I think I might - bear with me:
In mid-December I forwarded a proposal to Victoria for the possible merger of TGE and its last remaining colonies (The now defunct TRE & TAHE) in order to create some kind of decent alliance out of the whole lot. I spoke to Chris and he informed me that he didn't give a damn about a merger because:
So I duly waited for a response from Victoria instead. However, as things transpired, between the 23rd of December and early January, Chris has a change of heart. On the 8th of January, he and two others posted in the PHoL demanding Victoria's resignation. Chris posted first and asked her to go.
Two days later, Chris attacks Victoria on IRC and tells her that she either abdicates or he and the two other officials will resign also adding, cryptically, that allies will walk away as well if she doesn't. He gives her until noon of the following day to make up her mind. This is later extended, grudgingly, to 24 hours. She takes the honourable decision and abdicates, opening this thread and giving Chris what he wants in order to make the best peace. And that, as far as I know, is a very basic synopsis. My problem:
a) I would like some part of TGE to survive but it wont if it's basically being propped up by certain alliances for reasons best known to themselves.
b) The non-stop backroom lunacy needs to come to a halt and the general membership start making some decisions for themselves for a change. Are they happy being used as pawns in some shambolic end-game?
c) I think Victoria was treated dreadfully in this whole affair. Fred used to get bored with the place every couple of weeks and dissapear and Chris didn't ask him to abdicate. When he pushed the colonies down our throats, Chris didn't ask him to abdicate. I think Chris is a decent enough bloke but I'm sorry, this is not the right way to change the place. It doesn't matter how many you recruit unless you have a independant and well-intentioned government in place. Otherwise, this is either just a terminal case of deja-vu or simply a terminal case.
I'm not attacking TGE. I have many happy memories of the place. I'm attacking those alliances who are using them and those people who wronged a very decent and hardworking individual.