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    Here is my compilation of slang words used in CN. To add a word, post it and the definition and I'll add it. If I miss it, feel free to remind me.

    A

    AA - Alliance Affiliation

    Acronym - an abbreviation for an alliance or bloc

    AADN - Anti-Air Defense Network

    ADP - Agriculture Development Program

    Admin - The creator of Cybernations and managers of the boards , His real name is Kevin and he is often referred to as Kevin

    Afk - Away from keyboard

    Albeit - Althoughe

    Amsg - A message sent to all channels of IRC

    AVGNS - Average Nation Strength

    Avy - Avatar (as in forum avatar)

    B

    Back Collect - when you pay bills and dont collect taxes for an extended period of time

    Banned member - someone who is banned from the forums for excessive warns

    Bbl - Be Back Later

    Bloc - a treaty with more than 2 signatories

    Bob - See Planet Bob

    Brb - Be Right Back

    C

    CB - Causus Belli

    Charter - A Document outlining an alliances government structure and bylaws

    CIA - Central Intelligence Agency

    CM - Cruise Missile, used mainly to destroy infrastructure

    CN - Cyber Nations

    CN:SE - Cyber Nations Standard Edition

    CN:TE - Cyber Nations Tournament Edition

    Cyberverse - See "Planet Bob"

    D

    Digiterra - An alternative name to Planet Bob

    Disband - When a membership base of an alliance decides or is forced to separate

    DoE - Declaration of Existence, done by new alliances to announce their creation

    DoW - Declaration of War

    DRA - Disaster Relief Agency

    E

    EZI - Eternal Zero-Infrastructure, where you are hounded with the threat of war as long as you continue to play CN

    F

    FAC - Federal Aid Comission

    FAB - Foreign Air-Force Base

    FFS - For Forum's Sake

    Fine gentleman - A respected and well-liked person, used only in certain circles.

    FSS - Fallout Shelter System

    ftl - for the lose

    ftw - for the win

    G

    Ghost - someone who is using an alliance's affiliation and has not applied to be part of the alliance

    GM - Great Monument

    GRL - Global Radiation Level, and in-game indicator of the level of radiation in the cyberverse. Radiation is cause by nations using nuclear weapons. The higher the radiation level, the lower your environment

    GT - Great Temple

    gtg - see g2g

    GU - Great University

    GW - Great War

    g2g - got to go

    H

    Heh - A space filler used sometimes to recognize humor

    HNMS - Hidden Nuclear Missile Silo

    I

    IC - In Character

    icwutudidthar - i see what you did there

    IRC - Internet Relay Chat

    Iirc - If I recall correctly

    Ily - I love you

    Infra - a shorter word for Infrastructure

    IS - Interstate System

    ITC - In this channel

    ITT - 1. In This Topic 2. In This Thread

    L

    lbp - Little Big Planet

    lol - laugh out loud

    lmao - laugh my $@! off

    LUEcide - To spam the forums and break as many rules as possible

    Lulz alliance - Alliance formed and populated by people from an external gaming community

    M

    MADP - Mutual Aggression/Defense Pact

    MB - 1. Mars Base 2. Moon Base

    MC - 1. Mars Colony 2. Moon Colony

    MDoAP - Mutual Defense optional Agression Pact

    MDP - Mutual Defense Pact

    MHP - See MP

    MI - Movie Industry

    MIC - Mining Industry Consortium

    Mil - Million

    MM - 1. Mars Mine 2. Moon Mine

    MP - Manhattan Project

    Multi - someone who creates multiple nations

    N

    NEO - National Environment Office

    No U - A pointless response primarily used by spammers and trolls

    np - No problem

    NPP - Nuclear Power Plant

    NRL - National Research Lab

    NS - Nation Strength

    Nuke - Nuclear Weapon

    Nuke Anarchy - A period of time a nation is in anarchy and suffers the affects of a nuclear attack

    Nuke Rogue - A term often used for a nation that uses its nuclear arsenal to its own discretion whether its allied or not

    NWM - National War Memorial

    O

    ODP - Optional Defense Pact

    ofc - of course

    OOC - 1. Out of Context 2. Out of Character

    OP - Original Post/er

    OWF - Open World Forums

    Own'd - I own you

    P

    PB - Shorthand for Planet Bob

    PIAT - Peace Intelligence Aid Treaty

    Planet Bob - A name for the Cyber Nations community

    Plz - please

    Pl0x - please

    Ppl - people

    Propaganda - Images and videos made by players to support a side or idea, often during war

    Protectorate - a small alliance that a larger alliance protects

    Pwn'd - player owned

    PZI - Permanent Zero Infrastructure

    R

    Reparation - A sum of tech, & cash paid out by a loosing party of a war to a victor

    Reroll - To create a new nation, sometimes with a new identity

    RL - Real life

    Rogue - a nation that attacks by its own discretion whether allied or not

    S

    Sanctioned - 1. When an alliance AA in the top 12 is added to the alliance drop down list 2. When a team senator blocs the trade/aid though in game options of another nation on that team

