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''Main Article: [[SGNP-NCP-CEN Coalition]]''

Following negotiations, the ~~[[South Gardellian National Party]]~~, ~~[[National Conservative Party]]~~ and ~~[[The Centre]]~~ formed the [[SGNP-NCP-CEN Coalition]] on April 15th following [[User:SilverWolv|President SilverWolv]] inviting them to form a government, enabling their leader olovld to take office as the [[Prime Minister of WolvHaven|1st Prime Minister of WolvHaven]]. Meanwhile, the ~~[[National Front|Pure Haven Party]]~~ and the ~~[[WolvHaven Architect Party]]~~ formed an opposition coalition whilst the ~~[[Honest and Green Party]]~~ remained neutral to either side of the [[House of Representatives of WolvHaven|house]].

Following negotiations, the {{Parties/SGNP}}, {{Parties/NCP}} and {{Parties/CEN}} formed the [[SGNP-NCP-CEN Coalition]] on April 15th following [[User:SilverWolv|President SilverWolv]] inviting them to form a government, enabling their leader olovld to take office as the [[Prime Minister of WolvHaven|1st Prime Minister of WolvHaven]]. Meanwhile, the {{Parties/PHN}} and the {{Parties/WAP}} formed an opposition coalition whilst the {{Parties/HGP/Old}} remained neutral to either side of the [[House of Representatives of WolvHaven|house]].

=== Pangaea replaces New Hollow ===

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Following the opening of [[Mechanicsburg International Airport]] in [[New WolvHaven (4th Haven)|4th Haven]] on June 10th 2017, the server's spawn was moved there. This included the opening of a new immigration test located in the Airport Concourse whilst players could access the server's different worlds by boarding planes at the airport's various gates.

=== Laboratory access restricted ~~(19 Aug)~~ ===

=== Laboratory access restricted ===

''Main Article: [[Laboratory]]''

On August 19th 2017, access to the [[Laboratory]] world was restricted build access to those with [[Gardellia]] build rights and architects only. In addition, all train tracks and model railroads would be removed, though station and train models would not. This marked a major shift in the world's purpose, being the spirtual successor to INNOVATE, a world which focused on rail systems.

=== #server-chat launched on Discord ~~(6 Sep)~~ ===

=== #server-chat launched on Discord ===

On September 6th 2017, the #server-chat channel (then named #irc) was launched on the official WolvHaven Discord channel. Similarly to the dynmap IRC feature which existed at the time, it enabled Discord users to communicate directly with players on the Minecraft server. Following the trial period and the new feature's popularity, the dynmap IRC feature was phased out on September 27th.

=== Parliament process ~~streamlined (13 Sep)~~ ===

=== The September 16th 2017 Parliament Session ===

==== Trial on streamlining parliamentary process ====

''Main Article: [[Parliament of WolvHaven]]''

~~(1st~~ reading, ~~2nd~~ reading ~~stuff~~)

On September 13th 2017, [[User:SilverWolv|President SilverWolv]] announced a trial on changes to the parliamentary process intending on speeding up legislative work.

Bills would notably have to go through an additional vote and three readings. The first reading involved the reading of the bill's title and summary statement after which the [[House of Representatives of WolvHaven|house]] would vote on it based on the usefulness of the bill. The rest of the lawmaking process remained the same.

[[File:16 Sep 2017 Parliament Inquiry.png|thumb|[http://wolvhaven.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Parliamentary-Inquiry-2017Q3-6.pdf Final report] of the parliamentary inquiry into the events of the September 16th session of [[Parliament of WolvHaven|Parliament]]]]

==== The September 16th 2017 Parliament Session and ensuing inquiry ====

''Main Article: [[Parliament of WolvHaven/7th]]''

Originally scheduled to be the second last parliament session of the term, the September 16th 2017 Parliament session would become the session with the largest amount of drama at its time. The {{Parties/HGP/Old}} queued a total of five bills together with the {{Parties/DEM}} queuing an additional two bills leading to the session exceeding the 3.5 hour maximum runtime. It was also the first session whereby the aforementioned first reading vote was introduced to save parliament time in the event a bill which would be deemed a waste of parliament time could swiftly be rejected.

As many of the parliamentary staff were unavailable that day, [[Parliament of WolvHaven|Parliament]] was understaffed with only the [[Speaker of the House of Representatives|speaker]] and one clerk, making it impossible for each of the two voting lobbies to be manned by clerks to record the votes.

Allegations were soon made by the [[Leader of the Opposition of WolvHaven|Leader of the Opposition]], autobus22, accusing the [[United Progressive Coalition|United Progressive Coalition (UPG)]] and the {{Parties/NCP}} of voting out bills tabled by the {{Parties/HGP/Old}} based on the party and opinion of the bill and thus not being in accordance of the purpose of the first reading vote. The [[Leader of the Opposition of WolvHaven|Leader of the Opposition]] was also seen interrupting several calls by calling out several invalid points of order. This eventually led to members of the{{Parties/SGNP}} provoking the leader of the opposition by jeering at him at some points of the debate.

~~===~~ The ~~16th September 2017~~ Parliament ~~Session~~ and ~~ensuing inquiry ===~~

Several unparliamentary remarks were made throughout the session, of which the most notable was the [[Leader of the Opposition of WolvHaven|Leader of the Opposition]] calling the [[Speaker of the House of Representatives|Speaker]], Grass_Jelly, a "muppet". All of this eventually boiled over when there was a disagreement over whether the [[Honest and Green Party|HGP]] MP Ardyle's vote was to be counted or not. The [[Leader of the Opposition of WolvHaven|Leader of the Opposition]] lashed out at the clerks & [[United Progressive Coalition|UPG]] leading to autobus22 being the first [[Leader of the Opposition of WolvHaven|Leader of the Opposition]] to be removed from the chamber by the [[Speaker of the House of Representatives|Speaker]] in WolvHaven Parliament History.

~~''Main Article:~~ [[~~Parliament~~ of WolvHaven]]''

A parliamentary inquiry into the session was carried out after the [[Leader of the Opposition of WolvHaven|Leader of the Opposition]] accused the [[Speaker of the House of Representatives|Speaker]] and clerk of professional wrongdoing such as but not limited to not honoring the 5 minute speech cap time and that bills were brought to voting too early. However, the report published showed that the [[Speaker of the House of Representatives|Speaker]] had not committed any wrongdoing and that he had carried out his tasks properly.

