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International Incidents Stickies: Input Requested

Euroslavia
22-04-2005, 00:09
International Incidents Stickies: Input Requested
(Frisbeeteria gave me the go-ahead on this)

Guide To Nationstates (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=357975)
Guide To Roleplaying Terrorism v2.0 (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=366018)
(Is roleplaying terror as big as it was before? Should it remain a sticky, or just become part of another one?)
What Godmoding Is (New Version) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=367578)
Chat Live;(Work out those RP kinks before posting, it works wonders!) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=343333)
(Could this be condensed into another sticky, seeing as other forums have had their IRC Chat Stickies unstickied in the same way?)

So far, these are the stickies for International Incidents. Which of these should remain stickied for the benefit of the forum?

There are also some other threads out there that could use recognition.
How to Make a Factbook (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=412728)
An Emporium of Helpful Threads (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=366979)
Euro's Consolidated I.I. Help Thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=414152)
NOTE: I’m not just including my threads, just because I can. I’m looking at this through a RP’ing perspective, and which threads would be the most helpful to me.

There are a bunch of threads that could be combined together to make a consolidated sticky, if the above threads don't prove good enough to become stickies. If you know of any thread that would be beneficial to II, post it here.

There is also the question of whether the “Leaders” Thread should be stickied or not.
List of Official National Leaders (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=412266)
(Is it really that important to RP’ing to know the name of the leader of another nation? Should that be enough to make it a sticky?)

Another NOTE: I’m not going to create a poll just yet. I’d like to get some suggestions from other people of important threads out there that need to be noticed, as well as input from the players on the current situation with the II stickies.
Automagfreek
22-04-2005, 00:11
My input on I.I Stickies? You've had too many.

;)
Roach-Busters
22-04-2005, 00:22
An Emporium of Helpful Threads should definitely be stickied.
Euroslavia
22-04-2005, 00:26
I'm submitting this thread for opinions from other people about it.
Government Definitions; All About Economies (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=8552836)
Roach-Busters
22-04-2005, 00:28
I'm submitting this thread for opinions from other people about it.
Government Definitions; All About Economies (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=8552836)

Hell yeah, that should be stickied, too.
Euroslavia
22-04-2005, 00:58
.::BUMP::.
Pacitalia
22-04-2005, 02:08
Bump
Euroslavia
22-04-2005, 02:33
.::BUMP::.
Automagfreek
22-04-2005, 03:34
My input on I.I Stickies? You've had too many.

;)

It's official...like an alcoholic, you've had too many.

O_o
The Mormon Church
22-04-2005, 04:43
instead of having all these stickies how about having a stickie with all the other stickie page addresses in it. like put a link to that topic kinda like a directory this way so its all in one stickie and people have the link to go to the topic. i think its a good idea but hey thats just me.
Euroslavia
22-04-2005, 04:50
instead of having all these stickies how about having a stickie with all the other stickie page addresses in it. like put a link to that topic kinda like a directory this way so its all in one stickie and people have the link to go to the topic. i think its a good idea but hey thats just me.

The only problem with having one big sticky is that when newer people come into our forums, they won't see specific topics that are always important for a new player to read, such as "What Is Godmoding?". Keeping all of the important matters as stickies themselves is the only way to keep those topics out there, so that everyone can see them.
Guffingford
22-04-2005, 11:34
Remove TJHairball's sticky. It's totally pointless.
Nascent
22-04-2005, 12:23
Personnally, I think that there should be one sticky along the lines of "How to make a Good Role Play" and then all the stickies that really do not have any business being stickied being unstickied and allow them to drift off into oblivion. Plus when having a title like that all the new players would have some place to look at for ideas and examples.

The IRC thing would probably help a lot of people, but the last time I got on no one else was on so I gave up on it.
Euroslavia
22-04-2005, 15:14
The IRC thing would probably help a lot of people, but the last time I got on no one else was on so I gave up on it.

You either must have went to a wrong channel, or that must have been a long time ago because there are always at least 30 people in #nationstates or #nationstates_general when I sign in. I'd suggest joining back in and giving it another shot.
Pacitalia
22-04-2005, 18:31
The only problem with having one big sticky is that when newer people come into our forums, they won't see specific topics that are always important for a new player to read, such as "What Is Godmoding?". Keeping all of the important matters as stickies themselves is the only way to keep those topics out there, so that everyone can see them.

Hence my idea for an expanding list of stickies on the forum topics list. There will be one link at the top that says "Important Topics You Should Read" or something along those lines, and you click that and the page refreshes and all stickies are listed. When you don't want to see them, just click the link again. That way, we don't have to worry about keeping the number of stickies down and people still see the link.
Euroslavia
22-04-2005, 20:20
Euro's Consolidated Help Thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=414152)

Rather than submit each individual thread, I combined them all into one thread.
The Mormon Church
22-04-2005, 21:30
see what i started i am so happy now cuz i am a newbie and i acctually read the things with out someone telling me i should. they are alot of help
Rebeled Elves
22-04-2005, 21:54
hi
Euroslavia
22-04-2005, 22:05
Poll added. Look over the choices very carefully before you vote. If you don't know what what of the threads looks like, check it out first before assuming anything. Feel free to vote for whichever option you'd like.

