Harsh.....but fair.
So, the nation of Hogsweat was deleted for an accidental griefing of the region Haven. Notably, I did not learn about this for a number of days when I logged back in and discovered myself in the Rejected Realms. Not that this was a problem, given that I was leaving Haven anyway, but nonetheless a considerable shock. Having gone onto the boards, and in moderation, in particular, it seems the events surrounding the deletion are a source of much consternation and dismay, resulting in some heated debate and resulting ins everal other members leaving.
So, my own personal opinion, based on what I know and have read (and presuming some stuff, admittedly, given that I haven't seen, for instance, much of the relevant IRC conversations). At the end of the days a set of rules was created to prevent a malicious problem in the Nationstates game, a set of rules that seems to work reasonably well for the situation intended. However, as with all such rules and laws it gets far more complicated when a rare situation arises in circumstances that weren't fully considered or dismissed when being wrote. The contraversy here is that Hogsweat's actions, though breaking the rules, did not do so with malicious intent and embarked on the action for a beneficial purpose.
However, as harsh (and painful, given I consider Hogsweat a good friend) as it seems, I believe the decision was fair in the context of the game. It is a rule of the site and therefore not to implement it would be a failure of the mods. The circumstances were very unfortunate and it is hard not to feel sympathy, but to not implement regardless, cold as it sounds, would be a significant let down. Ignorance, even if here understandable, is unfortunately not excusable to the offence and at the end of the day it is better for the rest of the 100,000+ nations on the site that ALL RULES, such as they are, are obeyed without regard to status, motive or bias.
I HATE myself for saying it, though. Rest in peace, old friend, and keep well.
And one minor endnote: There is no such thing as unbiased opinions. No matter how objectionable and representative you try to be there is always a conclusion you are drawing to. You will always warm to your friends, work against your opponents and move towards a path set by your own goals. Any opinion, any blog, any action will always have a bias towards one position or another. So no claiming no 'bias' by anyone, please, its insulting to the intelligence.
So, my own personal opinion, based on what I know and have read (and presuming some stuff, admittedly, given that I haven't seen, for instance, much of the relevant IRC conversations). At the end of the days a set of rules was created to prevent a malicious problem in the Nationstates game, a set of rules that seems to work reasonably well for the situation intended. However, as with all such rules and laws it gets far more complicated when a rare situation arises in circumstances that weren't fully considered or dismissed when being wrote. The contraversy here is that Hogsweat's actions, though breaking the rules, did not do so with malicious intent and embarked on the action for a beneficial purpose.
However, as harsh (and painful, given I consider Hogsweat a good friend) as it seems, I believe the decision was fair in the context of the game. It is a rule of the site and therefore not to implement it would be a failure of the mods. The circumstances were very unfortunate and it is hard not to feel sympathy, but to not implement regardless, cold as it sounds, would be a significant let down. Ignorance, even if here understandable, is unfortunately not excusable to the offence and at the end of the day it is better for the rest of the 100,000+ nations on the site that ALL RULES, such as they are, are obeyed without regard to status, motive or bias.
I HATE myself for saying it, though. Rest in peace, old friend, and keep well.
And one minor endnote: There is no such thing as unbiased opinions. No matter how objectionable and representative you try to be there is always a conclusion you are drawing to. You will always warm to your friends, work against your opponents and move towards a path set by your own goals. Any opinion, any blog, any action will always have a bias towards one position or another. So no claiming no 'bias' by anyone, please, its insulting to the intelligence.
posted by Freethinker84 @ 2:28 pm
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