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Post self-deleted by Fachumonn.

Also how come we have 140-50 something nations in this region and yet only 20 something are ever voting in wa?
Are there a lot of second accounts. The number seems awfully low

Fachumonn wrote:Also how come we have 140-50 something nations in this region and yet only 20 something are ever voting in wa?
Are there a lot of second accounts. The number seems awfully low

Not everyone wants to use their email to sign up.

Fachumonn wrote:Also how come we have 140-50 something nations in this region and yet only 20 something are ever voting in wa?
Are there a lot of second accounts. The number seems awfully low

I'm lame. And busy.

Acrovos wrote:I'm lame. And busy.

ye. it's literally a game tho/

Red green and black

Fachumonn wrote:wait. It also says "corrupted" lol (when in pretty high green)

Oh wow. I never saw that before.

I guess that's a reference to the quote "absolute power corrupts absolutely".

[quote=red_green_and_black;43860480]Oh wow. I never saw that before.

I guess that's a reference to the quote "absolute power corrupts absolutely".[/quote

ye lol. when i first entered this game i was definately expecting to see that for low scores on category's edit: i messed something up with this quote/

Colombia: Abolish the State! Set-up autonomous assemblies!
https://enoughisenough14.org/2021/05/07/colombia-abolish-the-state-set-up-autonomous-assemblies/

For all this, and much more, is that we, the anarchists, express ourselves in resounding opposition to the simple actions, which is only to make a parade along the 7th avenue of Bogota. Instead, we call for an indefinite General Strike, that leads to move the status quo for the benefit of the people: from its local oligarchs and bourgeois minorities, to the wide, long, broad and diverse peoples that make up the majority of the population in of the population in the Colombian region.
Recovering the municipal autonomies, the collectivization of the territory among those who inhabit it ancestrally or traditionally, and the ancestral or traditional inhabitants (not among those who, by usurpation, dispossession and displacement, obtained it), exercising assembly, communalism and horizontality, all decisions collectively, an open, participatory, diverse and permanent assembly, rejecting any authority, caudillism, gamonalism, patronalism and patriarchy.

Recuperando las autonomías municipales, la colectivización del territorio entre quienes lo habitan ancestralmente o tradicionalmente, (no entre quienes por, usurpaclón, despojos y desplazamientos las obtuvieron), ejerciendo asamblearismo, comunalismo y horizontalidad, todas las decisiones colectivamente, una asamblea abierta, participativa, diversa y en diálogo permanente, rechazando cualquier autoridad, caudillismo, gamonalismo, patronalismo y patriarcalismo.
Por todo esto, y mucho más, es que los y las anarquistas, nos expresamos en oposición rotunda a las simples acciones, que constituye un desfile por la carrera séptima, si no, llamamos a la Huelga General Indefinida, que lleve a mover el statu quo en beneficio del pueblo: desde sus minorías criollas oligarcas y burguesas, al ancho, largo, amplio y diversos pueblos que componen la mayoría de la población en la región colombiana.

Colectivx Kaos Kreador Antifascista
Banderas Negras
ULET-AIT

Luckynia, World Anarchic Union, Libertarian Australia, Masseillyia, and 4 othersRed green and black, Acrovos, Fachumonn, and Greslew

Colombia Has Lost Its Fear
https://crimethinc.com/2021/05/05/colombia-has-lost-its-fear-a-nationwide-uprising-continues-in-the-face-of-state-violence

A Nationwide Uprising Continues in the Face of State Violence.
After decades of armed conflict and paramilitary violence, Colombia has seen protest movements return in strength over the past year and a half. The forceful demonstrations of the past week exceed even the high points of the nationwide uprising of November and December 2019. In response, the most heavily armed government in Latin America has carried out a brutal crackdown.

*

The Uprising in Colombia: “An Example of What Is to Come”
https://crimethinc.com/2020/09/11/uprising-in-colombia-an-example-of-what-is-to-come-a-report-and-interview-on-the-background-of-the-revolt

A Report and Interview on the Background of the Revolt.
The streets of several Colombian cities have erupted into conflict in the last two days in response to the brutal police murder of 43-year-old Javier Ordóñez, a lawyer and father of two in Bogotá, the nation’s capital. Ordóñez was peaceably drinking in the street in front of his friends’ apartment when police arrived and, without provocation, beat him and tased him 11 times. By the time he arrived at the hospital, after a further beating at the police station, he was already dead.

