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OPINION: The worst blunder I've ever witnessed
Taylor, Marshall, Rory, and Tamati heating marshmallows over the burning corpse of the URA. This is an opinion article written by JVTA. It is not intended to reflect the opinions of every person working for PMI. Unity on the server is something that doesn't occur way too often. Sometimes you'll have a force uniting despite differences against a common enemy (the Supremacy War). Sometimes you'll get the people joining together to celebrate (the Fifth Anniversary). And sometime

Jonas Albert
Oct 72 min read


United Realmplex Alliance votes to dissolve
The flag of the now-dissolved United Realmplex Alliance. In a crushing blow to server unity, the United Realmplex Alliance today voted to dissolve after four years of operation. The announcement was made tonight by the heads of state in three of the four member states. "To the citizens of the U.R.A member states, and to the server as a whole, the leaders of the Potato Empire and the Sea Spray Islands, have decided to end the U.R.A.," the announcement read. "We have concluded

Jonas Albert
Oct 42 min read


Electroranger123 crowned Potato King, announces reforms
The indoor section of the coronation ceremony. Electroranger123 is on the throne. TaylorWorld (the outgoing king) is to the right. Also on the right is Rory running past Kaleidico. CurvedNickle is on the left in pink. Electroranger123 (King Tamati III as he is known in Potato) was crowned the third Potato King this morning, bringing to a close the nearly five-year reign of TaylorWorld, who abdicated six days ago. The coronation ceremony - the first in Potato's history - took

Jonas Albert
Sep 272 min read


TaylorWorld abdicates as the Potato King
The World Dynasty is drawing to an end after nearly five years. TaylorWorld, known in Potato by the regnal name Taylor I, has abdicated the throne of the Potato Empire. He made the announcement today, in a surprise message that followed a brief commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the day construction started on the Potato Temple. He is expected to be succeeded by Electroranger123 (King Tamati I), who until this moment was solely serving as King of Tajmir, one of the Pot

Jonas Albert
Sep 212 min read


POLL: Moderation team broadly popular, respondents supportive of recent bans
PMI has conducted an opinion poll on the tenure of the moderator and co-moderator. The opinion poll was conducted between 9 July and 12 July 2026. There were eleven respondents, down two from the last poll of its kind. PMI asked questions on whether respondents approved of the moderator and co-moderator's tenures, whether respondents supported the recent bans, and who the server would prefer as their moderator. Kaleidico has found himself to be very popular, with 10 responden

Jonas Albert
Jul 123 min read


Kaleidico bans members of the United Serial Alcoholics in unprecedented move
Flag of the United Serial Alcoholics. Realmplex's moderator, Kaleidico, has today made the decision to permanently ban the members of the United Serial Alcoholics (USA), in an unprecedented move. Seven individuals (Clamlum, Gauntlemur26, GodderE2D, Imustbemad, Rywer106, Ss9m, and Toasterw) were banned in total, on multiple counts of hacking, cheating, and harassment. The full list of accusations, as well as futher reasoning for the ban, were given in a YouTube video published

Jonas Albert
Jul 71 min read


Jonasland considering demolition of the Pickagon
The Pickagon, as seen from Big Hill on 6 June. Jonasland's government is mulling the possibility of demolishing the Pickagon, an abandoned construction project east of Pavaria and Exerton. The site was first occupied around 2024, and was set to be the headquarters of the Jonasland Reformist Movement, a pro-URA party that dominated Jonasland politics for much of that year. The project stalled as the year came to an end, and the dissolution of the JRM in May of 2025 ended all i

Jonas Albert
Jun 61 min read


OPINION: Which way should Potato's democracy go?
Potato's roadmap, going forward. (VISUAL CREATED BY JVTA) This is an OPINION ARTICLE. This article does not represent the opinions of the rest of PMI. At the time of writing, it has been 563 days since the last election in Potato Empire (6 October 2024). Technically, an election should have been held on 6 March 2025, introducing a new political system the UCP had proposed the previous election. However, fate had a different idea. As it turns out, all you need to disable Potat

