NationStates Jolt Archive

I would like one of our kind helpful mods to clarify a question regarding naitve status in a region.

Here's the situation. A certain region (the name isn't relevent although some will guess which one it is) was invaded and a big controversy broke out. Since I wasn't doing anything important, I moved into the region to keep up on the fun. I wasn't part of the invasion in any way. As usually goes in these situations, the delegate got deleted for griefing and the region became open again. A couple days later, members of a (several?) defender groups entered the region and "liberated" it. This morning I found myself in the Rejected Realms. When I tried to move back in to the region I realized I was still on the ban list. At that point I TM'd the delegate and asked to be removed. He refused.

My question is am I considered a native since I was in the region when the 2nd invasion (liberation?) occured?

I would appreciate only a moderator answer this question.

Do you fully intend to reside in that region on a permanent basis?

Umm, probably not permanently. But just for the sake of arguement, say I am.

In that case, I'd argue that you're a native for the 2nd invasion. You were intending to make that region your permanent home in a peaceful manner (not an invader) when it was invaded - regardless of the short period of time you resided there.

Had you been residing there to keep an eye on the situation, or in an attempt to assist in the liberation of the region, etc., I would argue that you were not in native status for the 2nd invasion.

Understandable. Thanks for the quick response.

I shoulda moved a puppet in instead.

lol...you're welcome. I just sent you a telegram.