There was also a lot of public backlash against the [[Leader of the Opposition of WolvHaven|Leader of the Opposition]] over his lack of understanding towards the [[Speaker of the House of Representatives|Speaker]] and the clerk as parliament sessions started at midnight for the speaker and 10pm for the clerk. He was labelled as being unreasonable and having too high of an expectation of people. The [[Prime Minister of WolvHaven|Prime Minister]], minebuilder1223 also chimed in and recalled his experience of being a parliamentary clerk - describing it as a "bloody stressful job" when "MPs don't behave properly".

=== New Metro Operator Concession Model launched ~~(24 Sep)~~ ===

=== New Metro Operator Concession Model launched ===

The Department of Transport launched a new [[WolvHaven Metro (4th Haven)|Metro]] Operator Concession Model that took effect on September 24th 2017.

~~=== Server migrated~~ (~~27 Sep~~) ~~===~~

Under the new model, all existing [[WolvHaven Metro (4th Haven)|Metro Line Operators]] saw their contracts terminated on the September 24th. The new scheme saw most of the [[WolvHaven Metro (4th Haven)|automatic metro lines]] being operated by [[TransHaven]] – the government owned public transport operator while the manual lines were awarded to different operators. The new model also clarified the role of operators with them notably having to liaison with existing [[Train Driving|train drivers]] to provide regular scheduled services on the [[WolvHaven Metro (4th Haven)|manual lines]] they operate. Contracts would run for three months with the operator’s contract will be reviewed and terminated or renewed based on the line’s performance.

[[File:GardParliament.png|thumb|[[Gardellian Assembly]] chamber]]

=== First session of the Gardellia Assembly ~~(29 Oct)~~ ===

=== First session of the Gardellia Assembly ===

''Main Article: [[Gardellian Assembly]]''

~~=== Server migrated again (15 Nov) ===~~

After the passing of [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B6mnCKvXVfSMe1CITXK8wrjXalXY6U4TUAmvWix_wnE/edit Gardellia Federalisation & Council Establishment Bill], WolvHaven was turned into a federation and [[Gardellia]] was given statehood, leading to the establishment of the [[Parliament of Gardellia]]. The [[Gardellian Assembly]] make its own laws and only enact in [[Gardellia]]. As a result, all infrastructure plans which extend outside of town borders and were still in planning by the October 29th had to be presented to the first session of the [[Gardellian Assembly]] held on the same day before construction can start. If they are not, they would be deemed illegal by the [[Gardellian Assembly|Assembly]] and be requested to be removed.

The new system was widely unpopular and described as overly bureaucratic and quickly fell into disuse with a new Noticeboard being put into place to foster communication on [[Gardellia|Gardellian]] projects.

=== ~~Changes~~ to parliamentary procedure ~~(16 Nov)~~ ===

=== Further changes to parliamentary procedure ===

''Main Article: [[Parliament of WolvHaven]]''

(each bill ~~goes thru 2 sessions)~~

Following the initial trial of first voting introduced on September 16th 2017, further changes were made to the Parliamentary process from November 16th which remained in place until the replacement of physical sessions of Parliament by Discord Parliament.

Notable changes included the removal of first votes which made parliamentary proceedings more confusing and ultimately took more time than required in the event a division was required. In addition, all bills would now have to go through a minimum of two parliamentary sessions in order to be passed by the [[House of Representatives of WolvHaven|House of Representatives]] with each bill being debate on twice and being voted on after the second debate at the second session.

[[File:Honestus Esse.png|thumb|Poster advertising the Honestus Esse initiative]]

=== Honestus Esse ~~(9-31 Dec)~~ ===

=== Honestus Esse ===

The Honestus Esse initiative was launched by the [[Staff|WolvHaven staff team]] on December 9th 2017 running till the end of the month in a bid to make members more aware of their actions and how they affect the community.

=== Gardellia Expanded ~~(Late 2017, perhaps December)~~ ===

Named after the Latin term meaning “to be honest”, the initiative encouraged players to provide anonymous feedback to others in the community, similar to the popular anonymous tools at the time such as sayat.me and sarahah. The initiative was set up in the wake of findings made by the WolvHaven Demographic Census 2017 in which numerous players noted that they were annoyed by one or more people on the server. Therefore, the Honestus Esse program was created to compile and send feedback to people on the server in order to make each other more aware of their actions, how they affect and/or make others feel and how they can improve to help build a better community together.

=== Gardellia Expanded ===

''Main Article: [[Gardellia]]''

In the wake of the increasing overcrowding of [[Gardellia]], the world was expanded to the north, east and west in late December 2017 around its first anniversary.

== 2018: ==

=== Changes to verbal warnings ~~(1 Jan)~~ ===

=== Changes to verbal warnings ===

In the wake of Veteran players having been noted by [[Staff]] as having broken server rules at a higher frequency since 2017, changes were made to the server's verbal warning system from January 1st 2018. In order to comabt the leniancy that is offered to players who are ranked citizen and above, leading to many thinking that they will always be able to get away with breaking the rules, verbal warnings were no longer given out to players who had been around on the server for more than 6 months.

=== Gardellian second claims ~~(2 Jan)~~ ===

=== Gardellian second claims ===

''Main Article: [[Gardellia]]''

Following the expansion of [[Gardellia]] in late December 2017, players were authorized to start second claims conditioned to certain requirements from January 2nd 2018. Players' first claims notably had to be large enough, spanning over 250 metres in radius from the city centre whilst their second claims could not be located on the [[Gardellia Mainlines|mainline network]] if their prior claim already was located on it.

[[File:Flight Logo.png|thumb|The [[Dalesburg Flight]] were the second team to join the [[2018 Gardellia Hockey League]]. Led by DNP_10, they co-founded the [[Gardellia Hockey League|League]] alongside the [[Palm Ridge Suns]]'s Ziggy85]]

=== 2018 Gardellia Hockey League ===

''Main Article: [[2018 Gardellia Hockey League]]''

The [[Gardellia Hockey League]] was an independant ice hockey league operating within [[Gardellia]]. The league consisted of eight teams throughout eight cities who aimed to win the glorious and magnificent GHL Cup. First founded in early 2017 after the commissioner, Ziggy85, decided he wanted to share his love of hockey within the world of WolvHaven. Helped by fellow hockey fan DNP_10, the league's first competitive season started on January 6th 2018 wrapping up on July 7th with the victory of the [[Nelsonburg Ice Eagles]].

