08-03-2009, 11:06 AM
As some of you probably know Blues has been banned. This ban will more than likely be permanent. We took a long time coming to this decision and I wanted to wait for Caffeine's input before this post was made. He was banned for repeatedly causing drama for his own amusement and more importantly for targeting some forum members here for continuous harassment. It was a hard decision to come to because Blues did contribute in positive ways, but nothing puts you above the rules.
There were some things we learned from this though and some things the community would do well to learn. A lot of the problems that were caused by him were made worse by people rising to the bait or blowing things out of proportion, it would be nice if everyone tried to avoid drama posts or threads especially if it does not directly concern you. This actually made it take longer for us to ban him than shorter so remember that posting to drama could be counterproductive. We also learned that we may have been too easy on some people and a lot of people are upset about that. Unfortunately me and caff have a faith in people being able to work things out or reform that is not always founded on reality. Expect a post from him later. The last thing is communication should be improved, so if there is any trouble please PM one of the site admins. There are kinks in the report to moderator right now so do not rely on that exclusively.
We have a short list of others that are eligible to be banned if they don't clean up, but you will always be given a fair warning via PM if a warning is warranted. So if you are pushing the line you can take this as a warning that things are getting tougher, if you are getting upset with the drama you can take this as a step in hopefully the right direction. Caffeine will be posting shortly with his message for the community and you are welcome to discuss things there if you keep things mature. I'd prefer it if you don't talk about Blues in particular though because this was a decision for us, it has already been made, and an argument for or against him will muddy the waters. For this reason this thread will be locked. If you want to throw your 2 cents in please do so via PM.
And as a final note, there is a chance that Blues may be allowed back after a time as we gave Zoso one last chance as well (if you were around long enough to remember). Blues' ban will stand at least a month though and there will be some conditions. I would also like to hear from those he harassed first to see how willing you'd be to have him back if he agreed to not target you anymore (targeting you would be one of the things that would get him re-banned). You know who you are, please PM me. The admins will discuss this possibility after a month, but please know this isn't survivor and you can't vote off people you don't like. We will only take into consideration facts.
This community was always intended to be a no-bullshit place to find people to play games with, as finding a good crowd for multiplayer is always the hardest thing for a gamer. We appreciate your help in keeping it that way. You don't have to like everyone here but if you disturb the core principles of this site you might as well show yourself out.
There were some things we learned from this though and some things the community would do well to learn. A lot of the problems that were caused by him were made worse by people rising to the bait or blowing things out of proportion, it would be nice if everyone tried to avoid drama posts or threads especially if it does not directly concern you. This actually made it take longer for us to ban him than shorter so remember that posting to drama could be counterproductive. We also learned that we may have been too easy on some people and a lot of people are upset about that. Unfortunately me and caff have a faith in people being able to work things out or reform that is not always founded on reality. Expect a post from him later. The last thing is communication should be improved, so if there is any trouble please PM one of the site admins. There are kinks in the report to moderator right now so do not rely on that exclusively.
We have a short list of others that are eligible to be banned if they don't clean up, but you will always be given a fair warning via PM if a warning is warranted. So if you are pushing the line you can take this as a warning that things are getting tougher, if you are getting upset with the drama you can take this as a step in hopefully the right direction. Caffeine will be posting shortly with his message for the community and you are welcome to discuss things there if you keep things mature. I'd prefer it if you don't talk about Blues in particular though because this was a decision for us, it has already been made, and an argument for or against him will muddy the waters. For this reason this thread will be locked. If you want to throw your 2 cents in please do so via PM.
And as a final note, there is a chance that Blues may be allowed back after a time as we gave Zoso one last chance as well (if you were around long enough to remember). Blues' ban will stand at least a month though and there will be some conditions. I would also like to hear from those he harassed first to see how willing you'd be to have him back if he agreed to not target you anymore (targeting you would be one of the things that would get him re-banned). You know who you are, please PM me. The admins will discuss this possibility after a month, but please know this isn't survivor and you can't vote off people you don't like. We will only take into consideration facts.
This community was always intended to be a no-bullshit place to find people to play games with, as finding a good crowd for multiplayer is always the hardest thing for a gamer. We appreciate your help in keeping it that way. You don't have to like everyone here but if you disturb the core principles of this site you might as well show yourself out.