Intergalactic Summit

Hearing this from a true dictator, or simply from another peon of Heth...

What is your "opinion" then, considering it is still yours but not "his"

If you tell alliances, that the sleepers are even "alive sentient beings, who are asking you to stop", and at the same time represent the source of most wanted resources in the cluster, do you really think they will stop?

And why do you think they have collective consciousness? As far as I know the only collective consciousness are Sansha. In order to find out which consciousness Sleepers have, is it shared, collective or individual, we need to find actually conscious Sleeper. All what we are seeing is automated drones.

Cmdr Baxter:

The message, if not a hoax, is a distraction.

-Awakened Infomorph may be the instigator if the aberrant behavior seen in the earlier incident.
-Short range jump technology is no longer a mystery in New Eden.
-Sleeper Drones are in fact automated. Whether they are directed by conscious will or not is the question.
-There are other events happening in New Eden and further information slowly being released to Capsuleers that should be looked at in greater detail.

We can't change anything in regards to this message. It either presents an opportunity for further learning or it does not. Without the ability to properly verify the entity's claims, say from an announcement by CONCORD or similar authority, I will conclude it is a hoax and treat it as such. There are no actionable demands, no specific credible threats presented.

EDIT:

I have sent another message to the individual in question that should put to rest in my mind whether or not this is a hoax. It's always good to hold a few cards close to the vest when calling a bluff, non?

I saw an old Shaman make a shuttle disappear and reappear a hundred feet away when I was a child. I asked him if he really had magic, and he smiled.

He said, "What do you think, little one?"

I told him he was very good at misdirection. He winked, and patted me on a shoulder, I don't remember which one. "With enough practice, one day you'll have magic too."

That's the thing about a magic trick; it's just a trick. If it doesn't make sense at first glance, you're being deceived.

A shuttle, you see, does not have this kind of technology. Either a falsehood was said or it was not technology aboard the shuttle. I wouldn't doubt the shuttle and the pilot may have been part of a targeting system. So, your Awakened Infomorph is doing something that doesn't make sense. You are being deceived.

Deception is something I know very well.

Reply to Kim:

I do not believe that the various alliances assault on Sleepers will subside anytime soon but I contemplate why the Sleepers neglected a critically thought out diplomatic solution. Verbal warnings may only be to satisfy their own maxim of giving fair warning. If the Sleepers were serious about bringing an end to the overwhelming destruction of their property, like the Jove (who recognize the reality of capsuliers), the Sleepers would aggressively pursue diplomacy. It is also possible that their culture prefers force over diplomacy, or that diplomacy has been calculated as the least effective means of attaining their collective's goals.

This is also pure speculation based off a few sentences. The one claiming to be of the Sleepers used the term collective. My first impulse would be collective consciousness but after further thought, this may be a social reference in that their society works as a collective while individuals maintain their own independent personalities but work with others for a common purpose.

I wonder what happened to those who refused to enter those cryogenic tubes and hook their minds up to the sleeper's neural network.

Finally, Anoikis Entity who graduated to capsulier status two days prior to the message. She is a Gallantean with an excellent sence of humor. If you submitted the raw code, this would be good. Also from their bio:

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There has been no reply. I am certain this is a hoax.

I've had Drop hallucinations more convincing than this tripe.