@ Jasbrum:

You've lost me. When did I "have a go at" you? What did I say in my last couple of posts that was "having a go" at you? I'm honestly not sure which of my comments you're referring to. My last comment above was directed at NigeeBaby. That's what the "@Nigee" indicates.

@J'aime "name-calling" and "sweary-word" referenced my post mate - y'get me? ;p

@ Jasbrum: I now see what you are referring to, but I don't see how you interpret that as me "having a go at you". My comments were not directed at you.

@Split: Here is how the exchange has gone from my POV: (This was ~5th Mar)

SD->Me >> Hello! [...] I would like to know if you are all familiar with the decision to take 5000 away from me [...] I'd like to have some kind of an explanation on the decision if possible.

Me->SD >> Looking into it now SD, regards, Kestas

Me->Mods >> Apparently SplitDiplomat had 5000 removed and doesn't know why, just so I can let him know can someone fill me in?

abge->Me >> This is the second time Split has tried to by-pass gunboat rules by sending messages via PM [...] I have since talked to Split and explained again why his point were removed. As far as I can tell, Split is now fine with the decision. I think jmo handled the situation fine, but it sometimes helps to have a second mod get involved [...]

Me->abge >> Thanks abge & jmo, I'll let him know to refer back to abge. Cheers, Kestas

Me->SD >> Hi SD, I hear abge is taking care of that case, that it was due to some PMing in a gunboat game, and that you understand why the mods made the decision now. Regards, Kestas


I didn't get a response to that, and so figured all was well. As far as I knew you wanted an explanation, and had got a satisfactory one. You've written to me since then about unrelated things and seemed civil and friendly as ever.
If that wasn't an okay outcome why you didn't write back to me about it, and why this is only coming out now? Was this a different issue?

I'm not paying more attention because this is a forum thread, the mod team had to tell me about it because I can easily miss forum threads. This being a forum thread only makes it more difficult to resolve because egos get involved and there are commentators.


If you do want to talk this case over please e-mail me at [email protected] or PM me with any extra details.
If you just want to express your feelings now you can do so, but many mods volunteer their time to judge complicated situations as fairly as they can, and I'm sure you understand it's best they spend their time keeping the server fun & fair rather than defending themselves.

@Nigee: Yep I figured it was having a playful poke (I realize few things are off-limits in this forum ;P ), and again I really appreciate our donors without which the site wouldn't be online, as long as people realize the donor markers are honestly not about prodding people into donating.
I'm also thinking about putting together a post about the state of webDip's finances, so we all know what the situation is in a more transparent way

@kestas - As far as I am concerned, unless you are leaking money we really don't need to know. If those of us who can spare a little money here and there funds this whole site, that is great. If you have a surplus, that is even better. I, for one, will continue to give even if you are making money. If, however, you are leaking cash, then we need to know. I bet we can raise the money you need in a weekend in that case. Love this site and do not want to see it go down.

If he's getting around gunboat rules by passing messages via PM multiple times, I would have expected more than a point deduction.

If he's getting around gunboat rules by passing messages via PM multiple times, I would have expected someone else to be whining that he is being reviewed selectively, not treated selectively. There's always two sides to a story, but if that side holds up, this is purely hypocritical.

Well, Split say his gripe isn't about how they treated him. But I think he is being disingenuous. T paraphrase Gertrude's response in Hamlet... Me thinks he doth protest to much.

Exactly.

I think someone just needs a big hug, and a big smile ...... but rather than a smile will a colon, hyphen and close bracket do :-) ...... I DEMAND EMOTICONS

If you PM other players in a gunboat that is soooooo bad and soooooo wrong.
What kind of evil makes people do this, also how do you know who is in the game if it is anonymous, how often is this going on?
You can't help but lose respect for someone if you know they are doing this, what was the purpose of the PM?
Can everyone who has ever done this please own up now and clear your conscience, we need a truth and reconciliation council.Those that speak now will be saved from a far worse fate ....

If that's all true what I was reading here (to PM other players in a gunboat), my desire for gunboat is sad. There is no excuse, it's an attack on all honest players and on this game.

Is this the subject of the thread? I had no idea this thread was about anything else but the mods corruption.
But we can talk about my case if you all want it,I'll respond to any questions about it.

I was just discussing strategies with my allies from the group A in the Gunboat Tournament round 1.Is that bad? Let's have an understanding about that!

@SplitD - were you discussing them by PM and were the matches on-going?

Of course.They all can confirm that.

I'll fetch the rope.......

There has to be a tall enough tree around here somewhere.

So you violated press rules? You should have been docked all but 100 . You're lucky I'm not a mod.

Was the TD informed? If I were TD, I'd have booted you from the tournament, independently of mod action.

"I had no idea this thread was about anything else but the mods corruption.
But we can talk about my case if you all want it,I'll respond to any questions about it."

1.) We have been asking about YOUR case since page 1....
2.) You have refused to respond to anything regarding YOUR case since page 1....
3.) The mods are so corrupt that you have 39,681 left over. Sounds awfully corrupt to me.

Seems to me that Split should have been banned from the Torunament but instead he moved onto the second round, taking someone who followed the rules of Gunboat's place. Im personally, feel cheated and violated by this blatant cheater not getting banned from the tournament and think he must be a friend of the mods. If any of us non-gunboaters who played and threw away points had done that, we would have been kicked out. But the mods obviously have a list of friends and he is on it.

I think that it is absolutely ridiculous of people to be making such judgmental and opinionated comments without having anything close to the full story.

Why not? He did it. I don't actually think the mods or you have a list, but I had to overreact like Split Diplofuck did to make a point.

@Lando: I'm simply saying that Split, by his own admission, cheated during the first round of the tournament. As TD, were you told about this earlier? Or did you just find out?

...and that bombing in Boston? SD did that too.
But seriously, how do you not understand sarcasm this obvious is beyond me.

It seems Draugnar is now confirmative about the topic suddenly. What a break! That's all what matters,we have the same point of view for once. It doesn't matter anymore he was insulting me because of the opinion that he sustains now.

...is there a branch that can hold his weight?

No, Split. I'm making fun of your whining, you smelly little cunt.