This thread from about page 22 on is a good read (early 1ns4n3):
http://forum.tribalwars.net/showthread.php?t=137606&page=22
We were picked as an early darkhorse, by people who knew what they were talking about:
2.1nS4n3 - probably will end up conquering NE and halting gentle/chess advancement there.
ON 2009,May 2nd, 13:04 1ns4n3 acheived rank 1 for the first time.
1ns4n3 was mostly criticized for the tribal tag -- which btw, has been used in nearly every world since w37, in one form or another (INSANE, nsane, Insane and even 1ns4n3 copy cats with the COA and all)
2.) For being too spread out -- which ended up being a blessing, because we had a lot of room to grow, and once we hit a certain point, we spread like a wild fire.
3.) For being a tribe that came from an older world (w8 CLOROX) which was a legitimate concern as, most tribes from older worlds fail.
4.) Our English
in which
Blue said it best:
"And to the well mannered, well-tailored, man about town, and the very eptimome of a Gentleman..Percy - indeed, here at Ins4n3, our common tongue isn't English .. tis' rimming -"