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[unmerged(23409)]

Do any of the Mods have a clue about the popularity of sports in Eutopia? If no-one does I could put this in the Content Suggestion and write my own stuff. I was thinking something like this:

Association Football (especially in the Latin areas)
Rugby (Popular in French and Anglo areas)
American Football (only really in the Anglo areas)
Cricket (only popular in the Anglo areas, but less so than American Football)
Baseball (not very popular, but steadily gaining support)

 

[Voshkod]

Do any of the Mods have a clue about the popularity of sports in Eutopia? If no-one does I could put this in the Content Suggestion and write my own stuff. I was thinking something like this:

Association Football (especially in the Latin areas)
Rugby (Popular in French and Anglo areas)
American Football (only really in the Anglo areas)
Cricket (only popular in the Anglo areas, but less so than American Football)
Baseball (not very popular, but steadily gaining support)

Curling is the most popular sport on the island - and the most violent. Other than that, I'd recommend you go for the Content Suggestion system. Football (Soccer) is probably the most popular, at least from the standpoint of having player controlled leagues, with Football (Football) being second on the same grounds, but none of that is set in stone.

 

[von Streusser]

There have been a couple of player-run leagues before. Cricket, American Football, and Football/Soccer are the three I can think of that would be most popular on the island as they had player-run/organized leagues. There was some small interest in hockey too, so it has a small following (mostly in Anglo and Franco areas).

EDIT: And as Voshkod said, Curling is number 1 in popularity and violence.

 

[unmerged(4271)]

There have been a couple of player-run leagues before. Cricket, American Football, and Football/Soccer are the three I can think of that would be most popular on the island as they had player-run/organized leagues. There was some small interest in hockey too, so it has a small following (mostly in Anglo and Franco areas).

EDIT: And as Voshkod said, Curling is number 1 in popularity and violence.

Don't forget Lacrosse! I thought we had a GREAT Lacrosse league...but I'm biased. Melanchthon and I seem to have been the only one's interested.

 

[unmerged(33865)]

My posts this morning are stealth posts. To me anyway, they don't show up as the most recent posts in the thread on the forum listing, but they are there when you open the thread. I got a message from the forum saying there was a problem with the database, and suggesting hitting refresh. I tried that the first time and it told me I was making an dupllicate post. The second time, I didn't bother hitting refresh but navigated to the post by other means and found it there. Just an FYI, not a complaint. If it happens to other people as well, it will mean we have to look for posts to respond to instead of having them highlighted.

 

[von Streusser]

Hmm, your posts aren't showing up to me either, unless I actually open the thread. This is very bizarre. Is anyone else having the same problem?

EDIT: Quickly poking through a few threads, it looks like Josephus and Cestius111 both have at least one post doing the same thing. I'd call this a real problem.

 

[unmerged(24047)]

I've got the same exact problem. The new posts doen't show up, unless i see them directly. Strange!

 

[HJ Tulp]

It happens across the board.

 

[unmerged(33865)]

Posts seem to be showing up normally now on in the forum listing. Thanks to whomever.

 

[unmerged(33865)]

I understand that the mods are busy. It would be helpful if one could unlock the Links R Us thread as it is not getting updated. The current post, which has term IX links is useful for historical research, but allowing a responsible player to post and therefore edit a set of links for each term would serve as an aide to all players and the mods as well.

 

[unmerged(4271)]

I understand that the mods are busy. It would be helpful if one could unlock the Links R Us thread as it is not getting updated. The current post, which has term IX links is useful for historical research, but allowing a responsible player to post and therefore edit a set of links for each term would serve as an aide to all players and the mods as well.

We could open the thread but there's no way to allow players to edit other threads. Only the thread author and the Mods (not even the DemiMods) can edit a thread. That's just the way the Forum is structured.

If any player wants to send me an updated list of links, I would be happy to update the Links R Us, or better yet, delegate it to vS.

 

[unmerged(33865)]

I had in mind leaving the existing list as it is of historical interest for term 9. Based on your suggestion, hopefully you will get a list of term 10 (for research) and term 11 links, which can both be turned into posts by you, but it may take a few days.

 

[von Streusser]

If any player wants to send me an updated list of links, I would be happy to update the Links R Us, or better yet, delegate it to vS.

"The wild von Streusser, seen here in its natural habitat, is a skittish and easily startled animal."

*sprints off into the distance, squealing in terror*

 

[Josephus I]

Omnicare.

I need some help with trying to figure out what it covers.

I realize it's an umbrella institution covering all aspects of insurance.

So, is there only one insurance company in Eutopia? The state-owned Omnicare? Is car insurance, house insurance, etc...all be under Omnicare? And if that's the case, how does it go bankrupt? Insurance is a billion-dollar a year industry. Even if we have a shortage in medical pay outs....the profits from home and car insurance should cover up.

