Grand Admiral Sherbert:
I've posted your latest government mod. I'm afraid that's the last update to the JR site for awhile, as I've spent most of the weekend working on the site and am about due for a break.
Kyp:
Thanks for the kind thoughts in your email. If you decide to return, I'm sure that there will always be room for you here - regardless of the current roster.
All:
I think the musical empires bit is starting to wear a bit thin. Witness Wombat's comments in the POSSE thread and Kyp's - er, Richard Rahl's - above.
Everyone who chooses to join the Jedi is, of course, welcome. That's what an Open Empire is about. But this wasn't the type of "15 minutes of fame" that I think most of us were shooting for.
When I joined this empire, I believe I was member #12. That's 4 months and 35 recruits ago. Back when it was simply "The Republic" with a Star Wars flavor. A lot has changed since then. One thing that had not changed was the sense of cameraderie; what I believe was the closest-knit bunch of players in the Metaverse - with apologies to the POSSE. We lost ONE player in FOUR MONTHS - "The Tauren 13," who landed over at Imperia Galactica. While gaining over 30. That's a record I'll put up against any empire in the Metaverse.
Now, things are obviously changing.
While everyone is free to make their own decisions, I really don't want to deal with checking the Empire rankings every hour, on the hour, to see whether we're in first or have shot down to 8th because of a few people having fun with the Imperial rankings page. I'm not pointing fingers at anyone in particular here. For all of the new Jedi, even if you only planned to stay for a bit, I'd like to think that the atmosphere around here might lure you into staying on permanently.
But I don't have the heart to wait around while you decide the future of something I've invested in for this long, and put this much care into. I'm getting out before the whole thing comes crashing down.
Yoda, I'll honor my commitment and do basic maintenance on the website until somebody comes up with something more permanent. Alternatively, I can give someone the access codes to edit the existing site, assuming they have FrontPage.
Without getting into a Henry V "We Happy Few" speech here, thanks for the memories and for letting me fight next to you for the last few months. Qui-Gon, I was really looking forward to you hitting your stride again and giving Ray a run for his money. KEmperor, you made being a Sith respectable (if that's not an insult!) StBlasius, it's a shame we never got around to those new ship designs. And Yoda, you founded and led a damn fine empire that it was an honor to participate in. But it's time for me to leave.
If I'm still welcome after all this, I'll most likely stop by from time to time and say hello.
May the Force be with y'all.
       
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A moment of silence at our loss
"We therefore commit his body to the deep emptyness of space, looking for the general Resurrection in the last day, and the life of the Universe to come, through the force; at whose coming in glorious majesty to judge this place, the void shall give up her dead; and the corruptible bodies of those who sleep in him shall be changed, and made like unto his glorious body; according to the mighty working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself."
Master Yoda
    
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"Ascended he be, and ascended he is. Always welcome to his home he is, and always welcome he will be. A great loss to our community we suffer today. A time for strenth and togetherness it is. Scores, rankings, conquest; to a true Jedi matter not these things. Ask I do complete silence on this forum for one hour following this message. Thank you, and may the force be with you."
Master Yoda
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My choice to come here was deliberate - not intended to play the pranks of last week - witness I (and others!) are still here. Part of that is personal - I admire the republic and its members!; part is for what I see as the good of the metaverse - the top of the empire chart had become static, and many players were feeling that, regardless of their scores, that they didn't matter! The recent moves by various people have bought four empires back into contention for the top of the tree - and will hopefully stimulate some more play.
I hope that Obi will reconsider, as will Kip, but I am here for the long haul, not just a few days! If, however, the majority feel that this is not what they want, cast me out into the void....
Alex
        
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| I may have to start throwing some metaphysical eggs around... |
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Can I have some metaphysical bacon too please....
Alex
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| Can I have some metaphysical bacon too please |
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I checked that picture of yours, you know - have you had your cholesterol checked?  
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Wow. I had no idea me joining would inspire mass resignations. I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised. It's a bit like the way people tend to fake their own deaths rather than sit next to me. I was starting to consider staying and writing some Star Wars themed stories, but if people prefer to think of empires as rigid cliques rather than places where people are free to drop in and visit whenever they wish, perhaps I should be (sniff) going. Maybe I could destroy GROSS by joining it...
  
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Don't go yet - the problem is that people are currently seeing a lot of "empire hopping" following last week's prank on gross...
Give it a few days and it'll settle down again!
Alex
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The worrying thing is, they're responding to the empire-hopping by hopping empires. If enough people act that way, there could be a massive chain reaction, ultimately resulting in the end of the metaverse as we know it! If I go back now, will that undo the damage I've done, or compound it by adding yet another hop to the equation?
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| unless you haven't paid homage to Star Wars by putting up a huge SW poster in your room. |
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I have done in the past.
I joined the Fellowship because the scores were interestingly close and mine was, at the time, just enough to put them in first place ahead of GROSS. And then I got interested in the Evil Ray storyline. And it was (and still is) a friendly place. But the Evil Ray plot ground to a halt, and the Fellowship got so far ahead it made the metaverse seem less interesting.
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The fact that I said this was only temporary rather suggests that I am one.
I thought maybe when I came here, people would be, like, "Stay! The Force is strong with this one!" And then maybe Ray would be, like, "No, rejoin the Fellowship! The Ring is stronger!" And I'd be, like, "I'll never rejoin you! You killed my father!" And he'd be, like, "No. I AM your father." And I'd be, like, "Nooooooooooooo!"
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and dont forget to give evil schnookums a mention or he'll get really really angry and stamp iz feet
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| I am happy that you have decided to stick around. I am prepared to give you command of your own Star Destroyers or whatever you like in your fleet. |
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I still haven't decided. Can I get one of those cool Land Speeders like Luke drove on Tatooine?
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Gang, don't get upset about jumping empires! Just like in the game, there exists a certain amount of culture flipping.
I've said all along that if you're bored, go somewhere that you'll be happy and have fun with the game. Getting upset at people for wanting to go where they'll have the most fun is counterproductive for the entire Metaverse.
Good luck and remember, the doors of the Fellowship are always open for everyone!
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Lets hope that those that came will really stay. This a good empire and I hope that we are not the result of some prank. 
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