on CalRef's "Hydrogen" server in Toronto.

Currently we're on version 2.10, and development is pretty constant. You can follow my updates and project progress by keeping up with the CalRef Development Journal.

Because Dot has picked up so many features and abilities for a variety of needs, this thread now serves as a more comprehensive How Does and help thread for these functions. Generally, Dot's commands can be broken into the categories below. Click the [more] link attached to each category to be taken to the post which has detailed information on the commands therein. CalRef-only commands will only trigger on our server, and are denoted with our flag:

Invite
Invite Dot to your sever today with this handy dandy [Invite Link]

Commands

Dot's command prefix is "I cast". If you forget what commands there are, you can simply say I cast commands to bring them up.

[floatleft][more][/floatleft] Server Commands [tt]avatar[/tt] - Allows you to see a requested user's avatar, or your own. [tt]info[/tt] - Information about your Discord account, or another's. [tt]roster[/tt] - Displays the total members who have a given role. [tt]rotate[/tt] - Allows you to "adjust" the server icon, for some reason. [tt]server[/tt] - Tells you information about your server or another one. [tt]timestamp[/tt] - Provides the exact time a given message was sent.	[floatright][more][/floatright] Admin Commands [tt]prune[/tt] - Clears the last X number of posts from the channel. [tt]set f[/tt] - Toggle the F autoresponse. [tt]set farewell[/tt] - Configures a message to notify when members leave. [tt]set nods[/tt] - Toggle the *nods* autoresponse. [tt]set recruiter[/tt] - Designates a role for members authorised to do NS recruitment. [tt]set welcome[/tt] - Configures a message to welcome members to the server. [tt]spin up/down[/tt] - Activates, rotates, or deactivates server invites. [tt]vanquish[/tt] - Immediately kills Dot if an admin notices a critical error.
[floatleft][more][/floatleft] NationStates Commands [tt]GAR/SC[/tt] - Gives a passed World Assembly resolution. [tt]nation[/tt] - Gives you information about an NationStates nation. [tt]recruit[/tt] - Call for aid in your manual recruitment endeavours. [tt]region[/tt] - Gives you information about an NationStates region. [tt]save[/tt] - Builds an archive of a region's RMB and history. [tt]slackers[/tt] - Locates WA nations in a region not endorsing a target. [tt]telegrams[/tt] - Displays how many queued telegrams are in the pipe. [tt]timer[/tt] - A feature to make the least of your telegram cooldowns. [tt]top endos[/tt] - See who has endorsed the most in a given region. [tt]truesight[/tt] - Displays the real score of a dispatch downvoted below 1. [tt]WA[/tt] - Shows the current World Assembly vote status.	[floatright][more][/floatright]Economy Commands [tt]bank[/tt] - Displays the bank information of the member or another member. [tt]buy/sell[/tt] - Exchange planets and stock in the stock market. [tt]give[/tt] - Donates planets to another member. [tt]infinity[/tt] - A charity agency rewriting spacetime and destroying evil. [tt]stocks[/tt] - Displays all stock information from the Refuge Securities Exchange [tt]study[/tt] - Look at historical trend data for all available stocks.
[floatleft][more][/floatleft] Misc. Commands [tt]colour/color[/tt] - Spits out a big bright display of a hex code. [tt]fortune[/tt] - Randomly selects your fortune. Limit 1 per day. [tt]roll[/tt] - Rolls dice, size and quantity determined by the user. [tt]sus[/tt] - Opens Dot's Among Us minigame.	[floatright][more][/floatright] Additional Features [tt]autopins[/tt] - A democratic way for members to pin "important" messages. [tt]message credit[/tt] - Provides rewards for member chat activity. [tt]log-in/log-out[/tt] - Allows members to come and go, but retain their roles. [tt]nods[/tt] - Expresses agreement when agreement is expressed. [tt]autoresponses[/tt] - Dot responds to praise, scorn, pings, and thanks. [tt]F[/tt] - Joins members in expressing appropriate condolences.

