Version 4.03
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Charter & Rules
- Preamble
- Decree I: Definitions & Membership
- Decree II: Multi-Earthism
- Decree III: Activity Requirements
- Decree IV: Vacation
- Decree V: Claiming Land
- Decree VI: Contesting Land Claims
- Decree VII: Occupation of Non-Claimed Land
- Decree VIII: Transferring of Land
- Decree IX: Code of Conduct
- Decree X: RP Requirements
- Decree XI: Earth II History
- Decree XII: Religions
- Decree XIII: Switching Nations
- Claims & Maps
- Threads
- History
- Premade States
- Application & Forms
- Latest Update
Earth II is the longest running alternate-Earth RP on NationStates. Originally founded by Yerffej because "Earth 1" was full and there was no space available, the original incarnation of Earth II existed for some months before it died due to inactivity. Earth II was subsequently refounded as Earth II: Revitalization on November 13, 2004 by Colodia and Layarteb. On November 22, 2008, after over four years of consistent operation, Earth II had become the longest thread on Jolt Forums with 24,189 posts. By then, it was the longest running alternate-Earth RP on NationStates. The main thread on our Jolt Forums was closed on July 25, 2009 with a total of 24,876 posts and 502,161 views. The original NationStates Forum thread was closed on February 17, 2013 with a total of 10,140 posts and over 155,000 views.
Since its inception, Earth II has vacillated in membership from a peak of over eighty members to as low as ten. Yet, Earth II has continued to soldier on despite membership fluctuations. Over two hundred players on NationStates have, at some point in time, applied for or served as members of the Earth II Community and many of them left indelible marks on our history and our culture.
As a staple of NationStates, Earth II has served as a stable, writing-oriented, development community since its inception. Many players on NationStates have come out of Earth II with an improved role-playing ability and a better understanding for the mechanics of player-on-player interaction. Stressing quality over quantity, Earth II exists as a semi-open community, requiring only membership to interact. Membership is open to all players on NationStates and applications are reviewed and approved quickly and efficiently.
Moderators
Earth II has two types of moderators. There is the General Moderator, whose job it is to oversee all functions of Earth II. He or she is charged with running, maintaining, and promoting Earth II as a community and an RP group. He or she has overall and total authority over Earth II and are responsible for updating the main thread as well as tending to disputes and providing insight to new and old members alike.
The second type is the Application & History Moderator, whose job it is to oversee and review for approval or denial all new applications and history changes. He or she is charged with reviewing all submitted applications and ensuring that they comply with all decrees of the Earth II Charter. He or she has the full authority to approve or to reject applicants to Earth II. Additionally, he or she is charged with reviewing history additions, deletions, and modifications to ensure that they comply with the established, Earth II History.
- General Moderators
- Layarteb (since November 13, 2004)
- Application & History Moderator
- Dalmasce / Estainia (since July 17, 2014)
- Retired Moderators
- Bavin (Application & History Moderator) [March 10, 2011 - October 28, 2011]
- Colodia (General Moderator) [November 13, 2004 - March 10, 2005]
- Marimaia (General Moderator) [March 10, 2005 - March 24, 2009]
- United States of Brink (General Moderator) [March 24, 2009 - July 31, 2014]
- Urbov (Application & History Moderator) [March 10, 2011 - January 3, 2014]
- Yerffej (Original Founder)
Discord
The Earth II Discord server is located here. We invite all members and prospective members to join us there and chat freely. Members of Earth II will be afforded a special permissions level that will allow you to review past history of conversations. Non-members will not have this privilege for the time being. Please note that the Discord server has fully and completely replaced our older, IRC-based chatroom. The Moderators for Earth II are the same as those for the Discord server.
Upon joining, please review the rules in the #overview channel. The #general channel is for all OOC discussions and the #roleplaying channel is for all IC discussions such as cooperative RP writing and so on and so forth. Please come in and introduce yourself and if you are a member you will be promoted to the Members permission group.
Recommended Tools
- Google Earth
- Open Office (in lieu of Microsoft Office, which is better)
- Paint.NET (in lieu of Fireworks or Photoshop, which are better)
- Textpad
Links
Change History
- Version 4.03 [07.08.17]: Addition of Decree XIII (Switching Nations)
- Version 4.02 [01.09.15]: Modification of Decree VI (Contesting Land Claims)
- Version 4.01 [12.22.14]: Addition of Decree XII (Religion)
- Version 4.00 [02.17.13]: New thread
OOC: Earth II is not an RP for the lazy or lackadaisical. We expect that you will approach this RP with a sense of maturity and a sense of commitment, regardless of your age. If you cannot commit to this RP then please do not join. We have been here since 2004 so we will be here for a long time to come. You can always come back when you have time to dedicate to this RP. It takes a lot of work to keep this RP together and haphazard claims and halfhearted attempts merely cause unnecessary and unneeded work for the staff and the members. It does not bode well in your favor for future attempts at role-playing in this or other communities as many members of Earth II belong to some of the more prestigious role-playing regions on NationStates.
Furthermore, do not submit an application without first reading ALL of the rules, claims, maps, histories, and other tools associated with this RP, which can be found in this and the following posts in this thread. If you claim without doing so, you can expect to be rebuffed in an embarrassing fashion. If you are too lazy to read then you are too lazy to join, please come back when you are.
If you are in this latter category, do not complain when your application is either ignored or denied. If you need to be walked by your hand through this thread, you are not ready to join. We will gladly answer all of your questions but we will not hold your hand through the process. We are a welcoming community but we will not encourage your laziness.
If you wish to found another alternate-Earth and you wish to use any of Earth IIs resources, be it the map or the charter or the format you may do so with these conditions only. Firstly, you must cite us as a source. Secondly, you must let us know (via telegram is usually best). Thirdly and lastly, on the map, you must keep the copyright in place. If we can assist you in your endeavor, do not hesitate to ask.