Buga's soap box

[Mental Buga]

I feel the time has come to stand up and explain a few things in the simplest possible fashion so that everyone can understand. A few recent incidents have brought me here, because I find my self explaining this over and over again to my friends and I am personally finding it very surprising that people don’t seem to understand the most basic concepts of what ego is and what ego expects from all of us, its members !.

I believe that a lot of you, didn’t even bother to read the rules, or what Ego actually is, or at best you skimmed it. You have to understand that when you become an =(e)= member that you agree to the clan rules of which to condense it for you ,for easier reading is firstly to behave, be respectful and to be honest and have fun.

Ego doesn’t ask much more of you than that!

I want you to imagine for the duration of this post that when you log on to steam and thus into your role as a fellow member of Ego that you have an ego hat on your head. Yes yes, its not really there, just use your imagination….. This hat shows other members of ego that you are a fellow clan member and that you like them have agreed to the terms of the clan and that you are friendly and respectful and well behaved. When other players come to our servers and see all us in the clan, very often they tell us how much they like coming to our servers, because there are no grievers, there is no swearing and everyone has so much fun that it’s a great environment to play in. Often because of this, many of them join up on a day to day basis. You only have to look at the recruitment thread to see this is true.

Likewise, when you are wearing your =(e)= or =(eG)= or even =(eGO)= tag and go to other servers you are representing not only yourself but the ego clan. So your behaviour when you are visiting other servers should be the same as when you are playing on our own servers. You still have your ego hat on !

I know all of us like to let of steam at times, me too, I don’t actually swear a lot in real life, but on occasion I drop and f bomb here and there or other inappropriate word, I am by no means perfect and I have noticed that I tend to write obscenities in chat much more than I would use in my day to day life.. I have no idea why, maybe because when you have children around, you are more controlled and I have mastered my language skills accordingly around children and in my everyday working environment. Whatever I digress.

As the clan rules go, if you wish to visit other servers you are more than welcome to play where ever you chose, however there 2 very important rules.
If you go to a server and don’t want to be restricted with your in game chat, take your tag off. I am not going to hate you, because you want to go and let your hair down and be like other pubs (public players not affiliated with the ego clan). If you want to go and behave badly, that’s your choice and we are not going to hold it against you. But for gods sake take your hat off remove your tag. Because understand this, when you have your ego hat on, what ever you do reflects on the clan as a whole, if you do something questionable it not only reflects on you but on all of us. It goes against everything that the clan stands for.

The other important thing to remember is that you must wear your ego tag every time without fail when you are on an ego server, so if you remove it to play on another server its your responsibility to replace it upon returning. If you don’t you have been warned and you will quite likely find yourself banned because of it .Sound harsh? Its not it’s the rules so live with it.

I would just like to add on closing, that this information is something that everyone of you should already know, but from chatting to players on my list I have been shocked to find out that a great many of you don’t understand why players we know are banned
They didn’t follow the rules its that simple. There is no excuses either, if you are unsure about something ask, there are plenty of admins around at all times and I suggest if you don’t have an admin or a member or council on your list, then you should make it a priority to do so. If an admin cannot answer your questions, they can help you get in touch with someone that can or go to vent, there is always someone there available to talk to. They are not monsters they are here to help, they don’t want you to be alone or to be scared to chat to them. They want you to enjoy being a valuable member of ego, because believe me you are, each and everyone of you !

Heads up people the concept is simple. Wear you ego hat with pride and understand that every time you wear your ego hat (tag) that you represent everyone here in Ego !

 

[Monkeybits]

I think Mental Buga actually cusses like a DrunkenSailor off mic.

Thanks, Buga, this is all good stuff. The rules are really simple: If you are wearing your tag, you must live up to our standards, on or off our servers. If you are on our servers, you must wear your tag. Thus, on our servers, you must be on your best behavior.

If you need a night of no holds barred gaming where you forget all your vocabulary and simply want to repeat four letter words over and over again and hear others do the same, that's fine. You simply need to edit your tag out before you enter the non-eGO server so you're not representing the clan. Just remember to put it back on when you show back up on our servers.

In short:
On eGO server: Tag on, best behavior
On non-eGO server, with tag: best behavior, like you were on an eGO server
On a non-eGO server, tag removed before joining the game: do whatever you like

I lived up to eGO standards before joining, so I never take my tag off. Not everyone is like that, and that's fine, we just ask that you don't sully the clan's reputation.

Edit: BTW, Buga said all this, but repetition is the mother of all learning, and I don't want to see us lose any more people over something like this.

