Civcraft2Import:Groups/nations/fwcc
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| Federated Worker's Cooperatives of CarsonCarson | |
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| Federation | |
| Local Languages | English, Pumpkinese |
| Demonyn | Carsonian, Carshole |
| Leader | Big Blue |
| Establishment | Civcraft 1.0 - 2.0 |
| Population | +10 |
| Abbreviation | CR |
| Location | -,+ |
| Subreddit | /r/CivCarson |
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Introduction
Carson is a syndicalist city. Located at -1200, +4250, the city is fully open to the public and accepts all comers, whether they want to become part of the FWC or just live in the city. Geographically located within touching distance of The Commonwealth and the sadly abandoned Lio, Carson prides itself on strong diplomatic ties to all of the cities in the minus plus area.
With no government to speak of, Carson instead works on a system of cooperatives, with each cooperative nominated to fulfil a certain role based off the suitability of the people operating them. As a result, decision making is done in a very organic way, with suggestions for major changes posted to the private subreddit and then discussed and voted on.
Becoming a member of Carson is therefore rather straightforward; a prospective member can simply ask to join. All that is expected of a Carson resident is a willingness to work and the capacity to get along with a wide range of people. Interested parties can post at /r/CivCarson!
History of Carson
Civcraft 1.0
Carson was originally conceived towards the end of Civcraft 1.0, during and after the height of the Blackstone Keep/Gimmick Brigade conflict. blueavenue, seeking to do something truly unique and create an environment devoted to the creation and propagation of culture, created the idea of building a city in the ocean - as opposed to on land, or in the sky, or in the island - and building an aesthetically stunning and culturally powerful haven within. As such, he established some simple principles and defined a basic charter. Work began soon after; utilising novel piston mechanics and the efforts of a concentrated but hard-working group, good progress was made on filling in a large portion of sea near 1.0s legendary Columbia. Unfortunately, due to the events that brought about an end to Civcraft's first iteration, work was never completed.
Civcraft 2.0
Foundations
For the first few weeks of Civcraft 2.0, Carson was based around the northern portion of what is now the Carson Plains cooperative area. Coloquially known as 'the staging ground' or 'Old Carson', this area saw the very basics of minecraft centralised towards itself; mining, farming, excavation and, critically, a meeting point. The staging ground remained as so for a few weeks until progress was moved southwards to a hills biome, where the hub of the current Carson Plains biome now stands. The staging ground is now host to a large potato farm and the former site of Las Malvinas; visitors can find Little Marienberg, a house dedicated to the Prussians that visited for Erich_Honecker's funeral.
Once work had been shifted to the Carson plains proper, workers also started to fan out to establish a foothold in other biomes. The first of these camps, the earliest cooperatives, were established in rainforest and forest biomes; the La Paz and Eastwood cooperatives. Soon after, a desert biome kilometres from the staging ground was colonised and Peyote was born. The first formal cooperatives (mining was done on a more fluid basis, with Foofed mining thousands of kilometres over weeks), these provided a steady stream of resources to produce the enchanted equipment required for faster progress.
Erich Honecker's Funeral
On June 2nd, 2013, the Carson staging area (Carson Plains) held the funeral service and entombing of the late, great Erich_Honecker_. The event was presided over by Sami_Ghani and attended by many prestigious mourners such as the Prussian council, the famous author Timmy123180, and Lucifielle I of the End.
Initially, the ceremony went very well; bouquets of roses were planted in the ground in commemoration, in addition to burning crosses and dirt swastikas. A book, to be entombed along with Erich, was signed by every attendee of the service. Also, a small homage to the 1.0 Prussian end town, Marienburg, was constructed, to honour the distance that the Prussian council had travelled to attend the service.
Following the meet at Carson Plains, the congregation moved to Erich's tower, where Sami_Ghani gave a moving service before Erich's final words. Unfortunately, the actual entombing was far from straightforward. Several members of the party fell into the tomb along with Erich and several inappropriate blocks, such as dirt and wood, were placed into the hole that was to be sealed. This debacle continued for several minutes until, frankly, everyone got bored.
A full video account of the burial, courtesy of rallag7: YouTube link.
