Sinsira has lifted its block of Mibbit, ending its part in a campaign to protest against what is seen as questionable behavior by many in the world of IRC. It is again possible to connect to Sinsira’s IRC servers via the Mibbit WebIRC service.

Mibbit was recently accused by a faction of the Anti Security movement of spying on its users, collecting user passwords and storing user financial information. This caused a backlash which some experts predicted would bring the service down. Defying such predictions, Mibbit remains active today and appears as if it will be part of the IRC world for the foreseeable future.

Voice of DaeZig has interviewed Lord Sakon, one of the longest standing political figures in DaeZig. Sakon is a member of the Council of Lords and a former director of the FinalZig Union.

Though 2006 may not have seemed like a long ago year in 2008, when large sections of the present DaeZig population joined the nation, the DaeZig of 2006 was a world away from the DaeZig of 2008. The titanic events of 2005-2006 dwarf by far anything that has happened in the half-decade since, and due to the sheer level of resulting chaos, very few who were active back then stuck around to tell about it. Lord Sakon, one of those few who proved adept to the atmosphere of late 2006, has stepped up to talk about it.

Lord Sakon became a member of what is now the DaeZig nation at a time when it was a ruthless Ziggist dictatorship waging endless war against the Internet. As an ordinary member, he watched as ideological factions clashed and rouge administrators committed violations of Internet norms so severe that they would leave DaeZig’s modern administrators reeling for breath. He fought in military campaigns from NIKOnet to 4chan to Gaia Online, and his constant demonstrations of loyalty put him on the road to the FinalZig Union’s top office. Now Sakon reflects, looking from now to then and from then to now and giving his perspective on modern DaeZig.

Voice of DaeZig: Coming out of old FinalZig, what are your thoughts on the monarchy?

Lord Sakon: Hasn’t changed much. Sure DaeZig’s name is different, and now it’s a lot more organized, but none the less it’s all the same. If anything, this whole idea of voting makes me laugh. People are biased by nature. A person can spend their entire life studying to become a perfect leader on any level, but due to something so simple as his appearance or habits, which in no way shape or form affect his ability to lead, could knock him out of the race. Look at America for an example to what I refer to.

Voice of DaeZig: As someone who has met Lord Death, what would you say about the man?

Lord Sakon: His ideals were sound, but his methods were rash. He was young back then. I personally feel, that today’s DaeZig would greatly benefit from his return.

Voice of DaeZig: What is the main thing that you want to see DaeZig do right now?

Lord Sakon: It has always been my hope that DaeZig can migrate from a micronation based soley on the web, to (in one form or another) branch into the real world.

Voice of DaeZig: So you would want to see a return of Rexinas, localized real-world groups of DaeZigs, in general something like that? Or something different?

Lord Sakon: The revival of Rexinas would be a good start. I know that personally, once my own real-world finances are fixed, one of my goals will be working towards building a Rexina. This is of course a personal project, and upon it’s complexion, shall be put forward by the council to gain full Rexina standings.

Voice of DaeZig: What are your thoughts on the “strongmen” Vamont and Kabaka? Are they the kind of leaders you want to see in DaeZig? Do you think they are obedient enough to the people and the throne? You are presently running for Overseer, but Kabaka has as high as a 20-5 lead on you. How do you feel about this?

Lord Sakon: As I stated before, peoples opinions on leaders are what truely defines their attitudes towards voting. The main reason why I even entered the race was to truly see how much I would be remembered to the people. As for Vamont, I have known him for a very long time; as a friend, an e-father, and as a general. I have full trust that he works endlessly to protect and nurture Daezig. So yes to him. As for Kabaka I’ve only spoken to the man on few occasions. However, I have seen his work and I believe that speaks louder than any words we could have shared.

Voice of DaeZig: You have just criticized democracy a number of times. What do you have to say about DaeZig’s human rights? This can be a touchy issue for a veteran. What do you have to say about human rights in general when they enable conflict with Ziggism?

Lord Sakon: Tsk. Ziggism is perfection. Some of those that I have spoken to about it, have called it a mixture of humanism and socialism and it is those things for a reason. It is the ideaology of humanity! Without the few traces of it that we see in today’s philosophy, or those that were popular before our times, humanity would have killed itself off long ago. I have nothing personal against democracy, I simply am aware of the human condition to an extent that I know it is a faulty system. The ones that are being elected by the people are people themselves. They vote because they person offers something that they want, be it possible or not! 98% of the people voting have never been in a leadership position! They don’t know the responsibility or commitment! The heartache over not being provide what they promised. So no, I would rather not have it active in DaeZig. I would rather that those in power choose who joins their ranks because they know the burden of leadership first hand. Therefore, they can see the traits which are best held by those who can survive in such a position!