 

[dopey]

Yes exactly Buga, I told some of my friends how eGO is an organization in which many people have strived for many months to try and create an image for this clan. To keep the image we as members have to follow the rules to help maintain the image so we look like a great clan.

When people start being immature and don't follow the rules (aka me at one point) It makes the clan and everyone in it get a bad reputation, and its even worse when you make one mistake and you get another chance only to ruin that one, which not only makes you look worse but it makes the clan worse by giving someone like that a chance in which they throw away their chances like that.

So that is why we have the rules, to maintain the image of our servers and clan so the other one's will respect us and we can attract many of the gamers. If they don't want to follow the rules, then leave the clan, because eGO has no place for people who disobey the rules and won't hesitate to ban them to preserve the image of the clan.

I am proud to be in eGO and I work everyday for the clan to help provide a positive experience for everyone. I would like to thank everyone again for helping me turn around and become a better person on the servers and in the clan. I love playing with everyone of you and hope to play with more of you soon. Especially you Buga

 

[Mental Buga]

[quote1208283632=Monkeybits]
I think Mental Buga actually cusses like a DrunkenSailor off mic.

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SLANDER, you bad monkey I do not !! But I do admit to not beig perfect all the time

in response to monkeys < edit.. I know my post is long but monkey as usual condensed it perfectly and to agree to his edit... I get rather attached to you guys and I dont want to lose any more players either just because you were not clued up. If this post has the power to stop others from making the same mistake, then I will be a happy buga !

 

[Monkeybits]

And Dopey, you really have done a tremendous job turning around. If Dopey can do it, anyone can! Just kidding, Dopey. We will absolutely give anyone who sincerely wants it a second chance, though.

 

[PurpleNurple]

Good points, Buga. Sometimes things just need to be said.

And I do have one issue with what you said. The hat. I don't really look good in hats. I think asking for an eGO crown would be a bit presumptuous, so any chance of me getting an eGO sash to wear while I play instead?

 

[Mental Buga]

[quote1208285415=PurpleNurple]
Good points, Buga. Sometimes things just need to be said.

And I do have one issue with what you said. The hat. I don't really look good in hats. I think asking for an eGO crown would be a bit presumptuous, so any chance of me getting an eGO sash to wear while I play instead?
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ah Purple a typical gurlie.. you see hat and think of accessories.. its an imagainary hat darling and just to help you understand the concept.. you most definatley cannot have a crown a sash or some new shoes or even earings to match! However if you feel the need to make yourself one to wear while you play with us.. you most definitely have to post a piccy

 

[Monkeybits]

Hah! Purple with an eGO sash would definitely have to be posted. A tiara and earrings to go along would be even better.

To return to Buga's point, (1) I am indeed an Evil Monkey (please refer to the lovely Avatar made for me by Lafinass) and (2) slander is defined as a spoken untruth. This is actually a published lie, which is libel. Buga doesn't actually swear like DrunkenSailor. If you ever catch them both in the same Vent room, you will see for yourself.

 

[Mental Buga]

thanks for clearing that up Monkey I stand corrected... I havent actually heard Drunken swear, but I have heard him yelling when my bullets ripped into him when he visited our server hahahaha.

 

[Monkeybits]

He's a very active gamer, yes. And dangerous. I like to hide behind him as a medic.

 

[MrQ]

Nicely stated Buga. IMHO, all ego members e or otherwise who have agreed to this clans rule's should practice them, with or without a tag, on any server. Practice makes perfect. If you can be calm and polite in a server when all the rest of the people are letting themselves go proves to the world that you are deserving of the tag you wear.

 

[Mental Buga]

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Nicely stated Buga. IMHO, all ego members e or otherwise who have agreed to this clans rule's should practice them, with or without a tag, on any server. Practice makes perfect. If you can be calm and polite in a server when all the rest of the people are letting themselves go proves to the world that you are deserving of the tag you wear.
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while in part I agree with your post, you have to realise that this is a clan and not a cult. Everyone has the right to misbehave if they so desire, but of course it has to be under the right circumstances. Ego is not a mob organization and as such its up to the individual. Just because I dont want to go to other servers and behave in an un ego fashion, it doesnt mean that I would hold it against others that do or would. Each to his own and all that.

I just want it to be crystal clear.. when you wear your ego tag, we expect you to be a model clan member

 

[Moose]

I'm just gonna nod my head and say, "Yeah, what they said."

 

[HoosTrax]

Eh, to be honest, I'm not sure how I feel about eGOs misbehaving on other servers, even without their tags on.

