Why do the admins hate miners ?

[Malaclypse 666]

From a "Zoner's" standpoint, Canaria sufferred a near breakdown due to the influx of miners. Utilites and public services stretched to the limit. There were grumblings of a Canarian surtax to compensate for those costs.

Zoners were the "hosts", yet were sometimes placed in untenable situations by "Guild" restrictions; caught in the middle between miners of all shapes, sizes and colors, and the impulsive pirates who chose to break from Omega 49's tradition of studied neutrality.

Things seem to be returning to normal down in sunburn central. For the most part, I think we Zoners handled the boom with reasonably good taste. Devilcat's excellent on-scene assessment gave a real feel for the "Rush of 49".

I feel your pain that the motherlode has been played out, but there's still plenty of niobium to last ya for centuries, guys. And now that the niobium boom is over, Canaria can evolve to effete, snobby art town, and begin to promote their dung sculpture with renewed vigor.

"Eat at Sophie's!"

Mal

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