Shwin

For gardening grandmas

So basically, orange man bad. All you need to know as a new player

Monke see actual DoW with logs Monke happy

The big 10! Double digits! Crazy to think we made it this far. What started out as a neutral tax-free group of pixelhuggers has blossomed into a… oh wait we’re still kinda the same. At least now we have more walls of text though, so at least that’s an improvement. When I joined TFP almost 7 years ago, I would’ve never thought we’d get to where we are today. I’m extremely proud and thankful of everyone that has given to the community and made TFP what it is today. TFP started out when Cromwell left FSA and created TFP all on his own with about 4 others joining him a few days later. I don’t think we actually have any of the founding members remaining in the alliance but Quichwe, Vojasker, Zangi and Johan have been with us the longest so thanks a lot for sticking with us for all this time (pls don’t go to rose). Also want to give a shoutout to all of our leaders who have impacted TFP in their own way (cue long list of people) Cromwell - Took the leap of faith and founded TFP back in the day. Wouldn’t be anywhere without him Thinkledirk - Was leader for a week or so but it was a great week (I hope) Quichwe - Led us for many years and through many turbulent times including NPOLT Hanz - Our IA guru before the time of bots and sheets Johan - The greatest loan shark to ever play the game Harry - Arguably the best leader we’ve had and one of the best to play the game. Hopefully he’s enjoying his tea and crumpets somewhere Robert Jordan - Our first real offshorer who left the game to join the front lines of the pandemic Kaz - Singlehandedly held our milcom together through many wars Cosmos - Merged over from USA and formed a great partnership with Harry in FA Vice - Founded TAP and was never a dull day with him around Nacho - Was always down to throw down no matter the circumstances Oriarrow - Held down the ship while our entire old guard left Professor - The beating heart of one of the most active communities the game has ever seen Velyni - Had big FA shoes to fill with Harry leaving and filled them very well. Also started a bit of a Vas cult Erik - Infamously cut Oasis treaties without giving 72 hours and was then relegated to econ where he revolutionized our growth system to keep us (somewhat) competitive Banksie - Our brilliant brit who became the face of TAP and revamped our server to make it all nice and pretty Aligned - Dedicated loads of time during law school to make our very own bot and made everything much, much easier Also want to give a shoutout to all the additional old retired people (that actually stay retired) who still muck about to occasionally help us out. Many thanks to Menace, Dead, Jamie, Baron, and Nopoca (R.I.P.). Lastly, I want to thank all our current and former allies for helping us make it this far and of course all of our members that keep the TFP vision alive. Glad to have made it this far and here’s to another 10. (Pls nobody hit us)

Just about everything you brought up about us in regards to us being hostile towards y'all both here and in your original RoH has been false and baseless. I'm just waiting for the current dialog between y'all and Sing to end for me to chime in. So in the meantime, please stop trying to push false narratives to try and victimize yourselves. I'm happy to discuss everything you've brought up regarding TFP after the current conversation dies down. I do appreciate the lengthy posts though - just please try to keep it accurate.

A TFP Statement Over the past few months, The Syndicate has made numerous attempts to undermine us. They have refused to communicate with us, attempted to humiliate us, and continuously targeted us. We are a peaceful folk who enjoy farming our pixels, but there’s only so long you can interact with a group that is baselessly hostile towards you. The Syndicate has given us no choice but to take action. Back in January, we found ourselves returning to our roots in the realm of Paperless+. The Syndicate was engaged in a war with Singularity at the time, with whom we had known intentions to ally in the future. We had hoped to put an end to the constant hostility between the two groups, allowing for a more dynamic political landscape. We intended to make them aware of these plans during our talks, but eventually they refused to respond and converse with us. Despite our best efforts to reach out to them diplomatically, t$ attacked us as soon as the opportunity presented itself. They cited our intention to ally Singularity as their CB, alongside other vague and fabricated reasons - mainly, that TFP had been continuously hostile toward them, though failing to produce any accurate evidence. I must say, hitting someone sure is a great way to alleviate perceived hostility. After all, what’s FA for? Even after the global NAP was signed, The Syndicate continued to target us and our leadership. In a public forum post, they claimed we had broken the NAP by hiring pirates to nuke their members, citing a food trade as their only source of evidence. They chose not to reach out to us beforehand to discuss the matter and decided to shoot first and ask questions later. It was clear that this was another attempt by The Syndicate to humiliate and wrongfully hinder us. They once again demonstrated their continued willingness to target and refuse to communicate with us. They then solidified this policy by refusing to acknowledge any wrongdoing or even apologize for their unreasonable actions. The Syndicate acts as if they are the mighty law and order and a powerful force when in reality they are so unbearable that even their allies choose to disband, merge or seek treaties elsewhere. I’m sure The Syndicate will cry, complain, and VM to try and escape reality. Nobody in this coalition is here simply out of opportunism - rather, everyone here has a genuine axe to grind. I hope The Syndicate will take this opportunity to learn from their past and make better choices going forward. The Fighting Pacifists declares war on The Syndicate, World Task Force, The Legion, and The Foundation. Signed, Shark - Shwin Facilitator - Erik Facilitator - Aligned Defender of Capital - Jamie Defender of Peace - Shock Defender of Unity - Dead

