First of all Il Palazzo, if you just want Abysia I can switch it over to you as it is not like it has been stalling long, Lanka is an option as well. Just confirm which you would like and its all good.
Next, I will be turning Lanka AI. This is not up for discussion though with how few places it has I assume no one minds not that it would matter in this case. Also I will be PMing bulborbish and finding out if he is quitting. If so I will try to find a solution.
Turning myself AI. There are now 3 permastaling players, and the game's no fun like that.
I don't like it when early game someone gives up and starts stalling but it happens. What I won't stand for is someone who seems to be in a reasonable circumstance and then having a hissy fit because of people stalling and turning themselves AI with basically no warning. With when you posted and when I went to bed it would have been quite possible for me to miss your post and wake up to a nation being turned AI which isn't really an action you can undo without undoing the whole turn. We have a person who is willing to take up one of the stalling players places and another staller will be AIed. The final one I will deal with and make it work. If you want you can not turn AI as the game is still in the early stages and with a bit of luck could become a major player. Anyway if your submitted turn was not to turn AI and you where going to do it next then thats fine, you gave us warning if a little poorly worded but if the turn was to turn yourself AI please consider that its something that should be brought up in thread.
Also as a general statement to anyone who may want to play in my future games. I have up until now been easy going with letting things slide and I probably should not have. This will change and I will have rules covering things like unannounced stalling and such. Up until recently I haven't needed to but sadly that seems to have changed.