dy Cazaril

[quote name='Father Christmas' timestamp='1298334872' post='2641126'] To all those suggesting neutrality, thank you, I am aware of that option. But the [b]economic penalties[/b] spoil it as an exercise in nation building; and any alliance can be dragged into a war, however neutral they are or try to be. I don't object to war in principle, but more to the feeling that we are all simply re-fighting the same war over and over and the truth is that, bar a few vociferous posters here, no-one really cares about the so-called reasons for war; everyone is simlpy following orders from their respective alliances. [/quote] What exactly are the economic penalties of neutrality? [size="1"][i]Edit: Spelling Commissar[/i][/size]

[quote name='jerdge' timestamp='1298331453' post='2641068'] [size="1"][i](OK I'll admit that: we have some nice stuff but the demand is also [i]so high[/i]...)[/i][/size] [/quote] You're not getting any of mine, that's for sure...

Bah-bah-bump.

[quote name='Kingfloater' timestamp='1298089422' post='2638002'] How do you win [/quote] Being a boss. Also, by having the highest NS when the round ends.

A lot of these changes are things that make sense in TE, that wouldn't necessarily work well in SE. I can imagine similar [i]concepts[/i] being added in SE, but not the exact things that are being changed in TE.

It's not starting right at update? I foresee... F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5

Interesting, I like it. It also looks as though we'll all be feeling our way through the dark for a round or two before we re-optimize building guides (assuming that the game doesn't continue to change every round, which I wouldn't mind if it did).

Hey, funny pictures is [b]our[/b] thing...

Needs moar bump.

Thank you to everyone for the kind responses. More flower pron for your enjoyment: [img]http://www.hermann-uwe.de/files/images/two_flowers.preview.jpg[/img]

Whatever the changes are, I hope we get more warning about what they are than we did about the change of schedule.

Some warning would certainly have been nice, as I wouldn't have stayed up for this. On the other hand, I'm excited to see what sort of changes are made.

Alas, only a modest gain for our 5th anniversary.

[quote name='Bob Ilyani' timestamp='1297727728' post='2633581'] So, A question to all Neutral Alliances: [b]What makes CN interesting and/or enjoyable to you?[/b] [/quote] To be honest, part of it [b]is[/b] the economics. I do enjoy building a large and efficient nation. I also like the community and the people within the GPA; in that respect, I believe I'm no different from a member of any other alliance. As far as FA goes, even neutrals like to maintain good relations with the rest of Bob. Though we aren't out looking for treaty partners, we do still have a Foreign Affairs department, and I meet new people all the time. As to war... to be honest, at the national level, war on Planet Bob is pretty boring (and if I have an itch for it, I can always scratch it on Planet Steve ). And at the alliance level, staying out of war can often be as interesting and challenging as getting into war. Also, I prefer watching drama over creating it.

[quote name='Hyperbad' timestamp='1297727943' post='2633588'] I thought the record was 69.96? What's GRL at now? [/quote] Previous record was definitely 69.04; I dug back into last year's ASR updates to confirm it.

[quote name='Schad' timestamp='1297666298' post='2632614'] Congrats, GPA members past and present. We came agonizingly close to celebrating your half-decade of peace by setting a new record GRL, but it looks like we'll fall a bit short. We'll try harder for your 10th, I swear. [/quote] Actually, it looks like it got here just in time. What a lovely present!

