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  3. Global Q and A session

    in World Affairs (IC)

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    1. Offensive Nuclear Policy?

    Nuclear First Strike requires a 3/4 vote from gov. I guess the circumstances would be severe in order to receive that kind of vote.

    2. Defensive Nuclear Policy?

    If nuked, we nuke- no questions.

    3. Does your alliance endorse tech raiding?

    We do not.

    4. (Answer to #3) Why?

    We believe war should be the last resort, and as such, our nations should adopt the same philosophy and only go to war in aid of their alliance or alliance's allies.

    5. Why did your alliance choose your color?

    We we already aqua and didn't want to switch. Aqua is also a sphere that contains a lot of well known and powerful alliances.

    6. Are NAPs useless?

    Depends on the alliance that signs them. If they are only signed to look pretty on the OWF and then get cancelled, then they are useless. If the alliances that sign them honor them, they are useful.

    7. Do you believe in MADPs? (Meaning, why not just have MDoAPS just in case if you do not believe in the cause)

    Depends on the circumstance. What we believe in more than the acronym, is the wording in the treaty.

    8. Do you believe in the use of sanctioning during war?

    Depends on the war. If it is a nuke rogue, then yeah. Kind of hard to sanction an entire alliance though.

    9. Can you provide me a link to your flag?

    http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd145/t.../ADIflag1-1.jpg

    11. What small alliances do you feel will be major political players in the long run?

    I feel that ADI will make it's way into the main stream in time, and has been majorly underestimated and unnoticed. This could just be pride speaking though. I see good things out of Rage Company and The Corporation as well.

    12. Do you consider TDO neutral?

    Neutral is as neutral does. That is all I have to say about that.

    14. Current recruitment? (Open-door? Applicant interviews? Invite-only?)

    We open and close recruitment depending on our needs and the activity level of our provisionals. If we have a bunch of inactive provos that are about to drop off, we recruit. If our provos are consistently becoming full members, we halt recruitment to build up what we have.

    15. Does your alliance believe in preemptive strikes?

    It totally depends on the situation.

    16. Current view concerning NPO?

    I have no emotions toward NPO. Some of ADI's members might, but I personally don't. They never did anything to me personally. I can see why people got mad at them, and I can see why Karma happened. But I'm not personally opinionated either way on it.

    17. Who are the alliances you are closest to who you do not have a treaty with?

    Different members will answer this differently. A lot of alliances have come to our IRC channel recently to introduce themselves. We have members who are close to Argent simply due to them knowing a lot of the ex TDO there. We also know several people from Gre. We've seen gov from Invicta and UCN in our channel recently that are beginning to be considered close. I can't really, in any bit of fairness, pick one that I consider to be the "closest".

    18. Do you believe/support in NPO's Revenge Doctrine?

    No.

    19. Rate 1-5 (1 being lowest) for which how well your alliance has each of the following: Military, diplomacy, economical, internal organization, stability.

    Military- 3 (and learning)

    Diplomacy- 5 (I trust my FA crew with my life)

    Economical- 4 (we do pretty well, but can improve)

    Internal Organization- 3 (We are still working out the kinks in some of our programs)

    Stability- 5 (We are here and not going anywhere)

    21. What are your alliance's strengths?

    We have a lot of active and talented members as well as an active government.

    22. What are your alliance's weaknesses?

    We've never been in a real war, so even though we've done our part in studying how war works, we won't be experts until the inevitable day in the distant future that we fight in one.

    23. What alliances do typically the majority of your alliance descend from?

    38 of our members came from TDO. We are a split from them. The rest are new recruits.

    25. Alliance A declare war on Alliance B. You have MADPs with both. Morally, you agree with Alliance A and feel they have a good enough reason for attacking alliance B, how do you go about handling this situation?

    If treatied to both sides of a conflict, we would be the mediator and try our best to diffuse the situation. We believe that treaties are written to be honored, and as such, we refuse to attack any alliance we have a treaty with. We would likely remain neutral in a conflict between two friends, regardless of whether we believed one side was right or wrong.

