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What would make you think that?

DP, you have no room to talk, you old waffler At least Marcus stuck to his decisions. He has backbone, which is more than can be said for you, from what I have observed. What Tib and ricky said.

Well obviously it isn't his first, or he needs to go back to school; on second thought, he's probably still in it. :/

Honestly, all Trouble has to do is stay defensive, and it'll be hard as hell to take them down. Not to mention, this is kinda what they came for, so really they're just getting their wish.

I'll join, staying pink though. http://tournament.cybernations.net/nation_...tion_ID=1001353

Grats man, love the forums, and the skin isn't half bad

Impressive; if such are the former leaders of RE, then what must the future bring?Looks bright for ya'll, good luck!

o/ MHA, gl folks!

Oops! TIme's up, we're back!

Wonder where that flag came from...

Well obviously she cannot; the NPO no longer has many strong allies allied to her. However, I would say that even were the peace terms canceled right now and NPO were free to conduct business as "usual", the changes for the good in the NPO would not stop. A different emperor means, in this case, a different philosophy on how the alliance runs and conducts itself (of course, recent experiences are certainly factors in this change).

Indeed; the aftermath of a massive war, especially when it was lost, is a very good time to tell just how efficient an alliance truly is. The same is true for all alliances.

Same with Pacifica, Feb 08-May 09.

I never argued that efficiency was subjective; rather, that a person's opinion on the best way to achieve that efficiency certainly is, and I was pointing out that it is good to consider the views of others in one's evaluation of said method. A group will often come up with points or ideas that an individual would not have by themself.

700 people can and have been wrong about something before; however, it is very rare that such a situation is the case. In addition, that is a poor comparison to what we are talking about in my opinion, because while with the sun & earth, we can physically prove it one way or another, there is no way to prove something that is based on opinion only.Also, sorry for the late edit on my previous post.

1) You cannot, but the more people included in your sample, for lack of a better word, generally the more even the scale.2) Opinions are not always unique, but I get what you are saying; we certainly all have something different to contribute, even if just by a little. 3) You started with something pointing that way, and accordingly I matched my post to counter that point that it seemed you were trying to make. edit - changed #3 after I re-read the posts.

I never claimed that they were; rather, that it is a good idea to get the opinions of others who have had a chance to experience the same when forming an opinion on the matter. In your case, the thing to consider is this: if 600-700 people (given, not all active, so say, 200 active people) in an alliance are all willing to obey a leader, and since his appointment there have been little to no complaints (in fact, he has very wide approval in and outside of the alliance), then it was probably your experience that has biased you. edit - added the quote for context since another post was between ours.

When evaluating a government or ruler, you should consider not only your own experience, but the general consensus of people who have experienced it. Having done so myself, and talked with many, many others that have, I would say that while your premise makes some sense, the conclusion you have drawn about the current situation is false.As for me, I am a strong believer in having a single authority figure over all.

No one is worrying, people are sad. Vocabulary ftw.

I look for structure, a military tradition, camaraderie, and a single wise ruler with good advisers. I found it 2 years 11 months 6 days ago, and have no intention or inclination to move from it now.

Grats ya'll Good luck!

Good luck SPA! You have my support for the simple fact that your troops march to Hell March. B) o/ SPA

I love the irony with the names here

Why does he need to prove anything to anyone? It doesn't matter if he proves it or not and it is purely a waste of his time.Palpatine made a valid point, and there is absolutely no reason for you to ad hominem him just because you disagree with him.

Yea ignore this, it's late