NationStates Jolt Archive

The Player's Guide To Forum Etiquette

[Note: In the examples, the user who is an example of the topic is always User 2.]
WARNING! The following may be inappropriate for younger/immature viewers!
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Spam: (http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun-spam.html) Spamming, quite simply, is repeating messages over and over, filling up the board with useless and unwanted infomation, otherwsie known as spam. Spamming is both annoying to others and easily punishable. Take it from me, spamming is not a good idea unless you aim to piss somebody off.

http://www.duke.edu/~bis/img/spam.gif

Example Of Spamming:

User 1: Hey, can somebody please tell me which region to join?
User 2: Region XX!
User 3: Or region Aaa Bbb too.
User 2: Region XX!
User 4: Maybe region DotDotDot
User 2: Region XX! Region XX! Region XX! Region XX!
User 2: Region XX!
User 2: Region XX!

What you can plainly see is that spamming is repeatedly dealing out the same or different information over and over, when it is unwanted and unneeded.
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Flame: (http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun-STFU.html) Flaming consists of insulting someone else based on their religion, beliefs, family, race, ethnicity, background, nationality, wants, needs, comments, sex, likes, dislikes, morals, actions... It's basically just insulting others. If you flame, you are likely not only to get your own back, but have moderators and administrators look into punishing you as well.

http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/fire.gif

Example Of Flaming:

User 1: Hey guys, is there a region for homosexuals?
User 2: Fuck you, you fucking faggot!
User 1: Come on man, I just want a region. Don't be like that.
User 2: Then... fuck you, fag!!!
User 1: Hey, fuck off yourself, asshole! Stop being a fucking flamer!
Moderator: Thread Closed. User 2 Warned.

Almost always, flamers will not recieve warm welcomes. Flaming is strongly discouraged, for it could lead to quite dire consequences.
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Stupidity: (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=stupidity) Stupidity is a much wider category. Stupidity can be anything posted to either intentionally or unintentionally annoy other people. Being stupid, while not as unwelcome as flaming, can result in some serious conflicts. However, it is hard to define stupidity.

http://spasni.dynip.com/images/stupidity.jpg

Example Of Stupidity:

User 1: Can somebody tell me how to buy nukes?
User 2: I sell you 9999 nooks! Go blow up the world!
User 1: No, I'm serious.
User 3: You fucking newbie.
User 2: Fuck you!!! I blow you up with my 999 nuke laser beam!

As you can see, User 2 is similating improbable scenarios. However, stupidity is wider than this. Stupidity can be almost anything on the forum, and you can see many examples all over any forum. Though sometimes, when in good humor, stupidity can be taken lightly, it is stressed not to be overly stupid.
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Advertising (http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun/negative10.jpg): Well, advertising is quite basically making a post or thread which is supposed to attract attention to something you want everyone to view. Of course, advertising in itself is ok. But overly advertising can get people very mad at you.

http://www.gimponthego.com/advertise.jpg

Example Of Advertising:

User 1: Hey, how do I make a military?
User 2: Look at my military page for information!
User 3: You do the following:
User 2: No, look at my military page!
User 3: He can just follow my steps...
User 2: No, look at my page!
User 1: I think I'll just follow the steps.
User 2: No! My page! My page!
User 2: My page! My page! My page!

Usually, overly advertising can be linked to spamming. It is recommended that, if and when you advertise, you make sure only to do it in small amounts, such as once or twice in a week. However, there are no set limits.
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Positivity: (http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun-positive.html) Positivity is a good thing on these forums. Be sure to use it. Positivity is basically just complimenting somebody on something, helping them out, or doing anything to lift their spirits.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun/positive8.jpg

[i]Example Of Positivity:

User 1: Hey, is my country ok?
User 2: Yeah man, it's great!
User 1: Thanks man.
User 2: Just telling it like it is, telegram me if you need help.
User 1: Thanks.

Positivity is the only thing on this list which will be REWARDED much more oftenly than punished.
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Negativity: (http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun-negative.html) The opposite of positivity, linked with flaming.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun/negative14.jpg

Example Of Negativity:

User 1: Please tell me if my country's ok.
User 2: It sucks.
User 1: No, really, please.
User 2: It sucks. I hate it.