    26. Do you believe in Perma-ZI?

    We believe in ZI as punishment, but after ZIl, the person is released. So, in other words, no.

    27. An alliance called The Fookheads has a MADP with The Asgards. The Asgards decide to declare war on an alliance called Icantbelieveitsnotbutter alliance. Asgards reasoning for attacking is simply because they want dominant control over the silver senate, and they feel this is the only way possible. The Fookheads, whom have an MADP with The Asgards, feel the reasoning is both unethical and illogical, thus canceling their MADP. Are The Fookheads dishonorable for standing up for what they believe in and canceling the MADP?

    The Fookheads can do their best to try to reason with the Asgards about why their planned move is unethical. If The Fookheads begin to see repetitive breaches of what they consider to be moral by the Asgards, then they would not be dishonorable. It is only if the Fookheads immediately cancelled at the first sign of inconvenience, without making attempts to salvage the relationship.

    30. Thoughts concerning...

    30.1 ...Citadel?

    Don't have much association with them other than knowing a few members in Gre and Argent. Being a defensive and non aggressive bloc is a plus, but I don't have much else to form an opinion off of.

    30.2 ...Frostbite?

    Not enough contact to make an opinion.

    30.3 ...Superfriends?

    RoK was our protector, and we will be forever grateful for that, as well as for the way they stood next to us in our time of need. Any friend of RoK is a friend of mine.

    30.4 ...Complaints and Greviances?

    Only real connection is through Athens. Athens, although making a mistake, seem to be a great group. I really think people should stop hating on them. Otherwise, don't have much of an opinion.

    30.5 ...Common Defense Treaty?

    FEAR are great people. They are just as close to us as RoK. We are beginning to get to know the other members of this bloc- as they've approached us. So far, we have no negative experiences and feel the members are friendly.

    33. Do you ever censor your members?

    If a member makes a statement that is his OWN statement, no, we do not. However, any government member that speaks on behalf of the alliance is held to a different standard.

    34. Are coups ever justifiable?

    Depends on the situation

    36. I respectively tell you I dislike your alliance, I feel your leaders are disrespectful who feed on power and power only. I also state I feel the general membership has no respect and constantly flame. What would your response/actions be?

    I would ask for the evidence of wrong doing. If in the wrong, I would apologize and make every effort to correct the issue. If the accusation was unfounded, I would simply tell you that you had the right to your opinion and say I was sorry you felt that way and to please give us a chance to improve your opinion of us.

    38. State the results of any wars you have been in.

    ADI has been without wars.

    44. Your members wish for a new government, they don't like it and feel a different kind would be better. What do you do?

    If the majority of the membership did not like the government, our charter can be amended to create a new government.

    45. What traits make a good alliance?

    Community, activity, diplomacy, and hard work

    46. Current Government type?

    Democratic Aristocracy

    47. What are your alliance's ideals?

    Our alliance's ideals are centered around allowing the general membership to have involvement in the way things are going. They have the ability to vote for the house that writes the laws, as well as to run for office. They also elect Lords and the Head of State. We believe that the alliance belongs to the people, and that the people should be involved.

    48. Did you support GGA's doctrine concerning the Green team, stating an alliance needs permission from the to form on GGA and no alliances other than GPA can vote for senate? If a senator from any other team has more than 20+ votes, they will be attacked.

    I believe that goes against democracy, which I believe in.

    49. Do you believe in moral police?

    People have different morals, so the moral police is flawed from the start.

    50. What treaties do you have?

    MDoAP with RoK

    MDoAP with FEAR

    PIATs with Athens, MHA, SoS Brigade, and WAPA

    55. Do you feel you will ever be sanctioned?

    It is a hope of mine that we be sanctioned, and I believe that if we continue to put in the effort that we have that we can accomplish any goal, including this one.

    56. How many members must be in an alliance before you consider them an actual alliance? 1? 5? 10? 20? 30+?

    Any alliance that Declares Existence, is an alliance in my belief

    60. Age range most of your members are?

    It is a big age range. We have young and old members alike.

    61. Where do most of your members live?

    I know we have a lot of Americans, but we also have plenty of Europeans and Asians.

