Jun 12th 2010, 16:00:02
Uhhh... Okay, let's be objective. I can see how you might see it that way - but what you might see as me 'protecting my friends' would have actually been me stepping out of situations that involved friends so there could be no accusations of bias. I never once acted as a mod in a circumstance that involved friends - I handed it off to another mod. But yeah, I can see how you might see it that way.
As for me socializing with a lot of really well-known public cheaters, you're right. (Sorry, were you expecting me to argue???) I 'grew up' in the game under Viper, if you recall, so a lot of the people I associated with were well-known public cheaters. I also really enjoyed my conversations with Mr. Pink - he was a very nice man when he wasn't ruining someone's game. So? If I got info that indicated they were cheating, I either acted on it or passed it on.
But to be fair, most of the cheaters you are probably referring to were friends of mine that I had NO IDEA were cheating (hello, Dissy :p). Part of what makes me both effective and ineffective as a mod is my Pollyanna-esque belief that people deserve the benefit of the doubt, and my unwillingness to shoot without sufficient evidence (which is where you and I butted heads). I wasn't exactly the most savvy when it came to spotting that my 'friends' were out and out lying. :p Which is why there has to be a serious cynic somewhere in the mix, for balance (Mickster).
Anyway, I'm gonna take this as a tiny little olive branch - thank you. ;) You and I are never gonna be friends, but I'll be happy if we can peacefully coexist here without trading barbs every 30 seconds. It's exhausting and I'm old. :p
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