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From the Desk of the Foreign Ministry
of
The Brotherhood of the Clouds
It is with great pleasure that I announce BoC's re-entry into The Covenant. Our re-entry, like our leaving, was not a decision easily made. We left because we believed it was time to strike out on our own. I defend that action to this day. BoC needed an opportunity to conduct its own affairs, conduct diplomacy independently. We started our own bloc, saw it end in disastrous failure, won our own war, made our own friends and enemies. This was incredibly important for us. It allowed us to grow into the alliance that we are today: Stronger, wiser, more capable. We agree to all the old conventions that we agreed to previously and are glad to rejoin our longtime friends, UPN and DEIC.
BoC was the first alliance that I joined, roughly 6 months ago. Of those six months, I've spent all but 26 days in BoC. When BoC joined the Covenant it was a small alliance of upwards of 20 people run by a close knit group of real life friends. I was fortunate enough to join while it was still in this stage. I got to witness the alliance being born and shaped. And it really was like a baby in that it was relatively small, defenseless, not really good for much, and it shit everywhere. But it was mine. I got to see it be born. I got to see it take its first steps. And then one day it was all grown up and didn't need me or anyone else to hold its hand anymore. It was doing everything it needed to by itself, with or without me. And it was such a bitter sweet feeling to no longer be vital. What do you even do? What do you even say? I could think of nothing.
Hard work, motivation, and sleepless nights saw us recruit new faces who would be in gov, get on IRC, and be active members of the community. Faces outside the small group of friends that founded BoC. They are what make BoC what it is and it has been my honor and my pleasure serving in gov with them. They have guided BoC to this point and have shaped its decision to rejoin the Covenant so I think it's only fair to acknowledge them. So this one goes out to all the unsung heroes of BoC, those who don't get enough recognition:
Ivan: You are a relatively new member of gov. You keep pestering everyone to write in your newsletter. From day one, we admired your genial attitude and your desire to leave things better than you found them. You are everything that a good member is: Active, loyal, kind, and inquisitive. You ask questions that are pertinent and none that are not. You are a credit to your alliance and to your position. Thank you so much for being with us. We have enjoyed every minute.
fistofdoom: You are perhaps the nicest person on Orbis and have been the official peacemaker of our gov for as long as I can remember. When there is a fight, you break it up any way you can. I've never seen you take anything to heart and you've always got something funny to show or tell us at hand at a moment's notice. Thank God for you, or we'd be at each other's throats by now.
Goomy: You've filled several positions in gov, but you will always be fondly (maybe painfully) remembered for your service in the Finance department. Your reformative touch was incredibly important to BoC. We were too gung ho about our bank and we had the attitude of a second or third page alliance towards it despite being on the first page. Gov members would routinely put things in or take them out at leisure, nobody would keep track of it, and it was a mess. You brought order where there was chaos. Were we all really annoyed when we got our first PMs from you asking us about what we were doing taking 315k from the bank? Sure. We called them Goomygrams, by the way. But something was amiss and you corrected it. Part of the professionalism that BoC's Ministers now have with regard to financial matters is because of you. We can never thank you enough.
McHenry: You're a member of the Old Guard. You've been here even longer than me. We can always count on you for reasonable discussion or at least someone to idle in our IRC channel and never, ever leave (literally nobody has ever seen you log off/quit). For the first month I was in BoC, I thought you were dead. <3
Conroy: God, what can I even say about you? You are an incredibly hard worker. You do not accept the merely adequate: Outstanding is your adequate. The word "no" is not even in your vocabulary. You think you are unimportant, but you are not. Do you have any idea how much our members respect you and look up to you? You are an excellent internal affairs minister, an excellent recruiter, an excellent educator, and an excellent role model for our members. Continue bringing your brand of excellence to our alliance.
BrianHurlston: I had my doubts about you. You are foreign, after all. I was shown when someone interviewed you for gov. One of the things we often tell people is that when you're gov in BoC, it's not an empty title. You'll be expected to work. Even if that means recruiting, sending out welcome telegrams, or anything else that needs doing. Grunt work. You replied more or less along the lines that that's the way you'd have it, but with a lot more profanity.
