The Best Book In The World

[Valentine Z]

With that said, I bought Postmaster-General: $9.99 long ago, so...

My favorite book so far has to be the Codex Seraphinianus. The whole book is a bizarre experience.

[Yohannes]

The Lusty Argonian Maid

[Xerographica]

With that said, I bought Postmaster-General: $9.99 long ago, so...

My favorite book so far has to be the Codex Seraphinianus. The whole book is a bizarre experience.

Sorry but prior donations can't be used for your favorite book. If you want to donate for it then you'll have to make a donation for another member. But you're welcome to vote for this book.

[The Holy Therns]

Iono, Foundation I guess.

[Astrolinium]

With that said, I bought Postmaster-General: $9.99 long ago, so...

My favorite book so far has to be the Codex Seraphinianus. The whole book is a bizarre experience.

Sorry but prior donations can't be used for your favorite book. If you want to donate for it then you'll have to make a donation for another member. But you're welcome to vote for this book.

As much as I hope the result of all this is that you look like a fool, this seems like a poor mechanic designed to disenfranchise those of us who needed unlimited inboxes in years long past. Could telegram stamps be used as an acceptable alternative?

[Xerographica]

Sorry but prior donations can't be used for your favorite book. If you want to donate for it then you'll have to make a donation for another member. But you're welcome to vote for this book.

As much as I hope the result of all this is that you look like a fool, this seems like a poor mechanic designed to disenfranchise those of us who needed unlimited inboxes in years long past. Could telegram stamps be used as an acceptable alternative?

No. Buying stamps doesn't put a trophy on your Nation page. Trophies are the only accepted proof of purchase.

[Astrolinium]

As much as I hope the result of all this is that you look like a fool, this seems like a poor mechanic designed to disenfranchise those of us who needed unlimited inboxes in years long past. Could telegram stamps be used as an acceptable alternative?

No. Buying stamps doesn't put a trophy on your Nation page. Trophies are the only accepted proof of purchase.

How can you hope this to be truly valid, then, if the sorts of people most willing to give money to NationStates will all have already done so? You've created a rather nasty sampling bias for yourself.

[Xerographica]

Sorry but prior donations can't be used for your favorite book. If you want to donate for it then you'll have to make a donation for another member. But you're welcome to vote for this book.

Really?
Welp take me off the list, gonna make my own thread, not dealing with this mechanic.

Not sure if I understand you correctly. You want me to remove the book you voted for from the voting poll?

[Hammer Britannia]

Really?
Welp take me off the list, gonna make my own thread, not dealing with this mechanic.

Not sure if I understand you correctly. You want me to remove the book you voted for from the voting poll?

No, he's saying your system of voting is trash

[Xerographica]

No. Buying stamps doesn't put a trophy on your Nation page. Trophies are the only accepted proof of purchase.

How can you hope this to be truly valid, then, if the sorts of people most willing to give money to NationStates will all have already done so? You've created a rather nasty sampling bias for yourself.

There aren't any members that you'd be happy to give the gift of no ads?

[The Holy Therns]

How can you hope this to be truly valid, then, if the sorts of people most willing to give money to NationStates will all have already done so? You've created a rather nasty sampling bias for yourself.

There aren't any members that you'd be happy to give the gift of no ads?

Very honestly, no. Neither the gift of no ads for someone else nor voting in the poll is something I'd find worth spending for.

I'm still rather baffled someone did it for me years ago.

[Valentine Z]

With that said, I bought Postmaster-General: $9.99 long ago, so...

My favorite book so far has to be the Codex Seraphinianus. The whole book is a bizarre experience.

Sorry but prior donations can't be used for your favorite book. If you want to donate for it then you'll have to make a donation for another member. But you're welcome to vote for this book.

In my defense, a purchase is still a purchase, ain't it? I mean, it might have been months ago, but the trophy is still there, and this is my FIRST vote here.

But I digress. Since you're the OP, I respect that decision, even if I don't exactly agree.

[Xerographica]

There aren't any members that you'd be happy to give the gift of no ads?

Very honestly, no. Neither the gift of no ads for someone else nor voting in the poll is something I'd find worth spending for.

I'm still rather baffled someone did it for me years ago.

Are there any members that you'd be happy to buy a tamale for?

