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Thanks to everyone who attended the 24th Dunes Council meeting!

Attendance

• Dunes Council
  • Present: AnvilFrost, CadrienK, Darbooma, Mjfurman16, nmjk, Obsidious_D
  • Absent (IRL): DrLolzworth, vK_InFaMy
• Visiting Council
  • Bear_ableCookie (Barrens 13)
  • gp603 (Barrens 13)

Agenda

1. Meeting introduction, guidelines
2. Update on the Barrens situation
3. Dunes UHC results
4. Next Elections
5. Grand Opening of the Vineyard Carnival
6. Dunian of the Week (Info)
7. Builder of the Week (Info)
8. Announcements
9. Welcoming new residents
10. Q&A / Community Issues

1. Meeting introduction, guidelines

Business as usual. Confirmed that the required numbers of Council and residents were present, so the meeting is legal and official.

2. Update on the Barrens situation

As many now know, we've had some tense relations with the Barrens recently. Someone named the "Barrens Tycoon" has declared himself the god king of the Barrens.

Last Saturday, he issued an edict saying that all sand belongs to the Barrens (take note, Dunes, Vineyard, and Netherward!), and that no Dunians were permitted on Barrens land. He has since slightly modified the latter ruling, saying that Dunians can be in the Barrens.... but that we always have to hop! This is truly an indignity. He's also been putting "problem people" on a list for "re-education", continuing with what he has already done to frost_biten.

Of course, this has put a strain on the friendly and allied relationship between the Dunes and the Barrens, and the alliance is currently considered broken.

However, some Dunians still attended the Barrens meeting yesterday, despite the risk.... and it doesn't seem that we should be all that concerned. The Tycoon doesn't have much support even among Barrens Council, and by all accounts, he has no military force or munitions. So... feel free to go about your business in the Barrens, but watch out for the Tycoon? *grin*

In the meantime, we're waiting to find out if frost_biten is okay. And once things stabilize, Dunes Council is looking forward to renegotiating our lapsed alliance with our Sand Friends & Pals.

ooc: Reminder: this is ALL in fun! No salt! There's actually kind of a plan for how it will play out. :)

3. Dunes UHC results

Yesterday was another UHC, thanks to Gzarig and DTm4tador (organizer and server host, respectively)! Our congratulations to all competitors (including those who won "first death", hehe), The top three teams in the end were:

• 1st place: DTm4tador, Castform, zombieassassin
• 2nd place: Coal_JSJ, Brayden1207, Electricvoid
• 3rd place: gp603, Mobarhan, Dapper_Bunny

4. Next Dunes Council elections

The next round of Council elections (#DunesVotes!) will take place over the weekend of April 11-12. More info next week!

5. Grand Opening of the Vineyard Carnival

Hopefully you managed to see Lord Roamin's AMAZING advertisement for the Grand Opening of the Vineyard Carnival. Basically, everyone should be there, and it will be a fantastic event! Vineyard and many others have worked hard on this.

• When: Sunday, March 29, 3pm - 7pm eastern (GMT-4)
• Where: Vineyard (head north from the portal), x:195 z:-80

Hope to see you all there!

6. Dunian of the Week

This is segment recognizes outstanding members of the Dunes community who show great character, courtesy, good RP, and are overall nice people.

This week's Dunian of the Week is Malvar_The_Great, of Southeast Red 3! A statue will be built in his honour on Darbooma's plot at West Purple 1, at x:440, z:540.

Want to know more about Dunian of the Week? Information here!

7. Builder of the Week

This week's Builder of the Week is Garil, at Southwest Yellow 8, at x:440, z:650. He also wins a 5 gold bar award! Make sure to stop by and check out the build.

Want to know more about Builder of the Week? Information here!

8. Announcements

• Beaver Day is coming up on Saturday, April 5th, at 2pm eastern, at the Dunes guild plot! Get hyped for the fun and games, and start preparing your best beaver costume!
• Despite having utterly loved serving the Dunes as Council Chair for a number of terms now, nmjk has decided to step down, both to take an extended break from Council duties and also to make space for other people to move into leadership roles in the Dunes. Huge thanks to everyone! (I'll stay in the Dunes, of course. How could I leave?? ^_^)
  • Q: What if no one runs for Council Chair in the upcoming election?
    A: Technically the same thing as for the Vice Chair in the last election: an additional General Council member was elected, and then one of the General Council was appointed to the Vice Chair role. However, the Council Chair role calls for a fair bit of work, so we'll have to see what happens. If you're interested, we encourage you to run for the position! Even if you do things differently from nmjk!
• There's going to be a Cross-District Meeting in the Grove, Friday April 3. Look for your friendly neighbourhood Council representatives there!

9. Welcoming new/returning residents

Council welcomes new residents each week! We'll do our very best to include every new Dunian resident at each meeting. If you see these folks around, make sure to welcome them!

• Always_Ahead (Southeast Orange 4)
• MrsGamerKat, Ilyaer (Southeast Yellow 3)
• schuylar98 (Southwest Orange 3)
• Gekuu9 (West Red 1)
• stephmoney, mmorganbrownn, Sancerian, floo_powder, Kendran (Southeast Yellow 1)
• _Gilgamesh_ (Southeast Orange 2)
• Mrs_Kawaii (West Orange 5)
• Acer_The_1 (North Yellow 1)

10. Q&A / Community Issues

Q: Can Hurling be the official Dunes game? (tossing little people into football nets)
A: Uh...
A: As long as anyone volunteeering as a projectile signs a consent form?
A: Officially, Beer Pong is already the official game of the Dunes.
A: But hurling could still be attempted! (with consent forms!!!!)

Q: Can we "diplomatically" assassinate Mr. Tycoon?
A: Probably not. We don't have the authority to act in the Barrens. It would turn into an inter-district incident, with any number of possible repercussions, to say nothing of the ethics.

Q: On a scale of 1 to 10, how sad is everyone that nmjk is stepping down?
A: Well, it's more like stepping aside, really... to make room for other people, for new energy/life in the Dunes!
A: 10,000
A: 9000
A: 10^56
A: lots
→ Aww, y'all... you give me a major case of warm fuzzies. I love you all. :)

Q: Will nmjk still protect the Dunes as Batman?
A: .... nmjk isn't Batman.

Questions? Corrections?

Please let me know! And watch for the meeting/agenda post for next week's meeting, coming soon.