The Revolution

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RuneScape Clan
The Revolution
The Revolution Banner.png
1 January 2005 - 24 March 2005
Motto: unknown
Type
• Ideologies		PvP multi clan
ARPK
GamesRS2
FoundersNoricle
Rick Hamm
Key playersAirmech (Co-Leader)
BluJeanGrlNC (Council)
Colours
• Heraldry		Blue
unknown
Websiteunknown
Forumss6.invisionfree.com/rs_the_revolution/ (Defunct)
ChatsN/A

The Revolution (TR) was a RuneScape 2 clan founded by Noricle and Rick Hamm in January 2005, and an exodus of the Wilderness Guardians. A short rivalry occured between TR and WG, but was ended with TR's abrupt closure in March 2005, after around 3 months of its existence.

Formation

A Z6 forums banner made to commemorate the events surrounding TR's formation.

In late December of 2004, His Lordship wrote a topic on the Rune Village fansite titled America: Bully of the World. The topic was harshly critical of the U.S.A. - in particular, its political and moral values and attitudes. Given that WG comprised largely of American members, an internal dispute arose and members began to leave the clan. In an attempt to rectify the situation, His Lordship temporarily stepped down from leadership, appointing Myst01 as the new leader but remaining a member himself.[1] This only served to worsen the issue, and members continued to leave[2] - in a 2014 account of WG's early history, His Lordship cited that around 100 members left over the course of a single weekend.

The Revolution was founded by two of the former WG members, Noricle and Rick Hamm (two strongly-patriotic Americans), and was the second ARPK exodus of WG (after The Synergy the previous year). Noricle posted his intention to leave WG shortly after His Lordship's original topic, rescinded the decision on 30 December 2004 after a discussion with His Lordship[3], but later confirmed his original decision to leave and created TR's forums on 1 January 2005 - this is deemed the formation date of the new clan. Rick posted his resignation from WG on 2 January.[4] Given the severity of the situation, His Lordship returned to leadership of WG on 3 January.[5]

The earliest surviving reference to "Noricle's Clan" on the S4 forums occurs on 4 January 2005.[6] There was considerable animosity between members of both clans from the beginning[7], and on 7 January, WG council member Terakaern asked what WG's stance on the exodus was. His Lordship responded by saying he would attempt to distance the clans, and though WG and TR were not enemies, they certainly were not allies.[8] Within two weeks, over 40 members had left WG to join TR, and within one month TR had clearly surpassed WG in strength. Notable WG members who joined TR include Jesusislord6.[9]

Rivalry

From the beginning there was considerable animosity between WG and TR given the nature of TR's formation. In mid-January His Lordship was found to have invited TR members to attend WG PK trips, which Rick Hamm believed to be in violation of the agreement to distance the clans. Rick relayed the first messages suggesting hostile intent to His Lordship and WG council member Oaktownrules around 15 January[10], and His Lordship began considering various options including aggression and diplomacy shortly afterwards.[11]

On 20 January 2005, Rick offered an apology to WG via the clan's forums for the previous hostility towards WG.[12]. His Lordship accepted the apology, and a report from the same day recorded that His Lordship, Rick and Noricle had reached an understanding and were all on good terms, and the relationship between WG and TR remained neutral.[13] However, the instability continued with Rick's access to the WG forums being revoked around 25 January[14], though he was eventually given the rank of "clan representative".

