Conquer Club

As you may already know, wicked is no longer part of Team CC.

You might be wondering why - what "our" side of the story is. Well, this is a personal issue between her and Conquer Club's administration and I don't feel it's right to discuss the details in public.

I'll just say she wasn't asked to step down because she had Lyme's disease, or because she had disagreements with us. There was no one thing that decided it - it was a culmination of things behind and in front of the scenes. What made it all the more difficult, was the fact that she was a key part of Conquer Club's personality, and her and I had shared many good times and laughs.

I've been talking with wicked about how to part ways amicably for well over a week now, and I'm disappointed by her choice to do otherwise. But I'd still like to go ahead and post what I had planned to say, because it is true and the bottom line:

Since wicked had became a moderator 2 years ago she has volunteered an unbelievable amount of time. She's helped out in so many ways from assisting newbies to confronting trouble makers to dealing with loads of feedback conflicts to watching over live chat. The Conquer Club community is what it is today in large part because of her efforts and we really do appreciate her contribution.

I personally hold no ill feelings toward wicked, how could I after all she has done? I wish wicked lots of fun participating in the game and our special community as a member-at-large.

After all, CC is all about fun. I want you to have fun and I want our volunteers and staff to have fun helping you have fun. That's the way I've always envisioned how this website should be. Yes, this all sucks, a lot, but I'll continue to pour my life into keeping CC centred on fun.

we're not really having fun when we all have complaints that never get answered

wicked has said enough to us

she wont mind you telling us why she was removed

you admit it sucks so put her back in

who runs this websit you ar twill

we all know that twill and wicky dont get along and now shes removed

lackattack wrote:After all, CC is all about fun. I want you to have fun and I want our volunteers and staff to have fun helping you have fun. That's the way I've always envisioned how this website should be. Yes, this all sucks, a lot, but I'll continue to pour my life into keeping CC centred on fun.

If you want us to have fun, take Twill off Team CC.

cena-rules wrote:wicked has said enough to us

she wont mind you telling us why she was removed

you admit it sucks so put her back in

who runs this websit you ar twill

we all know that twill and wicky dont get along and now shes removed

im pretty sure that wicked already burned all those bridges....

blakebowling wrote:

lackattack wrote:After all, CC is all about fun. I want you to have fun and I want our volunteers and staff to have fun helping you have fun. That's the way I've always envisioned how this website should be. Yes, this all sucks, a lot, but I'll continue to pour my life into keeping CC centred on fun.

If you want us to have fun, take Twill off Team CC.

lackattack wrote:I'll just say she wasn't asked to step down because she had Lyme's disease.

... was she asked to step down because of things that were the fault of her lyme's disease? Because if that's over now, she shouldn't be punished for bad behavior that shows every sign of improving.

lackattack wrote:After all, CC is all about fun.

I'm afraid the "fun" is gone. You and Twill killed it.

How you treat those who have been working for you for over two years is in some part a measure of how you would treat those who give their cash in premium fees, or who purchase the latest map on a T-shirt in order to promote the site. Sad but true but that is the general impression.

cena-rules wrote:wicked has said enough to us

she wont mind you telling us why she was removed

you admit it sucks so put her back in

who runs this websit you ar twill

we all know that twill and wicky dont get along and now shes removed

nicely said

cena-rules wrote:

blakebowling wrote:

lackattack wrote:After all, CC is all about fun. I want you to have fun and I want our volunteers and staff to have fun helping you have fun. That's the way I've always envisioned how this website should be. Yes, this all sucks, a lot, but I'll continue to pour my life into keeping CC centred on fun.

If you want us to have fun, take Twill off Team CC.

I couldn't agree more

tzor wrote:

lackattack wrote:After all, CC is all about fun.

I'm afraid the "fun" is gone. You and Twill killed it.

How you treat those who have been working for you for over two years is in some part a measure of how you would treat those who give their cash in premium fees, or who purchase the latest map on a T-shirt in order to promote the site. Sad but true but that is the general impression.

well put

"tom vomited reading this shit. Dont blame me for these words, these are all tom's words, he says that you can double his ban for all he cares."

I think the whole thing is BULLSHIT

Tom or anyone else should not get a ban for speaking their mind,last i check we still lived in the usa?

karel wrote:I think the whole thing is BULLSHIT

Tom or anyone else should not get a ban for speaking their mind,last i check we still lived in the usa?

You forgot that lack lives in Canada
But the point remains

He got a ban for making multiple flaming threads against andydufresne and others. It probably wasnt even a majorly long ban.

Tom had the right to express his views without flaming.

He had the right to express his views with flaming, in the flame wars forum.

However, he didn't and that's why he got a ban, fair call.

And the comment about in the USA, theres freedom of speech there? That's the first I've heard of it.

