The XYZ Affair
The XYZ Affair | |
|---|---|
| 7th Delegate of the South Pacific | |
| In office approx. 13 June 2003 – 18th June 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Goddessness |
| Succeeded by | The Fathoms Below |
The XYZ Affair was the delegate of the South Pacific for a short period in June 2003.
She was a member of the Atlantic Central Command and had been present and endo-swapping in the South Pacific for some time in June 2003.[1][2] In mid-June, a game glitch caused Goddessness to lose over 400 endorsements,[3][4] and The XYZ Affair became the new delegate on or before 13 June, causing a suspension of the planned elections.[5] Site administrators were alerted but took no action.[3]
Over several days, The XYZ Affair ejected many nations, including previous delegate Goddessness.[3] On 18 June,[6] a South Pacifican resistance pushed The Fathoms Below into the delegacy. This resistance included future delegate Tsunamy,[7] with support from other regions including the West Pacific.[8] The Fathoms Below was inactive for several days before again ejecting nations,[9] and was thought to have been hacked and under the control of the XYZ Affair, possibly changing the World Factbook Entry to say they had been hacked;[10][1] though some suspected The Fathoms Below retained control and used The XYZ Affair as a scapegoat.[11]
The XYZ Affair was ejected from the South Pacific by The Fathoms Below on 18 June.[12] The nation was last active onsite on 18 June 2003. Accounts vary on whether she was banned from the game[1] or if she simply went inactive. If banned, it was not immediate, as the nation was still alive on 24 June, at which point it had left the United Nations.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Slackervania, 7 Januuary 2004. https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/thespacific/viewtopic.php?p=16959#p16959
- ↑ Slackervania, 13 April 2004. https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/thespacific/viewtopic.php?p=34894#p34894
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 BlackAdder, 27 April 2004. https://forum.theeastpacific.com/hey-westie-t8825.html#p3926
- ↑ Tsunamy, 16 May 2004. https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/thespacific/viewtopic.php?p=41252#p41252
- ↑ Killer Monkeys, 13 June 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20030623150223/http://thesouthpacific.host.sk:80/index.php
- ↑ Killer Monkeys, 18 June 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20030623155217/http://thesouthpacific.host.sk:80/modules.php?name=News&new_topic=2
- ↑ LadyRebels, 8 March 2005. https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/thespacific/viewtopic.php?p=81368#p81368
- ↑ WorldNews, 1 August 2003. https://networkradio.proboards.com/thread/90/jerome-hawkins-new-delegate-pacific
- ↑ LadyRebels, 8 March 2005. https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/thespacific/viewtopic.php?p=81368#p81368
- ↑ LadyRebels, 21 July 2003. https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/thespacific/concerns-t18.html#p620
- ↑ http://archive.nswiki.org/index.php?title=The_XYZ_Affair
- ↑ Killer Monkeys, 18 June 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20030623150223/http://thesouthpacific.host.sk:80/index.php
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20030624000432/http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/page=display_nation/nation=the_xyz_affair