User blog comment:Kwiksilver/Island Policy and the USA Map/@comment-1251855-20100329054135

''I would reccomend that new islands be created WITHOUT BOSS APPROVAL, and they will be judged after writing. Furthermore, new island-making should be legal, if they are 'uninhabited, or of their leaders are NOT character users.''

They should run it through a BOSS first. Otherwise, we'll still be in the same situation we are in now, with heaps of LQA, unneeded, ego feeding articles. Uninhabited islands do not need permission if they are not taken over by the character's user, although the article has to be at least MQA 1 standard.

does Maverick and El Presidente violate the doctrine?

No. Maverick was not created by you, so you adopted it. You also included a takeover paragraph (the coup), so Tortuga has every right to own the country.

Also, can character users snatch EXISTING ISLANDS for their power?

Yes, as long as the creator of that article agrees to it. If the creator has quit or has been on an unexplained absence for more than twelve months, also yes. All editing responsibilities are transferred to the user whose character snatched the island.

'Also, can character users have titles and POSITIONS in existing governments and countries, like an assistant, bureaucrat, Minister, judge, mayor, ect., of a government, country, or regime that already exists?''

Yes, with the consent of the creator of the government, country or regime. An exception is the top position, be it mayor, king or prime minister, which has to be obtained via coup, election or handing over of power (by the previous king or holder of the top position). Self-created governments with a user character at the top, ruling the lot, (Example: Swiss Ninja) are not acceptable.

''What about an existing king, emporer, mayor, ect. dying, and with the permission of the original writer, the noble gives his empire to a character user?''

Yes, that can happen.