Drachmaland

Flags are not an object that Geography studies (Vexillology and, more generally speaking, Heraldry do), but they constitute part of the Study of Countries. The Study of Countries is not entirely Geography of the political divisions of the World, but its biggest part is indeed Geography. Because kids are introduced to Political Geography through, in a big part, the Study of Countries, the flag-geography connection is rather strong.

Welcome!

Welcome!

I had stayed at this point of view (bolding is mine): Here it seems they (both Nephmir and Riftey — I got his TG, too) are blanket recruiting all our WA nations.

In any case, is it normal that UCRs try to recruit established nations from Feeders?

Just got this: Drachmaland, Greetings! I am King Nephmir II. Some of you may know me previously as "Nephmir". Pleased to meet you! I wish to extend my hand and the hand of my region out to you. Yes, you! It is my goal to provide an environment where nations can grow and thrive. We seek only the most enlightened, powerful, and cultured nations to join us here in Auralia. There's plenty of stuff to do as we, together, create this community of nations: A democratic oligarchy, known as "The Tribunal", in which any citizen is free to run and vote for every position (including the World Assembly Delegate!) A no-experience-necessary regional military force, "The Auralian Knights". Engage in fast paced and exiting military operations with fellow Knights/region members, advance through 13 ranks across 4 leagues, compete for a record on the leaderboards, and earn various military awards and accomplishments. No experience necessary! Debates, discussions, and any-tech role play on our offsite forums. Join or create your own alliance with friends or fellow region mates. A full constitution, map, and monthly featured (on-site) Role Play wars or competitions. Freedom to govern your nation as you see fit. Active regional message board and optional forums. Click the button below to join us and get started today!

New question: #3a. Does anyone know (or has links to offer for an answer) how Averageness is calculated? You can review your own Averageness rating at nationstates.net/page=compare/nations=%NATION%?censusid=67 (at %NATION% put your nation's name). Logically for the Averageness metric the NS engine would first have to calculate all averages for the stats where an average (median) is calculated (see NOTES below), then determine how far away each one of the nation's stats lies compared to that category's average, and then somehow factor all those data in — but how exactly? Could it really be a process like this or am I missing something completely? #3b. When there is a statistic dipole (of opposites), as in Corruption & Freedom from Corruption, which of them is taken into account for the Averageness calculation? Obviously if they are both put into the formula, then they are canceling out each other. On the other hand, they are also dipoles, like e.g. Godlessness-Religiousness, where the sum of the two values does not equal 0. NOTES The 45 NS stats where an average (median) is calculated are: Civil Rights, Economy, Political Freedoms, Population, Authoritarianism, Business Subsidization, Compassion, Corruption, Culture, Defense Forces, Eco-Friendliness, Employment, Environmental Beauty, Freedom from Corruption, Godlessness, Human Development Index, Ideological Radicality, Inclusiveness, Income Equality, Industry: Tourism, Influence, Law Enforcement, Most Pro-Market, Niceness, Nudity, Obesity, Pacifism, Political Apathy, Primitiveness, Public Healthcare, Public Transport, Recreational Drug Use, Religiousness, Rudeness, Safety, Safety from Crime, Scientific Advancement, Social Conservatism, Toxicity, Wealth Gaps, Weaponization, Weather, Welfare, World Assembly Endorsements, Youth Rebelliousness. The 26 NS stats without an average are: Freedom from Taxation, Government Size, Happiness, Health, all Industries except Tourism (namely: Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, Beverage Sales, Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, Furniture Restoration, Gambling, Information Technology, Insurance, Mining, Pizza Delivery, Retail, Timber Woodchipping, Trout Fishing), Intelligence, Lifespan, both Sectors (i.e. Agriculture, Manufacturing), Stupidity, Taxation, Unexpected Death Rate. There is also 1 last NS stat, i.e. Averageness, which does have an average, but where its average is most expectedly (naturally/logically) calculated after each nation's Averageness metric is recorded — and then the median for the whole lot is determined. The reason I believe this is how it is calculated, is because the median cannot be determined if the complete pool of all data is not available.

Well, you focus on a RL dinner, I focus on taking advantage of poor NS'ers who are unaware of my mean food intake. Technically still a blast, though.

I invite you both for dinner and we'll split the bill equally.

Nice! Have a safe trip!

Why not?

Are you traveling by plane or by car?

It depends on the place. But when the fries themselves are exceptional, a tad of mayo can help enhance their flavor if used right. Personally I usually won't put anything on divine fries, but (depending on what else is there) I can have ultra hot red sauces, liquid cheddar or crushed feta cheese, and of course lots of bacon.

By 'american mayo' you mean the commercially available products like Kraft or Hellmann's?

Guys, as an serious fries lover myself I suggest you don't miss them when you visit Brussels.

Driftaland... eeerr, I mean Drachmaland, approves.

Both my puppets (remember, they are 40 days old now) received recruitment TGs from Audax. Addendum: This recruitment TG was not sent to nations one-week old in the same regions.

Welcome, Rollensvia!

Bhang Bhang Duc, I extend my most sincere condolences to you.

It's simply that I love long-distance driving (I have exceeded 450,000 miles in four continents) and speeding (plus police/radars/etc avoidance) — better that I do not elaborate on those stories of mine. The Cannonball Run is (was) this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cannonball_Run

Oh, driving from LA to Boston — an extended reverse Cannonball Run! I'm so jealous!...

Well, yesterday we had Corruption after exactly 14 days — and the more frequent turn-up of some stats compared to others, is something quite common indeed. However, I do not know whether this frequency unbalance constitutes a measure of importance or of true randomness. I believe the less differences there are among the frequencies of the 72 stats appearing, the less random the algorithm that brings up one stat every day is; if we had a perfect 72-day cycle rotation then it would be totally nonrandom. Therefore I'm taking it that it is simply a mater of pure luck how often (or not) one category will appear in the daily stats.

NB: Since I do not know if it is allowable to talk OOC in a RP thread, please stop me in case I am breaking any rules by my posts here. The one thing I was not that thrilled about in Norway was their cuisine. That is, EXCEPT one thing: smoked salmon. I must have consumed more than my body weight in smoked salmon (it is everywhere there) in just a week. Hariko, Netherlands is indeed a very cool destination, and one can have some serious fun there.

Whatever you do, do not resemble BOTH sides of the family simultaneously!

I have opened an account to my assigned region's offsite forum, in order to be well prepared. I have taken no other/further action (e.g. RMB, forum profile, posting etc), pending my duties orders.