howbout just [QCO] without saying anything else, like HF, or BC. I dislike those, there;s no point in it. Your enemy will know what you are once they see you, no point in telling them how to prepare to the coming battle.
Another little thing, I dont' really want another Bretonian ship. I like to limit myself on number of characters, and I would like to keep my options open, but we'll see how that turns out.
But for now, howbout just take a poll on who even wants to merge, or combine or whatever?