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puffyn said:
I repost here the following which has been posted in full (with more Wiki links to the relevant documentation at the <a href="http://yarnspinners.improbable.org/Wyrms/index.php?title=Proclamations">Proclamations Page</a>)

Fellow Wyrms:

On Turn 74, a sneaking Mictlan army was discovered in Miscya (66) by patrolling Machakan troops and province defense. In the ensuing battle, justice and light prevailed, and the province came under the control of Mictlan. This turn (75), Machaka attacked this province, without obtaining a council resolution supporting his action or coming to a separate private agreement with me. This is a blatant violation of Rule 2 of the Council Charter, which automatically invokes Rule 8. Therefore, subject to judicial oversight to verify the truth of my story (should the great dragon dispute it), Machaka should be considered a rogue nation until and unless he is reinstated by the council.

The issue of discovered sneaking armies has been debated before the council in Proposition4 in which a proposal to require sneakily acquired provinces to be returned was defeated. Additional discussion was held on the board, mostly on these two pages <a href="http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=383484&page=0&view=collap sed&sb=5&o=31&fpart=23&vc=1">(1)</a> and <a href="http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=383484&page=0&view=collap sed&sb=5&o=31&fpart=24&vc=1">(2)</a>

The rules as plainly stated in the charter and interpreted in the afore-referenced discussions clearly require council permission before the retaking of a province. A few turns ago, another stealthy army of mine was discovered in a province with a fort, and again took control. In order to avoid entanglements, I agreed to return this province to Machaka, but this referred only to that one particular instance (note that by Rule 13 of the charter, this province was technically in contention and so either side could have legally brought additional force to bear).

We solicit Wyrmly comments on this important issue. (Pulls up a chair and grabs a virgin margarita to drink while watching the discussion).

I apologise. From my (apparently wrong) memory of the rules i thought it was within my rights to do so

ps i havnt seen the turn yet, only getting it now