Best I can see is the trouble with Omnicare spreads over many years.

The hurricane caused many payouts, and the failure of the governments to raise premiums over the years.


J.

 

[aussieboy]

How do I found a corporation?

 

[The_Hawk]

So, is there only one insurance company in Eutopia? The state-owned Omnicare? Is car insurance, house insurance, etc...all be under Omnicare?

That's the idea, yes. It may be better to think of it in terms of being a government agency rather than a corporation. This is because doing so highlights the facts that 1) Omnicare receives most (or perhaps "all") of its funding from the federal budget (27 billion as per the Term IX budget projections, which is nearly 10% of the 321 billion projected expenditure -- note this doesn't include medical, dental, optical, etc. which would presumably be Medicure), which suggests that Eutopian citizens pay either no premium, or minimal premiums based on how frequently they make claims (since they're already underwriting Omnicare indirectly, through taxes); and 2) Omnicare, unlike a traditional corporation, has no stockholders and is not concerned with making a profit.

And if that's the case, how does it go bankrupt? Insurance is a billion-dollar a year industry. Even if we have a shortage in medical pay outs....the profits from home and car insurance should cover up.

Again, being government funded, with minimal (or no) direct contribution by those who use its services, means Omnicare goes bankrupt when the amount of money it receives from the budget isn't adequate to cover its expenses.

Best I can see is the trouble with Omnicare spreads over many years.

The hurricane caused many payouts, and the failure of the governments to raise premiums over the years.

Possibly true. As per the NEWSLINK, though, the most immediate cause of the crisis is the ECB bombing, and associated payouts. It is certainly possible that Omnicare was already running at a deficit before this incident, the necessary conclusion of which will be that the money authorized by OERA will eventually be spent, and it will devolve to some later administration to either increase Omnicare's funding or put into place a policy that involves premiums.

Of course, if the MESA wants to know whether, and if so when, all this might or is going to happen, he'd probably better order an audit of Omnicare.

 

[The_Hawk]

How do I found a corporation?

Normally, start a thread. You may, however, want to clear your idea with a mod first. For the immediate future, you will probably be receiving your quickest responses from myself or Voshkod.

 

[Josephus I]

That's the idea, yes. It may be better to think of it in terms of being a government agency rather than a corporation. This is because doing so highlights the facts that 1) Omnicare receives most (or perhaps "all") of its funding from the federal budget (27 billion as per the Term IX budget projections, which is nearly 10% of the 321 billion projected expenditure -- note this doesn't include medical, dental, optical, etc. which would presumably be Medicure), which suggests that Eutopian citizens pay either no premium, or minimal premiums based on how frequently they make claims (since they're already underwriting Omnicare indirectly, through taxes); and 2) Omnicare, unlike a traditional corporation, has no stockholders and is not concerned with making a profit.

Not sure if I understand this. So you're saying that personal (non-medical) auto, home, life, insurance is funded by the government. People don't pay premiums?

Isn't Medicure part of Omnicare?

Of course, if the MESA wants to know whether, and if so when, all this might or is going to happen, he'd probably better order an audit of Omnicare.

Hmmmm.


Josephus

 

[unmerged(33865)]

Regarding Omnicare and Medicure. Perhaps employers pay Medicure premiums, and the budget item related to that is for premiums on government employees* and the unemployed, as they are still covered.

*I thought Heagarty or Mel told me this long ago.

Other kinds of insurance, like auto insurance, would have premiums, probably built into annual registration fee. It would cost much less than here as it doesn't have to cover medical costs of accidents (as everyone is already covered for that - see Jonh IKK auto accident incident) or much liability (as people don't sue since they are already covered by insurance), it only needs to cover the car.

 

[The_Hawk]

Not sure if I understand this. So you're saying that personal (non-medical) auto, home, life, insurance is funded by the government. People don't pay premiums?

Or if they do pay premiums, such payments make up only a small percentage of the money Omnicare takes in in a given year. That would be the logical conclusion from the 27 billion per-term budget line. At 3 years per term and 20 million people in the UPE, that's 400 ducats per person per year if we assume right off the bat that Omnicare spends a billion on administration and personnel. Since that excludes medical, most people probably go years without making an Omnicare claim, and some of the particularly lucky or careful might go lifetimes.

Isn't Medicure part of Omnicare?

I believe so, yes. I make the distinction only because the budget does (it sets aside 27b for Omnicare subsidies and 33b for Medicure under the 'health' budget line.)

EDIT: On further investigation, actually no. According to the November Constitution, the ex-MHES, now MESA controls Medicure and Omnicare as "public companies", thus indicating that neither is an offshoot of the other. Just to be clear, it is Omnicare that was going bankrupt and has now been bailed out, not Medicure.