Eli Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Dec 3 2002 I had just got to work, same office I'm in now just three different owners since then. Browsing National Review, Jonah Goldberg's column said check out nationstates.net, I'm still here. That morning as I was getting out of the car, Eli's Coming; Three Dog Night version was playing, so I'm humming Eli's Coming. My first nation was born that day, Eli was and is a libertarian leaning plain spoken type... I had to have been born in the Pacific, since it was the only GCR at the time, I think this actually pre-dated the Rejected Realms *scratches head* Soon I went to the Capitalist Alliance, founded by New Caithness who is still around today as El-Cid, and started building alliances between my nation and others in that UCR. I ran for Delegate, in game only, and got elected. Not too long after this I woke up in some other region, I don't believe there were founders yet, and discovered to my chagrin/pleasure that I'd been ejected from the Capitalist Alliance by some sordid scoundrels going by the name of the Atlantic Alliance. <insert boos and hisses here> It seems that they had discovered they could take over regions with a bit of organization and a bull rush to the endorsement button of their favorite take over figurehead. It was a result that had never crossed my mind. I did a bit of looking around and found out that there were some in the Meritocracy that would help us recover our region. Some treaty organization that Free4All was in, so we in the CA joined it. This eventually resulted in us overtaking the AA's figurehead (or they got bored and went elsewhere) and in Eli becoming interested in the Meritocracy. https://www.nationstates.net/page=news/2003/12/12/index.html. *I'll add to this later this will become a very postzilla type deal before long* Big Bad Badger, Westwind, Darkesia and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I miss my old Meritocratic Census...back in the day before NS really provided any stats outside of the XML API. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halmont Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 34 minutes ago, Winnipeg said: I miss my old Meritocratic Census...back in the day before NS really provided any stats outside of the XML API. Winni, is that you?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkesia Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 My post will go here. It will be less than a postzilla, as I am a fan of getting to the point. But I do have stuff to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 19 hours ago, Halmont said: Winni, is that you?! I've been here...hiding in the shadows. Halmont 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elegarth Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 It's been a while, hasn't it Eli? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poo Dynasty Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I was 16 years old when I found Nationstates in 2004 (hence the name 'the poo dynasty'... erm, yeah). I'm 30 now. Along the way, I think I was a dick to most everyone here at some point in my career, particularly in my late teenage years (sorry about that). My first three years in the game were spent spinning tires as a younger and dumber version of Cormac, first as a rigidly hardcore Francoist, then as an ADN hardliner, then back to a more antagonistic gameplayer, etc. I matured just a bit in my early 20s and stopped taking the game so damned seriously, which in turn enabled me to become a somewhat better player and coup a bunch of places. Afterwards, I spent a year or two boasting endlessly about it on the NS GP forums and elsewhere. Eventually, I lost interest in this and "retired" about 5 years ago, which brings me to the present. Some of my best memories of the game were from the old s8 TWP forum. TWP had a completely unrealistic government structure at the time -- loosely based on the US Constitution as far as I could tell, and with a figurehead delegate. But the player base at the time was so great that it didn't matter. I even miss F&P; in fact he's one of the few I miss the most. The kid could always be counted on to spice up a debate lol. Back then, we fought over lofty ideals, like offsite forum democracy vs Francoism or whatever, and that made the game stimulating. Now, it's just boring and endless R/D drivel, as it's been for the last 5-10 years. Big Bad Badger and Halmont 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilber Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 I recruited Eli to TWP, so technically i am responsible for this post. Big Bad Badger, Elegarth, Darkesia and 1 other 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Beware, I know some of Dilber's secrets. Dilber 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilber Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Accurate. Westwind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halmont Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 On 4/27/2018 at 11:23 PM, The Poo Dynasty said: I was 16 years old when I found Nationstates in 2004 (hence the name 'the poo dynasty'... erm, yeah). I'm 30 now. Along the way, I think I was a dick to most everyone here at some point in my career, particularly in my late teenage years (sorry about that). My first three years in the game were spent spinning tires as a younger and dumber version of Cormac, first as a rigidly hardcore Francoist, then as an ADN hardliner, then back to a more antagonistic gameplayer, etc. I matured just a bit in my early 20s and stopped taking the game so damned seriously, which in turn enabled me to become a somewhat better player and coup a bunch of places. Afterwards, I