Please stop spamming the RMB with nonsense. If you'd like to spam there are channels in the #taco-island channel on Discord and Taco Island sub-board at our Proboards forum.
The RMB (or Regional Message Board) is the common property of everyone in 10000 Islands. When posting on it, please observe these rules: ⠀ 1. The RMB (or Regional Message Board) is the common property of everyone in 10000 Islands, and posts on the RMB should be PG-13 in nature and relevant to the wider community whenever possible. The XKI RMB is not a chat-board of the sort that appears as a quick moving sidebar on many games, or on YouTube channels, etc. The XKI RMB is designed for substantive posts and community discussions, government announcements, nation introductions and updates, and is an area where nations may ask questions and get answers relating to the game. ⠀ The RMB should not be monopolized by a few, for extended conversations, to the exclusion of everyone else. This sort of one-on-one chatting should be moved to the regional Discord server or conducted using the NationStates telegram feature. ⠀ 2. Racist, homophobic, or generally intolerant comments directed at another group or individual, be they political or social in nature, are not acceptable in the RMB. This applies to everyone, regardless of political stripe or perspective. ⠀ NationStates is a political game, and political conversations in the RMB are frequent. If you disagree with someone, make your case by presenting a different set of ideas, not by attacking the individual with whom you don't agree. Flaming and trolling (posts designed specifically to incite controversy, bait others, or create negative discourse) are also expressly forbidden forms of posting. ⠀ 3. Roleplay is not permitted in the 10000 Islands RMB ⠀ Occasionally posting in-character (from the perspective of your nation's leader), presenting IC updates from your nation, or posting national factbooks, is permitted and encouraged in the XKI RMB. ⠀ However, when in-character exchanges occur between two or more people, this moves into the realm of roleplay, which is not permitted in the XKI RMB. If you wish to proceed with an in-character exchange with another nation or nations, please move the conversation to the A Taco Archipelago RMB or A Taco Fantasy RMB, which exists solely for the purpose of RMB RP activities. ⠀ 4. Spamming, filler posts, obscene language, and multi-posting are not permitted ⠀ Spamming will include any nonsense posts or posts that contribute nothing to the regional conversation or the discussion at hand. Posting for the sake of posting or for attention, gibberish, posting in all caps or using bold or underlined text unnecessarily all fall into this category, and are not permitted. Quoting spam posts by another user perpetuates the spam problem and will be considered spamming as well. ⠀ Double or triple posting (posting two or more comments consecutively) is also not allowed. The posting window on each comment has an EDIT feature. If you find you have more to say after posting in the RMB, simply add to your first post instead of making a second, unless replying to a post from someone else after yours. ⠀ 5. Recruiting and region linking is not permitted ⠀ Promoting movement out of XKI to another region is against regional RMB rules. This will also include doing so by linking to another region in the RMB, using code. This is particularly true of linking to raider regions in the XKI RMB, which should never occur. You are welcome to mention other regions in the game, but please do not create hotlinks. ⠀ Nations posting from outside XKI are expected to follow regional RMB rules.
I bet you're thinking to yourself, "I'm on the RMB and talking to some pretty cool people, I answer issues, I'm in the World Assembly and I've endorsed the Delegate. So why should I join XKI's forum on Proboards?" Well, there's more there than you think, and chances are good there's something there you'll find interesting.
Politics, politics, politics!
Are you playing NationStates, a politically-themed game, and wondering what happened to all the regional politicking? Does it look like your elected leaders just sit around all day and do nothing? Well, it's true we sit around all day. But we spend a fair amount of time in the Council of Nine and Paffnia Rotunda sub-boards discussing upcoming legislation and ways to improve the region.
Government Positions!
If lawmaking doesn't appeal, maybe you'd be more interested in joining the "deep state"; a cog in the great machinery that drives the engine of bureaucracy. If so, check out the XKI Job Board! Here you'll find opportunities to get involved in planning regional activities, making sure the Council's i's are dotted and t's crossed, joining the Foreign Affairs team to maintain our alliances, or just take up a short-term job to design a seal or two. Jobs typically pay a stipend or reward, which brings me to the next bullet point . . .
More Tacos than you can fit in your wallet!
It may surprise you to know that XKI has a functioning economy that runs off the forum and is based on the Taco, XKI's currency. The Regional Reserve Offices are available for those nations wishing to invest their hard-earned Tacos in various endeavors available in the Shop. The Marketplace provides an opportunity to start your own XKI business and turn your skills into Tacos.
Spam, RP, fun, and silliness!
One of the most popular destinations on the forum is Taco Island , run by Mayor Jabberwocky. Taco Island boasts the Taco Tiki Lounge, the Taco Island Restaurant and Bar, dozens of spam threads, and the absurd shadow government running the show there.
Great Houses!
The Great Houses of the 10,000 Islands are groups of Islanders recruited by the same nations and have banded together to recruit more, relax, converse, and compete with other Houses. There are currently four Great Houses - The House of Improving Wordiness, The House of Defenders, The House of the Sword, and The House of Tasdorf. If you are interested in joining a House, more information is available in this dispatch: page=dispatch/id=1441682
Ready to hop in?
If any of this sounds interesting to you, it’s time to sign up! It’s a lot like registering on any other web site; we just need you to tell us who you are and then help us confirm your identity. Once that’s done one of our Account Maskers will make sure your permissions are set up correctly to grant you all the access you need to start enjoying everything the forum has to offer.
Start by following the directions here. Once you’ve posted in that thread we’ll send you a Telegram in NationStates to confirm your identity. When you’ve responded our Maskers will get to work! It only takes you a couple minutes, and you’ll be good to go in a few days.
Special thanks to Pantso for writing, and MoE for updating.
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