World Anarchic Union, Libertarian Australia, Masseillyia, Red green and black, and 2 othersFachumonn, and Greslew

Kassimo wrote:Colombia Has Lost Its Fear
https://crimethinc.com/2021/05/05/colombia-has-lost-its-fear-a-nationwide-uprising-continues-in-the-face-of-state-violence

A Nationwide Uprising Continues in the Face of State Violence.
After decades of armed conflict and paramilitary violence, Colombia has seen protest movements return in strength over the past year and a half. The forceful demonstrations of the past week exceed even the high points of the nationwide uprising of November and December 2019. In response, the most heavily armed government in Latin America has carried out a brutal crackdown.

*

The Uprising in Colombia: “An Example of What Is to Come”
https://crimethinc.com/2020/09/11/uprising-in-colombia-an-example-of-what-is-to-come-a-report-and-interview-on-the-background-of-the-revolt

A Report and Interview on the Background of the Revolt.
The streets of several Colombian cities have erupted into conflict in the last two days in response to the brutal police murder of 43-year-old Javier Ordóñez, a lawyer and father of two in Bogotá, the nation’s capital. Ordóñez was peaceably drinking in the street in front of his friends’ apartment when police arrived and, without provocation, beat him and tased him 11 times. By the time he arrived at the hospital, after a further beating at the police station, he was already dead.

Kassimo wrote:Colombia: Abolish the State! Set-up autonomous assemblies!
https://enoughisenough14.org/2021/05/07/colombia-abolish-the-state-set-up-autonomous-assemblies/

For all this, and much more, is that we, the anarchists, express ourselves in resounding opposition to the simple actions, which is only to make a parade along the 7th avenue of Bogota. Instead, we call for an indefinite General Strike, that leads to move the status quo for the benefit of the people: from its local oligarchs and bourgeois minorities, to the wide, long, broad and diverse peoples that make up the majority of the population in of the population in the Colombian region.
Recovering the municipal autonomies, the collectivization of the territory among those who inhabit it ancestrally or traditionally, and the ancestral or traditional inhabitants (not among those who, by usurpation, dispossession and displacement, obtained it), exercising assembly, communalism and horizontality, all decisions collectively, an open, participatory, diverse and permanent assembly, rejecting any authority, caudillism, gamonalism, patronalism and patriarchy.

Recuperando las autonomías municipales, la colectivización del territorio entre quienes lo habitan ancestralmente o tradicionalmente, (no entre quienes por, usurpaclón, despojos y desplazamientos las obtuvieron), ejerciendo asamblearismo, comunalismo y horizontalidad, todas las decisiones colectivamente, una asamblea abierta, participativa, diversa y en diálogo permanente, rechazando cualquier autoridad, caudillismo, gamonalismo, patronalismo y patriarcalismo.
Por todo esto, y mucho más, es que los y las anarquistas, nos expresamos en oposición rotunda a las simples acciones, que constituye un desfile por la carrera séptima, si no, llamamos a la Huelga General Indefinida, que lleve a mover el statu quo en beneficio del pueblo: desde sus minorías criollas oligarcas y burguesas, al ancho, largo, amplio y diversos pueblos que componen la mayoría de la población en la región colombiana.

Colectivx Kaos Kreador Antifascista
Banderas Negras
ULET-AIT

so sad you wish this didnt happen

Kassimo wrote:Colombia: Abolish the State! Set-up autonomous assemblies!
https://enoughisenough14.org/2021/05/07/colombia-abolish-the-state-set-up-autonomous-assemblies/

For all this, and much more, is that we, the anarchists, express ourselves in resounding opposition to the simple actions, which is only to make a parade along the 7th avenue of Bogota. Instead, we call for an indefinite General Strike, that leads to move the status quo for the benefit of the people: from its local oligarchs and bourgeois minorities, to the wide, long, broad and diverse peoples that make up the majority of the population in of the population in the Colombian region.
Recovering the municipal autonomies, the collectivization of the territory among those who inhabit it ancestrally or traditionally, and the ancestral or traditional inhabitants (not among those who, by usurpation, dispossession and displacement, obtained it), exercising assembly, communalism and horizontality, all decisions collectively, an open, participatory, diverse and permanent assembly, rejecting any authority, caudillism, gamonalism, patronalism and patriarchy.