Negativity, unlike positivity, will be punished.
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God Modding: God modding is basically simulating a situation which others deem to be either 'improbable' or impossible'. It is strongly recommended you don't god mod, as it will be met with hostility. God modding could also, however, be failing to acknowledge a situation. Say your nation is attacked ligitimately, you have to acknowledge that, not ignore it. Or if it is taken over legitimately, you have to admit it. Failing to do so is god-modding. Another thing is that, when and if you are invading an enemy nation, be sure to know their geography. Because if you cross their border where they have mountains, then it would be different than crossing a desert, so be aware of the terrain.

http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/uf6/atom-bomb.gif

Example Of God Modding:

User 1: Hey, I attack your nation with my army.
User 2: I put up my defense shield and protect myself from all nukes! Lol!
User 3: You can't do that.
User 2: Then I bomb you and kill your nation and take over!

God modding WILL be met with hostility and punishment, or at least verbal abuse. Please avoid it.
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Spelling: (http://www.dictionary.com) While this is not mandatory, it is recommended: please spell right. It helps many other players greatly, and we all appreciate it.

http://www.members.accessus.net/~tmcdonld/lightsde/spelling.jpg

Example Of Correct Spelling:

User 1: I want to improve my military.
User 2: I will sell you a few nukes.

Example Of Incorrect Spelling:

User 1: I want to improve my military.
User 2: 1 w1ll 53LL j00 4 f3w n00ks!!!

Please, spell right. It's not mandatory, nor is it widely practiced, but it is a common courtesy. Thanks.
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Declaring War: (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=war) Declaring war can be done for IC reasons only, and not for OOC reasons. If you do not follow these rules, there may be dire consequences. IC means in character, OOC means out of character. It is obligatory that, if and when you declare war, it is only for IC reasons (meaning reasons inside the game) and not OOC reasons (meaning reasons outside of the game).

http://www.oneworld.net/penguin/pollution/war.gif

Example Of Declaring IC War:

User 1: I encourage slavery.
User 2: I declare war on you for your abuse of civil rights!

Example Of Declaring OOC War:

User 1: I went to McDonald's today.
User 2: I hate McDonald's! I declare war on you!

Please, PLEASE, only have wars and in game conflicts for in game (IC) reasons. If you attack others for OOC reasons, you will become ignored as well as flamed, and a moderator may choose to close the war's thread. This is almost the same as god-modding.
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War With The UN (http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/pin=-1/page=un): Declaring war on the UN is, while it may seem stupid, commonly done. Please do not declare war on the UN, because you simply can not have a war with it.

http://www.un.int/jamaica/unlogo.gif

Example Of Declaring War On The UN:

User 1: Please, come and vote for the latest UN proposal!
User 2: I hate the UN! It takes away individuality! I declare war on it!

Firstly, you can't declare war on the entire UN and expect to defeat all of the nations in it unless the amount reduces drastically or you have a LOT of power on your side. Secondly, no matter how many times or how well you declare war on the UN, Max Barry is not going to take it out of the game, so don't.
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Staying On Topic: (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=topic) Please stay on topic. Pretty please. So if somebody starts a thread about one thing, please don't hijack it and then start a whole conversation about something else.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun/misc6.jpg

Example Of Staying On Topic:

User 1: Hey, who wants to trade with me?
User 2: I want to trade with you, man.

Example Of Going Off Topic:

User 1: Hey, who wants to trade with me?
User 2: So I hear that User 3 likes little boys...
User 3: Hey, guess where your mom was last night?
User 2: Don't try to change the topic... pedofile.
User 4: No no no, he likes ANIMAL sex, you idiot. Not children.
User 2: Oh. That explains the cat hair on his bed.

