Early diplomacy does not seem to be going well. While it is certainly not time to panic, we need to identify what is not working and make corrections.
I would like diplomacy to be a more distributed effort like it has in the last couple of days. Our responses have been slow to both Quatronia and AMAZON, and I take responsibility for that. Real life gets in the way, but I should be more vocal when I cannot give diplomatic issues my immediate attention.
I would like to organize a team of diplomats, including myself, KingMorgan, ahmedhadzi and anyone else that is willing to volunteer.
Of particular interest is the individuals that have played with, or are acquainted with members of other teams. These "dotted lines", or informal means of communication are great ways of keeping the relationship current. No official business needs to be discussed, just a hello and civ-small talk, but be genuine, not mechanical. Make (poop) jokes and ask questions too. Ask if they had any questions about our last message. Ask what their biggest needs are. Ask about their goals. Ask how we can help them. It also helps to talk to them about what you think they've done well.
It would also be helpful to have multiple bodies continue to check the team email. Previous messages have been a bit slow and that's my fault. Lets continue to have more people checking the inbox, as well as drafting responses and messages.
Thoughts? Volunteers? Insults?