Fujai

I don't believe centering works in telegrams, sadly. As for fun, I leave that up to your disgression. Perhaps "It's the best place to learn how to play the game, meet new people, get involved at your own pace, and have fun!

Okay, that's interesting, but doesn't surprise me too much. Just removing the hr should be fine, they were just for dividers, but an enter between the "welcome to nationstates" and "first, let me bid you welcome lines would be helpful without the horizontal lines.

I copied everything directly from the dispatch I used, which I had tested in a telegram. Can you send a screenshot of what went wrong?

Thank you so much! You rock!

@Big Bad Badger The welcome telegram is ready!

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Board of Questions FAQ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here you will find answers to many common questions and links to more information than you wanted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Questions: What is NationStates? Well...It's a nation simulation game where you respond to issues to mold your country and interact with the players and regions around you. Can I declare war on someone? No, this is not a war game. What region am I in? You're in The West Pacific! Commonly known as the Best Pacific, we have all that you could ever want in a region, so stick around and find out! Who and what is a Delegate? Our Delegate is Big Bad Badger. He is the leader of our region. What's the government like? The West Pacific (TWP) is a meritocracy. This means that if you work hard and show that you can do well, you will advance in rank. Our region is headed by the Delegate, who is assisted by his/her Guardians. The Delegate is free to choose their own Guardians and a successor at any time. We have a legislature called the Hall of Nations that is headed by a Speaker. There are multiple Ministries, including Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, WA Affairs, Military, and Recruitment and Citizenry. Some Ministers are elected and some are not, our "constitution" is viewable here. I like roleplay, do you have that? We sure do! We especially like pen and paper RPGs here in TWP, but we have a roleplay channel on our Discord server, a factbook encyclopedia, nation RP, and much more on our forums! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Links! Guides: Survival Guide to NationStates <-- This is one of the best guides out there. Official Game FAQ TWP Government: Manners of Governance Current members of government Endorsement Cap Code of Conduct RMB Etiquette Hall of Nations Internal Affairs Foreign Affairs WA Affairs Recruitment and Citizenry Board of Questions Dispatch The West Pacific Armed Forces (TWPAF) NS Daily Issues TWP Stuff: TWP Forum TWP Discord TWP News and Information! (Foreign Affairs Updates, Newspaper, TWP Radio, TWPAF, and more!) Community Interest Survey (from your friends at Internal Affairs) Flags by Fujai Darkipedia, the Chocolatey Encyclopedia General NS Stuff: Acronyms List of NS Codes World Assembly: Security Council Guide General Assembly Guide -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm sure I missed tons of useful things, please send me a PM/TG so I can add things. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the Board of Questions! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here we have two goals: 1) Provide everyone with quality information. 2) [REDACTED] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a few things you should know first: We will do our best to not simply answer your question, but to point you to the sources that contain the information you need so that you can find the answer yourself. Many questions can be answered this way, but not all of them. Also, there is an FAQ post in this forum that deals with some common questions pertaining to the game and TWP. This post also contains links to more information than you could possibly want. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now then, to utilize this service you must first read the FAQ, then you can: Make a post in this subforum with your question in the title. Send a telegram on NS to a member of the Board. Send a message on our forum to a member of the Board. Send a message on Discord to a member of the Board. Once you've done one of these things, a member of the Board will respond with an answer. Be aware, not all of us are awake or available at all hours, so it may take time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current members of the Board: Fujai - Minister of Recruitment and Citizenry and resident flag nerd -- Forum - Discord: Fujai#6074 Arthur - Assistant Minister of Recruitment and Citizenry and has too many connections -- Forum - Discord: Arthur K. Vasentius#9813 Drall - Sergeant at Arms and all around wise guy -- Forum - Discord: Drall#5345 Prole - Minister of Internal Affairs and really likes RPGs -- Forum - Discord: Prole Confederation#1966 Halo - Speaker of the Hall of Nations and way too involved -- Forum - Discord: Halo#7513 Drak - Minister of NS Daily Issues and recently risen from the dead -- Forum - Discord: Drachmaland#8355 Medio - TWP Guardian and proverbial Grumpy Old Sage -- Forum - Discord: Medio#1470 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Since you said we could have multiple submissions per category, here are mine: Beauty One A: http://i.imgur.com/gbihpWp.png Two A: http://i.imgur.com/y0XRwYS.png Three A: http://i.imgur.com/Ehh07I3.png #UsePurpleMore Four A: http://i.imgur.com/q3odbUD.png Brotherhood: One B: http://i.imgur.com/oxUT28H.png Two B: http://i.imgur.com/8rTShrD.png Three B: http://i.imgur.com/MYIaJnR.png Four B: http://i.imgur.com/HStVYNp.png