Voice of DaeZig: Was it then a mistake what your e-sister, Snow, did as far as reforming the DaeZig government into a liberal one, and was it a mistake to reform the Ziggist ideology, to liberalize it to the point it has been liberalized since the fall of the old FinalZig?

Lord Sakon: I don’t love the old FinalZig. If anything, it’s because of those reformations that DaeZig has survivied for so long and has grown to such an extent. That does not however, change. I am giving you my opinions in these questions, filled with emotions and passions. I am not blind to logic. So, no, I do not think it was a mistake. I come from a different time is all. I just think it could have been done with more.. finese. Keeping to the original to a closer extent.

The execution of a man convicted of killing a police officer two decades ago could trigger riots from his vast support base. Troy Davis, a Georgia state man, has been at the center of a long-winding legal battle ever since he was accused of the murder of Officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia.

Though the legal system has repeatedly found Davis guilty, Davis commands a massive support base. He is a rallying point for those who see racial injustice in the United States. He is an idol for those opposed to capital punishment. Killing this man would serve to anger huge masses across the political and demographic spectrum. With so many protest movements in the world today and with the United States remaining a political tinderbox, a state should think twice about killing such a figure.

“If they execute Troy Davis, I’ll be in Atlanta tomorrow to riot,” one man commented on an online forum, his words echoing dozens of others. Protesters from Los Angeles to New York have been demanding a pardon for a man they say was wrongly accused of murder in a state that still gives out the death penalty.

Regardless of whether Davis is innocent or guilty, there may well be a “big ugly mess” on the streets of America tonight.

An IRC network for the cult hit TV series “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” made IRC history yesterday, blasting from a modest 290 users to a stunning 1,500. This placed the network, for a time, into the ranks of the top 20 largest IRC networks.

The network, PonyChat, had prepared for mass use for several days leading up to the event, having obtained a large number of servers from various different providers. Still, the “bronies” (as they call themselves, a combination of “bro” and “pony”) did not seem to anticipate something so large. The activity, spurred by the release of “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 2″, was so massive that a major channel had to set up backup channels to handle the chatter.

“My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic”, the work of noted producer Lauren Faust, was originally intended for a narrow audience of young girls. It is widely accepted, however, that Faust injected too much intelligence into the series for it to be confined to such a young viewer base. The series exploded on the Internet in a way that has been compared to the success of Japanese anime.

Lord Sakon has stated that Voice of DaeZig’s YouTube channel will likely be operational next week, explaining an earlier delay as being the result of personal issues. “Hopefully I can get this stuff by wednsday,” Sakon said, speaking of equipment obtainment. Sakon hopes to have the channel operational by the end of the work week.

DaeZig’s state-run news agency has been slated for expansion since June, though certain issues have gotten in the way. The introduction of a video news service is intended to bring Voice of DaeZig up to world-class standards.

The Vamont Cina has declared itself a community without rules in accordance with popular libertarian sentiment in both the community and the democratically elected administration. Modern Vamont has never had an organized system of community laws, but the step to a total peopledom is new. Vamont’s sole community rules now consist of (1) the requirement that all newcomers register for DaeZig citizenship in one way or another (2) a circumstantially enforced ban on cross-population with other DaeZig Cinas (communities).

Vamont has thus transcended online norms in yet another way, now effectively becoming a managed anarchy. Member disputes will be left to the members to settle unless the members want the administration to settle them. The community, which half-heartedly aspires for growth, has declared that the decision to implement this administration style will not be reversed regardless of how large the community becomes. As Vamont is run democratically, it will be up to the community at large to decide whether or not this new system survives.

After a multi-month delay caused by a generic administrative lull, the Sinsiran part of the 2011 Administrative Elections started today. Sinsirans will elect their top administrator and complete the process of picking DaeZig’s first democratically elected Overseer.

For Community Administrator, Sinsirans have Lord Kabaka (incumbent) and Lord Entibo to choose from. For Overseer, they have Lord Kabaka (incumbent), Lord Maleificus and Lord Sakon.

For Overseer, Lord Maleificus won the earlier Vamontian vote by a 5-4-4 margin. Sinsira’s population is, however, much larger than Vamont’s and most Sinsirans strongly support their longtime Community Administrator, Lord Kabaka.

As with the Vamontian race, the Sinsiran election will run for exactly one month in order to ensure maximum turnout. When this election is complete, DaeZig will become one of few Internet communities who can legitimately claim that their cyberspace belongs to their members, not their administrators.