Monthly Memoirs Drafting

For my article, 'Monthly Memoirs for June', I need some accounts and NS experiences detailed according to the set of questions I provide each month. This month, our theme is first impressions. I need 3 - 6 replies to each question, each reply being of no less than 40 words. I will post mine alongside yours.

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Question Set for June: First Impressions

Q1. What is your earliest memory of the North Pacific?

Q2. Summarize your thoughts/opinions on the North Pacific in one word. Why did you choose that word?

Q3. How did you come to be a member of the region?

Q4. Who has had a lasting impression on you from early on? Or, who has had the biggest impression on you so far?

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Please post your answers below, labelling them using 'A1.', 'A2.', 'A3.' and 'A4.'

Thank you!

A1: My earliest memory was actually this year, when the I was appointed to The East Pacific as ambassador. It was my first time in another region as well as my first contribution to the Ministry as executive staff. Over that month I would go on and apply to more and more ministries.

A2: Unique. There are many facets to TNP, both in game and on the forums. We are unique, being active in all parts of NS, from the World Assembly, to role play and we care for all nations. This is seen in the various ministries that help players on game and also through the different platforms, form discord, to the forums and even the RMB which facilitates the many sides of TNP

A3: Firstly I was founded in the region, I looked at it and it seemed a bit too much. I moved around regions for a few days and didn't find any other region which suited my interest. Eventually i came back to TNP and have stayed here since mainly. With opportunities that it presented, I am happy to be part of TNP

A4: Praetor has had the biggest influence on me. I met him through the Forum Mentoring Program and he introduced to me the forums. The forums are another totally whole life to NS. It has provided me many opportunities that otherwise may have taken me longer to realise. He has lead me to the place I am in the TNP today.

A1: My eariest memory of the North Pacific has to be moving to the region after I was founded in the East Pacific. I considered getting involved there, but decided to give myself more of a challenge by joining the largest region in the game. I remember clicking the join button on the North Pacific WFE page so clearly it almost feels like yesterday.

A2: Phenomenal. Everything about this region, from the very lowest to the very highest rungs of the ladder offers unique and enjoyable ways to get yourself involved and help the community. The view is great wherever you stand, and I haven't seen that with any other regions.

A3: I was originally planning on remaining in the feeders permanently with my nation, simply because I did not think I was going to spend as much time as I have on the game. The North Pacific drew me in straight away once I joined their forums. It was, from the very beginning, one of the best things I had found on the internet.

A4: Lord Ravenclaw. He was first to appoint me as Minister of Gameside Affairs and the first to get me involved with the government. If this had not happened, I wouldn't be anywhere near what I am now. I've remained a part of the government for over a year now and I have loved every second of it. Not only did LR introduce me to the government, but he put up with me as I pestered him with questions and suggestions as a beginner.

1. My first memory of The North Pacific was getting a PM notifying me that I was allowed to vote in the September 2016 General Election. Shortly after, I would vote even though I had no idea who the candidates were or what they were talking about. :p
2. Extraordinary. We have so much activity in The North Pacific and there is always something going on. People are always accepting of new members and often encourage them to get involved in the region. New faces are constantly appearing and The North Pacific has many appealing aspects that don't always appear in NationStates regions.
3. My nation was founded in The North Pacific and for a day or two I just wandered around on the NationStates website trying to figure out what to do. Eventually I joined Discord and the forum and I began to figure things out.
4. This is a very difficult question as many people have made an impact on me so far. There have always been multiple people willing to answer my questions and help me. There have also been many people who have helped me with different aspects of NationStates so I don't think I am able to just pick one person.

1. I think it was the occupation of The United Reddit Nations that the NPA did in early September. There wasn't anything special about it, it's just the first thing I remember.

2. Impressive. The fact that we have the activity to manage everything we have here is impressive, as well as what the activity achieves.

3. Read the dispatch on why I should be in TNP, it had pretty good reasons, so I joined.

4. This is a hard question. Nobody has left an impression on me more than anybody else. If I had to answer, I would say the whole community, as it is pretty impressive what it has managed to achieve here.

A1. A while ago, sometime in May, I joined TNP's Discord. I had long wanted to get involved in other GCRs, but that plan got stalled, so I muted TNP for a while. Then I joined officially.

A2. Overwhelming. To be honest, coming from the relatively small feeder TEP had given me different expectations, and TNP was different in many ways. TNP had many more nations, had a different government, etc. It took quite some adjusting to.

A3. My big project was to join all the GCRs to see what they were like. I fully implemented it a while ago, starting with joining the Discord servers, and I later became a citizen to be more engaged. No regrets.

A4. That's a hard question. Pretty much nobody had an influence on me, since I functionally already knew how GCRs worked, so I was practically independent. But at the same time, the whole community acted on me, and was an influence.