So much drama. So much spinny politics. I am reminded why I only come here on bonus post days.... !
So going back to the original post, I think this is the money line:
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posted by
Makinso:
... the basic idea is to create 2 sides (or maybe even tags) made up of people who signed up to participate.
Makinso please correct me if I get this wrong, but it sounds like you want to set up a war that is OUTSIDE of the existing tags... Red vs Blue or something generic like that. Folks sign up, and we find some way to make the sides even. Those who sign up retag to the war-only tag and spend the last 14 days or so pounding each other. The actual tags will not be involved in the war so netters in every alliance can be left alone.
I think that is an interesting idea. Hard part is to balance it out since likely it will turn out to be SOL vs everyone else and having the advantage of long-term relationships, a full alliance web site, stonewall phone numbers, reach-back FA etc... is pretty huge. But at least I can see the potential of making this marginally fair and I applaud you for the effort.
Derrick, it sounds like you see this as just a new way for SOL to pound small guys and avoid the ugly fallout for being big fat bullies against way smaller clans. Fair concern and the history of this whole game is ripe with examples of big fat bullies doing exactly that. I have been around long enough to see just about every war-clan accused of such behavior. And when you got the numbers then you just want to use them.....
The question is: Could we make this a fair set-up? And would it be fun fighting for RED RULES! or BANZAI BLUE! vs fighting for your own tag?