Welcome to Europeia!
So what the heck is Europeia anyways? Europeia is a region of NationStates that follows the principles of republicanism, meaning the officials of Europeia are elected by the people, of the people, and usually for the people.
Can I join? Of course. Of course. All you have to do is register an account. Validate said account (it should send an email to the email address you have provided, if it did not pester us about it here). Your account in the beginning will automatically be placed in the non-citizen usergroup. You can change that by applying for citizenship. The application, for security purposes, usually takes a few days to be processed by our forum administrators. But once that is done you can see it all and do it all as a full citizen of Europeia  .
So, I came here representing another region? I do not want to become a citizen. Where should I go? First you have to register an account. Then you have to validate said account (it should send an email to the email address you have provided, if it did not pester us about it here). Your account in the beginning will automatically be placed in the Non-Citizen Usergroup. Then you can apply for diplomatic masking.
What offices are there for people to be elected into? Well, first of all there are three Branches of Government. There is the Executive, the Legislature, and the Judiciary. The Executive is responsible for the day-to-day governance, the Legislative writes and manages the laws of Europeia, and the Judiciary has the Power to review laws to see if they comply with our Constitution as well as hear trials against accused citizens. The Executive is made up of the President, the Vice President and their Cabinet. The President and the Vice President are elected together every 70 days. They then nominate other citizens to fill the Cabinet Posts. Those nominated are then confirmed by the Senate. For more on the Executive click here. The Legislative is made up of the Senate and the Citizens' Assembly. The Senate is made up of a minimum of five citizens who are elected into office every 70 days, exactly 35 after the presidential elections. The Senate writes or repeals laws, confirms Ministers and Judges and can remove any elected official. The Citizens' Assembly writes pre-Legislation, which is then passed on to the Senate for approval. Members of the Assembly are not elected. Instead every citizen is automatically a Member. For more on the Legislature click here. The Judiciary is made up of the High Court, which answers legal questions and hears criminal and civil cases, looking to the laws of the Republic, both statutory and common, to render judgment. It is made up of the Chief Justice and three Associate Justices. The Justices serve for a 120-day term. Instead of being elected, they are nominated by the President and then confirmed by the Senate. For more on the Judiciary click here.
What is there for me to do in Europeia? If the game of high politics is not your cup of tea you can always just hang around doing fun things. Or if you want to put some work in, there is always the Civil Service, the Navy, and the Citizens' Assembly. As citizen, you can join the Civil Service (or CSO). The CSO assigns its Members (called Assistant Ministers or AMs) to the different Ministries to help out the Ministers. As AM you can do many things and garner great accolades. Most of the great politicians of Europeia started in the CSO. Once you become a citizen, you can also sign up to become a Sailor in our Navy, going out on raids, defending Europeia, or helping our allies defend themselves. Or, if reading and creating Law is more your speed, you can always join the Citizens' Assembly. If all of that did not sound like enough fun we have Spam Games, reasoned and less reasoned debate, Newspapers, Roleplays, and so much more.
That answers most of my immediate questions. What if I have any more? You could always check the Newcomer's Handbook to see if the answer to your question is there. It may even be in the FAQ (or Frequently Asked Questions). If neither answer your question, you can ask our admins here.
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Topic Started: Mar 5 2015, 02:25 PM (348 Views)
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Rach
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Mar 5 2015, 02:25 PM
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I seem to recall a ZB rule saying that we couldn't be using this forum on a for-profit basis. However, I can't seem to find that rule... in any case my question is regarding whether or not it is appropriate to discuss stocks and investments on the forum. In Balder, Durk started a thread on investments but I was curious if this is ZB appropriate and if I could do something similar in Europeia.
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Mar 5 2015, 02:39 PM
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I believe that is fine, but I'm concurring with the other admins to make sure. We'll give you an "official" answer soon.
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I personally look forward to the Maltatorship in the Speakership..
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Mar 5 2015, 02:51 PM
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I'm not an admin but I don't see a problem with it.
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Mar 5 2015, 02:59 PM
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I'd imagine that "for-profit" covers a forum that makes a profit - i.e. The owner makes profit not people's individual investments made in a speculator manner. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to post about betting 
While if HEM was charges new Citizens $1 an account and $2 for a name change - that would be a forum that is "for profit"
That's my non-Admin interpretation anyway
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Mar 5 2015, 03:09 PM
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That makes sense. We need to get our investing hats on Vinage!
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Mar 5 2015, 03:10 PM
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I'd imagine that "for-profit" covers a forum that makes a profit - i.e. The owner makes profit not people's individual investments made in a speculator manner. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to post about betting  While if HEM was charges new Citizens $1 an account and $2 for a name change - that would be a forum that is "for profit" That's my non-Admin interpretation anyway That is my reading as well. There is a specific rule about not selling the forum or charging for access. You can proceed along those lines unless we tell you otherwise.
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 Decorations Awards Resume Europeia Forum Administrator Ensign in the Europeian Republican Navy Former President x2 Former Senate Speaker x12 Former Chief Justice Former World Assembly Delegate Former Vice President x7 Former Primus Inter Pares Former Attorney General x8 Former Minister of Culture Former Minister of Foreign Cultivation Former Interior Minister x2 Former World Assembly Minister Former Senator x15 Former Associate Justice x4 Democrats Former President Former Vice President Former Prime Minister Former Speak of the House x5 Former Minister of Interior Affairs x2 Former Chief of Staff Former Secretary of State New Valencia Constitutional Framer and Founding Member Loremia Constitutional Framer and Founder - Cerian Quilor
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I personally look forward to the Maltatorship in the Speakership..
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Mar 5 2015, 03:10 PM
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Consol Energy
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HEM should start charging for every euro meme typed
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Mar 5 2015, 08:06 PM
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There's a whole category of zetaboards forums dedicated to Investing, Real Estate, etc.
http://www.zetaboards.com/directory/?p=category&v=2
Talking about shares is not illegal. If you were to post online defamation against a company, or conduct insider trading - that is something that could be illegal in your jurisdiction, and posting it on this forum could be used as proof of your engagement in illegal activity if your RL identity could be verified. Of course, it's highly unlikely to be noticed, but not impossible.
There's no rule against making "profit" from Zetaboards forums, only against advertising that invalidates or hinders the ability of Zetaboards to gain revenues from the google adsense advertising on the Board, when you haven't paid to remove it - which we haven't.
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Mar 5 2015, 09:59 PM
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Respond to my Tg unless you have already!
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