NationStates Jolt Archive

My computer became infected with an unknown virus on Tuesday March 30. I was posting in the Canada off-site forum and cannot recall having the NationStates page open. When I logged in on Wednesday April 1 from my works computer, my population had decreased from 456 million to the base line of 5 million. Can any one offer me an explanation please?

DON'T PANIC

This is not related ot anything on your computer.

This is an emergency measure to deal with people who have gotten oversized populations because of a glitch called the "pop bug."
This way, the site admins can ensure no one has gotten ahead by exploiting this bug.

april fools!

so we have to start from the begining again or what, i never did quite reach the 1.2 billion mark then.

so we have to start from the begining again or what, i never did quite reach the 1.2 billion mark then.
Mmmhmm...yes you do.

April Fool

This sucks. I want my 755 million people back

oh stop whinging they're dead and they're never coming back

It still sucks

This is ridiculous! This is genocide! This is completely unfair on all nations who did not exploit the bug! It's a disgrace! I demand my people back!

This is ridiculous! This is genocide! This is completely unfair on all nations who did not exploit the bug! It's a disgrace! I demand my people back!

yeah. I want my people back

It is an April Fools joke and everything shall be restored tomorrow

you got me there DAMN

It is an April Fools joke and everything shall be restored tomorrow
You're no fun :evil:

Happy April Fools Day, 1st April, the Day of Fools, the Beginning of April, the first Day of the Month, a new month, the old 1/4.

It is an April Fools joke and everything shall be restored tomorrow
JUST RUIN THE MAGIC FOR EVERYONE WHY DONT YA!