A TFP Statement There seems to be some inquiry about a trade Erik made with Hatebi a few days ago. Erik was simply buying some sweet, sweet, Hatebi insurance. We’re pacifists and pixel huggers, what do you expect? No, we did not hire Hatebi to nuke the Syndicate. However, we agree with the Syndicate that there cannot possibly be any other reason Hatebi would nuke two people with a combined average infra over 3k. It must be a hostile action taken by another alliance! Nothing else is remotely fathomable. Additionally, we concur that this hostile payment must have taken place through a trade with Hatebi and through no other means. As a gesture of good will, we are happy to help the Syndicate with their quest to find this hostile entity, and have compiled a list of every nation Hatebi has traded with in the last month. We hope this critical information will help the Syndicate find their culprit. Anyways, I’m glad that we could discuss this matter privately. It’s a good thing nobody took any rash actions and embarrassed themselves with a public forum post.

This is gonna age so well lmao. Maybe next time do some FA before making fools of yourself.

Preamble After sustaining unsuspected heavy damages, independent researchers have identified multiple fatal flaws in the Rose training alliance. Some of the hazards include writing elaborate WoT’s instead of doing gov work, having too much trust in people, and obsession over a certain buddy gif. As a result, Rose has decided to recall their training alliance to repair the multitude of issues and ensure it is working at maximum efficiency. [I] Mutual Defense Both parties are obligated to come to the defense of the other should they be attacked. [II] Optional Aggression Either signatory may opt to cooperate in the other’s offensive wars, should they so choose. [III] Non-Aggression and Conduct Both signatories are obligated to work in each other's best interest and not conduct nor endorse action against the other. [IV] Sovereignty Both signatories acknowledge and agree to protect the other's sovereignty and exclude themselves from the other's internal affairs. [V] Intelligence Both signatories recognize the role of intelligence in each's security and agree to share information without hesitance or alteration in the spirit of mutual defense. [VI] Cancellation Both signatories are free to cancel this treaty at any time, but must provide a 72-hour notice to the other. Tl;dr: TFP signs an MDoAP with Rose, Guardian and Arkham Asylum Signed for TFP Shwin, Prime Facilitator Erik, Facilitator Aligned, Facilitator Jamie, Defender of Capital Shock, Defender of Peace Signed for Rose Lucianus, Emperor Kurdanak, High Justice Krameleon, High Justice Wasteking, Horizon Guard of Foreign Affairs Signed for Guardian Memph JtTeE Synthesis Vanek26 Signed for Arkham Asylum Seb, Director Lachlan, Secretary

All I will say is that our intended target was not eclipse

I purposely left this part pretty vague to see if anyone would take the bait. Maybe if you realized the world doesn’t revolve around you, you would’ve realized we’ve had many former allies in an unspecified time span. Thanks for exposing yourself though.

