Slow, I'm afraid. I'm in the midst of my last university semester which will be quickly followed by being married. I simply haven't been able to devote much time to NationStates at all. I'm planning on putting a new issue in tonight though so I hope that helps!
Issues are assigned randomly. Just because you're valid for that issue doesn't mean you're invalid for all the rest. It's not a bug, the issue will appear soon. How soon is a matter of chance.
It'll be a while before I see any recently-submitted issues because I haven't worked my way through the current backlog yet. Could be a number of months before I see it.
Hmm... since the NS2 YouTube thing fell through, how would everyone feel if we started up a new competition where the winner (judged by the mods? By vote?) gets a custom user title or something? Might be fun.
Ah right, When gladiators entered the arena they would salute the emperor before doing battle as a mark of respect. They would say "Morituri te salutamus" -this translates as "We who are about to die salute/greet you". Salute works a bit better. I think the actual quote is someth...
I'd kinda like a cool new banner for my blog. Can you describe what "a cool new banner" looks like? Thank you. Something which says Sirocco's Blog on it and maybe incorporates the hippo motif. Beyond that I'll be pleased with just about anything. Is OK? http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/...
The nation restoration counter's broken too, I note. I definitely didn't only restore one nation. Ah, well. I'd also like to give a shout-out to the issue editors (Kandarin, Responsible, and Glen-Rhodes) who've been contributing to my issues score as well. Responsible: 4 issues Kandarin: 1 issue Gle...
NationStates is all about discussing matters that some people may find sensitive, offensive, or downright unmentionable. This includes hearing the opinions of people who disagree with you. If you can't handle that, then it's time to find another nation simulator I'm afraid.