{| class="wikitable"

|+Awards given to teams participating in the [[2018 Gardellia Hockey League]]

!Award

!Team

!

|-

|'''Qixiang Trophy'''

|Castelnau Conquest

|''Awarded to the team that wins the regular season by having the most points in the standings out of the entire league''

|-

|'''Gardellia Award'''

|[[Nelsonburg Ice Eagles]]

|''Awarded to the player with the most goals scored out of the entire league''

|-

|'''Diamond Award'''

|[[Dalesburg Flight]]

|''Awarded to the winner of the Western Conference Finals''

|-

|'''Notch Trophy'''

|[[Nelsonburg Ice Eagles]]

|''Awarded to the winner of the Eastern Conference Finals''

|-

|'''GHL Cup'''

|[[Nelsonburg Ice Eagles]]

|''The most prestigious award in the league, awarded to the team that wins the GHL Playoffs and thus becomes the league champion''

|}

=== Shifts in WolvHaven's political landscape ===

[[File:HOR8thN.png|thumb|[[Prime Minister of WolvHaven|Prime Minister]] minebuilder1223's position was untenable in the wake of the repeated absence of {{Parties/CEN}} and {{Parties/SGNP}} [[Parliament of WolvHaven/List of Members|Members of Parliament]], making the [[United Progressive Coalition]] a quasi-minority government]]

==== Prime minister minebuilder1223 resigns ~~(28 Jan)~~ ====

==== Prime minister minebuilder1223 resigns ====

''Main Article: [[Prime Minister of WolvHaven]]''

==== Formation of Forward WolvHaven: the beginning of the mega-party era ~~(25 Mar)~~ ====

Following the weakening of the [[United Progressive Coalition]] government as [[Parliament of WolvHaven/List of Members|Members of Parliament]] from the {{Parties/CEN}} and the {{Parties/SGNP}} were repeatedly absent and after several clashes with the opposition over some of the controversial topics such as the Mentionable List Revision Act and the contentious Government and Parliament Reform Bill, [[Prime Minister of WolvHaven|Prime Minister]] minebuilder1223 tendered his resignation to the President on January 28th 2018 during the [[Parliament of WolvHaven/8th|8th Session of Parliament of the term]] and has appointed _AngelKevin_ (now ohuehue) as the [[Prime Minister of WolvHaven|4th Prime Minister of WolvHaven]]. minebuilder1223 had previously stated his intentions to resign at the end of the [[Parliament of WolvHaven/8th|Parliamentary Term]].

==== Formation of Forward WolvHaven: the beginning of the mega-party era ====

''Main Article: [[Forward WolvHaven]]''

[[File:NewWolfminsterInitialLayout.jpg|thumb|The layout of the current [[New Wolfminster (5th Haven)|New Wolfminster]], drawn by lykanatthemochi using pencil and paper]]

In the wake of the near-collapse of the [[United Progressive Coalition]] and the upcoming [[General Election of WolvHaven, April 2018|April 2018 General Election]], the {{Parties/PFG}} and the {{Parties/NCP}} merged to form the {{Parties/FWH}} mega-party on March 25th. The merger enabled the newly-formed party to become the largest party following the [[General Election of WolvHaven, April 2018|April 2018 General Election]] with 7 out of the 17 seats, far ahead of {{Parties/CEN}}'s 3 [[Parliament of WolvHaven/List of Members|Members of Parliament]]. Despite this, in order to attain a majority in the [[House of Representatives of WolvHaven|House of Representatives]], {{Parties/FWH}} partnered with {{Parties/DEM}} to form the [[FWH-DEM Coalition]].

[[File:HOR9th.png|thumb|The [[FWH-DEM-CEN Coalition]] formed the first and only supermajority government in WolvHaven's history]]

==== Parliamentary supermajority ====

''Main Article: [[FWH-DEM-CEN Coalition]]''

In the wake of the {{Parties/HGP/Old}}'s increasingly strained relation with {{Parties/CEN}} due to the former's controversial leader autobus22, {{Parties/CEN}} joined the Government on June 24th forming the [[FWH-DEM-CEN Coalition]]. The grand coalition was the most powerful in WolvHaven Parliamentary History, controlling 14 out of the 17 seats leaving the opposition powerless.[[File:NewWolfminsterInitialLayout.jpg|thumb|The layout of the current [[New Wolfminster (5th Haven)|New Wolfminster]], drawn by lykanatthemochi using pencil and paper]]

=== Final FifthHaven world map revealed ===

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Due to its nature, the world had to be worldpainted again from scratch. To do this, [[User:SilverWolv|SilverWolv]] printed a copy of the image and slid it into a clear plastic paper holder and traced the outlines of the islands using a permanent marker. He then pasted the clear plastic holder over his laptop which had the worldpainter program open and started painting the world from there using the drawn outlines as reference.

=== WBC Website launched ~~(March)~~ ===

=== WBC Website launched ===

''Main Article: [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation]]''

=== Ground broken on FifthHaven ~~(23 Jun)~~ ===

The [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation|WBC News]] Website was launched on March 4th 2018. Replacing the WolvHavener, the website provided a one-stop news source for players. WolvHaveners could also contribute by submitting opinion pieces or by joining the news team. Activity on the website did not last that long however and was practically inactive by early 2020 when [[NewsNet WH|newsnetwh]] was launched. News coverage by [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation|WBC News]] would later be eventually officially discontinued in May 2020.

[[File:5thHavenBreakingGround.png|thumb|The first blocks placed in [[New Wolfminster (5th Haven)|FifthHaven]]]]

=== Ground broken on FifthHaven ===

''Main Article: [[New Wolfminster (5th Haven)]]''

~~=== WH-MRT Joint Security Agreement~~ (~~24 Jun~~) ~~===~~

Ground was broken on [[New Wolfminster (5th Haven)|FifthHaven]] on June 23rd 2018 and was celebrated by minebuilder1223, who shared a picture of the first blocks placed in the world; which formed the official WolvHaven flag on a mast on the world's Clarence Island, which would be the world's Welcome Centre.

=== Ofcorp launched ~~(4 Aug)~~ ===

New players would spawn on a boats; similar to how immigrants arrived in the United States at Ellis Island back in the day. A new immigration building was also constructed, together with a Hospital & Quarantine Centre; which as since been demolished by Heiopeii to make way for newer plans for the island. By May 2018, work had started on the city's capitol island with the initial roundabout infront of City Hall constructed, and the island's initial road network would start to be constructed.

Prior to this three preview versions of the world were put up onto the server, which allowed builders to tour, visit, and test buildings within the worlds before official work would begin as a final chance for players to provide feedback about any potential tweaks that were required for the world itself.

[[File:WH-MRT Security Agreement.png|thumb|[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BP0ZE0Enlcwh_fwajorGimA8EMjhuJgZa1aKHEjmNIM/edit Official WolvHaven-MRT Security Agreement] put into place in mid-2018]]

=== WH-MRT Joint Security Agreement ===

Following increasing threats to server security, a first draft of the WH-MRT Joint Security Agreement was revealed to WolvHaveners on June 10th 2018.

