Having joined this server a couple of months after it started, i've been around long enough to have heard most of the conspiracies. As in RL, there will always be a minority of people who don't follow the rules.
The fact that Athens has kept on being such a great server until the bitter end is surely due to the majority of players being in it solely for the fun of it.
To the friends and 'enemies' made along the way, i salute you all; may your nukes remain mighty and your sniping skills sound!