Board Thread:Fiction Universe Discussion/@comment-1633483-20141228154911/@comment-25309944-20141229015721

I absolutely agree with Oulap and Techno when they say that the best way out of this is to make up and do fiction, and honestly, a lot of us who have been in conflict before have done that to an amazing level of success. I agree that I made a mistake during the GC-incident a long while back, and that that created the impression that I was trying to rope users who didn't want to be involved in my fiction. While that was not the intention - quite the opposite - the fact remains, as Techno pointed out, that a feeling was created and I am responsible for it. For that, I have deeply apologized before, and I will apologize again as many times as it takes.

However, I would like it to be made clear that this was four months ago, and that I swore - to myself, to the GXS collaborators, and to the wiki at large - never to do it again. Despite claims that I've been continuing this behavior, I can say with absolute confidence that I have not sought to involve another fiction in the GXS without its creator approaching me first.

If those who have left wish to return to the fictionverse, you will find no opposition, hard feelings, or hostile intentions from me. As it has been pointed out before, the galaxies in which I have chosen to write my fictions - the Milky Way, Andromeda, and others - are big enough to accommodate many styles, empires, and stories. To say that only one style is admissible or officially condoned in a galaxy is a silly claim to make, and it infringes upon the rights of others to write whatever fiction they choose. Therefore, I strongly recommend that the users who have left to begin writing again, whether it be in the Milky Way, Andromeda, Borealis, or anywhere else. Nothing - certainly not me - is standing in their way.

Let me make it clear that I proudly stand by my content and my style, and that I disagree with the idea that my fiction should be dismantled and my account banned simply because others disagree with how it is written. With that said, I understand that my fiction has caused controversy, and it is my responsibility as its creator to address that. Cyrannian has brought up a good point, and it is that the Great Xonexian Schism aspires to cluster-wide importance, and I will not deny that it does. It involves many of Xonexi's foremost powers, the DCP (hyperpower), the DI (superpower), the TIAF (superpower), France (superpower), among many others, so it is only natural that it be called a Xonexian conflict. It is true that not every superpower in Xonexi is involved, notably the ATR, Brood of War, Divinarium, Indocs, but that does not mean that they are being marginalized and cannot participate in other non-GXS fiction with us if they so wish. World War I and World War II are called "World Wars" because they were fought all over the world, but they did not involve every single nation on the planet. Similarly, the Great Xonexian Schism is being fought all over Xonexi, but it does not claim to involve every Xonexian power.

A similar principle applies to the Battle of the Milky Way. The name refers to the location - disparate parts of the Milky Way - just like the Battle of the Atlantic refers to the ocean on which it was fought, not the nations which took part. Today, there are around sixty countries which border the Atlantic, but only 12 took part in the Battle of the Atlantic. Keeping this in mind, I believe the current naming scheme is justified and accurate, but I will watch out for this in the future (and put disclaimers in the Trivia sections of these pages). If there is any specific wording on any of my pages which anyone feels is inaccurate or marginalizes non-participants, I strongly encourage them to contact me publically or privately on the wiki or on IRC.