You can't reach level 3? You know how easy that is on peaceful if you invest wisely? In fact, the people who reach level on peaceful are the very ones who should get aid because that means they spent their money on education, health, transportation, social security and the economy. Those are all the things new players get told to do and then they get punished?
Border: Thanks for the offer, but it is okay. It would have been nice because I could have expanded another slave or 2 and still maintained, but I can make it. I do think the vote scared off another new player who started around when I did. He wanted his request to go up after mine because he was struggling to get his economy going. He saw how badly I lost it and I am pretty sure he has quit now. I might be wrong and maybe I have just missed him lately.
Helping new players build strong economies (or even returning players) is just beneficial to everyone, IMO.