The Anime-Monke Wars

Initial Skirmishes

The fighting initially broke out in #lobby, with a formal declaration of war by Acris at 7:51 EST. The Monke forces were able to quickly mobilize their forces, shattering the previously uncontested Anime Coalition. Small skirmishes occurred over the next four hours before the admins were able to successfully corral the fighting to #yell-chat.

Major Conflicts and Accusations of Bias

The battle properly began with a coordinated volley exchange of gifs from both sides. Admin Varunda moderated the process by providing points to both sides in an attempt to create a more orderly state of "Gentleman's Warfare". After an hour, it seemed to some that points were not being awarded fairly, and ideas of a truce between the two sides began to form. Support grew for this idea grew once more after a meme posted by Nitus was removed for being "too suggestive", resulting an a loss of a point for the Anime Coalition.

Soon after, Admin Varunda admitted that he removed a point from the Anime forces to "appear fair" resulting in mass protests from the Anime side. Talks resumed once more about joining forces to depose the refereeing admin, but this was once again put by the wayside as another volley of gifs from both sides was launched. Scattered gorilla and guerrilla warfare resumed for the next three hours until both sides agreed to a truce.

Resolution

A meeting was held between Franz of the Anime Coalition and MagicEagle of the Monke Federation to determine a cleaner way to establish a victor. Negotiations are currently ongoing, but both sides have considered a 6v6 Jaeger battle to end the skirmish.