Lol, Don't use the "V" word my friend.
I joined in February of '07 and have mostly been a GATO member ever since. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that We could play this game without the ever present Shadow of the NPO looming over our heads. For those of you that question the PIAT, it is nothing more than, "Here dude, you play in that corner and I'll sit over here in mine". As for the "Heil NPO" in #gato, we're tired and lazy. give us a break.
All together, I think we are most definitely from the ashes reborn. Our demographics of both old and new testify to our commitment to our past and our eagerness for the future. GATO's current state of affairs is more than I ever hoped it could be, It is one with little real animosity (outside of some certain awesome PbP threads) and a great deal of members, both young and old looking to take our time honored traditions in a completely new direction.