spent a year or two boasting endlessly about it on the NS GP forums and elsewhere. Eventually, I lost interest in this and "retired" about 5 years ago, which brings me to the present. Some of my best memories of the game were from the old s8 TWP forum. TWP had a completely unrealistic government structure at the time -- loosely based on the US Constitution as far as I could tell, and with a figurehead delegate. But the player base at the time was so great that it didn't matter. I even miss F&P; in fact he's one of the few I miss the most. The kid could always be counted on to spice up a debate lol. Back then, we fought over lofty ideals, like offsite forum democracy vs Francoism or whatever, and that made the game stimulating. Now, it's just boring and endless R/D drivel, as it's been for the last 5-10 years. Saying that you even miss F&P is quite a statement. Most of us barely liked him -- awesome human, but oh my god his views were so annoying at times, that whenever he replied something in the forums I was already shaking my head before reading. Great times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Church of Satan Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I miss NS like it was in 2013-2014. Everyone knew who hated who. Now everyone is sneaking around behind each other's backs and nobody knows who they can trust and I don't like it. Elegarth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilber Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 19 hours ago, The Church of Satan said: I miss NS like it was in 2013-2014. Everyone knew who hated who. Now everyone is sneaking around behind each other's backs and nobody knows who they can trust and I don't like it. Ironically, everyone sneaking around behind each other's backs was Early nationstate as well. p.s. hi halmont. Westwind and Darkesia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halmont Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 19 hours ago, Dilber said: Ironically, everyone sneaking around behind each other's backs was Early nationstate as well. p.s. hi halmont. Hi Dilber, talk to me about those freaking squats!!? omg. I also started writing a post here, and kinda hit the back button and lost it. *shakes head* And yes, all human behaviors have been present in NS since the beginning. Poker faces were easy back then. I should know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZetaOne Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 On 2018-04-29 at 11:14 AM, Dilber said: I recruited Eli to TWP, so technically i am responsible for this post. Much to my chagrin as it really didn't let me have my fun anymore Halmont 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilber Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 owned :V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halmont Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 On 5/17/2018 at 12:38 AM, ZetaOne said: Much to my chagrin as it really didn't let me have my fun anymore You?! In something NS related. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZetaOne Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Halmont said: You?! In something NS related. Yikes. What does that mean?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 When Zeta was Delegate, I was simply here as the Equilism Ambassador to TWP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halmont Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 On 5/19/2018 at 7:32 PM, ZetaOne said: What does that mean?!? I'm just saying that I thought I'd never see you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZetaOne Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 On 02/06/2018 at 12:38 PM, Halmont said: I'm just saying that I thought I'd never see you here. I am here to suprise occasionally. Westwind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halmont Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 On 6/11/2018 at 4:08 AM, ZetaOne said: I am here to suprise occasionally. It's funny though, it's pretty cool to see you here. 15 years ago... holy crap. 15 years!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 I know, right? Halmont 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZetaOne Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Wait On 7/31/2018 at 1:59 AM, Halmont said: It's funny though, it's pretty cool to see you here. 15 years ago... holy crap. 15 years!!!! 15?? Well... I'm dead. haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 so then after I was consul, lictor, etc at the Merit I created some clones for the North Pacific shenanigans with Great Bight all that mess. One was Soviet Urinals, one was Wickedly evil people, amongst many others; after the successful thing with taking out the TNP people I moved Wep to TWP at Dilber's invitation and endorsed everyone in sight. Though I must say I was inactive on the s8 forum, had too much going on trying to defend the Merit from the Libertarian mess, those guys were fairly annoying, not for being flaming Ayn Randers (though think about that for a minute, how boring) but for being so damned convinced they're right. Anyone that into their kool aid has to be wrong. so hanging around in TWP I ended up, some how, having the second most endorsements. As Westy always said no one can click as fast as Eli, I had some pretty good software helping, courtesy of dilber and our good friends in The Pacific . Then the craziness that was Minineenee leaving the delegacy ensued and I woke up Delegate one day with no plan, what a culture shock was about to ensue. lol *waves at old friends* more another day Westwind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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