Jonas Albert
Apr 225 min read


Results of the March 2026 moderator election
Welcome to PMI's coverage of the March 2026 moderator election. Election day has finally arrived, after a turbulent campaign period. One candidate (McTwoPoint0) withdrew, another candidate (LEAN LOVER) was permabanned for transphobia. This left only three candidates, the lowest number ever (surpassing the four we had in August 2024). Turnout was 32, 16 votes lower than last year. Below are the results, as certified by the moderation team. Because he was still on the ballot af

Jonas Albert
Mar 242 min read


Potato Democrats propose new electoral system, call for fresh elections
The logo of the Potato Democrats. The Potato Democrats are demanding the triggering of new elections and a refresher of the political system of the Potato Empire. In a series of statements released over the past week, the Potato Democrats revealed a proposal called NESPA (New Electoral System for Potato Act). NESPA has been described as a rehash of the current Potato Council rules, with some proposals derived from the aborted Mixed Member Potato project launched after the mos

Jonas Albert
Feb 221 min read


POLL: Plurality of respondents disapprove of incumbent moderator
PMI has conducted its first ever opinion poll. The opinion poll was conducted between 23 December 2025 and 28 December 2025. There were thirteen respondents. Of those that responded, a plurality disapproved of the tenure of current moderator Imustbemad. The percentage of those disapproving of the moderator (46.2%) was ahead of the percentage of those who approved (38.5%) by 7.7. 15.4% were unsure of how they felt. Respondents were asked two further questions: who they put as

Jonas Albert
Dec 29, 20252 min read


Pumpkin Republic holds first elections
The flag of the Pumpkin Republic. The Pumpkin Republic held its first elections yesterday. Seven parties participated in the elections, which are the first democratic elections to occur on Realmplex since August this year. Two parties participated; the FAST! Party, led by Chippy_02026, and the Civil League of Independent Taxpayers (C.L.I.T.), led by CurvedMetal. The elections were held to choose the president. Under the country's semi-presidential structure, a prime minister

Jonas Albert
Dec 14, 20251 min read


Results of the Aug 2025 moderator election
After a week of voting, the August 2025 moderator election has concluded. There were 49 votes in total. Of these, one had to be...

Jonas Albert
Aug 13, 20251 min read


Jonasland's ruling party splits in two
The flag of Jonasland. Jonasland's ruling party, the Social Democratic Party, has split in two in order to comply with the nation's...

Jonas Albert
Aug 2, 20251 min read


An interview with BasilGaming
The following interview was conducted by McTwoPoint0. PMI does not endorse any of the opinions expressed in this interview. A few days...

Jonas Albert
Mar 30, 20254 min read


Realmplex at war again; destruction and vandalism across Potato
The Potato Bridge, destroyed further by JAW forces. The Third Great Realmplex War began today. It is being fought between the Potato...

Jonas Albert
Feb 22, 20251 min read


Rory re-elected as moderator
RoryRDMB has been re-elected as moderator, defeating incumbent moderator BasilGaming. He has subsequently become the first moderator to...

Jonas Albert
Feb 13, 20251 min read


SDP win majority, JVTA wins presidency in Jonasland elections
JVTA is back as president, and their party, the SDP, is back in power in Jonasland after today's election results. The results saw the...

Jonas Albert
Jan 24, 20251 min read


An interview with Kaleidico
DISCLAIMER: This interview was conducted on 18 December 2024. Some information may now be incorrect due to the recent events in Sol Corp...

Jonas Albert
Jan 4, 20253 min read


Potato passes electoral reform act
The Potato Council has passed a bill unanimously that will change the electoral system of the Potato Empire. The bill is dubbed the...

Jonas Albert
Jan 3, 20252 min read
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