Recuperando las autonomías municipales, la colectivización del territorio entre quienes lo habitan ancestralmente o tradicionalmente, (no entre quienes por, usurpaclón, despojos y desplazamientos las obtuvieron), ejerciendo asamblearismo, comunalismo y horizontalidad, todas las decisiones colectivamente, una asamblea abierta, participativa, diversa y en diálogo permanente, rechazando cualquier autoridad, caudillismo, gamonalismo, patronalismo y patriarcalismo.
Por todo esto, y mucho más, es que los y las anarquistas, nos expresamos en oposición rotunda a las simples acciones, que constituye un desfile por la carrera séptima, si no, llamamos a la Huelga General Indefinida, que lleve a mover el statu quo en beneficio del pueblo: desde sus minorías criollas oligarcas y burguesas, al ancho, largo, amplio y diversos pueblos que componen la mayoría de la población en la región colombiana.

Colectivx Kaos Kreador Antifascista
Banderas Negras
ULET-AIT

We do need a tremendous reform of the state

Kassimo wrote: Todos.

I had no clue. Thanks.

I was met with an issue regarding female workers (biologically female) having payed leave on days they have menstruation. I think it's a pretty interesting idea. I'm not a female myself but I am aware of how painful and frustrating it can be for some people so I agreed with it. What are the thoughts about this from other members here?

Utarchous, Red green and black, Ecosociala, Mitsuko, and 1 otherFachumonn

Overnight for me, there has become a new security council proposal and new wa proposal. Personally i think i am voting for and against

Benilandia wrote:I was met with an issue regarding female workers (biologically female) having payed leave on days they have menstruation. I think it's a pretty interesting idea. I'm not a female myself but I am aware of how painful and frustrating it can be for some people so I agreed with it. What are the thoughts about this from other members here?

It's a bit too subjective to legislate on. I'm not a woman, but I believe it to be common knowledge that for some women it's not much painful at all, for many others it's uncomfortable but tolerable, whilst for others is extremely painful, especially those who suffer from endometriosis. For the latter group, even though it's not a common disease, it's actually more frequent than you'd think (over 150 million cases in the world). Therefore, if I were to draft a proposal, I would launch a campaign on endometriosis (and similar diseases which can bring about similar symptoms) awareness with free and fast screenings; once the illness is ascertained, a paid leave or, where possible, smart work clause shall be enforced. Also, sanitary towels and tampons should be free, or, at the very least, the State should reimburse the cost of the cheaper/reasonably priced ones: I can't see a single good reason why a woman should pay a "tax on being female".

Ecosociala, Mitsuko, Benilandia, and Fachumonn

Red green and black

Benilandia wrote:I was met with an issue regarding female workers (biologically female) having payed leave on days they have menstruation. I think it's a pretty interesting idea. I'm not a female myself but I am aware of how painful and frustrating it can be for some people so I agreed with it. What are the thoughts about this from other members here?

For some, there is alot of blood loss. Really no work can be safely done by those individuals. It's only right to treat menstruation days as sick days.

Utarchous, Ecosociala, Mitsuko, Benilandia, and 1 otherFachumonn

Fachumonn wrote:We do need a tremendous reform of the state

How can the state be reformed in your view?

There are three methods of recruitment in this game:

1. Inviting nations on an individual basis.
2. Mass recruitment through telegram stamps.
3. Mass recruitment through an API script.

The first method is good for bringing in nations who are especially aligned with the principles and spirit of the region, but is slow and has little effect in the bigger picture. Recruiting nations that are already settled in other User Created Regions is often considered bad practice and maligned as "poaching". Poaching nations from allied or friendly regions may even set off a diplomatic incident.

The second method requires that telegram stamps be bought with real money, and therefore will not be considered.