So please stay on topic, no matter how hilariously stupid your conversation is, out of courtesy for the thread starter.
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Encourage Good RolePlaying: (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=roleplay) Well, this one is pretty self explanatory, and has been gone into (in depth) in other threads, so I'll keep it short and sweet: spend time writing up your RP's. If you don't know what RolePlaying is, go to the RolePlaying FAQ (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2133).

http://www.nash.nu/old/graphics/roleplaying.jpg

Example Of Good RolePlaying:

User 1: The PRK has just recieved word from our Coast Guard that a number of ships have set sail for Amerigan waters. Apparantly they are either owned or were chartered by a sect of the Church of Vash the Stampede that advocates nonviolent resistence as a method for affecting international crises. There may be as many as five thousand of our citizens aboard these ships.
User 2: King Ian the Second of Velaria issued a proclamation today, declaring a Neutral position in this war. "We must protect our nation and our citizens first. Large scale interferance with the disagreements and policies of other nations is not our way, and the government of Velaria chooses to not to involve our small, defense-oriented army in a conflict that could lead to potential retaliatory attacks on Velaria itself. However, relief for any refuges will be made available in the nation, and diplomats are available via the UN, if neccessary." The royal proclamation was met with a heavy show of support from most of the populace, and the elected Council of Representatives in Velaria has declared it's backing of the King's proclamation.

[TAKEN FROM THE AMERIGAN SLAVE WAR]

Example Of Bad RolePlaying:

User 1: I attack.
User 2: I attack back.
User 1: I attack again.
User 2: I attack back again.
User 1: I defend!
User 2: No! How could you?
User 1: Now I attack again!
User 2: I attack back!
User 1: I... attack.
User 2: I go out for a pizza.
User 1: I... ok.

[RIP OFF OF RP FAQ]
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Vocabulary: (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=vocabulary) Here is some commonly used player vocabulary on this forum.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun/negative3.jpg

Example Of Forum Vocabulary:

Admin: A forum or game administrator
God-Mod: To do something IC which is considered impossible or improbable.
IC: In character, or inside of the game
Mod: A forum or game moderator
Newbie: Somebody new to the game
OOC: Out of character, or outside of the game
RolePlay: When you act out an IC scenario
RP: RolePlay
STFU: Shut the fuck up
WTF: What the fuck?
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Consequences: (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=consequence) Be sure to always think about the consequences your actions will have. If you flame, spam, attack, god mod, etc..., there will be a negative reaction. But seeing as how it will most likely be justified, you have to take that, and can't complain (well, you can, but nobody's going to listen).

http://www.ems-medical.com/eng/handpiece_01.jpg

Example Of Consequences:

User 1: I support anti-terrorism.
User 2: I support terrorism! So I nuke you!
User 3: I'm allied with User 1, so I attack you, User 2.
User 4: I'm allied with User 2, so I attack you, User 3.
...
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Using Code In The Forum: (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/faq.php?mode=bbcode) Using code in the forum is very simple, if you follow the instructions in the link provided (the blue words at the beginning of this paragraph). Follow all the instructions there and you should be able to sucessfully post code.

Hello!Hi there!Heya!

Example Of Code In Messages:

User 1: Hey, how do I make an image?
User 2: Do IMAGE URL and replace 'IMAGE URL' with the URL.
User 3: Other code can be found here: Link To The Code Page (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/faq.php?mode=bbcode)

To troubleshoot, make sure to check the code first before asking for help. Image URLs need to be valid, and make sure that [/b] is not messed up, such as with the '/' after the 'b'. Also, this differs from HTML code, which uses < and > along with different and more varied codes.

On a related note, remember that some people still use 56K modems and dial-up connections and will have serious problems if a webpage has large images or a lot of images. Additionally, some images are so wide that they break the forum window screen on some people's displays. To get around either of these problems, hyperlink to the desired image and provide a warning that it is a large image. For example,

See my beautiful nation! (very large image) (IMAGE URL)

If you have a lot of images, please hyperlink to them all.

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Please post opinions or comments, if you want something changed, removed or added.
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Thanks to the following for ideas and corrections: Celack, Haraki, Tholaria, Luporum, Kandarin, Cyberutopia, Cogitation.
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Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

It's quite good, but it was done before, I think. Still, a good reading for every new player. *applauding the effort*

Very good. I like the images too.

Good try man, seems to explain what noob's need to know

user 1:very good
user 2:no its crap
BANG
user 1: yup very good
hospitalised user 2:...iitts....v..er.y...goo.d..*urgh*

This thread is 9/10 on my thread-o meter.

'O O' two thumbs up!

user1:Great thread
user2:f00k j00. i w0n't spel rite.


Need to add spelling in their. or name misspelling.GRRRR.

