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==2016 GISHWHES== | ==2016 GISHWHES== | ||
GISHWHES 2016 was held from 30 July - 6 August. One of the tasks for that year was to join a [[micronation]]. [[Westarctica|Westarctica's]] relatively painless application process initially drew a fair number of new citizens. However, citizenship requests began to pour in after a few new citizens shared the link to the application on several GISHWHES forums and groups, and an announcement that applications would be expedited for GISHers | GISHWHES 2016 was held from 30 July - 6 August. One of the tasks for that year was to join a [[micronation]]. [[Westarctica|Westarctica's]] relatively painless application process initially drew a fair number of new citizens. However, citizenship requests began to pour in after a few new citizens shared the link to the application on several GISHWHES forums and groups, and an announcement that applications would be expedited for GISHers. This strained the application page to the point that alternate means of sending in applications had to be created. [[Grand Duke Travis]] worked frantically to process the more than 1,000 requests in a matter of days. | ||
After it was all said and done, Westarctican citizenship had more than doubled, and thousands of dollars had been donated to Westarctica by grateful GISHers. In recognition of this historic week, August 2nd was declared [[Citizen's Day|a national holiday]]. | After it was all said and done, Westarctican citizenship had more than doubled, and thousands of dollars had been donated to Westarctica by grateful GISHers. In recognition of this historic week, August 2nd was declared [[Citizen's Day|a national holiday]]. | ||
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The location selected for the property handout was [[Mount Isherwood]], partly because it had attractive satellite photos showing its rocky geography, and partly because the name was extremely close to "GISHER." On 31 July 2018, the entire area surrounding the mountain was declared a preserve dedicated to GISH and its participants. A total of 640 one-square-foot plots were ultimately deeded to natural objects, mostly to rocks and pebbles. | The location selected for the property handout was [[Mount Isherwood]], partly because it had attractive satellite photos showing its rocky geography, and partly because the name was extremely close to "GISHER." On 31 July 2018, the entire area surrounding the mountain was declared a preserve dedicated to GISH and its participants. A total of 640 one-square-foot plots were ultimately deeded to natural objects, mostly to rocks and pebbles. | ||
===Winning 2018 GISH Team=== | |||
The winner of the 2018 GISH competition was Team Scrumtrulescent, which had received a one-square-foot land deed for Scrumtrulescent Rock on 31 July 2018. The winning team's rock's property is located on the northwest slope of Mount Isherwood at coordinates: 74°58'19.8"S 113°43'04.8"W. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||