I'll add a few thoughts here as well given that I have characters involved with the defending side of this IC attack. Having spoken with barney it's quite apparent that he has no qualms with the plot, or with the curse/virus. I don't either, and was even prepared to have several of my characters die from the virus. We only requested more effort be put into the initial transmission of the virus than a post that states it is superior to any force in the Multiverse at this current time.
Barney has suggested taking down the Reverence shields first, while I suggested infecting the Aschen in the nearby tavern who aren't protected by the shields. So the situation from my perspective is that no one's aiming to void any plot lines, only to collaborate a transmission in which barney's own extensive content isn't voided.
As it stands, on one end there's a few years of content into anti-magic research and development that has incorporated many players, and on the other end a magic weapon that is allegedly more powerful than said anti-magic. Rules state that whoever has more backing content is the superior in the event that a resolution can't be reached, but also emphasizes the collaborative nature of the roleplay.
Remæus wrote:First and foremost, the Multiverse is a roleplay, and the players are encouraged to resolve their character conflicts as logically as possible, with the focus being on telling the story of the characters rather than defeating the controlling players' logic through competition.
With that said, attempts have been made to collaborate a solution that transmits the virus
as logically as possible without hammering through the shields directly, and as far as I can tell everyone involved was agreeable to the virus. This thread leads me to believe that the attacking parties still want it to go through the shield directly, so the point of contention is now whether the three days and 14 posts apply under the 'Power is determined by the backing content' if the defender has several years and hundreds of posts backing anti-mana tech development.
It was my personal belief that the rule was put in place so people don't just throw things in and claim to be all powerful. I personally witnessed at least one player involved state openly in the OOC to barney and myself that 'There is no way to possibly stop this', which to me strongly deviates out of the realm of a collaborative environment. Even more so when the players of the defending characters have put forth suggestions to get the virus transmitted regardless of the anti-magic shields, only to be met with statements like that.
Anyways, these are just my observations from the standpoint of an involved player with a few characters caught up with the content in question. Hope they help.