NationStates Jolt Archive

Dear Generalites,

Jolt is making some forum performance improvements in an effort to be more responsive and have less downtime. Part of this involved recent software changes, along with purging several million inactive accounts. The net result should be an improved Jolt interface and faster response time.

One of the biggest remaining issues is a mass of dead posts, NSG being by far the largest repository of threads and posts. As such, Jolt plans to remove much of the deadwood from before 2007 ... and don't argue with me, we all know it's mostly deadwood.


Why are we telling you this? Because you have the opportunity to preserve some of the vital threads from the past. Take a moment to delve through your old Subscribed threads, or if you're really masochistic, go back page by page and review your General history.

Each player may nominate up to three General threads to be moved to the Archives.
The last post on each must be before 31 December 2006.
Your nomination post MUST include a link to each thread. Thread names or vague references ("that 2006 election thread" or "the Abortion debate") will not be acted on.
Include a reason why your thread deserves to be archived. We'll move anything with a decent reason, but you MUST tell us why.
Don't 'bump' the old threads. Bumped threads will be closed per the Gravedigging rules, and the bump posts will be removed. This means that instead of preserving it, you'll be condemning it to oblivion.
Don't second someone else's opinions. One mention is enough for archiving, and you only get three each.
No puppets, please. If you use multiple puppets to try to sneak around the "three from each player" limit, we'll disqualify ALL your nominations.
If you don't know anything worthy of the archives, don't post in this thread.
Any questions? No? Alrighty then - get Archiving!


This thread is for archive requests only. Save your commentary for this thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=560672), or better yet, don't post it.

The Fourth NSG Parliament Thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=504017)
Because maybe someone, someday, will see this thread and abandon their attempt to make a new NSG Parliament, realising that'll it will just end up as a mixture of spam and arguments about voting procedure.

Technically over the legal age limit, as it ended in 2007 ... but I moved it anyway. ~ Fris

I'll edit if I can think of another two.


Also,
several million inactive accounts
Holy shit.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=423271

That one?

No not the election, the Office Party. Methinks is may have been moved to spam. And thus, deleted. :(

go back out to the forum list...under nuts and bolts, it's the bottom one, conveniently titled "archive"


Edit: something tells me that wasn't so much what was confusing you...

K. Once you're at the archive, scroll down to display options. Click the drop down menu under "From the". I usually just go with "the beginning"

Thanks so much. That was my problem.

Now my problem is finding the damn thread. It seems like I can't see more than 100 threads. Also, when I set search parameters to Older than One year ago, I still got some 08 threads. Obviously I cannot grasp the forum search function. >.<

:hail:Any thread that praises TC.

So many threads that were vital, and so few that will remain. I honestly think it'd be more fitting to just get rid of all of it, and have only our memories and recollections of the bygone threads left over.

However, if somebody got really, really busy and decided to download the pages and archive them on their own, that'd be more than serviceable... But I can't see that happening.

Sarkhaan and The Brevious present: Holiday Anecdote Thread!!! (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=512165)
Hilarious and worthwhile, this thread discusses unique holiday experiences that any newcomer or fossil will enjoy reading.
Moved - Fris
NS General Office Party! (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=460400)
Another Holiday Classic, the NS General Office Party, which was hosted by one of the most loved Generalites, Neo K., displays post after post of joy, innocent and naughty fun, and friendship that we, the Generalites, hold near and dear.
Moved - Fris
NS Pub (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=522597)
Founded by the infamous NSG addict, Neesika, shows that she can take a break from ripping your head off to be just as social and welcoming as a saint. Good vibes, great food, this pub has it all.
Five Stars.
Did you see where I stated the cutoff date of Dec 06? 2007 threads aren't currently in the risk pool. - Fris

Oops, sorry. >.< - Ruffy

NationStates Monopoly (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=522865)

Actually, ignore this post. I moved it myself.

Actually, aside from keeping nominated threads, I think you should clean out the deadwood starting from 30 days prior to the purge going back.

Anything older than 30 days that isn't active, or isn't nominated, is by definition deadwood.

Smunkee's Whatcha Sound Like thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=473500).

It wasn't the first one but the biggest one with the most samples. And pages. All its successors pale in comparison.

Moved - Fris

Could you merge the London NS Meet (Planning) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=490952) and London NS Meet (report) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=499325) threads and move them? Or just move them both separately, either's good with me. Thanks.

Merged and moved -- Sirocco

Much obliged

Sexiest Woman on NS - FINAL (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=489542) - the 2006 version. It was a lot of fun and mirth.

And if you feel like it's worth it, the Nomination Thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=489102) for the same contest could be merged with it. Also lots of fun there. :D

Moved both. - Fris


Thank you kindly! - Gravlen

This sucks! Now I can't go back and track every single interaction I ever had with....um...people.

Damnit.

Alright, I would like my Spanish Lessons for NSers (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=438943&highlight=Spanish+lessons+NSers) thread saved, because if I have time, I'd like to resurrect it, flesh it out and continue it.

I feel like we're a community of Noahs and we need to hurry up and fill up the ark :(

Moved - Fris

Thanks Fris.

Okay for the next one:

The Lingerie Topic (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=433324&highlight=lingerie+thread)
This thread is almost always brought up when discussing 'the good old days'.

-- Moved. - Sirocco

can all the paradise beach club threads be merged into one thread then archived?

If yes, then I'll put up the links. if no, then thanks.

Three of them can. If you want more (and if there are more, I dunno), you'll have to ask someone else to nominate them. Mind you can't use a puppet to do that, we'll know.

I haven't picked all three of mine yet, but I definitely want to save my first "successful" thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=436816) because I like being able to link to the OP in other threads, and because it features such great moments as me being accused of having an "army of liberal yes-men" and Jocabia comparing the Bible to "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure." Also I will cry if it disappears forever, and no one wants to see that. http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u275/Gravlen/NSG/Smilies%20and%20animated%20stuff/1129.gif

I will think of two more later.

Archived. -- Sirocco

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=434314
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=484579
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=432370

Archived. -- Sirocco

Three of them can. If you want more (and if there are more, I dunno), you'll have to ask someone else to nominate them. Mind you can't use a puppet to do that, we'll know.

... so no, then I can't have them merged first then archived... is that correct? (don't want any misunderstanding here.)

You can pick three threads to be merged and then archived.

I wish to nominate one thread. Not because it was particularly good or informative or fondly recollected. It's just the first time Sinuhue and I ever interacted.

In a way, it's where we met. And the simple truth is that I love her. I realise it's selfish, but can you do this?

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=430258

Sure. Archived.

Breaking News: Bombs in London?! [merged] (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=430458)

NationStates reacting to breaking news. I feel that our live reactions to an important event deserve saving.

The NEW Hall of Ex-Nations (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=297871)

Before NSwiki, the Hall of Ex-Nations thread was a nice chart of famous (and less famous) DEAT nations. It would be sad to lose one of the last records of the Hall.

Chat Live With Other General Forum Posters! (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=287889)

A former sticky, this thread told people about #nationstates_general, one of the major NationStates IRC channels. I'd argue that it deserve saving just as an ex-sticky, but the significance of the IRC as well makes it significant. Oh, and it has classic Myrthiness in it.

-- Archived by Sirocco

can all the paradise beach club threads be merged into one thread then archived?

If yes, then I'll put up the links. if no, then thanks.

I know that there are more than 6 of them, but I'm happy to nominate 3 of them

Bodies Without Organs' claasic "Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, or Pride And Prejudice? Who would win?" thread, because it's just awesome.
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=390531

More later.

-- Archived by Sirocco.