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How To Write an RP News Post

by Imperialist sweden

Low quality one-liners are quite an eyesore in RPs. This dispatch takes a poorly written news post and transforms it along the way, providing general tips for news posts.

me gives pinguin citizenshipt! LOL

Proper grammar is a must-have if you want to be taken seriously. You don't have to sit around and contemplate whether to use the Oxford comma or not, but some simple things like finishing sentences with periods, spelling common words correctly, and not using slang isn't too much to ask for. Also, make sure to use the third person when writing (or rarely, first person plural when saying "our" or "we"); you're a newspaper writer, not the living embodiment of your nation!
Sweden has given citizenship to penguins!

Giving background information helps inform the audience of what's going on. What penguins? Where did they come from? Why is this being brought up? Without this necessary information, your audience will be very confused.
One month ago, Swedish scientists in Antarctica found and brought back three dozen members of what they found to be a new species of penguin - distinguished from the emperor penguin only from their brain size. Because of an executive order from Prime Minister Arjun, a federal grant was given to study this new species. Their findings were astounding: these penguins have the same mental capabilities as that of a human! As soon as the Prime Minister heard of this, he named the species Aptenodytes sapiens, suggesting the similarity between these penguins and humans.

Sweden has given citizenship to penguins!


Providing details as to the how and why of the event is the meat of your post. Make sure to be realistic; nobody likes a godmodder!
One month ago, Swedish scientists in Antarctica found and brought back three dozen members of what they found to be a new species of penguin - distinguished from the emperor penguin only from their brain size. Because of an executive order from Prime Minister Arjun, a federal grant was given to study this new species. Their findings were astounding: these penguins have the same mental capabilities as that of a human! As soon as the Prime Minister heard of this, he named the species Aptenodytes sapiens, suggesting the similarity between these penguins and humans.

The term "person" was never defined in the Swedish Constitution, as it was never thought before this that there were other animals out there capable of human mental capabilities. As such, Prime Minister Arjun took the matter to the Supreme Court, and it was ruled, because of scientific evidence of their mental capabilities, that these penguins could apply for citizenship like any human. No Aptenodytes sapiens has applied for citizenship yet because none of them have learned Swedish, or any language, yet, which is why instructors are intent on educating the penguins about our language and ways. It seems that the penguins have their own language system, and many are excited to learn their tongue as a foreign language.


Offering different perspectives gives the reader an all-encompassing view of the situation and reveals motives, whether it be through interviews, transcripts, or even rumors.
One month ago, Swedish scientists in Antarctica found and brought back three dozen members of what they found to be a new species of penguin - distinguished from the emperor penguin only from their brain size. Because of an executive order from Prime Minister Arjun, a federal grant was given to study this new species. Their findings were astounding: these penguins have the same mental capabilities as that of a human! As soon as the Prime Minister heard of this, he named the species Aptenodytes sapiens, suggesting the similarity between these penguins and humans.

The term "person" was never defined in the Swedish Constitution, as it was never thought before this that there were other animals out there capable of human mental capabilities. As such, Prime Minister Arjun took the matter to the Supreme Court, and it was ruled, because of scientific evidence of their mental capabilities, that these penguins could apply for citizenship like any human. No Aptenodytes sapiens has applied for citizenship yet because none of them have learned Swedish, or any language, yet, which is why instructors are intent on educating the penguins about our language and ways. It seems that the penguins have their own language system, and many are excited to learn their tongue as a foreign language.

Donald Clinton, head of the Nationalist Coalition, expressed his disgust about the Supreme Court ruling, saying, "Look, these things are animals. That's what they are. You can't degrade humans to the level of animals." Progressives are striking back by mentioning that the argument being made against citizenship to sentient "animals" was the same argument made against giving citizenship to people of color. "Look, I have great relations with the penguins," said Donald Clinton, "But we just can't have 'em - they're animals."

"The Aptenodytes sapiens are sapient beings, just like us," said Prime Minister Arjun, "It's not fair to deny legal citizenship to an intelligent being just because they don't look like you. Donald Clinton and the rest of the conservative nationalists should learn what it means to be tolerant."


