NationStates Jolt Archive

Well i asked this in November 2004 (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=377136) and felt like asking it again.

For anyone who has problems with the Topic title i'll just put it down again
How did you find Nationstates?

I had a brief look at the Internet History for the day and saw Nationstates and thought hmmm that sounds interesting i'll have a look.

I had a look and have been stuck here ever since.
My sister didn't really tell me where she got it from but yeah.

i didnt find it. it found me...

Upper Xen.

Ouija board.

i am the energy that surges through nationstates.

i didnt find it. it found me...
C'thulu, the bail bondsman.

Funny story, that is.

See, one of my friends in high school printed off their nation page. I decided to create one.

And now you know...the rest of the story.

Some guy on Game Informer's forums posted a link, so I made "Potaria". A day later, I posted here, and as they say, the rest is history.

Google.

Some guy on Game Informer's forums posted a link, so I made "Potaria". A day later, I posted here, and as they say, the rest is history.
it's a day that will live in infamy.

I was on the Townhall Forums and a bunch of regular posters there formed Gerbia. I really liked the site but I wanted to go my own way with a bunch of friends I knew in real life forming the core of Wysteria.

Basically, around thirty people at my original Atari haunt decided to found a nation; my in-game region is almost exclusively composed of fellow Atari forum members.

A friend showed it to me (I know it's amazing, I do have friends).http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j173/GSR40ADDICT/STUFF/BANANA.gif

Heard about it from the Superpower forum.

it's a day that will live in infamy.

Yeah, because I overtook you (or was it Keruvalia?) as the most socially-libertarian poster on General. :p

it's a day that will live in infamy.
What day was it Mr Smarty pants?

Yeah, because I overtook you (or was it Keruvalia?) as the most socially-libertarian poster on General. :p
keruvalia, however i was more economically-communist than you in those days.

UserFriendly.org's link of the day was: Remeber, the Badger is already taken! I don't know whether to love or hate OTgurly for informing me of the existence of Nation States a nation simulation game. I expect to lose much productivity on this website, darn it! ~Linkographer, Jr.

And ever since that day in March NS has been sucking away my time.

Well, I used to be ultra conservative, and there was this girl in my class who was like ultra liberal. We were kinda friends, and we got into debates all the time. And one day she showed me this site. Around the same time, I was on the Neopets forums (ugh! Hey I was in 5th grade, ok?) I saw the NS forums, and I was like wow, what the hell have I been doing?
Then I created my first nation Bonesacke after a map of a bunch of countries I made like in 2nd grade.

Funny story, that is.

See, one of my friends in high school printed off their nation page. I decided to create one.

And now you know...the rest of the story.


I did that with one of my friends too....I first found NationStates through a thread in the mess hall of Gamereplays.org

keruvalia, however i was more economically-communist than you in those days.

Yeah, I was still up in the air about most of my economic views. Now I'm very clear on them.

Yeah, I was still up in the air about most of my economic views. Now I'm very clear on them.
indeed you are...goddamn cheese-eating commie.

Well I- wait a second... how DID I find NationStates? It's been awhile... I know I found it once, then I stopped playing for long enough for my old nations to die, but then I came back again. Hmm...

It could have happened on one of my 'find free online games' sprees.

:mad: actually how i found it was when i was at school one of my friends told me about the website and so i went on it and i thought it was pretty cool but i still dont get how to play lol.

indeed you are...goddamn cheese-eating commie.

Hey, it's not my fault the stuff is so good! I mean, I did eat half a block of it in about three days, but come on!

It was fucking Cabot Sharp!

Hey, it's not my fault the stuff is so good! I mean, I did eat half a block of it in about three days, but come on!

It was fucking Cabot Sharp!
Sure it wasn't Masu Carzu?

What day was it Mr Smarty pants?
the day, the music died.

Sure it wasn't Masu Carzu?

*bitch slaps you silly*

How DARE you assume I don't know my cheeses!

I'm sure it was full of holes just like your ideals pinko!

I'm sure it was full of holes just like your ideals pinko!

:D

*bitch slaps you silly*

How DARE you assume I don't know my cheeses!
Ow! Ow! I meant, someone might've slipped labels on ya!
It's the kind of thing i would do ... why not someone else?
*cringes*

Ow! Ow! I meant, someone might've slipped labels on ya!
It's the kind of thing i would do ... why not someone else?
*cringes*

These guys would never do such a thing!

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00032IPJS.01-A3CDPEGSIQM61V._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Aaaah yeeeeah... That's the stuff.

Where did you find the cheese?

Someone posted a link to it on the automotive forum I go to. I joined up, lost interest months later, got it revived and it had over a billion pop. :eek:

Now here I am, 5 million away from 2.5 billion and still going strong. :)

I will never stop! I want to keep going and going until my nation explodes from a massive overpopulation crisis.

These guys would never do such a thing!

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00032IPJS.01-A3CDPEGSIQM61V._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Aaaah yeeeeah... That's the stuff.
You trust someone that says their cheese is "naturally" aged?
What is it supposed to be? Chronitonilogically aged?

Someone posted a link to it on the automotive forum I go to. I joined up, lost interest months later, got it revived and it had over a billion pop. :eek:

Now here I am, 5 million away from 2.5 billion and still going strong. :)

I will never stop! I want to keep going and going until my nation explodes from a massive overpopulation crisis.
...or you could opt a few times on the "cannibalism" issue.

You trust someone that says their cheese is "naturally" aged?
What is it supposed to be? Chronitonilogically aged?

*bitch slaps you with block of cheese*

And there's more where that came from, you filthy whore.

