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Terl, welcome back, Brother.  I've missed you.
To all: I've been laying low the last couple of days, trying to soak in what has transpired with Loth and Renegade--not believing that either would commit what has been accused, and at the same time not wanting to discredit Stardock for making every effort to protect the integrity of the Metaverse.
I have always believed that an online community is a very fragile, difficult, and special thing. You can't simply decide to create one and magically have it appear. (There's a famous incident where one of the nylon manufacturers attempted to create a community, but what they got was a gathering of men who liked to wear pantyhose! Not exactly what they were expecting!)
The GalCiv community is one of the most successful I have ever seen, heard of, or blessed to be a part of. And yet, the loss of Loth and Renegade under these circumstances is a devastating blow. (Personally, I'm still missing Greldon, even though his departure was under different circumstances, and hopefully he will return soon.)
Lots of rambling here, sorry. I guess I'm grieving out loud. 
I'm going to cut back my GalCiv activity for a bit. I'm also going to write to Stardock with recommendations on how this could have been handled better--with possibly less negative impact.
In my heart I still believe that a great mistake has been made, and hope that it will be corrected and things will "go back to normal." But experience tells me that going "back to normal" never happens. There are scars and wounds that make that difficult to impossible. I love you guys. I'll drop in occasionally.
          
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YOUR ALL CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE DIPLOMATS NEW SITE AT WWW.DIPLOMATS-EMPIRE.COM! 
   
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Hello Guardians!
Real life is pretty busy for me right now. I've had several meetings in the evening so I haven't had much time for GalCiv. I hope that changes soon. I really need to take my frustrations out on the Yor.  As a matter of fact, I think in my next game I'll Terror Star every single system in salute to Loth and Renegade. Uninhabited, inhabited, any system that flips to me, everybody except my own. The sound of the explosions makes me feel better.
I want to congratulate everyone who is still active for sticking it out. As Greldon was always fond of saying, "Endeavour to Persevere". Welcome to our new member as well. I'm sorry I have been lax on updating the website to reflect everyone's achievements, but the events of the past week have really knocked the wind out of my sails. Hopefully I'll get to that sometime soon.
For Honor and Justice
  
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Hello Guardians. Nice to see that there are still people here, even after what has transpired. I am sorry to see what has happened, and I just wish this could have been less public.
   
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Are you sure the whole operation is not just a front for the Yor. 
