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  1. Canik

    No Great Leaders

    By Canik,

    So, I know we've all heard Starfox say it, and I believe I've heard
    it echoed by a few others in recent times. All the great leaders are
    gone! There are no statesmen left! Without them, nothing can change.
    It's true, most of the great iconic leaders in Planet Bob's history are long
    gone, never to return. Only a few remain, and their involvement is
    minimal. Of course, it wasn't just the great leaders, a lot of people
    left. I believe our world's population was nearly 50,000 at it's peak,
    how many of those were great and iconic leaders? A dozen? Two dozen?
    Let's go ahead and assume there were about 50. That's what, .1%? Yes,
    point one percent. Oh, but there were many who were just semi-famous,
    but still really good leaders you say? Well, whatever. Let's say there
    was 2000 respectable leaders, that's still just 4%.
    Now there are only 11,398 current active nations on Planet Bob. I think it's
    safe to say the leader to nation ratio hasn't changed much. I do not
    think it is a lack of intelligent, creative and ambitious leadership
    that is the cause of the perpetual, slow decline of our population. No
    one has it harder than the leaders of today. In the beginning new
    nations flooded in with ease, now they trickle in. Planet Bob itself was
    constantly evolving, new technologies brought us nukes, wonders, spies,
    navy and more, now we struggle to find room for improvement. Where once
    there was enthusiasm there is now gloom and doom.
    Yet, despite it all, we have slowed the bleeding. You might, rightfully, credit this
    in part to us simply hitting a wall, but it is also in part thanks to
    the hard work of many nations, putting in the hours trying to recruit
    new nations, and keep the ones we've got. If you want to turn this slow
    bleed into a recovery, I suggest you find those nations who are still
    active, enthusiastic, and ambitious and join them. Be the change you
    want to see in the world. If there is any chance for any level of
    recovery, that is it, it certainly isn't sitting around and complaining
    about how things used to be.
    tl;dr There are still people out there making an effort, quite a few of them in fact, and those people will make an impact in the these later years of Planet Bob, but if you want real recovery, you're going to have to really pitch in.
  2. Canik
    Starting from when FEAR entered the war:
    Full credit goes to Spaarlamp for the stat tracking. I simply borrowed this from our forums.
    Kudos to MXCA & GDA, who aren't doing too bad. UPN would appear to be doing alright, but it doesn't take into account loses before FEAR declared which were significant. Loses tend to slow down as things become disorganized, people can't declare new wars due to anarchy, people slip into peace mode, etc.
  3. Canik

    Just making a statement...

    By Canik,

    Greetings, Cyberverse. If you don't already know me, I am Canik. Grand Chancellor & a founder of FEAR. I joined Cybernations in between GWI and GWII. My first war was the Maroon War, where I fought for ICP. Then Great War II, where I fought for The League against NPO (before it was cool.) It was after The League's defeat that splinter alliances merged to created the Fellowship of Elite Allied Republics. Hence the name.
    I am not the most outspoken person. I'm not a writer or a poet by any means. I am usually blunt and to the point. I have little interest in small talk. Don't worry, I won't be blogging often.
    Concerning the War; First, I'd like to say it is both an honor to fight alongside brave souls and good friends, and to fight against such formidable foes.
    If you question why FEAR entered the war, you only need to look at our treaties. We did enter through Optional Aggression via TORN, but the entire war is Optional Aggression. As far as we're concerned, entering to "defend" TORN would not have been any more or less honorable. We were going to enter the war for our allies eventually and that's all there was to it. Maybe we were a little over-zealous about it, but after being held back for a week while TPF was attacked, and then again in the NpO - \m/ war, we were sick and tired of sitting and watching. Inevitable war is inevitable.
    Concerning the Joint Statement; I can't speak for the rest of the signatories, but I can assure you that FEAR was not asking for peace, nor were we trying to insult CnG. We simply did not see how offering peace could be a bad thing. Obviously, strategically you want to get as many opposing alliances (and individual nations) out of the war as possible. We did not realize a portion of the signatories were about to surrender. We earnestly do support light surrender terms, but it also could play to long-term strategy. If and when we surrender, we are willing to accept reasonable terms. We are not against terms completely, just crippling terms. That value won't change win or lose, neither will our commitment to our allies.
    Concerning my Blog; You are free to reply with your opinion. I may answer questions concerning issues discussed in the blog. I will not answer anything off-topic, and if you have anything serious to discuss I would suggest using private messages or IRC to contact me.
    Thank you all for your time, and enjoy the war.
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