Please post all the concerned messages here so the magistrates can look over them.
A little background, this latest bit spawned from Delirus Ironsun (Christian Steiner) IC banning Deycon Sutherland, then banning Eirik Rauoa Veder Saga when he spoke up in opposition to the ban. I'm not free of any wrong-doing, I clearly violated the SC in my outburst and I am willing to face whatever punishment is deemed appropriate for doing so, but we are not a clan, nor are we acting on OOC information IC as claimed, and I will not stand idly by while my name and the names of players who I've grown to consider friends are slandered in such a way.
Out-of-Character from Deycon Sutherland (14 hours, 16 minutes ago)
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You know what sod this. If you're going to arbitrarily ban someone as an act of sheer twatery the least you can do is not piss !@#$ all over their profile.
Thats not even a proper ban message.
James Raffety
Out-of-Character from Rakaarox Nabarl (14 hours, 8 minutes ago)
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This is Outer Tilog... People have been banned for far more pathetic things than that in the past, also some completely made up stuff. I think someone was banned once for wearing a pink tutu, which they'd never actually done. It's different here, we let anyone be a part of it (and encourage them to), but don't try to change us...
James Marshall
Out-of-Character from Vercingetorix Arverni (10 hours, 56 minutes ago)
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Sorry, I can't agree that that's just fine. It is hardly "special" or "funny" to ban someone "for the lol". Fine them? Sure. RP something punative? All good. Actually kick them out the realm for doing basically nothing? Just obnoxious.
Out-of-Character from Calen Bickerstaff (10 hours, 40 minutes ago)
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I'm with Arverni on this.
Banning Deycon is maybe excusable, banning Eirik simply for speaking up is utter nonsense. Worst example of Bad-player-conduct since I joined actually, and I play in Aurvandil so I get to see all the horrible sides of players on the forums directed my way. Quite honestly, since it has been made clear there is a sort of Old Club here in O.T. of Players, never mind characters, I have to ask would you ban Garm or Rakaarox for the same things? I'm pretty sure I can bet you wouldn't. Ergo it's not about IC actions but quite a clear OOC decision.
I was going to protest but then I just expected to get banned along with Eirik. OOC I expected it. So that show's you how you've over stepped the mark, when people don't feel they can even play their characters in response.
JakeWilmot
Out-of-Character from Vladamire Abjur (10 hours, 17 minutes ago)
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Delirus joined OT late last year, is hardly a player who could be called "old", and is the Minister of Injustice, the one handing out the bans. The player of Eirik Rauoa has made it pretty clear that he has an OOC beef with the player of Garm and is willing to carry that into IC. Excuse me if I don't shed any tears for one player who has done nothing for OT but ignore orders and has never said or did anything to make himself noteworthy and another whose only contribution has been sniping at a long-standing member because he dislikes the player OOC. OT is a realm of madness and evil, not a place where you're going to find a lot of fairness, the trick is to learn how to play the politics. Would Garm or Rakaarox get banned? Likely not, they have entrenched themselves in the dirty deals required to survive here. I wasn't banned for losing the freaking capital to Giblot! Care to guess why?
Clark Raven Napper
Out-of-Character from Vladamire Abjur (10 hours, 15 minutes ago)
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Hey James, I think that was Sedgewick Questor wasn't it? Or was there another?
Clark Raven Napper
Out-of-Character from Vladamire Abjur (9 hours, 29 minutes ago)
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Also, Jake, there is the "silent protest" option precisely for the reason that you can use it to remain anonymous and/or avoid repercussions. Protesting isn't an Inalienable Right and you can (and probably should) get a pop in the nose if you decide to do so against a powerful and/or influential noble publicly without currying favor/support first.
Clark Raven Napper
Out-of-Character from Eirik Rauoa Veder Saga (8 hours, 57 minutes ago)
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An OOC vendetta?
No, the fact my character, along with about a dozen others in BoM opposed Garm’s other character’s appointed of his own family members to a region the same day he joined the realm and the ordering of assassins on members of the realm prior to duelling them goes against BoM culture. It is an IC position shared by the vast majority of the realm, aside from Dane’s silent, unheard of, instantly supportive legion of assassins which leapt up to defend him for absolutely no good reason. Besides, (I)Hanz killed Dane (Garm) in BoM, so what bad feelings could I possibly have. Duels to the death in the Barony are not uncommon in the first place.
But that has nothing to do with Eirik’s comments over this banning, other than as he see’s it it’s the kind of thing Garm would do and has done, like the last person who got banned a while back. Why should I gave a damn OOC other than as a player I think it’s a bit extreme.
Furthermore to that, what do you mean “The player of Eirik Rauoa has made it pretty clear that he has an OOC beef with the player of Garm and is willing to carry that into IC”. I have no such thing, so firstly don’t lie to say I do I wouldn’t be so petty, it’s a damn game, and actually as a general rule not only have my characters got on with Crownguard’s until this particular incident in BoM less than two weeks ago but I’ve generally liked the player behind the characters.
Secondly and more importantly, how do you even know the circumstances of this to make such an assertion? You’re not in BoM so how could you possibly know unless Garm told you. If he told you he did it OOC, making the whole damn thing up. So what he messaged you, or maybe a whole gang of you with him he is friends OOC and spun you this story to get my character banned? To give motive to an unseemly unsportsman like attitude? If this is true then this is a clear OOC infraction on the game.
I back what Jake said, upon reading that. If Garm has in some way communicated that to you which he must have then this is a damn OOC racket.
