1. According to the Third World Control Register, Istapali is under the control of cm9777 and Lewis, but it has just been handed to OrangeCrusader.
2. According to the Third World Information Thread, Istapali is defined as:
Official Name: Federal Republic of Istapali
Culture: Aztec with German colonial overlay (kinda like a German Mexico)
Official languages: Dundorfian (German)
Most spoken languages: Istapali (Nahuatl)
Political System: Presidential Republic
When OrangeCrusader applied for (and was awarded) control of Istapali, the plan he outlined was rather different to this:
I would like to apply for control of Istapali.
My plan is to RP a multiethnic nation populated by an Istochniak majority searching for their identity as a people along with a Zergonese and Tokundian minority seeking to partition the land and culturally absord the Istochniak population into their respective spheres of influence.
There will be a uneasy peace in the beginning due to the presence of benevolent dictatorship which strives to unite the people as one but eventually the dictatorship will fall and be replaced by a unstable parliamentary republic before a full scale civil war breaks out. When the civil war ends there will more uncertainty than before the war began.
If this is under the control of someone else do please send me a list of openings. If an opening is found great. As for the scenario I would like to keep it as it is.
Thank You
According to our Real Life Equivalents Index, Istochniak are Bosnians, Zergonese are Croatians and Tokundians are Serbs. In other words, no obvious sign here of a recognition of Aztec culture!
Can Moderation/RP Committee confirm a decision has been taken to change Istapali's culture in this way? To be clear, I have no strong personal view on this, although I do happen to think that, ideally, radical changes to the cultures of third world nations should be prominently announced on the forum.
3. Istapali now has 2 news threads (here and here), so you might want to consider whether they should be merged.