Any members with a founder that submits to their demand of "JOIN SILVERSNAKE OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES!" should.....and will.....face the consequences. You can't make people respond with vigor that way. Can't do it with fear, sonnyboy.
I would really like to know the basis of this accusation.
I have had dealings with the SSF. There were several members who repeatedly dueled ONLY the workers in my town and the other towns of my alliance. A few attacks here and there can be overlooked, but this appeared to be policy in light of the consistency with which it happened. We got tired of it and launched an all-out attack.
Both sides tired of the war and we started talking. Never once was I, nor anyone else in my alliance, ordered to join the SSF. Never once did the topic of joining the SSF even arise. We did talk about many other things, though, and we also found time to reach an agreement.
Although the agreement has been breached on more than one occasion, they have for the most part been isolated incidents, most often from new members. There is one SSF town which has been a constant problem for my alliance, though. Needless to say, this has caused a lot of correspondence between myself and the SSF. Once again, I have never been pressured in any way to join the SSF, nor has it even been mentioned.
Any time I bring this up to Silverado Kid or Serafinos (sorry if I misspelled it), it is always handled immediately and with courtesy toward me. Both SSF leaders seem to be intelligent and nice people.
Considering how many mails have passed between myself and leaders of the SSF, I find it odd that such a thing has never once been mentioned. Honestly, it makes me question the validity of the accusation.