Ivan Moldavi

[quote name='flak attack' timestamp='1300054672' post='2663404'] Considering Ivan's latest attempt at leading an alliance, I'm not too worried about having him lead NPO. It would save us the effort of running NPO into the ground ourselves. [/quote] Quite true, quite true. Because having the fastest growing alliance in the history of the Cyberverse and maintaining strong alliances with several powerful blocs prior to being beat down and forced to resign because certain groups feared how influential my small alliance was getting is indeed an accurate assessment of my leading an alliance into the ground. You are a genius, sir. Pure genius. How typical of the revisionist riffraff. I have maintained my same persona and position unwaveringly for nearly a decade now, in this realm and prior, with no compromise, no pity and no remorse. You and those like you can only do so when you have huge statistical advantages standing behind you. There are reasons no one on your side would tolerate me controlling a powerful or potentially powerful/influential alliance. Don't kid yourself into thinking any different.

[quote name='Crymson' timestamp='1300043554' post='2663169'] I enjoyed this line of discussion much better before you brought the victim complex back into it. [/quote] Your enjoyment has never been my concern.

[quote name='Crymson' timestamp='1300043554' post='2663169'] There have been a multitude of heated replies towards those who have accused this apology of lacking genuineness; as such, I'll need to disagree with you here. [/quote] A heated reply can be manufactured. A pointed comment can be disingenuous. The solicitation of response, politically and in the germane, is paramount in maintaining relevance for any such announcement. It may be necessary to have this conversation carry forward for a few days so that it is read by the largest number of those to whom it is truly addressed, even if that means hostile exchange with those to whom it is not.

[quote name='Crymson' timestamp='1300043358' post='2663162'] Each venue has upsides and downsides. Making this apology before the entire Cyberverse might possibly give it more weight, but it also gives everyone who sees it an opportunity to comment upon it. In other words, you've got to take what comes with the territory. It doesn't make any sense to make an apology in public and then get ticked off when it is commented upon by individuals not in FAN or NPO. [/quote] I do not believe anyone in the Order government carries any sort of fantasy with them regarding how their comments will be addressed by the masses.

[quote name='ktarthan' timestamp='1300042864' post='2663145'] Sure, that's fine. If you think that this has more weight in a public forum, then I won't disagree. But the key word here is [i]public[/i] forum, and if you want the benefits of such a venue you must also accept that it is freely available for the public to comment on it. Expecting otherwise is almost as laughable as when Peggy Sue asked for no negative replies in a thread. [/quote] I will agree with that sentiment. I don't believe anyone is stating that you and the rest of the gallery can not have your opinions, simply that such opinions are not important.

[quote name='ktarthan' timestamp='1300042646' post='2663143'] If you want the whole world to see your apology, then you get to hear what the whole world thinks about it. If you cared about giving this only to FAN, then it could have been delivered to them directly. [/quote] Please see my comment above.

[quote name='uaciaut' timestamp='1300042335' post='2663138'] Why is this here and not on FAN grounds then? [/quote] In general, people seem to prefer these sorts of things be done in the public venue. Also, during times of war it is sometimes difficult to maintain direct lines of communication between the general populace of opposing alliances. This delivered by the NPO government to the FAN government may have held some official impact but it would not have held the same level of strength for the overall membership.

[quote name='PinkV' timestamp='1299950690' post='2661591'] All of this excluding NSO, btw. [/quote] I don't speak for any of the Orders, NSO included. I haven't for a long time now. I am like the 90 year old senile uncle that sits and rambles about the "good ol' days" in the corner at Thanksgiving. Eventually the tryptophan will kick in and I will go away.

