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eGO is a clan that prides ourselves and our members on Maturity, Respect, and Honor. Today, we had to let go one of our own who, it seems, had lost sight of these qualities.
Let me be perfectly clear when I say this...
As an eGO you are to exemplify these characteristics to the fullest degree. We put a lot of trust in you to be shining examples of eGO quality. There are a lot of you eGOs and we cannot watch you over your shoulders all the time. This means that the responsibility is on YOUR shoulders and it is YOUR character you must preserve.
For two whole years Cicero got away with the wanton disregard of our policy and our integrity. For two years Cicero used the word "shit" in our servers and allowed our pubs to do the same. For two years no one noticed and no one said anything.
Today, after less than a month of being an eG, one of our members, sXy Shades, stepped up and made a brave move to call him on it. In true eGO form, Shades respectfully warned Cicero about his swearing. Please click here to read what happened.
Cicero's response was wholly unacceptable, disrespectful, and blatantly in defiance of our policy.
As a result, Cicero was called into Ventrilo to speak with Leadership, and was kicked out of our server. He decided instead to jump into another server, ignoring our repeated requests to join Vent.
Fluffy had to ban him, using "Please Join Vent to Discuss" as the reason, and that finally got his attention enough to grace us with his presence. He proceeded to yell at leadership, saying "I've been an admin for 2 years and I've never had a problem with this before."
We handed him a ban.
The moral of this story is this:
You are a member of eGO as long as you follow our rules, respect our players and pubs, and hold yourself to a higher standard. The moment, you lose sight of this; the MOMENT you dishonor yourself, you are no longer a member, but merely a player with admin and a tag.
MAUL, RCON, VENT, HLSTATSX, and STEAM. To most people, these words mean little or nothing. To you, to us, and to our community, these tools are the lifeline through which we communicate and mediate. Know these tools well, and remember that they are your strongest defense against abusive players, disrespectful people, and those whose character is questionable.
And finally, Please Welcome sXy Shades to eGO Rank. He flew the colors of eGO strong today, and as a result, he was rewarded in kind.
Thank you, Shades.
Honor yourself, and show pride in the responsibility you have earned. This is not a witch hunt, but an example of how integrity and conviction can be put to the test, and the rewards of strong character.
--Byron
Let me be perfectly clear when I say this...
As an eGO you are to exemplify these characteristics to the fullest degree. We put a lot of trust in you to be shining examples of eGO quality. There are a lot of you eGOs and we cannot watch you over your shoulders all the time. This means that the responsibility is on YOUR shoulders and it is YOUR character you must preserve.
For two whole years Cicero got away with the wanton disregard of our policy and our integrity. For two years Cicero used the word "shit" in our servers and allowed our pubs to do the same. For two years no one noticed and no one said anything.
Today, after less than a month of being an eG, one of our members, sXy Shades, stepped up and made a brave move to call him on it. In true eGO form, Shades respectfully warned Cicero about his swearing. Please click here to read what happened.
Cicero's response was wholly unacceptable, disrespectful, and blatantly in defiance of our policy.
As a result, Cicero was called into Ventrilo to speak with Leadership, and was kicked out of our server. He decided instead to jump into another server, ignoring our repeated requests to join Vent.
Fluffy had to ban him, using "Please Join Vent to Discuss" as the reason, and that finally got his attention enough to grace us with his presence. He proceeded to yell at leadership, saying "I've been an admin for 2 years and I've never had a problem with this before."
We handed him a ban.
The moral of this story is this:
You are a member of eGO as long as you follow our rules, respect our players and pubs, and hold yourself to a higher standard. The moment, you lose sight of this; the MOMENT you dishonor yourself, you are no longer a member, but merely a player with admin and a tag.
MAUL, RCON, VENT, HLSTATSX, and STEAM. To most people, these words mean little or nothing. To you, to us, and to our community, these tools are the lifeline through which we communicate and mediate. Know these tools well, and remember that they are your strongest defense against abusive players, disrespectful people, and those whose character is questionable.
And finally, Please Welcome sXy Shades to eGO Rank. He flew the colors of eGO strong today, and as a result, he was rewarded in kind.
Thank you, Shades.
Honor yourself, and show pride in the responsibility you have earned. This is not a witch hunt, but an example of how integrity and conviction can be put to the test, and the rewards of strong character.
--Byron
http://ego.hlstatsx.com/?mode=chathistory&player=10790&page=1
Hmm lets see here. You have been here for 2 years, and should know the rules by now. You have not visited the forums since March. We call you in to tell you the rules and you completely disrespected me and everyone else in the room. You have a bad attitude that is unbecoming of a TWO year old member. You don't enforce the rules and you treat everyone else like crap. Thanks for playing here but your time has come, take off the tags and play on the Jones server, have fun.
Bye.
PS. You weren't singled out, you only brought this upon your self. An eG asked you to stop cussing in all chat, you didn't but turned around and completely went off on him.
Here is part of the chat log, because i know some people are going to be asking why a 2 year old member was banned today.
(Dead) =(icero|*Vi Et Armis*|: you shit
(ADMINS) =(eG)=?„? sXy|Shades: should maybe follow the rules we ask pubs to follow - just sayin
(ADMINS) =(eGO)=?„?Cicero|*Vi Et Armis*|: watch who u talkin to i said shit an i'll say it again
(ADMINS) =(eG)=?„? sXy|Shades: just a simple comment - that was all - don't get it go to your head
(ADMINS) =(eGO)=?„?Cicero|*Vi Et Armis*|: you didnt have to say anythingdont let it go to ur head
(ADMINS) =(eG)=?„? sXy|Shades: it's in admin chat - not to all - just a simple request to follow the rules the regular players/admins here try to enforce
(ADMINS) =(eGO)=?„?Cicero|*Vi Et Armis*|: lol quit quoting me rules i know
(ADMINS) =(eGO)=?„?Cicero|*Vi Et Armis*|: shit isnt a bad word k thx bye
Not in our servers you wont.
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