But I really hope this one, apologizing post won't turn out bad for you. Nice to read, and it was important, for some people, and for yourself, I'm sure 

It's healthy to say uncle when your bone's about to break.

I am thankful for what I have learned from this post and the results of an internet search.

"In times of change, learners inherit the earth. The learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." Eric Hoffer

Best wishes to all as we seek a resolution to this war.

I find Kumo a likeable person, even though we differ in opinion on almost everything happening under King Sigurd.

If the game doesn't change much from today forward.. I believe H? will outlast all the quitters of the game.

Kumo reminds me of a mother bear he is very protective over the rest of us in H? he considers us part of his family and his responsibility.  So unless you are perfect stop throwing stones...

 

The real problem wasn't, that as you say, what you said was taken as H? policy since you were a Director. It was the fact that no other H? Director ever followed up your post or statement and said that it wasn't. Regardless, water under the bridge, and congrats on your RL happenings...

Frankly I was contacted by Janosh in the early days of the confederation and while in charge of diplomacy in OCON, had grave misgivings as to the unwillingness of both to modernize their stance over the 10 square rule; which even as early as January of 2012 was squeezing new players excessively over land that would never be used; and therefore turned overtures by both down.  Because of abuse by newbs of training alliances of larger ones and the aggression by non-allied farm accounts of both; we had to take a strong stand as well in our training alliance Plantagenet.  I think that we can trace the whole of this current conflagration to the greed over the new special resources as well as the 10 space rule.  Both represent a mentality of "I was here 1st and do not have to share" & I think we need to temper that a bit.  

Me, me, me, me, me!

 

; )  ... and you still cling to your interpretation doggedly . . .  it was enough to nearly cause your demise in the past  ( more calmly handled on our side than yours, you must admit ) . . .  even stubborn dwarves should be able to accept the fact that, at least on this count, there can be a clearly wrong side of an argument . . .

 

Certainly the "10 square rule" has utterly no hope of expanding,  I do indeed see the rationale for it to shrink, to the extent that perhaps even the hard coded game mechanics could be detuned a bit.  A game supported 7.5 or 8 square exodus/tenaril cap could be well supported now, and perhaps even avoid some future confrontations.

 

(Except of course with certain blockheaded dwarves)

I have no problem with someone within 8 squares of me, or even 7 if they have courtesy enough to ask if it's a problem. Maybe this is because my head is more rounded as opposed to the block type....

KP, in all seriousness, why do you really feel the need to antagonise the only few that have not declared against you? Does this make you feel like you're holding the moral high grounds? 

It's absolutely correct, I personally bear no sympathy for H? since the previous war. I have been quite open about it. It's human; we surrendered to your alliance after losing a war that was imposed on us and for which we were unprepared as we were participating in a tournament.   

In truth, this game doesn't need a higher "authority" that self-righteously decides of what is good and what is evil in Elgea. And yet I have been openly calling for peace for several months now. We need more players in Illyriad, not less... and you do have a duty as a leader to allow this to happen.