Too close to an enemy Foundation Structure

[Ice]

So I found a great area on the northern beach, built a main house, constructed my 1-level fence around my base and under water. Couple of hours later somebody builds a thatch house right outside my fence.

Now I don't mind people living near by, but when I tried to put the 2nd level of my fence up so I could make it higher, I keep getting the warning "Too close to an enemy Foundation Structure".

Is this intended? or a bug? because I have about 8-10 sections that I can't take past 1 level due to this. This leaves my base vulnerable in the water and on land. Now I could demolish and rebuild my fence but even inside my fence I get the error so I couldn't even move it inward a few sections.

I am on PvEOfficialServer373.

So now I am left with two choices.
1- Demolish the guys thatch base after he goes offline and the timer expires (he is not in a tribe). But I kind of don't want to be a ♥♥♥♥.
2- Be forced to move my fence and waste a ton of resources. Even when I was here way before anyone near me.

Before building my base I made sure I was nowhere near anyone else, so that I don't prevent them from building or expanding.

I could try talking to him but his name is inapproapriate to repeat and I get the feeling I wouldn't get a good response.

People shouldn't be able to build this close and disrupt other peoples already built structures.

I really don't know what I should do in this situation.

[theta eridani]

He's probably foundation trolling. I would wait and destroy. If he comes on try to talk.

[Dayman]

Do what I did: Destroy his base and leave a note/sign saying you will reimburse everything as long as he moves away.

[PR-Imagery]

Yea, the fence foundation should count as a structure a enemy tribe can't build near.

[True]

I always put foundation here and there inside my outer base walls .
I play PVP but when someone pisses u off on a PVE you can actually surround their base and lock them in if they dont do this as u can build wall right next to theirs which cant be destroyed

[Auchioane]

Fence foundations do not count as proper foundations. When building your perimeter fence make sure to put down some proper foundations on the corners to prevent that from happening.