✦ EST. 2003 | COMMUNITY PROPOSAL DRAFT

TEP
COMMUNITY
RENEWAL

TEP WORLDS

Reuniting a fragmented community → What story will you craft?

A structural proposal to split social from roleplay, fix onboarding, unify moderation, and launch a new shared identity beyond NationStates. This site presents the Gov split as a choice the community will decide together.

Read the Proposal View Server Map ↓

At a Glance

Founded

2003

Subcommunities

Gov · Urth · Valsora

Goal

ONE NETWORK

Main becomes the social hub. Urth & Valsora become strictly IC. Gov question decided by community vote.

01 — Why Renewal?

WE OUTGREW
OUR ROOTS.

TEP was founded in 2003. Over two decades, we flourished — building Urth, Valsora, deep Government gameplay. Each became its own culture.

Growth came at a cost. We fragmented into distinct subcommunities with separate norms, tools, and onboarding paths. New members hit a wall of confusing channels, competing identities, and diluted collective strength. Disunity became the default.

↯

Disunity

Subcultures siloed, no shared touchpoint.

Hard Onboarding

Unclear where to start — RP, Gov, or social?

◍

Diluted Strength

Creativity scattered across islands.

Objective

Foster a cohesive, integrated community that leverages our collective creativity to build something bigger than any one subcommunity — Tep Worlds.

02 — The Core Principle

SPLIT SOCIAL
VS ROLEPLAY.

Move general social channels OUT of Urth/Valsora/RMB and make them strictly IC — worldbuilding and roleplay focused. Main becomes the social hub.

Social Hub

MAIN

The Lounge · Global Renamed

• #the-lounge (ex Global)
• General chat, gaming, hangouts
• Recruiting hub

Government

GOV

NationStates Gameplay

• Gov & NS focus
• Ministries, voting
• See Gov Question ↓

Strictly IC

URTH

Worldbuilding Focused

• No OOC bleed
• Pure RP & lore
• Portal → MAIN

Strictly IC

VALSORA

Worldbuilding Focused

• No OOC bleed
• Pure RP & lore
• Portal → MAIN

Interactive Tool — New

See how 28 social channels merge → 12

Live Discord UI — click any #channel to trace its path.

Open Channel Merger ↗

Seeking Feedback

THE GOV
QUESTION.

Should Government be its own server? Two viable structures. Your feedback decides.

Recommended

FULL SEPARATION

Move entirety of TEP Gov to its own server.

✓

Pros

• Gov gets full autonomy
• Clearer onboarding
• Reduces tension

Cons

• Another server to join
• Initial activity dip

Option B · Hybrid

KEEP AS CATEGORY

Opt-in category within Main.

✓

Pros

• Lower friction
• Easier mod

Cons

• Competes with social
• Less identity

03-05 — Systems

ONBOARDING, MOD,
CULTURE & TECH.

01 ONBOARDING

Orientation on Main

Mandatory bot explains RP vs Social split. One-click invites.

TEPBot — Welcome to Tep Worlds! Are you here to...

🎭 RP

🏛 Gov

💬 Hang

02 MODERATION

Unified Council

• Unified Moderation Council
• Single Code of Conduct
• Standardized logging

03 CULTURE

Shared Events

2 large-scale network events per quarter.

Cross-server RPQ1

Gaming tournamentQuarterly

04 TECH

Resources

• Redistribute tech budget
• Recruit devs for bots
• Community Advisory Board

05 QOL

Forum & Discord

✓ Categories & Tags sidebar
○ Ideas voting & Support cat.
○ Expanded index

06 — Rebrand

THE EAST
PACIFIC →
TEP WORLDS

Emphasize roleplay & worldbuilding identity, pivot from solely NationStates region. Invite non-NS creators.

PALETTE

#1B5E2A

#F9E030

#FCFCF8

PRIMARY LOGO

TEP WORLDS

Climate Crisis — 28px+ only, all-caps

HEADING

League Spartan Black

BODY

Sora — The quick brown fox...

PRIMARY MARK — 512x512 PNG

WEBSITES

TheEastPacific.com

Blog pulling forum

LIVE

Tep.one

Community portal

LIVE

Tep.li

Shortlinks — in-house

MIGRATED

06 — Timeline

ROLLING IT OUT.

PHASE 1: FEEDBACK & QOL

NOW

→ Leader feedback
→ QOL improvements (done)
→ Community-wide feedback
→ Modify proposal

PHASE 2: IMPLEMENT

→ Execute server split
→ Deploy onboarding bot
→ Launch UMC + CoC
→ Start events calendar

PHASE 3: REBRAND LAUNCH

FINAL

→ External launch as Tep Worlds
→ Websites & social rollout
→ Podcast & YouTube debut

WHAT STORY
WILL YOU CRAFT?

TEPCOMMUNITYRENEWAL

WE OUTGREWOUR ROOTS.

SPLIT SOCIALVS ROLEPLAY.