I'm going to go ahead and give this an official try. Sounds like it might be pretty fun.
And as is the laws of nature, no good game is had without its own fair share of controversy:
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NationStates has been the subject of controversy recently over the use of forums on the site by Neo-Nazis and white supremacists. Anti-racist activists alleged that moderators of the site have chosen not to stop Neo-Nazis from recruiting new members through forums linked to external sites. Anti-racist activists began an email campaign to urge Max Barry to censor the game. Certain player accounts have also been deleted after incidents of "flaming" other players occurred. Max Barry has yet to respond. Moderators and Site Administrators have claimed that it is an issue of free speech and limited persons (fewer than 1% of users), although anti-racists view it as irresponsible encouragement of hate groups such as Aryan Nations, Stormfront, White Knights of the KKK and others. Moderators have taken steps to remove hate symbols and posts.
Similar unsubstantiated accusations were made over a year ago. The Anti-Defamation_League was contacted. They examined the site and declared all accusations without merit.
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I'll let you know when I have my 'Nation' ready and stuff...