Maybe add in something about declaring war over OOC posts? FE,

User 1: You know, user 2, I think maybe you should act a little nicer.
User 2: WTF do you mean?
User 1: No, seriously, you've been insulting all the RPs in OOC.
User 2: I hate you! I declare war on you!
User 3: Please stop...

Nice post! Yeaj, I gave a compliment!

Celack: You and Cyberutopia get mispelled names all the time :roll:

Haraki: Haha, yeah. No IC stuff over OOC stuff. That's a good one to add.

Celack: You and Cyberutopia get mispelled names all the time :roll:

Haraki: Haha, yeah. No IC stuff over OOC stuff. That's a good one to add.

Somehow people always spell "Luporum" "Lumpom" :?

Celack: You and Cyberutopia get mispelled names all the time :roll:

Haraki: Haha, yeah. No IC stuff over OOC stuff. That's a good one to add.I knoew i'm guilty but i am also because i must have the easyest name to spell. We shpould also put something about declaring war on the u.N.

Celack: You and Cyberutopia get mispelled names all the time :roll:

Haraki: Haha, yeah. No IC stuff over OOC stuff. That's a good one to add.

Somehow people always spell "Luporum" "Lumpom" :?Or in my case "Lumporum"

Yeah that too Celak :)

Celak, Celck, Clack, Celac, etc. are ALL WRONG!!!!!

It is C-E-L-A-C-K.

That always bugs me...

Yeah that too Celak :)quiet lump.

Celak, Celck, Clack, Celac, etc. are ALL WRONG!!!!!

It is C-E-L-A-C-K.

That always bugs me...I am not alone in my anger of that.

user1:Great thread
user2:f00k j00. i w0n't spel rite.


Need to add spelling in their. or name misspelling.GRRRR.

Ooh, that's pretty ironic :?


And yes, there ought to be mention of the idiocy one displays in attempting to declare war upon the United Nations.

As you can see, some people have already given me suggestions, and I have added them in. Please feel free to give me more, and I may add them.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

if you are a new nation never declare war on a coalition.

Don't warmonger. I.E. do not go into one war from another to another and so on and so forth. Even for I.C. reasons.

Well, that's a suggestion, but not really etiquette. That would go under survival skills.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Do not start topic that are anti-religion,anti-blacks, anti-gays, ETC.

From the Tholarian Minister for OOC Affairs:
Surely IC and OOC mean respectively In Character and Out of Character, rather than the same with chat instead of character?

Teaching people to stay on topic with the thread may help alot(a lot?) of us.

Do not start topic that are anti-religion,anti-blacks, anti-gays, ETC.

That would go under flaming, but thanks for remembering. I will gladly take any suggestion you can come up with, as long as it isn't already on there or off subject. Thanks.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

How about 'Encourage good roleplaying' ... or um, is that too broad a topic? You know ... things like interesting threads, details of troop movements in a battle, coordinating with other countries involved in your threads, descriptions ... *shrugs & smiles* I've seen ample examples of some seriously good storytelling. Granted, not everyone can pull it off - but at least an effort is appreciated.

--Nathi

Do not start topic that are anti-religion,anti-blacks, anti-gays, ETC.

Why?

Do not start topic that are anti-religion,anti-blacks, anti-gays, ETC.

Why?

Because that goes under 'flaming', and if you see the NationStates FAQ, it's against the rules. If it's IC, and say you're banning gays from your nation, then it's legal (though I personally don't agree with it). However, if it's just made to aggrivate the target party, it's against the rules.

How about 'Encourage good roleplaying' ... or um, is that too broad a topic? You know ... things like interesting threads, details of troop movements in a battle, coordinating with other countries involved in your threads, descriptions ... *shrugs & smiles* I've seen ample examples of some seriously good storytelling. Granted, not everyone can pull it off - but at least an effort is appreciated.

--Nathi

Yeah, I may be able to work that in somehow at an angle, but then again... well, I'll try. So thank you.

Teaching people to stay on topic with the thread may help alot(a lot?) of us.

It's 'a lot'. Lol. I'll try to add that in, though I don't really know what you mean by that.

From the Tholarian Minister for OOC Affairs:
Surely IC and OOC mean respectively In Character and Out of Character, rather than the same with chat instead of character?

Damn! You're right! Thanks.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

I would add one more thing.

