Welcome to NationStates and welcome to United Kingdom! We are a distinguished and legendary British-themed region steeped in rich history, as well as a large community of friendly people who would love to get to know you! We're an inclusive community that loves democracy, politics, and cheeky banter. We have regularly scheduled, competitive elections, in which any citizen can run for a seat in the House of Commons, or even run for Prime Minister! Beyond our vibrant political scene, we have an active business community and news media industry, fun games, role-plays, competitions, debates, The Church of England, a regional university, and so much more. Come check it out on the Linkregional forum!

We strive to be an approachable and hospitable region, prepared to accommodate anyone and everyone, whoever you may be and wherever you come from. That's because we genuinely want everyone to enjoy their time on NationStates, and feel safe as a member of a prestigious and prosperous region. Who knows? If you go all in and fill out the quick and easy citizenship application to join our flourishing regional forums, you could end up being our leader in no time!

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Your Getting Started Checklist!
These are a few things we recommend all newcomers do in order to get started in the region.

• Say hello! - Hop over to the Regional Message Board (RMB), located on the region's main page, and say hello! Tell everyone a bit about your nation, and what it is you want to do for your people.

• Join The Discord! - The discord is a great place to get to know others in the region. There's lots of discussion (of both NationStates and real life) and we'll be happy to hear from you.

• Apply for citizenship! - Register on our forum and apply for citizenship! This means you can vote in regional elections, start building your fortune, and take part in authentic British roleplay.

• Join the World Assembly - The World Assembly (WA) is a great way to get involved! You can discuss, debate, and vote on proposals AND your participation helps keep our region safe, too. Make sure you endorse our World Assembly Delegate (South Boston Irishmen)!

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We've taken some common myths and questions and answered them below. We hope that this will answer any common misconceptions about our community and our offsite forums.

NSUK is a new British themed region on NationStates

MYTH - NSUK was founded in November 2005 following the extinction of a previous British Region.

If you want to learn more about the history of the region check out the British Museum of Culture and History

Being on the forums means I have to be on the discord

MYTH - We’ve had numerous successful citizens on our forum who haven’t joined the regional discord server.

For more details on how to apply for citizenship look at this page

Being a citizen doesn’t actually do anything

MYTH - Being a citizen provides you with a lot of different opportunities, such as voting in General Elections or standing as a candidate, owning your own estate or business or undertaking educational programmes within the Univeristy.

The forum takes loads of time to get used to and understand

MYTH - It takes different people different amounts of time to fully understand the forum but with a little patience, and using our technical guidance, it can be rather easy.

Check out the forum here

The Monarchy does everything on the forum so there’s no point in joining

MYTH - The Monarchy mostly performs the roles of the real-life monarch and royal family i.e. they fulfil an important cultural role but their powers are limited.

The forums are just more of the same stuff from the RMB

MYTH - While it’s true that there are roleplay opportunities on both the RMB and the forums, the roleplays themselves are very different. Roleplay on the forums is more about how you, as an individual person, live your life than about leading an entire nation.

In fact, you don’t even have to roleplay on the forums at all - you can simply have a chat about something interesting, play games, or share some memes.
The Red Lion, our regional pub, is a great place to start!

Being on the forums is a huge time commitment

MYTH - The only requirements to be on the forums are that you have to maintain a nation in United Kingdom, and you have to log in at least once every 30 days. That’s it! You don’t even have to actively post on the forums (although we’d like you to!), you can just lurk in the shadows and read what’s going on.

The forums community isn't rooted in British culture

MYTH - We’re proud to be the largest and most famous British region in NationStates! Many of the things on our forums are based on the real-life United Kingdom, including place names and the way we run our government. But don’t worry - all cultures and traditions are welcome on our forums. You don’t have to be a British superfan to fit in.

There's nothing to do on the forums

MYTH - There are lots of things to do on the forums as there is in-game! The main difference is: you won’t lose your conversations buried under pages and pages of RMB roleplay when you move to the forums. It’s much easier to keep track of conversations and go back to things from the past. Other than that, the same principle applies to the RMB: use your imagination to come up with events!

Joining the forums is a bit of a hassle

MYTH - To join the forums, all you need is a Proboards account and to fill out a quick form (that takes less than 2 minutes)! If you do get confused anywhere along the way, we’re here to help you, whether through an in-game telegram, a Discord chat, or on the RMB.

There are no limits to be on the forums

MYTH - While we hope that many of you will hang out with us on the forums, you must be at least 13 years old in order to do so. Internet safety is our top priority for this community, so if you’re not quite of age yet: don’t worry! We’re not going anywhere, and you can join once you’re a bit older.

If I’m already on the Discord, there’s no point to the forums

MYTH - While we’re happy to have everyone on Discord, the forums have something totally different to offer! With the forums, it’s easier to organise conversations, look back at things from the past, and roleplay with things like businesses, estates, political parties, etc. There’s a lot more room for character-building on the forums.

If you’re not already in our discord you can join here

It takes ages to get any responsibility on the forums

MYTH - Everyone moves at their own pace offsite, some can get elected really quickly into Parliament or get offered important cabinet roles, others take their time a bit more, either way there’s always roles open and things to do.

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