I've only taken 2 leaves of absence, and when I've been here (which has far out weighed the times that I have not been, I might add) I have been one of the most active (though not always one of the most visible) players. No where did gunner say that one had to spend hours recruiting, but for one to say they don't have 10 mins a day to send a few TG's is rather.... silly. Also, not having time to join the army? How long does that take?
1) Joining the UN 1 or 2 minutes (and that's stretching it)
2) Moving your region to a designated place 1 minute
3 Endorsing the target nation .... 5 seconds
So that doesn't really hold water.
If you're looking for a social site, then there are plenty of those on the net. We're not saying you HAVE to do anything, bu we are saying that this site is based off of a GAME. To bitch that we're saying people should actually PLAY said game... well, now it's my turn to say something is laughable.
The unwillingness of many to recruit for 5 or 10 minutes a day means that those of us who are willing to do it must take HOURS a week, or sometimes A DAY (if you don't believe me, ask Kor, or Prag) to make a difference. NOW who's being punished? Now who's suffering at the hands of whom? If you can sit for hours on the forum, or hours on IRC, then you've got the time to recruit, you've got the time to join the army, you've got the time to make a welcome post for a new player. You've got the time to do lots of shit, that actually entails NS GAMEPLAY.
So don't make that claim. It's ridiculous.
And Kor was absolutely right, this is quite lulzy. It's lulzy that in the face of such sloth and apathy, that suddenly, the people who couldn't be bothered to play NS, now suddenly have plenty of time to sit here and throw tomatoes at Gunner, Praggie, and I. Now there's some fucking lulz.
If you really don't have time to do anything except make a few posts on the forum or whatever, that's fine. No one's going ot make you, but don't go bitching when those of us who think thei GAME should actually (ZOMG) be PLAYED make changes to encourage activity.