To all RPers:

You do not fully control your people after you are invaded.

Sure, the people may have liked you, and many of them will probably be willing to fight a rebellion for you if you were well-liked, but if your nation is invaded, no matter who it is invaded by, you cannot say that all of the people are refusing to acknowledge the invading government.

I've had a problem with this, as my country invaded the Communist state of Galdania. I've been saying that in regions controlled by my nation and the coalition we are part of, many people are exploring Capitalism, taking the freedom to leave Galdania for other countries, converting to religions other than Atheism, etc.

Maybe that was overkill on my part, but Galdania shot back by declaring that his communist/atheist educational system was so convincing that nobody in occupied regions of Galdania wanted to become a Capitalist, that converts from atheism were in the double digits, and that nobody had boarded a flight to a capitalist country at all. I mean, c'mon, we took over an area with at least 3 million people in it. Considering that his government wasn't exactly the nicest regime you've ever seen(we invaded them for committing genocide), somebody would be unhappy with it. I'd have shouted Godmoding before, but he's been fairly polite about it.

Thanks. I added that to the god-modding section.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Celack: You and Cyberutopia get mispelled names all the time :roll:

Haraki: Haha, yeah. No IC stuff over OOC stuff. That's a good one to add.

Hell, ya! Cyber I don't mind, but Cybrutpai is not the right way to spell it. I think it's because my name is one long word. Anyway, very, very good guide, TDP.

Cyberutpaiaopiat - Lol. Thanks man. I appreciate it.

To everyone else, if you have any suggestions for the vocabulary list, I'd love to hear them. As well as the rest of the thing. Thanks.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Speaking of mispelled names, Eniqcir has been misspelled more times than I can count. Usually by reversing the Q and the C, but there have been some other pretty creative misspellings.

How about 'Don't declare war on everyone' because even if the person isn't godmoding, it gets REALLY annoying.

User 1: So, what do you think of GDODAD?
User 2: I declare war on GDODAD!!!!!!
User 1: Um, GDODAD has a large portion of the world's population...
User 2: Then I declare war on the world! HAHAHA!
User 3: :roll: STFU.

Cyberutpaiaopiat - Lol. Thanks man. I appreciate it.

To everyone else, if you have any suggestions for the vocabulary list, I'd love to hear them. As well as the rest of the thing. Thanks.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Ha! Nice. Well, i know someone who, once he posts more, will get sooo many name misspellings. He's one of my friends, and his name is Bachinsfiel, or something like that (my German sucks). Perhaps a thing highlighting a tip that will avert many embarassing diplomatic choices :THINK ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACTIONS! Would be a god addition.

Cyberutopriaotiat - Good idea. I'll add it in!

Haraki - Naw... you're free to do that. This thread can't tell you who to declare war on and who not to.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Yeah, but it's on etiquette, and EVERYONE finds it annoying when people do that.

Cyberutopriaotiat - Good idea. I'll add it in!

Haraki - Naw... you're free to do that. This thread can't tell you who to declare war on and who not to.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Well, at least he got the "o" in that time...

Yeah, but it's on etiquette, and EVERYONE finds it annoying when people do that.

I know, it's true, but this thread is to suggest ways to avoid cheating or annoying people with stuff such as spelling, not to dictate actions. It would be the same as saying 'don't invade left wing countries'.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

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Consequences: Be sure to always think about the consequences your actions will have. If you flame, spam, attack, god mod, etc..., there will be a negative reaction. But seeing as how it will most likely be justified, you have to take that, and can't complain (well, you can, but nobody's going to listen).
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Please post opinions or comments, if you want something changed, removed or added.
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Thanks to the following for ideas and corrections: Celack, Haraki, Tholaria, Luporum, Kandarin, Cyberutopia.
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Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

It's good, but I meant it in more of an RP way. That part is good, though. Ex:

User 1: I support anti-semitism.
User 2: I hate anti-semites! I will crush you, because you have a small army!
User 3: I am an ally of User 1, and I will crush you, because you have a smaller army than mine.
User 2: Oh, crap.
*procced with User 2 getting blown to hell and back*

See? Like that. Always take into consideration unconventional forces (bio weapons, nukes, orbital weapons), allies, and other variables. In a conflict, it is hardly ever 1v1.

