WholeWideWorld bids adieu

Final note on exploration UW
I do not think that Stephen knew an exploration UW was possible or had planned for it when he formulated his game. The objective of the early game was a battling UW.

Some time into the game, it was realized that such a strategy was possible to complete the UW. However, no one attempted it as it was generally accepted to be a loophole & was not in the spirit of the game.

When Infinite completed the 1st exploration UW, nexous launched a verbal tirade, and you could not find a single person who would defend its merits. Yet, after he left, more & more players began justifying the legitimacy of the exploration UW, due in no small measure to Stephen ignoring calls to remove it & his making provisions for it.

I believe the exploration UW was the last straw which caused Tregelen to leave. On this issue, I am in agreement with nexous & Tregelen - this game is called Galactic CONQUEST & not Galactic EXPLORATION (or, for that matter, Galactic DIGGING).

This is why I've always made it a point to go after exploration UWs. However, if I'm right about the reason for my suspension, it is no longer possible to stop an exploration UW.

So, GO BIPBIPPY!

DraconianParadise
I hope that I haven't disappointed you. I'm very sure that one day you'll be coming over to my desert island.
Good luck with your studies.

Admins 06
The death of me.

TheBlueKnight
It just occurred to me that you could also be area51. Good luck with your campaign to make GC RT a more interesting place.

BC 06
This is a fitting final resting place. I started out killing BC 03 & end up dying in BC 06.

Guardian
Unlike the rest of your brethren in BC 03, you were at least courteous & sporting in our encounters. You were probably the only player who recognized the possibilities of my UW attempt; the rest of the server were oblivious as to what could have been if not for Stephen & his update.
I was squatting in your fed for a while hoping that I'd get the chance to spar with you again.
I hope your absence is not due to medical reasons again & wish you good health.

Chimereans (the name is spelt wrongly on the fed website)
The BC website had a page asking the original members to return. I had a good laugh seeing chimereans name on the list. This poor empire was expelled from & punished by BC 03 for sticking to his principles in holding up his end of his nap with me.
I hope that you have completed your studies well.

Titanium
We had a merry time pissing BC off and running 1 of the biggest market operations ever.
I hope that you're doing well.

Tregelen
We've never fought & I was trying to build up a GC Fast empire to have a go at you but you had to leave. You were a fantastic admin while you were here & this game is all the poorer with your absence.

MrSpack
I wish you good health & long life (I hear sushi does wonders for your longevity). Btw, when will GC get to see the 1st parent-child tag team?

Moulden
Will you get your UW started already? Go for it & call it a day, will you. I don't usually support UWs but I would've helped yours.

Bipbippy
I never did help you do a UW like I promised. Nevertheless, you managed to pull one off while I was away. You will be pleased to know that your style of exploration UWs can no longer be stopped. If anybody ever does, you can definitely get them suspended for botting. You now have the opportunity to go for the record of most successful UWs. Good luck.

Some acknowledgements of players past & present, present & absent

BC 03
I never set out to crush you but you guys asked for it when you decided to go for exploration UWs. The journey was fun. At the outset, BC 03 had in excess of 18 c3s. I had sutra & kevio plundering their c3s, I suspect to avoid them falling into my hands. I literally killed wizzy & freakn. I stripped area51 of almost all his c3s (I think he had no less than 12). I think all my c3s came from your fed alone. And, it was an A. Miner which inflicted all this damage.

Area51/BruceAlmighty
You're a good comrade to those you know but a vicious adversary to your enemies. When you knew me as cimmeria, you offered me your BruceAlmighty a/c on GC Ultra (mine being expired) so that I could go silence some loudmouths who felt that GC RT players lacked skill compared to turn-based players. However, when you knew me as rervinh, you had nothing but contempt for me while I ripped you to pieces.
As a footnote, I killed your guardian empire when you got suspended & stole your last 3 c3s from right under the circling thunderdogs' noses - a feat no longer possible since it is now cause for suspension.

SD-6.org
I have a suspicion that you are area51. We did have a fine time fighting together for a while keeping the dogs at bay. I wouldn't be surprised if you're still here under another nick.

Wizzy
I make it a point to read forum posts by vets. However, your posts always gives me a headache. For goodness' sake, learn to punctuate. I'm sure they have punctuation in your language & do wash out your mouth once in a while.

Freakn
The assassin sent by guardian who came back (in his words) "reincarnated". Fyi, you didn't spell my name right in your interview.
Btw, I blame you for leading me up the "wrong" path - you told me that guardians were the best race for high pr fighting.

Distinctions

Joined May or June 2003
Probably 2nd or 3rd to hit max credits on GC AO/RT (1st being wizzy followed by ultraao & myself; I doubt if any other empires at the time had reached the max yet)
Probably, the highest planet count in GC history (I think I had 15 or 16 c3s; I can't recall if iuztheevil had as many)
Probably, the highest colony count in GC history (I think I had close to 30 w/o the use of pcc)
Longest online time (I had more than 24 hrs online time in a day)
Last significant effort at a solo battling UW (The entire server was completely awed at my pr; too bad I got killed by Stephen)
The bane of exploration UWs