    62. What crisis's have your alliance overcome?

    We almost went to war, but were able to resolve it peacefully.

    63. (#62) Did you become weaker or stronger because of them?

    The incident made us stronger, in my opinion.

    64. What were some of the most important steps your alliance have made in its history?

    We chose a really good protector, and some great friends along the way. We came out of the gate running, and put together a 300 million dollar aid program right off the bat that will allow us to reach 1 mil NS before reaching 3 months in age.

    66. What are your alliance's plans internally for the future?

    Just to get things running more fluidly.

    67. What are your alliance's plans externally for the future?

    Continue to make ourselves known. Make some more friends. Not have people tell us they don't know who we are. That type of stuff.

    68. GPA wants a MDP, do you accept?

    Aren't they neutral?

    69. The Hydra Clan enter a war you do not agree with, you have a MADP with them. You are seriously against it and it is against your morals, though, if you do not comply, you can be seen as traitors. What do you do?

    ADI would never sign a treaty that obligated us to fight an offensive war. We will defend out allies no matter what, but we choose to have the right to turn down an offensive war, for this reason. In any case that we believed in what our allies were trying to do, we would fight with them, so this would just prevent us from being in this situation.

    70. What is honor? How is an alliance honorable, what makes an alliance honorable, and what makes an alliance dishonorable in your opinion?

    The only real thing you have on Planet Bob is your word. Honor is to do what you say you will.

    71. A GOONS member flames you, and you respond back, publicly, with harsh words as well. Who is wrong?

    Both. The GOON for starting it and myself for continuing it. Takes two to tango.

    73. What is more beneficial in the long run, diplomacy or war experience?

    Diplomacy. It gets you out of wars that you will definitely lose.

    75. Which alliances would you sign an MDP with if you had free choice?

    I can't answer this, because our Hall has a unanimous vote on all treaties, so their opinion matters as much as mine.

    76. What makes a effective fighting alliance?

    Activity and being prepared. Warchests are huge too.

    77. In a war against a much bigger opponent against who you could not win, would you use the alliance nukes to go down fighting (to take as many of them down with us as possible - FAN style) or disband the alliance?

    There is option 3- diplomacy. We'd come to terms.

    78. Might makes right. True or false?

    False.

    79. About the Unjust War: which side do you think was in the right, if either, and are you happy with the result?

    Wasn't there, so it wouldn't be right to comment.

    80. Do you think that CN politics and diplomacy bear much of a similarity to diplomacy in real life? How are they similar or different, and why do you think this is? Does the diplomacy of CN more closely resemble that of any particular time period in human history, and would you change anything about the way it is generally conducted?

    I think CN politics are a good experiment. And I do find some parallels with real life as well.

    81. Does the majority of your alliance sell tech or buy tech? For what price?

    Internal deals- 3 mil for 50, External 3 mil for 100. Only sell to allies, after being screwed by a couple non allied alliances on tech deals. We have a pretty even amount of buyers and sellers, although we have a few more sellers than buyers.

    82. Does the majority of your alliance buy donations or sell tech? For what price?

    I really don't track who buys donations- that is up to them. A lot of them do sell tech.

    83. What was the cause of the Unjust War? (note: not the actual casus belli but the wider interrelation)

    Wasn't around for it so I shouldn't try to act like I know about it

    84. Do you have any ideas about where the next major tension or war might be?

    Well, for a moment, I thought it would be around ADI, but we got it settled. I don't have the slightest idea of who the next major war will involve. I just know that I'll be fighting alongside my allies.

    85. What do you think the effect of an alliance sanction is? Is it a good thing or a bad thing for most alliances?

    Gives you a flag and helps with recruiting. And it means you are powerful. Pretty much about it.

    90. Would your alliance ever spy on an alliance if you felt threatened? (Not in-game spying)

    No.

    91. The Fookheads have a NAP with TheMenHuggers. You have a MADP with The Fookheads, who break their NAP and attack TheMenHuggers. What do you do?

    This is why we leave the offensive part of treaties as optional, lol.

