Hey all, happy May. White Rabbit. I'm writing up a Diary Entry tonight with the hope that this May, I can do something different.
I need a break from working on the Bengali inspired Tierajas-Verdes, just to like...refresh. Come back to it with fresh eyes, fresh ideas, a renewed sense of motivation. Not to say motivation is gone, I love working on Tierajas-Verdes, I'd just like a change.
Which is why I come to you...I have 3 options on the table as I see fit. Solo, Community, Collaboration. I'll go through each separately;
Solo
So...I've been concidering the case of BMSOUZA and a few others I can't name off the top of my head, in that they have multiple countries of...varying differences. In my last Bliki (Here), I mentioned that I was considering options for the relatively TINY TA113c. And whilst, it is appealing to once again build...EVEN SMALLER on this level in terms of size of a country. And it gives an opportunity for a Mediterranean style project of that of Greece, Malta, Cyprus etc. I'm also drawn to the idea of what is currently The Holy Cross and reforming it into something different and more akin politically to a modern version of the old Papal States (?)...sorta a Religious Federation.
What I have been feeling conflicted with, is if this is technically allowed? If I can have a second state if I feel like my first is progressing quite nicely at a steady rate. And as said, gives me a different style to work on for coming back to Tierajas-Verdes, I can have fresher eyes.
Community
Community meaning more...Blue and Purple nation projects, or those with good coordination anyway. I'm tempted by the idea of Gobrassanya or Gobras City, but the question I have is...do I really want to do that style? Or a style that isn't the style I want to work on for a second project? And how do I even go about starting this project? Who do I talk to for Gobras City or Gobrassanya? Is there any more European community projects that are well organized. DARE I begin to organize Midistland? I was once a major contributor, it would feel right.
Collaboration
Finally...I want to ask somebody if I can have a small village or town on their country, for them to more or less...tutor me almost. I've tutored a few new members in my time, or attempted anyway, and it'd be nice to be on the other end of the stick, and learn. Of new techniques, mapping styles, relation techniques, tagging, naming convention, etc. That I would have never even considered doing before. The question HERE would be...I can ask everybody I am interested in working with, and people can only really say no, no harm done. But, I'd like to ask the public on the Diary Entiries, who would be okay with me doing a month of mapping in their country? Somewhat directing me, maybe a bit of teaching on the side. Who would have the time.
Thanks for reading through all of that...I know it's a long read for what is...half-midnight here while I am typing, but it's been on my mind ALL APRIL. And I need some peace and closure from it. So, here's the TL.DR; Version.
TL.DR; I have many questions. Can I have multiple nations if mine is coming along fine, and would you suggest a differing size of nation from what I have? if I wanted to get into collaborating in Gobras City or other cities in Gobbrasanya, how would I do so? Could I start working on making Midistland a proper Collaborative country? Who would be open for me working on their country for a month, all under their rightful supervision.
- Aces