Emeriti got in this so called superior position by thretening every monarch of every kingdom that ever randommed one of their players, not really nice and not something that deserve a crown, most other kingdoms, BB included treat other kingdoms respectfully in comparison.

I got to compare notes with someone a few days ago, his story was exactly the same as my experience from 1 and 2 ages ago, I did not probe deeper, but wonder if you are keeping templates with that stuf so the messages are identically. Your tendency towards ignoring replies makes you the worst kingdom to do diplomacy with by far.