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Introduction - by @Myles1014:

In the heart of the Mediterranean, there lies a nation known as I Siciliani, a land rich in history, culture, and resilience. Nestled amidst azure waters and breathtaking landscapes, this enchanting country has long captivated the world with its vibrant cities, ancient ruins, and warm-hearted people. Today, we bring you an extraordinary tale of triumph and victory that has recently unfolded within the borders of I Siciliani. Brace yourself for an awe-inspiring account of how this remarkable nation overcame daunting challenges, emerging victorious against all odds. Join us as we delve into the remarkable journey that led I Siciliani to its crowning moment of glory.

Member Spotlight: Interviewing Section – by @germonies:

Welcome to the Interviewing Section of the ISNA! Today, I (@germonies), will ask @Alberthepirate a couple questions for the section. Hope you enjoy!

G: (@germonies): How did you start playing chess?

A: (@Alberthepirate) I started playing chess when I was in science class, and in our free time our teacher was playing on chess.com. I decided I will give it a go; I lost, but I still liked it even if I was rated 200. Shortly afterwards, I stopped, but my friend, @MrStocking, played it and I got back into it

G: What brought you to I Siciliani?

A: I think it was an invite from Veni and he told me how this club had politics, which sounded interesting and, well, here I am.

G: What do you like most about I Siciliani?

A: I think the thing I like most is the voting. People get to experience a nice friendly battle, and it is just fun in general, and it is a good way for people to try and manage a club.

G: What are your plans for Police?

A: As police I would ensure the safety of the club and its members. If someone does something they should not do, I will take appropriate action, and then let the leaders decide on what they should do next.

G: What do you plan on doing in/for I Siciliani?

A: I plan on being active in I Siciliani. I also want to participate in the political aspects in the club.

G: What are your views on I Siciliani politics?

A: What is my view on I Siciliani politics? Well, I think it is a great idea, just it is not being done that well. I don't really see any political parties, and I have no idea about the economy.

That's it for the Interviewing Section! Now, onto the next section!

Vote Chess - Why I Siciliani Never Resigns - by @VeniVidiVici2000:

Important things happened this week in I Siciliani’s vote chess. The first was completely crushing the Cool Dudes club with 98.9 accuracy, which brought our win streak in vote chess to 20. The second was gaining 4 more victories and bringing our streak up to 24 wins in a row.

In one of these victories, in an unbelievable battle, our streak was almost snapped. Playing as white, I Siciliani dominated the opening and middlegame of an ongoing, 33 move game against Chess Friends Club. We were up two pawns and threatening to promote one. But then, we made a fatal blunder on move 29 by moving our knight in order to promote our pawn. This allowed Chess Friends to slide the rook down to f2, threatening checkmate on the next move. Somehow, we did not see this threat and instead of protecting it, moved e7, hoping to promote on the next move. Chess Friends went Nc3, and it was obvious we couldn’t stop checkmate:

In the comments, there was talk of resigning. But as we had decided months ago when I Siciliani first started vote chess, I Siciliani never resigns! So, we checked their king with our knight to delay checkmate. On the next move, there was only one thing to do - sacrifice our rook with Rd2. Once they took it, there was nothing we could do.

But then, the impossible happened. The unbelievable. The inexplicable. Instead of taking the rook, they went Rf1+, allowing our king to escape via b2.

The comments went wild. Our opponent had completely blown a mate in 2. Now, we are in a winning position, up two pawns, and about to promote one.

And that is why at I Siciliani, we never, ever resign!

Daily Match Update - by @ProfiMath

Hi! Welcome to the daily match section of this ISNA article!

In the last fortnight we have made 6 new matches for which we are outnumbered severely in 2 and have no opponent in another. We are currently playing 43 daily matches of which we are winning 7 matches. We are losing in 27 matches but a lot can change in the games which haven't been finished yet. We are drawing in 6 matches of which 4 haven't had a single game completed in yet so we're yet to see if we will get the hoped win. During the last fortnight we also won one match. Special thanks to our daily match top three: @BishopKinser, @AnxiousMagnus and @Jonathon_Rooklift for helping I Sicliani win!

In a few matches we are outnumbered and need more players. Here they are, please join them:

Thank you for reading this section!

Puzzle! - by @ProfiMath and @VeniVidiVici2000

CONGRATS to our election winners: @erle19, @ProfiMath, @Alberthepirate and @TomiEt.

Overview of Political Parties - by @ProfiMath

As I hope you all know, I Siciliani is not a club, but a country with its own political parties. As many new members ask "What are the political parties?" I'll hereby be giving an overview of the political parties I'm aware of. I hope this helps you.

P.T.S.D

I know this party sounds like the health disorder, but it is, in fact, a Sicilian disorder. This party's full name is Party of Traditional Sicilianiism Disorder. This party is run by @LastGunslinger1 and was founded as an opposition party of @TomiET's starting out communist party which later formed into the UVP. PTSD aims to preserve the core values of I Siciliani and hopes to restore the club's original cobra pfp (see @BishopKinser's pfp). This party tries to help good members get elected to positions of power focusing on police and marshal.

UVP

This party was formed when TomiET, Rilliad and I were all ready to run in I Siciliani's 1st or 2nd elections and wanted to join together. The name, United Velcoming Party, came from the fact that we were all involved in the start of velcomism (lead by Rilliad). The original idea of this party was to support velcomism while providing left wing, centre wing and right wing politics but sadly this second idea never really made it with Tomi and Rilliad becoming more inactive. Recently Rilliad left this party so only a left and centre wing remain which could lead to the end of this party in the future.

ISPOVC

This party is currently the second youngest party in I Siciliani politics, only being founded a few days before the last elections. Yet this is the largest party with 14 members. The party's full name is International Sicilian Party of Velcomism & Cooperation. This party stands for international cooperation and velcomism. It also cares about members learning I Sicilian and cooperating with other velcomists. Other important goals are supporting I Siciliani's military (daily matches and vote chess), supporting I Siciliani's economy through centre wing methods, celebrating cultures and languages without conflict and finally maintaining I Siciliani's popular QotD's (Question of the Day).

IPOR

This is the latest addition to I Sicilian political parties having only been founded today by TheCosmos999. This party is the Internationalist Party of Rationalists and is yet to be developed.

I hope this overview helped you and you'll be interested in joining these parties.

Calvin and Hobbes! - by @AniketNijil

Conclusion - by @VeniVidiVici2000

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