This followed a round of constructive and comprehensive talk between [[Staff|WolvHaven officials]] their MRT counterparts which have given both administrations a chance to have important and influencial discussions about a number of issues and discuss how the security situation between both of our servers could be improved. Both servers came to an agreement about what information should and should not be distributed between servers, with notably Personally Identifiable Information (such as IP addresses, personal email addresses or addresses of residence or work) not being shared between servers, but information exclusively pertaining to an individual's online profile (such as Bans, Warnings and Past Offences) being permitted to be shared for the benfit of both server's security. WolvHaveners were invited to scrutinize the draft agreement and offer feedback.

Few changes were proposed by WolvHaveners and following a conclusive second round of negotations and the passing of the bill by [[Parliament of WolvHaven|Parliament]], part of the Joint Security Agreement came into effect on June 24th.

=== 1st Wolvhaven Olympics ===

''Main Article: [[1st Wolvhaven Olympics]]''

The [[1st Wolvhaven Olympics]] were held between July 6th and 18th 2018. Featuring seven events (Hockey, Curling, Bobsled, Archery, PVP, Speed Skating and Spleef) and 18 participating cities, the events made use of numerous sporting facilities in [[New WolvHaven (4th Haven)|WolvHaven City]].

=== Ofcorp launched ===

''Main Article: [[Office of Corporations]]''

~~=== Tree world opens (7 Aug) ===~~

In the wider context of the rapid increase in the amount of corporate activity in WolvHaven, the {{Parties/FWH}}-led government announced the formation of the [[Office of Corporations]] on August 4th. The new statutory agency would be responsible for registering corporations and giving them closer ties to the government though small companies were not required to register if they did not have any intention of working with the government.

=== Metro+ B series launched ~~(16 Aug)~~ ===

[[Office of Corporations|OfCorp]] was never fully implemented and was quickly forgotten amidst other [[FWH-DEM-CEN Coalition|government]] policies and intitiatives.

=== Tree world opens ===

After many requests, the Custom Tree Repository tree grid by lentebriesje was been added to the server on August 7th. This enabled Architects & [[Gardellia|Gardellian]] worldedit permission holders to visit and copy the trees from the new world.

=== Metro+ B series launched ===

''Main Article: [[Metro+]]''

~~=== Holiday Train (December) ===~~

In line with the routine maintenance and renewal of the [[Metro+]] ticketing system, [[Metro+]] A-Series cards were phased out from July 18th and were completely replaced by B-Series cards from August 16th.

=== Greater WolvHaven Transformation 2020 launched ~~(26 Dec)~~ ===

[Embed YouTube video]

=== Holiday Train ===

In the spirit of the 2018 festive season, [[User:SilverWolv|President SilverWolv]] announced the launch of a community train build on November 10th.

All players with [[Gardellia]] build rights were able to contribute to the train built in the [[Laboratory]] world. Players were invited to add random cars/coaches/carriages to the train. The event culminated with a race held on December 23rd in which players tried to be the fastest to run from the first to the last car of the train.

[Embed YouTube video]

[[File:Greater WolvHaven Transformation 2020.png|thumb|[[Greater WolvHaven Transformation 2020]] logo]]

=== Greater WolvHaven Transformation 2020 launched ===

''Main Article: [[Greater WolvHaven Transformation 2020]]''

[[User:SilverWolv|President SilverWolv]] announced the launch of the Greater WolvHaven Transformation 2020 on December 26th 2018. The scheme was an organizational transformation program that seeked to review, reform and ratify all aspects of the server by the end of 2020 with the vision of a more consistent, efficient and enjoyable server experience for all.

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=== WolvHaveners decide on Permanent Residency rank implementation ===

''Main Article: [[2020 Referendum on Permanent Residency (PR) Implementation]]''

=== Media Revolution ===

==== Launch of newsnet ====

''Main Article: [[NewsNet WH]]''

[[NewsNet WH|'''newsnet''']], WolvHaven's first independent media organization was launched in January 2020 by [[User:MatthieuTofu|MatthieuTofu]] & [[User:CM Raiders|~~CM Raiders~~]]. It marked the end of the [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation]]'s monopoly on the WolvHaven media market.

[[NewsNet WH|'''newsnet''']], WolvHaven's first independent media organization was launched in January 2020 by [[User:MatthieuTofu|MatthieuTofu]] & [[User:CM Raiders|CM_Raiders]]. It marked the end of the [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation]]'s monopoly on the WolvHaven media market. Launching from Studio 1 of the NewsNet Broadcasting Centre in onenorth in Gardellia on January 31st 2020 with the release of the January 2020 edition of Newsroom hosted by editor-in-chief and CEO [[User:MatthieuTofu|MatthieuTofu]], the new news network was widely praised by ordinary WolvHaveners.

Starting from March 2020, [[User:CM Raiders|CM_Raiders]] joined MatthieuTofu in presenting Newsroom WolvHaven in the first edition to incorporate on-screen interviews with numerous interviews from across the server's political spectrum such as the then {{Parties/UWH}} [[Ministry for Infrastructure and National Development|Minister for Infrastructure and National Development]] [[User:BargainBinAdmin|Baymax1020]] and independent statistican [[User:ImperialBlock|imperial_block]].

Viewership of the newly-created news outlet soared with the contentious [[General Election of WolvHaven, May 2020|May 2020 General Election]] with [[NewsNet WH|newsnet]] being the first news outlet in WolvHaven history to interview all party representatives in an unprecedented election coverage package and the first independent news outlet to host an election debate. [[NewsNet WH|newsnet]] also revolutionized the way WolvHaveners waited for the results of elections with the launch of live election coverage involving political analysts and candidates.

[[File:WBC refocus.jpg|thumb|[[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation]] CEO Lykan released a [https://twitter.com/WolvhavenBC/status/1260209704313090051 press statement] on May 12th 2020 announcing the Corporation's future plans]]

==== WBC shifts its focus from news coverage ====

Following the increasing inactivity of the [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation]]'s news division and website, CEO Lykan announced on May 12th that the [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation|Corporation]] would be shifting its focus away from news coverage. He stated that the [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation|WBC]] had succeeded in its role in kickstarting the server's media industry, referencing the earlier launch of [[NewsNet WH|newsnet]], and would instead be focusing its attention on enterntainement and documentaries.

