Talk:Wikinews interviews Molossian president Kevin Baugh on his country's recent intermicronational summit
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molossia@molossia.orgJoseph, Greetings. I would be quite pleased to do an interview for Wikinews, ... 10:35 AM (4 hours ago)
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Joseph, Greetings.
I would be quite pleased to do an interview for Wikinews, as always, and it is an honor to have you ask.
My only concern is time. I will be traveling the next few days, and will not actually be able to answer any interview questions until Friday evening.
Although I suspect otherwise, if that timeframe is acceptable, then by all means send your questions on to me. If not, then you have my apologies and my regrets.
I look forward to hearing from you again.
Warmest regards, His Excellency President Kevin Baugh, Republic of Molossia
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From: Joseph Ford homevideopictures@gmail.com Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:49:10 -0400 To: president@molossia.org Subject: Vikesland Summit
President Baugh,
Continuing my series of articles on Molossia for Wikinews, I was about to write one about the state visit you had with Prince Christopher I and Princess Erin of Vikesland over this past weekend. However, I soon realized that I would basically be re-wording what you had posted on Molossia.org. Seeing as the interviews I've done with you have attracted quite a following, much more than the articles in my opinion, I was wondering if I could do a short email interview with you on how the meeting went and how it might impact the intermicronational community. If you are interested, please reply with a "yes" or "no" within 24 hours.
Thanks for your time, Joseph Ford (Also known as WNewsReporter on Wikinews)
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That's fine, President Baugh. Here are the questions:
Q: Briefly summarize the events of the summit. (Please no more than one paragraph)
Q: Tell us about how the summit with the Royal Family (Prince Christopher I and Princess Erin) will have an impact on the intermicronational community.
Q: This is the second time this year that the leader of another micronation has officially visited the Republic of Molossia. Will Molossia be hosting anymore summits or state visits in the near future?
Q: What is the current state of the intermicronational community?
Q: How is the revitalization of the League of Small Nations, a nearly defunct organization dedicated to the prosperity of all land claiming micronations, coming along?
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On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 10:35 AM, molossia@molossia.org <molossia@molossia.org> wrote:
Joseph, Greetings.
I would be quite pleased to do an interview for Wikinews, as always, and it is an honor to have you ask.
My only concern is time. I will be traveling the next few days, and will not actually be able to answer any interview questions until Friday evening.
Although I suspect otherwise, if that timeframe is acceptable, then by all means send your questions on to me. If not, then you have my apologies and my regrets.
I look forward to hearing from you again.
Warmest regards, His Excellency President Kevin Baugh, Republic of Molossia
Original Message:
From: Joseph Ford homevideopictures@gmail.com Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:49:10 -0400 To: president@molossia.org Subject: Vikesland Summit
President Baugh,
Continuing my series of articles on Molossia for Wikinews, I was about to write one about the state visit you had with Prince Christopher I and Princess Erin of Vikesland over this past weekend. However, I soon realized that I would basically be re-wording what you had posted on Molossia.org. Seeing as the interviews I've done with you have attracted quite a following, much more than the articles in my opinion, I was wondering if I could do a short email interview with you on how the meeting went and how it might impact the intermicronational community. If you are interested, please reply with a "yes" or "no" within 24 hours.
Thanks for your time, Joseph Ford (Also known as WNewsReporter on Wikinews)
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Joseph, answers follow.
Thank you again.
President Baugh.
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From: Joseph Ford homevideopictures@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:55:15 -0400 To: president@molossia.org Subject: Re: Vikesland Summit
That's fine, President Baugh. Here are the questions:
- Q: Briefly summarize the events of the summit.* (Please no more than one
paragraph)
Prince Christopher and Princess Erin arrived on Friday morning, June 27th,
2008. We held a brief ceremony in Republic Square, wherein I awarded
Prince Christopher the Order of the Mustang and he awarded me the Order of
Vikesland. After that, I took the Royal Family on a tour of Molossia and
we spent the rest of the day dicussing micronational matters in Norton
Park. On Saturday the 28th, we all traveled to Donner Lake in the Sierras,
and took part in Joint Naval Maneuvers, followed by a tour of Lake Tahoe.