    SDC - Scientific Development Center

    SDI - Strategic Defense Initiative

    Sig - signature (usually an image)

    Sledding - when you pay bills for 17-20 days and dont collect taxes, usually buy infra right before collecting

    SM - Stock Market

    SP - Space Program

    SSS - Social Security System

    Stfu - Shut the $%&@ up

    Sub conflict - A conflict that has different goals from a main conflict it is considered to be apart of

    T

    tbh - to be honest

    TC - Trade Circle

    TE - Tournament Edition

    Tech - a shorter word for Technology

    Tech Deal - When a (Often lower strength) nation sells tech though the aid system to to another nation

    Tech raid - Warring another nation to grab its tech, A controversial type of warfare raged by nations aligned or not

    tl;dr - Too Long; Didnt Read

    ttly - totally

    ttyl - talk to you later

    ty - thank you

    U

    UHC - Universal Health Care

    Unaligned - A nation who's AA is set as none

    Update - When the server hits midnight and you can collect taxes again

    W

    WTF - What the $%&@

    WRC - Weapons Research Complex

    Z

    ZI - Zero Infrastructure

    Symbols

    -_- - means unhappy, angry, or a show of ignorance

    ^-^ - see "^_^"

    ^_^ - happy, excited, vibrant

    >_> - see "<_<"

    >_< - see "<_<"

    <_< - mad, angry, unhappy

    :D - very happy

    :) - happy

    >:( - angry

    >:) - evil

    o/ - a little guy hailing

    o7 - a little guy saluting

    XD - extremely funny

    D: - sad, unhappy, shocked

    :o - gasp

    :v - a sarcastice version of ":awesome:"

    ;) - winking

    <3 - heart, meaning love, etc.

    Edit:

    Could a mod pin this? That would be great

  2. Resource list:

    - Aluminum

    - Coal

    - Gems

    - Gold

    - Iron

    - Lumber

    - Marble

    - Oil

    - Rubber - King Alias

    - Silver

    - Water

    - Wheat - King Alias

    Bonus Resources: Beer, Automobiles, Asphalt, Construction, Steel, Fine Jewelry

    Economic effect:

    Income: +$6.5

    Citizens: +8%

    Happiness: +16.5

    Infra cost: -35.2%

    Tech cost: -5%

    Land cost: -10%

    Land bonus: +38%

    Environment: +1

    Bill effect:

    Infra UpK: -21.34%

    Tank UpK: -9.75%

    Navy UpK: -10%

    Military effect:

    Soldier eff.: +42.56%

    Soldier cost: -$6

    Navy Cost: -15%

    Aircraft Cost: -15.21%

    Aircraft Limit: +10

    To sign up post here or send me an in-game PM.

  3. As much as you may want to run them, I think you'll find people will gravitate towards Hyperion's anyways. Rather than getting caught up with the project I would just drop it now.

    Edit: :( Double post

    Frankly, I hadn't even known he'd done this last year, and decided I'd try to make a "Bob's" (like Oscars or w/e) but I might as well do this, what have I got to lose?

  4. 2009 "Bobs"

    The year 2009 is coming to a close, and therefore we must vote on these nine categories: (NOTE: These awards are all from an IC point of view)

    Most Hated Alliance Leader:

    King Death II - 2

    Londo - 2

    Most Loved Alliance Leader:

    Cortath - 1

    AlmightyGrub - 1

    Tygaland - 2

    Most Respected Alliance Leader:

    Tygaland - 4

    Most Random Player:

    Random Interrupt - 1

    Kosherness - 2

    Most Powerful Player:

    AlmightyGrub - 3

    Archon - 1

    Most Trolling Player:

    Danny - 1

    ChairmanHal - 1

    Starfox101 - 1

    Most Moral Player:

    Vilien - 2

    Ogden Chichester - 2

    Most Immoral Player:

    Archon - 1

    Emperor Marx - 2

    Most Influential Player:

    Ivan Moldavi - 2

    HeniousOne - 1

    Archon - 1

    Ballots must be cast in the following format. Voting yourself is allowed. One ballot per player. Votes not cast in the correct ballot form will not be counted.

    1. Player

    2. Player

    3. Player

    4. Player

    5. Player

    6. Player

    7. Player

    8. Player

    9. Player

    The voting will end sometime soon. The top 3 from each category will be included in a later poll, for the winners of the 2009 "Bobs". Medals will be made for each of the winners, in their honour. May the voting begin!

  5. I've been mentioned in State of the Alliance far too much lately. I enjoyed the TIO shoutouts, the Siberian Guard promotion, but being involved in rogue attack mentions were too much :P

    When I was first reading it I thought it said Skippy was quickly subdued by rogues... but then I looked back and was disappointed to see it said the rogues were subued.

    o/ Peanut Butter

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