Originally by: valhallan

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I find this forum to be the diplomatic equivalent of Winston Churchill publishing a policy speech in MAD Magazine or Gandhi scribing his thoughts for MAXIM. Most of it is complete mental ************ and falls on an audience who has no idea what they are even looking at. But today I will break my traditional silence on this forum and post for the first time in my official capacity as Chairman of the Board for FIX. (took me almost 4 months to break that vow). If you see something written on these forums about FIX and it does not have AvernusÆ or my signature block, then it is not official policy.

FIX reached itÆs high water mark last spring with about 1500 pilots and control of Querious and FAT. Formed in conflict, and a survivor of repeated and extended periods of conflict, its 22 member corps represented a diverse group of ideas and contained a variety of talented and strong willed leaders...all with equal and well deserved credentials to the heart and soul of FIX. For whatever reason, we were unable to get all of those personalities to work towards a single vision for the future of FIX. Triad and Outbreak had already spun off and begun to chart their own futures. That future was completely separate from FIXÆs, regardless of the generally held EVE-wide belief that our policies were linked.

The CODA war that followed hit FIX right as we had engaged in a significant internal struggle and debate over the future direction of the alliance. It is impossible to say if Hans Roaming's now infamous cyno field accelerated or slowed the internal fractures in our ranks. We fought on for several months as a whole but were vastly out manned and unprepared to wage capital warfare. With the writing on the wall, we fractured...with several of FIXÆs strongest corps leaving and eventually forming PURE. Those of us that decided to remain together did so out of common bonds of friendship and a desire to stay together in EVE. We knew that Querious was now a bridge too far.

BOB extended the tattered remnants of FIX a hand...one that would allow the 750 or so remaining members a chance to retain our identity and fight on. Some thought we sold our soul...and left. The 500 that remained regrouped, rebuilt, and have become more cohesive, energized, and optimistic than at any point in our history. Most importantly, we are having fun again. We owe BOB a debt of gratitude for that opportunity.

We have grown some. Our neighbors are talking to us again, and like always, we seem to attract a fair share of enemies. It would be a pretty dull game if we didn't.

The rest of EVE can speculate, gossip, and point fingersàit matters not! The current incarnation of FIX is proud of both our past and the opportunities in our future. We recognize that we are not the FIX of old...any more than Italy is now Rome, or England is an Empire. We are glad that the sons of FIX have found other alliances to join and other ways to enjoy the game. We wish them continued success. While our current polices and practices will often find us at odds, we share a common heritage.

FIRMUS IXION is what it is. I am privileged to lead it, and am enormously proud of our reputation, our players, and our capabilities. Love us or hate us...your stuck with us.

Respectfully,
Valhallan
FIX Chairman of the Board
CEO/FOUNDER Band of Builders INC.

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