[Gary]

I have changed from the position of liking fake nicking to hating it. Last round our bp forced the rest to drop their fake nicks, or they would be exiled. There is no trust hiding behind nicks that are not real. If the aim is a strong galaxy, then fake nicks are ultimately a hindrance. By making people drop their fakes and getting all the alliances out into the open, we all knew where we stood. We finished 5th. Its not fantastically great, and we didn't hold roids well. But without such a measure, we would not have woken each other up to defend as the bond wouldn't have been there.

Having said that, next round Ill be more alliance orientiated, so rather than fake nick, I might not turn up in the galaxy channel for the first few weeks or so to protect my coords.

It really depends on how you play, but I just feel fake nicking is damaging to the community, because the faker is holding back, thus galaxies dont become as close as they should do.