=== Gardellia claiming suspended for national security reasons (February) ===

''Main Article: [[Gardellia]]''

In a bid to avoid another '''Calais de Royale''' incident, claiming in [[Gardellia]] was suspended

=== First PRs promoted to citizen (March) ===

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 ''Main Article: [[SGNP-NCP-CEN Coalition]]''
-Following negotiations, the [[South Gardellian National Party]], [[National Conservative Party]] and [[The Centre]] formed the [[SGNP-NCP-CEN Coalition]] on April 15th following [[User:SilverWolv|President SilverWolv]] inviting them to form a government, enabling their leader olovld to take office as the [[Prime Minister of WolvHaven|1st Prime Minister of WolvHaven]]. Meanwhile, the [[National Front|Pure Haven Party]] and the [[WolvHaven Architect Party]] formed an opposition coalition whilst the [[Honest and Green Party]] remained neutral to either side of the [[House of Representatives of WolvHaven|house]].
+Following negotiations, the {{Parties/SGNP}}, {{Parties/NCP}} and {{Parties/CEN}} formed the [[SGNP-NCP-CEN Coalition]] on April 15th following [[User:SilverWolv|President SilverWolv]] inviting them to form a government, enabling their leader olovld to take office as the [[Prime Minister of WolvHaven|1st Prime Minister of WolvHaven]]. Meanwhile, the {{Parties/PHN}} and the {{Parties/WAP}} formed an opposition coalition whilst the {{Parties/HGP/Old}} remained neutral to either side of the [[House of Representatives of WolvHaven|house]].
 === Pangaea replaces New Hollow ===
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 Following the opening of [[Mechanicsburg International Airport]] in [[New WolvHaven (4th Haven)|4th Haven]] on June 10th 2017, the server's spawn was moved there. This included the opening of a new immigration test located in the Airport Concourse whilst players could access the server's different worlds by boarding planes at the airport's various gates.
-=== Laboratory access restricted (19 Aug) ===
+=== Laboratory access restricted ===
 ''Main Article: [[Laboratory]]''
 On August 19th 2017, access to the [[Laboratory]] world was restricted build access to those with [[Gardellia]] build rights and architects only. In addition, all train tracks and model railroads would be removed, though station and train models would not. This marked a major shift in the world's purpose, being the spirtual successor to INNOVATE, a world which focused on rail systems.
-=== #server-chat launched on Discord (6 Sep) ===
+=== #server-chat launched on Discord ===
 On September 6th 2017, the #server-chat channel (then named #irc) was launched on the official WolvHaven Discord channel. Similarly to the dynmap IRC feature which existed at the time, it enabled Discord users to communicate directly with players on the Minecraft server. Following the trial period and the new feature's popularity, the dynmap IRC feature was phased out on September 27th.
-=== Parliament process streamlined (13 Sep) ===
+=== The September 16th 2017 Parliament Session ===
+==== Trial on streamlining parliamentary process ====
 ''Main Article: [[Parliament of WolvHaven]]''
-(1st reading, 2nd reading stuff)
+On September 13th 2017, [[User:SilverWolv|President SilverWolv]] announced a trial on changes to the parliamentary process intending on speeding up legislative work.
+Bills would notably have to go through an additional vote and three readings. The first reading involved the reading of the bill's title and summary statement after which the [[House of Representatives of WolvHaven|house]] would vote on it based on the usefulness of the bill. The rest of the lawmaking process remained the same.
+[[File:16 Sep 2017 Parliament Inquiry.png|thumb|[http://wolvhaven.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Parliamentary-Inquiry-2017Q3-6.pdf Final report] of the parliamentary inquiry into the events of the September 16th session of [[Parliament of WolvHaven|Parliament]]]]
+==== The September 16th 2017 Parliament Session and ensuing inquiry ====
+''Main Article: [[Parliament of WolvHaven/7th]]''
+Originally scheduled to be the second last parliament session of the term, the September 16th 2017 Parliament session would become the session with the largest amount of drama at its time. The {{Parties/HGP/Old}} queued a total of five bills together with the {{Parties/DEM}} queuing an additional two bills leading to the session exceeding the 3.5 hour maximum runtime. It was also the first session whereby the aforementioned first reading vote was introduced to save parliament time in the event a bill which would be deemed a waste of parliament time could swiftly be rejected.
+As many of the parliamentary staff were unavailable that day, [[Parliament of WolvHaven|Parliament]] was understaffed with only the [[Speaker of the House of Representatives|speaker]] and one clerk, making it impossible for each of the two voting lobbies to be manned by clerks to record the votes.
+Allegations were soon made by the [[Leader of the Opposition of WolvHaven|Leader of the Opposition]], autobus22, accusing the [[United Progressive Coalition|United Progressive Coalition (UPG)]] and the {{Parties/NCP}} of voting out bills tabled by the {{Parties/HGP/Old}} based on the party and opinion of the bill and thus not being in accordance of the purpose of the first reading vote. The [[Leader of the Opposition of WolvHaven|Leader of the Opposition]] was also seen interrupting several calls by calling out several invalid points of order. This eventually led to members of the{{Parties/SGNP}} provoking the leader of the opposition by jeering at him at some points of the debate.
-=== The 16th September 2017 Parliament Session and ensuing inquiry ===
+Several unparliamentary remarks were made throughout the session, of which the most notable was the [[Leader of the Opposition of WolvHaven|Leader of the Opposition]] calling the [[Speaker of the House of Representatives|Speaker]], Grass_Jelly, a "muppet". All of this eventually boiled over when there was a disagreement over whether the [[Honest and Green Party|HGP]] MP Ardyle's vote was to be counted or not. The [[Leader of the Opposition of WolvHaven|Leader of the Opposition]] lashed out at the clerks & [[United Progressive Coalition|UPG]] leading to autobus22 being the first [[Leader of the Opposition of WolvHaven|Leader of the Opposition]] to be removed from the chamber by the [[Speaker of the House of Representatives|Speaker]] in WolvHaven Parliament History.
-''Main Article: [[Parliament of WolvHaven]]''
+A parliamentary inquiry into the session was carried out after the [[Leader of the Opposition of WolvHaven|Leader of the Opposition]] accused the [[Speaker of the House of Representatives|Speaker]] and clerk of professional wrongdoing such as but not limited to not honoring the 5 minute speech cap time and that bills were brought to voting too early. However, the report published showed that the [[Speaker of the House of Representatives|Speaker]] had not committed any wrongdoing and that he had carried out his tasks properly.
