Jydsken-Østveg
Established Nation
Map Guidelines and the Basic Colony or Territorial Expansion Process
As part of a dialogue and general request from the player base there seems to be a desire for more transparent and easy to follow instructions on how to apply or expand. This will lead to two major changes in how we can expect requests to go.
1. All applications for such requests will be similar and granted without bias or subjective judgement and thus not require different demands from different players allowing for a more equal system.
2. That applications will come attached with less stigma behind them as expansion can be seen as legitimate request by the community as all expansions will check off the necessary prerequisites.
The expansion system that is to be implemented will be impacted by geographic differences. That means there will be some different rules for different regions. This is to allow for current regional harmony to be maintained.
General Rules (GR):
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
As part of a dialogue and general request from the player base there seems to be a desire for more transparent and easy to follow instructions on how to apply or expand. This will lead to two major changes in how we can expect requests to go.
1. All applications for such requests will be similar and granted without bias or subjective judgement and thus not require different demands from different players allowing for a more equal system.
2. That applications will come attached with less stigma behind them as expansion can be seen as legitimate request by the community as all expansions will check off the necessary prerequisites.
The expansion system that is to be implemented will be impacted by geographic differences. That means there will be some different rules for different regions. This is to allow for current regional harmony to be maintained.
General Rules (GR):
1. All applications in the map thread must include a link to a reference thread. The application must be clear using the template shown in Exhibit A. An additional relevant link is required and further more are encouraged, especially links that display acceptance of the expansion or colony by other players. Failure to provide adequate documentation can have an application rejected. Colonial applications follow a similar format but use Exhibit B unless specified otherwise. There is a certain je ne sais quoi that embodies all regions and should be maintained. The mapmaker team will ensure that is respected.
2. General applications of island nations, colonies, or expansions are determined by the mapmaking team and are supposed to represent their own geographical areas as well. Applications for such requests follow Exhibit A if they are primary nations, Exhibit B if they are colonies.
3. New nations require 30 posts to be mapped. Secondary nation requests require 20 RP posts to be mapped. The mapmaker may be flexible in counting this requirement if a player has clearly engaged in spam or has a disproportionate OOC post count.
4. If there is war/conflict or a heightened chance of war/conflict with another nation near your application and the mapmaker believes it may give unfair advantage to another player, the mapmaker holds the right to reject the application.
5. If the mapmaker asks a question in response to an application and no reply is given, the mapmaker holds the right to not map the request.
6. Nations/Players that are banned from the forum may be greened (erased) immediately. Players with an absence post may be greened from the map after two months of inactivity. A warning may be given as courtesy.
7. The mapmaking team has no obligation to allow for micro-states to maintain the history of greened nations. The community is expected to be flexible when it comes to greened nations and rigid adherence to prior history is considered inflexible. A player may apply to add the intellectual property and geography of a greened nation to their own using the formatting provided in Exhibit A. Boundaries for such expansions will be reduced from the status quo.
8. Players may not quit a concept or nation and green it if they are intertwined in a storyline of circumstance to other players. If they wish to move their nation or reboot, they must start a new nation with a fresh application from Exhibit A.
9. The mapmaker may add or edit rules as needed for the purpose of managing the map application process. All changes will be announced.
10. These rules are written with a certain intent of keeping the map processes structured and fair. This allows the mapmaking team address all concerns liberally with the goal of preventing player exploitation.
11. The Touyou Ban: New entities in Touyou can be subjected to the Touyou ban as they must fit into the current RP climate in Touyou. This is subject to approval by Xen.
12. The Engellex Rule: Players may not make colonies or expansions that use another nation’s background without permission. This also applies to new nations. — This does not forbid a player from creating a new ethnic or cultural themed nation of a similar type, but is designed to prevent players from using other nations as their background and exploiting another player’s intellectual property when a player may not want that. Permission must be granted in the form of a traceable post. For example: the colonial American wannabe themed nation of “Newland” cannot choose “Engell” as his cultural background unless the player gives permission. They could however create “Aland” as a new “English theme” in Gallo-Germania, from which future wannabe American themes could use “Alandish” as their colonial background if they were given permission by “Aland.” Please do not badger players to give their permission to allow your concept. They have the full liberty to ignore your request or deny it.
The following section are the “Exhibits” which serve as the templates for applications. Applications should follow these templates exactly as they are shown. Answer the questions as best as you can. Word counts will be strictly managed and counted. They are designed to indicate that you understand what you are creating and how it will fit into the region you are joining.Exhibit A
1. What is the name of your Nation-State, Colony or Expansion?
2. What is the year of your foundation, recognition or colonization?
3. Who are the leaders of this application? (≈100 words)
4. Please outline the general history of your application: (500 - 600 words)
5. Consider the cultural implications of your application. What does your application bring to the world? Are there other nations of similar culture? • How do you differentiate, or if you are unique, how so?: (200 - 300 words)
6. How else might this application help RP or contribute to the community? (100 - 200 words)
7. Please provide a link to a relevant wiki or thread. (1 minimum - Must be individually tailored, not a single post)
8. Please provide precise verbal or graphic instructions for your application. (Failure to do this will invalidate the application)
Exhibit B
1. What is the name of your Island Colony?
2. Who are the leaders of this application? (≈100 words)
3. Please outline the general history of your island. (200 - 300 words)
4. Consider the cultural implications of your application. How is this enriching our world and/or is this just a vague trope of European imperialism? How might you avoid this narrative trap? (200 - 300 words)
5. Please provide a link to relevant wiki, thread, or post. (1 minimum)
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