PART 1:
Subject: BOB does NOT Declare WAR
BOB does not declare war. We do not plan and scheme in an effort to focus on the demise, erradication, subjugation, or defeat of a guild. We do not hold a guild responsible for the action(s) of member(s) in that guild. If an individual wrongs us, we will deal with that individual.


BOB is not a peaceful sim guild that sits on the porch and watches grass grow, molassas drip, and slugs reproduce. (these are all euphamisms of things that occur slowly and are indicative of boredom)

If we see a base that we can attack, that will net a profit. And by that I mean The cost of fleet lost is less that total revenue received + debris collected etc... That base will be attacked. Not as an act of war, or because your guild must die... But because you probably have insufficient defense and/or fleet, and have a big whopping eco. (Note, as a rule we don't plunder routes; And we won't hold an occupation longer than it takes to get the debris, unless we think your inactive, or you have acted in an manner unbecoming to the game.. i.e. cursing, plundering our TR's, slander, etc...)


PART 2
If we determine a fleet in close proximity to one of our bases is of sufficient size to pose an offensive risk to that or other close proximity bases of BOB; we will pre-emptively attack that fleet with intent to remove it as a potential threat. We will not message you first and say "Hey, looks like your getting ready to attack me at address 'X'"; we will simply attack. This is a war game, I am not going to let you know that I know that you are planning an attack on me. Nor am I going to give youthe opportunity to lie to me, then attack me anyway.
Now, obviously if you get attacked you are going to get mad and yell etc... then threaten to attack us back. Well we are not idiots, we pretty much expect you to retaliate if we hit you. Just go ahead and retailate; This will save you some time from you having to message your diplomat and then have him message us, etc, etc... we know it's a game, and we promise not to get huffy about it.
Now you and your guild want to get up in arms and declare war, and a focused effort to take us out? Well that is your perogative I guess. You won't have to worry about MDP's, BP's, or any other political treaty as we don't make them; so at least you have the advantage of knowing we won't be hiding behind any other guilds. Of course, should a guild just want to jump in and help us, we won't stop them

PART 3
That pretty much covers it. You have a problem with a member of BOB, take it up with that member. If it is a Student; he will have a # beside his title, and you can refer to the corresponding # professor.
We don't do politics, so there are no diplomats. Don't ask for or offer treaties, we don't do them either.
You see a BOB headed for your base? PM them... who knows, the two of you may hit it off and become buddies; and he may even decide not to attack... of course that depends on what you PM... hurl a bunch of obscenities, and you may get hit, and get your TR's plundered.
In closing, please recognize an attack on your base/fleet is not an attack on "you". It is nothing more than jumping your checker, capturing your pawn, tac'ing your toe, or sinking your battleship. It is a move in a game, nothing more.
And we expect to be treated no less. You hit a BOB, then you must have found a weak spot to exploit; we will work to fix that weakness an in turn probe for a weakness of yours. That is what the game is about.
Cheers and Good hunting.

Plundered a BOB Trade Route?
BOB does not plunder routes or hold occupations past debris collect.... without having a good reason for doing so.
So if your base just got hammered... or your trade routes just got plundered... or we are occupying you week after week after week....
You can bet that your guild did something silly like plunder our long distance trade routes; even after being warned....
or maybe your guild said the plunder was an accident, and then plundered again or something... I don't know... this is all hypothetical of course...
No Matter, you plunder a TR to a BOB, your guild will pay the price for it.