Arrgh, Me likes the new pirate flag. I think I'll stay with it for a while.
With us here now, I forsee a white sphere where alliances encourage membership and growth. If a nation should find themselves stumbling in they should be encouraged to join in, not intimidated into it. If a new alliance should happen to find themselves here, they should be welcomed and encouraged to grow, and join in, even mentored on how to do so. I have always found that if you take the weakest member of your team and build on their strengths they can become the strongest member of your team. Intimidation and coercion only breeds hostility.
That say I and I say Arrgh!