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Consequences: Be sure to always think about the consequences your actions will have. If you flame, spam, attack, god mod, etc..., there will be a negative reaction. But seeing as how it will most likely be justified, you have to take that, and can't complain (well, you can, but nobody's going to listen).
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Please post opinions or comments, if you want something changed, removed or added.
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Thanks to the following for ideas and corrections: Celack, Haraki, Tholaria, Luporum, Kandarin, Cyberutopia.
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Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

It's good, but I meant it in more of an RP way. That part is good, though. Ex:

User 1: I support anti-semitism.
User 2: I hate anti-semites! I will crush you, because you have a small army!
User 3: I am an ally of User 1, and I will crush you, because you have a smaller army than mine.
User 2: Oh, crap.
*procced with User 2 getting blown to hell and back*

See? Like that. Always take into consideration unconventional forces (bio weapons, nukes, orbital weapons), allies, and other variables. In a conflict, it is hardly ever 1v1.

Right, thanks, I'll add that.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

No problem.

Bump, mother fucker.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

How about:

Backstabbing, it is not nice!

User 1: Users 2 , let's form an alliance to eliminate User 3!
User 2: Okay!
User 1: Okay I send all my armies to invade his country!
User 2: I send half my army to take over your country! My other half defends against your army!
User 3: *Shakes head*

Gee... I'm pretty sure they know it's not nice.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Also, you shouldn't just say 'I am sending troops to your nation'. How are you sending them? If you're in a serious RP, ask your opponent(if they may be invaded during the RP) about their geography, neighbors, etc. (Do they have a seacoast? Can you pull off a Normandy attack?)

Nations that do just send in troops without these considerations should not yell Godmoding when they are stopped by geographical problems. I.E. Someone who is invading Galdania in the aforementioned conflict by just trying to march over the border would find that the only ways in are guarded by either their heavily armed allies or their heavily armed enemies. Someone invading me by just marching over the border would find an empty country, devoid of life except for a large jungle and several billion poisonous spiders, because my entire population is underground(and mostly not within my borders).

Yeah, 'Being Vague'. Don't say:

User 2: I invade

Instead, say:

User 1: My 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th paratrooper divisions drop near y0our capitol and attack.

Right, I added the geography thing to the god-modding section.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

This thread is A-OK :D

9.5/10

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/forumfun/positive5.jpg

As you can see, Lumporiumomup, I have added many pictures and links from EBaum'sWorld.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Yes, yes, Teh Danmmded Peep0le, you have, and good pics they are.

Bumpin', bumpin', bumpin', keep those threads a bumpin'.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Maybe this can be added to the sticky with all the other must-reads.

That's what I'm trying to do.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

this deserves a sticky :D
nice work!

Thank you. Bump this I shall.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Updated with brief code walkthrough.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Bumpity bumpity bump.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

*bump*tastic!

Someone sticky this thread or at least put it into the other sitickied!

Yeah, that's what I'm trying to get. Damn Nanakaland, he won't sign on!

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

<puts glue on the back of thread and puts it at the top of the forum>

<the thread slowly slides down the forum>

Unecessary Bump Incoming!
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Bump j00 f00 $\/<</\ |-|00

*tapes thread to Post-It and places Pos-It on top of forum*

Hmmm...that should do it.

*Post-It falls off*

@#%&!

<Pulls out blowtorch and begins welding the thread to the top of the forum>

Some godmodder misses and breaks the welding using... 902349349 /\/00|{$

<The thread floats back down>

Grrr...

*takes Super Glue, saturates the topic, and uses a UV ray to bond it to the top of the forum*

Yay!

*topic breaks the bonds*

No!! It's rejecting the forum!

*topic floats down*

@#%*!

Damn that Nanakaland... where are the moderators?! STICKY THIS PLEASE!

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Suck my_______!
A-Horse
B-Feet
C-Bump
D-Mini-Me
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If you guessed C you're correct!

BUMP

AAAAAAAH! IT KEEPS ON FALLING! UP AND DOWN! THE PAGES! OF THE FORUM!

