I really like this idea thus far. I was just wondering if perhaps we could work in some type of mention of my commonwealth and your Cave City government in the Foreign relations section of our two respective nations? --GOPZACK 21:28, October 14, 2009 (UTC)
- Assuming both of our ideas become canon, eventually the two sides will have to meet up. I had "first contact" as being with Virginia, because the Virginian Republic is already canon, the closest established state to Cave City, and would have to have some interest in the region.--BrianD 21:43, October 14, 2009 (UTC)
Everyone, keep in mind that this is still a rough outline, and that here I'm most interested in how communities might survive a nuclear war, without benefit of state government, powerful leaders, authoritarian generals, military equipment, factories, food, electricity...going back to a standard of life a lot like the first settlers of Kentucky lived. TV, lights, cars, all a memory and a fantastic tale to kids; about the only thing they could replicate is basketball. I may be working on this for a while. --BrianD 04:09, October 15, 2009 (UTC)
Another thing: I've initiated "first contact" with the rest of the world through a man who claimed to be AWOL from his "dystopian" government in Virginia, and had knowledge of the other survivor states. He then disappears after the Cave City parties and he make contact with someone claiming to be from Vermont and that knows this man...the survivor community representatives then use a ham radio that's been made operational by another survivor community in the area, and legitimately contact three survivor states, including Vermont, which says it has never spoken to them.
The Virginian Republic and Commonwealth of Kentucky forces would be by far the closest nations to come to their aid, or otherwise. I don't know if we're taking 1960s, 1970s, or even 1980s-era military technology here with Virginia, but the scenario here is a handful of Walnut Grove/Dodge City (Gunsmoke)-type towns going up against a 20th century Army. It's no contest. They may not have seen a tank in 26 years, but they know what Virginia could do to them if it wished.--BrianD 18:45, October 18, 2009 (UTC)
Proposal status[]
I reinstated the proposal status not to be a jerk, but generally its been the practice to at least warn the rest of the community that you are looking to graduate an article. Please place a message on the Cave City section on Talk:1983: Doomsday. I apoligize if this already happened and I didn't notice it but as far as I can tell there has been no request for any objections. Mitro 02:08, October 22, 2009 (UTC)
- You're not a jerk, and sorry for not adhering to protocol. I intended to take the proposal back a step by making this a stub, not graduate the article; I need to flesh out the residents' day-to-day lives, and how they might have survived in a world without technology. I have no objections to Cave City as a proposal, and will request the article to be graduated when finished. Thanks!--BrianD 02:23, October 22, 2009 (UTC)
I plan on having soon-to-be former President-General Thompson personally giving a heartfelt promise to the Cave Citians, either in person or by HAM radio. It is that the US constitution would be fully reinstated in Virginia, and the Cave Ctians would get full representation in the Virginian Congress, and vote in any federal elections. And the metaphorial cherry on top is the promise to restore 20th Century utilities along with these political freedoms. --Yankovic270 21:52, October 25, 2009 (UTC)
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is interested in also offering the Cave City residents a government that follows the US constitution. Cave City may be more interested in join Kentucky as they have been democratic since its establishment. --GOPZACK 04:13, October 31, 2009 (UTC)
What if, like the Okanogan Confederacy in pre-DD BC, the local communities decide who to join. I mean like the "nation" in BC, Cave City is more of a weak alliance of survivor communities than a unified country, as shown by a lack of an official capital or leader. But I digress. What if the portions closest to Virginia oin it, and the portions closest to Kentucky join it. And I am sure the Kentuckians would know of Viginia's claim to it's former base in Fort Campbell. I hope that the would respect a claim to the base and the territory necessary to join Virginia to the base. This is an assumption based on the vaugeness of the situation in Kentucky. --Yankovic270 12:23, October 31, 2009 (UTC)
Cave City up for adoption[]
I think I've taken this idea as far as I can, so the article is up for adoption to whomever wants it. I do believe that it fits in well with what Yankovic and GOPZACK have been working on.--BrianD 14:59, October 31, 2009 (UTC)