Curiously, the man we had all assumed dead had in fact been caught up in a battle against evil, taking place in what we can only assume was hell. On the 12th July, 2013, Erich posted a video of his epic struggle, presumably taken on his mobile phone camera that he had cleverly switched off before his 'death', so as to conserve battery: YouTube link.
Completion of the Foundations
Following two months of hard work, sporadically carried out by all members of the community and consistently by great socialist hero iebagi, the hole in the ocean that would form Carson's base was finally finished. A render, posted by ariehkovler, heralded the official completion date of the hole: the 7th July 2013.
Landmarks and Surroundings
Carson is comprised of a central city that has been dug deep into the ocean, connected by rail and ice-road to several different biomes housing the 'cooperatives'; individual and privately managed organisations that pool resources to the benefit of the FWCC.
The sight of a city located within a huge pit sunk into the ocean is really the landmark sight of Carson. Buildings are currently sparse, but, once completed, should provide compelling viewing; skyscrapers and huge projects, all meticulously planned, rising out from the ocean. Aside from the city itself, the various cooperatives are also host to unique and eye-catching features. La Paz Cartel, for example, boasts a huge, office-like structure that dominates the landscape of an otherwise tranquil rainforest; Peyote, too, dominates a barren desert with their UFO-like cacti cell. Every biome currently under use is landmarked by industrial-scale activity.
Current Landmarks
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| Picture of the library, pictured on the right. Courtesy of ariehkovler. |
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Carson Library: Another Las Malvinas project, the library is a two story building that stands in the center of Carson. One of the most eccentric builds in the city right now, it uses netherbrick and quartz blocks, deployed in spiralling patterns, to provide a unique and exciting feel. Design and construction was completed by Babycham.
CIC Tower: The first official skyscraper to be built in Carson, the CIC tower currently houses the co-op CIC, and doubles as the primary station for Carson International Rail Lines. Designed and constructed by iebagi and FeenixPhire, the tower boasts open space, a roof pool, and a main office for the heads of the CIC, Jacinth_Joy and mattamattress. It also provides housing for CIC members and is, currently, the tallest building in Carson.
Future Landmarks
Considering a majority of time invested into Carson has been spent digging out the City of Carson, many landmarks have been planned to be constructed all throughout Carson and it's surrounding cooperativess. Most of these builds have been completed on the Carson private build server, CarsonCraft.
Carson Theatre: The theatre of Carson is a project funded and built by Las Malvinas. Boogaberg has handled most of the construction. The First 2.0 drama awards are planned to be held here. It has a high tech lighting and current system, designed by mattamattress. Big Blue has not yet established whether he prefers salted or sweet popcorn, but whichever he chooses will be sure to be the preferred snack of Carsonian theatre goers.
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The District Gates: A potential identifying factor of Carson will be the four district gates. Mostly planned by FeenixPhire, these will be huge structures that beckon visitors and residents alike into the underground districts they hold behind, areas that will be made for the free enterprise of citizens. While none have even entered construction, three of the four have been built previously on Carsoncraft.
The Carson Museum of Civcraftian History: The museum is a grand-scale project currently undergoing planning by Theodius with supervision from FeenixPhire. Intended to have a very classical look that matches well with the rest of the city, the museum will house hundreds of exhibits from around the world and the one left behind in 1.0, including the Crown of the Pumpqueen, Jacinth_Joy, and a New Leningrad Lenning Note, now considered a rarity following the destruction of the printing plates.
Economy
Carson is prosperous . Whilst the land itself, being contained within an ocean biome, is infertile and unsuitable for the production of any meaningful produce, the ingenious method of collating the efforts of small, highly specialized cooperatives into a central pool in Carson provides the entire range of food, XP, mineral resources and building materials required
The Federated Worker's Cooperatives of Carson is the central cooperative body of the various businesses that contribute to Carson. A purely administrative body, the FWCC add a level of governance and accountability to the movements of each cooperative.