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Bump0rZ

Why thank you, you Hack, you.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Bravo!! Nice thread!!

http://www.automags.org/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=512608

Bravo!! Nice thread!!

http://www.automags.org/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=512608

Lol, where'd you find the pic? Anyway, I'm waiting for the mods to sticky it.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

bumpity bum bump. hey heyit is bumped.

STICKY! STICKY! STICKY!

I'd like a sticky, but at least it was linked to the 'You should view these threads' thread.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Bumpity bumpity bump bump bump. Link this to Nananaka's thread, dammit!

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

dunno why i did that... *shoots blowdart through the topic into the sticky area* *blowdart snaps* "WHY!!!!???!!!???" yells a drunken janitor.

bumpity bumpity bump!

We need to get a mod's attention somehow...

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Melkor's on...

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Good work

Bump.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Thank you for this - am a very new and formerly confused newbie and I think it will help a lot. Am looking forward to playing the game now!

Thank god for the spelling rule, and the stupidity. I see way too many nuclear bombs being sold. I don't care what is in development, I think that perhaps cloning, hybrid-people, and invisibility should be banned under the stupidity cannon.

And if people want to create technology, they should at least announce research prior to inventing it.

This is really nicely done, well organized, and plus it has pretty pictures. My nation air-drops several metric tons of Positivity your way, ha ha.

What's 'bump' mean? :(

im new to this whole thing, but i find it pretty interesting... not having done much RP in the past i found this pretty helpful, thanks

WOW :shock: A bump from the dead.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

---Post deleted by NationStates Moderators---

*should be sticky*

It's linked in the major sticky, that's good enough for me.

Nik,
Leader Of The Free Land Of The Damned People
http://welcomehome.0catch.com/TDP.htm

Forum Etiquette:
ALWAYS be pro-Nazi
ALWAYS support the US
ALWAYS go against the Communists

I can be negative if I want to... :?

I just went to the fair and rode the *BUMP*er cars!

Sorry for being such a pain in the past people. And thanks for showing me what I did wrong, I'll try to behave from now on.

one word is still missing... BUMP! what does it mean? I see it everywhere. haven't figured it out yet. :? please write the meaning of it in the little vocabulary list. :) thank you

one word is still missing... BUMP! what does it mean? I see it everywhere. haven't figured it out yet. :? please write the meaning of it in the little vocabulary list. :) thank you

To bump is to post on a thread for the express purpose of bringing the thread to the front page of the forum, as you have done.

Another term for this action is 'Tap'.

one word is still missing... BUMP! what does it mean? I see it everywhere. haven't figured it out yet. :? please write the meaning of it in the little vocabulary list. :) thank you

To bump is to post on a thread for the express purpose of bringing the thread to the front page of the forum, as you have done.

Another term for this action is 'Tap'.

ah cool :D thank you. always thought it was somekind of an insult that I didn't understand :wink:

As a newbie both to NS and to RPing, this has been a very useful forum. Thanks for your input.

I'm new to RP's and NS. This has been a helpful thread. I'm starting to get a hint of a clue.

Thanks. :D

The Damned Peoples, if you could edit your first post to include the following, I would appreciate it:

Many times in roleplay, players like to post images. Normally, this is done with IMG tags. However, we do have many people visiting this site with dial-up service and 56K modems, and if a thread contains a lot of images, then those modems are going to choke.

If large images are needed, then I ask that those images be hyperlinked. That is, use URL tags and give a warning that the image is large. Don't use IMG tags. Thanks.

"Think about it for a moment."

--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation
NationStates Forum Moderator

Wow! So many things to learn!

This thread has answered alot of my questions.

Noobie Puddings appreciate this thread. Thanks!

Pud :roll:

what happens when your country gets taken over? do you cease to exist or do you become a colony

what happens when your country gets taken over? do you cease to exist or do you become a colony

It depends on the roleplay that describes the process of the take-over. If you are devastated by weapons fire, you will either be destroyed, or you will roleplay a number of survivors that starts to rebuild your nation.

Of course, if the conqueror desires your territory, he could roleplay himself into making your nation a colony, yes. However, most player will not accept this (who wants to lose control of his nation, after all), and start a guerilla or something to win it back.

Basicly, the kind of stories you write determines the outcome of a war.

Couldn't stupidity easily transfer into n00bism?

Maybe I missed this somewhere, but what the hell does 'bump' mean?