Including statistics can spice up your post. Refer to where your newspaper got the statistics from. Remember that your statistics don't necessarily have to be accurate or reliable - since retrieving misinformation or misreporting data is a possibility.
One month ago, Swedish scientists in Antarctica found and brought back three dozen members of what they found to be a new species of penguin - distinguished from the emperor penguin only from their brain size. Because of an executive order from Prime Minister Arjun, a federal grant was given to study this new species. Their findings were astounding: these penguins have the same mental capabilities as that of a human! As soon as the Prime Minister heard of this, he named the species Aptenodytes sapiens, suggesting the similarity between these penguins and humans.

The term "person" was never defined in the Swedish Constitution, as it was never thought before this that there were other animals out there capable of human mental capabilities. As such, Prime Minister Arjun took the matter to the Supreme Court, and it was ruled, because of scientific evidence of their mental capabilities, that these penguins could apply for citizenship like any human. No Aptenodytes sapiens has applied for citizenship yet because none of them have learned Swedish, or any language, yet, which is why instructors are intent on educating the penguins about our language and ways. It seems that the penguins have their own language system, and many are excited to learn their tongue as a foreign language.

Donald Clinton, head of the Nationalist Coalition, expressed his disgust about the Supreme Court ruling, saying, "Look, these things are animals. That's what they are. You can't degrade humans to the level of animals." Progressives are striking back by mentioning that the argument being made against citizenship to sentient "animals" was the same argument made against giving citizenship to people of color. "Look, I have great relations with the penguins," said Donald Clinton, "But we just can't have 'em - they're animals."

"The Aptenodytes sapiens are sapient beings, just like us," said Prime Minister Arjun, "It's not fair to deny legal citizenship to an intelligent being just because they don't look like you. Donald Clinton and the rest of the conservative nationalists should learn what it means to be tolerant."

The Swedish Bureau of Immigration and Citizenship estimates that 500 Aptenodytes sapiens will be citizens of Sweden by 2024.




By far, the most helpful tip is to be invested in your news post. Don't consider it a chore and take your time!
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MILITARY TECHNOLOGY

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ROLEPLAYING GUIDES

Title and Link

Brief Synopsis

Genre

Going Nuclear in RolePlay

How do good RPers successfully use nuclear weapons without causing OOC problems? Check out the guide for the answer.

War

How to OP a Thread Effectively

How do you run an RP? Where do you start? How to do you keep an RP alive? How do you resolve out of character conflict? This guide will walk you through that process and offer you a philosophy regarding the qualities of a well OPd roleplay thread.

GMing

The OOC Ethics of Being an IC Superpower

This is a reflection and an argument for what an influential roleplayer should aspire to and what responsibilities [s]he should hold.

Player Conduct

War and Storytelling

How do I roleplay war? This is a guide on not only how to roleplay war, but how to tell a compelling narrative that people will want to read.

War

You’ve Just Joined an RP Region and/or Group. Now What?

Having trouble getting involved in your region? This is a foolproof guide to becoming an important part of your RP group.

Player Conduct

WORLDBUILDING

Title and Link

Brief Synopsis

Genre

Politics & Banking: Part I, Pre-Modern Money and Credit

A high level overview of money and politics in the pre-modern world. How did people pay for things thousands of years ago? When was physical money introduced and why? How did governments pay their troops when they couldn't mint coins? Why did some governments introduce paper money? This guide explores these questions to help players build their worlds in pre-modern/past tech environments.

Economics

Towards Greater Realism in NS Trade

Who are my largest trade partners? What kind of economic goods would I import? What kind would I export? This guide answers these questions for you, giving you an introduction to the economics of international trade.

This is not a guide on storefronts.

Economics

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The Reference Library

The Reference Library gathers together the definitive "how-to" guides from around NationStates. If you find the linked dispatches useful, please give them an upvote. That helps other players find them more easily. The dispatches are written by other people, and so may also promote their, or their region's, agenda.

