Nationstates Extra Credit Foreign Aid Awards

In 2003, The Free Land of Elowah proposed I keep track of the givers and recipients of Foreign Aid on the webpage, as well as on the Nationstates message board.  Since then I have regularly published the Monday and Friday (UN) "winners" and the recipients.  I indicate the points as they are distributed week by week in parentheses. If points are voided, I place an asterisk (*) in the Foreign Aid box.  If an eligible nation (current semester) keeps their points for themselves, I'll indicate it with an equals (=) sign.  Points are added into the grades in a single lump sum at the end of the December (Sem. 1) or May (Sem. 2).  To see the points that have been given, select the semester you want to know about...

Fall 2003

Spring 2004

There are four ways to get points (this is copied from the Project link):

(1) Ranking Points: Once you have been admitted into the Region of Bornemania, every Monday, I will check to see which three nations are ranked highest in whatever is being ranked that day.  The highest rank will receive three points, the second highest will receive two points, and the third highest will receive one point.  If there is a holiday on Monday, I will check the next day (Tuesday) to see who is highest ranked.  Additionally the very last country on the list will get a "Pity Point." Those points will be immediately input that same day for ranked students registered in the class.  If the ranking from one week to the next is based on the same factors, the ranking will be taken from the next day's list.

(2) UN Points: Additionally, on Friday I will check the region to see who is the UN Delegate.  If the UN Delegate is still the same as the UN Delegate indicated on Monday, I apply the following complex formula to determine points: I total the number of UN registered nations, divide it by two, and limit it to the total number of currently enrolled students in the class. Thus, if there are 29 UN members in the region of Bornemania, and 20 of them are in the class, the UN delegate will receive 14 points (I round down) to distribute.  If there are 29 UN members in the region but only 5 are currently enrolled, the delegate will only receive 5 points to distribute.  The UN has until Monday to send a telegram indicating their choice of distributing foreign aid (including giving them to their own nation).

(3) Foreign Aid: Members of Bornemania who are not currently in the class may donate their points to people who are in the class.  Any of these players who receive points may "donate" their points as "foreign aid" to any of the currently enrolled students.  It will be up to those nations to contact me using my in-game message board (contact the nation of Bornemania) before 8 am on Friday (for UN points by 8 am Monday), indicating how they would like me to distribute their foreign aid.  They are under no obligation whatsoever to give away their points. 

(4) If any member (current or not) nation of Bornemania succeeds in getting a proposal to the UN I will award 10 points to them (either immediately on their grade or to be distributed as "foreign aid").  If any member nation succeeds in getting an "issue" accepted and posted by Mr. Max Barry, I will also award 10 points.

Can I get infinite points playing this game?

  I have placed a maximum of 30 potential points per semester on Nationstates Extra Credit.  Additionally, for the current year, I will not be giving weekly points for rankings or UN Delegate status in the months of January or June.

For further questions about Nationstates, see the FAQ postings on the site.  Have fun, and welcome to Bornemania!