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Post by Mirkoism suppressed by 
THX1138.
For the zillionth time: I returned the favour several times to the person that killed almost 60% of my population. To everyone else, I sent cure missiles. If XKI is a region of laws, then how come others don’t get punished for the same thing? Where is the kick for the same players that murdered my population during the event?
Why do I’ve to find it out for myself that I was kicked, without any notification or warning from anyone?
A good example of contradictio in terminis. Seems like even you can’t decide whether it is based on rules or mods doing whatever pleases them. Thanks for confirming it!
You don't seem to understand how enforcement of laws work, neither in NS or in the real world. Regional officials are not omnipresent beings capable of punishing every single law violation instantly where it occurs.
Isentran, Dokansia, Drewish, and Free Las Pinas
Mirkoism, calm down. It might not have been fair, but there's no need to get so fired up about it.
From my experience, the mods here are fair, albeit a bit strict, but they're just humans, and they make mistakes.
Edit: I don't think this would be an abuse of power? THX didn't kick at will, they did so following the rules that were set up.
Also, I apologize if I sound rude, but it's just a kick, and this is just a game.
Jabberwocky, Ria reavi, Drewish, Free Las Pinas, and 1 otherSolsevara
Post by Mirkoism suppressed by THX1138.
I’ve no problem with mistakes, we are humans after all. But when I ask about it and the mod sends me in a telegram “Dude, get over it”, it gets me fired up, since apparently that mod gets to kick/ban nations, even without giving me a warning or applying the law to others.
How do I know that the mod is not setting a precedent and that he will not abuse his power again in the future to kick/ban others?
Mirkoism at this point, you are getting a warning for flaming in the RMB, which is in violation of the region posting rules which can be found here.
Like it or not, you also need to respect mod decisions, which are often implemented for the greater community good, and outweigh your indignation over something as trivial as this. It was a temp ejection during an event, over behavior that was clearly indicated would be a kickable offense during the event. At no point were you region banned; you could have returned at any time.
One thing you do have correct is that regional mods do have the ability to remove any nation deemed problematic or disruptive to the region, at any time, and that includes those who repeatedly fail to post within the region's RMB rules.
You are acting like a child, and whether this all offends your sense of right and wrong, you have no entitlement to residency in 10000 Islands, particularly given your very short time here. Respect the region and its rules or find somewhere with a culture that aligns more with your expectations. It's as simple as that.
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Post by Mirkoism suppressed by THX1138.
Okay so you are giving me a warning for “flaming”, while I did not insult or swear at anyone, but simply asked why I was kicked?
So you have the audacity to give me a warning for flaming, while you literally flame me in the same comment? I literally did not flame anyone but yet again you are showing perfectly how you are punishing others for something you as a mod are doing yourself.
“Rules for thee, but not for me”
Another legendary :D
THX1138, Creeptopia, Onfande, and Drewish
Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you.
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Hello, how is everybody?
Yeni Alton, Dokansia, and Drewish
Post by Drewish suppressed by 
Grea Kriopia.
The Cable
November 2020 | The Embassy
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This month the seven millionth nation was created, we had some pretty dope polls, we spoke to the source of NS's favourite pancakes, and some regions went technicolor. And I heard something about vegans taking over NS. Wandering around, wanting to eat grains. Or maybe I misheard that.
But if you're just thinking, "I don't care about any of this. Why did I get a notification?", then this section is for you.
Honeydewistania spotted that the 
seven millionth nation was created this month. But which nation was it? Now, each nation has a database ID. By adding one million to the database ID of the six millionth nation (ID no. 2906891), it looked like the seven millionth may have been Lhrykrinsk. However, The Blaatschapen observed that nations that had CTEd before IDs were introduced (years ago!) must get a new ID if they were refounded. That meant that the seven millionth nation would have a higher ID number, and won't be Lhrykrinsk after all.
On 17 October, New Zealanders went to the polls. There were no surprises when Jacinda Ardern was voted back in. However, it looks like there'll be surprise results for the referenda. Not all votes have been counted yet, but it looks like two thirds of Kiwis backed the euthanasia proposal, but fewer than half backed allowing recreational use of cannabis. I can't be blunt, but that's a killer outcome. More on the story in this
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Ambassadors Reception: You've an interesting factbook that says you had a nation in a Gypsy Lands region of old. With a little detective work, I found that the region lasted from January 2004 to September 2005. That's quite some time ago! What do you think the biggest change has been in the game since then?
Gypsy Lands: The biggest change in NS since 2004-5 is that the big old regions have died out and given way to multiple one-nation regions. The sheer number of players is amazing.
AR: If you could change one thing about the game, what would it be?
GL: I wouldn't change anything about the game. It has changed over the years anyway, and continues to evolve. I just go with the flow.
