Governor: 
The Cozy Cottage of The Town Hall
WA Delegate: 
The One Big Union of Haymarket Riot (elected )
Last WA Update:
Embassies: Augustin Alliance, Anteria, Conch Kingdom, Cape of Good Hope, Lands End, Dawn, Narnia, the West Pacific, Lazarus, St Abbaddon, Autropolis, The Union of Democratic States, Caer Sidi, Sophia, The Sportsbook, Astoria, and 1 other.Callista.
The embassy with St Abbaddon is being withdrawn. Closure expected .
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Regional Power: High
Ridgefield contains 78 nations, the 362nd most in the world.
Today's World Census Report
The Most Primitive in Ridgefield
Nations were ranked by World Census officials based on the number of natural phenomena attributed to the unknowable will of animal-based spirit gods.
As a region, Ridgefield is ranked 20,398th in the world for Most Primitive.
 | Nation | WA Category | Motto | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  The Democratic States of Akhroan | Civil Rights Lovefest | “Progresar y Aguantar” | |
| 2. |  The Republic of Briosal | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “By The People For The People” | |
| 3. |  The Confederacy of Sipova | Democratic Socialists | “Roses are red” | |
| 4. |  The Republic of Bobey | New York Times Democracy | “Bob rules ” | |
| 5. |  The Kingdom of Dawayt | New York Times Democracy | “Long Live Dawayt” | |
| 6. |  The People's Republic of Welixia | Left-wing Utopia | “Unity, Discipline, Work” | |
| 7. |  The Republic of Murder Mitten | Tyranny by Majority | “Unity, Discipline, Work” | |
| 8. |  The Republic of Hulsinburg | New York Times Democracy | “The free country” | |
| 9. |  The United States of Kimberlia Wex | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “Pride and Industry” | |
| 10. |  The Democratic Republic of Ehala | Civil Rights Lovefest | “Might Makes Right” |
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Regional Poll • Favorite ABBA Song?
Summary • WA • Influence • Population • Voters
Voting opened 8 hours ago and will close . Open to all nations. You cannot vote as you are not logged in.
Recent polls: “Least favorite pizza topping?” • “Withdraw Ridgefield's Membership from the United Regions Alliance”
Regional Happenings
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The United Socialist States of Wagnaria departed this region for Comunitopia.
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The Free Land of Technoblade Never Ties arrived from The Rejected Realms.
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The Sultanate of The Islamic Kekistan arrived from The North Pacific.
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The Empire of Avaritiarum arrived from Conch Kingdom.
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The Principality of Cabor departed this region for The Union of Democratic States.
- : The Principality of Cabor arrived from Concord.
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The One Big Union of Haymarket Riot created a new regional poll: "Favorite ABBA Song?".
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The Republic of Almsastir departed this region for Cedresia.
- : The Republic of Almsastir arrived from Panam.
- : The Empire of Attiland123 arrived from Osiris.
Ridgefield Regional Message Board
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I seek to challenge you as mayor
Welcome to Ridgefield. Here is our information center:
| AUGUSTIN ALLIANCE | GOVERNMENT | HISTORY | INFORMATION CENTER | MAP | REFERENCE | REGISTRY | ROLEPLAY | STATISTICS |
The following are encouraged as a good way to get started, particularly for new players!
A couple recommendations:
1. Introduce yourself on the Regional Message Board. This will help you get to know your neighbors.
2. Join the World Assembly. This is our only requirement, and it is a very easy process.
3. Check out our 
Discord server. This is by no means mandatory, but it opens the gates to interaction with nations in other regions.
4. Read all about Ridgefield's government here!
Enjoy your stay, and please do not hesitate to ask questions!
The following are a collection of the most commonly received questions, especially from new residents.
1. What is...?
NationStates has a lot of acronyms, initialisms, and terms that do not exist anywhere else. Just got here and have no idea what a "WFE" is? How about an "endo?" Look no further! There is an encyclopedia of NS located right here. It can also be accessed through the "Reference" link in the menu above.
2. What is there to do in this game?
NS is essentially an open sandbox, rather than a highly structured war game, which makes it a very unique as a political simulator. There are many ways to play, and just like in real life, there is no defined way to win. You could even come up with a new use for NS; with a little creativity, anything is possible. That being said, most NSers spend their time pursuing one of four common activities: roleplaying, gameplaying, debating real life matters, and discussing WA legislation.
3. Those sound interesting!
All right, that was not exactly a question, but here are some brief descriptions of those four activities.
Roleplay: On NS, roleplay (commonly known as RP) is text-based, and consists of players writing collaborative stories that bring their nations (or people within their nations) to life. It usually takes place on the NS forums, player-created offsite forums, or region RMBs.
RP Guide: 
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=170098
RP Questions: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=118474
Advice for New Players: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=33989
Gameplay: The term "gameplay" (commonly known as GP) encompasses a number of things. It includes the "issues game," where players answer issues to build their nations in a certain way and compete on World Census reports; the "invasion game" (commonly known as raiding and defense, or R/D); and regional politics.
NS Issues: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88
R/D Guide: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=307728
Region Building: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=353470
Real-world debate: This is mostly self-explanatory, and takes place in the General subforum (commonly known as NSG), or on regions' offsite forums and RMBs.
First Stop for NSG: viewtopic.php?f=20&t=88796
World Assembly: The World Assembly (commonly known as the WA) is a mixture of RP and GP. It is the world's only international legislative body, similar to the real-world United Nations. Many players like to spend time writing their own WA resolutions or discussing proposals written by others. This takes place in the General Assembly and Security Council subforums. If this sounds interesting to you, it is highly recommended that you begin there, by asking questions and reading other players' work.
