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    I would like to respectfully inform the IS that we have still not recieved a list of 
formal complaints in regards to Vanguard behavior, weaponry, or other standards you would 
like us to conform to. As it stands, we have done our best to meet the rules laid forth by 
the IS and meet IS standards for participation. We feel this is unfair to the members of VG 
who have done no wrong in the past, and are simply with VG because they feel "Ordo is too 
serious, Mercz is too silly" (An example given to me by a recent Mercz defectee, I am sorry if 
this offends.) 

    We would also like to lay all the cards out on the table and do exactly as the Ordo has 
done in the past to meet the AN's demands of stable-compliancy. We would like to sit down with 
you and your staff to discuss what exactly we need to change. Radical reform or not, we'd 
still like to open communication and settle these disputes so the banlines can fall. 

But before I get too far ahead, I feel I must point out something crucial:

1) Anoki's actions with the AN wiki where done when he was in the service of the AN, In fact 
when we confronted him about it a few days later when we saw him in Verklund, Christoph 
immediatly estate banned him for 'grieving' - Christoph has always respected the AN, and 
specificly Jim. Anoki bounced on the sim border for three days (as he does not log out when he 
goes to bed.) until he (From my understanding of the story) convinced Christoph to unban him 
and that his 'attack' on the AN wiki was a 'one time action, out of anger at the unfair 
treatment of my friend and squad leader.' We have since made him, and everyone else in 
Vanguard, commit to our behavioral standards or be ejected. 

2) Takkun's actions where also performed while in the service of his military, the Mercz, 
who he still loves to this day. In fact, he was so passionate about the Mercz he (According to 
his history) has given so much of his time and effort that he has earned the rank of officer, 
and even continued to perform admirably under intense pressure from his personal feelings for 
Ordo. In fact, I myself hated Takkun until we sat down together and actually talked out our 
differences. Takkun returned the sim, yes, but he did so because he knew it was temporary. It 
was his way to leave the SL militaries and never have a chance to 'come back' like so many 
others do. This was a one-time act of anger against a group he felt had done him wrong, and he 
rejected my offer to join Vanguard twice until I promised him that I could obtain a position 
for him that would involve what he wanted - Simple combat, No stress, No paperwork, No 
'bullshit politics and hypocrasy'. and I feel I did the right thing by giving him a home, both 
for my military and for this old vet. There was an article on the War Journal detailing how 
minor of an event Takkun's 'grand betrayal' was, and it's not like he's going to return the 
Mercz sim ever again, I see no reason to deny a great tactiction and LO officer from our 
ranks, especially since Christoph's shadow (His 'evil deeds' of the past, per-se) grant many 
of us protection in terms of scale.

    To be clear: We do not support E-terrorism, or people with a history of E-terrorism, In 
fact I was forced to contact the infamous griever who goes by the name of 'Fire' and ask him 
politely to 'cool his jets' in regards to his grieving, as Aelus had tipped me off previously 
that people where starting to believe he was VG. He is not VG, and according to this log 
provided to me by Takkun from the Light Ops, he is a Mercz Alt who does it simply because he 
takes amusement in making 'smaller groups complain and cry on voice chat'. The log of fire, 
or more information on how this situation was resolved (Or not resolved, as he immediatly went 
to 'The Gor Hub' and tried to 'show me his new SimDozer', a device that crashes sims, and went 
offline. I have not heard from him since. Most of my conversation was also sent to Caine 
Constantine, if anyone would like proof but feel they cannot trust me.) We do not support 
people with troubled pasts, such as Fox Mulgrave, Maza Rau, Meia Cosmos or *anyone* suspected 
of copybotting, such as Pattehfox's alts. We *do* accept people like Takkun and Anoki, as they 
made a mistake once, and if they even attempted it while under the banner of VG, they would 
be exiled and cast out immediatly. 

Attached is our handbook, if you would like to view our Zero Tolerance policy first hand.

(Zero Tolerance Policy)

    To show our good faith, and that we are willing to make changes - even without solid 
evidence presented - we would like to present to you our officer's hat, and the story behind 
it.

    We recieved a hat from RoG when the merge took place, along with the rest of their 
equipment, All of it was decomissioned save for the officer's hat - which Christoph liked. 
It was retextured and given to a few officers. During this time, it was brought to my 
attention that the hat may be copybotted, and bears a striking resemblence to 
Fairlight/Saraphim Industries' officer cap. As I would consider myself friends to both these 
people, I looked into the issue personally, and even had a Linden on sim at one point to 
investigate the item. They came to the conclusion it was not copybotted, or if it was, it was 
impossible to tell.

    Still, this was a liability our eyes, and as such we comissioned a new hat to be made. 
This hat was made by CaptCuddles Boa, a friend of the Ordo and IS, the same person who was 
comissioned to build our armor. The hat of questionable history was removed from service 
(It was never even put into our armory, Christoph simply gave it to a few officers prior to 
our opening.) and our new officer hat has been sent out twice via notices, and will be in our 
armory by the end of the day.

    Another sign that we are willing to comply to your demands is this, Christoph Naumova has 
stepped down from the spotlight and has handed diplomacy to me, Dagger Exonar, in light of the 
recent mistakes with 2142 and CS. If you would like to inquire more about our changes, or 
simply clear up missunderstandings of the past, feel free to contact me or drop me a notecard. 
I view my job as handling the politics so that my men can enjoy the combat.


                                                          Waiting for Crusafix Redux, 
                                                                 ~Dagger Exonar
                                                                 -Approved by Christoph