A TFP Statement Some screenshots are redacted out of respect for the user’s privacy A couple things to start out with. First of all, there is no TL;DR - read the damn thing. If you’re not interested in reading, that’s fine, but don’t whine and complain that you’re not informed. Secondly, there hasn’t been a forum post made by KT regarding their DoW, however some stuff has been said in RON which will be addressed here. Now, let's get into it. Throughout my time in TFP we've always done our best to act in good faith. We have always felt this was the right mindset to have given the positions we've generally been in. A cornerstone of this mentality is being as honest as we can and doing our best to always present the truth. Unlike the Syndicate, however, we back up our claims with evidence and proof instead of fabricating false rumors as justification. When asked to further expand upon their CB, the Syndicate stated the following: Image 1 - Conversation between myself and Tarroc, the FA head of the Syndicate. The timestamps of this conversation are in EST, dating it to around 45 mins after the Syndicate and SAIL declared war on TFP. As stated previously, the majority of this explanation is outright false and we are more than willing to prove it claim by claim. Starting from the top - "Hearing reports that TFP wanted to join Dodge This to fight t$ and others but was refused." The first of the false reports. We had no intention of joining this conflict. We had no grudge against either side and we saw it as an opportunity to achieve some growth while most of our competitors were fighting. We made our intentions clear to our allies, as can be seen below. Images 2 & 3 - Conversations from our direct line of communication between ourselves and our allies at the time, Eclipse. The timestamps from the pictures are in EST dating Image 2 to before the Dodge This war started, and Image 3 to after the Dodge This war started. Lastly, the :ancap: reaction in Image 2 is typically used to show approval or appreciation for the message it is attached to. Further questions about the use of this emoji can be directed towards Penpiko. These records with our allies at the time indicate there was no desire to join the conflict before it had started and after it had started. However, not only was there no desire to join the conflict, there was also no capability to do so. During the start of the war, I wasn't even in a position to spend any excess amount of time to plan and coordinate a war. As the leader and milcom head, I was occupied elsewhere. I was vacationing in Northeast Canada at the time and would've much rather spent time relaxing than playing a nation sim on my phone. There aren't any flight logs given we drove, and I wouldn't be comfortable sharing our hotel accommodation receipts, but we do have some further evidence to support the claim. Image 4 - Conversation from our leadership channel discussing apparent safety in the upcoming war and intentions to return to vacation. The timestamp from this conversation is in EST which dates it to a day before the Dodge This conflict started. For those who may not be familiar with shorthand words, vaca is short for vacation. All of this evidence suggests there was no motive, means, nor opportunity for us to enter the Dodge This conflict on either side. It is clear that the Syndicate fabricated this fake claim to try and justify their actions. The next claim from the Syndicate states, "hearing reports that TFP wanted to form a coalition to fight SAIL at the end of the NAP but was refused." Another false claim. We had no intention of fighting any war at all this NAP-end. It was evident early on that other spheres had their sights set on each other and we could use the opportunity as a period of extended growth while others were fighting. Our plans for the NAP-end period can be seen below. Image 5 - Conversation from our leadership channel discussing raising infra levels post NAP-end. The timestamps are in EST which dates the conversation to 2 weeks before the Dodge This NAP ended. Not only did we tell ourselves that we would be investing in growth, but we also told other spheres that we had no intention of fighting this cycle and would prefer to keep a low profile to grow. In terms of the timing of raising infra post-NAP, we intended to make sure we weren't hit by any other spheres before guaranteeing we could safely increase our infra and gain substantial growth. Additionally, given that we had just fought a war against ODOO that ended November 1st, 2 months before the Dodge This NAP ended, we had no intentions of getting into another war so quickly. Those intentions remained the same throughout the following weeks. Even when deciding to militarize as bloc, there were still no intentions to engage in any conflict at all. In fact, when discussing our precautionary militarization, it was my preference to not even mil at all as it seemed the course for the NAP-end war had been set, and we didn't want to play any part in it. Image 6 - Conversation from our direct line of communication between ourselves and our allies at the time, Eclipse. The timestamps are in EST dating this conversation to approximately a week before the Dodge This NAP ended. We maintained that we had no desire to be a part in any conflict and didn't even want to militarize to highlight our desire to lay low while other parties fought. It is evident that we had absolutely no desire to engage in a war let alone engage against SAIL. Furthermore, we maintained the same desire not to get involved in the war after it had already started. We wanted to remain at peace for the entire duration of the war, as can be seen by the following statement. Image 7 - Statement issued to our former bloc members about our future intentions. The timestamps are in EST dating this conversation to approximately a week after the current Singularity sphere vs SAIL sphere started. As can be seen by our statement to the rest of the bloc, we intended to stay with them and not engage in any conflict for the duration of the war and only part ways after the conflict had concluded. All of the evidence highlights our desire to not engage in any conflict at all during the post-NAP period, and deciding to do so early on many weeks before the Dodge