McLovin: You and I go back a ways before you joined BoC. You're incredibly loyal, competent, and an outspoken proponent of this alliance. We couldn't ask for anything more from a member.
LoP: First of all, you're not funny. Okay, you actually are. You have a ton of admirable qualities. For starters, you're the first one into a conflict with a raider or a war, even if it's a conflict you opposed. You are always ready to pitch in, and you are vocal when defending us on IRC. Even when it's been you, alone with your back to the wall you have given us your all. Don't think nobody noticed that. Because we did. You've shown that we will always have your loyalty and you will always have our loyalty.
Estelle: You're the newbie. You and I hit it off. You've done everything that needed doing and then asked for more work. I don't think I've ever seen a harder worker. You will always have a place in BoC's gov and as my friend.
EDIT: Formatting was giving me SERIOUS issues, so I just abandoned my original format.
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gib me 360k pls
Yeah.
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I think its a complement so I will take it as a complement
thanks you.and thanks I personally hope to keep growing and to one day be the top of BoC
Watch out. Estelle is the golden boy now.
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And you cement the point even more. People are afraid to move unless they "know" which way the pawns will move. The game will simply repeat the cycle of other games unless, as a community, they embrace the fact that sometimes a price must be paid to liven the game. But none will, simply because the mindset they carry from other worlds.
Which, to my recollection, paperless alliances are most, not least, guilty of in this game. TEst excluded.
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We sheltered him because he protected friends. In our eyes, he was help, and since we wouldn't be rolling a 30 minute old alliance, he wouldn't be leaking any of our info, so we took him in. Now that you aren't in government, I can say that Cuzo, unlike you specificaly, is humane and compassionate
Holy shit get rekt Pre.
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I'd like to echo what Tim said above.
I've never thought bad of Mensa HQ, I'm sure others know that your culture is different to the rest of the world here. However, to use that as an excuse is just plain lazy. Use it as a justification, use it as an explanation, but to do stuff the community disagrees with and then go "oops, our bad. !@#$ off." is lazy.
I'm all for bucking the trends, hence the current 1-man show. I'm also for what you call a lack of alliances of alliances. In too many of the other games the wars themselves are won before they're fought simply because of formalized alliances. Having a fluid dynamic in place allows for more guesswork, less assuredness about the outcomes. In one of the games where a chunk of culture comes from, major wars are fought once a year, if that. They're only started when those wishing to start believe they have all the chess pieces laid out properly because of the formalized treaties etc.
To speak on the matters here though... the community is small, and to be fair, paperless hasn't changed the above thought process much. People are still hesitant to throw the first punch unless they're fairly certain they've got the upperhand and contingency plans in place just in case.
Chaotic wars where nobody knows what the hell is going to happen? They simply won't happen here. Couple that with the fact that the community is small (really it is), nobody is really caught by surprise by any moves that are made. There are ways it can happen, it just won't because nobody thinks with that mindset.
I have said it before, I will say it again. In many ways, paperless alliances increase stagnation. There have been really interesting things that could have happened that did not happen because of the looming threat of Guardian sticking its nose in it. I like a lot of people in Guardian, but for an AA that pays lip service to making the game more interesting, they've stopped a lot of interesting things from happening. Some intentionally, some unintentionally.
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Yes that sounds good to me, I accept.
And sent.
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Nation Name: Malaysia
Alliance: Uranicius Socialitas
Credit Reference : None, if you like you could refer to our past loan transaction though, I paid in full
Guarantor : None
Did someone refer you to us, if so who? Me referring myself
Amount you would like to borrow: $ 16 Million
What is your investment plan: 11th city
1, Malaysia, agree to the following if I choose to accept a loan from Cirrus Bank,
- pay all the interest associated
- repay the principal
-act in good faith to repay all my debts and refrain from misrepresenting my intention or history
I also give Cirrus bank or whoever may hold my debts in the future the right to reclaim my debt through the use of force . I agree to inform any alliance I may join while holding this debt of this arrangement.
