An MHAnnouncement

[majorddf]

Many hitchikers view the OWF as a place for slinging defecate. We don't spend much time here. All the real politics and decisions are made on IRC.

No offense.

[Acca Dacca]

Good luck to MHA and its former PIAT partners.

MHAil o/

As for other comments, do a Q&A. Its been awhile since anyone heard from ya'll

[Ashoka the Great]

[quote name='Starfox101' date='14 April 2010 - 08:39 AM' timestamp='1271248772' post='2260021']
Jadoo1989, Triumvir
Pudge1975, Triumvir
Majorddf, Triumvir


Never heard of any of you...
[/quote]

Apparently I need to get out more as well.

[quote name='jadoo1989' date='14 April 2010 - 05:26 AM' timestamp='1271237154' post='2259888']
We recognize that PIATs do serve a symbolic purpose, but we believe that in some instances, they numb the signing parties to what really needs to be done.
[/quote]

I've heard that eternal treaties do the same thing.

Edited April 14, 2010 by Ashoka the Great

[Haflinger]

[quote name='flak attack' date='14 April 2010 - 10:51 AM' timestamp='1271256700' post='2260119']
A wiki edit done by one of their gov members says otherwise, [b]unless you cancelled on them first.[/b]
[/quote]
Yeah, that would be exactly what I meant.

[BlkAK47_002]

[quote name='shahenshah' date='14 April 2010 - 05:45 AM' timestamp='1271238284' post='2259903']
Subtitles have lost credibility with all the DoW puns
[/quote]
I definitley agree,

I also think PIAT's are useless

[Kevin McDonald]

Well, hopefully the GUN-MHA relationship remains in tact.

Other than that, I don't think it's a loss for any of the parties (and I don't mean that in any sort of rude way, it's just the same sentiment the OP expresses.)

[supercoolyellow]

[quote name='Haflinger' date='14 April 2010 - 08:38 AM' timestamp='1271252273' post='2260071']
I met Pudge once I think.
[/quote]

I was on the wrong end (the war loosing end) of peace negotiations with him once

[Kzoppistan]

Interesting. Did you contact your now former PIAT partners before the announcement or is this their notice?

Good luck with the new policy.

[Coursca]

Too bad "PIATs" isn't a euphemism for "gRAMlins."

Best of luck on this new FA course.

[Barnaby von Farter]

[quote name='Kzoppistan' date='14 April 2010 - 11:51 AM' timestamp='1271263895' post='2260217']
Interesting. Did you contact your now former PIAT partners before the announcement or is this their notice?

Good luck with the new policy.
[/quote]

My guess is that they already knew, based on the first line of announcement:

[quote]Over the course of the last few days, MHA informed all of its PIAT partners of our intention to cancel all PIATs and discontinue the practice of entering into PIAT agreements.[/quote]

[Haflinger]

[quote name='Kzoppistan' date='14 April 2010 - 12:51 PM' timestamp='1271263895' post='2260217']
Interesting. Did you contact your now former PIAT partners before the announcement or is this their notice?
[/quote]
They contacted people in advance. Actually one might even say they went overboard in giving notice

[shahenshah]

[quote name='Starfox101' date='14 April 2010 - 05:39 PM' timestamp='1271248772' post='2260021']
Jadoo1989, Triumvir
Pudge1975, Triumvir
Majorddf, Triumvir


Never heard of any of you...
[/quote]

Pudge's a decent guy smug:

[Lusitan]

Considering MHA breaks MDPs more often than PIATs, shouldn't they be cancelling those instead?

[kriekfreak]

Ahhh one can notice that MHA is the topdog in CN now, all these haters jumping this announcement.

[Utracia]

Never saw the point in PIATs anyway, if the relationship is there for a treaty than surely one with more meat on its bones would be signed between the alliances involved. Waste of pixels. Good decision here.

[Haflinger]

[quote name='Lusitan' date='14 April 2010 - 03:46 PM' timestamp='1271274352' post='2260362']
Considering MHA breaks MDPs more often than PIATs, shouldn't they be cancelling those instead?
[/quote]
Actually, this is not the case.

[Sephiroth]

[quote name='Haflinger' date='14 April 2010 - 05:28 PM' timestamp='1271280479' post='2260479']
Actually, this is not the case.
[/quote]
If breaking treaties is happening at all treaty levels for them at least they are being consistent in that regard.

[AnCapistan]

[quote name='kriekfreak' date='14 April 2010 - 12:59 PM' timestamp='1271275139' post='2260369']
Ahhh one can notice that MHA is the topdog in CN now, all these haters jumping this announcement.
[/quote]

I doubt peoples' hate for MHA stems from them being "top dog".

[Starfox101]

It stems from them being allied to someone you guys personally dislike.

[SonOfHoward]

PIATS are useless unless they're team wide PIATs with economic perks and cool forums.

[kriekfreak]

[quote name='Mr Damsky' date='15 April 2010 - 12:17 AM' timestamp='1271287060' post='2260569']
I doubt peoples' hate for MHA stems from them being "top dog".
[/quote]


[quote name='Starfox101' date='15 April 2010 - 05:51 AM' timestamp='1271307056' post='2260955']
It stems from them being allied to someone you guys personally dislike.
[/quote]

Which all boils down to Gra and MHA being the top dogs. They know they can't muster enough support to take them down right away so they try to win the PR battle first. It is awful to see, and pretty tiresome.

[Mentor]

This is a very logical decision

o/ MHA!

[Seth Muscarella]

It's good to see you guys consolidating your treaty web, even if these ties weren't as strong as others.

o/ MHA

[mdnss69]

[quote name='Haflinger' date='14 April 2010 - 07:17 PM' timestamp='1271269057' post='2260301']
They contacted people in advance. Actually one might even say they went overboard in giving notice
[/quote]

... Really? First I heard about it.

[Gaulamos]

PIAT's are useless anyway...
Good luck to all!

o/ MHA