This NAP was set to end. This further proves the Syndicate has constructed fake claims to try and justify their actions. The next claim the Syndicate has presented states that "TFP was one of the founding parties of the coalition that rolled Fortuna back in Darkest Hour ..... seemed to paint a picture of an alliance who held hostile intent towards us." We finally get to the first bit of truth the Syndicate has presented. It is true we were one of the founding parties of the anti-fortuna coalition as I mentioned briefly in my post in RON which can be seen here. However, that is where the truth ends. We outlined our reasons for wanting to fight fortuna - for the purpose of seeking justice for the actions taken against us by the Syndicate. That war, however, is where the hostility ended and we considered the matter to be settled. In fact, in the end days of our anti-fortuna war, I talked with WANA, the former FA head of the Syndicate, and offered to lend them my services if they were interested. I'd figured that since many were opposing them during the war, it would be a nice gesture to reach out and offer myself as a friend that could help. Images 8 & 9 - Conversations between myself and the former FA head of the Syndicate. The timestamps are in EST dating this conversation towards the end of the anti-fortuna conflict. As can be seen by these statements, we reached out in good faith in an effort to help the Syndicate and hopefully establish a working relationship together. Additionally, we explicitly stated that we had no intentions of continuously working against them nor maintaining hostile relations with them. The evidence suggests the contrary - that we wanted to put the war behind us and look to fostering a positive relationship. Yet again, it seems as if the Syndicate has made up other claims to try and justify themselves. The only difference being that they were not 100% wrong about this claim - only 90%. Moving on to the last significant claim made by the Syndicate, it reads, "it's the intent and desire to leave WELP to go join up with Singularity and Cypher... it further reinforces the idea that TFP has hostile intentions towards T$ and is going to link itself up with alliances who will work with it to attack us." Here we have another bit of partial truth among many lies. It seems they are getting closer though. It is true we intended to ally Singularity, however had not made decisions about allying the Cypher given the controversy surrounding them. That is all the truth there is unfortunately. We had no intentions of working against the Syndicate and in fact had intentions to steer clear of them for the foreseeable future, as can be seen below. Image 10 - Conversation in our leadership channel about our situation at the time. Image 11 & 12 - Conversations with [REDACTED] about our situation at the time. The timestamps are in EST dating this conversation to a few days ago, before we were attacked. For context, the term "let us live" means not attacking us. Additionally, the emoji :nodders: is a moving nod typically used to show agreement or approval Not only did we have no intentions of fighting sail or the Syndicate, but had they not attacked us, we were willing to return the gesture of goodwill and not look to target them at all in the foreseeable future. Had they been kind enough to leave us alone, we would have kindly returned the favor by not working against them. I'm sure many will bring up how it is likely that Singularity will harbor a grudge against the Syndicate and will actively try to plot their revenge against them. They will ask - given that we plan to sign them, wouldn't it be contradictory to assume we had good intentions? Hopefully the image below can shed light on the matter. Image 13 - Conversation with [REDACTED] regarding our future plans with Singularity. The timestamps are in EST dating this conversation to a few days ago before we were attacked. As can be seen, our goal with allying Singularity was to repair relations with the Syndicate and SAIL. We thought although challenging, it would provide us with a highly engaging peace period and ultimately allow for a more dynamic and active political landscape. Had the Syndicate been willing to continue conversations with us, we would have loved to share the idea with them and work towards achieving it, however, it doesn't seem they cared much for what we had to say. Altogether it shows that the Syndicate's CB is entirely invalid and based on zero evidence or facts and it is extremely disappointing. The truth is, that I have wanted to work with the Syndicate for some time now. Our embassy with them has been one of the more active ones over the past few months and I along with the rest of the FA team has been glad to get to know them more and I hoped it would one day turn into a strong positive relationship. For all the alliances around, none seem to want to maintain the political discourse and professionalism of yesteryear. Most of all, none seem to write out well written CB's or lengthy forum posts. I, for one, have always tried to give well-explained responses to significant events rooted in truth and fact, and I thought the Syndicate valued the same. It is unfortunate to see that they have missed the mark on this one. Image 14 - Conversation in our shared TFP T$ embassy channel discussing our shared admiration for meaningful CB's. The timestamps are in EST dating them to a few hours after we declared war on ODOO during the That'll Buff Right Out war. At the end of the day, all of the evidence presented suggests the exact opposite of their narrative - that not only were we not interested in targeting them, but we actually wanted to work with them and take on a fun challenge. Ultimately, this means one of two things. Either they knew this was a false narrative to begin with and are choosing to be opportunistic - the same thing they called out Singularity for and would therefore label themselves hypocrites; or they are gullible enough to believe a false narrative given to them by their closest friends - our former allies. TFP recognizes hostilities with the greater SAIL sphere (The Syndicate, Aurora, Church of Atom, The Legion, Carthago, Knights Templar)

Nah the 72 hours had already expired

Guys you were supposed to hit Rose