    93. You send a member 15 Million Aid. 2 weeks later, the member leaves. Do you make the member pay 15 Million back? Or more?

    I would define it as an aid scam and want the 15 mil back.

    94. Is there such thing as respectful freedom of speech over the CN forums?

    Depends on how badly you want to get flamed, lol.

    95. Should an entire alliance pay the price for one member's actions? (Non-government)

    If the alliance takes care of the one member, no. If they refuse to, then yeah.

    96. Should an entire alliance pay the price for one member's actions? (Government)

    Same as the last answer.

    97. Quality or Quantity?

    Little bit of both, but I prefer quality.

    98. The Fookheads, who you have a MADP with, are forced to cancel all treaties to avoid war with the ILovePooNuggets Alliance. The ILovePooNuggets alliance finds a questionable cassus belli, do you help your ally even though they were forced to cancel the treaty?

    Yes. If we felt they were set up like that, we'd come to their aid.

    99. Will alliances like NADC/WTF ever do anything? Are they isolationists?

    Dunno.

    100. Your member sends aid to Mangina, who is on NPO's ZI list. (Not really, theoretical situation), who they never announced. There was no way for your alliance to know Mangina was on the list. NPO then attacks your member's nation. How do you handle this situation? What if it leads to a potential war, what will you do?

    We start with diplomacy. Then we go from there. If we are attacked over it, we defend ourselves.

  7. FEAR the Aqua Defense Pact

    in Alliance Announcements (IC)

    Posted · Edited by John Warbuck

    I have been super impressed with FEAR, and so have the other members at ADI. FEAR has proven to be like brothers to us, and the amount of help they've provided through moral support and diplomacy is awesome. I'd like to thank FEAR for all they've done, and give a toast for what I see as a very long lasting friendship!

    o/ our friends at FEAR!

  10. Wars for casualties

    in Question Center

    Posted

    A while back, when in a different alliance- this question came up on another thread-

    http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?s...=MoralDecadence

    So, I wanted to get a definite ruling on whether or not it is considered war slot filling to hit another nation just to cause casualties for a war memorial.

    In the thread above, the result was that none of the group of people that ended up getting involved with those actions were warned, which is why I am asking.

  11. Ragnarok Announcement

    in Alliance Announcements (IC)

    Posted

    ?

    Like this doesn't involve us... We are the common demoninator between FEAR and Rok, who both happen to withdraw from the TDO DoGN within days of each other. We also are known to have history with TDO as well.

    I see no point in being coy about this. Withdrawing from the treaty was meant as a warning for TDO that if they did not make the amends they themselves offered, then they would in fact be punished for their misdeeds.

    However, things seem to be calming down, and TDO looks to be on track to meeting their obligations to make peace. So it looks like this might be over before it begins.

    It's a shame really... I already had come up with a good name. Now it looks like there won't be a War of Neutral Aggression.

    I didn't want to make too public the reasons until it was certain whether or not TDO would meet their terms, which is why I chose to make the statement I did. Apparently, the paste bin I told ratonbox to delete didn't get deleted however, and so it is news to all.

    Point of the matter is that ADI simply wants TDO to leave us be. Their MoD did not respect that, and after repeated harassment we asked that he be removed. TDO is currently being cooperative with their terms at the moment and have met 2/3 of the terms they agreed to. When the final 1/3 is met, I'll be making a more formal post acknowledging the end of this conflict, and the resolution of peace.

  19. What's the purpose of a leader?

    in Open World RP

    Posted

    I like all the perspectives of leadership in this thread. In my own opinion, I believe that there is a huge difference between managing an alliance and leading one. I believe that a good leader is the "Jack of All Trades" that isn't afraid to get his or her hands dirty and to help out in areas that the alliance is struggling in.

    A good leader knows everything that is going on in his or her alliance. He or she knows the strengths and weaknesses of the alliance and focuses his or her energy on the areas that are in need until he or she finds someone who has the skills to strengthen that "soft spot". The leader then moves on to the next project, continually knowing what areas need help. He or she also is a good judge of talent, and places the right people in the right places to get the job done.

