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Maroon actually tried this back in the Continuum time, with the 'Church of Maroon'. The raiding alliances in power at the time (Valhalla and GGA mostly) killed it. What do you think the chances are that the current raiding alliances would kill off any similar initiative today, unless a member of SG could be persuaded to be a part of it?

It is a good idea but it still relies on having enough guns to fend off the fanatical pro-raiders. The only thing of this type to be moderately successful was CTC, and that caused enough problems that I doubt Citadel alliances would want to do it again.

Maroon actually tried this back in the Continuum time, with the 'Church of Maroon'. The raiding alliances in power at the time (Valhalla and GGA mostly) killed it. What do you think the chances are that the current raiding alliances would kill off any similar initiative today, unless a member of SG could be persuaded to be a part of it?

It is a good idea but it still relies on having enough guns to fend off the fanatical pro-raiders. The only thing of this type to be moderately successful was CTC, and that caused enough problems that I doubt Citadel alliances would want to do it again.

the whole "discuss this with the major alliances on your sphere" probably shouldve been bolded

I said theres hole in the idea, s'not my job to do ALL the work lol

Maroon actually tried this back in the Continuum time, with the 'Church of Maroon'. The raiding alliances in power at the time (Valhalla and GGA mostly) killed it. What do you think the chances are that the current raiding alliances would kill off any similar initiative today, unless a member of SG could be persuaded to be a part of it?

It is a good idea but it still relies on having enough guns to fend off the fanatical pro-raiders. The only thing of this type to be moderately successful was CTC, and that caused enough problems that I doubt Citadel alliances would want to do it again.

The problem with CoM was that not all of Maroon supported it (CSN, for example, was against it), plus Maroon in general at that time was on the weaker side of things.

Today Maroon is very unified, with all the alliances anywhere close to relevance a part of MEP or Chestnut, and the sphere is very well connected and powerful. I am quite confident that if Chestnut wanted to create a protected AA, we would be able to. Hell, if CSN alone decided to attempt something like this, we could probably pull it off.

The only issue in my mind is, why bother? Unaligned nations are already bombarded with recruiting messages from alliances they choose not to join, what would be so different about a "non-alliance alliance". Besides, we wouldn't want Bilrow to have another fit.

LB, calling it a 'non alliance alliance' is a bit over complicating things. more along the lines of ghosting an AA since there would/should be no sign ups on any forums unless they wanted to come to the CA forums to chat

I was making a CTC joke. You're too noob to remember the hilarity though.

Maroon actually tried this back in the Continuum time, with the 'Church of Maroon'. The raiding alliances in power at the time (Valhalla and GGA mostly) killed it. What do you think the chances are that the current raiding alliances would kill off any similar initiative today, unless a member of SG could be persuaded to be a part of it?

It is a good idea but it still relies on having enough guns to fend off the fanatical pro-raiders. The only thing of this type to be moderately successful was CTC, and that caused enough problems that I doubt Citadel alliances would want to do it again.

Actually I'm pretty sure that while NPO was actually in power their Revenge Doctrine worked pretty well.

Has made clear by the Profit of Justia in times ancient and I quote: ZOMG! COLOUR WARZ!

It has been forecast and is gonna be right bad, maybe worst than globular warming.

Omni, yes, but that's not 'of this type' (i.e. a protected AA). A declaration by a strong power of protection of a whole colour is the only effective way (as Brendan says, you have to 'recruit' for the non-alliance alliance if you only protect a particular AA) but that power needs to be backed by the current hegemony and it's hard to see who in SG would be prepared to do such a thing, since most of them raid and all of them have allies who would throw a fit.

I am quite confident that if Chestnut wanted to create a protected AA, we would be able to. Hell, if CSN alone decided to attempt something like this, we could probably pull it off.

CSN alone? Don't make me laugh ... GOONS alone could fight you out of it if they felt like it. Even Chestnut is not really bigger than Red Dawn who are spectacularly failing right now. Like anyone, the only way you could do it is if you got the support of the hegemony of the day – and that, I agree, is plausible since you're a member of a core bloc. But it would not be CSN or even Chestnut who were doing it.

I disagree that the split in Maroon had much to do with CoM failing. The problem was simply that the hegemony of the day (Continuum/One Vision) deliberately raided the alliance to provoke you (as several alliances are doing today with red unaligned) and you did not have the power to stop that from happening.

I can't speak for all raider alliances, but I know we at GOONS would honor an AA designated protected by legitimate alliances.

Omni, yes, but that's not 'of this type' (i.e. a protected AA). A declaration by a strong power of protection of a whole colour is the only effective way (as Brendan says, you have to 'recruit' for the non-alliance alliance if you only protect a particular AA) but that power needs to be backed by the current hegemony and it's hard to see who in SG would be prepared to do such a thing, since most of them raid and all of them have allies who would throw a fit.

CSN alone? Don't make me laugh ... GOONS alone could fight you out of it if they felt like it. Even Chestnut is not really bigger than Red Dawn who are spectacularly failing right now. Like anyone, the only way you could do it is if you got the support of the hegemony of the day – and that, I agree, is plausible since you're a member of a core bloc. But it would not be CSN or even Chestnut who were doing it.

I disagree that the split in Maroon had much to do with CoM failing. The problem was simply that the hegemony of the day (Continuum/One Vision) deliberately raided the alliance to provoke you (as several alliances are doing today with red unaligned) and you did not have the power to stop that from happening.

You think GOONS would raid a protectorate AA of a SuperFriend?

Anyways, Red Dawn might be reasonably close in nation strength to Chestnut (a little over half), but they are nowhere near as powerful. NPO cannot project power without extreme danger to itself (or at least that's what they believe), we on the other hand could probably go pretty far before anyone could stop us.

Maroon actually tried this back in the Continuum time, with the 'Church of Maroon'. The raiding alliances in power at the time (Valhalla and GGA mostly) killed it. What do you think the chances are that the current raiding alliances would kill off any similar initiative today, unless a member of SG could be persuaded to be a part of it?

It is a good idea but it still relies on having enough guns to fend off the fanatical pro-raiders. The only thing of this type to be moderately successful was CTC, and that caused enough problems that I doubt Citadel alliances would want to do it again.

A genuinely protected AA? \m/ would not and does not have a problem with that. It's essentially like an Applicant AA or a POW AA. If they're genuine we won't touch them.

I was making a CTC joke. You're too noob to remember the hilarity though.

Bite me, i remember Citadel Trading Company

Also, Bob, Apples:Oranges. Red Dawn is trying to protect and entire sphere of unaligneds, this instance would be protecting only people who wanted to fly the specified AA. unaligneds would still be raidabl,e

It's a very good idea, would I had time and political power to manage something like that is something that I'd aim for.

You think GOONS would raid a protectorate AA of a SuperFriend?

Thanks for proving my point that it wouldn't be you alone.

This was proposed on Purple actually.

With someone like you, while still on purple, I'm surprised you didn't see it through.

Well not really.

Thanks for proving my point that it wouldn't be you alone.

Bob, whats it like to be so damn ignorant?