Applying for WA can be done in these easy steps:

- Go to the WA page.
- Click on the “Apply to Join” button.
- Open the inbox of the e-mail you applied with.
- Click on the given link that will take you back to NationStates.
- Click the “Confirm: Join World Assembly” button.
- Now you are a part of the WA!

You can resign from the WA at any time. You need to have a registered an e-mail address on your account in order to join the WA, if you have not done this yet, you can change it in your nations settings. Note that NationStates will never share your email address with others or send you emails outside of WA applications.

Note: You may NEVER have more than one nation in the WA at a time! Having more than one may result in a year long ban from the World Assembly the first time. This is also why emails are required for WA nations.

What is Endorsing
When you have joined the WA you can endorse nations in your region. This is done by going on the nations page, scrolling down and clicking the “Endorse [nation]” button. The more endorsements a nation has the more influence they gain. The nation with the most endorsements in a region is also the regional Delegate.

The WA Delegate

The WA Delegate of a region is the nation with the most WA endorsements in the region.

What is stopping you from becoming a delegate?

10000 Islands holds a democratic election to determine the delegate. There is also an endorsement cap, which is a limit of how many endorsements you are allowed to have as a non-delegate nation. In 10000 Islands the cap is half of the current delegate’s endorsements. If you surpass this cap on purpose, you risk being temporarily banned from the region.

Delegate’s votes have the weight of the total number of endorsements i.e. if a delegate has 50 endorsements, their vote will count 50+1 (their own vote) instead of one like other nations. This gives a lot of power to the delegates when there is a resolution at vote.

Regional Voting

10000 Islands has a regional voting system. Before a resolution goes to vote, two threads will be posted: one for discussion and one for voting.

In the discussion thread the proposal that is going to vote is shown and anyone can post their opinions and reasoning.

In the voting thread WA Islanders, nations that have a WA nation in 10,000 Islands, can vote for, against or abstain on the resolution with a poll. The outcome of the vote ends up being what the delegate votes.

The polls can be found here.

WASP Awards

The World Assembly Supremacy Program (WASP) Awards are featured in a monthly dispatch made by the World Assembly Secretariat in the Islands. The dispatch notifies all WA members in 10,000 Islands and give them different badges for their accomplishments.

This helps educate nations about the WA and motivates them to endotart.

The General Assembly (GA) creates laws for all its nations, and is most similar to the real-life United Nations.

The usual proposals are there to eliminate problems and enact these laws on all WA member states. There are different categories of proposals, such as Civil Rights or Health. These are usually about anything, such as the right to education or the right to free speech. If a proposal is passed, it is referred to as a resolution.

There are also repeals. This means that a previously passed resolution will be canceled out. The reasoning for why a resolution is repealed is explained in the repeal itself.

If the majority of the WA votes against or the vote is tied, the proposal will fail. If the majority votes for, it will be enacted in all WA nations.

Security Council

The Security Council (SC) features proposals about specific nations or regions.

A commendation applauds and recognizes a nation or region for their contributions and efforts in different parts of NS.

A condemnation criticises a nation or region for their actions in NationStates. Condemnations are often commendations in disguise, as they reward a player for playing an evil nation well.

A liberation prevents the use of founder or delegate imposed passwords for a region, usually to save it from raiders, who want to password it, so it can’t be liberated again.

An injunction prevents a region from converting to a Frontier, if a Stronghold, or prevents a region from converting into a Stronghold, if a Frontier.

The SC also has repeals, just like the GA.

Voting on a proposal

Once you have been admitted to the WA, you can vote on any proposal that comes up to vote. This is done by scrolling to the bottom of the proposal and clicking the “Vote For” or “Vote Against” buttons. If you do not vote anything, you will automatically abstain.

Writing your own proposal

Apart from needing 2 endorsements to submit a proposal to the WA, nothing is stopping you from writing your own proposal.

The usual process is to draft a proposal that doesn’t overlap any of the previously, non-repealed resolutions, then post this draft on the NS forum. Experienced authors will give feedback on your resolution.

Once a proposal has been submitted to the WA it will have to reach the necessary approvals. This means 6% of all delegates need to approve the proposal (usually around 65-80). Once it has the needed approvals, it has reached the quorum, where it waits until it goes to vote.

Endotarting is the action of endorsing a long list of regional members in hopes of getting endorsements back. Usually it also includes sending telegrams out, requesting people to endorse them. Endotarting helps the region gain influence.

I bet you're thinking to yourself, "I'm on the RMB and talking to some pretty cool people, I answer issues, I'm in the World Assembly and I've endorsed the Delegate. So why should I join XKI's forum on Proboards?" Well, there's more there than you think, and chances are good there's something there you'll find interesting.

Are you playing NationStates, a politically-themed game, and wondering what happened to all the regional politicking? Does it look like your elected leaders just sit around all day and do nothing? Well, it's true we sit around all day. But we spend a fair amount of time in the Council of Nine and Paffnia Rotunda sub-boards discussing upcoming legislation and ways to improve the region.

If lawmaking doesn't appeal, maybe you'd be more interested in joining the "deep state"; a cog in the great machinery that drives the engine of bureaucracy. If so, check out the XKI Job Board! Here you'll find opportunities to get involved in planning regional activities, making sure the Council's i's are dotted and t's crossed, joining the Foreign Affairs team to maintain our alliances, or just take up a short-term job to design a seal or two. Jobs typically pay a stipend or reward, which brings me to the next bullet point . . .

It may surprise you to know that XKI has a functioning economy that runs off the forum and is based on the Taco, XKI's currency. The Regional Reserve Offices are available for those nations wishing to invest their hard-earned Tacos in various endeavors available in the Shop. The Marketplace provides an opportunity to start your own XKI business and turn your skills into Tacos.

One of the most popular destinations on the forum is Taco Island , run by Mayor Jabberwocky. Taco Island boasts the Taco Tiki Lounge, the Taco Island Restaurant and Bar, dozens of spam threads, and the absurd shadow government running the show there.

The Great Houses of the 10,000 Islands are groups of Islanders recruited by the same nations and have banded together to recruit more, relax, converse, and compete with other Houses. There are currently four Great Houses - The House of Improving Wordiness, The House of Defenders, The House of the Sword, and The House of Tasdorf. If you are interested in joining a House, more information is available in this dispatch:
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If any of this sounds interesting to you, it’s time to sign up! It’s a lot like registering on any other web site; we just need you to tell us who you are and then help us confirm your identity. Once that’s done one of our Account Maskers will make sure your permissions are set up correctly to grant you all the access you need to start enjoying everything the forum has to offer.

Start by following the directions here. Once you’ve posted in that thread we’ll send you a Telegram in NationStates to confirm your identity. When you’ve responded our Maskers will get to work! It only takes you a couple minutes, and you’ll be good to go in a few days.