Nation name release!

[Luna Amore]

It didn't. The founded dates are the same.

You're right, they are. Didn't notice that. So why does it appear twice in the boneyard?

Server Gnome got drunk and made two entries. They are a pain in the ass, but the labor's cheap. And by cheap I mean free.

[Leppikania]

Here's another mystery in the Boneyard:

Former nation Beibertopia
Founded: Fri Feb 4 2011
Ceased to exist: Fri Sep 4 2015
Population: 455 million

How did that nation only amass 455M pop in the 4+ years it was active?

[Sanctaria]

Here's another mystery in the Boneyard:

Former nation Beibertopia
Founded: Fri Feb 4 2011
Ceased to exist: Fri Sep 4 2015
Population: 455 million

How did that nation only amass 455M pop in the 4+ years it was active?

Founded, CTE'd. Re-founded. CTE'd again. Rinse and repeat.

[Kaboomlandia]

Here's another mystery in the Boneyard:

Former nation Beibertopia
Founded: Fri Feb 4 2011
Ceased to exist: Fri Sep 4 2015
Population: 455 million

How did that nation only amass 455M pop in the 4+ years it was active?

I have only 3.5 billion in almost 3 years since I joined. Most of the time between July 2013 and October 2014 was CTE-time.

[Rhodesia]

Not likely. Besides, I'm a site supporter so it's permanently reserved.

I think he was referring to you giving him the nation password, rather than you letting it CTE for 5 years or so, then have a small chance of gaining the name when it becomes available.

I know what he meant. Hence, "Not likely." The "Besides," was secondary.

[Luna Amore]

Here's another mystery in the Boneyard:

Former nation Beibertopia
Founded: Fri Feb 4 2011
Ceased to exist: Fri Sep 4 2015
Population: 455 million

How did that nation only amass 455M pop in the 4+ years it was active?

Founded, CTE'd. Re-founded. CTE'd again. Rinse and repeat.

Easy example, our new IE Sleep. Founded in Antiquity, less than 3 billion pop.

[Kaboomlandia]

Founded, CTE'd. Re-founded. CTE'd again. Rinse and repeat.

Easy example, our new IE Sleep. Founded in Antiquity, less than 3 billion pop.

Holy crap...that means there's a nation that was founded a decade before mine that has less people than me.

[Server goblins]

You're right, they are. Didn't notice that. So why does it appear twice in the boneyard?

Server Gnome got drunk and made two entries.

"Huh! Gnomes..."

but the labor's cheap. And by cheap I mean free.

"And you gets what you pays for."

[The Blaatschapen]

Founded, CTE'd. Re-founded. CTE'd again. Rinse and repeat.

Easy example, our new IE Sleep. Founded in Antiquity, less than 3 billion pop.

Yeah, that nation laid dormant for a while

[Luna Amore]

Easy example, our new IE Sleep. Founded in Antiquity, less than 3 billion pop.

Yeah, that nation laid dormant for a while

You could say he... overslept.

[Congo-Cabinda]

Yeah, that nation laid dormant for a while

You could say he... overslept.

Get out. Get out now.

[Lockdownn]

Yeah, that nation laid dormant for a while

You could say he... overslept.

Ba dum tss....

[Dark Templar]

Hi I was wondering when you guys are going to visit the Reserved Nations names again. Some of these Nations have been gone since 2005.

[The Helghan Military]

From what I've seen they're nations that CTE'd when they were insanely big, previous moderators that CTE'd and nations that tarnished the name by pissing off the mods or breaking game rules.

This is a puppet state of The United Republic of the Helghan Race please send your inquiries there

[Leppikania]

This is a puppet state of The United Republic of the Helghan Race please send your inquiries there

I'm pretty sure that's something you put in your sig.

On a note more helpful to the OP, this is something better suited for technical.

[Katganistan]

Pretty much the ones that are permanently reserved are former mods, accounts deleted for rulebreaking, and accounts that had a large population.

