Nath's ban; quickie questions to HTC

[AKDejaVu]

I can't believe this thread is going on this long.

Nath's banning is simple to explain:

HT announces that he's going to get tough on people "going off" on channel one in the wake of Towd's banning.  That day, nath goes off on channel one... and continues to go off well past the time when common sense says he should have stopped (warned.. still continued).  HT's hand was forced.

To use Nath's banning as a standard for anything is rediculous.  I seriously doubt we will see that exact same circumstance arrive again. Basically, every situation should be handled on an individual basis by HT.

I don't like that Nath got banned, but I see exactly why it happened.  I also felt that it was the start of several witch hunts to come based on the fact that "this is worse than what nath did" and so on.

I also didn't like that so many were dancing the jig at Nath's departure.  It speaks volumes for how deeply any double standards run.  Its not HT with the double standards guys... its pretty much the rest of the community.  

If someone is told to stop and continues... there is little recourse.  Nath is just a classic example of poor decisions and very bad timing.

AKDejaVu

[-ammo-]

Fella's I am just like you guys, I know what i know. But I do know that nath had torqued off more than a few people and SEVERAL SS's and emails were sent to HTC about him over the last 2 years or so (time frame isnt exact). I know of a long discussion but will not repeat it. It is noones business!!! but HTC';s and nath's. Drop it. HT has good sense, he did what he felt good for his business.

[BigJim]

I find this thread INCREDIBLE????? This a GAME after all.  Nath has OTHER places to go, his life is NOT over.  HTC has a business to run and they must maintain THEIR right to do it as they see fit, they must produce a PRODUCT and find people willing to PAY for it, to that extent they must walk a THIN line.  I cancelled my account because I had a collision with Pyro (we were both having a bad day I suspect) and he exercised his RIGHT to tell me if I didn't like it I could leave, upon thinking that over I AGREED with Pyro he was right it was MY decision to stay or go and it was HTC's right to dictate my behavior if I chose to stay and play THEIR game.  I decided to leave because I have a "personalitly glich" that causes me to "gripe" abit too much, and I need to work on that and wasn't sure I would be able to control it to the extent that HTC wanted or for that case the entire community.
I have managed to live without AH altho I do think it is the best flight sim available at the moment, and so will Nath.  So I say let it lie and get on with more important things in your lives.

BigJim

[This message has been edited by BigJim (edited 05-13-2001).]

[Ripsnort]

 

Originally posted by Staga:
Nope, This toejamstorm was created by HTC when they banned Nath. IMO.

Actually, it *seemed* to have started everytime Nath logged on..although I wasn't online everytime, I'm assuming his behavior was consistent.

Towd was also banned, for the same reasons.  Two different pilot skills, two almost identical behaviorial problems.  Need I say anymore?

[Yeager]

Its kinda funny actually!  When HT comes online all the kids sit up straight and start to behave.

As it should be.

Y

[Lephturn]

StSanta,

If your goal was truly to get an answer from HTC, and not start a huge public debate on the BBS, why did you not just send a private email to HTC?  That would have got you your answer I'm sure.  You've been here long enough to know exactly what was going to happen when you posted that here, and from that I can infer what your motives were.

As to yourself and the others asking why others are not banned for their behaviour, all I can say is to be patient.  The HTC crew is very busy, so as someone above said "the wheels of justice turn slowly".  If somebody is consistently causing problems, HTC will eventually catch on and steps will be taken.  I'm confident of that.  In the mean time, if somebody is being destructive online, grab a few screenshots and send them on to HTC privately.  They do pay attention to those kinds of things, and something will get done about it.  AH is their livelyhood at HTC, so trust them to do the right thing.  It's not like you have any other choice really.  

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[StSanta]

Leph, that was the second part, and very small part, of my post. The major part and the one people have chosen NOT to focus at all on was a request for some general guidelines.

This thread is dead. kill-9

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