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Hello
Demonos, Melicorium, and Klysevia
Welcome to the South Pacific!
I am Stan Melix, Chairman of the Democratic Republic of Melicorium - you can just call me Melix.
*Gives you a fresh, cold can of Regular Sweetened Melicorian South Pacific Iced Tea, as well as two guides*
Read the first guide if you're interested in getting involved in our world-class community, and the second guide to get to know the RMB rules! ^_^
Guides
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- First, join the World Assembly on the left, and endorse Beepee. This is the simplest way you can help strengthen our region against attack. Read this dispatch to learn more about why this important!
- Once you're a member, consider visiting our Office of World Assembly Legislation (OWL) to debate resolutions and get recommendations on how to vote, as well as learning how to write your own WA resolutions.
- Want to talk to all of us in real time, to get all your questions answered, to debate what there is to debate, or just to chill and have a drink of South Pacific Iced Tea? Join us on our Discord server.
- Are you interested in writing and debating laws, and getting involved in the nitty-gritty of regional politics? Join our regional forum and sign up to be a legislator here.
- Interested in helping to craft festivals, events, news articles, and graphics to keep everyone entertained and involved for a long time to come. Join us on Discord
- Interested in the military? Do you want to go out into the wide world of NationStates to protect regions from attackers, and take the fight to them if necessary? The South Pacific Special Forces is just the thing for you. Jump on Discord to sign up.
Note: The “Fundamental Rule” portion of each guideline is meant as a summary of the rule. The official text of the rule may be found in the “Details” spoiler.
Breaking these rules can result in consequences including warnings, post suppressions, and in the the case of repeated or serious infractions, ejection and banning from the region. The full, detailed Local Council Standard Moderation Policy, which specifies the exact consequences for various levels of rule-breaking, can be found here.
And so, after much introduction, here are your RMB Rules:
Spamming on the RMB is not allowed at all, under any circumstances. Spamming is probably best described as a post that is meaningless and/or unnecessary— for example, a post that repeats the same thing multiple times, a lone emoji or image, multiple posts of the same thing, or a series of posts that have no apparent meaning. It does not matter what your intent is— if your post(s) fits the above definition, it is considered spam and will be dealt with accordingly.
We understand that many of you come from backgrounds where English is not your main language, as players come from all around the world. However, to avoid confusion among people who don't speak your language, we sincerely ask that you post in English only, for ease of communication.
Remember, there are tools like Google Translate to help you. If you speak in another language, please add a translation to English in the same post. Posts with English translations will not be suppressed. For the avoidance of doubt, English means Modern English and not backwards English.
Asking for endorsements on the RMB is not allowed at all, under any circumstances. Ever. Permissions are only made if the requester is a member of the Council on Regional Security, the Coral Guard, or the Delegate seeking to increase endorsement counts for the purposes of promoting regional security.
If you want to receive and give more endorsements, get involved in the Southern World Assembly Initiative, TSP’s endorsement program.
Similarly, recruiting, or telling people to move to another region, is also not allowed. You may not ask people to join your region on the RMB, whether you are also a South Pacifican citizen yourself or not.
It's all legal! As long as it complies with the rules. Specifically; remember to keep your roleplays appropriate (as stated in rule IX). The LC has reached a general conclusion on what is appropriate, and if your roleplay does not fit within those boundaries, it will be stopped. So, excessive display of affection, sexually-suggesting roleplay, and the like, are not allowed at all.
Similarly, do not clog the RMB with your roleplay. If you feel it has been going on for a while, either take it to a roleplay region, or cease it all together. Otherwise, it may be interfered with. When the board is dominated by roleplay, it becomes hard for everyone else to communicate with each-other, thanks to the overabundance of posts completely unrelated to what they are doing.
But other than those things, feel free to roleplay to your heart's content!
Triple posting, or posting three posts in a row, is considered illegal, as are any other number of posts more than two in a row. All posts after the initial two post will be suppressed. If one hour has passed without another post on the RMB a single third post will be allowed
It is not permitted to post or otherwise share another player's personally-identifying information (i.e. social media accounts, IP addresses, postal addresses, E-mail addresses, telephone numbers, etc.), and neither is it permitted to post or share information that may not be identifying but is nonetheless of a personal nature (i.e. medical history, relationship status, etc.). The only exception is if the player in question has shared that information themselves and does not mind its dissemination (this sharing or statement of permission must be publically viewable).
Making a claim of serious out-of-character misconduct (e.g. bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, etc.) against someone else, without providing evidence to moderation/administration, is considered malicious harassment, and will be dealt with accordingly. This rule applies to the TSP forum and discord as well.
Trolling is defined as starting quarrels or upsetting people by posting inflammatory and digressive, extraneous, or off-topic messages with the intent of provoking other nations into displaying emotional responses. Baiting is similar to trolling, and is defined as posting with the aim of angering someone indirectly, directed at a specific person. Flaming is defined as posting insults or other verbal and often personal attacks on other nations. Erudite slams while maintaining a veneer of politeness can also be considered flaming. All three of these are banned under all circumstances.
This is an extension of a simple policy of respect. What may seem like good natured fun to you could be trolling to someone else, and if they tell you to stop, do so.
We can and will warn, suppress, and even ban you, as well as record the incident. In severe cases the NationStates Moderators will be contacted, and puppets will not hide your IP address from them.
TSP is a part of NationStates, and as such, you must follow the rules of the game as a whole at all times. Breaking the game rules will land you in trouble with both the regional officers and NationStates site moderation. See the link below for the list of rules and a quick FAQ page for more details on the game rules.
Excessive swearing, explicit, suggestive, or excessively violent messages, sexual references, and other such things will be suppressed on sight, and the NationStates site moderators can and will be called to get involved in serious cases. Excessive displays of personal affection (e.g. suggestive roleplayed snuggling, nuzzling, kissing, licking and so on) is also considered inappropriate and will be suppressed accordingly.
Mild swearing may be tolerated, mild sexuality may be at the very most hinted, but explicit or excessive versions of either or both will result in moderation intervention, both from the Local Council and potentially from NationStates site moderators. Derogatory terms are disallowed, and all swearing must abide by all other rules, particularly those about respecting others.
It is illegal to edit what someone else has written when quoting it in order to make it seem like they expressed a view which they didn’t. Quote-editing should be avoided even for comic effect.
When you are responding to someone's post, please quote their post (by pressing the "quote" button), as it makes it less confusing and will alert them to your post.
When quoting an offensive post, delete the content of the post and replace it with "-snip-". Doing so makes the administrators’ jobs much easier.
When quoting long posts, please cut the post down to the particular parts you are responding to, or replace the extraneous material with "-snip-".
The [spoiler] tag is your friend. When making or quoting a very long post, or one which not everyone might want to read, please add spoilers, so as to avoid taking up a large amount of the page.
If you are giving a spoiler of a recently released book or film, put it in a spoiler tag, to give people who haven't read/watched it a chance. As a general rule of thumb, give a month for films post-release (as release dates may be different in different areas) and two months for book releases.
Remember, there are other, real people behind the nations on the RMB. Everyone here is a human being with emotions and the right to be respected.
While dissent with regional officers (LC, Delegate, CRS, and Ministers) is perfectly acceptable, remember that they are people too, and worthy of basic human decency. The regional officers should be respected at all times just as any other member of the region should.
When debating, always remember to attack the argument rather than the person making it. If you find yourself getting heated, try to take a step back. Personal insults, insults to intelligence, etc. will not be tolerated. The only form of debate banned on the RMB is that over a particular suppression. For more information, see the Help Section at the end of this document.
Single word posts that do not advance conversation are not allowed. If you find yourself wondering if a post is both unsubstantial and too short, it likely is. This rule does not mean you have to post several paragraphs of content every time you want to post. Single sentence posts, single word greetings, and single-word replies quoting other posts are still allowed under this rule.
However, at the discretion of the Local Council, posts deemed to be insubstantial and not contributing to the regional discourse will be suppressed. An excellent way to avoid this is to add thought to your posts.
Now sit back, relax, and enjoy your stay here in TSP!
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Lodge complaints or comments with the following nation:
This nation is controlled by the LC, ensuring all Local Councillors can see your complaints or comments. Remember, the rules of respect apply to telegrams as well as the RMB.
Official moderation appeals must follow the process laid out in the Standard Moderation Policy dispatch.
Carthatska and Klysevia
Read this
Demonos, Melicorium, Carthatska, and Klysevia
Working. I should have worn comfier shoes >~<
Hi sweetheart! Yeah I did ^-^
The Solar System Scope, Melicorium, and Klysevia
So not breathing to protest fish being trapped in bowls isn't going well.
I fainted in public and hit a citizen with my sign.
The Solar System Scope, Erinor, Demonos, Si-topia, and 3 othersMelicorium, Unojo, and Klysevia
New Tidal Force mission!
Then, move your newly admitted WA nation to: libertarian_states_of_leave_us_alone
If you are interested in joining the Tidal Force, please send a telegram to Minister of Defense Witchcraft and Sorcery or Tidal Force Coordinators Imperial Dodo or Melicorium.
More information here!
—Ministry Office— —Tidal Force— —Service Records———Service Ribbons—
Twice a day, NationStates updates, and delegates change all over the world. Some warriors appear only at the height of the battle. Like the tide, the SPSF Tidal Force flow to their target all through the day.
If you can’t or don’t want to update (the times - 12 AM and 12 PM EST - can be very inconvenient!), don’t have time to learn the ins and outs of military gameplay, but still want to contribute to the South Pacific, then the Tidal Force is for you.
What does the SPSF Tidal Force do?
Washes away traces of raiders from native regions
Supports SPSF Update Force missions
Supports our allies when in need
You need only three things to sign up to the Tidal Force:
An email address, so you can join the World Assembly.
A nation in TSP. This is your main nation, and we will send orders to it.
