NS History: You've Got Questions, We've Got Answers!

[Wabbitslayah]

Isn't Pollaetorian one of Codger's puppets?

Yes, and Communist Eraser is too.

[All Wild Things]

Isn't Pollaetorian one of Codger's puppets?

Yes, and Communist Eraser is too.

I did wonder! Thanks for clarifying, guys. And thanks for the detail on New Brussels. I'll update the dispatch at some point.
I'm glad people have been enjoying reading it. It was fun to write. I think I most enjoyed doing the detective work, trying to work out what happened before NS records begin in 2009.

[Topid]

Not a Gameplay history, but a NS History Question, so I hope I'm good.

Were "issues" originally called "dilemmas"? Just wondering because of the URLs. I don't remember anyone asking before why the URLs say "dilemmas."

[Ever-Wandering Souls]

Not a Gameplay history, but a NS History Question, so I hope I'm good.

Were "issues" originally called "dilemmas"? Just wondering because of the URLs. I don't remember anyone asking before why the URLs say "dilemmas."

I'm not that old of a player by far, but they're called "Issues" on the new page as far back as June 2003 (and like four more times in July).

[Cosmopolitan borovan]

Not a Gameplay history, but a NS History Question, so I hope I'm good.

Were "issues" originally called "dilemmas"? Just wondering because of the URLs. I don't remember anyone asking before why the URLs say "dilemmas."

A phrase used to say (your nation) has encountered a new dilemna or your nation is faced with the following dilemnas in when you are opening up the issues section or an issue.

[Frisbeeteria]

National "mottos" are called "slogans" in the Game Mod's Lair. The URL for the WA is https://www.nationstates.net/page=un. I think it's just that the admins sometimes change things around before taking them public, and it's just too much to bother with fixing all the internal stuff.

[Fauxia]

National "mottos" are called "slogans" in the Game Mod's Lair. The URL for the WA is https://www.nationstates.net/page=un. I think it's just that the admins sometimes change things around before taking them public, and it's just too much to bother with fixing all the internal stuff.

Kind of explains why the macro is @@SLOGAN@@ and not @@MOTTO@@

[Adab]

How and when did raiding start in NS? Who had the idea to do this sort of thing?

[Terra Voltera]

How and when did raiding start in NS? Who had the idea to do this sort of thing?

Raiding in NS started right around 2003. There was a group of people, who we call the Farkers, that began raiding regions for the fun of it. They're called the Farkers because they came to NS from a website called Farkers.net or something like that.

[Frisbeeteria]

How and when did raiding start in NS? Who had the idea to do this sort of thing?

This was just asked and answered a few weeks ago. It helps if you read back a few pages before posting.

they came to NS from a website called Farkers.net

They came from fark.com, one of the early news aggregator sites. And they weren't the first, according to people who were here at the time.

[Gaine Moon]

Who was the first NSer (after Max Barry)?

[Lord Dominator]

Who was the first NSer (after Max Barry)?

Most likely one of his friends, since I recall the early word-of-mouth was him emailing people he knew to tell them about it.

[Gaine Moon]

Who was the first NSer (after Max Barry)?

Most likely one of his friends, since I recall the early word-of-mouth was him emailing people he knew to tell them about it.

Thanks!

[Greater vakolicci haven]

Who was the first NSer (after Max Barry)?

I believe his editor was one of the first.

[United Provinces of Atlantica]

What exactly was the Core and the Triumvirate of the West Pacific?

[Austria Minor]

Does Max Barry still relate and talk with mods of nation states or are the mods left to keep peace and order alone? Also who is the newest moderator out of all the mods?

[Lord Dominator]

Does Max Barry still relate and talk with mods of nation states or are the mods left to keep peace and order alone? Also who is the newest moderator out of all the mods?

By my knowledge, the mods have stated that both Max & [v] are at minimum aware of what's going on in NS, and regularly look through the logs of moderator actions.
And Lamoni is the newest mod

[Reploid Productions]

Does Max Barry still relate and talk with mods of nation states or are the mods left to keep peace and order alone? Also who is the newest moderator out of all the mods?

We hear from the boss man himself at least weekly, sometimes more frequently when his schedule permits. Pretty sure [v] talks to him almost daily.

[Wabbitslayah]

Maxchat '18 when?

[Gaine Moon]

Who was the first WA Delegate?

[Lord Dominator]

Who was the first WA Delegate?

No real good way to know, seeing as it was probably someone in the beta-period or the first couple days of what is labeled antiquity, neither period of which has really been found to have any remaining players from it (early antiquity being a period now).

[Marilyn Manson Freaks]

Who was the first WA Delegate?

No real good way to know, seeing as it was probably someone in the beta-period or the first couple days of what is labeled antiquity, neither period of which has really been found to have any remaining players from it (early antiquity being a period now).

I'd assume the first UN Delegate of the Pacific would be the first UN Delegate ever. I'm not sure who the first UN Delegate of the Pacific was though. Let me dig a bit.

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Sudetenland was the first Delegate of the Pacific. However, I'm unsure how long they served as Delegate and if they were working for an organization looking to colonize the GCRs. That's all I know. I assume they are the first UN Delegate because the Pacific was the first region created.

[Lord Dominator]

No real good way to know, seeing as it was probably someone in the beta-period or the first couple days of what is labeled antiquity, neither period of which has really been found to have any remaining players from it (early antiquity being a period now).

I'd assume the first UN Delegate of the Pacific would be the first UN Delegate ever. I'm not sure who the first UN Delegate of the Pacific was though. Let me dig a bit.

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Sudetenland was the first Delegate of the Pacific. However, I'm unsure how long they served as Delegate and if they were working for an organization looking to colonize the GCRs. That's all I know. I assume they are the first UN Delegate because the Pacific was the first region created.

Ball has actually stated that there is a possibility that it wasn't (nation spawning could have been different in beta). I would think we can assume that there would have been at least one delegate during beta in some region, and that we can't be sure that Sud was around during beta, nor that they're the very first delegate of TP, given the spottiness of records from that period

[Darkesia]

Actually, you can figure out who was the first WA Delegate. It's the first UN Delegate that we can't figure out. Semantics, I know. But the distinction adds some interest to the narrative, yes?

[Lord Dominator]

Actually, you can figure out who was the first WA Delegate. It's the first UN Delegate that we can't figure out. Semantics, I know. But the distinction adds some interest to the narrative, yes?

This is true