NationStates Jolt Archive

How long are nation names out of existence reserved until they can be taken by another person?

How long are nation names out of existence reserved until they can be taken by another person?

Nation names of those that have been deleted or died of activity cannot be used again, due to the fact that someone could come in and take the work that the previous owner did.

Recently though, the moderators have released some nation names that have been deleted or dead for more than 18 months.

So there's no way I could throw myself at the mercy of the Moderators and beg for a specific nation name?

So there's no way I could throw myself at the mercy of the Moderators and beg for a specific nation name?

Probably not.

Moderators are not known for their mercy. We're not going to be granting requests for specific nationnames.


If a nationname is taken, try a varient. Needless to say, most of the obvious variants have already been tried and are taken. You never know when the old names will turn up again, though, so try again if you wish.

Sooner or later, the N.S. nation name roll out should begin, when-ever all the bugs are finaly sorted out. So pretty much every name that has been " dead " for + 18 months will be available, provided the names in question have not been deleted for rules violations. So only dead accounts from not logging in will be available.

I've no idea when this will all be though, as far as I know, only a few ( Like 40 or so ) names were released by [violet] ( I think ! ) but were used for bug testing, not open player use.

I guess I sort of have a special interest in this subject. ( Rubs list of Really Cool Names To Take (tm) )

Moderators are not known for their mercy. We're not going to be granting requests for specific nationnames.

Can I have my $50 back then? :p