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tellarion:
If qz used the same reasoning to check a laf countries news and found that an evo country had done spy ops 3 minutes before set ends and told you, I suspect you'd be singing a different tune. Seems like the main reason you guys are crying foul is because Rockman got caught.
No one is denying that the move was a douchey move. That goes without saying. The bigger issue is the breach of privacy that has occurred here. The difference that En4cer is rightly trying to point out is that regardless of whether or not irregularities in the ending NW were brought to light, whether it be by an Evo or LaF country, the correct way to go about it would have been "Hmm, I've used my admin access to check your country news, and it appears that you were SRed thus you lost troops and NW". The matter should be put to bed there.
Where qzjul went wrong was that he didn't stop there. He also proceeded to find out not only 1) the country involved (despite all the ops obviously being SUCCESSFUL), 2) identified the player running the country, and 3) informing someone completely unrelated (and not a game admin to say the least) to this incident of the identity of the person who performed these ops. This is at least the second time now (that we know of at least - who's to know how many other times this has happened) that Evo members seem to have magically gotten information that can only be known to administrators (recall the LT incident?).
Another thing about this that actually enrages me is that when Hanlong previously used access he wasn't meant to have to gather information, he was pretty much burnt at the stake and LaF was made to suffer because of it. Granted, he wasn't meant to have that access. Now qzjul uses his access to inform Evo members of information that only an admin should know. Should Evo be subjected to the same treatment? It's a breach of privacy. Today it's this that has happened, who's to say that same access isn't going to abused tomorrow for more sensitive information? Food for thought.
Please note that I'm not trying to start a riot, but I'm simply pointing out the facts of the matter.