Gallaton

## *The Honourable*

Gallaton

"*I mean If you think about it, swimming is just nearly naked men doing weird dances.*"

– Gallaton, while philosophising one fine day

**Gallaton**, also known as **Galla,** is a New West Indian statesman and Coniferan Remnant who serves as the Secretary of Administration in the Central Birdland government. They entered the New West Indies on the April 5, 2020, following the collapse of Conifer and the merger between Conifer and the New West Indies.

Galla were an avid member of Conifer, taking part in all the aspects that the place had to offer, including authoring several (often shot down) motions,[*source*?] as well being elected to the post of Premier there, shortly before the Founder ceased to exist.

They can generally be found in the region's discord server, "ranting" in their station #gallaton's-rant-dump (getting annoyed when people fail to understand obscure references).

## Coniferan History

Gallaton joined Conifer on the December 15, 2018. They become quite engrossed in the aspects that region had to offer, joining the roleplay, and enjoying writing legislation in the Motion Writing Commission. They authored several motions in Conifer, including one to establish the Discord position of the "Chief Gay", which passed (miraculously). As well as all of the fun and games, there was a time when they may have slightly suggested attempting treason.

### Premier

Gallaton once held the position of Premier, which was the head of the Executive branch in Conifer. They were inaugurated on the August 29, 2019. Their tenure happened to coincide with the leaving of Honk Donk, a staple of the Coniferan community, who maintained the offsite, non-Discord infrastructure. These platforms included the election sites and the Coniferan Wiki. Honk's departure meant that stability was thrown into doubt for a brief period, but backup solutions were eventually found for the platforms.

#### CTE of Vyutsk and Refounding

Gallaton's time as Premier coincided with the Founder of Conifer, Vyutsk, ceasing to exist. The current government then formed a new emergency bunker channel in the Discord server and made plans for refounding Conifer into Evergreen Conifer. The government enacted a "State of Emergency", which rendered the Charter and other legislation irrelevant, and the government was quickly reshuffled to enable a smooth exit from the issues, which was resolved in a matter of weeks.

## Secretary of Administration

*This section deals with an ongoing or unfinished event.*

Gallaton is, currently, the Secretary of Administration under in the Government of Central Birdland. They were inaugurated on July 1, 2021, following Birdland's victory in the June 2021 Secretary-General election. Gallaton is the first member of the Coniferan Remnant to serve as Secretary of Administration.

According to Birdland's campaign platform, Gallaton aims to update outdated government documents, especially within NWI.gov, as well as the NSElec voting page.

## Broadcasting

Gallaton operates the channel "Gallaton's Rant Dump" in the Discord server, in which they will generally just dump random thoughts that tumble from their head.

## Legacy and Recognition

### Awards

* Third Class Government
* Fourth Class Government
* First Class Influence
* Second Class Influence
* Third Class Influence
* Fourth Class Influence

## Miscellaneous

* They set up the new voting website for the New West Indies, using the NSElec system developed by Honk Donk of Conifer, which allows citizens to utilize secret-ballot, ranked voting for government positions and legislation.
* Gallaton is Scottish, and mentions it any time it could be considered vaguely relevant.

## References

1. ↑ Citizens List.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 [Personal statement by the author].
3. ↑ Central Birdland's inauguration.
4. ↑ Central Birdland's campaign platform, June 2021.
5. ↑ First post of Gallaton's Rant Dump.
6. ↑ Announcement by the President of the General Assembly regarding NSElec.