+There was also a lot of public backlash against the [[Leader of the Opposition of WolvHaven|Leader of the Opposition]] over his lack of understanding towards the [[Speaker of the House of Representatives|Speaker]] and the clerk as parliament sessions started at midnight for the speaker and 10pm for the clerk. He was labelled as being unreasonable and having too high of an expectation of people. The [[Prime Minister of WolvHaven|Prime Minister]], minebuilder1223 also chimed in and recalled his experience of being a parliamentary clerk - describing it as a "bloody stressful job" when "MPs don't behave properly".
-=== New Metro Operator Concession Model launched (24 Sep) ===
+=== New Metro Operator Concession Model launched ===
+The Department of Transport launched a new [[WolvHaven Metro (4th Haven)|Metro]] Operator Concession Model that took effect on September 24th 2017.
-=== Server migrated (27 Sep) ===
+Under the new model, all existing [[WolvHaven Metro (4th Haven)|Metro Line Operators]] saw their contracts terminated on the September 24th. The new scheme saw most of the [[WolvHaven Metro (4th Haven)|automatic metro lines]] being operated by [[TransHaven]] – the government owned public transport operator while the manual lines were awarded to different operators. The new model also clarified the role of operators with them notably having to liaison with existing [[Train Driving|train drivers]] to provide regular scheduled services on the [[WolvHaven Metro (4th Haven)|manual lines]] they operate. Contracts would run for three months with the operator’s contract will be reviewed and terminated or renewed based on the line’s performance.
+[[File:GardParliament.png|thumb|[[Gardellian Assembly]] chamber]]
-=== First session of the Gardellia Assembly (29 Oct) ===
+=== First session of the Gardellia Assembly ===
 ''Main Article: [[Gardellian Assembly]]''
-=== Server migrated again (15 Nov) ===
+After the passing of [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B6mnCKvXVfSMe1CITXK8wrjXalXY6U4TUAmvWix_wnE/edit Gardellia Federalisation & Council Establishment Bill], WolvHaven was turned into a federation and [[Gardellia]] was given statehood, leading to the establishment of the [[Parliament of Gardellia]]. The [[Gardellian Assembly]] make its own laws and only enact in [[Gardellia]]. As a result, all infrastructure plans which extend outside of town borders and were still in planning by the October 29th had to be presented to the first session of the [[Gardellian Assembly]] held on the same day before construction can start. If they are not, they would be deemed illegal by the [[Gardellian Assembly|Assembly]] and be requested to be removed.
+The new system was widely unpopular and described as overly bureaucratic and quickly fell into disuse with a new Noticeboard being put into place to foster communication on [[Gardellia|Gardellian]] projects.
-=== Changes to parliamentary procedure (16 Nov) ===
+=== Further changes to parliamentary procedure ===
 ''Main Article: [[Parliament of WolvHaven]]''
-(each bill goes thru 2 sessions)
+Following the initial trial of first voting introduced on September 16th 2017, further changes were made to the Parliamentary process from November 16th which remained in place until the replacement of physical sessions of Parliament by Discord Parliament.
+Notable changes included the removal of first votes which made parliamentary proceedings more confusing and ultimately took more time than required in the event a division was required. In addition, all bills would now have to go through a minimum of two parliamentary sessions in order to be passed by the [[House of Representatives of WolvHaven|House of Representatives]] with each bill being debate on twice and being voted on after the second debate at the second session.
+[[File:Honestus Esse.png|thumb|Poster advertising the Honestus Esse initiative]]
-=== Honestus Esse (9-31 Dec) ===
+=== Honestus Esse ===
+The Honestus Esse initiative was launched by the [[Staff|WolvHaven staff team]] on December 9th 2017 running till the end of the month in a bid to make members more aware of their actions and how they affect the community.
-=== Gardellia Expanded (Late 2017, perhaps December) ===
+Named after the Latin term meaning “to be honest”, the initiative encouraged players to provide anonymous feedback to others in the community, similar to the popular anonymous tools at the time such as sayat.me and sarahah. The initiative was set up in the wake of findings made by the WolvHaven Demographic Census 2017 in which numerous players noted that they were annoyed by one or more people on the server. Therefore, the Honestus Esse program was created to compile and send feedback to people on the server in order to make each other more aware of their actions, how they affect and/or make others feel and how they can improve to help build a better community together.
+=== Gardellia Expanded ===
 ''Main Article: [[Gardellia]]''
+In the wake of the increasing overcrowding of [[Gardellia]], the world was expanded to the north, east and west in late December 2017 around its first anniversary.
 == 2018: ==
-=== Changes to verbal warnings (1 Jan) ===
+=== Changes to verbal warnings ===
+In the wake of Veteran players having been noted by [[Staff]] as having broken server rules at a higher frequency since 2017, changes were made to the server's verbal warning system from January 1st 2018. In order to comabt the leniancy that is offered to players who are ranked citizen and above, leading to many thinking that they will always be able to get away with breaking the rules, verbal warnings were no longer given out to players who had been around on the server for more than 6 months.
-=== Gardellian second claims (2 Jan) ===
+=== Gardellian second claims ===
 ''Main Article: [[Gardellia]]''
+Following the expansion of [[Gardellia]] in late December 2017, players were authorized to start second claims conditioned to certain requirements from January 2nd 2018. Players' first claims notably had to be large enough, spanning over 250 metres in radius from the city centre whilst their second claims could not be located on the [[Gardellia Mainlines|mainline network]] if their prior claim already was located on it.
+[[File:Flight Logo.png|thumb|The [[Dalesburg Flight]] were the second team to join the [[2018 Gardellia Hockey League]]. Led by DNP_10, they co-founded the [[Gardellia Hockey League|League]] alongside the [[Palm Ridge Suns]]'s Ziggy85]]
+=== 2018 Gardellia Hockey League ===
+''Main Article: [[2018 Gardellia Hockey League]]''
+The [[Gardellia Hockey League]] was an independant ice hockey league operating within [[Gardellia]]. The league consisted of eight teams throughout eight cities who aimed to win the glorious and magnificent GHL Cup. First founded in early 2017 after the commissioner, Ziggy85, decided he wanted to share his love of hockey within the world of WolvHaven. Helped by fellow hockey fan DNP_10, the league's first competitive season started on January 6th 2018 wrapping up on July 7th with the victory of the [[Nelsonburg Ice Eagles]].
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Awards given to teams participating in the [[2018 Gardellia Hockey League]]
+!Award
+!Team
+!
+|-
+|'''Qixiang Trophy'''
+|Castelnau Conquest
+|''Awarded to the team that wins the regular season by having the most points in the standings out of the entire league''
+|-
+|'''Gardellia Award'''
+|[[Nelsonburg Ice Eagles]]
