Forum:Territory application/Rusel

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File:Noun Project Signature icon 619326 cc.svg	Territory ID and proposed name
	The Territory ID (from OpenGeofiction:Territories, e.g. AR123a) and proposed name of the country

Rusel means the land of the folk with the red hair. Similar to the UK. The name is similar to Reading in the UK meaning the place where people with red hair live.

File:Noun Project Map icon 1463108.svg	Physical geography
	An overview of climate, topography and landscape of the country. With the exception of Beginner territories, you should always create a sketch map to illustrate & explain your plans. You can add a link to this (hosted on imgBB, Postimages or similar, but not imgur.com)

Similar to the UK, but contains a lot more flatland, particularly around the coast. The country has a range of major rivers all named after Celtic words to describe them. Unlike the commonwealth Rusel is a independent possession of the British Crown. Similar to the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

File:Invest - The Noun Project.svg	Human geography
	A brief description of the territory demographics, economic development, land occupation, infrastructure and mapping style

File:Noun Project languages icon 105908 cc.svg	History & culture
	A brief description of the intended culture and language

Rusel is a Celtic nation which has a long tradition of Celtic language spoken. However when the Romans invaded they bought in their Latin influence. From this a Celtic language developed which is similar in vine to Welsh and Cornish. Modern Gaulish is a distant ancestor of the Ruselic language.

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File:Noun Project Signature icon 619326 cc.svg	Username & date
	Sign and date the application by typing four tildes (~~~~) without spaces or "nowiki" tags.

Trussell 2019

File:Noun project 579150 Conversation.svg	Discussion
	Discussion for clarification & decision

• Is there a particular vacant territory you are requesting? Please also be sure to complete all the sections of the application, including Human Geography and Past Mapping. -TheMayor (talk) 21:35, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

• And generally, eponymous naming isn't a great idea. We have had occurrences in the past where this has caused issues due to privacy concerns too. /wangi (talk) 20:08, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

File:Dash.svg	Territory application closed
	Closed by user wangi (talk) 08:01, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
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