[Astrolinium]

How can you hope this to be truly valid, then, if the sorts of people most willing to give money to NationStates will all have already done so? You've created a rather nasty sampling bias for yourself.

There aren't any members that you'd be happy to give the gift of no ads?

Not if my donation doesn't count for more. Those who purchase for themselves derive a direct benefit from the purchase in addition to being able to have their vote recorded, whereas I would derive no such direct benefit.

[The Holy Therns]

Very honestly, no. Neither the gift of no ads for someone else nor voting in the poll is something I'd find worth spending for.

I'm still rather baffled someone did it for me years ago.

Are there any members that you'd be happy to buy a tamale for?

I wouldn't know. I've never tried a tamale.

[Astrolinium]

Are there any members that you'd be happy to buy a tamale for?

I wouldn't know. I've never tried a tamale.

Gurl, that's so sad. You need to go get your life changed.

[Xerographica]

There aren't any members that you'd be happy to give the gift of no ads?

Not if my donation doesn't count for more. Those who purchase for themselves derive a direct benefit from the purchase in addition to being able to have their vote recorded, whereas I would derive no such direct benefit.

To be clear, if you make a donation for another member, then the trophy on their Nation page is proof of your donation, which you can apply to your favorite book. So you essentially kill three birds with one stone...

1. Support Max Barry
2. Eliminate ads for a buddy
3. Participate in the donation poll

[Xerographica]

Are there any members that you'd be happy to buy a tamale for?

I wouldn't know. I've never tried a tamale.

Why have you never tried a tamale before? Is there a tariff on tamales?

[Astrolinium]

Not if my donation doesn't count for more. Those who purchase for themselves derive a direct benefit from the purchase in addition to being able to have their vote recorded, whereas I would derive no such direct benefit.

To be clear, if you make a donation for another member, then the trophy on their Nation page is proof of your donation, which you can apply to your favorite book. So you essentially kill three birds with one stone...

1. Support Max Barry
2. Eliminate ads for a buddy
3. Participate in the donation poll

What if I hate every single other person on this god-forsaken hellsite? What if the pain that eliminating these ads would bring me far outweighs any pleasure I might derive from the other two things?

[The Holy Therns]

I wouldn't know. I've never tried a tamale.

Why have you never tried a tamale before? Is there a tariff on tamales?

Dunno any place that serves them or anyone who makes them.

[Dogmeat]

It's J.C Mccrae (Wildbow)'s:

Worm.

There are no competitors, save for J.c Mccrrae (Wildbow)'s:

Ward

Eh, Twig was pretty good. Pact could have been great if the main character had a personality.

ALSO: The Lusty Argonian Maid.

[Xerographica]

To be clear, if you make a donation for another member, then the trophy on their Nation page is proof of your donation, which you can apply to your favorite book. So you essentially kill three birds with one stone...

1. Support Max Barry
2. Eliminate ads for a buddy
3. Participate in the donation poll

What if I hate every single other person on this god-forsaken hellsite? What if the pain that eliminating these ads would bring me far outweighs any pleasure I might derive from the other two things?

To be clear, my solution is nowhere close to optimal. Ideally we could choose to have every single payment/donation be displayed on our Nation page.

[Ostroeuropa]

It's J.C Mccrae (Wildbow)'s:

Worm.

There are no competitors, save for J.c Mccrrae (Wildbow)'s:

Ward

Eh, Twig was pretty good. Pact could have been great if the main character had a personality.

ALSO: The Lusty Argonian Maid.

Yush.

Are you Parahumans fan too?

[Dogmeat]

Eh, Twig was pretty good. Pact could have been great if the main character had a personality.

ALSO: The Lusty Argonian Maid.

Yush.

Are you Parahumans fan too?

Of course. Though I'm finding Ward difficult since Panacea was always my favorite character.

[Ostroeuropa]

What if I hate every single other person on this god-forsaken hellsite? What if the pain that eliminating these ads would bring me far outweighs any pleasure I might derive from the other two things?

To be clear, my solution is nowhere close to optimal. Ideally we could choose to have every single payment/donation be displayed on our Nation page.

mate, just saying this because you're model is a bit off, but why would I donate to this thing rather than donate to Wildbow, who had a patreon and such for his books online. If I wanted to vote, i'd donate cash to him, not here.