General Assembly Rules/Advice: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=159348
Security Council Guide: viewtopic.php?f=24&t=218040
4. I followed the recommendations in the "Getting Started" section. Now what?
We recommend helping us to set up the region! Now, admittedly, we are biased. If you try it, though, you might find yourself unable to stop! Since we are so new, this is the best time to get involved and contribute your brilliant ideas. There are experienced players in adjacent regions who will be happy to work with you to make Ridgefield great.
5. Can I declare war? How about setting up alliances, or trading?
NS does not include functions for war or trade, but that should be no obstacle to you! If you have a large enough group, you may attack another region, which is called "raiding" (see "Gameplay" under question 3). You can also begin an RP war with another player (complete guide here), but they must agree to it, or you will be RPing alone. Trade is also RPed on NS, so the best place to go is the GE&T subforum (Help Desk thread).
Alliances are a little more complicated, because they can take so many forms. Again, there is no built-in function for alliances, although embassies can be established between regions, and are sometimes used to signify formal agreements. In general, alliances between nations are RPed. Alliances between regions, on the other hand, are most often political gameplay agreements.
6. So does this place have rules?
Glad you asked. The site rules are located in this thread. You should read through all of them to avoid trouble with the moderators.
If you were looking for the rules of the region, you will find that there are very few, and they rely mostly on common sense. We do ask that you not spam the board with nonsense.
7. Can I get more detail about some aspect of the game?
Sure! The official game FAQ can be found here, and a more comprehensive version is maintained on the Technical subforum here.
Still have a question? Try asking on the RMB!
Template created by August. Do not modify or add to unless part of Ridgefield Government. Upkept by TesGay.
And be sure to join the World Assembly, it helps keep our region safe! More info here:
FACT: The single greatest thing you can do to prevent this region from getting damaged by raiders is joining the World Assembly and endorsing everyone here. This is because of a concept of "influence". In NationStates, you gain roughly one influence every 12 hours, plus one more for every endorsement you have. Thus, someone with 5 endorsements gains 12 every day. Influence is needed to eject people from the region, but the influence needed is proportional to the person you are ejecting's influence. Therefore, if everyone in a region of fifty people joined the World Assembly and endorsed each other, they'd be much safer from raiders than a region of 100 with only 25 people cross-endorsing. Endorsing everyone in the region only takes a few minutes, but it means weeks or months of repair are not necessary should we get raided. Additionally, since you can only join the WA with one nation even if you can make multiple nations, it ensures that everyone in our region is exactly who they say they are, and that they are committed to making Ridgefield their home.
As a result, joining the World Assembly is required here in Ridgefield, under penalty of ejection, due to the security risk non-WA nations pose.
But that's not all! The World Assembly is an incredible opportunity for you to make your voice heard. You may have seen those resolutions up at vote on the World Assembly page. Guess what? They were written by nations just like yours! Here in Ridgefield, we're all about helping you make world-changing proposals. Just telegram me, and I and your other neighbors will be happy to help you draft something that really shines!
Supply your email in: page=settings
Go to page=un and click "Apply to Join"
Go to your email, and click on the link NationStates sends you (check your spam folder if you don't see it).
Go to the bottom of someone's nation page and click "Endorse [Nation]" to endorse them. You can start with me, your neighbor across the street, or anyone else! The more, the better!
To endorse everyone in the region, look here for a list: page=dispatch/id=2501631
Check back on the list every once in a while to make sure any new neighbors added to it get endorsed too!
If checking a list every once in a while isn't something you're interested in, consider joining our
discord instead. There, you can use the /tart command to do this more easily for you.
Finally, we have a discord. I'd recommend you join if you want to get involved in our government or policymaking: https://discord.gg/rNY5vcJ
Alright, best wishes. Don't double post (like I accidentally did lol) please in the future. You can just edit a post like I'm doing right now.
Post self-deleted by Haymarket Riot.
I see no place to challenge your seat
I suggest you do some legislative research. There's a lot more to being mayor than desiring to ban people.
I did not ask for your defense of right wing nations. I challenge your leadership directly and seek an election
alright, I'm giving you permission, go ahead and seek. you will find they happen every twelve hours.
There is an election every 12 hours? What sort of bureaucratic imbeciles set that up
Don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger.
edit: and they left. That's why we have rule of law, so you don't get someone who leaves when they can't be mayor or ban people they don't like.
It's called "Whoever has the most endorsements get the WA Delegate position" per the game mechanics that are inherent to the game of NationStates unconnected to our region. She is referring to this process that if you wish to be Mayor you simply need more endorsements than her and you will have the spot after the game updates which happens every 12 hours.
I for one applaud Haymarket's approach and am excited to see what she has in store for us next. It's commendable that she exercises restraint and doesn't resort to banning people based on personal convictions alone. In our region, everyone has the freedom to be who they are, and national statistics game side alone can't fully capture individual identities. Do you intend to profile people based on your personal feelings alone to determine what they are because what the nation is on the nationpage is fully influenced by arbitrary measures and we can't always rely off them? Furthermore, I firmly believe in not preemptively banning individuals who haven't violated any rules, based solely on arbitrary assumptions about their ideological positions.
It is not against the rules to simply be in right field and not all people of that are bad people or problematic in their beliefs. So unless you point to specifics even if you were mayor I would not support this measure of yours. It would be a horrible standard that violates what we do here in the Alliance.
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