On Sunday, June 29th, Prince Christopher and I took part in a Joint Rocket
Project, in which we each launched a rocket respresentative of our
respective nations. The summit and visit of the Vikeslandic Royal family
was a great success, and great deal of fun as well.
- Q: Tell us about how the summit with the Royal Family (Prince Christopher I
and Princess Erin) will have an impact on the intermicronational community.*
I think that this summit, along with that in April with Grand Duke Paul of Greifenberg, shows that the ties between micronations are strong. We all share a similar vision, although with different perspectives. I hope that these two summits demonstrate how people from different walks of life and from across the world can come together, exchange ideas and thereby contribute the growth of their nations and communities.
- Q: This is the second time this year that the leader of another micronation
has officially visited the Republic of Molossia. Will Molossia be hosting
anymore summits or state visits in the near future?*
I don't actually have any planned at this point, but one never knows what the future will bring. Each day affords new opportunities and new ideas, and my door is always open to any micronationalist and indeed any person interested in micronationlism.
- Q: What is the current state of the intermicronational community?*
I think that micronationalism has had its up and downs over the years, and as a pastime it is not quite as active as it was around the turn of the century. Activity has certainly leveled off, but there are still many, many micronations out there, with new ones being founded every day. I believe that right now there are more serious nation-projects going now than there ever have been, and I look forward to seeing what might be coming next.
- Q: How is the revitalization of the League of Small Nations, a nearly
defunct organization dedicated to the prosperity of all land claiming
micronations, coming along?*
It is proceeding well, I think. An online meeting is tentatively scheduled for August or September, to ratify the Charter. After that, the serious business of advancing micronationalism will begin, with a proposed micronational postal union, and possibly joint support of a real-world charity, in the name of the League. As demonstrated by the two summits Molossia has hosted this year, many positive things can take place when micronationalists come together, and I think the League of Small Nations is just the venue to make these things happen.
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On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 10:35 AM, molossia@molossia.org < molossia@molossia.org> wrote:
> Joseph, Greetings. > > I would be quite pleased to do an interview for Wikinews, as always, and it > is an honor to have you ask. > > My only concern is time. I will be traveling the next few days, and will > not actually be able to answer any interview questions until Friday > evening. > > Although I suspect otherwise, if that timeframe is acceptable, then by all > means send your questions on to me. If not, then you have my apologies and > my regrets. > > I look forward to hearing from you again. > > Warmest regards, > His Excellency President Kevin Baugh, > Republic of Molossia > > > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: Joseph Ford homevideopictures@gmail.com > Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:49:10 -0400 > To: president@molossia.org > Subject: Vikesland Summit > > > President Baugh, > > Continuing my series of articles on Molossia for Wikinews, I was about to > write one about the state visit you had with Prince Christopher I and > Princess Erin of Vikesland over this past weekend. However, I soon realized > that I would basically be re-wording what you had posted on Molossia.org. > Seeing as the interviews I've done with you have attracted quite a > following, much more than the articles in my opinion, I was wondering if I > could do a short email interview with you on how the meeting went and how > it > might impact the intermicronational community. If you are interested, > please > reply with a "yes" or "no" within 24 hours. > > Thanks for your time, > Joseph Ford > (Also known as WNewsReporter on Wikinews) > >
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Upon seeing news of the summit on the Molossian Government's website, Wikinews reporter Joseph Ford was anxious to write an article on it. However, halfway through, he realized that he was basically rewriting what he was reading. So, he came up with an idea that he thought readers might find more interesting: an interview with Molossian president Kevin Baugh on how the summit went.
Reporting on Joseph Ford's personal thoughts and feelings adds nothing to the interview and strictly speaking violates WN:NPOV.--SVTCobra 13:19, 2 July 2008 (UTC)