Grand Administrator Mencken

Mencken is a rather mysterious figure, running the show in the nation of Placeholder (name to come when registration is reenabled). Though not always benevolent or wise, he has shown himself to posess at least decent intellect, and has successfully guided Placeholder through the numerous early trials it has faced, including the attempted nuking of Spirit City by the Nine and the subsequent successful nuking of the city by the Emerald Army. He has ruled the nation of Placeholder since its founding in 2005, right up to its official announcement of creation on Month Day, 2007.

Government Levels
The way the government in Placeholder is run is an odd form, riding dangerously close to dictatorship but still managing to remain somewhat democratic. At the bottom are Tier-Three administrators, largely unnoticed, who handle the day-to-day running of the government. Placeholder's Minister of War, Communist, is still a Tier-Three in name, but in name alone.

The next level is Tier-Two administration. These are more powerful administrative members, and at the time of first writing there are only eleven, five of whom sit on the Council of Six, the upper ruling body of Placeholder.

At the top is Tier-One, of which only Mencken has clam to the rank. He can override any decision made on the lower levels, usually without any opposition. The reason he was given this amount of power is because he more or less created the damn place, and other people are there of his will.

Council of Six
The official ruling body of Placeholder is known as the Council of Six, due to its membership number. Despite increasing numbers of Tier-Two members, the government has never seen a need to increase membership on the Council. It consists of:


 * Mencken, Grand Administrator
 * Communist, Minister of War
 * Shlonk, Minister of the Interior
 * Buckshot, Minister of Foreign Affairs
 * RogueAlly, Minister of Trade
 * Aziz, Minister of Infrastructure

Together these six jointly handle the affairs of the nation, and since the Council's inception in late 2006 they have led them through hard times indeed.