Deprecated

I haven't really been tracking what all has been taken out, but I seem to recall the following things which are no longer things:

• [tt]90s[/tt] - A feature which provided timely posts of the .
  

• [tt]changelog[/tt] - Which allowed you to see my own running changelog to monitor Dot's progress. This has been moved to the CalRef Development Journal since April 12th.
  

• [tt]regular test[/tt] - One of the earliest commands to see if the bot was on.
  

• [tt]catscan[/tt] - Which parsed the nation dump to receive classification stats on regions' population. May come back, not sure, would need to be rewritten from scratch.
  

• [tt]help[/tt] - This thread does that now, rather than trying to fit all of this text into a discord embed.
  

• [tt]euro[/tt] - This seasonal event ran from June 23 to July 10, 2021 and allowed for UEFA Euro 2020 match betting. [demonstration]
  

Sponsors

Haha, we don't do those - get rekt

[Minecraft Server]

Hello and holy hell, it's been a year and a half since the last Minecraft Server.

Today, we have a new one. It's call Gallium and it runs 1.16.5 which is approximately the latest version that I am aware is available.

At the time of this writing, the server runs the following mods:

• Biomes O'Plenty
  
• Chisels and Bits
  
• Just Enough Items
  
• Dawsons Gravestone
  
• Fairylights
  
• Pam's harvestcraft crops
  
• Pam's harvestcraft food core
  
• Pam's harvestcraft trees
  
• Serene Seasons
  
• Straw Golem
  Pam's harvestcraft food extended is currently tabled, as something was breaking with this mod and not all of them appear to be on the same version. So we'll check back later.
  
  This modpack is presently available on Technic, and you can download Technic here. When you launch Technic, type "Refugia 3" into the search bar and click install. If you get an error message that talks about incompatibility issues, make sure you're on the latest version of the modpack.
  
  You can adjust the volume of RAM this hellish device is consuming by selecting the cog in the upper right and selecting an option that's higher than whatever it comes with. This Modpack runs best on 64 bit Java. If your device is consumed by baelfire, consider downloading that version upon its next reincarnation.
  
  After you launch minecraft you may direct your vision to the multiplayer button and add a server with a name of your chose. Please direct that server address to minecraft.calref.network and press save. Please report all errors to the local authority.
  
  If you have a device that runs on magic and find yourself thinking "Heavens to Betsy, I wonder if there could be more RAM to be consumed." Fear not – there can! You can view the world through the lens that's showcased in this screenshot through the use of Optifine and a shader known as Sildur's Vibrant shaders. I use the "high" version, but you may of course experiment with different things.
  
  To use these two tools, navigate to the Refugia 3 install and enter the mods directory. Paste the Optifine jar file into this directory and return to the Refugia 3 install folder, one level up. Here, create a new folder called "shaderpacks" and paste the zip file of the vibrant shader pack into it.
  
  Finally, to turn it on, open Minecraft and go to Options --> Video Settings --> Shaders and click on that zip file. If you cannot find a zip file in the options, you have pasted the file incorrectly. If you do not see the option for Shaders, you have pasted the Optifine file incorrectly.
  
  In the future, more mods can be added once they are properly tested and I will update the Refugia 3 modpack accordingly. For those of you who need it, anyone is free to use the minecraft server and build their assorted base on it. We have normal sane non-griefing rules and violators will be IP banned to the liberal votes dimension.
  
  You can use this thread to talk about bugs and suggestions, as well as a general discussion for your exploits in this server, if you wish it.
  
  Happy mining!

[eight]

G'diddia,

Dot's going to get an Economy Update in the near future. Included in this update is going to be the ability to buy and sell virtual stocks with your virtual planets. At the moment, I can think of enough data sources to simulate eight unique stocks that all behave markedly differently from each other. Without giving away what these models will be based on, I have collected summaries for how I think they will behave, located below.

