It looks like a civil war has started.
Michael
It does, doesn't it. Considering the significance of the Old Colonies (to many players at least), and their unique position as an Alliance enclave in the Federal sphere of influence...
Well, I would suggest this being featured on the Galnet news, and maybe a community goal. It could be a good place to try out conflicting community goals, so we could decide which side to fight for.
I did my part for the Alliance, smoking an Anaconda and a Python, plus a few smaller combatants... then I had to log out to prevent reality collapse (2 minutes to 1.2 update)