    A good leader works hard for the alliance, as opposed to merely giving orders. If the leader can create a new program, he or she can also help run that program. The alliance is the first priority, and a good leader will make contributions to the alliance that would slow down his or her personal growth, so that younger members can grow and contribute to the alliance.

    A good leader is a good diplomat, and is able to look forward in time, doing things that not only benefit the alliance in the short term, but in the long term as well. The leader knows that it takes time to get the alliance to their "destination" but has goals in mind. He or she breaks those goals down into smaller goals and is able to rally the alliance members toward reaching them. Each goal they reach builds more trust in their leader.

    A good leader recognizes, appreciates, and rewards hard workers and member achievements. Giving this recognition only motivates the membership to achieve more.

    A good leader is honest, and also is able to fall on his or her sword when wrong.

    A good leader is also the embodiment of the ideals and motivations of his or her alliance. As a public face, a good leader represents the goals and ambitions of the alliance at all times, and people tend to base their opinion of his or her alliance on him or her.

  22. FAN Announcement

    in Alliance Announcements (IC)

    Posted

    Did ya hear that "whooshing" sound? that sound was the point of the OP going over your head.

    There was a point other than "we are tough guys that want all of CN to go screw yourselves"? If there was, I doubt I'm the only one that missed it. I don't know, being classified into an option of groups that includes "you shouldn't even be alive, and I'll pour gasoline on you if you are on fire", "we hate your f-ing guts", "we don't know you and why are you walking around on OUR CN" (excuse me? since when was this solely YOUR CN?), then there is "you are powerful pansies" or "OMFG, you just might be worthy of being spoken to by the almighty FAN".

    Yeah, talk like that is going make people respect your point, or even care to know what it is. :rolleyes:

  23. FAN Announcement

    in Alliance Announcements (IC)

    Posted

    The point is that nothing with substance seems to be said here. We very rarely pay and attention to this forum for exactly the reasons we outlined in the OP. So you rarely see us posting. However people ask us constantly, why we aren't more active here. Why we seem to keep to ourselves. Well, this is why. The threads in our forum about Bacon, !@#$ and Guns, they may be something we've all seen before, but Alliance XYZ reaching 25 nations, or signing a ODP with a similar alliance? They're poor completion.

    The OP suggests that you pay enough attention to apparently see all of these nuisance threads (as the OP states) about milestones and elections. If you keep to yourself, that is fine. The original alliance I came from keeps to itself, and I'm not knocking the practice one bit. And if someone ticks you off by telling you to be more "public", then take it up with that person. Don't go out and spit in the faces of people you don't know from Adam and think that you are going to get ooohed and aaahed, and that they will kiss your $#@ for it. Because the people with half a brain won't do that.

    If someone personally insulted you by calling you a neutral, take it up with that person. But I thought you guys would have more character than to insult the entire Cyberverse over the infraction of a few. I suppose my information was wrong.

    FAN of all alliances should know what it is like to be ganged up on, spat on, and shown complete lack of decency and respect. So have you risen above it, or sunk down to it? I know the answer to that now.

  25. FAN Announcement

    in Alliance Announcements (IC)

    Posted

    I didn't read most of the replies to this. I got to the beginning of page 5 and had enough. I wasn't around during FAN's glory days, but I do know that they've been through quite a lot. However, I don't think the OP will go to any great lengths to earn FAN any respect. If anything, it makes players like myself, who didn't have much to judge FAN on, have nothing positive to be able to give a good impression about.

    I have to agree with Dodger on this one. Some people like announcing an accomplishment, and that is in their rights. If you don't like this, don't look at their threads. While reaching 1 mil NS may not be a big deal for you, it is for them. It is the only time they've ever done it as an alliance of their own, and it is a special occasion for them. Stomping on that is just disrespectful, and disrespect only begets disrespect.

    After all the things I read about FAN in Cybernations Wikis and what people told me about the history of it all, I was expecting more from FAN than this. I'm rather disappointed. I can see the other sides' perspective now. But that is just the two cents from someone whose opinion you probably don't give a care about.

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