Dear Ian Cameron,
I have been criticized above by you as causing trouble and then hiding behind my "big" friends. Well, I have game allies. I have friends. Until I am able to answer these situations myself, they will step in and help me. Just like if I were as seasoned as they, I would do this for my friend in the game. It is what having game allies is all about. I've played with these players for many, many years.
I would like to clarify, that I did not cause this trouble with The Union. If I recall correctly, Ian, it was you in chat that night that started using ugly language, and that my dear, is what will get you and your mates in trouble every time.....not just with me but with anyone in the game. Another example is Guerra's post above. There is no need for that, you know.
You are lucky it was I. Because any seasoned war player wouldn't have even talked to you, you and your mates would have been decced immediately, with no negotiations. Because I consider Wolfker a friend, I talked to him and wanted to work things out. He and Lisbeth have always been nice to me in this game, and I like that The Union is a nice federation with some really good, decent players, players that I am happy to help in this game, and players that I consider friends in this game.
As to your relationship with Nico, Ian. You stated that Nico isn't your friend, because he said your girlfriend looked like Bert on Sesame Street and has a unibrow. Well.........so what? lol Nico tells me I'm old and ugly all the time, that the thoughts of me pole dancing makes him want to get run over by a bus. It's his way of playing around and goofing off (at least it better be!! SCOWL!!!), and I thought you two had this sort of verbal byplay with each other all the time? You went at it all the time in the forums before I got to know you both.
I would also like to add that you telling me that Nico is using me, was a low blow tactic. One I certainly don't respect. Also I don't like people who post in public venues clips from peoples' private conversations. What you and Nico discuss in private, has no place in the public simcountry chat room. Wendy did/does that, and I look upon that with utter distaste, and I have spoken out about this low tactic on many occassions.
Yes, Nico and you have always been a bit of game rivals, and yes, I'm sure Nico would like to fight members of The Union, yourself included. This is part of the game. There doesn't even have to be a reason to dec a player. Maybe someone just wants to fight or gain assets, who knows. I'm just saying. This is why younger federations like yourself and even my own, need to learn to defend your assets. In this game as in real life, we would all like to live peacefully with each other, but it doesn't always work out that way :P
Anyways, I wish The Union well.