Approved. 6.5% sound good?
Nation Name: The Underlying LandsAlliance Name: The Dutch East India CompanyCredit References: (Anyone who can vouch for your reliability) TheNG, LyrositorGuarantor(s): The Dutch East India CompanyDaily After-Cost Revenue: $2,344,001.82Did Someone Refer You To Us? If so, Who: NoAmount you would like to borrow: $20 MillionWhat Is Your Investment Plan: Investing in a new city and InfrastructureI, The Underlying Lands, agree to the following if I choose to accept a loan from the Cirrus Bank:-Pay all interest associated-Repay the principal-Act in good faith to repay all my debts and refrain from misrepresenting my intentions or history.I also give the Cirrus Bank, or whoever may hold my debt in the future, the right to reclaim my debt through the use of force. I agree to inform any alliance I may join while holding this debt of this arrangement.As an official representative of DEIC in this transaction, I guarantee this.
And approved. 6.5% sound good to you as well?
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I also find it hilarious that BoC is so loud in here after their !@#$ rolling of ESA. The crap you guys pulled is much worse than what Mensa is doing.
Who are all of you people that think you have the right to tell Mensa how to run their business?
That's all I'll say on the matter. I actually agreed with Pfeiffer on the reps issue. Reps should be given to nations, not alliances. An alliance being raided isn't an excuse for it to make out like a bandit.
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ok
I can do it. Fill out the app.
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can I put up an application for a loan for 16 million
previously we dealt before
I'll get back to you in... probably five days?
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Nation Name: Guns n Roses
Alliance Name: Australia
Credit References: Not really- Maybe Ashland
Guarantor(s): The alliance Australia
Did Someone Refer You To Us? If so, Who: Last187
Amount you would like to borrow: $8m
What Is Your Investment Plan: To give to my alliance members so that they can build lots of cities.
I, (Guns n Roses), agree to the following if I choose to accept a loan from the Cirrus Bank:
-Pay all interest associated
-Repay the principal
-Act in good faith to repay all my debts and refrain from misrepresenting my intentions or history.
I also give the Cirrus Bank, or whoever may hold my debt in the future, the right to reclaim my debt through the use of force. I agree to inform any alliance I may join while holding this debt of this arrangement.
Approved. 6.5% sound good?
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I offered him a time sensitive refinancing option.Cynic paid you before he paid me? I must be losing my intimidating aura. Time to go threaten him with more Karaoke T. Swizzle.
*Ashland tentatively arms himself with his trusty broom*
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Cynic paid eight mil as a settlement for his debt. Cirrus relinquishes the rest of his debts.
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You need to put Guardian on here since they're protecting Alpha.
Trollface.
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Nation Name: Union CentroAmericana
Alliance Name: Brotherhood of the Clouds
Credit References: LF, The Borg, Ivan, Estelle, Lord of Puns, etc, etc....
Guarantor(s): N/A
Daily After-Cost Revenue: I will send you the screen shot personally because I dont want it on the OWF
Did Someone Refer You To Us? If so, Who: LordFrostsword
Amount you would like to borrow: 12,000,000.00
What Is Your Investment Plan: A lot of infrastructure growth to promote more revenue, farms, manufacturing buildings to increase daily revenue
I, Brian Hurlston, agree to the following if I choose to accept a loan from the Cirrus Bank:
-Pay all interest associated
-Repay the principal
-Act in good faith to repay all my debts and refrain from misrepresenting my intentions or history.
I also give the Cirrus Bank, or whoever may hold my debt in the future, the right to reclaim my debt through the use of force. I agree to inform any alliance I may join while holding this debt of this arrangement.
5%?
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Rebuilding Loan
Nation Name: Velicia
Alliance Name: Green Protection Agency
Credit References: (Anyone who can vouch for your reliability): You can ask my alliance :x
Guarantor(s): (Nation(s) or Alliance(s)) -For Any nations under 15 days in age, this is mandatory. For all else it is not mandatory but will reduce your interest rate.
