I've been playing on EGO servers steady since TF2 has been released, and have played on the servers ocasionally before that with DODS. I don't contribute, so I am speaking from a disadvantage. The primary reason EGO is my prefered server is because of the rules. Act like an adult, you have no problems. My nick is Fly. Lately, someone has been using the nick Flyisafool. Why is this harrasment allowed? Its not consistent with the other rules. Its harrasment, plain and simple.
Why doesnt this guy get kicked?
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well personally the first thing that comes to my mind is a simple case of overlookage. its hard to spot a player named fly, then one named flyisafool and kinda put it together.
best possible course of action i'd say is to speak to an admin about it while on the server in order to get the attention it needs immediately
best possible course of action i'd say is to speak to an admin about it while on the server in order to get the attention it needs immediately
I did speak to an admin. Nothing was done. Flyisafool said he had the nick for 2 years. That was enough for the admin to allow it to continue. I waited about 15 minutes, then said I thought it was ridiculous. Said I'd be back in a few days to see if it had been dealt with. I love EGO servers, and I don't want to leave over something like this. I just don;t want to deal with the harrasement, and I am disappointed that it wasn't dealt with immediately. Like I said - it has gone on for three days, and the name ###isafool speaks for itself. Put your nick in there and see if you like it.
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Do you know for a fact that he is aiming that name directly at you? People are allowed to have whatever name they chose, under a few rules. If you join a server and someone changes his name to this, then you can assume that he is probably mocking you, and you should report it to an admin. If he joins the server with this name, he is probably not referring to you.
Admins are =(eG)=™ and =(eGO)=™, if one is present on the server just type in team chat "@ I think flyisafool is harassing me, can you please do something about it?" or something along those lines. If the admins decide it is harassment, they will take it from there.
Admins are =(eG)=™ and =(eGO)=™, if one is present on the server just type in team chat "@ I think flyisafool is harassing me, can you please do something about it?" or something along those lines. If the admins decide it is harassment, they will take it from there.
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I wouldn't warn for that name personally. If you have a problem with his name, add him on steam, talk to him yourself. It could be a big misunderstanding between him and you. You could always talk to him, and ask him nicely if he'd mind changing it. If he doesn't change there isn't really anything you can do. You could always change your name to something different as another option. As an admin, there isn't really anything we can do as it doesnt violate any of our rules. Whereas if you talk to him, tell him how you feel, he may change it.
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I'm glad you enjoy eGO servers... I do too. I also believe that the best option would be to add him as a friend and talk to him. If he refuses to add you as a friend (which is quite possible) then politely ask him in-game if his name is directed towards you. If this person says that he has had that name for a while, then take no offense from it. Admins will be more than happy to help if there is any blatant chat harassment or otherwise.
Cheers and happy gaming.
Cheers and happy gaming.
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I don't know about you guys, but if someone was named StealthMongooseisafool I'd consider him my #1 fan.
But that's just me.
But that's just me.
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I cannot find a record of a player named Flyisafool that has played on our servers. Give me a steam ID to look at.
http://ego.hlstatsx.com/?mode=search&q=Flyisafool&st=player&game=
These are all the players with the word fly in their name.
http://ego.hlstatsx.com/?mode=search&q=fly&st=player&game=
And this is the only player named fly.
http://ego.hlstatsx.com/?mode=playerinfo&player=2398
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197966861548
Now HLX does not lie, but i cannot find a player named Flyisafool. I opened every HLX profile on that list and no name has flyisafool in their name history.
http://ego.hlstatsx.com/?mode=search&q=Flyisafool&st=player&game=
These are all the players with the word fly in their name.
http://ego.hlstatsx.com/?mode=search&q=fly&st=player&game=
And this is the only player named fly.
http://ego.hlstatsx.com/?mode=playerinfo&player=2398
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197966861548
Now HLX does not lie, but i cannot find a player named Flyisafool. I opened every HLX profile on that list and no name has flyisafool in their name history.
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I have had issues with a player who put seal is fail at life but that is about the same thing and an admin dealt with it and told him to change so idk
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So I found the guy. His player name is Flyyoufool.
Here is his ID:
http://ego.hlstatsx.com/?mode=playerinfo&player=94525
And here is his chat history
http://ego.hlstatsx.com/?mode=chathistory&player=94525
The strongest evidence as to whether or not this fellow was intending his name to be an insult directed at you would be if he changed his name to "Flyyoufool" after he joined the server and played with you. If you look in the link above player profile above you will clearly see that this player does not use other aliases, therefore he never changed his name while on the server. I looked at his Steam ID and quickly located his player profile on another clan's servers:
(http://stats.trashedgamers.com/hlstats.php?mode=playerinfo&player=994).
Here you can see his player name was the same and his last activity was in January, so six months ago he had the same name.
When I reviewed his chat history, the second link from the top, you can see his side of the exchange with you. This player said the following:
"whats wrong with my name?"
"yes, its lotr" <Note: lotr is Lord of the Rings>
"what the heck are youi talking about?"
"I've had this name for 4 years."
"what the hell is going on with this guy?"
In fact, in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings, Gandalf says, as he's being dragged down into the depths of Moria by the balrog, "Fly, you fools!" just before he falls.
I would have to say that I don't see any proof that this player's name was meant to be directed at you. There is no evidence that he has ever changed his name while he's been playing on eGO servers. In fact, he was for certain using the same screen name flyyoufool at least 6 months ago on other clan's servers, and he probably was telling the truth when he said that he's had the name for four years.
I'm sorry that you felt this player was trying to harrass you, and it's too bad that a misunderstanding got you so upset that you needed to post about it. We admins want to see everyone having fun on eGO servers. We take issues of player harrassment very seriously. However, as it seems, the admin who you contacted made the correct decision not to have this player change his name.
So I found the guy. His player name is Flyyoufool.
Here is his ID:
http://ego.hlstatsx.com/?mode=playerinfo&player=94525
And here is his chat history
http://ego.hlstatsx.com/?mode=chathistory&player=94525
The strongest evidence as to whether or not this fellow was intending his name to be an insult directed at you would be if he changed his name to "Flyyoufool" after he joined the server and played with you. If you look in the link above player profile above you will clearly see that this player does not use other aliases, therefore he never changed his name while on the server. I looked at his Steam ID and quickly located his player profile on another clan's servers:
(http://stats.trashedgamers.com/hlstats.php?mode=playerinfo&player=994).
Here you can see his player name was the same and his last activity was in January, so six months ago he had the same name.
When I reviewed his chat history, the second link from the top, you can see his side of the exchange with you. This player said the following:
"whats wrong with my name?"
"yes, its lotr" <Note: lotr is Lord of the Rings>
"what the heck are youi talking about?"
"I've had this name for 4 years."
"what the hell is going on with this guy?"
In fact, in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings, Gandalf says, as he's being dragged down into the depths of Moria by the balrog, "Fly, you fools!" just before he falls.
I would have to say that I don't see any proof that this player's name was meant to be directed at you. There is no evidence that he has ever changed his name while he's been playing on eGO servers. In fact, he was for certain using the same screen name flyyoufool at least 6 months ago on other clan's servers, and he probably was telling the truth when he said that he's had the name for four years.
I'm sorry that you felt this player was trying to harrass you, and it's too bad that a misunderstanding got you so upset that you needed to post about it. We admins want to see everyone having fun on eGO servers. We take issues of player harrassment very seriously. However, as it seems, the admin who you contacted made the correct decision not to have this player change his name.
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Fly, i hope this settles the issue. We cannot ask him to change his name since no intent to insult anyone can be demonstrated.
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