Thanks Dynamike but I am not worried about how people appear in this thread, or how entitled they feel they are to certain areas in strat. Neither do I consider it a newbie mistake to lay a claim to unclaimed lands if they so called "bigger" clans are too lazy or slow to post their claims with everyone else. In my opinion, that's their noob mistake, not mine.
I didn't back out just because they contested it, I am simply not stupid enough to war someone over their inability to coherently articulate their intentions. If they feel so entitled they should be more responsible. It doesn't bother me and it doesn't affect my clan's plans much. I claimed land that appeared unclaimed as I'm sure anyone would have done in my position and they can get fucked if they fail to see that.