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My nation, The Armed Republic of Statoria in the Northern Borderlands, has been accused of having more than one nation in the World Assembly. This however is incorrect as Statoria is the only nation I have ever had period, much less the only one in the WA. This might be in the wrong forum and I apologize if it is but I am afraid of the threat of forced action being taken.
Thank you for your time.

Statoria

From the One Stop Rules Shop:

WA Multiing: Primarily someone who has more than one WA nation. Note that is legal for a player to control more than one nation, but only one may be a WA nation. Multiple players who use the same computer to play their WA nations are likely to be considered Multiing, and therefore risk ejection or deletion. Suspected WA multies should be reported using the Getting Help Page (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/target=help), never the Moderation forum.Originally Posted by [violet] in Ejected from the WA? Here's why (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=274575)The World Assembly is getting much tougher on people who break the "one player, one WA member nation" rule. If you have been ejected from the WA, warned, or deleted, this explains why.

Q: I didn't know it was against the rules to have multiple WA member nations.
A: It is mentioned in the FAQ (see: "World Assembly"). Also, when you receive your invitation e-mail from the WA, it clearly spells out the penalties for breaching this rule. Not paying attention to this is not an excuse.

Q: I wasn't cheating! I only have one WA member nation. Your game got it wrong.
A: This is possible, but unlikely. The game uses four different methods to detect if the same person is operating multiple WA members. These methods include IP address tracking and login pattern detection. If your nation was deleted, the game gathered very strong evidence that it was being operated from the same location as other WA members on multiple occasions.

Q: My friends operate those other WA member nations. We all share the same computer.
A: I'm sorry if that's the case. There is no way for the game to tell how many people are on the other end of a computer. For this reason, breaches of WA rules involving only two members are usually punished with expulsion, not deletion.

However, please note this important point: we cannot take your word on how many people are really behind your computer. This is not because you are untrustworthy, it's simply that otherwise there is no way to enforce the WA rules.

Q: But that's not fair!
A: True, and again, I'm sorry if you and your friends have been punished unjustly. However, this is the closest we can come to fair. If we accepted people's explanations that they were using a public computer with their friends, we would have to let people create as many WA nations as they like. This would destroy the whole point of the WA.

The line has to be drawn somewhere, and thus, fair or not, the rule must stand.