Comrade Craig

[quote name='IYIyTh' timestamp='1354993185' post='3061849'] I was never against Everything Must Die but I am now totally against an ironic rendition of C+ quality signatures because I believe they're harming the quality of game play. See, a one liner not on a sig. [/quote] Oh god the irony. Thank you. Thank you for proving to me that I am never wrong. -Craig

[quote name='Sniper Joe' timestamp='1354992627' post='3061844'] The suck is just overwhelming. [/quote] That's what I told your mom last night. -Craig

[CENTER][B][FONT=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif][SIZE=5]From the Congress of the International[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][IMG]http://theinternational-cn.com/cndata/images/int/seal_large.png[/IMG][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][FONT=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif][SIZE=5]An Official Announcement[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/CENTER] [FONT=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif]Every two months, the congress of the International meets to appoint a new central committee. Over the course of four days, the candidates declare their intent to run and the representatives debate the issues. The list of nominees is then certified, and the representatives of each member-state are given four more days to make their decision. That time has come and gone. The ballots have been cast and the congress of the International has spoken. It is my distinct honor to introduce the vanguard of permanent revolution:[/FONT] [CENTER] [FONT=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif][b][SIZE=4]25th Central Committee of the International[/SIZE][/B]* [IMG]http://theinternational-cn.com/cndata/images/avatars/momentum2.jpg[/IMG] [B][SIZE=4]Momentum[/SIZE][/B] [I]General Commissar[/I] [IMG]http://theinternational-cn.com/cndata/images/avatars/craig2.jpg[/IMG] [B][SIZE=4]"Comrade" Craig[/SIZE][/B] [I]General Secretary[/I] [IMG]http://theinternational-cn.com/cndata/images/avatars/pwnage.png[/IMG] [B][SIZE=4]Sir Pwnage[/SIZE][/B] [I]Liaison Commissar[/I] [IMG]http://theinternational-cn.com/cndata/images/avatars/soultak3r1.png[/IMG] [B][SIZE=4]Soultak3r1[/SIZE][/B] [I]Martial Commissar[/I] [IMG]http://theinternational-cn.com/cndata/images/avatars/che.png[/IMG] [B][SIZE=4]Che[/SIZE][/B] [I]Treasury Commissar[/I] [IMG]http://theinternational-cn.com/cndata/images/avatars/crownguard2.png[/IMG] [B][SIZE=4]Crownguard[/SIZE][/B] [I]Membership Commissar[/I] [/FONT] [/CENTER] [HR] [FONT=tahoma,geneva,sans-serif][B]Other News:[/B] I'm pleased to announce that INT has broken two barriers this month. We've surpassed the 4 million NS threshold and our nuclear stockpile has grown to over 1,000 warheads: [/FONT] [CENTER][IMG]http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/731/screenshot20121207at101.png[/IMG][/CENTER] Socialist Utopia? Maybe. [CENTER][I][SIZE=1]* General Secretary is not technically a member of the central committee, but I wrote this announcement so suck it. --Craig[/SIZE][/I][/CENTER]

[quote name='Sigrun Vapneir' timestamp='1354947750' post='3061684'] I've been consistent for years on this, whether in a large alliance or small. I take a functional view. I dont raid and I dont allow raiding, so I only worry about incoming. If I see incoming and they have an AA I will try to find someone responsible. If I find someone responsible who can be dealt with we deal with them as an alliance whether it's 1 member or 1000. If it's impossible to get someone responsible to deal with it properly, it is not an alliance, it is a rogue AA to be dealt with as such - again whether 1 members or 1000. This is why I always considered Kaskus an alliance and never considered LSF an alliance.[/quote] I highly doubt that you spent much time dealing with LSF raiders. I fully appreciate your jab at their form of non-hierarchical organization, but seriously, the subtext of your comment is that you often found yourself needing to communicate with LSF government but were simply unable to find someone, and that is laughable. Your criticism is purely academic. No one ever has business with the LSF. -Craig

[quote name='rsoxbronco1' timestamp='1354981658' post='3061772'] tehleetguy [/quote] No. -Craig

[quote name='salsabeast1' timestamp='1354977888' post='3061758'] Why did you end up being DH's cleaning up crew in Dave then? Oh yeah, that was a completely solid CB. My bad man, I forgot how legit the aggressors CB was in Dave. [/quote] Instead of complaining that everyone else has more fun than you, why don't you create your own fun? The precedent has been set; the blueprint has been handed to you. Stop complaining and take command of your own future. -Craig [i]edit: I signed this twice, and while it totally deserves two signatures, it also looked incredibly stupid.[/i]

And it is profoundly sexist that I can say "condom" or "jock-itch" but a feminine product is deemed to be an offensive word. Saudi Bobrabia, anyone? -Craig

