Apparently I must be...
So Korp, how about you further the discussion and explain and educate us all on how you would handle this situation (from both sides of the fence)...
Saying I am horribly bad at diplomacy, without actually quantifying that statement means nothing... Quantify it and then explain how it can be done better... While achieving the same goals of not bending over and just taking it from larger kingdoms, and successfully deterring a kingdom from wanting to delay accepting a CF proposal.