The third method is free, automatic, and can be effective at bringing many new nations into the region. However, it requires some technical setting-up, and functions only so long as the script is left running, requiring a computer be left on for as much time as possible. Below I will explain how to set up and use the pyNSrecruit telegramming script for recruiting nations to the Libertarian Socialist Confederation.

For a detailed explanation please consult The Simple Guide to Sending Telegrams via API.

STEP 1:

You need a Client Key to be able to use the NationStates API. This key is specific to the region you are recruiting for. Someone in the region (most likely part of the current or preceding Outreach Committee) should already have a Client Key for the LSC which you will need to ask them to share. If there is no active Client Key for the region, you will need to request one from the game admins, as follows:

Open a Getting Help Request (GHR) here. Select 'Other' from the drop-down box. In the text box enter the following:

Hello, I would like to request a Client Key for the purposes of recruitment to my region.
Nation: <enter nation name>
Region: Libertarian Socialist Confederation
Thank you in advance.

Then click 'Lodge Request'. It may take a while for the game admin to get back to you, as keys are granted manually, so be patient. Only request a key if you are sure you will actually use it.

STEP 2:

While waiting for your Client Key to be assigned, you can create your recruitment telegram template. This template will be automatically sent when you run the script.

Go to your telegrams page and click 'New Telegram'.

Address the telegram to tag:api and click the down arrow for advanced options.

Select the tick box, so that it should read: "This is a recruitment telegram for Libertarian Socialist Confederation."

*Note that your nation must be in the LSC to be able to send recruitment telegrams for the region.

You now need to write the recruitment telegram. The telegram should clearly depict the region, its main features, and why nations should join. It should not be too long or pushy.

An example is shared below:



"We are convinced that freedom without Socialism is privilege and injustice, and that Socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality." -- MIKHAIL BAKUNIN

For the attention of %NATION%,

Welcome to the world of NationStates! Now, your people must choose a path. Will they surrender to a fearful tyranny, endure unremitting exploitation, or will they rise to the challenge of freedom?

Those in pursuit of a new world - a society of individual autonomy, social equality and solidarity - will find a home in the Libertarian Socialist Confederation.

We are an easy-going, amicable region, with an established system of delegation, a regional map, and a discord channel for conversation.

You can learn more about our political philosophy in the Libertarian Socialist Compendium, and join in discussion on our message board.

Take care.


The %NATION% code is replaced by the receiving nation's name when they read it, so it appears it is written directly to them and is less impersonal.

Once you have completed all of the above you can click 'Send', which doesn't send the telegram to anyone, it just creates the template.

Now if you go to the Sent Items folder of your telegrams page, you will see the template.

In the bottom right corner, click 'Recruitment & Delivery Reports', where you will find the TGID and Secret Key. Save these for later as they will be used, along with your Client Key, for setting up the script.

STEP 3:

The next step is to download and set up the python script that will be used to automatically send the telegram via API.

There are multiple scripts available, but I would recommend using pyNSrecruit.

You need to have python3 installed to run the script. Download from Linkhere and install before continuing if not.

Now, download the pyNSrecruit ZIP or TAR.GZ from Linkhere. You will need to extract the files (e.g. unzip).

You can now run the script by executing the main.py file. (You might need to make the file executable first.)

STEP 4:

Now you will need to configure the script. You can read the provided LinkQuick Start Guide and follow the directions below.

First you need to set the inclusion filter (which nations to target). Click the '+' button on the right hand side of the user interface.

Select 'Include' in the top drop down box and 'By Action' in the bottom dropdown box, then click OK. In the new window select 'Nation Founding' and click OK.

Next you can narrow down the nations targeted by setting the exclusion filter. Click the ‘+’ button again and select 'Exclude' in the top drop down box and 'By Category' in the bottom drop down box, then click OK.

A list of NationStates political categories are presented as tick boxes. Recruitment telegrams will not be sent to nations with the categories selected. This is especially useful for a specifically political region such as the Libertarian Socialist Confederation, both because we want to invite people who share our values, and also because you can cut down on wasted recruitment telegrams by not sending them to right wing and authoritarian nations who obviously will not be liable to recruitment by the LSC.

