Rules Change
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:11 pmConcise description:
Specifics:
This will improve the following aspects of the site:
Comments:
Considering the decision in the Maxatstuy thread where dozens of people were blocked because of the temptation that I may have to cheat or abuse their accounts, I find that there is no justification or reasoning. There is nothing in the rules that states you cant play people whose passwords you know and I feel that if that rule existed, people might treat their passwords with more credence and the blocks would seem more reasonable. With that said, I dont see any reason why a block should be put in place when no one was aware of the repercussions of giving their passwords away. I know that while I held multiple peoples passwords, I never abused them, and even in the decision rendered by king_achilles, he stated that "the temptation of playing team games or even non team games with these accounts, whether the real owners are aware of what you already know or not, could also mean that you could log in to these accounts at any time and play in two or more accounts at the same time in one or several games, thus the purpose was already turned into gaining a tactical advantage and no longer just for avoiding missing turns." This means that no cheating had taken place and that the only fear was that cheating could occur in the future. I believe that the people on this block should be given the opportunity of knowing that by giving away their passwords they would be blocked.
Several months, ago Scott_Land played for *manimal and raised his score up about 3 or 4 ranks in his absence, is that any different from the actions of myself when playing for my friends? He was never blocked and I feel that unless the rule is made official about blocks, there is no reason why people should be blocked because of a rule which doesnt exist.
- The rules pertaining to account blocks should be modified
Specifics:
- Declare that you will be blocked from playing anyone whose password you have
This will improve the following aspects of the site:
- Currently, blocks appear to be haphazard and without reasoning
- By changing the rules and making them more specific, people will know what they are getting themselves into when they leave someone their password
Comments:
Considering the decision in the Maxatstuy thread where dozens of people were blocked because of the temptation that I may have to cheat or abuse their accounts, I find that there is no justification or reasoning. There is nothing in the rules that states you cant play people whose passwords you know and I feel that if that rule existed, people might treat their passwords with more credence and the blocks would seem more reasonable. With that said, I dont see any reason why a block should be put in place when no one was aware of the repercussions of giving their passwords away. I know that while I held multiple peoples passwords, I never abused them, and even in the decision rendered by king_achilles, he stated that "the temptation of playing team games or even non team games with these accounts, whether the real owners are aware of what you already know or not, could also mean that you could log in to these accounts at any time and play in two or more accounts at the same time in one or several games, thus the purpose was already turned into gaining a tactical advantage and no longer just for avoiding missing turns." This means that no cheating had taken place and that the only fear was that cheating could occur in the future. I believe that the people on this block should be given the opportunity of knowing that by giving away their passwords they would be blocked.
Several months, ago Scott_Land played for *manimal and raised his score up about 3 or 4 ranks in his absence, is that any different from the actions of myself when playing for my friends? He was never blocked and I feel that unless the rule is made official about blocks, there is no reason why people should be blocked because of a rule which doesnt exist.