+|''Awarded to the player with the most goals scored out of the entire league''
+|-
+|'''Diamond Award'''
+|[[Dalesburg Flight]]
+|''Awarded to the winner of the Western Conference Finals''
+|-
+|'''Notch Trophy'''
+|[[Nelsonburg Ice Eagles]]
+|''Awarded to the winner of the Eastern Conference Finals''
+|-
+|'''GHL Cup'''
+|[[Nelsonburg Ice Eagles]]
+|''The most prestigious award in the league, awarded to the team that wins the GHL Playoffs and thus becomes the league champion''
+|}
 === Shifts in WolvHaven's political landscape ===
+[[File:HOR8thN.png|thumb|[[Prime Minister of WolvHaven|Prime Minister]] minebuilder1223's position was untenable in the wake of the repeated absence of {{Parties/CEN}} and {{Parties/SGNP}} [[Parliament of WolvHaven/List of Members|Members of Parliament]], making the [[United Progressive Coalition]] a quasi-minority government]]
-==== Prime minister minebuilder1223 resigns (28 Jan) ====
+==== Prime minister minebuilder1223 resigns ====
 ''Main Article: [[Prime Minister of WolvHaven]]''
-==== Formation of Forward WolvHaven: the beginning of the mega-party era (25 Mar) ====
+Following the weakening of the [[United Progressive Coalition]] government as [[Parliament of WolvHaven/List of Members|Members of Parliament]] from the {{Parties/CEN}} and the {{Parties/SGNP}} were repeatedly absent and after several clashes with the opposition over some of the controversial topics such as the Mentionable List Revision Act and the contentious Government and Parliament Reform Bill, [[Prime Minister of WolvHaven|Prime Minister]] minebuilder1223 tendered his resignation to the President on January 28th 2018 during the [[Parliament of WolvHaven/8th|8th Session of Parliament of the term]] and has appointed _AngelKevin_ (now ohuehue) as the [[Prime Minister of WolvHaven|4th Prime Minister of WolvHaven]]. minebuilder1223 had previously stated his intentions to resign at the end of the [[Parliament of WolvHaven/8th|Parliamentary Term]].
+==== Formation of Forward WolvHaven: the beginning of the mega-party era ====
 ''Main Article: [[Forward WolvHaven]]''
-[[File:NewWolfminsterInitialLayout.jpg|thumb|The layout of the current [[New Wolfminster (5th Haven)|New Wolfminster]], drawn by lykanatthemochi using pencil and paper]]
+In the wake of the near-collapse of the [[United Progressive Coalition]] and the upcoming [[General Election of WolvHaven, April 2018|April 2018 General Election]], the {{Parties/PFG}} and the {{Parties/NCP}} merged to form the {{Parties/FWH}} mega-party on March 25th. The merger enabled the newly-formed party to become the largest party following the [[General Election of WolvHaven, April 2018|April 2018 General Election]] with 7 out of the 17 seats, far ahead of {{Parties/CEN}}'s 3 [[Parliament of WolvHaven/List of Members|Members of Parliament]]. Despite this, in order to attain a majority in the [[House of Representatives of WolvHaven|House of Representatives]], {{Parties/FWH}} partnered with {{Parties/DEM}} to form the [[FWH-DEM Coalition]].
+[[File:HOR9th.png|thumb|The [[FWH-DEM-CEN Coalition]] formed the first and only supermajority government in WolvHaven's history]]
+==== Parliamentary supermajority ====
+''Main Article: [[FWH-DEM-CEN Coalition]]''
+In the wake of the {{Parties/HGP/Old}}'s increasingly strained relation with {{Parties/CEN}} due to the former's controversial leader autobus22, {{Parties/CEN}} joined the Government on June 24th forming the [[FWH-DEM-CEN Coalition]]. The grand coalition was the most powerful in WolvHaven Parliamentary History, controlling 14 out of the 17 seats leaving the opposition powerless.[[File:NewWolfminsterInitialLayout.jpg|thumb|The layout of the current [[New Wolfminster (5th Haven)|New Wolfminster]], drawn by lykanatthemochi using pencil and paper]]
 === Final FifthHaven world map revealed ===
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 Due to its nature, the world had to be worldpainted again from scratch. To do this, [[User:SilverWolv|SilverWolv]] printed a copy of the image and slid it into a clear plastic paper holder and traced the outlines of the islands using a permanent marker. He then pasted the clear plastic holder over his laptop which had the worldpainter program open and started painting the world from there using the drawn outlines as reference.
-=== WBC Website launched (March) ===
+=== WBC Website launched ===
 ''Main Article: [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation]]''
-=== Ground broken on FifthHaven (23 Jun) ===
+The [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation|WBC News]] Website was launched on March 4th 2018. Replacing the WolvHavener, the website provided a one-stop news source for players. WolvHaveners could also contribute by submitting opinion pieces or by joining the news team. Activity on the website did not last that long however and was practically inactive by early 2020 when [[NewsNet WH|newsnetwh]] was launched. News coverage by [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation|WBC News]] would later be eventually officially discontinued in May 2020.
+[[File:5thHavenBreakingGround.png|thumb|The first blocks placed in [[New Wolfminster (5th Haven)|FifthHaven]]]]
+=== Ground broken on FifthHaven ===
 ''Main Article: [[New Wolfminster (5th Haven)]]''
-=== WH-MRT Joint Security Agreement (24 Jun) ===
+Ground was broken on [[New Wolfminster (5th Haven)|FifthHaven]] on June 23rd 2018 and was celebrated by minebuilder1223, who shared a picture of the first blocks placed in the world; which formed the official WolvHaven flag on a mast on the world's Clarence Island, which would be the world's Welcome Centre.
-=== Ofcorp launched (4 Aug) ===
+New players would spawn on a boats; similar to how immigrants arrived in the United States at Ellis Island back in the day. A new immigration building was also constructed, together with a Hospital & Quarantine Centre; which as since been demolished by Heiopeii to make way for newer plans for the island. By May 2018, work had started on the city's capitol island with the initial roundabout infront of City Hall constructed, and the island's initial road network would start to be constructed.
+Prior to this three preview versions of the world were put up onto the server, which allowed builders to tour, visit, and test buildings within the worlds before official work would begin as a final chance for players to provide feedback about any potential tweaks that were required for the world itself.
+[[File:WH-MRT Security Agreement.png|thumb|[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BP0ZE0Enlcwh_fwajorGimA8EMjhuJgZa1aKHEjmNIM/edit Official WolvHaven-MRT Security Agreement] put into place in mid-2018]]
+=== WH-MRT Joint Security Agreement ===
+Following increasing threats to server security, a first draft of the WH-MRT Joint Security Agreement was revealed to WolvHaveners on June 10th 2018.