I chose to exclude: Anarchy [it means ancap in this game], Authoritarian Democracy, Benevolent Dictatorship, Capitalist Paradise, Capitalizt, Compulsory Consumerist State, Conservative Democracy, Corporate Bordello, Corporate Police State, Corrupt Dictatorship, Father Knows Best State, Free-Market Paradise, Inoffensive Centrist Democracy, Iron Fist Consumerists, Iron Fist Socialists, Libertarian Police State, Moralistic Democracy, Mother Knows Best State, New York Times Democracy, Psychotic Dictatorship, Right-Wing Utopia, and Tyranny by Majority.

Click 'OK' once finished. The two filters should now be listed in the 'Filter Targets' box.

Next you will need to enter your Client Key, Telegram ID (TGID), and Secret Key in the fields provided.

In the 'Sending Rate' section, select '180s (Recruitment Telegram)'.

The 'Campaign Enabled' button should be ticked.

Before starting, you need to save everything as a campaign. Click the 'Save' button at the bottom of the list on the left, give the campaign a name, and click 'OK'.

Select the newly saved campaign in the left hand box, and click 'File'>'Save' to save to disk.

You can now click 'Start', and the script will begin sending out recruitment telegrams.

STEP 5:

From then on, when you open the script, you will need to open the campaign you have created by clicking 'File'>'Load', and then selecting the campaign on the left hand side and click 'Load' at the bottom of the user interface.

The rate at which recruitment telegrams can be sent is limited to 180 seconds. Every time a telegram is sent, the log at the bottom will show:
[DEBG] Trying <nation> with 'Campaign'.
[DEBG] Got category <non-excluded NS category>.
[INFO] Telegramming <nation> with 'Campaign'.
[DEBG] Got status: 200.
[INFO] Waiting 180 seconds.

The script will continue to search for and send telegrams to filtered targets as long as the script is left running. It stops every now and then when there are no new nations left to search, but will automatically continue after a time.

To double check that the telegrams are indeed being sent, and to see how well your recruitment telegram is doing in attracting recruits to your region, go to the Sent Items folder of your telegrams page again, find your recruitment template, and in the bottom right corner, click 'Recruitment & Delivery Reports'.

You will see how many telegrams have been delivered, and how many nations have been recruited. The latter only counts nations that specifically clicked the 'Join <region>' button in the recruitment telegram, it doesn't count those who joined via the 'move' button on the region page after reading your telegram. In my experience a conversion rate of between 1% and 2% is as good as it gets. At first this might seem worthless, but over the weeks and months it will be effective.

It will also show the number 'Blocked by Category', which means those nations who have blocked recruitment telegrams in their preferences. Class Members also don't receive recruitment telegrams so they will be shown in red. 'No Such Nation' counts nations that were deleted by mods before the telegram was received (usually due to rulebreaking nation names). After a large number of telegrams have been sent, the number that have actually been read will also be displayed.

As mentioned before, telegrams will only be sent as long as the script is running, ideally for as much of the day as possible, or even leaving it running overnight.

You will probably get a few replies every now and then that can be rude and insulting. Needless to say, please ignore such messages, or else politely inform them that recruitment telegrams can be blocked in their preferences.

Don't forget that once nations are recruited to your region it is just as important to welcome them, help them to participate in regional activities, and settle into the community.




Read dispatch

Mitsuko

Anarcho socialist primitive utopia

Kassimo wrote:
There are three methods of recruitment in this game:

1. Inviting nations on an individual basis.
2. Mass recruitment through telegram stamps.
3. Mass recruitment through an API script.

The first method is good for bringing in nations who are especially aligned with the principles and spirit of the region, but is slow and has little effect in the bigger picture. Recruiting nations that are already settled in other User Created Regions is often considered bad practice and maligned as "poaching". Poaching nations from allied or friendly regions may even set off a diplomatic incident.

The second method requires that telegram stamps be bought with real money, and therefore will not be considered.

The third method is free, automatic, and can be effective at bringing many new nations into the region. However, it requires some technical setting-up, and functions only so long as the script is left running, requiring a computer be left on for as much time as possible. Below I will explain how to set up and use the pyNSrecruit telegramming script for recruiting nations to the Libertarian Socialist Confederation.