Index

Other Reference Libraries
New Players
Issues
Dispatches and Factbooks
Cards
World Assembly
Raiding and Defending
Roleplay
Region Building
Technical and Tools
History
Arguments
Other


Other Reference Libraries

Reference Library
by August
A great resource, linking to more of August's well written, comprehensive dispatches.

List of Stuff I’ve Made.
by DUMPSTERZ
Dumpsterz has been putting together some great "How to" guides about customising your nation - flags, banners etc.

A Collection of Interesting Dispatches
by Chava Cal


New Players

NationStates FAQ
Official NationStates resource

Beginner's Guide to NationStates!
by West zamunda
This is the first new beginners guide I've seen after the launch of Frontiers. I've only glanced through it, but it seems well written and constructed.

How to NationStates: The Comprehensive Guide (for noobs)
by His Excellency

New to NS? Read this!
by United russoasia

The Survival Guide to NationStates
by Yy4u

NationStates Guide
by Amerion

NationStates Encyclopedia
by August
A glossary of NS jargon


Issues (spoiler alert)

How to start a nation with any WA classification
by Vivolkha
Not strictly to do with Issues, but will affect your nation stats!

Got Issues?
The forum for issues. Sneak a peak at the options for existing issues. Report unusual effects. Help fix issues with issues. Or help write a new one.

NationStates issue results
by Trotterdam
Want to know what an option will do before you choose it? Well, now you can.

NationStates Banners
by Mediobogdum

ACTUAL List of Banner Locations
by The sakhalinsk empire

NationStates Policies
by Llorens

LinkNationStates Policies
by Trotterdam
Which issue answers add or remove policies?


Dispatches and Factbooks

The Complete List of NSCodes
by Testlandia

How to Write a Dispatch
by Testlandia

Formating code
by New fakeland

The Friendly Wormfodder Deliverer's Guide to Tables and Flipping them (ノ ゜Д゜)ノ ︵ ┻━┻
by Wormfodder delivery

Macros in factbooks! All the codes!
by Noahs Second Country

NSC's guide to coloring dispatches!
by Noahs Second Country

A Guide on How to Put Pictures In The Factbooks
by The democratic nation of unovia

How to Copy a Disptach
by Freedom planita 2


Cards

The Comprehensive Guide to NationStates Cards
by The Northern Light
(There are additional links in the header of the page which are worth exploring too)

NS Trading Card Discord

The Collection Collection

Wrong way to play?
The original post in this thread is a specific question, but the thread goes on to give various views on what is acceptable behaviour.

The North Pacific Card Market Watch
by The Northern Light

Card queries page
by The Northern Light
Allows searches on the official XML card list

SherpDaWerp's Puppet Checker - Easily Manage Card Farms!
by SherpDaWerp
See how many issues, card packs, bank, and deck value your puppets have

Card Management Queue Tool
by Anozia

The Auction That Lasted Forever
by Noahs Second Country


World Assembly

Why and How to Join the World Assembly (and other Frequently Asked Questions)
by Europeian WA Headquarters

So You Want To Write A Resolution?
by Damanucus

So, ‘You say you want a Resolution’ : A beginners’ guide to writing GA proposals
by Bears Armed Mission

Probably not useful, but I think interesting:
Against Security Council Statement
by Mikeswill

The Commended and Condemned
by Whole india


Raiding and Defending
(See also Technical and Tools)

Detagging a Region
by We Are Not the NSA

So you've been invaded…
by Consular

Basics of Military Gameplay
by August

About Influence
by August

Hobbes' Handy Guide to Military (R/D) Gameplay.
by Hobbesistan

Complete Guide to Military Gameplay
by King Nephmir II

Detailed Raiding Guide
by Snezzy

The Predator Scandal
by The predator scandal

What Is Defending?
by Imperial rivercorps armada 2nd fleet

Thou Shalt Not Retag: 10 Commandments of Detagging
by Union of kiwi socialists


Roleplay

Roleplay 101
by Damanucus

Roleplay for Dummies (and other useful things)
by Diogott

How Roleplays Die: A Detailed Explanation on the Nature of Thread Death in Portal to the Multiverse
by Finland SSR

How To Write an RP News Post
by Imperialist sweden

Worldbuilding resources for fun and profit
by Vrnallia


Region Building

How To Build A Region
Forum thread by Consular

Region Tags
by All Wild Things

Branding, Advertising, and Recruitment
by All Wild Things

Region Building (radio show discussion)
by Ambrella and King HEM

Regional founder Discord server
Read the forum post before joining the server.

