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Hello, I'm new here. A friend of mine, Emily, who's a member on this site pointed me to this place. My name is Josh, but you can call me Artfulia, Art, Ishmael or whatever.

I'm a 21-year-old who currently lives in Minnesota and go to a school called Minnesota Life College. I have Aspergers syndrom and was diagnosed back in the 4th grade, though I really didn't consider myself any different from other people until junior high. I tend to be very quiet and introverted, but had developed a close circle of friends back in high school via the Creative Writing Club. I'm very interested in writing (though I never seem to get around to it) and into some sci-fi and fantasy. My other interests are varied, but they seem to be somewhat uncommon: my favorite band is Dead Can Dance, favorite movie is Seven Samurai, favorite anime is Kino's Journey.

I also play an online community and government based game called Cybernations--nation's name is the same as my screenname on this forum.

Anyway, I'm so glad there's a place like this. So glad to meet new people like me.

it is cool that you are on this also my name is anniegirl

Glad to see ya here.

Welcome to Wrong Planet, Artfulia.

I just did a Google search and found the Cybernations site. Wow--this is exactly the sort of thing I've been looking for. I've used NationStates and a few other nations simulation games. This appears to be much better.

Take a look at http://byzantia.spinther.com , a mainly forum-based virtual nation that I am involved in. I am "Mattias Areios." Since I am its ruler, it is *safe* for Aspies. Too bad much of micro-nationalism is filled with cyberbullying. I speak that as a victim.

Hi, Josh!

Welcome to Wrongplanet!

I hope you enjoy posting here!

Thank you for being so hospitable.

xon, I'm still on Nationstates too, but my region, Pacific Army, has largely fallen into inactivity. Cybernations is a fantastic alternative--if you're looking for an alliance, I'd highly reccomend the Orange Defense Network.

Oh, and that forum-based game you mentioned looks interesting. How does it work?

Feh. ODN, not my cup of tea. They jumped into the NPOvsLUE war only when it looked favorable. I prefer THE COMMONWEALTH (my own alliance anyway )

I like you using the smily.

There was more to it than that--the leadership was very relunctant to join the war because of LUE's actions, but the general community was in full support to aid the LUE because of their defense pact. ODN spent days debating the pros and cons of joining the conflict, finally giving in to public pressure.

But to each their own, I suppose. I'm no longer a member of ODN, but they're a good alliance for people who prefer to engage in a wholly democratic style of government. I'm in the OSF by the way.

... Wait. Artfulia? I think I traded with you a while back. I'll check...

Wait, no. You declared war on me once, I think....

Meh, I don't care.

hi Artfulia welcome to WP

Hellooo.

Did I? I've only declared war on a handful of nations, so you must have either been in BF1942 or the NPO? Or perhaps you just remember me from my videos? Ah well.

Heh, thanks for being cool about it though. Small world, eh?

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You apply for citizenship, ask for a government job, which can either be in the bureaucracy or the military, and, depending on your contributions in those areas (or political savvy, as may be the case), you will be given a title of nobility. Once in the nobility, you can advance through all the ranks that have unfilled positions. At this time, all ranks, including the highest rank below the Prince, the rank of Archduke, have unfilled positions. Why would you want to rise throught the ranks of nobility? Each higher rank corresponds with a higher number of votes that person has in the Court of the Nobility (like Britain's House of Lords, before its recent "reforms.") This is being tweaked, but as a noble you have considerably more power in Byzantia. If viewed as a game (although it is more than a game in that it is partly a historical simulation and partly a cultural community), rising through the ranks of nobility would be considered the goal and the constitution and the subordinate law thereof of Byzantia would be considered the basic rules. The constitution should never change, but the laws subordinate to the constitution will change according to the legislatures' designs. That in effect makes the game more interesting, as the rules can always be changing to some degree.

hi welcome to wp