[quote name='Hiro Nakara' timestamp='1354989446' post='3061812'] There is nothing wrong with appeasing the people who appreciate his work the most [/quote] I hate to get all philosophical and serious about this, but... He didn't counter with cool sigs for his own side. That would have been a healthy, progressive, and positive response. He just mocked. Mockery is easy. I get it. It's satire. I love satire. I just hate the ironic !@#$%baggery that permeates this game. Everyone is always looking for the one-liner that fully captures the humiliation they want to project on their enemy. And they get more mean-spirited and personal every day. -Craig

[quote name='jerdge' timestamp='1354966876' post='3061727'] To my understanding Death's original idea was the mocking of the initial concept and how to go about it, but to be honest I don't follow CN with much attention anymore: if I am wrong I stand corrected. I still love Death's execution and TBH, from an OOC point of view, I find the mocking more entertaining than the original. This is anyway natural, being this just a game. From an IC point of view the original ones are surely equally good and well executed. [/quote] Just when you think the single strand of hair cannot be split any further... Seriously though, I chuckled. It was clever, it got the instant reaction, so it was clearly successful. If I were to critique its propaganda value, I might say that it only speaks to its own friendly audience, and its audience is the true believers on what D34th sees as his side. It has no ability to sway people who are not already inclined to agree with him. So in the end, all it does is preach to the choir. I think his talents could be put to better use in a way that actually chips away at the core of the DH identity and its supposed pawns in C&G and other ancillary alliances. So it is really just throw-away cheer leading intended for a domestic audience. -Craig [i]edit: for clarification -- fixed bad wordings and stuff and things[/i]

d'oh. duplicate post.

[quote name='Methrage' timestamp='1354873986' post='3061403'] If someone nukes that Comrade Craig guy I might give them a prize. [/quote] I'm pretty sure that prize will be collected. If it isn't, blame the peace mode warriors. I'm doing what I can to make your dreams come true. -Craig

[quote name='Gibsonator21' timestamp='1354606103' post='3060257'] If you ever need a hug... [/quote] We all need some human contact now and then. -Craig

I don't believe that IRON would sign a treaty with INT if they believed that we were the kind of people who would cut and run on C&G. We sat down. We talked. We discovered that we shared a similar philosophy and worldview. We decided that this relationship has potential. This treaty is a logical step towards exploring that potential. Cheers to my new friends in IRON. I can't wait to see where this takes us. -Craig

[quote name='Sovyet Gelibolu' timestamp='1354814113' post='3061108'] "The IRON Curtain Accords" was the treaty name in the draft, and it was the name to which INT's Congress agreed. As far as I'm concerned, it's the one true name. [/quote] Clearly a DuckRoll plot to confuse and disorient us. -Craig

Seriously. You're not the only person with feelings, man. -Craig

[quote name='Xiphosis' timestamp='1354514843' post='3059881'] Most of you will be seeing him shortly.[/quote] Wait... Most of us? My feelings are going to be seriously bruised if I don't hear a knock at that door soon. -Craig

[quote name='berbers' timestamp='1354586899' post='3060161'] Let me take a stab at it 99% making fun of Rush for being old 1% other Did I come close?? [/quote] Spy! I think we have our CB. -Craig

[quote name='OsRavan' timestamp='1354590572' post='3060182'] more likely they are so NOT secret that they take place in a semi public forum (hence why they 'leak') and if you want to know what we are discussing you can just ask us. [/quote] I'm just gonna toss this one out there and people can take it or leave it: judging by the amount of attention that this thread received, I'm going to conclude that what we really talk about behind closed doors has not leaked. If people only knew the extent of our crimes... -Craig [i]edit: punctuation 2.0[/i]

[quote name='Jgoods45' timestamp='1354502053' post='3059775'] I'm sure TIO is seriously taking GATO's bloc allies into consideration while they and theirs plan their little crusade. [/quote] And furthermore, my TIO reference wasn't anything against the alliance. It was a freakin' joke to SCY -- a reference to the fact that our alliances (INT and MCXA) fought two previous wars. Christ. -Craig

[quote name='supercoolyellow' timestamp='1354472495' post='3059560'] So INT [i][b]Does[/b] want to suck up to DH?[/i] [/quote] If it means war with TIO and another shot at you, SCY, then HELL YES. -Craig

[quote name='Mogar' timestamp='1354457462' post='3059492'] biggest point of contention for this next war, ODN/TLR want to suck up to MK still, INT/GATO not so much. [/quote] [quote name='AirMe' timestamp='1354465213' post='3059511'] Oh how little you know. It's cute. It really is. [/quote] Indeed. The INT-Umb MDoAP is probably the most overlooked treaty in the present discussion. But that's fine by me. People's (limited) awareness of it does not lessen our commitment to it. -Craig

OsRavan is the clean-cut Sgt. Joe Friday of C&G. Anyone who tells you something else is a liar. If you believe them, you're a fool. -Craig

So much talk, so little action. I have seen lots of paper shuffling and the signing of Important Documents. Let's hope it translates into balls. -Craig

I think an alliance is defined by the presence of a unique culture and a shared history. -Craig

I'm really glad to see this posted. These are two great alliances and I look forward to working with each of them closely! Congrats, gang! -Craig