Overclockers UK

News

 * March 2007 - Recruitment of new members begins.
 * April 2007 - The 'War on Rogues' is announced.
 * May 2007 - OcUK declare war on the Protectorate of Common Rogues (PCR).

Formation
The OcUK alliance was formed on March 1, 2007 by Zip (known as Zipian in the Cybernations world), originally so that friends could enjoy the game together. After reaching a valuable size and strength, the alliance is now open for all recruits that wish to join.

The OcUK Official Flag
The current official OcUK flag was created to give a greater sense of unity within the alliance. The process began on March 24, 2007, when many flags were submitted and opinions regarding these were given; further flags were submitted until a poll was created for the majority favourites. The poll closed on April 10, 2007 and the winning flag became official and was adopted; it is however, as with all aspects of the OcUK alliance, available to change.

The Great War III
The OcUK alliance was formed during the third Great War for Cybernations and as such, decided to stay apathetic despite building numerous allies on opposing sides of the war. The alliances that were involved in the war were understanding to OcUK's position on this matter and as a result allowed the alliance to grow larger and stronger.

Unity
Each member of the OcUK alliance will defend another member of the OcUK alliance from any attacks, and will continue to do so until peace is declared. OcUK will not tolerate inactivity raids upon any member within the alliance, however will aim to resolve these issues diplomatically.

Sanctioned Wars
The OcUK alliance will only go to war with another nation if the attack is sanctioned. If the war is against a nation that has attacked another OcUK nation, the sanction is considered automatic unless the OcUK nation is considered a rogue nation; whereby the OcUK member is subject to expulsion from the alliance and wars considered void.

Expulsion
Any OcUK nation that plays against the wishes of the OcUK alliance, or disobeys the OcUK policies is subject to expulsion, whereby those in the seats of power will vote to expel the nation from the alliance. If a nation within the alliance is randomly attacking other nations and the wars are not sanctioned; this nation is considered a rogue nation and will suffer the given consequences. OcUK will accept the responsibility for rogue nations within the alliance, and will maintain its best efforts to prevent and appease any such actions should they occur.

Recruitment
Initially formed as an invite-only alliance, after reaching a valuable size of nations, the OcUK alliance opened its doors to recruiting nations from the Cybernations world. All new nations are subject to a probatory period within the alliance which ends entirely upon the alliance's discretion; those within the probatory period, however, are to accept and adhere to the OcUK policies, and in return will be treated with equal rights to all other OcUK members.

The recruitment process can take a number of routes; a nation can apply directly to the OcUK external forums, or a nation will be invited to join the OcUK alliance, either through the Cybernations game itself or through other means such as friendship outside of the game.

Overview
The OcUK (Overclockers UK) alliance is currently governed by 5 (subject to change) seats of power, initially established to speed up the process of decision making. Each member of the alliance is given the ability to put themselves forward for election of any role on the OcUK external forums, and these members are then decided upon through a poll. The seats are each assigned specific duties and are considered permanent roles unless a new election is sanctioned by request or through necessity.

Cabinet
Positions are currently held by the following OcUK members (parenthesis denotes their ruler names):


 *  Foreign Secretary 
 * Zip (Zipian)


 *  Minister of War 
 * Mr_White (Warzors)


 *  Minister of Trade 
 * Babyface


 *  Minister of Aid 
 * Kronologic


 *  Shadow Minister 
 * Danger Phoenix

Equality
The OcUK alliance considers itself a completely open alliance of nations whereby all players are considered equal and all suggestions to the running and maintenance of the alliance are welcomed. However, the seats of power are the responsible players within the alliance and are granted the ultimate power to make decisions at their own discretion, albeit within the best considerations of the rest of the alliance.

Overview
The OcUK alliance has a policy of non-aggression unless provoked. The alliance will only strike first if a war has been sanctioned by both the current cabinet and the military generals. The alliance takes a dim view on rogue nations and will often sanction the use of military action if deemed necessary. Sovereignty is respected within the alliance and nations are free to choose their own discourse within the confines of OcUK policy. The alliance achieved nuclear status on 21 April 2007, when NixxiN became the first nuclear capable nation with Danger_Phoenix achieving the same status as of 01 May 2007.

Leadership
The current military leadership is held by officers, appointed by request of the cabinet. These positions are not absolute and are subject to change. Positions are currently held by the following OcUK members (parenthesis denotes ruler names):


 *  General(s) 
 * Bcbooky
 * Deadstar
 * Nix (Nixon)

The War on Rogues (April - May 2007)
As of late April 2007, OcUK became increasingly concerned with combatting rogue activity and began discussions relating to the targeting of rogue alliances. On May 7, 2007 OcUK sanctioned and declared war on the Protectorate of Common Rogues (PCR) alliance. The demands of OcUK were simple; dissolve the PCR alliance or be destroyed. The conclusion of the declaration saw PCR being dissolved almost overnight, valuable lessons were learnt and confidence within the alliance grew.

Megas Skodoso III of The Hybris Union (May 2007)
Following OcUK's policy of non-compliance with rogue nations, war was sanctioned against Megas Skodoso III of The Hybris Union in early May 2007. Rather than attempting to open diplomatic discussions to resolve the conflict, Megas Skodoso III attempted extortion and threatened the alliance with nuclear action from alliances he had no affiliation with. OcUK grew tired of his behaviour, which often attempted to include other, much larger alliances and nations. The situation became complicated when The Hybris Union asserted he was an NPO applicant, when in reality was merely using the alliance as a shield.

OcUK brought this matter to the attention of NPO. Following discussion and with no objection from NPO, OcUK targeted The Hybris Union for destruction through means of zero infrastructure (ZI) under no uncertain terms as punishment; the decision was unanimous and absolute.

Contact
Contact can be made via the alliance forums or real-time through the internet relay chat room at #ocuk (Esper.net). If an alliance wishes to apply for an embassy with OcUK, a separate thread has been set up in which to declare one.