Bad JuJu

[quote name='Stonewall Jaxon' date='05 June 2010 - 07:00 PM' timestamp='1275789601' post='2325550'] After the crumbling of ACV, I, not knowing much about the other alliances out there, decided to join ACV's closest ally: MHA. I was pulled there mostly by my connection with gfloyd2002, a guy I had known from our times in NADC, who had excelled massively in MHA. I cannot remember whether I joined MHA intending to spy on them or whether that had happened later, but my whole time there I railed against NPO and supported white peace with FAN. I continued to do foreign affairs work there, mostly because doing internal affairs work had never yielded good results for me when it came to gaining respectability in an alliance or abroad. There, I worked loyally for MHA and climbed to the rank of Minister under the respectable Triumvirs of Sorum, Crushtania, and WCR (despite WCR's furious attempts to block every advance I made there). From that position, I provided information and screenshots to Shantamantan and electron sponge, who used them in some installments of This Week in Pacifica. Of course, I felt bad about betraying the trust of my alliance, particularly Floyd, who had put his own reputation on the line to avidly declare that I could not possibly be the spy. However, I knew as well as anyone else that the Continuum was going down, and I knew that by helping Vox divide the bloc I could help to save MHA.[/quote] You caused me no end of grief when you left MHA suddenly and tried to join FAN right as we finalizing peace with them. I was running up and down swearing to everyone in MHA that you were not a spy and here it turn's out you WERE a spy, just not one of ours! I am sorry to see you have a bad feeling for FAN, however since it seems like you have a bad feeling for every alliance you have ever been in then maybe it was not us, it was probably you. Also, if you are going to leave then just leave. Wall's of text saying how bad everyone else has been is not required. Good Bye.

I want to give an honest shout out to all the members of IRON. It takes commitment to hang with your alliance mates when the world seems to be against you and to those who stayed (which I have to be honest is a lot more than I would have figured and seems to be dang near everybody), you have my respect. Not that it's worth much, but you have it just the same. Same to TOP but I always figured you guys would hang together till the end regardless so I was not surprised by your performance.

[quote name='BornAgain' date='13 March 2010 - 06:16 PM' timestamp='1268533327' post='2224945'] 1 slot available. http://www.cybernations.net/nation_drill_display.asp?Nation_ID=389159 [/quote] not anymore. money sent.

Congratulations on peace. Shout out to my opponents in Valhalla, you guys were great. A very special shout out to those who came to our defense. You know who you are!

Thanks for the wars Valhalla. I'm glad it remained good clean fun all the way through.

I am waiting for the fringe alliances (those who entered due to treaty obligations) to start raising hell to end it. Many of them signed on to help a friend out and to cover their back for a week or so. Well we're two weeks in and there is no end in sight so they are going to start asking why is this war still ongoing? They will realize that there is a core group that wants to fight to the death and they will have to ask themselves if they want to fight to the death for them as well. I think many will, and many will not. IMO the real winner in this war is going to be the NPO. (yeah, I said it, so what of it?)

Congrats to our friends in the corporation on another succesful election.

Happy Birthday ODN orrple!

[quote name='Baden-Württemberg' date='10 February 2010 - 02:25 PM' timestamp='1265840749' post='2173278'] NpO, cause of the diplomatic consequences. [/quote] This. And I will post something here to keep it from being a one word post when really "this" was all I had to say because it was said so perfectly in the post that I am quoting that it would be stupid to rewrite it just so I wouldn't have to say "this". I am also editing it now because I made a typo in the add-on paragraph. A paragraph that I would not have had to have written if I could have just posted "this" in the first place.

[quote name='Kijuna69' date='10 February 2010 - 09:09 AM' timestamp='1265821762' post='2172761'] Because you rushed head first into FAN and then got piled on. While being in the most wars per nation is good for bragging it's very bad for the actual war. Most other alliances are either launching a ton of offensive wars without much worry of being hit, or are being piled on and thus are phasing their attacks to minimize their losses while keeping a constant stream of offensive resources directed at the enemy. Valhalla just got one nice wave off against FAN and then proceded to get stomped. The only thing that saved you guys from a total failure was that some of your enemies are war-crazed killers and in their bloodlust they messed up a few staggers, so you might be able to put something of a second offensive, though not much and for sure not enough for anyone to really feel it. [/quote] Valhalla has represented themselves quite well on the battlefield. There have been multiple comments to this point made withing FAN's confines.

