It is justice I would like to see. Part of justice is following set standards equally for everyone and desisting from favoritism and unfair treatment.
As far as I know, there has also been no punitive action taken against D@ta for SS refusal, which has been posted in Moderated Section for some time now, apparently 8 days.
http://forum.war2.ru/index.php/topic,3528.0.htmlThis one includes /ping and color shot both.
This really is nothing to do with grudges. I personally like to keep on the lighter and happier side of life as much as possible by refusing to let bitterness, grudges, or the like drag me into an unpleasant way of existing. I don't take the game overly seriously and I love to laugh and have a good time. I will, however, stand up to people who are bullies or abusers, especially if someone messes with someone I count as a friend.
Trying to make this about my motives or my mindset is a flimsy attempt to draw attention away from the facts of the matter, that the evidence in Lethal~Viruz case and Yamon case was identical, yet one was banned and one was not. Unequal treatment.
Yamon presents SS request and he gets instant service and ban for the accused.
BabyShark presents 100% legit SS request with full evidence for D@ta that gets ignored for a week.
But I let it go. I stopped thinking about it until someone else started posting in this thread again. I have better things do with my life than chase down smurf SS dodgers.
But in the case of Yamon and Lethal~Viruz, Viruz being a good friend that I know is a good guy and non-hacker who didn't take the ss request seriously only because it was coming from an "orcdude11" who was raging because he was losing on a team of 2 with kanca versus Lethal~Viruz alone, I felt compelled to stick up for my friend. Besides Lethal~Viruz being a good guy and friend, I also have a long history of observing Yamon's behavior patterns including him bsing me, discing games numerous times, not building, being rude, etc, that this was a case of the bully beating up on an innocent victim, and the victim being punished by the "authority."
That was injustice.
I'll stick up for anyone that I feel is being unfairly accused. Blid, I've even stuck up for you, numerous times, when people attack the admins. Cuz in spite of everything, I think you're probably still salvageable.
I honestly am not even looking to have anyone banned from the server at this point. The server is poorly-populated enough as it is. I would like to see D@ta at least given a warning, though, if an instant ban for first time offense isn't going to be the protocol (unless it's a smurf of a known player who knows the rules and/or is a repeat offender).
I just think it would be nice to have equal treatment for everyone. Since Yamon has not been given a ban when Lethal~VIruz has, I think the best course of action here would be to issue a public apology to Lethal~Viruz since the correct evidence (color proof shot) was missing, exactly the same as it was missing at the time in the case of Yamon. His name should also be cleared of all hacking accusations.
And I think the admins should decide and settle on the SS policy so that everyone is being treated the same, and publicize their decisions so everyone knows what punishment (warning, ban, how long of a ban, etc.) is the norm for what infractions and whether there is to be a different standard for new players, first time offenders, repeat offenders, etc..
Also, the requirements for a valid SS request need to be ironed out and reiterated so there is no confusion or gray area.
