NationStates Jolt Archive

Okay, maybe I'm just being dumb here but...

I moved my nation from Nederland, a player created region, to 0 BEER DRINKERS 0, another playercreated region.

I get this telegram:

The Dominion of Emperor Zedd
Received: 49 minutes ago Please join the evilest region in all of nationstates!



THE DARK EMPIRE



Please help us return to, and surpass our former glory of 32 nations!

We have many allies, who are there to help defend the region. With your help, we will conquer all of nationstates!

To move to another region, just:

1) Click on "The World" on the left-hand tool bar

2) Type in "THE DARK EMPIRE" in the find region box at the bottom of the page

3) Click on the link at the top that says "move (your country) to THE DARK EMPIRE."



Please join THE DARK EMPIRE!

I telegram him back, telling him recruiting people from player created regions isn't allowed..

I get this:

The Dominion of Emperor Zedd
Received: 45 minutes ago yes i am allowed

So I report the guy, and also send him the relevant part of the rules sticky with a link.

Then I get this from the mods?

NationStates Moderators
Received: 21 minutes ago AdSpam: Spamming other people's regional messageboards (RMB) with adverts for your region. The only places where you are allowed to put advertisements are:

* the Gameplay Forum (they will be deleted if posted elsewhere, as being polite hasn't worked),
* The regional messageboards of the game-created regions
o Feeder regions, defined as The Pacific, The North Pacific, The East Pacific, The South Pacific, and The West Pacific. Note that it is not legal to advertise in copycat regions like "West Pacific",
o The Rejected Realms and Lazarus,
o Official Warzones.
And even then, don't over-do it. One ad per advertised region (NOT per posting nation) in any 24-hour period is the rule. Don't post if an ad for your region is still visible, even if it's been more than 24 hours.
* Recruitment telegrams may be sent to residents of game-created regions. No 24-hour rule here - one per nation, period.
* Sending unsolicited recruitment telegrams to nations outside of game-created regions is not permitted.
* RMB Ads are allowed in player-created regions if and only if the World Factbook Entry says they're allowed. Whomever controls the WFE may set regional policy towards ads.

and these two from that guy:

The Dominion of Emperor Zedd
Received: 18 minutes ago * Recruitment telegrams may be sent to residents of game-created regions. No 24-hour rule here - one per nation, period.

See? I told you. I can telegram whoever I want.

:-)

The Dominion of Emperor Zedd
Received: 17 minutes ago I telegramed you.

Hahaha, got you there.

:-)


Now...from what I can read, what he did was illegal...or am I just going nuts?

*goes for coffee*

Well CG, at a glance, I couldn't explain the Moderator telegram ( Minor mistake made in sending it to you, maybe ? ) but I think your " new friend " ;) , just doesn't the the differance between " game created " and player created or at least so it would seem from what you've presented ...

Indeed. Seems he's confusing player created with game created.