Dumb stuff harms the game

[Sniper]

(I will admit, I skipped 18 pages)

My biggest problem with this is that the entire action was started with a one post MeLance that amounted to, "We blow shizzle up for... Reasons!"

It (barely) met the Letter of Server Rules, but certainly not the Spirit. It isn't even RP between players of the faction, just an All Hands notice. Calling it RP is really doing it a courtesy I don't believe it deserves, and it underlines a pattern of conduct that the server community shouldn't be pursuing.

In effect, this entire event was the equivalent of yelling "Fire" and immediately attacking, which, in ship engagements, is a violation of the rules.

Well said, Alestone, well said.
If I read it correctly there was no chance for the owners of Goldgeist, or Clew Bay and probably Eldorado to RP an SOS call, as there was no RP contact from Enclave. Without any pre-existing RP on forums any SOS call would need to say that the enclave will be attacking and that is metagaming.