[quote name='PinkV' timestamp='1299898575' post='2660832'] The CB for our war with the NPO is quite simple but I'm sure that you know the true motive behind it isn't as shallow, it disappoints me to see Pacifica walk around the IC boards with their heads up high as if this Era was still theirs. I'm sure you know, just as I do, that when this war is done Pacifica's reign of terror over Planet Bob will collapse, as will you and your cheesy persona. Those who foolishly flocked to your sides are dropping like flies and those who continue to roll you are doing so in as much humblicity as you will allow them. I'm referring to the propaganda the NPO/NpO so proudly smere across these forums. We've sat, respectively of course and tried to answer back to your lies with as much civilized remorse as physically possible. However, it is almost like you still think you have a change to win this war. If you win this war you can take my head and hang it over your Assembly for all to see, successfully reinstating the oppression you hold so dear. However when we win, You and your lies will be burned by the inferno this war has sparked. Blood is meant to be shed, no? Well I'm sure you folk know a lot about that - considering how much you've lost. o/ See you on the battlefield Good sir. [/quote] I have no idea what the current conditions of the war may or may not be. I am involved in no planning or consultation. I have no input or action that contributes to the war effort. I am in possession of the worst nation in the Cyberverse. I have made no claims of victory or conquest. If you believe that the Orders have some hold of terror on the Cyberverse currently then perhaps it isn't our propaganda that is getting to you. You really shouldn't drink your own kool-aid, you know?

[quote name='Prime minister Johns' timestamp='1299886386' post='2660543'] I would say that upon much reflection on the subject that the split between the NpO and the NPO was probably the beginning of the end for the orders (And WUT/Q/TI/Hegemony). When Polaris was formed some of Pacifica's best and brightest went into that project and made Polaris great. And while the orders were still unified under the Ordinance of the Orders this was no great loss since they could still offer advice to Pacifica when it was needed and that advice would be acted upon. But after the split the orders lost a great deal. They were literally made for each other. And as individuals they were still great alliances they were mere shadows of their former selves. [/quote] While there will be many from both parties that can comment on how the matrimonial sheets were cold long before the Ordinance of Orders was cancelled I agree with this sentiment. It was a great disappointment to me to see the Ordinance fail as it did. And I do believe that much of what has happened to both Orders stems from that decision.

[quote name='Il Impero Romano' timestamp='1299865721' post='2660035'] I find it very telling that literally every single time you post, its either about your self or you include a side comment about yourself. It's often hard to let go of the past, no? Enjoy the war, I'm sure NoR is. [/quote] I find it telling that literally every single time I post people like yourself pop up out of the woodwork to comment on how I can only speak about myself or some other irrelevancy. Your comment and the one before prove my point in its entirety. I don't have to comment on the topic or about anything at all really and I still garner a response. Typically from someone like yourself or this Buscemi guy going out of your way to tell me I am a has-been or unimportant. Really? You guys are freaking geniuses. Of course I am a has-been. I never claim to be important or influential outside of my evidently immaterial and obscure cults of personality. You guys are the ones that feel the need to point out how un-influential I am, I don't bother or claim to be, so good job I guess? The vast majority of people here post and the content of their posts may or may not be commented upon. Now I myself can post about anything and while I may or may not be presenting a topic of relevance it doesn't matter because people go out of their way to comment about me the person, because me the person is so much greater than you and your opinions can ever hope to be, regardless of currently political influence. (This is your cue to comment on how I am this or that and go back to your same old tired comments that really mean nothing because I have already stated, I know I have no influence in this world. It is amazing how many people comment daily on how !@#$%* this world is these days isn't it? Perhaps you should consider who you give influence to instead of worrying about who no longer has it. I can assure you that were I to still have the influence I once held that the Cyberverse wouldn't be in the horrible state that it is in.) And yes, I too hope Nordreich enjoys the war. War is meant to be relished. Blood is meant to be shed.

