Just because that's the overriding purpose of the island doesn't mean you can't do anything else. You can still do your RPs, or your themes. You can even not care who wins, or who loses, or even if anyone wins out loses at all.
Just because it's a war island doesn't mean you have to exclusively focus on victory at all costs, and screw everything else.
That's absolutely correct.
I was willing to make the announcement because I've heard from other sources that there were, in fact, people who were genuinely confused about this.
I am in full support of the decision to not destroy Ikalak immediately.