Editing War Decs and the Credo (section)

=== Incorrect Methods for Dealing with War Deccers ===

Now, the big questions is what can we do about it? This is where you, our members come in. Before we discuss how you can help, we need to address some of the common suggestions Leadership receives from some members about how to deal with deccers and why we won't be doing any of them.

====Surrender====
Surrendering usually involves paying the other party a significant amount of ISK to end the war early. There are three reasons why surrender is not an option:
# It costs ISK which could be better spent on running the corp and giving back to our members
# Wars ending early is a flag to other war corps that we would pay to get out of a war, so only invites more decs
# It doesn't stop the aggressors re-deccing us two weeks later.

==== Fighting Them ====
When we get this suggestion in our mail boxes, it is either trying to encourage us to engage them ourselves, form an Enforcement Wing to fight them or get friends to help. For anyone switched on, it should be obvious that we would never entertain this as an option because of the Credo and our position of not initiating aggression against other players. '''Leadership firmly believes that anyone who suggests aggression as a response to a war dec has not internalized and understood the intent and ideals of the Credo.'''

We were founded on the principles of respecting other players and looking for graceful solutions in challenging situations that set an example of dignity and friendship - turning around and shooting people in the face because they declared war on us is not graceful, friendly or dignified. The Credo and our unwavering dedication to its ideals is what makes Signal Cartel different from most other groups in New Eden. It has been said that [[Credo_FAQ|we play EVE in hard mode]]; the way that we have responded to wars in the past and our dedication to our ideals earned us the respect of several merc corps who now no longer dec us.

==== Hiring Allies ====
Aside from the obvious Credo issues (we don't hire people to kill for us, the same way we don't sell kill rights, or place bounties on other players in hopes of enticing others to aggress them in order to harvest some of that bounty), hiring allies can be a double-edged sword. When you hire allies, there is no guarantee that they will actually do anything. There are also groups out there who will dec you and then have an alt corp offer to assist you so that they can get more money from you.
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