This poll is broken. I wanted to vote for options 1-4 inclusive.

A problem with white peace is that it can add pressure to lengthen a war. If two alliances have sufficiently beaten each other down then each will be more inclined to accept white peace as they have already got their pound of flesh. But if a conflict is still in it's early stages then white peace is seen as an undo button and most alliances want to actually gain something in a war, even if it means a bit of their own destruction too. This is evidenced with MK and TOP right now. I have seen multiple instances where it has been said that they cant stop the war now as the "other" side is still too strong and will only come back at them in short order. Only a severe beat down or crippling reps to the other side will allay them of this fear.

[quote name='Nedved I' date='06 February 2010 - 08:53 AM' timestamp='1265475234' post='2164673'] We could all white peace and roll Polaris. Seems like a fitting ending to this migraine headache of a war. [/quote] On a strictly personal level this seems to be the only logical course of action.

[quote name='chairmanR' date='05 February 2010 - 09:55 PM' timestamp='1265435747' post='2163325'] Well that's f'd up. [/quote] Have to say I agree with this.

[quote name='Thunder Strike' date='05 February 2010 - 08:48 PM' timestamp='1265431687' post='2162968'] Are all the females in CN hiding in TOOL and Argent? Every time I talk to someone from Argent it is with a female. [/quote] Apparently, there are two kinds of people hiding in TOOL and Argent; guys and... guys who pretend to be chicks.

[quote name='Methrage' date='05 February 2010 - 04:37 AM' timestamp='1265373461' post='2161365'] What if they don't have 50 tech?[/quote] Is poverty real? Then we deal, our soul not hard, Accept credit card. [quote name='Methrage' date='05 February 2010 - 04:37 AM' timestamp='1265373461' post='2161365'] PEACE IS A LIE, NO SURRENDER! [/quote] Justice and peace merge. Can humans evolve in time? May it be so now.

May our friends at Fark Find plentiful opponents And ice cold draft beer

I have noticed a disturbing lack of Haikus in the recent posts. [quote name='Andy Rooney' date='04 February 2010 - 07:47 PM' timestamp='1265341625' post='2160191']... I've been zi'd before and I've rebuilt and zi is far, far preferable to being someone's tech farm.[/quote] Registration fee For exclusive membership In FAN POW

[quote name='Firkked' date='04 February 2010 - 05:59 PM' timestamp='1265335163' post='2160016'] You say this Haiku must stop else someone calls a cop but as your eyes bleed from the prose you read I'll go and grab a mop Any news from the hippy commune on my target request yet? [/quote] Request is held up Form filled out improperly Still waiting for link

As these are not in the form of a haiku they are not acceptable.

[quote name='BlkAK47002' date='04 February 2010 - 04:03 PM' timestamp='1265328188' post='2159725'] I'd lol at FAN issuing surrender terms when they arent even winning this war. IRON just hasn't had the chance to turn around and swat the fly that landed on its back [/quote] Difficult to turn When covered by swarming hoardes Kicking and screaming

[quote name='Hydro' date='04 February 2010 - 03:50 PM' timestamp='1265327425' post='2159690'] If Mpol can't write announcements, please take his job. That had me tearing up. [/quote] I'm lone Democrat Home in a gun alliance Full of Right-Wingers

[quote name='Epiphanus' date='04 February 2010 - 03:44 PM' timestamp='1265327083' post='2159676'] I'm not saying these terms are harsh, but making everyone give up 50 tech, and decom improvements is a bit... meh. I'd prefer white peace but you guys are in charge. [/quote] White peace means no risk Rewards are non-existant Like betting with toothpicks 50 tech nothing Loving enbrace by FAN Is nearly priceless

[quote name='Firkked' date='04 February 2010 - 03:15 PM' timestamp='1265325350' post='2159618'] You, like your brethren, do not understand a man using dry humor [/quote] Ye witless soldier The only thing dry I like Is a martini

[quote name='Letum' date='04 February 2010 - 03:16 PM' timestamp='1265325379' post='2159619'] How the heck did a fan announcement end up being a "cn's worst haiku" contest? [/quote] Shush NPO boy Adults speak serious matters Stick to paying reps