Posted by seble on 2/13/2019 9:58:00 PM (view original):
To clarify a few things:
1. He was not banned from the site. The only action I took was to close the account that he should never have been using. I also offered to transfer prizes and unused seasons to a new account, which is not something we generally due when someone violates the Terms of Use.
2. This rule is clearly stated in our Terms, and has existed since I can remember, probably dating to the early 2000s.
3. It's understandable for someone not to be aware of every rule of the site. However, I don't see how you would not think that taking over an account might be against the rules, which should lead you to seek out the terms or ask us. Like I said before, there's no reason someone would take over another account besides gaining an advantage that other users do not get.
4. I've only been in charge of dealing with these kinds of issues since August of 2018, but I was heavily involved in everything going on with the site for many years. I'm not aware of any time that we've allowed a transferred account to remain in use in a case where there was clear evidence it had been transferred. If someone has evidence of that, feel free to present it. This is never something we've knowingly allowed. I distinctly remember a few cases of people attempting to sell their accounts on Ebay, which we put a stop to.
5. Using the yatzr tool is not analogous to transferring your account. To my knowledge, that tool stored your login information locally on your computer to use in accessing YOUR account.
1. Your offering of some unused seasons isn't something that the majority of GD users would consider as a decent offer. Someone spent hundreds of dollars building up Dynasties in several worlds only to lose every dynasty he built over several years. Don't pat yourself on the back.
2. WIS rules is a funny thing to throw in our faces. WIS allowed known cheaters (TigerPark and his aliases) to cheat several coaches leading to all of them leaving the site. Those coaches put time into the community - mentored coaches, participated writing articles, doing podcasts,, etc. Huskerfan26 was litterally the last of two guys keeping an active GD blog and active GD podcasts. Nice job on "fixing" the huskerfan26 account. I'm sure the game is better now......
3. You don't see why anyone would not think that taking over an old account is against the rules is because you simply don't understand GD or the GD community. I joined WIS in 2006 and have played every game, and have been involved with a lot of HBD and GD. Coaches in GD have multiple nicknames, use accounts that were originally for their spouses/brothers/friends/etc. "Multiple" coaches that have been playing for 10+ years have used someone else's account. Why? Because D3 and D2 sucks and is a waste of money. huskerfan26 took over an account that was qualified for what: a D1 mid-major? I competed against huskerfan26 in several worlds and he didn't cheat me. Who did he harm? I'd give you a list of nicknames but why ban the last guys hanging on to a game ran by a poor site?
4. If you were "heavily involved" in the community you would understand why coaches leave GD and don't come back. I'm leaving at the end of this season in Wilkinson and I'll never give another dollar to WIS. I was leaving before any of this huskerfan26 nonsense happened. If I was huskerfan I wouldn't take your stupid offer either - I'd put my energy into a game and community that treats players better.