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New nations won't be bothered by whatever nation ruler organization takes the place of alliances. The nation rulers that associate with each other (read: the leaders of alliances) don't concern themselves with the everyday dealings of what is often referred to as "low-tier" nations. When newer nations attempt to add their own brand of fun to Bob their efforts are labeled "micro drama" and dismissed.

This thread is not about EZI or PZI.

There is absolutely historical evidence of an anti-PZI movement. It wasn't organized and didn't unite under a certain terminology, but there was absolutely backlash against alliances that practiced PZI/EZI policies.

OP is not about PZI/EZI. Of course, I am not arguing against organization. I'm merely questioning the relevance of what is currently referred to as the alliance. So if the real movers and shakers are members of these "clubs" don't traditional alliances and maybe even alliances themselves are out dated?

For a second I thought AM had signed with MHA. Thank god that didn't happy. Would've snuffed all the fun out of that outfit.

In most parts of Bob, it is taken for granted that whenever a nation gets raided, a third party (normally a well-to-do minister of recruitment of an alliance) will step in and offer their services as a mediator in the hopes of gaining a new member. In some alliances where ZI/PZI/EZI punishment has not yet been abolished, a small but significant number of nations are sentenced to zero infrastructure for what are considered especially grave crimes. Many people are familiar with the campaign to abolish PZI/EZI. In fact, it has already been abolished in most alliances. Even the staunchest advocates of PZI/EZI acknowledge the fact that the ZI penalty faces serious challenges. Few people find life without the zero infrastructure penalty difficult to imagine. On the other hand, the alliance is considered an inevitable and permanent feature of our cyber lives. Most people are quite surprised to hear that the alliance abolition movement also has a long history-one that dates back to the historical appearance of the alliance as the main form of protection from raiders. In fact, the most natural reaction is to assume that alliance activists-even those who consciously refer to themselves as "anti-alliance activists"-are simply trying to ameliorate activity conditions or perhaps to reform the alliance in more fundamental ways. In most circles alliance abolition is simply unthinkable and implausible. Alliance abolitionists are dismissed as utopians and idealists whose ideas are at best unrealistic and impracticable, and, at worst, mystifying and foolish. This is a measure of how difficult it is to envision a social order that does not rely on the threat of sequestering people in dreadful places designed to separate them from their communities, color spheres, and trade partners. The alliance is considered so "natural" that it is extremely hard to imagine life without it. It is my hope that this post will encourage readers to question their own assumptions about alliances. Many people have already reached the conclusion that the zero infrastructure penalty is an outmoded form of punishment that violates basic principles of sportsmanship and fun. It is time, I believe, to encourage similar conversations about alliances. During my own career as an anti-paper activist I have seen the number of !@#$%^&* treaties increase with such rapidity that many nations that are just being created now have a far greater chance of going to a lifeless alliance where nothing will happen than of getting a decent Planet Bob experience. When many young people decide to join alliances like Monster's University in order to avoid the inevitability of boredom and deletion, it should cause us to wonder whether we should not try to introduce better alternatives.

When will Apocalypse Meow join Magnum Opus?

This is a good one.

Cool. I always enjoyed your stats.

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. Some definite truth to it. I think we should set up some kind of horizontal communication to this forum. Admin knows how long planet bob will be around.

You can call your walker whatever you want to gramps.

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Good stuff!

Are you sure you are looking for peace Al?

BE SURE TO DESIGNATE A SOBER DRIVER IF YOU'RE TAKING A PRIVATE CAR TO A NYE PARTY! HAVE FUN EVERYONE! HAPPY 2017

friendly bump :3

Yeah, but, \m/ actually was special.

Up the Protectorate!

we're cheeky bastards

I knew about this months ago.

Quality posting as always Stevie.

2. we're not that drunk

What's your ideal Sunday? Does it involve cheese? If so, what kind?

we're not babies