+This followed a round of constructive and comprehensive talk between [[Staff|WolvHaven officials]] their MRT counterparts which have given both administrations a chance to have important and influencial discussions about a number of issues and discuss how the security situation between both of our servers could be improved. Both servers came to an agreement about what information should and should not be distributed between servers, with notably Personally Identifiable Information (such as IP addresses, personal email addresses or addresses of residence or work) not being shared between servers, but information exclusively pertaining to an individual's online profile (such as Bans, Warnings and Past Offences) being permitted to be shared for the benfit of both server's security. WolvHaveners were invited to scrutinize the draft agreement and offer feedback.
+Few changes were proposed by WolvHaveners and following a conclusive second round of negotations and the passing of the bill by [[Parliament of WolvHaven|Parliament]], part of the Joint Security Agreement came into effect on June 24th.
+=== 1st Wolvhaven Olympics ===
+''Main Article: [[1st Wolvhaven Olympics]]''
+The [[1st Wolvhaven Olympics]] were held between July 6th and 18th 2018. Featuring seven events (Hockey, Curling, Bobsled, Archery, PVP, Speed Skating and Spleef) and 18 participating cities, the events made use of numerous sporting facilities in [[New WolvHaven (4th Haven)|WolvHaven City]].
+=== Ofcorp launched ===
 ''Main Article: [[Office of Corporations]]''
-=== Tree world opens (7 Aug) ===
+In the wider context of the rapid increase in the amount of corporate activity in WolvHaven, the {{Parties/FWH}}-led government announced the formation of the [[Office of Corporations]] on August 4th. The new statutory agency would be responsible for registering corporations and giving them closer ties to the government though small companies were not required to register if they did not have any intention of working with the government.
-=== Metro+ B series launched (16 Aug) ===
+[[Office of Corporations|OfCorp]] was never fully implemented and was quickly forgotten amidst other [[FWH-DEM-CEN Coalition|government]] policies and intitiatives.
+=== Tree world opens ===
+After many requests, the Custom Tree Repository tree grid by lentebriesje was been added to the server on August 7th. This enabled Architects & [[Gardellia|Gardellian]] worldedit permission holders to visit and copy the trees from the new world.
+=== Metro+ B series launched ===
 ''Main Article: [[Metro+]]''
-=== Holiday Train (December) ===
+In line with the routine maintenance and renewal of the [[Metro+]] ticketing system, [[Metro+]] A-Series cards were phased out from July 18th and were completely replaced by B-Series cards from August 16th.
-=== Greater WolvHaven Transformation 2020 launched (26 Dec) ===
+[Embed YouTube video]
+=== Holiday Train ===
+In the spirit of the 2018 festive season, [[User:SilverWolv|President SilverWolv]] announced the launch of a community train build on November 10th.
+All players with [[Gardellia]] build rights were able to contribute to the train built in the [[Laboratory]] world. Players were invited to add random cars/coaches/carriages to the train. The event culminated with a race held on December 23rd in which players tried to be the fastest to run from the first to the last car of the train.
+[Embed YouTube video]
+[[File:Greater WolvHaven Transformation 2020.png|thumb|[[Greater WolvHaven Transformation 2020]] logo]]
+=== Greater WolvHaven Transformation 2020 launched ===
+''Main Article: [[Greater WolvHaven Transformation 2020]]''
+[[User:SilverWolv|President SilverWolv]] announced the launch of the Greater WolvHaven Transformation 2020 on December 26th 2018. The scheme was an organizational transformation program that seeked to review, reform and ratify all aspects of the server by the end of 2020 with the vision of a more consistent, efficient and enjoyable server experience for all.
 == 2019: ==
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 === WolvHaveners decide on Permanent Residency rank implementation ===
 ''Main Article: [[2020 Referendum on Permanent Residency (PR) Implementation]]''
+[[File:Newsnet6.png|thumb|[[User:MatthieuTofu|MatthieuTofu]] and [[User:CM Raiders|CM_Raiders]] became [[NewsNet WH|newsnet]]'s main presenting duo from March 2020 and were joined at the anchor desk in September by [[User:Perfecttrains|Perfecttrains]].]]
 === Media Revolution ===
+==== Launch of newsnet ====
 ''Main Article: [[NewsNet WH]]''
-[[NewsNet WH|'''newsnet''']], WolvHaven's first independent media organization was launched in January 2020 by [[User:MatthieuTofu|MatthieuTofu]] & [[User:CM Raiders|CM Raiders]]. It marked the end of the [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation]]'s monopoly on the WolvHaven media market.
+[[NewsNet WH|'''newsnet''']], WolvHaven's first independent media organization was launched in January 2020 by [[User:MatthieuTofu|MatthieuTofu]] & [[User:CM Raiders|CM_Raiders]]. It marked the end of the [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation]]'s monopoly on the WolvHaven media market. Launching from Studio 1 of the NewsNet Broadcasting Centre in onenorth in Gardellia on January 31st 2020 with the release of the January 2020 edition of Newsroom hosted by editor-in-chief and CEO [[User:MatthieuTofu|MatthieuTofu]], the new news network was widely praised by ordinary WolvHaveners.
+Starting from March 2020, [[User:CM Raiders|CM_Raiders]] joined MatthieuTofu in presenting Newsroom WolvHaven in the first edition to incorporate on-screen interviews with numerous interviews from across the server's political spectrum such as the then {{Parties/UWH}} [[Ministry for Infrastructure and National Development|Minister for Infrastructure and National Development]] [[User:BargainBinAdmin|Baymax1020]] and independent statistican [[User:ImperialBlock|imperial_block]].
+Viewership of the newly-created news outlet soared with the contentious [[General Election of WolvHaven, May 2020|May 2020 General Election]] with [[NewsNet WH|newsnet]] being the first news outlet in WolvHaven history to interview all party representatives in an unprecedented election coverage package and the first independent news outlet to host an election debate. [[NewsNet WH|newsnet]] also revolutionized the way WolvHaveners waited for the results of elections with the launch of live election coverage involving political analysts and candidates.
+[[File:WBC refocus.jpg|thumb|[[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation]] CEO Lykan released a [https://twitter.com/WolvhavenBC/status/1260209704313090051 press statement] on May 12th 2020 announcing the Corporation's future plans]]
+==== WBC shifts its focus from news coverage ====
+Following the increasing inactivity of the [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation]]'s news division and website, CEO Lykan announced on May 12th that the [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation|Corporation]] would be shifting its focus away from news coverage. He stated that the [[WolvHaven Broadcasting Corporation|WBC]] had succeeded in its role in kickstarting the server's media industry, referencing the earlier launch of [[NewsNet WH|newsnet]], and would instead be focusing its attention on enterntainement and documentaries.
 === Gardellia claiming suspended for national security reasons (February) ===
 ''Main Article: [[Gardellia]]''
+In a bid to avoid another '''Calais de Royale''' incident, claiming in [[Gardellia]] was suspended
 === First PRs promoted to citizen (March) ===