Pacifican Commissariat of Internal Affairs (Cyber Nations)

Pacifican Commissariat of Internal Affairs
Cyber Nations branch
Status	Restructured into Agency for Community Excellence
Active from	October 25, 2007 - May 9, 2008

History

"Throughout the history of Pacifica we have prided ourselves on our focus of vision, our commitment to an ideal that is greater than ourselves and the maintenance and preservation of our culture and the Pacifican Way...In times past the Order has been served by various officers taking the time to dedicate their actions towards preserving our way of life and our prosperity. In like fashion, I now designate the Pacifican Commissariat for Internal Affairs as an independent department of the Order and place it and the auspices for which it is designed under the watchful eye of Imperator Emeritus Ivan Moldavi... This department will serve to assure the membership that all levels of the Order, from the regular membership to the Imperial Officers themselves, continue to work in unison towards the betterment of Pacifica as a whole." - Emperor Moo-Cows with Guns, announcing the creation of the PCIA

The PCIA was created by Imperial Decree on October 25, 2007 by Emperor TrotskysRevenge. It was charged with multiple tasks including protecting and preserving Pacifican culture, maintaining high standards of behavior within Pacifica and removing undesirable elements from the Body Republic. In contrast to the Praetorian Guard whose main concern was with the external aspects of culture (such as preventing people from falsely claiming membership and sullying the glorious symbols of Pacifica) the PCIA was internally focused. Imperator Emeritus Ivan Moldavi was appointed as the first Director General of Order Security and Culture. The combination of Ivan's presence as Director and the chance to be in the vanguard of Pacifican culture quickly attracted a knowledgeable and dedicated staff, and applicants were required to go through rigorous admittance procedures to ensure their suitability for the position.

The PCIA carried out its work by monitoring Pacifica's forums and IRC channels, and filing reports on any incidents that warranted the attention of the higher level operatives. The PCIA was divided into two main subdivisions: upper level operatives and lower level operatives. The Director and Chekists composed of the upper level, while Special Agents and Agents comprised the lower level. If the Director and Chekists decided that the report required further attention the member in question would be placed on a watch list, with their posts and IRC activities monitored for any other indiscretions. It is important to note that upon discovery of a pattern of transgressions against Pacifican culture or non-integration, or a pattern of acting in a manner not befitting a Pacifican, these members were recommended for expulsion.

However, the PCIA suffered from two drawbacks that would ultimately become its undoing. The first was the problem of the image it portrayed. Many Pacificans felt uneasy about the new organization. Pacificans worried that they were being spied upon by fellow members and may end up expelled without having a chance of a proper defense. The second problem was that the PCIA was a lack of actual power; it was unable to remove people of its own will. There were many cases in which people who were recommended for expulsion had testimonials from department heads stating that the member in question could not be portraying un-Pacifican behavior while contributing to the departments they were in at the same time. While the PCIA continued to monitor public comments and make recommendations based on those, it was demonized for being both a shadowy spy service with too much power, and being ineffective, an opinion based on the small number of successful expulsions based on its findings.

The final nail in the coffin came with the Moldavi Rebellion and subsequent expulsion of Ivan Moldavi. Some Pacificans saw the PCIA as a cult of personality centered on Moldavi and so began to publicly call for its dissolution. Sir Donald R Deamon was named the new Director on February 16, 2008 and the PCIA continued its work, but it was neutered of what little concrete power it originally had. The operatives grew increasingly demoralized by the continual degradation of its public image and having their attempts at carrying out the core duties continually blocked. The PCIA was basically a dead department. Reports were still filed, but they were rarely acted upon. On May 9, 2008 the PCIA was merged with the Mentor Corps to create the Agency for Community Excellence. While it officially merged into ACE upon that organization's creation, in reality, close to none of the PCIA's former duties were taken on by ACE, and few of the former PCIA members merged into ACE from the PCIA. The troubled department was effectively shut down the day ACE came into existence.

Due to the IC/OOC line that was crossed by the PCIA, most, if not all, internal records of PCIA have been permanently deleted.