Map of the Fortnight: Main Discussion Thread

[Prince di Corsica]

Question: how "military" does a march have to be to count?

 

[Gokbay]

Also, does it have to be a wartime major offensive kind of thing, or can it be something along the lines of "voyage of great white fleet"?

 

[Kaiphranos]

Question: how "military" does a march have to be to count?

I tend to err on the permissive side - I would expect to accept anything as long as there is a vague military aspect to it. (And politics is an extension of war by other means, right? )

Also, does it have to be a wartime major offensive kind of thing, or can it be something along the lines of "voyage of great white fleet"?

I would say peacetime "show the flag" actions certainly qualify!

 

[Kaiphranos]

About twelve hours left for anyone working on an entry in the current round!

 

[Kaiphranos]

Congratulations to @RedBeret for winning MotF 241 with a map of the cartels of a futuristic Britain!

New threads have now been posted:
MotF 242: In The Footsteps Of Xenophon - Voting Thread
MotF 243: The City That Never Was - Entry Thread

 

[erictom333]

Newspeak: Make a map depicting language reform.

 

[Kaiphranos]

Anyone working on an entry for the current round?

 

[PobreCesar]

Anyone working on an entry for the current round?

I'll make something

 

[Mina-van-Mako]

I have started one but college's starting off really intense so idk if I'll be able to finish it

 

[Prince di Corsica]

My first plan didn't pan out, but I think I have something else that could work, a tad bit simpler too

 

[Kaiphranos]

I'll make something

I have started one but college's starting off really intense so idk if I'll be able to finish it

My first plan didn't pan out, but I think I have something else that could work, a tad bit simpler too

With only one entry so far, I am going to go ahead and extend MotF 243 by a week - the round will now end September 27.

 

[The Tai-Pan]

With only one entry so far, I am going to go ahead and extend MotF 243 by a week - the round will now end September 27.

Have you considered changing it to a three week contest?

 

[Kaiphranos]

Have you considered changing it to a three week contest?

I mean, the two-week period is kind of in the contest name, and is a tradition from time immemorial...

 

[The Tai-Pan]

I mean, the two-week period is kind of in the contest name, and is a tradition from time immemorial...

Just suggesting since you often extend it. That's all.

 

[lock]

Nah. Leave it at a fortnight. For two reasons:

1) People will still procrastinate and we'll still need to postpone for a week.
2) Sixtnight sounds funny.

 

[Kaiphranos]

A belated congratulations to @The Humble Barn Owl (aka JoeyB2198) for an overwhelming Sealion victory in MotF 242!

New threads are now posted:
MotF 243: The City That Never Was - Voting Thread
MotF 244: Joined At The Hip - Entry Thread

Shout-out to @Stretch for the topic suggestion this time!

 

[TheKutKu]

Is 100 years a hard limit, or more an indication for " a long while"

 

[Kaiphranos]

Is 100 years a hard limit, or more an indication for " a long while"

Let's call it a soft limit - if you have a particular scenario in mind that is a bit short of a century, that is OK.

 

[The Tai-Pan]

Any OTL examples for what we mean by 'co-equal allies'?

 

[Kaiphranos]

Any OTL examples for what we mean by 'co-equal allies'?

Something like the Franco-Scottish "Auld Alliance" or the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance are what come to mind for me. The "co-equal" is to exclude situations where one party is clearly dominant - something like the Warsaw Pact, for instance.