Greetings. The following will be the welcome telegram tomorrow morning.
Greetings, %NATION%! Have a lampshade!
You have been founded in [b][region]the South Pacific[/region][/b], NationStates' Oldest Democracy!
I'm [b][nation]Sporaltryus[/nation][/b], the elected Delegate of our great region. It is great to have you with us in this nation simulator!
Very soon, if not already, your inbox will fill up with recruitment telegrams. The South Pacific is one of many regions in NationStates, and others send these telegrams to newly founded nations to try to gain recruits. If you'd like to stop the flow, head over to [b][url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=tgsettings]Telegram Preferences[/url][/b] and click on "[b]Block All[/b]" next to "[b]Recruitment[/b]"!
Right next to the Telegrams tab is the Issues tab, which should also have a red notification on it. Those issues are the main method of changing your nation's laws, statistics, and more! Feel free to answer them!
Whenever you're ready to expand outward and interact with the thousands of nations and hundreds of active players within NationStates, check out this [url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1192500][b]dispatch[/b][/url] for a huge list of things to do, including:
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[*] Applying for [url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1192500#citizen][b]Citizenship[/b][/url] in the South Pacific, giving you the awesome power to vote in our elections!
[*] Join our legislature, called [url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1192506][b]the Assembly[/b][/url]! Here, you can draft laws, debate appointments, question the executive, and more!
[*] Defend innocent regions against invaders and raiders by joining [url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1188941][b]the South Pacific Special Forces[/b][/url], our regional military!
[*] Participate in our roleplay canons, hosted on our forum: Pacifica, our modern-tech canon ([u]thesouthpacific.org/c/pacifica[/u]); A1-0, our sci-fi canon ([u]thesouthpacific.org/c/a1-0[/u]); and Aurora, our medieval-era fantasy canon ([u]thesouthpacific.org/c/aurora[/u])!
[*] And so many more things, which you can find by joining our regional forum ([b][u]thesouthpacific.org[/u][/b]) and Discord server ([b][u]discord.gg/qEjy2uG[/u][/b]).[/list]
While you are looking around, swing by our [b][url=page=display_region_rmb/region=the_south_pacific]Regional Message Board[/url][/b] and say hi! It's an expansive place to interact with folks such as yourself, as well as old players who have been around the game and the region for years. Catch some wisdom and a glass of South Pacific Iced Tea (SPIT)!
On a final note, I kindly request that you join [b][url=page=un]the World Assembly[/url][/b], where nations can vote on legislation affecting the whole of the WA and on recognition of nations and regions, and [b][u]endorse[/u][/b] myself, by scrolling to the bottom of [b][url=nation=sporaltryus#composebutton]my nation page[/url][/b] and clicking "[b]Endorse Sporaltryus[/b]", and [b][url=page=dispatch/id=1398091]the Coral Guard[/url][/b], for the security of our region. Our size makes us a target for unsavory characters, and your endorsement helps!
Once again, welcome to [region]the South Pacific[/region], and to NationStates. We are glad to have you, and hope to see you on our RMB, our forum, or our Discord server soon!
Please reach out if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or more. I am standing by to receive them.
Yours Truly,
[b][nation]Sporaltryus[/nation][/b]
[i]Delegate of the South Pacific[/i]