NationStates: Fifteen Years of NationStates

[NationStates News]

Did you know? On November 13, 2002, NationStates was born. Also Iraq agreed to abide by UN Security Council Resolution #1441, which totally prevented the First Gulf War, and Eminem released the seminal single "Lose Yourself."

Back in 2002, nations could receive any of 30 issues, after which they began to repeat, and people would post, "Why aren't there more issues?" Because I'm not a superman, that's why. I can't do everything. Fortunately, today we have a team of superpeople, a.k.a Issue Editors, who have taken your contributions and pushed that number over 850.

Our other team of superpeople is the moderators. Since I started keeping track (11 years ago), they've handled more than 200,000 help requests as well as making countless posts in the forum. We wouldn't be here without them.

Or without you! Thank you for being a part of NationStates, whether you're a newcomer or one of those people who have been gently tending to your nation(s) for over a decade. I'm amazed every day by this place and it's usually in a good way.

Feeling nostalgic? More walks down history lane here, here, and here!

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Edited November 20, 2017 by Orioni
Fixing some broken, relative links. (see edit history)

[Orioni]

Fifteen years.

My gawd.

What have I been doing with my life.

Oh yes.

This.

Well, in that case it was worth it.

I wonder where we'll be in another fifteen years.

2032 is still a long time...