I want Crownguard speaking up on this, and I want to know exactly how you know about BoM, because this is nigh slander and a perversion of the playing spirit of BM.
You know, I don’t even have the energy now to contest this crap IC. Not even sure I want to either if this is true.
James D.
Out-of-Character from Garm Tanngrisnir Crownguard (8 hours, 17 minutes ago)
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Let's keep it IC. This looks like evil deviants vs normal humans. A threat to Outer Tilog's well established deviant way of life has been perceived IC and is being acted on IC. Nothing more.
Garm did not ask or tell anyone to ban anyone. These have been IC actions. Completely insane IC actions, but IC actions just the same.
David Wierbiki
Out-of-Character from Vladamire Abjur (5 hours, 18 minutes ago)
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Dave, I know you said to keep it IC, but I can't let what James D. said go without being responded to.
Dave has no control, IC or OOC, over Delirus, the character who banned Eirik Rauoa Veder Saga and Deycon Sutherland, and neither do I. Get that through your thick skull. I mentioned your obvious dislike of Dave as why I don't care OOC over your banning. This dislike is obvious in the fact that practically your only interaction with the realm IC (proven to me through speaking to many other players here) has been to snipe at Garm given any opportunity to do so. How would Eirik Rauoa Veder saga know "it it’s the kind of thing Garm would do and has done" when he has been here a hot minute? Also, "like the last person who got banned a while back", who would that be? The last time I recall someone being banned from OT, it was Sedgewick, who came here with an intent on stirring trouble between OT and Lukon and was banned for that reason. Your professed reasoning has no IC basis to support it.
While me and Dave have spoken OOC occasionally over the YEARS we've been together here, and we've talked about the situation in BoM (as I have regarding the situations in dozens of other realms in BM with various players I know over the years I've played BM), more importantly, he has gained my trust as a player and my friendship as a person. If he tells me someone seems to have a problem with him, I believe him. When that person acts in an odd way, for example pretty much only interacting with the realm to take shots at him, it only confirms that the trust I've put in him is well founded. Now, for calling me a liar, first off, !@#$ YOU. Secondly, for calling someone I consider a friend a liar, !@#$ YOU you, you little piece of !@#$!
I'm sorry if my harsh language offends, but that's pure bullpuck and I won't stand that.
Clark Raven Napper
Out-of-Character from Calen Bickerstaff (4 hours, 23 minutes ago)
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Love how aside from all the baby swearing neither of you responded to James.D/Eirik to say how you know about the Barony of Makar stuff. Or why you know. Sort of proves a point in itself.
JakeWilmot
Out-of-Character from Vladamire Abjur (4 hours, 18 minutes ago)
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Perhaps you should reread what I wrote Jake, I said Dave and I spoke OOC privately about it quite clearly.
Clark Raven Napper
Out-of-Character from Calen Bickerstaff (4 hours, 10 minutes ago)
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Actually I wanted a clean quote from you.
So basically ; you're in a clan. So he's right, this is OOC.
JakeWilmot
Out-of-Character from Martin Enstance (3 hours, 58 minutes ago)
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Please keep the bull!@#$ting in character. Even if the players of Vlad and Garm are in a clan together, that's fine. They're not as far as I know (which should be pretty damn much given our numerous IC disputes here), but even if they were it would be perfectly fine because they can keep IC and OOC separated.
Now please move on before this derails completely. If you can't handle it IC, you have every right to stay quiet. If you think this is OOC bull!@#$, go to the Titans or the Magistrates, whichever system is currently in use and to your liking.
Ruben Baader
Out-of-Character from Vladamire Abjur (3 hours, 57 minutes ago)
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Nope, no clan here, and as both Dave and myself clearly stated, we have no control over the player of Delirus' actions. Neither of us asked him to ban anyone, he took that action on his own and has no connection to anything OOC that I'm aware of. Even if we were a clan, the players here in OT have never been exclusionary in our actions. That claim is absurd.
Clark Raven Napper
Out-of-Character from Gregor Fitzalan (3 hours, 39 minutes ago)
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Sorry I don't think I wish to play in this realm any more.
Out-of-Character from Jonathan Reiser (3 hours ago)
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We would have some brilliant role-playing here if all this emotion would be poured into in-character actions. =)
Heikki Wilenius
Out-of-Character from Vladamire Abjur (1 hour, 27 minutes ago)
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True enough, but it seems a few people can't keep IC and OOC apart (namely James D, Jake, and the player of the Arverni characters). As Ruben pointed out Garm and Vlad and Haroldin have been rivals as often as allies over the years while we, as players, have no ill feelings toward each other and get along just fine (the same could be said of me and Wilson Hendrix, both of us were rulers of realms at war at one point IC, but I have nothing but respect for him OOC). Again my apologies for the language I used in that outburst, they just really got me POed.
Clark Raven Napper
Out-of-Character from Vercingetorix Arverni (1 hour, 53 minutes ago)
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It has pretty much been proved this realm has players who play OOC then. And the swearing from Vladimir was totally unnecessary and childish, let alone disgusting.
Out-of-Character from Vladamire Abjur (1 hour, 27 minutes ago)
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I would love to know how you came to that conclusion. I mean, I agree with your assessment of the situation, but I highly doubt we agree on which players/characters are the problem.
Clark Raven Napper
Out-of-Character from Vladamire Abjur (17 minutes ago)
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http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,3192.0.htmlLets put this matter to rest, shall we?
Clark Raven Napper
