Should Harmless get involved

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TMM have finally acted upon their threats to ethnically cleanse "their" territory, and they're starting with all the alliances that aren't Toothless--presumably because we (Harmless) back Toothless and would crush TMM when that happens.

Harmless finds TMM's actions despicable, including those against individuals and alliances we do not protect.  At the same time, we do not want to police the server or ever be viewed as the server police.  There is generally room in Illyriad for all play styles.  But is this too much?  For this situation alone, we are willing to stand in defense of all newbies in TMM territory.

Please vote on whether you think Harmless should declare war on TMM.  This one time only, we will enforce the wishes of the community as a whole.  TMM is attacking players NOW and time is very short.  Because of this, we will begin launching attacks very soon and not stop until this poll sits stably at a clear "no."

Realize that we are giving the community as a whole voice over whether we get involved before Toothless comes under fire, not how or until what point.  Once ratified, we will stop when we feel that newbies are safe and the aggressors will not (or cannot) repeat their mistakes or retaliate against us in the near future.

Note also that reactively defending cities under attack (especially at our distance) is beyond tactically infeasible.  Cities would be razed to the ground by the time we arrived, and that's without considering non-aligned players and NAPing half the server.

Regards,
 - HM, Harmless Director

Edited by HonoredMule - 20 Nov 2010 at 04:46

Poll Question: Should Harmless fight and disable TMM to protect newbies?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
yes	58	[75.32%]
no	10	[12.99%]
other (explain in reply)	9	[11.69%]
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HonoredMule Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster General Joined: 05 Mar 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1650	Posted: 20 Nov 2010 at 04:40
	TMM have finally acted upon their threats to ethnically cleanse "their" territory, and they're starting with all the alliances that aren't Toothless--presumably because we (Harmless) back Toothless and would crush TMM when that happens. Harmless finds TMM's actions despicable, including those against individuals and alliances we do not protect. At the same time, we do not want to police the server or ever be viewed as the server police. There is generally room in Illyriad for all play styles. But is this too much? For this situation alone, we are willing to stand in defense of all newbies in TMM territory. Please vote on whether you think Harmless should declare war on TMM. This one time only, we will enforce the wishes of the community as a whole. TMM is attacking players NOW and time is very short. Because of this, we will begin launching attacks very soon and not stop until this poll sits stably at a clear "no." Realize that we are giving the community as a whole voice over whether we get involved before Toothless comes under fire, not how or until what point. Once ratified, we will stop when we feel that newbies are safe and the aggressors will not (or cannot) repeat their mistakes or retaliate against us in the near future. Note also that reactively defending cities under attack (especially at our distance) is beyond tactically infeasible. Cities would be razed to the ground by the time we arrived, and that's without considering non-aligned players and NAPing half the server. Regards, - HM, Harmless Director Edited by HonoredMule - 20 Nov 2010 at 04:46