Date: 20/5/2015 Time: 17:30 UTC+1
Server: D2 Only
Demo:
https://www.mediafire.com/?9eab3ujta4prvuxAdmin in question: Noah
Issues raised: An admin appearing to tolerate antisemitism, spamming foul language and then spouting a racist oppinion.
Compounding factors: This is a veteran admin, behaving like this infront of another admin. He clearly knew what the rules were and posted a reminder with amx_say but didn't appear to feel able to act beyond that. I would have hated to that other admin.
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Context for what happened, all text with a timestamp next to it is taken verbatim from the demo. (Timestamps for ease of reference)
It begins with a player with an antisemitic name connects to the server.
03:42: the Jews are behind everything connected
Instead of being asked to change this clearly racist and anti-semitic name - the admins response was:
05:59: *DEAD* NOOAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! : the jews are behind everything ^^
A happy face? Really? He apparently likes the name. He then spams foul language (the word will be hidden by the language filter used on the forums):
06:18: *DEAD* NOOAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! : : I JUST ******* SHOT MYSELF
06:30: *DEAD* NOOAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! : : I JUST ******* SHOT MYSELF
06:40: *DEAD* NOOAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! : : I JUST ******* SHOT MYSELF
06:48: *DEAD* NOOAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! : : I JUST ******* SHOT MYSELF
During this I felt the need to respond to try and curb the behavior - I know I'm no admin and have no power but felt a response was needed:
06:38: *DEAD* drn : 1 - Language
06:41: *DEAD* drn : 2 - Racism
06:50: *DEAD* drn : any more warnings needed?
Other players also know the servers rules too:
06:51: *DEAD* anyo : stop swearing
Noah seems to profess innocence or feels above the rules:
06:55: NOOAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! : who`?
He calms down fora while then just decides air some more of his opinions, this time generic racism:
13:47: *DEAD* NOOAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! : behind every big business there is a white man behind
14:03: *DEAD* NOOAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! : dont trust them
Followed by more of his favorite bind spam:
14:58: *DEAD* NOOAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! : : I JUST ******* SHOT MYSELF
Appears to have delusions of grandeur and continues to feel above the rules of the server:
15:51: *DEAD* NOOAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! : DONT MESS WITH NOAH, HES THA KING !
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Sorry but the rules are the rules and if players are to held accountable to them, so should admins. In truth admins are expected to hold to an even higher standard of behavior as they set an example for others to follow. This is an admin who is clearly appreciated and respected by other players who will be looking up to him and trying to emulate his behavior. In effect he is a role model for the standards of behavior we have come to expect on ambrosia.
I quite like the guy personally - hes a decent player and has banned a few cheats along the way. But racism and antisemitism being tolerated is bad enough, but being spouted and propagated by an admin?
To put this into context if he'd said "behind every robbery there is a black man behind a gun, dont trust them" it would have been an instant ban offense for clear racism. Maybe I should have just keep my head down and played on and ignored it all but if we don't take a stand on issues like these then sureties and hard fought rights for each man or woman to be judged based on his or her own merits and actions are lost in sweeping generalizations and can be used openly to manipulate people to do great harm in the world. I don't have to say more on that topic. Racism isn't to be taken lightly, no matter who it's aimed at.
I appreciate we're a multicultural community and in certain cultures in the world antisemitism is popular and even lauded as a way to appropriate blame for all sorts of wrongs and ills. But I hold the belief that despising another person based on their religious beliefs, colour of skin, ethnicity or country of origin is wrong and beneath us. I hope ambrosia as a community shares this belief and will not tolerate such behavior.
TL:DR If you're an admin. You should behave like one.
Topic: [Banned] Appalling behavior by a player. (Read 340 times)