Saturday, December 20, 2008

Cliche’s Evil Plans

I, as I assume all other active players got this PM from Darth Cliche earlier today:

Rodlen plans to repeal the G-Man rule and start a fourth faction called EEB! I put this in a post, but Rodlen abused his admin powers and removed it!

This is a highly accusatory remark, given that you have no proof of the statement. If it was intended as a joke, I think it was a very poor one as accusing another player of cheating is no laughing matter. If it was serious, then Rodlen is a veteran player here who at least has my respect, and so for now I am giving him the benefit of the doubt, but regardless a PM to the rest of members is no way to resolve a dispute. We have rules for that, and PMs should really only be seen as a last result if someone is blatantly abusing power to prevent you from using the methods outlined in the ruleset.

Secrets don’t make friends, (or particularly good rules, *cough cough*) so can we can ‘sending messages behind other players backs’ and if we have a problem with another player, deal with it like civilized people?

Comments

Klisz:

20-12-2008 03:45:17 UTC

The accusal was serious. Also, it was not an accusal of cheating, since nothing in the rules prevents what he’s been doing.

Also, if a quorum of Citizens agree, I will give out my password publicly, let everyone read the PM I received from Rodlen, then change my password.

Bucky:

20-12-2008 03:46:55 UTC

You could just request that an admin verify the contents of that one PM

Klisz:

20-12-2008 03:47:45 UTC

Alright. I wonder why Clucky himself didn’t verify it.

Rodlen:

20-12-2008 03:48:25 UTC

I admit that the accusal is serious.

I also admit that I abused my admin powers and removed said accusal.  And then stated directly that I abused my admin powers.  At about that point, the post lost all seriousness.

EVIL DEMONIC CARP.

Amnistar: he/him

20-12-2008 03:49:09 UTC

The first part is well within the rules, the second, if true, would be a fine point for a CfJ.  That’s what they are there for.

Klisz:

20-12-2008 03:49:12 UTC

I agree that it lost seriousness at around that time.

Klisz:

20-12-2008 03:56:53 UTC

It wasn’t even that serious in the first place. It was about a fourth faction called EEB.

Rodlen:

20-12-2008 03:58:26 UTC

One that is Definitely Not A Puppet Nation Of The DDA!

Klisz:

20-12-2008 04:01:36 UTC

Also, Comment #42 was part of the accusal. I also sent Yoda and Syl a different message, which actually quoted your PM.

Rodlen:

20-12-2008 04:04:50 UTC

EEB does not equal DDA, everyone!!! The DDA and EEB leaders say so!

Darknight: he/him

20-12-2008 04:06:03 UTC

I ended up getting a small handful of PM’s about this from acouple of others with responses to DC.

Klisz:

20-12-2008 04:27:37 UTC

What I don’t get is why Rodlen sent me his plans anyway.

Rodlen:

20-12-2008 04:29:53 UTC

Nemesis.

Blame Nemesis.

Amnistar: he/him

20-12-2008 12:03:59 UTC

it’s always nemesis.

Rodlen:

20-12-2008 17:51:18 UTC

It’s all a Nemesis plot.