jghost7 wrote:Thanks BG. It does somewhat. However, I don't understand how it got classified only under game throwing. How was it determined that it fit there as opposed to the point dumping rule? There was obviously intent to 'pass points to other people', which is clearly defined within the point dumping definition.[/qoute]
I considered this game throwing because the players agreed to let one or the other wind certain games and tried to control the points won and lost. The winners of the games were predetermined making it game throwing. I feel point dumping is when someone is trying to cause havoc with the scoreboard by giving away all or most of their points.jghost7 wrote:I also see where game throwing and illegal point collecting are listed as major infractions as well, but they are listed separately. I would assume from this as they can be done independently from one another and hence have their own charge. So, if you classified this in the major infractions category, would you then be charged with 1 count of game throwing, and 1 count of illegal point collecting? If guilty would you then skip to the second step of the punishment scale?
I don't think so. In this case then we should have found the guilty of a major infraction for every game that they played. Our intention isn't to get rid of members because they did something against our rules. Hopefully they will change their ways.jghost7 wrote:Point Splitting, or 'Point Sharing' as ES labeled it, was not directly addressed under his reply to the charges. I am assuming since he stated after defining it, that deliberately throwing games is illegal, then by definition 'Point Sharing' is also illegal? I think that this is an important point from that case, his quote below:Evil Semp wrote:Point sharing is an agreement which two [or more] players from a multi player game agree to let one of them win and then let the other win multiple 1v1 games to even out the points from the multi player game. Deliberately throwing a games is not allowed and is considered a major infraction.
Pershing has received a WARNING for game throwing. This is his second major infraction so he will also receive a 1 MONTH VACATION from CC.
Doing our research we found several more members of CC who engaged in this activity with Pershing. Ciglione, aglenist and celliottii also have received WARNINGS for game throwing. All players mentioned here have also been blocked from playing any ore games together.
There may or may not be more warnings issued as we dig further into this sink hole.
I would just like to know so that when it comes back up again, we will know what to expect. I can see how it could be classified under both special and major, but I would expect in the case of Point Splitting or 'Point Sharing', either designation would end up with similar punishments.
I think that it specifically needs to be stated as such in order to deter future instances of it.
I called it point sharing because that is what is was called in the original complaint. Pershing let celliottii win the multi player game and then celliottii let Pershing win the 1v1 games. It was clear to me that game throwing is what occurred.
I hope that clears up how I was thinking.
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