Tom lives in the UK... where they don't have freedom of speech guaranteed...

nagerous wrote:He got a ban for making multiple flaming threads against andydufresne and others. It probably wasnt even a majorly long ban.

Tom had the right to express his views without flaming.

He had the right to express his views with flaming, in the flame wars forum.

However, he didn't and that's why he got a ban, fair call.

And the comment about in the USA, theres freedom of speech there? That's the first I've heard of it.

twas a 3 day ban

blakebowling wrote:

lackattack wrote:After all, CC is all about fun. I want you to have fun and I want our volunteers and staff to have fun helping you have fun. That's the way I've always envisioned how this website should be. Yes, this all sucks, a lot, but I'll continue to pour my life into keeping CC centred on fun.

If you want us to have fun, take Twill off Team CC.

Thats the key point. Well said. Sack Twill, and we can all move on. LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY.

lackattack wrote:After all, CC is all about fun. I want you to have fun and I want our volunteers and staff to have fun helping you have fun. That's the way I've always envisioned how this website should be. Yes, this all sucks, a lot, but I'll continue to pour my life into keeping CC centred on fun.

While you at it (pouring I mean), I suggest that you pour some of your attention toward the fact that (as far as I have noticed) the faithful members (those who have been a part of these forums for a year or more) are unanimously agreeing that the Forums had been more fun and had better atmosphere before you decided to give the ultimate power over these forums to Twill. By keeping him in that position, despite repeated protest of Forum users, you have shown how little you care about fairness or user's opinions. While this is certainly your right, I think it is a little naive of you to expect that we will believe your side of the story over Wicked's, who really worked on making these forums fun and troll-free as opposed to your hire-Twill-and-how-you-won't-have-to-be-bothered-again approach.

Wicked - part of the CC community
Lackattack - the guy who's supposedly holding Twill's leash.

Who to trust, who to trust?

P.S. On the bright side of things, I still have a lot more respect you now, then I am going to have after Twill decides to get rid of Andy too.

You didn't give us any answers Lack.
More disappointed customers is the result.

Eh? I guess I was gone for a bit too long. Again I say "eh?"

I think with the ammount of information that Wicked has already disclosed, she would be open to you being open and honest about your side of the matter.

I just think it would be easier for us all to accept if we knew the facts... because right now it dosn't look good.

Still don't get it - any business owner has the right to fire someone he/she doesn't want. It is apparent she was fired *after* the lyme disease, correct? If so, lack afaik isn't breaking any laws. I still say the only discussion possible is to discuss *how* the firing was taken place... because that's really the only issue. He has no obligation to tell the community anything. He could also probably get in trouble for disclosing the personal reasons for firing her. It is EXTREMELY unprofessional for an employer to publish why he fired an employee, as firing is usually for some deemed reason of incompetence. It doesn't matter how the community feels as it's not their decision nor should it ever be who the company decides to hire. A business owner should always get the say in where a company is headed, whether or not it's smart decision.

please go read my posts under "short term disability vs long term ego" Employees have rights, especially when they are sick or disabled...sorry, but the "owner can do anything and it's ok because they own the business" went out of style legally a very LONG time ago.

I posted this in the other thread and I am going to post it here as well. It seems that a lot of people here are quick to shout there opinions about how this site sucks and is going to crap but I don’t hear anyone offering to step up and take the responsibility. Everyone is quick to complain about what needs to be done but there is a lot of looking to the sky and whistling hoping that the finger is going to pass you by when the work actually needs to be done. No one has stepped up and said that they would be willing to do Twill or Lacks job and I would be very skeptical of anyone who did.

I'm not sure why people think that this site should be a democracy. This site is already the epitome of democracy. The governing body does what they feel is in the best interest of the people and the people shit all over it and complain about everything. And unfortunately the people who are satisfied with the site are the ones that say nothing so only the idiots and jerkoffs are the ones that are heard. Take a look at how your democratic countries are run. I don’t ever remember being asked to vote on gay marriage or the war in Iraq. The only thing I voted for was Liberals or Conservatives. When the governing party decides to sack one of its members I am never asked for my opiion on the issue. When you signed up for this site you were voting for the governing body and that is what you get. If you have a problem with what they are doing then leave and find a site that you agree with. Try Landgrab, I hear they really cater to the playing community

And what makes you think that because you pay for the service you own the site. Just because you by a bag of Doritos does not mean you own the company. This is not a publicly traded site that you can find on the stock market. If you’re not happy with what you are paying for then go back to your free 4 games at a time and Shut the Hell up. Lack is providing us with a great place to play a game that we love to play. You ungrateful bastards need to realize that you owe him not the other way around. Maybe you who are so quick to complain should start your own site and run it the way you like. In the mean time be happy with what you've got.