Also, voice your opinion on if a National Leaders thread should be stickied still.
The Vuhifellian States
25-04-2005, 03:27
All of them....all
Praetonia
03-05-2005, 15:49
Out of interest, since this includes links to all the other stickies, why are they still stickied?
Frisbeeteria
03-05-2005, 16:07
Perhaps because we haven't completed the job yet? (and these posts have been split from the sticky ...)
Frisbeeteria
03-05-2005, 16:15
I'd like to see Sarzonia's "Emporium of Helpful Threads" added as a second post to the consolidation sticky, with a link to a "comments and additions" thread. There is no reason that a single player needs to own the sole sticky - having a couple or three helpful members increases the opportunity for getting useful stuff added. Also, if one of you takes a sabbatical or leaves the game, we don't have to rely on Mods to update the thread.
Sarzonia
03-05-2005, 16:29
There is no reason that a single player needs to own the sole sticky - having a couple or three helpful members increases the opportunity for getting useful stuff added. Also, if one of you takes a sabbatical or leaves the game, we don't have to rely on Mods to update the thread.That's actually an interesting idea, though I think it might introduce some of the thread ownership issues that would have made giving Praetonia joint ownership of our naval strategy thread too difficult. But I suppose given the nature of the threads, it can and should be done.
Kroblexskij
03-05-2005, 16:36
i think the guide is like the encyclopedia of NS II and if anyone read just that then they would get an idea of what to do
Frisbeeteria
03-05-2005, 21:57
it might introduce some of the thread ownership issues
Sticky ownership is a special case that hasn't really been addressed, but my take on it is this. Stickys are jointly owned by Moderation Staff, and the posts therein may be modified at will by the nations who posted them. If we set it up so that there is a separate comments thread (which is the way *I* prefer it - I hate spammy stickies), then anyone could ask a forum mod to clean it up, regardless of "ownership". That's pretty much the de facto rule, and I see no reason not to make it de jure.

Take a look at The Great Big Consolidated United Nations Sticky (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=412468) or General Forum Rulings and good General advice (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=410573). Seems to be working there just fine, though one of us would need to unlock the General thread if Euroslavia wanted to update the third post. That's not as much a problem outside of General, hopefully.
Automagfreek
04-05-2005, 18:34
How would this thread function as a sticky?

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=416823

This might possibly be a good replacement for the 'Guide to Terrorism' thread, as that was more of a fad than anything else.
Frisbeeteria
04-05-2005, 19:37
How would this thread function as a sticky?

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=416823
I think it's a good thread, though I'd count the opinion of regular RPers and warmongers over mine.

What I have to add is that I'm trending away from adding sticky threads, and more in the direction of sticky posts in a single master thread. That said, once you've gotten a bit of feedback and made any needed adjustments to your post, I'd suggest adding it to the Consolidation Sticky.

(See my similar comments above for expansions on this.)
Euroslavia
04-05-2005, 20:07
I think it's a good thread, though I'd count the opinion of regular RPers and warmongers over mine.

What I have to add is that I'm trending away from adding sticky threads, and more in the direction of sticky posts in a single master thread. That said, once you've gotten a bit of feedback and made any needed adjustments to your post, I'd suggest adding it to the Consolidation Sticky.

(See my similar comments above for expansions on this.)

It's definitely a very good thread, and the terrorism part of NS is no longer the 'in thing' anymore. It'd be a great idea for AMF (Guide To War), Pacitalia (How To Make A Factbook), and Sarzonia (Emporium of Helpful Threads) could re-post their beginning posts into the Consolidation sticky, rather than having the moderators slice and dice the threads.

If there are any other posts out there that should be part of it, and that you think would benefit II as a whole, post the links in here.
Sarzonia
18-05-2005, 20:30
A couple of people nominated The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Military (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=419552) for inclusion in the Consolidation Sticky. I hereby nominate it on this thread.
Pacitalia
19-05-2005, 00:54
A couple of people nominated The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Military (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=419552) for inclusion in the Consolidation Sticky. I hereby nominate it on this thread.

I'll second the nomination, if that's needed to make it official.
The Macabees
27-06-2005, 02:22
Here's a link to Krieg's new thread: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=428384

It's about loosing and such. Extremely valuable.
United Mars Democracy
12-07-2005, 16:55
What does OOC stand for?
Euroslavia
12-07-2005, 19:22
What does OOC stand for?

OOC- Out of Character. People use it in the roleplaying forums when they want to seperate any sort of question about the RP from the actual roleplay.

IC- In Character.
HTWWBG
19-10-2006, 00:04
the nation states guide book and the helpful threads should definetly be stickied