Written by Dave, 28.03.2021 at 19:24
I'm a big supporter of unrestricted free speech -- in the public square. The Chinese regime is indeed evil, in this and many other areas.
However, I think you've missed my point. This has nothing to do with free speech. It's about common courtesy. I don't tolerate rude or disrespectful customers in any of my real life businesses, and I won't tolerate it here. Simple as that.
You wouldn't go to a nightclub and tell the bouncer he's "incompetent", would you? He'd throw you out on your ass. This is no different.
I think most bouncers would be a little more thick skinned than that. I've heard them get called much worse than that with no consequences. And a 30 day ban is the equivalent of putting someone in hospital. I once saw someone threaten to rape Ivan/Amoks wives in global because the servers Dc'd. That person is now a moderator. If Waffel had done that, I think I would respect Sid's stance.
I've called Sid incompetent publicly in the past. I'd do it again. The last straw was when he deleted 1 of my clans cws illegally and then had clovis edit the rules after the fact to justify his decision. The proof is there in the threads and timestamps but It doesn't matter as Sid has become your RL friend and your policies have made the staff virtually untouchable to the point where random players like me have to use sarcasm and satire to make points.
What saddens me is that you've allowed this to happen. I thought you liked waff. If Sid had half a heart he would've reduced the ban but he just stubbornly clings on to it to make a point. I had remained silent until now in the hope he would relent. Most people here are just kids/young people looking to burn some time on a game they enjoy and we currently are in a global lockdown. It's cruel.
I've accepted that even by making this post I risk a permaban. So be it.