User blog comment:John Breasly/Questioning the "System of Roleplay" Established Here/@comment-3984166-20121230031936/@comment-3112181-20121230051603

I strongly agree with Goldtimbers here. Britain has done a marvelous job of controlling its awesome power, and does not meaninglessly declare war on people. And, even though the Robespierre figure he is referring to is me, I must say that in my defense the events that involved the attempted coup d'etat in Spain was indeed months ago... Within those past months I have pledged not to do such foolish acts, and am deeply regretful for the actions.

However, I also agree with Benjamin. People seem to be misinterpreting the RP Council, making it out to be some power-hungry regime. Nothing could be further from the truth. What Benjamin says is true in that since the creation of the RP Council, role-play bickering and confusion has been DRAMATICALLY decreased. For once, we have an organised system whose main priority is letting everybody have a shot at leading who wishes to do so. We've also been accused of being prejudice towards England, which is completely inane considering one of England's highest-ranked leaders, a certain Lord Chancellor named Andrew N. Mallace, is a dedicated member of the RP Council. All of our members come from different nations to keep a balanced, bias-free system. Mallace is from England, Parax is Ottoman, Blastshot is from Prussia, I'm from Russia, and Pistol... Well, he's sort of all over the place. Point is, I don't understand how anybody can accuse us of being bias.

Secondly, Goldtimbers, you say: "I would only say keep the RP Council if the council would include members from every nation that is active and the Council only decides who can claim a country and if a certain country's leader leaves the game/wiki without naming a heir decide the fate of said country". In all honesty, that's basically all we do xD. If you look at the RP Council Request Page, all you would see is requests and applications to own certain nations; there's no shady business going on behind the curtain, despite what many think. Like I said, the events that occured in getting a new leader for Spain was a one-time thing, and I beg you not to judge the RP Council because of that one incident. I personally took a solemn oath to never let that happen again, given the amount of chaos it caused.

In a nutshell, I ask you all to think differently about the RP Council. It is not corrupt, greedy, power-hungry, or sinister as many make it out to be. Ultimately, all we do is allow avid roleplayers the opportunity to own a nation of their own. While this may not be the "traditional" method of acquiring ownership of role-play countries, it certainly decreases drama and fighting on the wiki; and that's what the RP Council's main goal is.