Great! I see lots of new faces, welcome all. New guys take a look at the MP etiquette thread Sheep posted:
http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...t=1#Post575472
Also, it's pretty bad form to abandon the game. Keep in mind that everybody else is waiting for you so if for whatever reason you don't want to play anymore at the very least set your nation to AI.
Outside of that, this is a very friendly community so speak up if you have any questions.
Looks like we've got 3 slots open so I'll assume we fill those up for a full 19 before we start. Would anybody like to nominate a map with 250-300 provinces?