[Slynky]

Originally posted by DavidG:
"Do you consider it permissable to "backstab" an ally whom you feel wronged you?"

IMHO this one is not actaully backstabbing at all. If the ally 'wronged' you then he is the backstabber.

This is one of the grey areas that couldn't be explained well in the short span of the question. For that, I apologize.

Wronged....OK...

You are allied and your optics discover a stealth/cloaked ship from one of your alies deep in your territory. Is that being wronged? Should you drop the alliance immediately and begin an attack? Or should you tell him to leave? And should you consider this action hostile? After all, it was in stealth mode? SO, is that wronged?

OR...

Your ally colonizes planets in "your" space...Is that being wronged?

OR...

Or, a big fleet enters "your" space. Is it headed to a destination that you can believe doesn't worry you? Did he give advance notice or just show up?

OR...

Did you agree on gifts of tech and he doesn't fulfill his agreements?

So, without trying to list all the "grey" areas, there are many Versions of "wronged".

Which makes the question a bit ambiguous...(sorry).