Daily After-Cost Revenue: (We reserve the right to ask for a screenshot of your Revenue page) 33.000 /405.000
Did Someone Refer You To Us? If so, Who: Ashland
Amount you would like to borrow: 2.500.000
What Is Your Investment Plan: (this is not mandatory, but a sound investment plan will make your loan appear less risky to the Bank): rebuilding to prewar score
I, (Velicia), agree to the following if I choose to accept a loan from the Cirrus Bank:
-Pay all interest associated
-Repay the principal
-Act in good faith to repay all my debts and refrain from misrepresenting my intentions or history.
I also give the Cirrus Bank, or whoever may hold my debt in the future, the right to reclaim my debt through the use of force. I agree to inform any alliance I may join while holding this debt of this arrangement.
How about 6.9%? To be clear the terms of the loan are that you don't need to make ANY payments for the first two periods, BUT interest will still compound. Do you accept this?
Nation Name: Sweden
Alliance Name: Uranicus Socialitas
Credit References: (Anyone who can vouch for your reliability) NIL
Guarantor(s): (Nation(s) or Alliance(s)) -For Any nations under 15 days in age, this is mandatory. For all else it is not mandatory but will reduce your interest rate.
Daily After-Cost Revenue: (We reserve the right to ask for a screenshot of your Revenue page) 1.035 M
Did Someone Refer You To Us? If so, Who: Nein
Amount you would like to borrow: 2.5 mil
What Is Your Investment Plan: (this is not mandatory, but a sound investment plan will make your loan appear less risky to the Bank)
More infra,improvements and then pay back
I, Zafrizackery, agree to the following if I choose to accept a loan from the Cirrus Bank:
-Pay all interest associated
-Repay the principal
-Act in good faith to repay all my debts and refrain from misrepresenting my intentions or history.
I also give the Cirrus Bank, or whoever may hold my debt in the future, the right to reclaim my debt through the use of force. I agree to inform any alliance I may join while holding this debt of this arrangement.
And I'll just agree to the interest rate in advance
6.2% as before sound good?
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Sure.
Dispatched. Thank you for choosing Cirrus.
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The Prefontaine & Malone show will be on hiatus for a while for anyone interested. While we may still run special episodes, our regular bi-weekly show is going on hold.
Can we expect a replacement program?
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Oh please, if I was going to roll an alliance it wouldn't be because they were raping the English language. Unlike Guardian, I have standards
Yeah, and obviously we'd start with Justice.
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Nation Name: Sweden
Alliance Name: Uranicus Socialitas
Credit References: (Anyone who can vouch for your reliability) NIL
Guarantor(s): (Nation(s) or Alliance(s)) -For Any nations under 15 days in age, this is mandatory. For all else it is not mandatory but will reduce your interest rate.
Daily After-Cost Revenue: (We reserve the right to ask for a screenshot of your Revenue page) 982k
Did Someone Refer You To Us? If so, Who: Nein
Amount you would like to borrow: 7.5 mil
What Is Your Investment Plan: (this is not mandatory, but a sound investment plan will make your loan appear less risky to the Bank)
Simple,buy city,infra,improvements and then pay back
I, Zafrizackery, agree to the following if I choose to accept a loan from the Cirrus Bank:
-Pay all interest associated
-Repay the principal
-Act in good faith to repay all my debts and refrain from misrepresenting my intentions or history.
I also give the Cirrus Bank, or whoever may hold my debt in the future, the right to reclaim my debt through the use of force. I agree to inform any alliance I may join while holding this debt of this arrangement.
Approved. How does 6.2% interest sound?
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I'll contact each Mensa member privately, we need more uniformed voters ruining this incredibly important poll. I mean, if they didn't each vote, Mensa might not win their categories, and then their clueless votes for the other options might let people see who would actually win. Mensa is crucial to ruining this ultra super important vote. We need to make sure to negate all possible relevance of this poll. Mensa is the key.
I'm pretty jealous of the double sarcasm displayed in this post.
Teach me, Master.
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Best of luck!
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This idea needs to be refined but it is workable.
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The Cirrus Bank: NOW OFFERING CONSULTING!
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Approved. 6.3%?
Hey, 6.2%?