People's Imperial Confederation of Club Penguin

Hello comrades and readers,

I did not intend on writing another post on this website for a long time, if at all. My life with Shallissa has been better than I could have ever imagined, thank you for asking. Though it pained me to be away from my friends in the army community, we determined it would be best for our well-being to distance ourselves (especially at our age). Unfortunately, recent happenings made it clear to me that making a public statement is now an inevitability.

After the departure of Sha and I, which led to an abrupt end for the Personal Union of the People’s Imperial Confederation and the Templars, I left authority over the army’s governance to the pre-existing Congress of Soviets. Congress has always served as a body to oversee the actions of the Commanders-in-Chief, with varying degrees of success since 2019. Considering the Congress of the time consisted mostly of active individuals that I trusted, I felt comfortable allowing them to manage the future of the army. In my stead I gave Alucard the responsibility of serving as the army’s First Secretary, to serve as the senior guardian for both Congress and PIC itself.

I can say without hesitation, looking back at what has occurred since I left, that I am proud of much of the work accomplished by the leaders and members of this great community. Alu has undoubtedly done his best to keep things together in times of prosperity and hardship, and I’m grateful for the effort of many to ensure that the army didn’t shut down. However, it has become clear to me that the army has not been able to maintain the level of accountability and values that Allissa and I did our best to uphold. For full disclosure, I have only infrequently checked Discord since I retired, and at different points I had been informed by members of the community of a few matters of concern. Though certain things I had heard were questionable, I remained firm in my belief that the PIC would be able to manage these matters without my presence.

It seems as though I was wrong in that belief. I don’t blame any single individual for this, and I urge no one to point fingers at those they may believe have led the army to this point. In fact, the only blame I can reasonably place is on myself, as I regret not adequately preparing the heirs to the Confederation with the skills and appropriate procedures for self-governance and accountability. Though I needed to leave armies when I did, I should have stayed to at least to some extent as a guiding presence. For this I apologise to all of you, especially to Alu, Saber, Jojo, Sweater and Caitlin, the individuals I left a momentous task to without preparation.

The final incident that led to the writing of this post was the removal of PIC leader 54x, as well as subsequent events in relation to the matter. Although 54 was a competent Commander in his own right, and I still maintain my respect for his significant effort and hard work within PIC since the Scars merge, it is clear to me that he should not have been allowed to return to the army’s leadership. I have heard various accounts of 54’s actions from different sources. What can be confirmed is that he sent incredibly sensitive and inappropriate material of a minor over Discord, an act that could be considered illegal. While I do not have any reason to believe that 54x acted maliciously or sent this material with the knowledge that the individual involved was a minor, this is a situation that should disqualify any individual from holding a position of authority within any army. After learning that he was reinstated as Commander today without my knowledge, it became apparent to me that the People’s Imperial Confederation cannot continue in this state. On behalf of PIC I apologise to the individual affected by 54’s actions, whether intentional or not, and I am sorry to all of you that he was allowed to return to his position. As the owner of the PIC Discord server, I am personally making the decision to keep 54x banned from the army for the foreseeable future.

As the creator of the People’s Imperial Confederation, I am hereby enacting a pause to all events and army operations indefinitely. This brings an end to PIC’s Fourth Generation, lasting from the 4th of February, 2023 to the 21st of April, 2025. Towards the end of May, the next time I will be most available, I will host a meeting amongst PIC legends and veterans to discuss what the future of this community should be.

To everyone who has contributed to this amazing army thus far, thank you for the time and the immense effort you have put into making PIC a community to be remembered and cherished. To those responsible for the Army of Club Penguin, I know that I have personal grievances with my past treatment, but you have served as an incredible friend to the People’s Imperial Confederation for many years and I thank you. I understand the choice to dissolve the alliance with PIC given current circumstances, but I hope that your memory of PIC remains positive as a righteous army that stood by you no matter the storm. To the rest of the community, I bid you farewell on the Confederation’s behalf.

Sidie9

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