What I would like from you is names! Any kind of names. Right now this stuff is in my project files as "Model G", etc. That's no fun. So, if you have ideas that come from IRL, some local business, something from your favourite RP, or just something based on yourself, give a suggestion below. You can toss in an option for any or all of the following models. The suggestions that look the most interesting will be added in the economy update.

Here are the model ideas:


Model A
Long-arc loss/gain trends with possible, though infrequent, sudden spikes and drops (usually favouring the current trend direction).

Model B
Very long term, gradual peaks and valleys. Seems to favour certain seasons.

Model C
Classic stock-like fluctuation, but without the exponential growth. Seasonal rises and falls are around +/- 25%. Follows actual markets.

Model D
Generally weekly trends, with sudden changes possible to appear and be corrected in a single day.

Model E
Slow and steady rise, and has never been known to drop.

Model F
Generally long term gains, but with occasional nose-dive setbacks.

Model G
Reliable seasonally-based trends.

Model H
Chaos.


Please be sure to not only provide a name suggestion, but a description or tagline and a stock symbol to go with it. The anticipated behaviour descriptions will not be added, so write whatever you want in the description or tagline instead. For example:

Model A:
Tim Hortons Inc (THI)

"A place to buy and sell people named Tim Horton. Try our world-class Tims at Tims!"

Have a blast.

[Category:]

Greetings.

Months ago, I authored a repeal of GAR#501,

Wartime Journalism Protection Act, and campaigned that it should be repealed and replaced. At the time, the author of that target resolution appeared as though they would take up the task of replacing it. That fell through. Another prolific contributor to this chamber began work to rreplacement, but that fell through as well.

As a result, I will take up the assignment to see that it is done, and done with quality.

[align=center]Safety and Integrity of Conflict Journalism
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.
Category: Education and Creativity |Area of Effect: Free Press[/align]

The General Assembly;

Observing that, in times of unrest, a scrutinising media provides a safety net for civilians in conflict's path, not only by keeping them apprised of dangers, but by holding leaders accountable for what atrocities might otherwise be concealed,

Recognising that, while operating in close proximity to a conflict zone is perilous, a journalist's actions may be the only mechanism by which news of happenings may be returned to international authorities,

Aware of the dangers that conflict journalists face, beyond battlefield hazards, including being specifically targeted for arrest, kidnapping, and murder by belligerent factions or even their own government,

Resolved that it falls to the World Assembly to establish specific provisions which protect these journalists, safeguard their vital function, and assist in providing reports of non-compliance with international law.

May it be enacted that this chamber:

[list=1]

• Defines for the purposes of this resolution's clarity:
  [list=a]
• a "conflict zone" as a battlefield, combat area, or zone where military equipment is employed to defeat, rout, or suppress opposing forces.
  
• a "conflict journalist" as a reporter or a reporter's technical assistant, operating independent of any belligerent faction, and employed in providing journalism from an ongoing conflict zone or its surrounding area.
  
• an "act of espionage" to mean reporting which is done under false pretences for purposes of benefiting one or more belligerent factions, except to uphold international law.
  
• an "act of warfare" to mean capturing or killing of combatants, the intentional damaging or destruction of equipment and vehicles engaged in the conflict, or the transportation of personnel or supplies for a party of the conflict.

• Declares that conflict journalists:
  [list=a]
• are classified as civilian non-combatants, afforded the special protections of this resolution.
  
• are permitted to carry out any journalism that is not an act of espionage from or near a conflict zone.
  
• reserve the right to carry defensive weaponry, and protect themselves should they come under attack.
  
• are prohibited from accessing military facilities, except when invited by the owner or controller of the facility.

• Prohibits member nations from:
  [list=a]
• disallowing conflict journalists access to a conflict zone and freedom of movement within it.
  
• undertaking retaliatory action towards conflict journalists in response to unfavourable press coverage, or fear thereof.
  
• detaining conflict journalists solely to limit their access to the conflict zone.

• Establishes that the deliberate use of a conflict journalist as a military target shall be illegal and considered a war crime.
  