[center][IMG]http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv276/dyCazaril/gpa2-by-astarle.gif[/IMG][/center] Greetings, citizens of Planet Bob! I come before you today to announce the celebration of a momentous anniversary in our world's history. Five years ago today, a group of nations founded a fledgling alliance on the Green team, which they named the Green Protection Agency. It was the first Green alliance, and in May of that year was recognized as the official alliance of the sphere. The GPA's founding came soon after the first inter-alliance wars, the GATO-INC war (or First World War), and the First Polar War. When the first GPA members saw the devastating effects of these wars, they resolved to remove the GPA from the arena of alliance politics. Thus, the Charter of the Green Protection Agency was drafted with the famous Neutrality Clause, and to this day the GPA remains committed to maintaining its inter-alliance neutrality and achieving success through peaceful economic growth. Over the past five years, the GPA has gone through times of both prosperity and ruin. At some times, its values and ideals have been sorely tested. But throughout it all, the spirit of Neutrality has stayed strong in the hearts of its leaders and its membership, and has led the Green Protection Agency to where it is today. For this reason, the GPA has decided to use the excuse of a round-numbered anniversary to announce the creation of a [b]Green Protection Agency Hall of Fame[/b]. The Hall of Fame will include current and former GPA members who have contributed greatly to the alliance through their words and actions. I am pleased to announce that for its inaugural year, the GPA Hall of Fame will be admitting ten people into its ranks. These paragons of the GPA were painstakingly selected by the GPA membership for their commitment to neutrality, their service to the Agency, and their demonstration of GPA values. [size=4][b][color=green]I give you, the GPA Hall of Fame Class of 2011![/color][/b][/size] [center][img]http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv276/dyCazaril/GPAHoFPlaque2.png[/img][/center] And now for a blurb about each inductee, for those who may not know who they are: [list] [*][color=green][b]Abaddon -[/b][/color] A former GPA MoD, and one of the members who helped re-write the first GPA charter. [*][b][color=green]creativedynamo -[/color][/b] President after the War on Peace, creativedynamo guided the Agency through the difficulties of the Reconstruction period. He is the only former member to have received the GPA Lifetime Achievement Award. [*][color=green][b]Emperor Fu -[/b][/color] Known inside and outside the GPA for his 'fro-clad avatar, Emperor Fu is one of the quintessential faces of the Agency. He served both as GPA President and as a Green team senator. [*][color=green][b]gamer42_au -[/b][/color] An economic mastermind, gamer42_au served the GPA for many terms as MoE, and was responsible for much of the GPA's early knowledge of CN economic theory. [*][color=green][b]M_a_C_a -[/b][/color] Nobody has put more time and effort into GPA service than M_a_C_a, longtime cornerstone of the Office of Membership Compliance. Though he has retired from the GPA government, M_a_C_a remains one of our hardest-working members. [*][color=green][b]Patjenn -[/b][/color] Before his nation tragically vanished last fall, Patjenn was the GPA's longest-running senator, and the "most popular" person on the Green team. He also has served as GPA President. [*][color=green][b]Patrick Gray -[/b][/color] GPA MoFA during and after the War on Peace, "PDGray" has also served as MoE and President. He is well-known for his economic expertise, as demonstrated by the prosperity of his nation. [*][color=green][b]Phil Gaea -[/b][/color] Not much is known anymore about this shadowy figure from the depths of the GPA's history, but Phil Gaea is attributed to be the GPA's founding member and first President. [*][color=green][b]Thomasj_tx -[/b][/color] Master statesman, former President, economic powerhouse, Green-team senator, and all-around great guy. Thomasj_tx is the definition of GPA spirit. [*][color=green][b]United Blobs -[/b][/color] One of the GPA's founding members, and served multiple terms as GPA president in the alliance's early days. [/list] [size="3"][color=red][b]Okay, now that that's out of the way, I'd like to invite everyone to visit our public IRC channel (#gpa), and [url=http://forums.cn-gpa.com/index.php][color="#008000"]our forums[/color][/url] to join in the celebration of five years of GPAwesome. [/b][/color][/size]

[quote name='The Trail' timestamp='1297301225' post='2627496'] [img]http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1526/amateurpropaganda.jpg[/img] Rawr independent menace based on the countless of strength chart propaganda sigs [/quote] Yours is a lot tidier than ours.

Bump for the proletariat. [i]Edit:[/i] Spelling Commissar.

Looks like the GRL has a pretty good chance of beating its record, though I doubt it will be by a whole heck of a lot.

A heartfelt bump.

I for one welcome our new radioisotopic overlord. o7

NPO is hairy?

[quote name='flak attack' timestamp='1296841147' post='2619374'] Not enough members for it to matter. The two AA's combined have about 190 members. [/quote] I guess it's just habit at this point.

[quote name='Kingfloater' timestamp='1296837709' post='2619335'] Due too the Criticsm and this post making me look like a noob I will end this contest and will not give a prize out since it Is a waste of aid slot you guys happy [/quote] 50 tech isn't a waste of an aid slot.