I was messaged by the diplomat of Fire alliance. I'll post what he said, but I'm hoping he'll come in and make an appeal himself.
"Hello my name is Panzer and I was wondering if you and your alliance would like to merge with my alliance. We are a new alliance with veteran players. We are a friendly bunch and easy to make friends with. I think if your alliance merged with us it would benifit us both. Together we would be stronger and would be respected more among the universe. Thanks for your time and I hope to hear from you soon, thanks again.
-Panzer"
I don't think we should merge with them, but maybe the other way around.