  
• Clarifies that any conflict journalist who proactively engages in an act of warfare or act of espionage will be considered a "hostile combatant", exempt from the protections of this resolution, and unable to be considered a civilian in the conflict.

Some Notes:

Research seems to indicate that one area of protection that's most lacking, IRL, regards journalists reporting wars and turmoil from inside their own country. Things like civil wars or violent protests, things that may not necessarily be called a "war" by the local government for legal convenience, but where reporting may provide the same substantive benefits to the affected population. For this reason, it's best to base this resolution not around war, itself, but on conflicts that function like them.

The phrase "conflict journalism" seems best defined by the use of military equipment, since civil wars will also obviously be using that. Some of the massive protests observable in recent times have also been met with deployment of military-like equipment. If this causes nations to alter what equipment is being deployed, that would certainly be an improvement.

Conflict journalists are intended to be observers of the conflict and not direct actors in it. Therefore, there are clearly laid out expectations for when one no longer enjoys the rights of a protected-status-civilian, and becomes a combatant instead. The draft is both mindful of journalists who are fired upon not being coerced into losing their protections, while also not being able to work on behalf of a belligerent under the shielding of this text.

A journalist that dies as a result of the hazards in an active war zone is of no concern to me, for they have the independent agency to choose this line of work, knowing what perils are involved. There is no need to restrict their consent to risk any more than there is to restrict someone becoming a soldier solely for its similarly inherent dangers. I understand the complaints about this concern from the previous two attempts to legislate on this topic, but I will not entertain them in this thread. Consequently, nations may not restrict a journalist's ability to traverse the battlefield at their own expense.

In a complimentary check, journalists themselves, are not permitted to enter military facilities uninvited, as their presence could hinder military efforts in ways that would ordinarily not reclassify them as combatants. The contents of military facilities also contain little information that would not trigger the acts of espionage check, as well. So it is naturally restricted.

Finally, of note, the specific targetting of journalists for military strike will be considered a war crime. Deliberately using violence against civilians is already considered a war crime, per GAR#317 Wartime Looting and Pillage, but it is worth doubling down, in my opinion. Journalists who would be specifically brutalised, assassinated, and bombed are not targetted because they are civilians, but because they are journalists. So long as we uphold that war journalism provides a vital benefit to civilians in war, it should follow that we also find reprehensible the violent efforts to end that function.

I really thought we'd be done with this in 2014, but apparently this game still exists. You may remember the last incarnation of a thread about a Minecraft server called Oxygen.

The only thing is that the last version we ran is a bit outdated, and a lot of the mods we were using had their final compatibility on that version (1.12?). So basically all of those are gone and buried. If some of you incredibly knowledgable individuals know of mods or would like to suggest mods in a potential new Minecraft server, please post here declaring your undying love for them in approximately a nearby version to the latest one that's on. I'm given to understand this is 1.17 after about six seconds of research.

If you would prefer a non-modded version of the server, you can declare your undying love for that as well.

Either way, please signal your interest generally. The server tends to be a bit of a pain to set up for the first time, and a little on the expensive side to run, so I'd ideally like to make sure it would be used before I set it up.

Cheers,

- L

No one said I wasn't allowed to do this

• Refugia II: Supply-Side Gandalf
  
• Refugia II: Aviary Edition
  
• Refugia II: 2015 Fingers
  
• Refugia II: Coffee and Condemnations
  
• Refugia II: WE'RE the sane ones
  
• Refugia II: Return of the Ponies
  
• Refugia II: Professional H*ckposting
  
• Refugia II: Amirite Mineral Association
  
• Refugia II: Morning is a Choice
  
• Refugia II: Emo Teenage Yoda
  
• Refugia II: Fun Times in the End Times
  
• Refugia II: JOIN THE BEES
  
• Refugia II: Third Year's the Charm
  
• Refugia II: The Steak 'n Shake on I-70
  
• Refugia II: Cartwheeling in FPS Games
  
• Refugia II: democracy pleases the trout lord
  
• Refugia II: e
  
• Refugia II: Vietnam
  
• Refugia II: The Great Starlight Brigade
  
• Refugia II: 32 Sweet Counties
  
• Refugia II: The East Pacific
  
• Refugia II: The Chaos Dimension
  
• Refugia II: Buy My Book
  
• Refugia III: When
  
• Refugia II: Bernard's Odds and Ends Travelling Emporium
  
• Refugia II: Morning is a system of belief
  
• Refugia II: Go straight to foot
  
• Refugia II: Time is a Horseshoe
  
• Refugia II: Ya like jazz?
  
