Divi Filius

Voted. The above posters do make a good point though. If we can make it to #1 in one day the site most likely won't have that much visitors (then again, every little bit helps). I do know there are tons of similar sites out there though, maybe we should all look for one with more daily visitors and start a similar initiative there.

Congratulations TOP, nice line-up.

This is pretty awesome

Temptrading, all the cool kids are doing it.

Congratulations to two fine alliances.

And I would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for that meddling Stealthy! Congratulations R&R, but we will be back.

The Flying Dutchmen would have been even better but still, nicely done sir.

Congratulations and good luck Fred.

I have actually never thought of Legion as that bad of an alliance and you certainly wouldn't have been my pick for WAE, but my god, this is stupid...

[quote name='Davian Thule' timestamp='1283758580' post='2443532'] [color="#FF8C00"]The cat pip looks horrible though, I wanna see what FOK has.[/color] [/quote] Ours used to look like this : [img]http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc89/Lotad255/fok_img2.png[/img] However zoomzoomzoom claimed that it was 'not sexy enough' and that he was gonna make us a new one. Suppose we'll have to focuss on staying above 200 members first though.

[center][url=http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/720641/f3df4b3f/en_nu_gaan_we_bouncen.html][img]http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/cybernations/images/f/f4/Fokflag.png[/img][/url] [size="4"][b] FOK Announcement[/b][/center][/size] Dear awesome people and wickedJ[CSN][color="#FF0000"]*[/color], I'll keep this announcement 100% clear and without any shenanigans, as the previous [color="#FF8C00"][b]FOK[/b][/color] (-related) topics caused quite a bit of confusion. First of all, Sibren is [u][b]NOT[/b][/u] the new President of [color="#FF8C00"][b]FOK[/b][/color]. His [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=90856"][b]announcement[/b][/url] from a few weeks ago - wherein he claimed to have overthrown me and where he crowned himself '[i]Champion of the people[/i]' - was just his (admittedly weird) way of saying that we were going to have new elections and that he was going to run against me. Unfortunately for him though, he can only claim the title '[i]Champion of 12% of the people[/i]' and therefore I have just been elected to my second term as President of [color="#FF8C00"][b]FOK[/b][/color]. Secondly, just to make sure, I am [u][b]NOT[/b][/u] an NSO spy. Contrary to what Sjakiliv [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=91145&st=0"][b]claimed[/b][/url] a while ago, I did not run an NSO spy ring in [color="#FF8C00"][b]FOK[/b][/color]. Although I do consider myself somewhat of a visionairy in the sense that I can predict some events shortly before they take place, starting an NSO-spyring in [b][color="#FF8C00"]FOK[/color][/b] a year and half before NSO was founded is even beyond my capacities. NSO and Sibren (yes, him [i]again[/i]) were simply fooling around with Sjakiliv and apparently he truly believed that LUE and NSO spies were secretly fighting for the control of the universe in the #nso channel. Last and most certainly least, I semi-proudly present my new goverment : [center] [u][b]Minister of Internal Affairs - oinkoink12[/b][/u] As the #3 nation in Planet Bob, oink obviously knows his business when it comes to nationbuilding. He's also very active and a big fan of constructive criticism, so all in all a perfect pick for Interal Affairs. [u][b]Minister of Economics - wietze[/b][/u] wietze is a geek in the truest sense of the word, that's why I love him so much! He enjoys crunching the numbers and studying the statistics, so he will make a excellent Minister of Economics. [u][b]Minister of Defense - feestaap1[/b][/u] The only bad thing there is to say about feestaap1 is that he's from Belgium, but we forgive him for that. He has a brilliant strategic mind and will surely lead FOK to great victories, if there will ever be a war. [u][b]Minister of Foreign Affairs - ArneS[/b][/u] Well, yeah... [/center] That was pretty much it for today. To distract you from all the things I've just mentioned above, I'll just leave you with the image of the [s][b]retarded[/b][/s] silly polar bear : [center][img]http://www.coolavatars.org/wp-content/uploads/avatar_2637.gif[/img][/center] ~Divi Filius [size="1"][color="#FF0000"]* Yes, I did that last part on purpose[/color][/size] [i]tl;dr for the lazy people - Nobody loves Sibren. - Divi Filius is awesome, but not an NSO spy. - New FOK govt. - Polar bears are cool.[/i]