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Economically, Carson works off an idealised mutualism system but has essentially ended up becoming more similar to syndicalism. The cooperatives, and their workers, are frequently private and entitled to work independently; however, to receive the full benefit of the city, operating in a public capacity and pooling resources is encouraged. As such, there are a range of different methodologies being employed by the cooperatives. Some will send their entire inventory to Carson, with the surplus being sold or stockpiled, whereas some will provide a limited inventory and retain some of their produce to sell for private endeavors.
Whilst cooperative activities are encouraged, citizens of Carson that produce goods without removing value from the system are entitled to do with them as they please. Tourists and traders are, too; previously, there had been no plan to introduce shops in the main Carson area. Discussion led to the decision to open up a foreign market and exchange in the city centre, prospective vendors can contact Mattamattress for a space.
Major Cooperatives
Carson XP Cooperative
The XP Coop makes all of Carsons XP, it's members are:
g10greg56
Mattamattress
Iebagi
Ariaxis
Sanwi
Maximumfame
Kingr8
Carson Infrastructure Cooperative
Contact: Jacinth_Joy, Mattmattress
The CIC, or Carson Infrastructure Cooperative, deals with the large-scale services and amenities that every member of Carson and its cooperatives make use of; so, the roads, railways, canals and public buildings.
Since the establishment of the initial rail-line, many more have been dug. Most recent is the huge new blue line.
Notable Residents
blueavenue - Carson is blueavenue's child. The original charter and fundamental philsophies (mutualism and stateless society) were a result of his thinking. Unfortunately, he has cast away the shackles of freedom and descended into a socialist nightmare; workers dig away for hours upon end, well in the knowledge that Big Blue is watching from his incredible extensive CCTV network, ready at any moment to order legions of communist lackies to drag them to the gulags.
iebagi - Great socialist worker/hero iebagi has been one of the driving forces behind the filling and excavation of the Carson digsite. Thousands of gravel and beach dust blocks later, there are rumours that even he is questioning his san(d)ity in the face of yet more ocean floor filling. Current location is unknown.
mattamattress - A grumpy turtle. Vehement in his opinions but an important figurehead in spurring on both the mundane and delicate work in Carson. Constantly breaded, this can however be justified by the sheer amount of work he puts into seeing Carson, and Civcraft, succeed. Plans on opening up a bread shop in Carson eventually.
g10greg56 - Guilty of eating too many cookies, greg is nevertheless an important worker and didn't even mind heading into arse end of nowhere to help expand Carson's melon operation in line with a particular set of XP changes. Greg is famous for falling in holes profusely, many times losing a set of prot to the fall. Ironically, he has decided to call the largest hole on the server his home.
Teajizzle - Mover of Bedrock; the Bedrock Dragon. TeaJizzle is half redstone engineer and half warrior; when not inventing another brilliant device to help encourage progress in Carson, he is armed to the teeth and assisting those less fortunate fight the griefers that plague them. As a result, he is a member of two cooperatives: the meta-based Carson Engineers, which come up with innovative macro scripts and redstone devices; and the Gimmick Brigade, Carson's designated defence cooperative.
Babycham - Most handsome member of Carson. Despite his frequent putdowns, most of which are extremely brutal, Babycham is actually one of the kindest members of Carson and is, above everything else, interested in making sure people are treated fairly and are diplomatic towards eachother. The de facto leader of the Las Malvinas cooperative, he designed and built the Carson library.
Jacinth_Joy - A force of nature. Did incredible work with the CIC railway, digging literal thousands of metres of wide, tall, tunnels and laying down thousands of rails. Also the head of the Pumpkin Court, a secretive group of magi and knights dedicated to the proliferation of Pumpki.
MrsEmery/Theodius - The situation of MrsEmery is a tricky one. The passed player Theodius has possessed his former maid MrsEmery, and they are considered the same identity. She runs Peyote and produces all of the cacti of Carson. Even though MrsEmery and Theodius had a relationship in the previous map, she is rumored to be sharing a summer home with FeenixPhire (and a few kisses along the way.) This is odd because even though her soul has been replaced by Theo's, her sexuality has stayed the same.
Boogaberg - A professor of Goyim mechanics and official multiculturalism officer for Carson, great wizard Boogaberg has proven the success of social mobility in Carson, rising from the position of simple potato farmer to theater proprietor.