• Refugia II: Temporarily Evil
  
• Refugia II: Gameplay's Retirement Home
  
• Refugia II: PREPARE TO YIELD
  
• Refugia II: 2004 was a trying time
  
• Refugia II: Ace of Kidneys
  
• Refugia II: Skilled in Curses
  
• CalRef II: More Kids Being Named "Microsoft" These Days

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Post your favourite quotes from Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher.

Quotes cannot be legitimate. They also cannot be morbid.

I'll start.
We cannot be stopped - we are already mechanical.

Greetings.

I propose that we rename all objects and concepts to more appropriate names.

In this thread I shall declare that nunneries should be called nobodies.

[You must have a link to the post OR a timestamp OR post ID, OR a screenshot of the event to prove it happened.]

G'diddia,

It has been seven years since the last time I started this topic, but since we're still figuring out what kinds of things to stuff in the Spam Board, in some ways it's really odd that it's taken me this long to remember. If you've grown up on Discord, I think some people refer to this as a Star Board? Last time we never got around to doing gems, but maybe this time we will but if not, that's fine too. If gems ever do exist, they'll be awarded based off of 1) who got quoted the most and 2) who did the most calls.

This is the call thread.

You may claim a quote from any Refugi that you find to be particularly amusing, embarrassing, or provocative. These claims have six arbitrary rules.

• You must have a link to the post OR a timestamp OR post ID, OR a screenshot of the event to prove it happened.
  (screenshots can be uploaded as attachment to forum posts)
• You cannot call anything someone else claimed first.
• You can't call something from an in-person meeting, that's hearsay.
• If you remember something that happened last year on Such-and-such, look it up, you can post it if it has a timestamp. If it happened in a minecraft server or in a Uno chat, you can use that too.
• You cannot impersonate members.
• Drama-causing, bad-faith, or defamatory posts will be invalidated and dropkicked into the sun.

I will get the ball rolling by claiming quotes in different manners I can think to do so:

Maddie: More 👏 diverse 👏 war 👏 criminals

[769015779323805706] Alexis: Biden: "I'll drink fracking juice right now"

Emily had the misfortune to arrive on this site in a time of a lot of uncomfortable conflict and community uncertainty. She registered just in time to get hit with a sack of bricks in terms of responsibilities and cultural obligations she knew nothing about. Similarly, CalRef wasn't much more ready to receive a new person in times of crisis than she was to be in one.

During the turbulent period of 2017, a lot of people shifted positions and took on roles that they weren't ready for because the times demanded it. That includes myself. There is nothing that we can do about anything that's already happened, having done the best we could, and it makes no sense to hold onto insecurities of the past when you could move forward instead.

Emily has been through a nauseating amount of old messages, RP posts and chat logs. She's listened to me recount CalRef history in far more excruciating detail than should be remembered, and grown substantially in character over the last few years. It's my opinion that she's become an embodiment of the site and of the community, with care and interest to carry it on for the years to come.

Emily is now an administrator.