Are we limited to one submission per category?

Absolutely! I was waiting until you got things more sorted out, so I'll add you up right away! Until the subforum for it gets put up I don't really have any plans for it, as it is mostly necessary for function.

I had forgot about that one, thanks for the reminder!

I got my brain working and put a preliminary dispatch up: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=804336 It needs more on the FAQ side, I think, but at least the formatting is down. If you guys have any suggestions I'd love to add them.

I may be mistaken, but I think you can change your display name from your account settings.

Those are some points I hadn't much considered. I don't think the timezone issue is too much of a worry, because it isn't like we get responses horribly quick as it is. The current membership is US based for now, but many of us are night owls or early risers, so I think there should only be a couple hours in the middle where there might not be a prompt response. Once we get going, we'll see how much of an issue it is, I think and then address it accordingly. As for languages, I really hadn't thought of that. We don't get many people who can't speak English at all, and on the Board we have a couple who are at least proficient in other languages. Past that we can direct people to others who do speak that language should the need arise as you suggest. I think keeping a list of regions dedicated to a certain language is a fantastic idea. We've had it come up on occasion that I've seen.

Don't feel bad, I had to delve deep and greedily to figure out all the codes that would work in a telegram. I still feel like the shouldn't...

I'm glad you like it! The sad part is that color doesn't work in telegrams As for the link, I just got the workings of the Board together, so once the subforum gets up I'll put that link in there.

Entirely related to this but don't worry how: What's your favorite color?

I would be grateful!

For now, I'm planning on hand picking the members so that we can get started on a really strong foot, but in the future, I'll take volunteers. I think around five is a good number. Edit: I have three people with a solid yes lined up, and two maybes right now. The next step would be getting some sort of mentor program going, and that would be more based on people volunteering for it.

Hello again! I was wondering if a subforum could be added under Recruitment and Citizenry called "Board of Questions"?

Taking suggestions into account, here as a revised revised version: https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=802522

That time should be coming very soon. I was thinking about putting it in its own subforum for ease of access. With some pinned posts about how it works and FAQs and links and such. I think that's the best way to get the information up front and easy to get to.

A thought I've had for a while is having a group of people who are available for new nations to ask whatever random question to, be it called a Board of Questions, Questions Committee, or Propeller Hat Society. The members of it would act as a channel for new nations to ask questions without cluttering up the RMB. They would primarily work here on the forums, but could also be telegrammed for specific questions, and could try to steer things off the RMB. They would have to be players who have been around for a while and know their stuff, as we wouldn't want any false information going out. By answering the questions, mostly by pointing people to the correct information, we can hopefully get them to know us a bit and maybe stick around. This could also be combined with a sort of mentor program. I like Lamb's idea, but maybe a little more toned down, for instance, when someone applies for citizenship, they could specifically request a mentor. Otherwise, they could simply watch and intervene if they spot someone in need of a little guidance. Suggestions on the topic are very welcome, please.

We could perhaps add a spoiler section about that, I rather like the idea.

I think keeping it in the Cultural Center sounds fine for now. Thanks!!