In this case, we're talking about swearing, which I agree is a relatively minor thing (depending on the words being used). But the problem I have with it is that you're not anonymous just because you don't have the tag on. There are people I'll run into on various other servers - they don't just play on one clan's servers. People can still recognize you based on your screenname, your Steam ID, and your HLStatsX names history. So the risk there is being seen as hypocritical.

The other thing I'll bring up is this - the swearing thing is minor - ok. But what if it came to eGO's attention that one of our members (who wasn't wearing their tag) caused a major disruption on another clan's server (examples - hacking, using the "n" word, griefing, etc). Do you just turn a blind eye to that, and say that hey, it doesn't matter as long as you're on your best behavior on our servers, and that you don't wear our tag when you're out doing all that disruptive stuff elsewhere.

Anyways, it's something I'm conflicted about, so I'm putting it out there for discussion.

 

[Monkeybits]

I think if the behavior were that egregious and we heard about it, we'd act. We really are just talking relatively minor stuff. I'd be pretty shocked if someone who wanted to hack or who was honestly racist and wanted to talk about it were to join and stick with eGO.

Who you really are is always going to come out. If you hack, you'll need that crutch our our servers, too. If you are racist and let the N bomb go, you're likely to do that on our servers at some point. Then you get the permaban.

We would be unlikely to hear about it if you weren't wearing tags on someone else's server, especially if you switched your name. So, I go to another server and become DeathMonster!. If there's any discussion about me, they're probably not going to be talking about or tracking me by my Steam ID. eGO would never know.

Essentially, we're saying, "We'd love for you to live up to clan standards all the time. If you don't feel you're capable of that, please just make sure it doesn't reflect on the clan."

 

[Mental Buga]

Yeah this is the thing trax, while of course we would all like this to be a perfect society and we would love it if players conducted themselves all the time as they do in ego you know as well as we do, that people will be people. As monkey stated, if our players are that out of order, it will get back to us.. I hear your concerns, but we cant have any say on how our members conduct theirselves on other servers, or in real life for that matter but we would all like to think that as members of ego the clans positive ideals will be carried over in to all other aspects of everyday life, but at the same time we also have to be realistic.

 

[Monkeybits]

As it's just a game, we're really not that interested in having control over people's behavior if it's not related to the clan. We expect certain things here, or when you represent us. Even that's voluntary. That really is the way it should be.

I was attracted to the clan because it fits very well with how I live the rest of my life. I've really come to enjoy the people and environment. Others might be interested in enjoying the community, and are willing to be a part of eGO because of that, but don't necessarily care as much about the standards in their personal lives or on anyone else's server. The tag means a lot to me; I'm not taking it off, but better to take it off than to tarnish it.

 

[HoosTrax]

Well, I'll be the first to admit that I let fly the occasional F-bomb, either silently or directed at my monitor -- usually when I've been insta-killed one too many times by rocket or grenade spam . (Thank goodness for push-to-chat.)

Anyways, I agree with both of your points. Again, I do find the swearing on outside servers thing (assuming with no eGO tag on) pretty minor. Also, assuming that someone were to both remove their tag and change their name, it's relatively unlikely for them to get traced back to their eGO identity.

I just like to think that if we did know that someone was off doing something particularly offensive or disruptive on another server (referring to things far more serious than swearing), it wouldn't just be ignored simply because they weren't directly giving eGO a bad name.

As far as anything beyond the game, that's pretty much outside the scope of this. I don't care what you do in your real life - I really don't want to know .

 

[Captain Mental]

About what Hoostrax just said, It is true that there is probably cases like that around every clans, people who go and hide in order to be nasty...it is not a myth. At the same time, there is nothing we can do about it. It is a sad reality.

The only thing to do if you ever find someone who is really really bad is to try to make him /her understand the gravity of his/her actions by pulling them on the side politely.

I believe that if any of you ever come to witness such act by anyone you know (know by game standards that is) don't act like your the police and try to be civil about it. Ask why he/she is doing behaving badly and try to see if you can reason first. If there is really nothing you can do, then go for step two and ask for autority help on the matter.

After all, we're all gamers but most of it, we're all humans

 

[cccp]

I doubt anyone would go to any other server beside eGO servers, who would ever have such a nice community like eGOs NO ONE
but
If you would play on another server I would suggest keeping the eGO tag on and continuing to folow the rules.

PS about swearing, I would never swear around any1 but my friends and where its really necessary. With friends its mostly and joking around matter, maybe an anecdote or something funny that involves swear. But IMO swearing at the other person who killed you ingame is just plain stupid, just remind yourself that its JUST A GAME and everything would be fine