[- A Clarification of Duties -]

Whereas the Refugia Revised Statutes should present a clear set of expectations for Regional Councillors in order to carry out administrative duties of the region without overburdening them and,

Whereas such duties as carried out already by Regional Councillors should be reconciled with the legal text of this document,

The Refugia Revised Statutes shall be amended so as to create:

- A Clarification of Duties -

1. The current contents of RRS 6. shall be replaced with the following:

6. The Regional Council is defined to comprise of the following members:

• The Arch-Administrator, defined as Refuge Isle, which acts as the head of state for the region. The Arch-Administrator's responsibilities are defined as the appointment and dismissal of all positions that are fairly elected into office and maintaining records of significance. Where the Arch-Administrator is the World Assembly Delegate to the region, it shall cast votes corresponding to the will of the Region's voting Member States.
• The Councillor of Foreign Affairs, whose responsibilities are defined as management and maintenance of the travel portals within the Region. The Councillor of Foreign Affairs must maintain and develop international relationships between the Region and foreign powers as well as process any official correspondence as necessary in this field. The councillor may determine the diplomatic direction of the Region.
• The Councillor of Culture, whose responsibilities are defined as orchestrating cultural events, inspiring activity, and developing the identity of the Regional culture. The Councillor of Culture must develop a Regional Eco Report in order to support RRS 10. a) and b) which identifies ways in which Member States of the Region may contribute towards the environmental targets established herein. Further, the Councillor of Culture must publish regular updates to the report in order to maintain its relevance and timely advice.
• The Operations Councillor, whose responsibilities are defined as identifying internal and external threats to the region, as well as verifying voter integrity by maintaining a roster of valid member states. The Operations Councillor may carry out operations to best use and expand the region's influence.

2. RRS 11. shall be struck from the record.

Come up with a random fact and post it in this thread. It doesn't necessarily need to be cited, but you should probably at least believe that it's accurate.

A whale song can travel up to 3,000km

This bag of chips in front of me has 0.8 grams of fat per chip

You can pour spoiled milk on a rock to attract moss to grow there.

[SKYRAIL]

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The logistics of the Rapid Transit System™ are powered by magic. And the stone rail and support beam construction is brought to you by South American stone and iron mines, managed with rugged Stamp Society imperialism. Consider making a donation by contacting a sales representative today.

Admission is free! You pay with the curses.

Hello!

I would like to start building a map of the Skyrail network as it gets more advanced and goes to more places. There is currently a functional line going between the Stamp Society and Rea's temple. I am not aware if this temple has a more precise name than "Rea's Temple," so if there is, please tell me At the moment, I'm working on a Skyrail line going from the Stamp to Emily's old base, which we are apparently calling Mount Abandon.

If you would like to see a station come to any new place to make traveling easier, please tell me by posting in this thread with the name of the place and its approximate X, Z coordinates.

If you notice anything broken, missing, out of place, or think that something should be changed, also let me know in this thread. Eventually, when there are enough stations, I'll make a map and place it at the top of this post!

SKYRAIL
"It's a miracle you're still alive!"

I think that having a timely and organised archive of resolutions that have adjusted the RRS should be maintained in this board to help people find the record of them and base base drafts on in the future. Provided, there are five hundred of them at some point, you should be able to locate them through this abundantly populated table of contents and archival posts below.

• A Clarification of Duties
• Guidelines for Maintained Activity of Regional Officers
• Guidelines for Environmental Participation and Implication
• Guidelines for Elected World Assembly Delegate
• Guidelines for Environmental Participation and Implication II
• Definitions and Responsibilities of Regional Councillors
• Councillor Terms and Election Protocol
• Refugia Electoral Standards, Process, and Eligibility Clerical Thesis
• Excessive Waiting Time Reform
• Legal Structure Reform
• On World Assembly Affairs
• Setting New Environmental Goals for 2021
• Clerical Reform and Enhanced Autonomy
• Operational Overhaul, Exemptionary Embellishments
• Dissolution of the Interior
• In The Off Season, I Drive an Omnibus Election Consolidation Package
• New Year(?) New Goals
• The Ultimate Evolution of the Shadow Council
• No, and Also Go Away

Name five things of any variety of things that can five be named to thing five do such thing name.

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Name five things you can see outside your window.

Another apartment
Trees
A small mail hut
Cat pee bushes
A fire hydrant in the middle of a yard

Name your five favourite books