For a detailed explanation please consult The Simple Guide to Sending Telegrams via API.

STEP 1:

You need a Client Key to be able to use the NationStates API. This key is specific to the region you are recruiting for. Someone in the region (most likely part of the current or preceding Outreach Committee) should already have a Client Key for the LSC which you will need to ask them to share. If there is no active Client Key for the region, you will need to request one from the game admins, as follows:

Open a Getting Help Request (GHR) here. Select 'Other' from the drop-down box. In the text box enter the following:

Hello, I would like to request a Client Key for the purposes of recruitment to my region.
Nation: <enter nation name>
Region: Libertarian Socialist Confederation
Thank you in advance.

Then click 'Lodge Request'. It may take a while for the game admin to get back to you, as keys are granted manually, so be patient. Only request a key if you are sure you will actually use it.

STEP 2:

While waiting for your Client Key to be assigned, you can create your recruitment telegram template. This template will be automatically sent when you run the script.

Go to your telegrams page and click 'New Telegram'.

Address the telegram to tag:api and click the down arrow for advanced options.

Select the tick box, so that it should read: "This is a recruitment telegram for Libertarian Socialist Confederation."

*Note that your nation must be in the LSC to be able to send recruitment telegrams for the region.

You now need to write the recruitment telegram. The telegram should clearly depict the region, its main features, and why nations should join. It should not be too long or pushy.

An example is shared below:



"We are convinced that freedom without Socialism is privilege and injustice, and that Socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality." -- MIKHAIL BAKUNIN

For the attention of %NATION%,

Welcome to the world of NationStates! Now, your people must choose a path. Will they surrender to a fearful tyranny, endure unremitting exploitation, or will they rise to the challenge of freedom?

Those in pursuit of a new world - a society of individual autonomy, social equality and solidarity - will find a home in the Libertarian Socialist Confederation.

We are an easy-going, amicable region, with an established system of delegation, a regional map, and a discord channel for conversation.

You can learn more about our political philosophy in the Libertarian Socialist Compendium, and join in discussion on our message board.

Take care.


The %NATION% code is replaced by the receiving nation's name when they read it, so it appears it is written directly to them and is less impersonal.

Once you have completed all of the above you can click 'Send', which doesn't send the telegram to anyone, it just creates the template.

Now if you go to the Sent Items folder of your telegrams page, you will see the template.

In the bottom right corner, click 'Recruitment & Delivery Reports', where you will find the TGID and Secret Key. Save these for later as they will be used, along with your Client Key, for setting up the script.

STEP 3:

The next step is to download and set up the python script that will be used to automatically send the telegram via API.

There are multiple scripts available, but I would recommend using pyNSrecruit.

You need to have python3 installed to run the script. Download from Linkhere and install before continuing if not.

Now, download the pyNSrecruit ZIP or TAR.GZ from Linkhere. You will need to extract the files (e.g. unzip).

You can now run the script by executing the main.py file. (You might need to make the file executable first.)

STEP 4:

Now you will need to configure the script. You can read the provided LinkQuick Start Guide and follow the directions below.

First you need to set the inclusion filter (which nations to target). Click the '+' button on the right hand side of the user interface.

Select 'Include' in the top drop down box and 'By Action' in the bottom dropdown box, then click OK. In the new window select 'Nation Founding' and click OK.

Next you can narrow down the nations targeted by setting the exclusion filter. Click the ‘+’ button again and select 'Exclude' in the top drop down box and 'By Category' in the bottom drop down box, then click OK.

A list of NationStates political categories are presented as tick boxes. Recruitment telegrams will not be sent to nations with the categories selected. This is especially useful for a specifically political region such as the Libertarian Socialist Confederation, both because we want to invite people who share our values, and also because you can cut down on wasted recruitment telegrams by not sending them to right wing and authoritarian nations who obviously will not be liable to recruitment by the LSC.