AR: Back in the day, the WFE of Gypsy Lands read:"A region of Lakes, Mountains and natural beauty. Nations are free to roam and discover their own inner path, or to take part in community activities. This is a non-political region where each nation walks in peace, or is invited to move to another region. The Independence of each nation is respected and friends of member nations are always welcome."
How do you feel the culture of present day Gypsy Lands compares to the early region?
GL: The former Gypsy Lands had over a hundred nations. It was one of those big old regions. I don't even think there was such a thing as embassies back then. But they were good cooks and liked to feed the nations, so we try to carry on this tradition.
AR: Although NS is a political simulator, your region (like the old region) avoids talking about politics on the RMB. What inspired that decision?
GL: We definitely avoid political stances. There are so many other regions for that and I do believe that many of our members, including me, have puppets in regions where they can argue religion, politics, and everything else. We just want to relax and have a good time.
AR: It's been 15 years since the original Gypsy Lands CTEd. Have you played NS continuously since then?
GL: I have played NS continuously for more than 15 years, nearly from the beginning. I have met many of the old time players.
AR: You must have met a lot of interesting players. Is there anyone who stands out in your mind, and why?
GL: Yes, I have met a lot of interesting players. Some I have known for more than a decade. A couple of them do stand out as particularly interesting, but I can't reveal them because I doubt that they even know I have this region.
AR: What's been your favourite aspect of NS? What keeps you logging in?
GL: My favorite aspect of NS is the role-play. We're probably very different as RL people than what our nations’ display. We can remain anonymous, yet we share some very intimate details on occasion. Being a part of a region is like being in a club, but without the dues and the fund drives.
GL: We do have a lot of embassies, but I do not consider us "embassy collectors." I am the founder of another region, and embassy requests there have annoyed me. However, when I founded GL I decided to reach out to other regions on a diplomatic level, rather than just to "collect" them. Many founders have sought my advice. And sometimes I put my two cents in whether they ask for it or not. I take the privilege of having another region's embassy very seriously, as do all our members.
AR: If you were to share one piece of worldly wisdom, what would it be?
GL: One thing I would share with other players is that the game isn't too interesting unless things are happening. There are so many nations in regions all by themselves and that are locked down so no one can join. To each his own, I guess. But our region contains nations with such interesting ideas, such fascinating comments, and such intellect that I am constantly wanting to log in and see what's going on.
AR: Thanks for those insights. And thanks for the pancakes. And thanks for your time!
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A few days ago, Tim-Opolis raised an issue in the Technical forum. Certain regions had their WFE color "leaking" onto the region page. It turned out that this was due to a bug with BBCode in dispatches. Nations from Democritus had discovered this by accident back in August, and raised it then, but their post was ignored. By the time Tim raised the issue, the bug was being exploited in a few regions. For example, Christmas used it to make all their text red, which, with the standard green hyperlinks, matched their region's usual seasonal colour scheme. Mods have since edited the "offending" dispatches, and taken the Christmas decorations down.
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The Diplomacy Awards celebrate the foreign dignitaries that interacted with our RMB in the past month, either by making posts, or clicking 'Like'.
We can't say it straighter - you're the greater orator. This month's premiers of praises per post are:
Style | Likes per Post | Nations |
🖋 | 5.5 | |
🖊 | 4 | |
🖍 | 3.75 |
* Nations making multiple posts during the month are eligible for The Floored Award.
We think it is great to appreciate a state. This month's 'like' button bashers are:
Hearts | Like Count | Nations |
❤ | 380 | |
🧡 | 61 | |
💛 | 38 |
I've no idea how The Gold Mines failed to show up in this category. I use the API to download this data, and for some reason, they don't even get a mention.
We get really psyched about those who were 'liked'. This month's most praised posters are:
Awards | Like Count | Nations |
🥇 | 241 | |
🥈 | 80 | |
🥉 | 58 |
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Post by The Republic of Osea suppressed by Grea Kriopia.
Just a visual bug I guess...
Yeni Alton, Drewish, and Nilveroe
When there’s color in a dispatch, it bleeds through the other text. It’s unbelievably annoying when said dispatch is pinned in the WFE.
EDIT: I believe you guys have infected me :p
I don’t find it annoying, I think it looks cool
Sometimes it looks cool, but in other dispatches, they use [color=black] or [color=white], which messes up with people using the dark or rift themes.
Okay that is annoying Xd
Blue :P
i can turn it into any color if you want
But don’t do it for the sake of it, we try not to make our RMB spammy, and repeatedly saying “now red!” or other colors kinda falls in that category. Anyhow, has anyone checked if this was brought up to the techies? I mean, I doubt they haven’t realized, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Federal republic of america and the cari and Animu Place
Whoa! Psychedelic flashback!
I know the visual bug is fun, but in the future let's not link anymore dispatches like that here!
Post by Canan and Syria suppressed by THX1138.
WHY IS IT NOT PORPOL 😭💔
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