lord voldemort wrote:ok im happy to accept that tapping = attacking but imo they are not the same. And no where was that stated
In game http://www.conquerclub.com/game.php?game=6433780 eddie2 got a -1 penalization for tapping. So there is at least one precedent. I am sure that there are another examples, but I don't remember.
I think you are mistaking "Conquering" with "Attacking". Tapping = Attacking even if Tapping < > Conquering.
Anyway, the important things are to settle the misunderstanding and to avoid it to happen again. I think that after this issue, things are clear