I chose to exclude: Anarchy [it means ancap in this game], Authoritarian Democracy, Benevolent Dictatorship, Capitalist Paradise, Capitalizt, Compulsory Consumerist State, Conservative Democracy, Corporate Bordello, Corporate Police State, Corrupt Dictatorship, Father Knows Best State, Free-Market Paradise, Inoffensive Centrist Democracy, Iron Fist Consumerists, Iron Fist Socialists, Libertarian Police State, Moralistic Democracy, Mother Knows Best State, New York Times Democracy, Psychotic Dictatorship, Right-Wing Utopia, and Tyranny by Majority.

Click 'OK' once finished. The two filters should now be listed in the 'Filter Targets' box.

Next you will need to enter your Client Key, Telegram ID (TGID), and Secret Key in the fields provided.

In the 'Sending Rate' section, select '180s (Recruitment Telegram)'.

The 'Campaign Enabled' button should be ticked.

Before starting, you need to save everything as a campaign. Click the 'Save' button at the bottom of the list on the left, give the campaign a name, and click 'OK'.

Select the newly saved campaign in the left hand box, and click 'File'>'Save' to save to disk.

You can now click 'Start', and the script will begin sending out recruitment telegrams.

STEP 5:

From then on, when you open the script, you will need to open the campaign you have created by clicking 'File'>'Load', and then selecting the campaign on the left hand side and click 'Load' at the bottom of the user interface.

The rate at which recruitment telegrams can be sent is limited to 180 seconds. Every time a telegram is sent, the log at the bottom will show:
[DEBG] Trying <nation> with 'Campaign'.
[DEBG] Got category <non-excluded NS category>.
[INFO] Telegramming <nation> with 'Campaign'.
[DEBG] Got status: 200.
[INFO] Waiting 180 seconds.

The script will continue to search for and send telegrams to filtered targets as long as the script is left running. It stops every now and then when there are no new nations left to search, but will automatically continue after a time.

To double check that the telegrams are indeed being sent, and to see how well your recruitment telegram is doing in attracting recruits to your region, go to the Sent Items folder of your telegrams page again, find your recruitment template, and in the bottom right corner, click 'Recruitment & Delivery Reports'.

You will see how many telegrams have been delivered, and how many nations have been recruited. The latter only counts nations that specifically clicked the 'Join <region>' button in the recruitment telegram, it doesn't count those who joined via the 'move' button on the region page after reading your telegram. In my experience a conversion rate of between 1% and 2% is as good as it gets. At first this might seem worthless, but over the weeks and months it will be effective.

It will also show the number 'Blocked by Category', which means those nations who have blocked recruitment telegrams in their preferences. Class Members also don't receive recruitment telegrams so they will be shown in red. 'No Such Nation' counts nations that were deleted by mods before the telegram was received (usually due to rulebreaking nation names). After a large number of telegrams have been sent, the number that have actually been read will also be displayed.

As mentioned before, telegrams will only be sent as long as the script is running, ideally for as much of the day as possible, or even leaving it running overnight.

You will probably get a few replies every now and then that can be rude and insulting. Needless to say, please ignore such messages, or else politely inform them that recruitment telegrams can be blocked in their preferences.

Don't forget that once nations are recruited to your region it is just as important to welcome them, help them to participate in regional activities, and settle into the community.




Read dispatch

I'm not leaving my computer on.

Anarcho socialist primitive utopia wrote:I'm not leaving my computer on.

That's no problem, no one is expected to do this. But I am sharing this so that if anyone does want to help with recruitment, there is clear information available about how to do so. We only need one or two people in the region recruiting - I doubt the admins would give out more than a couple of client keys for one region anyway.

Stroznia, Red green and black, Mitsuko, and Fachumonn

2girls1cup wrote:

Concerning point 5: no, it's actually necessary. Since there might be plenty of minors playing NationStates, and since the game is focused on (roughly) simulating a lawmaker's work, I can't see how NSFW content could add to the experience, be it here or on Discord.

Ecosociala wrote:My opposition to Points 5 and 6 is based on my belief that all individuals, including minors, should have the right to express themselves sexually. This does NOT mean that I am in favor of pedophilia or sexualization of any individual without their consent.

We need to remember and respect that nationstates.net has a very strict PG-13 content policy, for legal reasons, and nations that link to NSFW content are liable to be banned from the *site* - we don’t want that happening to member nations. I don’t know if their content policy technically extends to what’s said in Discord, but a strong argument can be made that it’s worth playing it safe anyway.

