I would like to request an appeal to my previous disqualification for citizenship instituted on November 28th, 2020.
For those that don’t know me, I’m known primarily as Lamb Stone/Aleister in the game. I’d like to give some insight into my time in NationStates since the last time I applied for citizenship in 2020. In 2019 I regretfully participated in Fedele/Scardino’s plot to overthrow the government of the East Pacific. Shortly afterwards, I applied to the North Pacific hoping to continue playing the game and begin working on redeeming myself for those actions and more. I think it’s obvious that this attempt at moving on was way too soon after the incident and I don’t blame anyone for denying my citizenship at the time, not only because of the plot but because of how I acted in general back then. I had essentially become blackballed in most places in the game because of my past track record and again, I don’t blame anyone for that. I think it was completely justified.
Since then, I haven’t had much activity in the game in general beyond popping in to chat with some old friends. In 2022, I returned to create a region called Lower Kingdom with some others. Because I’m an adult, my life got super busy and we shut it down after only a few months. Honestly, a large part of what’s kept me away from the game in general has been my anxiety, specifically about how I’ve treated people in the past and how that has changed people’s perception of me over time.
I recently returned to NS around September/October of last year. It started as mostly chatting around again in Lone Wolves United, a region I’ve been part of since 2008. It slowly evolved into me taking on more of an advisor role in the region. I maintain that role at the moment, but my advice is usually not really needed except on important matters (see LWU’s recent FA departure from BoM). My era of really contributing there has long since passed, but I have good friends there that I enjoy spending time with.
Fast forward to late November when the new sinkers dropped and LWU was part of the coalition of regions that assisted with the creation of a new community in the Outback. I eventually found myself appointed as a Warden (security officer) and Governor (Minister) of Recruitment. I did my best to contribute what I could in the Outback and tried to use my many years of experience to assist it in every capacity that I could. I considered the Outback my main priority, despite my roots in LWU. I think I did good work there, but ultimately I decided to resign from my position toward the end of February along with Dalimbar. I hoped that my time in the region would be an opportunity to show that I am not the same person or the same player that I used to be in the 2017-2019 years because I’m really not on a lot of levels. Despite my resignation, I genuinely have the best wishes for the Outback and the people there.
I decided to apply to the North Pacific because I know others from the Outback who have spoken highly of the community here. Partially because of my anxiety and not wanting to cause any commotion, I reached out to Chipoli to inquire on whether or not I would pass the security check that I failed 5 years ago. After he had a discussion with the Security Council, I was informed that in the case that I apply for citizenship that the Vice Delegate would pass my application. I reached out to him before applying because I am mindful of how people have perceived me in the past and I really didn’t want to stir anything up by applying out of the blue.
So that’s about it. I’m asking for a second chance after around 6 years. I understand if there are those who don’t have great memories of my time in this game, but I would just ask that you speak with me first before applying any labels. If anyone has any questions, please ask and I’m usually pretty quick to respond on Discord too if you'd like to reach out to me there. Sorry for the essay, but thank you for the consideration.
For those that don’t know me, I’m known primarily as Lamb Stone/Aleister in the game. I’d like to give some insight into my time in NationStates since the last time I applied for citizenship in 2020. In 2019 I regretfully participated in Fedele/Scardino’s plot to overthrow the government of the East Pacific. Shortly afterwards, I applied to the North Pacific hoping to continue playing the game and begin working on redeeming myself for those actions and more. I think it’s obvious that this attempt at moving on was way too soon after the incident and I don’t blame anyone for denying my citizenship at the time, not only because of the plot but because of how I acted in general back then. I had essentially become blackballed in most places in the game because of my past track record and again, I don’t blame anyone for that. I think it was completely justified.
Since then, I haven’t had much activity in the game in general beyond popping in to chat with some old friends. In 2022, I returned to create a region called Lower Kingdom with some others. Because I’m an adult, my life got super busy and we shut it down after only a few months. Honestly, a large part of what’s kept me away from the game in general has been my anxiety, specifically about how I’ve treated people in the past and how that has changed people’s perception of me over time.
I recently returned to NS around September/October of last year. It started as mostly chatting around again in Lone Wolves United, a region I’ve been part of since 2008. It slowly evolved into me taking on more of an advisor role in the region. I maintain that role at the moment, but my advice is usually not really needed except on important matters (see LWU’s recent FA departure from BoM). My era of really contributing there has long since passed, but I have good friends there that I enjoy spending time with.
Fast forward to late November when the new sinkers dropped and LWU was part of the coalition of regions that assisted with the creation of a new community in the Outback. I eventually found myself appointed as a Warden (security officer) and Governor (Minister) of Recruitment. I did my best to contribute what I could in the Outback and tried to use my many years of experience to assist it in every capacity that I could. I considered the Outback my main priority, despite my roots in LWU. I think I did good work there, but ultimately I decided to resign from my position toward the end of February along with Dalimbar. I hoped that my time in the region would be an opportunity to show that I am not the same person or the same player that I used to be in the 2017-2019 years because I’m really not on a lot of levels. Despite my resignation, I genuinely have the best wishes for the Outback and the people there.
I decided to apply to the North Pacific because I know others from the Outback who have spoken highly of the community here. Partially because of my anxiety and not wanting to cause any commotion, I reached out to Chipoli to inquire on whether or not I would pass the security check that I failed 5 years ago. After he had a discussion with the Security Council, I was informed that in the case that I apply for citizenship that the Vice Delegate would pass my application. I reached out to him before applying because I am mindful of how people have perceived me in the past and I really didn’t want to stir anything up by applying out of the blue.
So that’s about it. I’m asking for a second chance after around 6 years. I understand if there are those who don’t have great memories of my time in this game, but I would just ask that you speak with me first before applying any labels. If anyone has any questions, please ask and I’m usually pretty quick to respond on Discord too if you'd like to reach out to me there. Sorry for the essay, but thank you for the consideration.