All others are available after five years of inactivity in the Boneyard. Check there for names you are interested in.

[Thinking Machines]

Pretty much the ones that are permanently reserved are former mods, accounts deleted for rulebreaking, and accounts that had a large population.

All others are available after five years of inactivity in the Boneyard. Check there for names you are interested in.

And authors of WA resolutions

[Luna Amore]

The full list:

Under the proposed rules, a name would be available for re-use unless the former owner:

1. is active
2. ceased to exist less than 5 years ago
3. accumulated a population of 500 million or more ^{(changed from 250 million in Spring 2013)}
4. founded an existing region
5. is mentioned in the History of an existing region
6. authored or was the subject of a WA resolution (incl. Historical ones)
7. authored an Issue
8. was a moderator or admin
9. was deleted by a mod
10. is marked by a Game Mod as reserved blocked from being reused

And towed to Tech.

[Leppikania]

The full list:

Under the proposed rules, a name would be available for re-use unless the former owner:

1. is active
2. ceased to exist less than 5 years ago
3. accumulated a population of 500 million or more ^{(changed from 250 million in Spring 2013)}
4. founded an existing region
5. is mentioned in the History of an existing region
6. authored or was the subject of a WA resolution (incl. Historical ones)
7. authored an Issue
8. was a moderator or admin
9. was deleted by a mod
10. is marked by a Game Mod as reserved blocked from being reused

And towed to Tech.

Huh. Site supporter is not mentioned.

[Lockdownn]

The full list:


And towed to Tech.

Huh. Site supporter is not mentioned.

Pretty sure that's a given, also, color fixed .

[Colpocele]

Under the proposed rules, a name would be available for re-use unless the former owner:

1. is active
2. ceased to exist less than 5 years ago
3. accumulated a population of 500 million or more ^{(changed from 250 million in Spring 2013)}
4. founded an existing region
5. is mentioned in the History of an existing region
6. authored or was the subject of a WA resolution (incl. Historical ones)
7. authored an Issue
8. was a moderator or admin
9. was deleted by a mod
10. is marked by a Game Mod as reserved blocked from being reused

I think I discovered a bug. This nation was mentioned in the history of an existing region (as the delegate of Warzone Airspace) so it should not be able to be re-used, even though its population was less than 500 million when it CTEd.

It is probably an extremely rare case that a nation that becomes delegate also CTEs before 500 million, and for their region to still be existing so it is mentioned in the history the region, but its possible, especially with GCRs. (There is at least one extremely prominent nation I would have claimed had I kept silent and really wanted to abuse the bug...).

It might also be worth checking if other criteria really blocks nation creation it is under 500 mill population. I believe there was an example earlier in the thread where an ex-WA resolution nation was able to be created.

- Codger.

[Sacred Toast]

I'm curious as to how this name got reused:

• Former nation Antidisestablishmentarianism
  Founded: Wed Mar 2 2011
  Ceased to exist: Sun Jun 15 2014
  Population: 6.27 billion
• Ancient nation Antidisestablishmentarianism
  Founded: Wed Mar 2 2011
  Ceased to exist: Thu Oct 17 2013
  Population: 4.815 billion

These were both made on the same day... possibly someone made both?

[Gide]

What does it mean when a nation's name is retired?

[Gide]

I'm curious as to how this name got reused:

• Former nation Antidisestablishmentarianism
  Founded: Wed Mar 2 2011
  Ceased to exist: Sun Jun 15 2014
  Population: 6.27 billion
• Ancient nation Antidisestablishmentarianism
  Founded: Wed Mar 2 2011
  Ceased to exist: Thu Oct 17 2013
  Population: 4.815 billion

These were both made on the same day... possibly someone made both?

No, he was not on it for a certain amount of time and the nation got sent to the bonyard, he then recovered it and I am guessing he left it again.

[Lockdownn]

What does it mean when a nation's name is retired?

It means when a nation's name is used in say an issue and then the mods permanently "retire" the name.