On or around 7 February, Rick made a post on The Sabres's forums which involved spies and the passing of sensitive information.[15] The following day, Rick had his position as a clan representative revoked by His Lordship. This resulted in a heated debate on the WG forums which remained unresolved.[16]

On 11 March, two TR members (Madman2322 and Scotty22) were attacked by WG members at the Lava Maze, while the pair were following clue scrolls within the Wilderness. This was a clear violation of WG's ARPK policy, which prohibited clan members engaging in combat with non-PKers. Neither TR member was killed, as His Lordship instructed WG to cease attacking. However, TR believed that WG had chosen to violate the ARPK policy solely because they identified Madman2322 and Scotty22 as TR members. A topic was made on the TR forums the following day, and a heated discussion between Rick and His Lordship took place. Attempts at resolving the situation by way of a planned war were made, though His Lordship wanted a F2P fight while Rick wanted P2P, and the request fell through. In both the dicussion with His Lordship and the TR forums, Rick expressed significant anger and his intentions of a vendetta against WG with the endgame of forcing the clan to close.[17]

On 15 March, Rick Hamm reconsidered his position and announced a status of indifference towards WG, believing that the hostilities were detrimental to TR by bringing down morale and causing members to question the clan's motives. The following day, TR Council member BluJeanGrlNC made an offer of peace to WG and requested that flaming and disrespectful posts on the forums be removed. The message was seemingly well-received by WG, and it seemed as if hostilities were coming to an end.[18]

Closure

Near the end of March 2005, Noricle decided to resign from TR with very little warning, leaving Rick Hamm entirely in charge. At the time Rick was suffering from real life difficulties, and appointed a council and Airmech as co-leader to try and help with the running of the clan. However the council members would begin fighting amongst themselves for power, leading to more pressure and stress on Rick.

Around 24 March 2005, Airmech's RuneScape account was hacked, resulting in them quitting and leaving Rick once again the sole leader of TR. Shortly after another TR member had their account hacked, and then the clan's bank account. Rick made the swift decision to close the clan in an attempt to protect the security of TR members, and The Revolution closed on 24 March 2005.[19] As a result, many of the former WG who had joined TR returned to the original clan - including Rick on 25 March[20] - and WG experienced a surge in members and morale after several considerably unpleasant months.

Trivia

  • A second ARPK clan with the name "The Revolution" was founded later in 2006, as an exodus of the clan Pack of Pride. This TR lasted until around August 2007 and was considerably more successful. An exodus founded around or after its closure, Sunflower Mafia was mistakenly labelled as a second-generation relative of WG by Aidan Ryuko in 2008, who likely did not realise that there were two separate clans with the same name. The mistake was not realised until July 2020 by Vio. Neither the second TR or SM have any relation to WG[21], though they did offer The Synergy an alliance in March of 2007.[22]

References

  1. ↑ His Lordship (30 December 2004), "America", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Inundation1 (2 January 2005), "Leaving", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Noricle (30 December 2004), Re: "America", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Rick Hamm (2 January 2005), "Problems", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  5. ↑ His Lordship (2 January 2005), "Back", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Dne Madstar (4 January 2005), Re: "Member For January", S4. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Rick Hamm (4 January 2005), Re: "Sick Of...", S4. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Terakaern (7 January 2005), "Noricle's Clan", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  9. ↑ Jesusislord6 (3 January 2005), "At The End Of The Day...", S4. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Oaktownrules (15 January 2005), "This Is Enough.", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  11. ↑ His Lordship (17 January 2005), "Safety Nets", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  12. ↑ Rick Hamm (20 January 2005), "Apology", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  13. ↑ His Lordship (20 January 2005), "Lordy's Report", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  14. ↑ bum 0na stic (25 January 2005), "Rick", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  15. ↑ His Lordship (7 February 2005), "Terakaern Brought Something To My Attention", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  16. ↑ Rick Hamm (8 February 2005), "Very Interesting", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  17. ↑ His Lordship (12 March 2005), "Here You Go", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  18. ↑ BluJeanGrlNC (16 Mar 2005), "An Offer Of Peace And A Request", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  19. ↑ Palidore (24 March 2005), "The Revolution Disbanded.", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  20. ↑ His Lordship (25 March 2005), "Lets Welcome Back Rick Hamm", S4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  21. ↑ kissbam (24 August 2007), "The Revolution... Close Please", Sal's RuneScape Forum. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  22. ↑ Destiny (1 March 2007), "Alliance Application", The Synergy. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
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