Thomas Jackson

After the stunt they just pulled, they're not getting out of there in any sort of good condition.

Considering what Grub had thrown at you and what Goby told you, no. What you experienced wasn't even close, although I would probably pay good money to see how you would react to something of the like.

Mine are just fine, they've gotten to play in both conflicts!

Run away! Run away!

Oh, I do believe they formed perhaps the best counter this game has seen.

I'm still in complete and utter disbelief at what just happened. Either way, the fun is just beginning. Thanks for being fun opponents Polar, have fun with your catch. PC, don't ever change.

I wish my appendix worked. Then I could eat meat without waiting to cook it!

Don't forget to give credit to our friends over at PC and GOONS!

Nice save, good sir!

What other alliance openly bickers with itself in public? Crap, even WE don't do that!

Corp has this in the bag, Carpe Diem is too busy fighting each other.

Corp's Public Relations Department is delivering some major lolz on behalf of CD.

I just feel it was an opportunistic move by Grub to take out old enemies before they could become a serious threat to them. The situation was already resolved days before Grub came barging in, not to mention we had already resolved the issue with our charter before NpO was even in the picture. It just amuses me to see Grub crying foul when our friends do the same to his buddies. Glad to hear you're having fun, hopefully we can keep the good times rolling.

There are many new members such as myself, but many important members have returned. We're connected to the old \m/ regardless of that, however. To answer your question, \m/, PC and GOONS raided FoA in conjunction. We were the only ones singled out for it, since GOONS is tied to NpO themselves and declaring on PC would bring in all of their allies without any doubt. It seems to me like that's us being singled out for being us, but regardless, it all happened, and there's no changing it. I do find it funny that this is coming from a member of NSO. You are very similar to us, with the only difference being you are on the other side. Having been a member of RAD and Bel Air, I'm not very fond of you guys at all. But I won't hold that against you. Change is also something that will be happening, regardless of the outcome of the war. Our government doesn't like the conduct that has gotten us in trouble as much as the next person, and there will be changes to be made. One last thing. If we were afraid of an even fight, this war would have ended before it ever got to the point it has. We were fully prepared to engage NpO with only PC at our sides, but PC has some great friends of their own, and that means more fun for both of us.

I'm certainly not complaining, I've lost nearly 2,000 infrastructure alone and I'm loving every minute of it. I will certainly agree with you that the conduct of some members has been less than satisfactory. I do believe the "incident" was in poor taste, but was only intended jokingly. I have not seen the logs, but based on what I do know, it sounds like Grub went there to ruffle feathers, and if you go into the lion's den looking for trouble, chances are high you will receive it. Does not make what was said acceptable, not one bit. I'll joke around in our channels, but when in an environment where the whole world is listening, you need to act respectful, and I am hoping to improve my conduct here as a start.

Being as I was not an original member, being I was not yet here on Bob, I cannot speak fully about the original \m/, but I have read as much on their history as I possibly can, and I must disagree with you. The two situations are entirely different. The original \m/, at the time of its end, was in shambles. Key losses in leadership critically damaged them, and with the terms presented to them, they decided it was best to go their separate ways. The current \m/ is a group that cares little for infra. Losing it will do nothing to us, and if it does make some leave, then they shall not be missed. This is as tight-knit of a group that I have ever been associated with on Bob, and we are in it together for the long haul. Win or lose, we will remain here.

If you do not underestimate our resolve, then why do you say we have punched our last ticket? Regardless of the outcome of this war, you have not seen the last of us. This war is quite tragic, and could have been easily avoided. Perhaps war was wanted too much for it happen. I don't know, and it probably is not my business to know. But as I see it, a closed issue became the spark for this whole affair. I especially dislike that one of Grub's aims is to compromise our charter and our sovereignty. I despised the first hegemony, and I do not wish to see another. For the record, other than the Bel Air raid on the Pissed Off Puerto Ricans, I have not been a tech raider, nor was I involved in the raid on FoA or the entire "incident" involving Grub and our members. But I believe it is not up to another alliance to choose whether my brothers and sisters can raid if they so wish.

Considering our circumstances, I would say we're doing a pretty good job. The fact that Polar's blitz was a complete and utter failure only made things easier for us. I see you too underestimate our resolve. We're not going to just roll over and die because you destroyed our precious, shiny infrastructure. There is more to \m/ than just the alliance and the name itself. \m/ carries an attitude, one which has not and never will be destroyed. Electron Sponge is only half right when he claims he killed \m/. He did ultimately cause the disbandment of the alliance, which led to the disappearance of the name. However, Sponge failed to destroy the attitude behind \m/. The remaining members flocked around, the memories and the idea never fading, until ultimately they became one again. You may be able to take our lives, our infrastructure, our technology and our freedom. But you can never take the essence of \m/, and for that reason, we shall never die.

Major props to the Real Men of Genius reference.

Best of luck to our friends in Corp. May your batons be true and swift!

Immediately caving into demands isn't respect, it's fear. Our leader is not Grub, and his demands were not his to be making. Could the \m/ members who were online at that time have been more respectful? Yes. But when someone waltzes into your house and tells you to do something "or else," how would you respond to that? GOONS apparently doesn't mind being bosses around, but we have issues with someone that is not our own government writing our constitution.

I was not aware calling someone out for intentionally omitting facts from an argument was grabbing straws.

You seem to be very good at avoiding questions. Are you saying that the "smart" one doesn't possess the capability to answer it?

So we're the only alliance that does this? Oh, I forgot. We're the only ones you don't like. My mistake.

Do you really think I'm that stupid? I would have been quite content just having Poison Clan with us. The fact that they brought more guns (and indirectly, more targets) to the fray is just icing on the cake.