Petition (poll) to reinstate olkok and smokespride
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:41 amAs some of you have heard, olkok and his son smokespride were busted as multis as they use the same PC and hence same IP address. They have never played any games together, and no supporting evidence of multi action has been provided by the staff. olkok has written to the support staff, and has also commenced a thread in C&A explaining the situation. The thread has been closed. A large groundswell of community support has occurred, with no reply from the staff.
olkok's evidence in defence is that he and his son share a PC, share the same name (Senior and Junior), have similar (but not the same) email addresses, have never played any games together, and because olkok is premium there is no reason he would create an account to play more games. Furthermore, no accusation of cheating or multis was ever made against them - the bust was proactive, not in response to community complaints.
In the closed thread, olkok has received at least 15 messages of support. When my flatmate honeyspider was accused of being a multi, I came to his defence knowing full well he was not a multi, and the response I received from the staff was this:
Yet in the case of olkok, 15 peple have come to his defence, including myself, but nothing has been done to reinstate his or his son's account.
In my life, I always own up to mistakes I make, even if it means I can lose my job or lose my friends. I have publically apologised here on CC to a number of folk for falsely accusing them of things. In my experience, admitting and accepting your own errors, and acknowledging them with your peers and community is the right and proper thing to do. On the other hand, standing your ground despite overwhelming opinion that you have erred earns you nothing but disrespect.
The staff here have listened to my advice on a number of occassions, especially in regards to maths. Well, here's an equation to contemplate:
Silence = Arrogance
If you, the CC community member, believe that olkok and smokespride were unjustly busted, and deserve to have their accounts reinstated, please sign the petition. Don't just stand by and let yet another mistake become part of the ever growing pile - everyone has a right to voice their opinion. To quote Edmund Burke:
olkok's evidence in defence is that he and his son share a PC, share the same name (Senior and Junior), have similar (but not the same) email addresses, have never played any games together, and because olkok is premium there is no reason he would create an account to play more games. Furthermore, no accusation of cheating or multis was ever made against them - the bust was proactive, not in response to community complaints.
In the closed thread, olkok has received at least 15 messages of support. When my flatmate honeyspider was accused of being a multi, I came to his defence knowing full well he was not a multi, and the response I received from the staff was this:
king achilles wrote:Given that e_i_pi has offered an explanation for honeyspider's side and the fact that he also declared their 'relation' with each other to us in the past, his explanation is believable
Yet in the case of olkok, 15 peple have come to his defence, including myself, but nothing has been done to reinstate his or his son's account.
In my life, I always own up to mistakes I make, even if it means I can lose my job or lose my friends. I have publically apologised here on CC to a number of folk for falsely accusing them of things. In my experience, admitting and accepting your own errors, and acknowledging them with your peers and community is the right and proper thing to do. On the other hand, standing your ground despite overwhelming opinion that you have erred earns you nothing but disrespect.
The staff here have listened to my advice on a number of occassions, especially in regards to maths. Well, here's an equation to contemplate:
Silence = Arrogance
If you, the CC community member, believe that olkok and smokespride were unjustly busted, and deserve to have their accounts reinstated, please sign the petition. Don't just stand by and let yet another mistake become part of the ever growing pile - everyone has a right to voice their opinion. To quote Edmund Burke:
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing