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Clean up on rmb please |
The Nomadic Peoples of Moaning Lisa Teralyon, Apabeossie, and Varanius |
The Snarky Solar Observer of Bhang Bhang Duc So farewell Dave Prowse, Green Cross Code man from 70’s road safety campaigns. Also known for being someone call Voder? Nader? Oh that’s right, Vader, Darth Vader. |
The OCD Bicyclist of Wickedly evil people I got red. *sips coffee* |
The ʎɯɹ∀ lɐᴉɹoʇᴉɹɹǝ┴ of Corbeil I got Violet . *adds Baily's to coffee* |
Do you always water down your Bailey's with coffee? Corbeil and Fuentana |
TODAY IN THE WEST Happy Sunday! Today's theme is perfect for NationStates. It's Electronic Greeting Day! Send one today to friends and family. For this reason, I am also delivering a TED talk you never asked for about the RMB in TWP's history. NationStates was launched on November 13, 2002. This was an interesting time in terms of Internet culture. Some were lucky enough to have cable or DSL modems, but plenty of people were on dialup. It was still common to fall prey to spam and hacked emails because people wanted to help foreign royalty or send money to their friends who were suddenly in crisis in a land they never visited. If people had cell phones, they were almost always flip phones with the grainiest of cameras if you're lucky. The iPhone and iPod touch were five years away. We were not nearly as plugged in yet. MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube did not yet exist. Blog platforms, however, had emerged. Wikipedia was brand new. These were important advances in Web 2.0 platforms. With Web 2.0, it is all about user participation, creativity, and connectivity. I would hedge that NS can be considered a Web 2.0 platform and as a social networking site. It depends on user-generated content: custom nation fields, dispatches, RMB posts, WFE designs, gameside forum discussions, and telegrams. There are nations in TWP and across the game that have been playing since near the beginning. For example, former delegate Eli (aka Wickedly evil people) is listed as founded "in antiquity." That means the nation was created sometime between the launch of NS and mid 2003. As per Eli, he founded Eli on December 3rd, 2002. What was the game like in those early years? Well, for starters, the RMB was set up to only show the 10 most recent posts. Back then, the powers of post suppression were not yet granted by Max Barry and the holy Moderators above. What do you do when someone spams the RMB in that context? You fight fire with fire, but with good and interesting and quirky fire. The early leaders of TWP such as the Commrangers would redirect conversation to the true doctrine of anti-marsupialism. They would restore cleanliness to the RMB by posting song lyrics. They would only welcome the ads of true friends and artists like BrightonBurg. This is important not only for returning nations, but new ones. What you see on the RMB (and the World Factbook Entry) speaks volumes to the character of the place. That's why we have elevated standards for RMB engagement. It's not about you: it's about the community, about making a good and lasting impression. Over time, new developments would emerge: Discord servers and Discord-driven festivals such as those pioneered by Bran Astor amplify the game experience. But behind it all is the foundation of a healthy gameside culture via RMB engagement, which has come to include four weekly traditions: Puns, Haiku, Thanks, Karaoke. For a time, Wednesday was for Weird Videos. Who knows what the future may hold in terms of new RMB traditions? Much of that is up to you. NationStates is principally a satirical political simulator. But what really brings it to life is the reality that NS is a social networking platform. People have been connecting for years. Some have even met, shared a drink or two, text in real life, and more. This is one of the things that really keeps people coming back for close to 20 years. Cheers to the legendary Delegates, Guardians, good and wicked people, and CommRangers who cultivated the art of Electronic Greetings on the RMB! For newer nations, this is good food for thought because tomorrow we resume another weekly pattern of electronic greetings in the form of puns on Monday, haiku on Tuesday, words of thanks on Thursday, and above all Karaoke on Friday. It may seem random and nonsensical, but TWP learned early and quickly how to generate a thoughtful and engaging culture using the RMB. This is social networking at its finest. So start thinking of how you'll make your mark on electronic greetings in the Best Pacific. P.S., I'll keep the Aura quiz up for another day. Enjoy! Westwind, Bhang Bhang Duc, Corbeil, Cro Magnon, and 6 othersBran Astor, Aluminum Oxynitride, Dikekaithemis, Av Libertas Vindex, Bobki, and Nagaraningrad |
Post by The serdey islands suppressed by Giovanniland. |
Yes, here's the West Pacific. Now please don't spam our RMB if you have nothing to say. |
I'm violet. *coffee* Westwind, Bhang Bhang Duc, and Fuentana |
The Eminently Serene Kingdom of Comfed And how much would I have to pay for a royal degree? |
The ʎɯɹ∀ lɐᴉɹoʇᴉɹɹǝ┴ of Corbeil YES.....Plus using Bailey's eliminate having to waste money on sugar and cream. |
The Nomadic Peoples of Moaning Lisa Sugar and cream? I prefer stiff and black (coffee). |
It might just be me |
The RoirraW regnaRmmoC deriteR of Kingsteck Commrangers those were fun days. There is still a few of us still around. Yy4u, Westwind, Dilber, Fuentana, and 2 othersGiovanniland, and Moaning Lisa |
Do we have a list of all the original/early commrangers? That would be a nifty tidbit to have. I can get pretty far on forum search, but might miss people here or there, so folks do chime in! |
Post by Clton 5 suppressed by Giovanniland. |
I want to keep my boots clean until Monday. |
The More Surveillance Than State of Varanius Ask and you shall receive |
The RoirraW regnaRmmoC deriteR of Kingsteck I lost most of my info on CommRangers in a computer crash. Plus jolt forms episode info was lost. My Avatar is now a "sig picture" that we used to use on our old forms posts. Westwind, Bhang Bhang Duc, Giovanniland, Varanius, and 2 othersBobki, and Nagaraningrad |
might need to raise my econemy |
My endorsements have reduced from 37 to 32? Why is this happening? |
The Obscurely Conspicuous of Nagaraningrad so, is that the official flag of CommRangers? |
Post by Marleyy suppressed by Bhang Bhang Duc. |
The Snarky Solar Observer of Bhang Bhang Duc You’re unloved? Or nations that did endorse you have left the region or ceased to exist. |