NationStates Jolt Archive

May 6th was my second anniversary on NationStates. I was anticipating it beforehand but as you can see it obviously slipped my mind and here we are on the other side sans celebration and sans reflection.

But I shall change that!

So, in the past year, what have I done? Well, I have become a sysop on NSwiki, then a bureaucrat, I have won two wars, both set the example for and --deliberately-- bungled diplomacy with other states, gone from having a hero PM to a zero PM, established (I hope) Pacitalia as a forefront nation on the global scene with my economy and my friendly foreign policy.

OOCly, I am glad to say I have gained many friends in two years, some of which I might actually mistake for family cos I know them so very well now. I appreciate everyone's compliments and support in certain areas, especially on the Wiki ( when I think my articles are average, in come 11 people to support a nomination for FAC ;) ).

My second year on NS I have come to realise more and more that we all have our strengths. We all have our weaknesses. We're all proud, or not, or arrogant to some degree, or not. We may argue over dumb things but hopefully the underlying respect is still mutual.

So, I toast to many more years together on NS. And even though we're all nerds clinging to our keyboards waiting for the next post ( :p ), life just wouldn't be as fun without this place and the mind-boggling imaginations of so many people.

Cheers!
--Tim (Pacitalia)

Congratulations Pacitalia! Three cheers for yee!

So, I toast to many more years together on NS. And even though we're all nerds clinging to our keyboards waiting for the next post ( :p ), life just wouldn't be as fun without this place and the mind-boggling imaginations of so many people.

Cheers!
--Tim (Pacitalia)

You got that right! I sit around here all day hitting that refresh key.

*raises a glass* "A toast! Cheers!"

Congrats on 2 years!

Congradulations Comrade.

Yay for Tim!

Agreed, highly. You've been a great boon to this forum in recent years Paci, and an inspiration for those who still favor diplomacy over force. Keep it up. :)

I hate you, really. Honest. I only respect your football team's semi-real pre-re-boot history, nothing else.

You've only had to put up with me for a few months, think you can enjoy the next two years of wonderfulness? ;)

Congradulations, and despite your liberal standing you've yet to make my people angry. That alone is a achievement worthy of a round of applause. *Claps*

Happy 2nd anniversary! :)

Mucho congrats! You have proven to be one of the better players on NS. Keep it up!

I always enjoy reading your posts, keep up the good work.

And The World Comes To An end.....



In all seriousness. Congrats there Pacitalia. I'll join ya in the 2 year mark later this year.

Thanks! Cakes and some random booze all around. ;)

OOC: Congrats man, here's to another year!

I heard of random booze... and cake... yes! A whole slice of cake... oh rapture.

Seriously though, although we're not great friends or even friends, congratulations on two years. I passed that mark recently as well... it's amazing to think of just how long I've been here really... and yet it seems like only yesterday I started *goes all misty-eyed*

Aarrggh! I gives Thee a Piratey Hails!

Congrats, I didn't bother to mention my first year, I let it pass... too much war going on and not enough time to reflect on the past year...

I heard of random booze... and cake... yes! A whole slice of cake... oh rapture.

Seriously though, although we're not great friends or even friends, congratulations on two years. I passed that mark recently as well... it's amazing to think of just how long I've been here really... and yet it seems like only yesterday I started *goes all misty-eyed*

Didn't you post something in my one-year anniversary thread too? :p

Congrats Pacitalia on 2 years of being a nerd! Yeah, I'm almost there too. :p

Indeed you have had some great experiences from building relations with Space Union then sending them down and then rebuilding and then once more sending it down and the cycle continues with our relations once more rebuilding soon. ;) But truely your impact is quite noticed in the internation world and I'm proud to be your OOC friend and IC ally. :)

I wish I would have posted my second year...but..alas..I took a six month long break :P

Congrats, bro'. If anyone deserves the title "Best Person on NS" it's you. Here's to another fruitful year of fun RP'ing. You're the best.

[OOC: I believe congratulations are in order.

So: congratulations!]

Congrats, bro'. If anyone deserves the title "Best Person on NS" it's you. Here's to another fruitful year of fun RP'ing. You're the best.

Wow... really, that's quite thoughtful of you. I appreciate it, Yaf. :)

Congratulations Pacitalia. Here's to another year, and many more to come! Can't wait till I get my first anniversary (June 16), which happens to be four days after my birthday (June 12)!

[OOC: Congratulations, Tim. From what I've read of your work, you seem to be an excellent role-player, and two years of that is definitely an achievement. My own two-year anniversary passed last month, and it was a sobering reminder that over so much time I still haven't completed the information on my nation or even participated in any major roleplays.... :(]

[OOC: Congratulations, Tim. From what I've read of your work, you seem to be an excellent role-player, and two years of that is definitely an achievement. My own two-year anniversary passed last month, and it was a sobering reminder that over so much time I still haven't completed the information on my nation or even participated in any major roleplays.... :(]

Heh, that's how I feel with some of my stuff. Like the NSwiki articles on my history, cuisine, defence forces... aye. Gotta get those done sometime soon. Thanks for the compliment! :)

Congratulations, Pac..its always good rping with ye.

Congratulations, Pac..its always good rping with ye.

Indeed, this 24 RP is doing well. Trust me, a new post is coming. ;)

It's been a great two years of having you on NationStates. You have one of the most active imaginations of anyone playing this game and your story writing skills are incredible. You have added so much flavour to this game that it would not be the same game without you.

We've definitely had our ups and downs over the time I've known you through NationStates, but the fact that we always seem to come back to being friends tells me that our friendship is meant to endure long after the last flicker of the last nation dies out.

Pac, after a recent brainstorming session, I take back what I said before. We should burn you on a stake for staying on NS for this long without utterly annihiliating something. :p Now something is wrong there. ;)

Pac, after a recent brainstorming session, I take back what I said before. We should burn you on a stake for staying on NS for this long without utterly annihiliating something. :p Now something is wrong there. ;)

You have brainstorming sessions? Oh, dear. Call me for the next one. ;)

It's been a great two years of having you on NationStates. You have one of the most active imaginations of anyone playing this game and your story writing skills are incredible. You have added so much flavour to this game that it would not be the same game without you.

Now that is a nice comment to see. Thanks, Mike. It means a lot. :)