NationStates Jolt Archive


The First Nation?

The Marxist State
10-03-2006, 01:00
I'm wondering what the first NS country is, or the earliest one in existence, it's been bugging me for a while.

Also, does Max Berry have his own nation?
Emperor Matthuis
10-03-2006, 18:18
I'm wondering what the first NS country is, or the earliest one in existence, it's been bugging me for a while.

Also, does Max Berry have his own nation?

The first nation created was Maxtopia by Max Barry.

The oldest nation in existance but not necessarily the one created first is Praetor.

Max does have his own nation/s but he won't tell us for obvious reasons.
Czardas
10-03-2006, 18:41
The first nation created was Maxtopia by Max Barry.

The oldest nation in existance but not necessarily the one created first is Praetor.
BZZZZZZ. Wrong.

The oldest nation in existence is Last Hope (http://www.nationstates.net/Last_Hope). Praetor is the one with the largest population.
Safalra
10-03-2006, 20:08
BZZZZZZ. Wrong.

The oldest nation in existence is Last Hope (http://www.nationstates.net/Last_Hope). Praetor is the one with the largest population.
How did you find that out? (The XML feed doesn't list founding dates for the oldest nations.)
Cape Carnivale
11-03-2006, 03:06
BZZZZZZ. Wrong.

The oldest nation in existence is Last Hope (http://www.nationstates.net/Last_Hope). Praetor is the one with the largest population.
The first created nation of all those alive today is Last Hope. Elbonia is the longest continually living nation. Praetor is the largest nation, and Thomasia died and was resurrected a little while ago.
Ekathora
11-03-2006, 03:22
The first created nation of all those alive today is Last Hope. Elbonia is the longest continually living nation. Praetor is the largest nation, and Thomasia died and was resurrected a little while ago.

How does one nation have a larger population if it has not been around as long? Population is determined by time... does pop growth stop when said nation is deleted and that is the reason why this is the way it is?
Cape Carnivale
11-03-2006, 03:33
How does one nation have a larger population if it has not been around as long? Population is determined by time... does pop growth stop when said nation is deleted and that is the reason why this is the way it is?

A while back there was a population bug: some nations had accelerated population growth. Praetor was one of these.
The Most Glorious Hack
11-03-2006, 03:35
There was a population bug that, essentially, gave nations twice the population growth.

Yes, it's been fixed. No, you can't have it.

As for knowing how Last Hope is the oldest, on the old forums, your forum ID was based on your nation number. Last Hope was, I believe, 12. The previous 11 have long since lapsed into non-existence.
Emperor Matthuis
11-03-2006, 20:52
BZZZZZZ. Wrong.

The oldest nation in existence is Last Hope (http://www.nationstates.net/Last_Hope). Praetor is the one with the largest population.

That's what I said.

The oldest nation in existance but not necessarily the one created first is Praetor.

EDIT: On reflection maybe I didn't make it clear enough.