Even discord requires that you put any nsfw content into special age-gated channels. I’m not sure if those are reliable or more of a v-chip situation.

https://discord.com/safety/360043653552-Adult-content-on-Discord

The underlying rationale in both cases is that the platform could get sued for distributing the material, if they don’t take it down or age-gate it first. It’s not really an ideological standpoint so much as a necessity based on the irl laws.

Utarchous, Red green and black, Ecosociala, Acrovos, and 2 othersMitsuko, and Fachumonn

Benilandia wrote:I was met with an issue regarding female workers (biologically female) having payed leave on days they have menstruation. I think it's a pretty interesting idea. I'm not a female myself but I am aware of how painful and frustrating it can be for some people so I agreed with it. What are the thoughts about this from other members here?

I think people should be able to go home from work whenever they want for any reason, and still get paid.

Utarchous, Mitsuko, Fachumonn, and Greslew

Ecosociala wrote: I suggest that we revise these points as follows:

5. No pornographic content.
6. No content that promotes or defends pedophilia.

Decent rewrite. In a pinch we could also combine 6 and 7 into something like “Don’t promote, trivialize, or defend sexual abuse, or violations of consent.”

That way it’s more general and more pointed at the same time.

It might be nice to see a refinement of #3 (personal attacks, harassment) in terms of abuse as well. Defined here as, “intentionally hurting or harming another person.”

If we can commit not to hurt each other on purpose, we’ll have come a lot farther than most, lol!

Kassimo, Utarchous, Red green and black, Ecosociala, and 2 othersMitsuko, and Fachumonn

2girls1cup

Stroznia wrote:We need to remember and respect that nationstates.net has a very strict PG-13 content policy, for legal reasons, and nations that link to NSFW content are liable to be banned from the *site* - we don’t want that happening to member nations. I don’t know if their content policy technically extends to what’s said in Discord, but a strong argument can be made that it’s worth playing it safe anyway.

Even discord requires that you put any nsfw content into special age-gated channels. I’m not sure if those are reliable or more of a v-chip situation.

https://discord.com/safety/360043653552-Adult-content-on-Discord

The underlying rationale in both cases is that the platform could get sued for distributing the material, if they don’t take it down or age-gate it first. It’s not really an ideological standpoint so much as a necessity based on the irl laws.

What applies on NationStates according to their terms of agreement obviously does not extend to Discord channels. But since, as you correctly pointed out, Discord also requires users to flag NSFW channels, there cannot be any pornographic material in our community as a whole (unless a mod tags the region's channel as an NSFW one).

All that said, law isn't the rationale behind those rules, since porn isn't illegal (save for a few authoritarian regimes, plus the notable exception of South Korea which is nevertheless a "young" democracy): unless NationStates' servers are located in China or Saudi Arabia, they can host whatever depraved video they want, as long as it's legal (e.g. no paedophilia or bestiality). Age verification legislation has been an utter failure since lawmakers quickly realised it couldn't be enforced (e.g. UK), and even asking users for their age isn't mandatory in most civil countries (I believe that to be the case in the US, surely not in most European countries).

NSFW content is actually prohibited and frowned upon on most websites in order to respect children's rights, look professional (be it in the entertainment, information or tertiary sector) and create a "safe space": if NationStates were to allow porn, they'd soon get a reputation for being either a sketchy website or anyway something that children should stay away from. In the same vein, supermarkets generally don't sell porn magazines (in designated and indicated spaces) because many families bring their children with them, whilst a kiosk doesn't have anything to worry about: it's really just a matter of expediency.

Kweh! Hello, comrades. I have been chosen by the people to conduct this first contact. We are a federation of tribes living happily in nature who collaborate with each other to remain free from the capitalists, authoritarians and fascists of the world. We are a peaceful people, but will defend our right to be free in nature to the bitter end if that be the case.

Strength in Peace to you all.

Stroznia, Kassimo, Masseillyia, Red green and black, and 6 othersEcosociala, Acrovos, Mitsuko, Libertia-Columbia, Fachumonn, and Greslew

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