I wasn't going to create a forum account until i had more experience in-game however after reading this post i felt obliged to do so.
First things first his post was clearly a joke and it was more amusing than the 3 previous posts you made on this thread as at least a little bit of thought went into it moving away from the monotonous posts usually found in most online game forums.
Secondly it was that guys first post so that would bring more life to the forums which by the looks of things this world could do with. However you may well have drove him away from the forums now which is why these forums slowly get less and less active.
"Were you born in 25BC?" If your going to insult someone in this way at least get the period correct this game is set in the classical period of ancient Greece (500-323BC). Less time being mean on forums more time spent reading may help you.
"THE gayest post I have ever read in the forums" Your use of capitals offends me. I will only touch on you calling it the gayest briefly as to not cause a debate but it just shows a general lack of education that you can only come up with an insult most people grow out of by age 12.
As to not be a hypocrite going back to the topic of the thread. Didn't get the message but hoping i do soon so i can have some banter in the mail. In theory though through an external instant messaging service such as Skype something like this could work without having to show to every tribe that you are pacted to them, almost like a secret alliance to lull people into a false sense of security. .Not that i'm sure this is what the guy was trying to get at.
Ahaha, ok. Well for starters to me it didn't comer across as a joke. You never know, he could have been one of these people that does take the game too seriously and post random things like that. I have seen many. Secondly, I never said I was trying to be funny, "and it was more amusing than the 3 previous posts you made on this thread", I mean if you thought I was then so be it, but I don't post on these forums to try and make people laugh, just sometimes, this wasn't one of those times.
Thirdly I am so sorry that my use of CaPiTalS offended you, I didn't mean to. Didn't realize someone could get so offended by words on a page. Also, your post about the year it was, quite frankly I couldn't give a damn, As far as I'm aware, its in the past and the way he is writing is very "old-fashioned" as it were.
If it makes you feel any better, I take back my "mean" and "offensive" comments. But at the end of the day if that really is how he expresses himself, I'd be concerned. I don't see how you would know if it's a joke or not, if its his first post.
As for your last point. I guess you're right about the Council idea. I have told him myself however that I am not interested. I take it you are on the same level with me on this.