"tradition doesnt mean to worship the ashes. you shall rather keep the fire burning."
also.. One shall never define his past by what he has done wrong or what has been done wrong to him. Pity and self-pity is nothing for the future.
First of all as Im pretty new here I have no idea what 'they' could have possibly done to make the server suffer and almost be taken down.
I think its a good thing you keep that decision on hold until talking with them for real (thats what the fire is all about in the quote).
I say put the past behind and let the server enjoy a flow of more players joining and dont concern yourself too much with the RP relations on the server (except your clan or w/e^^). Regulated and controlled RP looses its excitement over the time. Speaking as a player who really likes the server I would also want to have a little more 'action'.
All that talk reminds me of the WOW south park episode quoting "OMG hes too strong! He even kills all the admins!!!" [11]