[quote name='Zombie Glaucon' timestamp='1299633518' post='2657284'] Remember when there was a deliberate distinction between the character and the puppeteer around here? I do. There's a high correlation between the loss of that ethic and the general decline of this place. The lolololz alliances didn't start the decline, but they have done their best to speed it along. [/quote] Yes, it is unfortunate that intelligent discourse is rarely observed on these boards. For Antoine, I was speaking from an in-character perspective, in which it is readily apparent to most that I am in fact a superior being compared to the vast majority of those taking part here. Even in my twilight I elicit more venom and praise with the most rudimentary comments than most will ever gather in a "career" within the Cyberverse. It is immaterial that the same can be said from an OOC perspective as well.

[quote name='Bob Ilyani' timestamp='1299479290' post='2655133'] [OOC] Beautiful car. Congrats on getting your hands on one. [/OOC] It seems this thread has degenerated to the usual posturing. [/quote] You are correct, and the really sad thing is that the posturing is the same tired old schtick that LUE used in their first incarnation and it wasn't funny or accurate then either. [OOC]Thank you. I have been looking for one for about 5 years now. Considering how few were made (and how few are still around) it is still a surprisingly affordable exotic, but I will end up putting as much as I paid for it back into it to get it up to quality. Good thing all those rusty used cars paid me well I guess.[/OOC]

[quote name='Natan' timestamp='1299451872' post='2654735'] is there rust under your fine automobile? [/quote] What an odd thing to say. Yes, actually. I purchased a 1967 Ghibli that was just shipped in last week and the underbody is in very poor condition. A damned shame too considering all the trouble I went to in getting it. Thank you for your concern.

[quote name='Sithis' timestamp='1299451616' post='2654728'] If it is truly your desire to help reinforce the delusional views of this two-year-old alliance, by all means, continue. Wouldn't want that cult of personality to dissipate, now would we? [/quote] The fact that you know one exists is enough for me. Carry on.

[quote name='Sithis' timestamp='1299367963' post='2653853'] The world doesn't need the New Sith Order - for proof all I have to do is point out your consistent mediocrity and lack of political significance. I would say congrats on your success, but not only is there no success to congratulate you on, there's also no need for congratulations. This world already has two alliances with "New" and "Order" in them, both of whom are pathetically wheezing at the flames of their former glory. We don't need a third, and we certainly don't need one that had very little glory, if any at all, to begin with. [/quote] The fact that you felt the need to spew forth at all validates the Emperor's position.

[quote name='Schattenmann' timestamp='1299432036' post='2654499'] Ivan's in all three, he can only fly one at a time due to constraints of the system. [/quote] This is the correct answer. Plus, I am retired. I have no active involvement in any of the Orders at this point.

[quote name='Nemhauser' timestamp='1299360365' post='2653750'] And you're the one to tell, eh? [/quote] As a superior being, obviously.

Excellent.

You fail all that the Reich represents.

[quote name='maskofblue' timestamp='1296577060' post='2614725'] Oh dear, all this and you've lost your wit too! The tragedy of it all. [/quote] No wit intended. It was a statement of fact. That is literally the only thing I remember about you. And I tend to be pretty good at remembering things. Odd.

[quote name='Alterego' timestamp='1296513931' post='2613517'] You did such a good job turning NPO into the embodiment of evil that even 2 years later despite doing nothing the wider world still sees them as the embodiment of evil. Perhaps your guilt brought you into this war, a war whose seeds were sewn by you and others like you back in the Old Testament pre Karma war days. The Devil will always be the devil because its written so. You wrote it so. [/quote] I like to think that the reputation, at least in the old days, was earned. Sometimes the Devil is just the Devil.

[quote name='Mr Damsky' timestamp='1296424937' post='2611550'] Not to mention cowardly. [/quote] Wait. So attacking Pacifica without a CB or even remote justification or cause with overwhelming odds because you "fear" them isn't cowardly but organizing a point by point take down of one of the main protagonists is? Odd.

[quote name='potato' timestamp='1296091247' post='2603802'] That's not very nice [/quote] I laughed.

[quote name='Cairna' timestamp='1296090289' post='2603770'] Just waiting to be put into your range, caps. [/quote] My people throw potatos at the tanks. You will not have a chance.