RevolutionaryRebel Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 (edited) Yes, we got there in the end. The Empire began on April 13th, 2013, the birthday of the Alliance. At least officially. Unofficially, there was a rigmarole that played out, starting from late January, when its founder (me) happened to rejoin CN just as a Global War started up. Rather than try and join an existing alliance (a rather suspicious thing to do with a new nation, given the timing), a decision was made instead to try and start something new. Friends were contacted, forum posts were made and having somehow managed to garner a decent group of people, what began as a casual idea along the lines of 'hey, wouldn't it be cool if we did this?' actually managed to work. Sort of. While the organisational period was rather straightforward in some ways, choosing a protector was the next challenge. And, having been outside this realm for so long, there were of course mistakes to be made. One of our first ports of call happened to be a certain dinosaur-themed alliance. I'd share stuff from our foray, but I keep getting database errors for some reason... In any case, while a hypothetical protection arrangement was thought up, it was eventually canned. Other ports of call were explored; Non Grata actually came the closest out of the others to being our protector, but I never pressed forward with it, mostly out of concerns for our compatibility and definitely not on their quality (which is still impressive). I saw them as great dudes (still do), but a call had to be made... So, we went with TPF in the end. Don't get me wrong, there have been some ups and downs, but to their credit, their attitude towards us has been friendly and we definitely could have made bigger mistakes. Perhaps being the protector of bronies had desensitized them to wacky themed alliances. Perhaps we shall never know. They did their thing, and when we needed their assistance, they were more than welcome to provide it. Well, granted we were on IRC at the time time. But yes; we made our DOE. We made some friends, some of whom were kinda !@#$%* in hindsight and some of whom don't exist any more, but it was a learning experience all the same. Apart from a continuing struggle to retain those we have introduced to this Cybernations thing (I blame Admin) and a recent predicament involving ex-members, we have been headed primarily in an upwardly direction. In any case, We'll be happily celebrating this very important milestone and with luck, we'll be able to do so many more times before this world eventually ends - whenever that may be. Edited April 13, 2014 by RevolutionaryRebel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkin Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 [PLACEHOLDER] Uhhhh, riveting? Dunno if this constitutes an actual announcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirWilliam Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 [ADDITIONAL PLACEHOLDER] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolutionaryRebel Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 RIvets are overrated. Welding is where it's at. But, yeah. We did the thing and made it happen. And it continues to be a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz Ferdinand Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Nice to see any alliance to hit their first year milestone. Hopefully we'll be able to see you around in a year's time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolutionaryRebel Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Nice to see any alliance to hit their first year milestone. Hopefully we'll be able to see you around in a year's time! Damn straight. Hopefully we won't be the only new alliance from 2013 celebrating its anniversary this year, but it's nice to be one of the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williambonney Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Congrats on the achievement, all the best in 2014 and onward. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexio15 Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Congrats on your first year Rev and AE o/ AE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord English Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 We are already here. Again. And this time we have actually been here for an entire year already. Our being-already-here skills have improved greatly. Hail AE, and happy 4/13! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuurei Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Happy Birthday AE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saniiro Matsudaira Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Oh hey, we reached a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurdanak Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Wasn't sure what to expect when the preview in the email said "lol". :PBut regardless, congratulations on one year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehmina Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 I was always curious about your flag. It resembles the weapon of a hindu god. But anyway, happy 1 more year for ya! o/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfox101 Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 You guys have always seemed like a cool group. Congrats and good luck in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Webster Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 My second favorite existing alliance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperator Honorius Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Why is the daedric writing at the bottom of the first graphic upside down? Regardless, congratulations on surviving a year on Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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