So Deathfall actually approached me and invited me to their Discord. I spent quite a while of time that I should have spent sleeping patiently explaining the liberation process. This was ... an eye-opener. Here's a few things that were notable:
- Security was hilariously bad. August, was made "deputy commander". August is a respectable fellow but it could just as well have been somebody from Firehelm again - no security awareness whatsoever.
- Scieca was free to be on the server, despite me immediately mentioning who she is and why she's dangerous.
- While talking to me and August about liberations, Deathfall was simultaneously talking to Moneyness, a supposed "intel officer". Money's from Firehelm and a Regional Officer with Border Control in Anarchy, very busy suppressing RMB posts and ejecting nations there.
But the kicker came when we talked about post liberations. Remember, this was after we'd been talking (with frustrating patience) there for nearly an hour. I mentioned that defenders would give detailed step-by-step instructions to the native Delegate on how to clean up in the aftermath, and offered that a defender nation could take care of the restoration (WFE, Flag, tags, embassies, RMB) if given the RO power. Deathfall insisted that he would be RO, of course - I just said that I'd be fine either way, and it's up to
Astrum Nigrum to appoint someone. What came then was enlightening:
[3:06 AM] Deathfall: I won't have an defender destroy the damn region.
So, after leaving the Discord immediately, I felt I had to share this: If you're trying to get Defenders together for a liberation, you should listen to them and not insult them, otherwise they're not inclined to help you. TITO already had Anarchy on its do-not-liberate list, and I'm starting to realize why.