I think it is wrong to make one player a scapegoat for a server not equipped to handle legal play.
°f®ôG²ïë° did nothing more than hit the Chance button too soon.
After the 20 WTF moment, I think I'm going to find something new to waste my free time on. And I won't recommend Blogshares to anyone, especially if they are considering the Premium Membership. Only Johns pay to get jerked around.
It's a shame. There are some really good people there. Suburban Wolf and Island Dave are great guys. But when it comes to legal play, too many honchos are wearing blinders. They were determined to find this player guilty even before supposedly examining evidence that proved he was playing LEGALLY.
They even changed the nature of the charges mid-case. When Nexy first brought charges, she implied that °f®ôG²ïë° was using some sort of bot or script:
"...°f®ôG²ïë° hit chances in the same second
and clearly not from using the multiple-play
feature."
Then when it was provided that these multiple hits could be made without a bot or script, and WERE made using the "multiple-play feature," the BSEC crew denied that this was about bots, but was more about excessive strain on the server. Well, that's just not true. That's NOT what Nexy wrote when she brought charges. She wrote that it was "clearly not from using the multiple-play feature." In other words, she assumed he was using some other means. And now she pretends that was irrelevant.
And another interesting point comes up. Even by their own rules, the only action they should have taken was to temporarily ban his IP:
Loading multiple pages, whether in multiple tabs or browser windows, from BlogShares at once is allowed. However, players are warned that they do so at their own risk. If the Game Administration find that any player is creating an excessive strain on the server, that player may be subject to a temporary IP ban so the system can be protected. Excessive strain includes, but is not limited to, opening dozens of tabs, loading pages with heavy database calls, and/or refreshing these pages on a frequent basis. Repeated violations of this policy may result in permanent IP bans or BSEC action.
A few months ago, I was disturbed when they banned AXA for no reason. No charges were brought. He was banned for being disliked by players he had beat, but I was new and decided there might be some history I was ignorant about. But I'm not new anymore. And this charge against °f®ôG²ïë° was bullshit. Bullshit.
In an ethical moment, I have deleted Blogshares tab from my blog. No one reads this stupid thing anyway but there is a principle here.