How to Write a Basic Constitution: A Beginner's Guide
by Prybourne

Basic Security Checks
by All Wild Things

How to add your own map!
by Broken Edge


Technical and Tools

General

Useful NS Sites and Utilities
by Nullarni

RMB Search patterns
by Testlandia

Flags

So You Want to Make a Flag?
by The Xolbarian Opposition

Flag Makers/Requests II
Gameplay forum thread

Maps

Map Making Guide For Beginners
by Aeyariss

Coding

NationStates API (nationdata/regiondata)
The main forum thread about the API

NationStates API Documentation
The documentation on the API

NationStates API for Python
by The United Island Tribes

Bots

AugustinAndroid RMB bot
by August

AugustinAndroid NS-based Discord bot
by August

NationCogs - a module for the Red Discord bot
by Darcania
(Take note of this update before installing)

Puppet Management

nslogin-web (web app to log into/restore nations)
by Auralia
(web-based app, ready to go)

PuppetMaster Login Script
by Wolfram and Hart
(Copy & paste JavaScript to get set up)

Sleeping Beauty
by Wolfram and Hart
This script answers issues for your puppets. Copy & paste JavaScript to get set up.

Cards

SherpDaWerp's Puppet Checker - Easily Manage Card Farms!
by SherpDaWerp
See how many issues, card packs, bank, and deck value your puppets have

Card Management Queue Tool
by Anozia

Telegrams

*THE* Simple Guide to Sending Telegrams via API
by Ever-Wandering Souls

Gameplay

Spyglass - Open Source Region Timesheet Generator
by Spyglass development team
Spyglass generates Excel Spreadsheets that can be used to predict the update time of a NationStates region, usually to coordinate an invasion, liberation, or other military gameplay action.

Linkpuppet-manager
by Sweeze
"trynna make prepping a bit less burnout prone by making it braindead simple maybe some other things too idk"

Python RMB saver
by Merni

Delegate endorsement checking script
by Merni


History

See also this resource:
NS History Repository
by Libertia-Columbia

NS History: You've Got Questions, We've Got Answers!
Forum thread

The Compendium: The Nationstates History Book
by Lavenza

The Anatomy of the Coup: How Francos Spain Won (How did Francos Spain take over the Pacific?)
by Unibot III

Anatomy of the Coup II: Attack of the Puppets (The Invasion of the North Pacific)
by Unibot III

Anatomy of the Coup III: TEP, the Early Days
by Unibot III

Something Stirs: The History of Early Balder & Osiris
by Unibot III

The History of Abydos
by Qon
(The history is embedded in the linked dispatch. Scroll down and you'll find it.)

The Refound of Australia
by Mcmasterdonia representative

The History of The Black Hawks
by TBH Commander

A History of Boston
by All Wild Things

The Story of Christmas
by All Wild Things

The History of the DEN
by General knot

History of Gay
by LGBT Equality

The History of Hell
by The Stalker

The Mountains to the East
by All Wild Things

A Warzone history, through Dispatches
by Domais

History of the Delegacy of The West Pacific
by All Good People

NS Gameplay History - Updated 24/1-2014
by Ananke II

NS History Resources
by All Wild Things


Arguments

This may be my favourite:
All You Need to Know About NationStates Arguments
by Ovybia

"Everyone I Don't Like is Hitler", A Child's Guide to Online Political Discussion
by Schultzhafen


Other Resources

Links to resources for those who feel depressed/suicidal

Keeping NationStates Safe: A Campaign Against Harassment
by New ex patria

The One Stop Rules Shop

Getting Help

Eligible Polls

The NewsStand
by All Wild Things

Obscure NS Links

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=801528

Food
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1121619

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1040388

Rps
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=377647

Fractal
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1080933
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Factbook templates:
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