[quote name='supercoolyellow' timestamp='1282839583' post='2431793'] Better in game education to help new players learn about the community of CN. [/quote] This would be very helpful indeed. A new nation joining now will be overwhelmed with all of the aspects of the game and will instead most likely just give up. There's a lot to gain by having more of these players stick around. Therefore, I think it would be a positive addition if new players got the game explained to them. Perhaps a few 'missions' for the new players to complete (such as 'reach 1000 infrastructure' or 'build a harbor') in the first days. These missions would help the players get familiar with the game mechanics, build up their nation efficiently and (hopefully) keep them active. You could even reward them with some sort of bonus (a positive event). This structure could also eventually guide them to these forums and/or an alliance. [size="1"][i]Disclaimer : I hardly ever visit the Suggestion topic, so no clue if this has ever been suggested before. If so, I apologise. [/i][/size]

[quote name='Rextu' timestamp='1282568199' post='2427669'] It's spelled [i]enemies[/i] and [i]spies[/i]. EDIT: Yeah, I know FOK don't speak English, but I've seen better spelling than that from them in the past. [/quote] The original logs were in Dutch, but since posting Dutch logs is not allowed here Sjakiliv took it upon himself to translate them. Rest assured, most FOK members are far more capable of making themselves understood in English than Sjakiliv.

[quote name='Brutilius' timestamp='1282563814' post='2427631'] I am just so confused by this whole thread. [/quote] Sjakiliv is an ex-member of FOK and he approached Heggo with an offer to spy on FOK for NSO. Heggo (jokingly) immediately accepted Sjaki as a spy and told him to meet up with the other NSO infiltrants in FOK : Tankbuster and me. So when Sjaki did approach us, I pretty much ignored it but Tankbuster decided to play along with him. (the first log) It ended up with Sjaki being conviced that #nso was the HQ channel for a CN-wide spyring and that all 100+ people in there were part of a conspiracy. (the [url=http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?showtopic=91145&view=findpost&p=2427616]second log[/url]) I guess he actually believed all of it and this is his way to expose all of 'them evil spies'. And yes, even after I summarize it like that it's still confusing as hell.

[quote name='Cataduanes' timestamp='1282563379' post='2427627'] Divi!! how could you!! [/quote] I am pure evil. Apparently I have been spying for NSO since the day I joined FOK, despite that day being 1.5 years before NSO was even created.

Anyone who dares to oppose me in these hard times will feel my wrath. You will all pay for this!

Congratulations GO, 2 years is a pretty big achievement these days. You should get rid of that 'JmanofAus' guy though, he's being mean to me.

[quote name='Jrenster' timestamp='1282170143' post='2422075'] Doesn't FOK run this same line of jokes every time? Correct me if I'm wrong. [/quote] You're wrong.

[quote name='Kowalski' timestamp='1282169027' post='2422060'] This will not stand. My support is fully behind Divi. [/quote] I love you

[quote name='Methrage' timestamp='1282164936' post='2421977'] You should install a King next to replace all the tyranny you've faced under a dictator for so long and I can be that King. [/quote] Dutchies have a tendency to revolt and start wars that last 80 years when faced with a foreign king telling them what to do. FOK is better off under the benevolent rule of Dictator Divi [img]http://i.fok.nl/s/yes_new.gif[/img]

[quote name='Descendent' timestamp='1282161783' post='2421907'] Freedom at last!!! [/quote] You will vote for me in the upcoming elections, and you know it.

You have not heard the last of me. [img]http://www.ifokalliance.com/images/smilies/chagarijn.gif[/img] I'll be back!

[quote name='Feanor Noldorin' timestamp='1282152346' post='2421736'] However, the problems our alliances have with one another extend beyond that and the attack, while valid, was seen as the culmination of alot of bad things that happened between us. [/quote] Oh I'm not contending that. A lot of things went wrong in the end and I think both alliances were at fault there. I just took offense to HellAngel's notion that us attacking TOP was a case of betrayal, or ... '[i]the most serious betrayal ever[/i]'.

[quote name='Feanor Noldorin' timestamp='1282100112' post='2421012'] (...) but for the love of God stop this nonsense that we didn't have a Casus Belli. You may not have agreed with or liked it, personally I don't care, but we had a reason. There is always a CB in a war. [/quote] Ok, how does this work for you? [i]'We were totally wrong in attacking TOP after they attacked our [b]MDP[/b] partner without anything we considered to be even close to a valid CB, totally!'[/i] [quote name='Feanor Noldorin' timestamp='1282100112' post='2421012'] I don't care about the rightness/wrongness of it (...) [/quote] I'd love to see your thoughts on that though.

[quote name='HellAngel' timestamp='1282058810' post='2419644'] FOK declaring war on TOP. By far the most serious betrayal i have ever encountered. [/quote] By god indeed! We were totally wrong in attacking TOP when they attacked our [b]MDP[/b] partner without any CB whatsoever, totally!