These guys would never do such a thing!
Sure they won't. Evil bastards clogging the nations arteries with their cheese, and then not apologizing for it.

Sure they won't. Evil bastards clogging the nations arteries with their cheese, and then not apologizing for it.

"It's good cholesterol, but it spreads like bad cholesterol!"

*bitch slaps you with block of cheese*

And there's more where that came from, you filthy whore.
As long as it's masu carzu, master. Thank you. I've been soooo bad.
*munch*










Of course, payment is expected in full. *nods*

Well, this guy I met at the begining of last year showed it to me. He is cut, but NS remains.
(though he'd be just the type of creep to be lurking around here under a different name, posing as one of the most well-loved and familiar generalites)

I was following links, it looked interesting, I was completely unprepared to create a nation and was stalled. Didn't think I'd stay, so I got stuck with my (lack) of a name.

a banner at the top of weebl and bob's website.

A friend at work told me about it. I started Big jim P (after finding out that the really cool names I wanted were already taken), Started spamming here in General, and now have lost a good portion of three years (as of June 2006 it will be three) wasting my time here.

I stumbled on it.

I stumbled on it.
I tried to tell the others that if they kept leaving NS around on the floor like that someone would fall over it, but they would just keep leaving it out on the ground like that. I am deeply sorry, AB, these people are just so incorrigible.

my computing teacher at school told me about it back in late 2002, been on and off since then, it does get a hold on you and you cant leave.

My brother had a nation, and he told me it was good fun. His nation has since died, but he wasn't wrong.

Interesting how no one so far has come to NS through Max Barry's books.

My brother had a nation, and he told me it was good fun. His nation has since died, but he wasn't wrong.

Interesting how no one so far has come to NS through Max Barry's books.
The game made me get teh books... :)

My brother went on so I created this nation. I think one of his friends showed him but I'm not entirely sure.

Someone's signature on another forum.

I tried to tell the others that if they kept leaving NS around on the floor like that someone would fall over it, but they would just keep leaving it out on the ground like that. I am deeply sorry, AB, these people are just so incorrigible.
Well i am not surprised, a quick Google image search brings up this image
http://badgas.co.uk/animals/others/others_001.jpg
when looking up 'The Others' not even you can speak to Bears and expect them to understand.

i honestly don't remember. whatever i said a couple of years ago, or whenever it was, is probably right. but i don't remember that either.

=^^=
.../\...

My brother had a nation, and he told me it was good fun. His nation has since died, but he wasn't wrong.

Interesting how no one so far has come to NS through Max Barry's books.


i got to nation states through the book. after reading googled his name then this came up.
i enjoyed the book.... has anyone not read jennifer government??

A friend e-mailed me the link.

BUMP
age

Actually, I found NS on a link in the Civfanatics (read, Civilization series of videogames) forum a few years ago. I made a country back then, and lost interest. That's before I decided to check out the general forum...

I found a random link and clicked it and hoped that my computer wouldn't implode.

My cuz showed me it...

when looking up 'The Others' not even you can speak to Bears and expect them to understand.
That's what you think. Who do you think taught that bear to pee standing up? C'est moi!

I was searching for information on micronations and sovereignty. I found this.

A World History teacher when I was a Sophmore in HS.

my firend told me about it and bagered me till I joined and know I'm addicted.

I first joined in early-mid 2003 and forgot about it after a week or so.

Somebody posted a link at another forum in early 2004, I remembered, went back, tried to log in, couldn't. Started a new nation. Nearly forgot about it until one day I was clearing out my bookmarks. Went back, saw a link to an interesting sounding thread on the forums and posted.

Word of Mouth

ad. on www.weebls-stuff.com

Actually it was the only ad there worth clicking.

People from the forum I normally frequent started a NationStates region and I decided to join. I'll probably stick with it until at least the 500 million mark.

ad. on www.weebls-stuff.com

Actually it was the only ad there worth clicking.

lol. Thats exactly how i found it!

From a friend of a friend of a friend

My fellow Gods told me.

I found it in late August of last year, from a add on this site.
http://www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/
actually the day I found it was the day the 2nd 0 of 0 thing happened.

That's what you think. Who do you think taught that bear to pee standing up? C'est moi!
Touche.

It was mentioned on some forum I nolonger remember and I had a look at it. I've had a couple of nations and none of them worked out very well... But I'll stick with Strobovia now.

I saw a link on another forum.

I congealed from a pool of liquid lunacy that had been gathering beneath the threads. I was born here. :)

My cousin showed me his nation. I went home and promptly forgot the link. About a year later, I stumbled on the right collection of words in google, and Grand Teton was born.

I congealed from a pool of liquid lunacy that had been gathering beneath the threads. I was born here. :)
This one?
http://www.poopstinks.org/poopindog.jpg

i typed in grozny, and a foto of nationstates came up, i clicked on it, for a wild hare, and here i ended up, pure conincedence..

I followed a link on some web site which I forgot what it was. Holy Latin Empire and Tailand were my first nations (now gone), but I ended up using this one the most.

lostlinks.net had a link the Dharma nation and from there I looked around.

Initially, I was part of a gaming community called "Federation of Galactic Navies" and we used Nationstates regions and nations to help us R.P. in other games. We played Counter-Strike, XvT, Starcraft, Infantry, Dark Colony and a host of other games to fight out our epic battles.

Then one day, I got message from my CC, telling me to "Go to the Barracks on the Orbital Platform" and "Meet and train your reinforcements". I did that, and I destroyed the republican fleet that was stationed there too. Never stopped playing Nationstates since.