Hmm... interesting how the same argument can lead to two different conclusions.

Here's my flag. The "GOG" is from the background of the GOG Twitter account (recolored gold), and the background green is from the original color of the letters.

I've also attached a bigulated version of the flag, if anyone wants to see it. Thanks for running this Maighstir!

Small update, the decisions on the last set of issues have taken effect: More details this evening at eight (give or take a couple hours).

That's where I'm at. The closest choice, for me anyway, is:

Issue 5: 2

Edit:

"3 hours ago: Following new legislation in Gogan, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. "

LOL - reminds me of a customer I visited last week.

People should always have a choice, therefor my vote goes:

Issue 5 : 2

Issue 5: 2

As an entity, I have an obligation to my organs. My pancreas would be confused and lost in a body that didn't consume coke all day. And can I condemn my eyes to a second lifetime of watching the wrong sort of pornography? If anyone wants my organs, they'll have to demonstrate to a still-living me that they can provide a good home.

And if you only have the available options to choose between?

1. Compulsory organ harvesting
2. Not compulsory harvesting (though unclear exactly whether this means opt-in, opt-out or not taking organs from citizens at all (which in turn gives the question of whether we buy organs from other nations, use tourists, stop doing any treatments that require new organs, or grow new ones in labs) - we'll know when the news tell us)
0. Dismiss

With my own "2", you're the deciding factor (we have 8 each voting for 1 and 2, and you're the only one I don't know about yet, so you're listed as "dismiss"). If you dismiss, and no one else steps in to vote, I'll have to cancel mine, giving the lead to "1".

There may be a bidding war for the muscles in your right forearm.

I'll throw my vote out there...

1

I hate our government already. :-p

==== Overview ====
The Free Land of Gogan is a tiny, pleasant nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its intelligent population of 7 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The small government concentrates mainly on Defence, although Commerce and Healthcare are on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 18%, but much higher for the wealthy. A small but healthy private sector is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, followed by Cheese Exports and Soda Sales.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, voting is voluntary, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. Crime is moderate, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Gogan's national animal is the Goglodyte, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Gog.

Gogan is ranked 3,639th in The North Pacific and 68,610th in the world for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring 0 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.

==== Issues ====
The overview has been updated following the last decisions made.

Thanks/due to jjsimp tipping the scales, compulsory organ harvesting will be implemented soon.

We have now reached the normal rate of two issues per day, let's see how long we can keep this up.

Child Casino Shock (issue 6)
Children as young as eight have been spotted gambling in some of Gogan's seedier casinos.

1: Social activist Stephanie Hernandez is outraged. "Gambling needs to be outlawed immediately. It's no wonder children are becoming sucked into the vice, with adults setting such a poor example. Gambling is a stain on Gogan's international reputation and it must be stopped!"

2: However, Crown Casino chairperson Lars James says, "What's wrong with children gambling? It prepares them for the realities of life, teaching them that success or failure is not due to hard work or intelligence, but the roll of the dice. Besides, if kids weren't gambling, they'd be spraypainting trains."

More Police Needed (issue 7)
As crime rates rise, some in the community are calling for increased policing.

1: "Just the other day, I got mugged in the broad daylight!" says ruffian Sashona Tan. "And the ironic thing is I had just stuck up this other guy. When muggers are getting mugged, even I have to admit that crime has gotten out of control. We do need more police."

2: "The solution to crime is not more police!" says noted sociologist and occasional crime novelist Peggy Wilson. "Studies repeatedly show that crime is caused by poverty and poor education. Increase government spending in these areas, and crime will fall! Maybe not overnight, but it will happen."

3: "Yeah, good luck with that," says conservative leader and gun enthusiast Buy Dredd. "Look, we do need more police, that's clear. But that's not enough. We need real punishments: sentences that will act as a genuine deterrent to people considering a life of crime. Like public floggings."

==== Flag ====
I know I said 22.00, and now is over 60 minutes earlier, I'm cutting the deadline a little short. We have a number of proposals for the new flag, listed below, please vote for your favourite during the following 48 hours (give or take).
The attached images can be ignored, they are included in the list (proposal 5, 5b, and 7b, respectively), resized and cropped/stretched by me, credit and prize still (of course) goes to the original creator.

To be clear: I consider *b versions to be the same entry as their non-b edition, and will let the creator choose which to use. Votes for eg. 7 and 7b will be grouped together.

Proposal 1
Proposal 2
Proposal 3, proposal 3b
Proposal 4
Proposal 5, proposal 5b
Proposal 6
Proposal 7, proposal 7b
Proposal 8
Proposal 9

Issue 6 - No Gambling or Gambling for all. I'll lean towards gambling for all before an outright ban.

Issue 7 - 3

Edit: Flag, option 3

Actually Proposal 3 looks more like a real life flag ! I put my vote for it.

I still like flag 4 a lot too.

Issues: 6.1 and 7.2.

Flag: I like proposals 1, 3 and 6, and will add my vote to whichever is more popular of the three. Proposal 3 would be my favourite if the O was further down and more balanced between the Gs, but otherwise Proposal 6 has my preference.

I like proposal 6 most.

I will wait some time before I'll vote on issues. I hope it will be interesting.

Unrelated to the nation, but apparently, the link posting limit seems not solely dependant on the rep, but also considers age of the account. My clone has less than 7 rep which seems to have been the limit for fresh accounts, but is almost two years old.