I personally would only wage a civil war if I could honestly roleplay my troops being loyal to me and not Rome.

I dont want a war with Epiros because of how unnatractive their provinces are and how hard they are too attack. I also dont want a war in Sicily because of the full garrisons and nearby Punics (Sometimes they do land troops from the mainland). Greece on the other hand is pretty much pie compared to the other 2 options.

Also, we didnt go too far with the insults. We were barely insulting eachother at all. You totalwar forumers really have no idea what internet insults truely are. I used to play a browser game called Drugrunners. Sounds wierd but it was highly addictive (Until new manangement screwed everything up). It attracted alot of thugs and internet ego's, now THOSE were some flame wars. Curse words every post, a witty post every once in a while followed by a "well **** you". Really had some fun in those days....