22 Sep 14, 03:11AM
While I appreciate your feedback, 1Cap, this tournament is a little mis-named. This tournament is actually hosted by ME and SPONSORED by {BoB}. It is called this because I am not an official {BoB} member and cannot do things in the name of {BoB}. However, {BoB} graciously offered to help me out with some things to try to make this tournament bigger. Furthermore, since I donated a server (Tauren) to {BoB}, I give the reins over to {BoB}. They run the server as they like, short of anything that I would absolutely need to intervene in (if someone hacks my server through some bug, if it affects other things I run on the VPS, etc). I run it in the exact same way I ran Pi_ Servers. I even removed myself off the admin list for Pi_ and reapplied, as I felt like I had to go through THAT process because it was Pi_ servers. I run U| servers in a similar manner. MPx has the reins on that server. In fact, the only reason I stopped running the Pi_ servers is either Halo or Lamefox said that they would prefer someone within Pi (W2) to run servers instead of someone outside of Pi.
However, I /do/ have a server right now on the MS that is my own personal server. Not a lot of people play on it. I can double check if I use |AoX|, {BoB}, or gibbed.me whitelists, but if you find that Brazillians are blacklisted, I will be very happy to rectify that problem for you as that particular server is fully under my control. I am not xenophobic or racist towards Brazillians, and that is why there are Brazillians who play in my tournament.
I do not run background checks on people for the sake of being Brazillian -- that is completely stupid and idiotic. I run background checks on people who are unknown or people tell me are suspicious. I had no idea who LeKo is. I had no idea who starix was. I had no idea who hitman was. There were a couple .rC players that I checked out because someone mentioned to me that they possibly cheated. However, I let the players decide who they think is forgiven and who isn't. That's why .rC|Hosta's participation is under vote. You'll note that I vote F2, however if the majority of the players F1, I will be more than happy to respect participants' requests. I am currently trying to find out more about B}Orynge. And I have been as transparent as possible. That's why, even though I shouldn't have, I posted why I had not allowed starix to play. Upon learning I had misread the PM, I corrected my mistake immediately.
Let me reiterate: This tournament is not xenophobic or racist in any way shape or form. I will not disallow someone from playing solely based on his or her nationality.
That being said, DrauL, please keep yourself on topic.
However, I /do/ have a server right now on the MS that is my own personal server. Not a lot of people play on it. I can double check if I use |AoX|, {BoB}, or gibbed.me whitelists, but if you find that Brazillians are blacklisted, I will be very happy to rectify that problem for you as that particular server is fully under my control. I am not xenophobic or racist towards Brazillians, and that is why there are Brazillians who play in my tournament.
I do not run background checks on people for the sake of being Brazillian -- that is completely stupid and idiotic. I run background checks on people who are unknown or people tell me are suspicious. I had no idea who LeKo is. I had no idea who starix was. I had no idea who hitman was. There were a couple .rC players that I checked out because someone mentioned to me that they possibly cheated. However, I let the players decide who they think is forgiven and who isn't. That's why .rC|Hosta's participation is under vote. You'll note that I vote F2, however if the majority of the players F1, I will be more than happy to respect participants' requests. I am currently trying to find out more about B}Orynge. And I have been as transparent as possible. That's why, even though I shouldn't have, I posted why I had not allowed starix to play. Upon learning I had misread the PM, I corrected my mistake immediately.
Let me reiterate: This tournament is not xenophobic or racist in any way shape or form. I will not disallow someone from playing solely based on his or her nationality.
That being said, DrauL, please keep yourself on topic.