[Atrocities]

You know, it would be nice to have a Demenour (sp) choice when sending Messages. That way, when you send a message, instead of pleading, neutral, or Demanding, you could have:
Polite
Rude
Condecending
Patornizing
Friendly
Hostile
Upset

and so on

I would use Upset in a message stating my displeasure over the recipant blowing up one of my scout ships or something. See my point?

It gets more personal this way, and ya, adds a few extra steps to sending a message, but with a default setting of Friendly, you will never have to worry about offending by accident.