Version 5.02
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Charter & Rules
- Members
- Claims, Maps & Spreadsheets
- NPC Groups
- NPC States
- Threads
- Application & Forms
Earth II is the longest running alternate-Earth RP on NationStates. Earth II was originally founded by Yerffej because "Earth 1" was full and there was no space available. This 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. After four years of consistent operation, Earth II had become the longest thread on the 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 first thread on our new NationStates forums operated until February 17, 2013, accumulating 10,140 posts and over 200,000 views. The second thread on our new NationStates forums operated until March 5, 2018, accumulating 3,421 posts and over 87,000 views. What you are reading now is the fifth incarnation of Earth II and the most drastically changed since Earth II: Revitalization.
Since its inception, Earth II has vacillated in membership from a peak of over eighty (80) members to as low as five (5). Some prestigious members of NationStates have cycled through our ranks over the years and over two hundred players on NationStates have, at some point in time, applied for or served as members of the Earth II Community. Each of them has left an indelible mark on our history and on our culture.
As a staple of NationStates, Earth II has served as a stable, writing-oriented, development community since its inception. We encourage interactive role-plays within our community. We are a full-spectrum operation, encouraging cooperative and story threads, factbooks, news posts, short stories, and so much more. Our goal is to improve the role-playing ability of each and every one of our members, past, present, and future. Many players have come out of Earth II with an improved role-playing ability and a better understanding for the mechanics of player-on-player interaction.
At Earth II, we stress quality over quantity. We exist as a semi-open community, requiring membership - and nothing more - to participate. Membership is open to all players on NationStates and our application review process is quick and efficient. We encourage all members of NationStates, both new and old, to join Earth II and our "little slice of NationStates," so to speak. Whether you want a well-defined geographic setting, a smaller community than overall NationStates offers, or you just want to be part of something that has existed on NationStates for over 13 years, we invite you to join our ranks.
The Earth II Moderators
Earth II has two classes of moderators. There is the General Moderator, whose job it is to oversee all functions related to 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 is responsible for updating the main thread as well as tending to disputes and providing insight to new and old members alike. This position is presently filled by Layarteb.
The second class of moderator is the Application & History Moderator, whose job it is to oversee and review for approval (or denial) all new applications and changes to the historical canon. He or is 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 full authority over approval or rejection of applicants to Earth II. Additionally, he or she is charged with reviewing additions, deletions, and modifications to the historical canon to ensure that they comply with the established Earth II History. This position is presently vacant.
- General Moderator(s)
- Layarteb (since November 13, 2004)
- Application & History Moderator(s)
- Vacant
- Retired Moderators
- Yerffej (Original Founder)
- 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]
- Bavin (Application & History Moderator) [March 10, 2011 - October 28, 2011]
- Urbov (Application & History Moderator) [March 10, 2011 - January 3, 2014]
- Dalmasce / Estainia (Application & History Moderator) [July 17, 2014 - July 14, 2017]
Discord
The Earth II Discord server is located here. We invite all members, prospective members, and people who just want to "hang out" to join us there and to chat freely. Members of Earth II will be afforded a special permissions level that will allow you access to the IC section. Non-members will not have this privilege for the time being but they are free to access our #general and our Voice Chat channels.
Upon joining, please review the rules in the #overview channel. There are two sections for chatting. The General section contains the #general channel and our Voice Chat. The #general channel is for all OOC discussions of any nature. The IC section contains the #canon channel, the #collaboration channel, and the #roleplaying channel. Please use the #canon channel for any discussions specifically related to the Earth II Historical Canon. The #collaboration channel is for use by all members who wish to collaborate on posts. The #roleplaying channel is a channel strictly related to your nation and all things IC. Please do your best to keep posts in the appropriate channels.
Please come in and introduce yourself and if you are a member you will be promoted to the Members permission group. The Moderators for Earth II are the same as those for the Discord server.
Recommended Tools
- Google Earth
- Open Office (in lieu of Microsoft Office)
- Paint.NET (in lieu of Fireworks or Photoshop)
- Textpad
- World Time Zones
Links
- Earth II Version 4 (Archive)
- Earth II Version 3 (Archive)
- Old Jolt Thread Archive (24MB PDF) [Please download rather than view]
- Discord: IIWiki
- Discord: MT
- Discord: NSMentors
Change History
- Version 5.02 [22-DEC-19]: Modification to Decree IV, Provision 2 to allow for activity waivers.
- Version 5.01 [21-DEC-19]: Modification to Decree IV, Provision 6 to allow up to two claims at a time for Full Members but retain one claim at a time for New Members.
- Version 5.00 [05-MAR-18]: 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, 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). If we can assist you in your endeavor, do not hesitate to ask.