A second nation, known as a ‘puppet’. If you don’t already have one, click here to make one. This nation is the one you will use to participate on missions. All actions such as moving to other regions, endorsing nations, etc. in military operations will be performed using this nation. (You don't want the enemy to know your true identity, after all.) You will have to resign WA membership and admit on your puppet nation for Tidal Force missions, resulting in the temporary loss of endorsements on your main nation. Only sign up if you are willing to do this.
Finally, to apply, follow these steps:
If your main nation is admitted to the World Assembly, resign now.
Log in to your puppet nation, or create it if you have not done so already.
Go to the Settings page.
Add your email address into the E-mail box near the bottom of the Settings page (make sure this is the same e-mail address as on your main nation if you already have one).
Pick out one of our SPSF Flags from the folder and upload it as your puppet nation's flag!
Apply to join the World Assembly with your puppet nation.
Check your e-mail, and confirm your admittance into the World Assembly (applications should arrive in around a minute or less).
Join our Discord for further instructions and training
If you don't want to or can't join Discord, send a telegram to Eshialand or Pacific Shores that looks like this (example below):
Hello. I would like to join the SPSF Tidal Force.
My main nation is Witchcraft and Sorcery
My puppet nation is Switchcraft and Endorsery
Now what?
Whenever we have a mission, it will be made known to you via discord, this dispatch, and a post tagging your nation on the Regional Message Board. If there are no current orders, you may return to the region and endorse the Delegate and all members of the CRS. In general you can expect to be on missions most of the time - we aim for at least one new mission every day.
When you're given a mission, these are things you might be asked to do:
Move to a region - you'll be given a region link. Click on it and look for the "Move to this region" button.
Endorse a nation - scroll to the bottom of the nation page and click the endorse button. You can only do this if both nations are in the region.
Cross-endorse on a nation - click the endorse button. Check the list of other nations who have endorsed that nation, and endorse them too.
Cross-endorse in the region - look for other SPSF nations in the region and endorse them all. You should be able to recognise them by their SPSF flags.
If you become delegate, we expect you to treat the region with care and don't do anything you weren't told to! You might be asked to do these things:
Detag the region - this washes away the advertisements raiders have left on a region. We have a guide to this here: page=dispatch/id=1190714
Ban and eject a nation - go to the nation's page, scroll down to the bottom and click "Ban and eject". You may not have enough influence to ban the nation yet - don't worry, just wait another day for your influence to grow.
This is the SPSF Tidal Force roster!
Our Prime Minister Sporaltryus (ProfessorHenn) and Generals HumanSanity (HumanSanity) and Esfalsa (pronoun) will be happy to help!
Melicorium, Purple Hyacinth, Unojo, The Langburn Islands, and 2 othersKlysevia, and SouthernSanity
So, day one of the return to work was fine. Hurrah! I even might have at least 4 of 9 volunteers ready to come back at some point. The excitement!
The Solar System Scope, Concrete Slab, Melicorium, Purple Hyacinth, and 3 othersUnojo, Klysevia, and SouthernSanity
Become one with slatos
Melicorium and Klysevia
Aʈë.
No.
Melicorium, Slatos empire, and Klysevia
Nah
Melicorium, Slatos empire, and Klysevia
why kill 300+ enemies to make a sword of from their blood when you could drain one person until you have enough blood to make a sword, now that i think about it killing 300+ enemies to make a sword is more badass
why do i sound so twisted
Melicorium and Klysevia
*blinks very slowly*
What a time to be alive.
Melicorium and Klysevia
Lunch time, finally!
*devours a bowl of alfredo*
The Solar System Scope, Melicorium, and Klysevia
How's work today?
The Solar System Scope, Si-topia, and Melicorium
It's good. It's a lot of standing mostly and the occasional complaining Karen :p
The Solar System Scope, Melicorium, and Klysevia
Every time I look at you I think your Unojo...
The Solar System Scope, Melicorium, Bnia, Unojo, and 1 otherKlysevia
Nothing like a Karen to make any day special... whether they're complaining about masks or asking to see your manager, they add a certain spice to life...
The Solar System Scope, Si-topia, and Melicorium
I'VE OFFICIALLY HIT 2 BILLION.
Drystar, The Solar System Scope, Melicorium, Saint Cinder, and 1 otherKlysevia
Hey hey! I hit three billion two days ago and four years today! Milestones all around!
The Solar System Scope, Melicorium, and Western fardelshufflestein
Meanwhile I'm already almost half-way to 3 Billion.
I and thought that you barely just hit 750 Million.
Edit: Well I just got April Fools.
:). Also where can I find one?
The Solar System Scope, Melicorium, and Klysevia
Elections, elections, fun!
The Solar System Scope, Melicorium, and Klysevia
No you didn't. My first nation, Eshialand is at 3.016 billion.
Karens are available at any major retailer and wherever a person of color is trying to mind their own business!
#AllKarensMatter
Melicorium, Western fardelshufflestein, and Unojo
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