The Long Road to the Top if You Wanna Rock n Roll

Subatoi wrote: Well to be honest I was thinking about a new one after page two but decided to wait a little bit for more history to accumulate that way it could actually be updated.. Also Ryelle or Rill sparked it intially.

C'mon, man. Seriously? You can't let it go without taking a dig at her, can you?
The post she replied to essentially stated that her "type of player/playing style" is *against* "self-sufficiency and freedom of choice." I'm pretty sure anyone who reads Abstract Dream's post would come to the same conclusion; that's the "philosophical divide" he clearly puts forward. (though admittedly fairly well-stated, as is Abstract Dream's tendency) I understand her taking umbrage at that, especially considering your history of anti-Hugs sentiment. Anyone with a fleeting familiarity could read between the lines.. People without that familiarity, of course, might not quite understand the context.
As for the philosphical divide: if I invent a dichotomy; and I base a major post in a recruitment thread on it (especially when it's not even the lead post) you are welcome to respond and point out where you think my ideas fall short (and I'm pretty sure you would, my friend!).. Otherwise, why would I be posting on the Forums?

Sure, I admit it was unneeded to make the "dig" statement. My apologies.
However, the whole point of my post was that no one ever jumped at "your philosophy." Rather, it's the "philosophical divide" concept that suggests that the "non-TLR" philosophy creates dependent, non-free players . It's my impression that Rill, among many others, are at the top of your list of people who embody what you perceive to be the non-TLR approach. Ergo, Rill's approach creates dependent, non-free players.
If I made a post criticizing your approach, you'd be within your rights to clarify and stand up for yourself as well as your approach. And I wouldn't accuse you of derailing the thread.

Garth, since a majority of the players do not watch chat 24/7 if you bring a conversation from AC into the forums and stick it in a post without explaining the history then people will not understand the circumstances and that would be the posters fault, not the readers. The conversations you mention may or may not have happened in AC when you say they happened, I don't know. All I know for sure is what was written here looks like she just came in to stir things up.

I responded to a post around an hour after it was made because I felt it unfairly targeted Ryelle's alliance (the references to hugs, etc.)

In all honesty, the sentences in question were an attempt to make not sending resources to newbs look better than it sounds. Really, on the surface of it, what newb would want to join an alliance "known" for not sending res to its members?

The post was slanted against the practice of indiscriminate care-a-vaning and took an overt swipe at the hug set in general. Not that it matters now, but there was no intended venom in the statement. My intention was to have a harmless dig at the "loyal opposition." I've come to understand that thin skin prevails in Illy and everything will eventually be torn apart and examined under the microscope of PCness. With hindsight it's no surprise what ended up happening, however I personally am not upset at the outcome.

The previous posts may have technically derailed this recruitment thread but imnsho it has become one of the most entertaining threads in the Forums.