Word of advice to all.....(yes I am back to being serious for a moment)....
The more one recites part of a comment someone else made, the more holes people will find. Using what a person sends via IM, e-mail, even a phone conversation, in matters such as these never work when you are trying to use them as doctrine or policy. No one wins. I could say "the sky is blue", and one might question my use of the word "is". This applies whether you are playing TE CN or in life outside of the game. The resolve of a person is not measured by how long they can argue or if they proved a point, rather, when they have the ability to let it go and move forward. The question to ask is "Do you want to be right or do you want to be successful."
Digressing a bit.....
I could easily turn around and attack one of my alliance members and would I be wrong for doing so? Perhaps by some, but by the rules of the game I can do what I want. I may not last long, but it is my choice to do so. Now this could bring about anger from UW nations unto me, incite many heated debates as to what I did, why I did it, how wrong of me it was, etc etc. Yet none of this changes the events and we all end up focusing on what happened and getting into a stagnant state of mind.
See my point?
Now I am off to pet a trolls butt!