Godsmacks opinion

[Viper]

i do not see why people add blacklists to their servers. it's all just a bunch of horsesh!t. the only accomplishment personalized blacklists gives justice is how hateful we players are. remember, this is a game after all. we shouldn't eliminate players just cause they are hateful, teamkill or offend. some things are said out of anger but not meant. that shouldn't equate to a blacklist in my eyes. i say we leave blacklists to the pro's, who should consist of the council. i never use the blacklist bull on my part-time server.

Jam, in all seriousness, you are missing one key point in this whole thing: CHEATERS. You seem to have made no mention to them here.

Blacklists DO have a purpose. TBH 95+% of the TyD and NZ blacklists help keep cheaters out of our game. If we didn't need blacklists this whole discussion would be a non-issue. The reason we have a problem is because people are being banned from servers just because they are associated with one group that doesnt like another group.