- Report - Mr. AD/Mr. Special & UnderCover (Archived by Brad)

[[TC] Brad]

Hi,

Obviously multiple accounts in one household are an issue, particularly when one of the owners gets into a bit of trouble—as has happened here.

Now, we take account-sharing seriously and ban-evading even more so. However, we have an obligation (not one forced on us, but an obligation we force on ourselves in trying to do the right thing), to investigate these case-by-case before taking any action—there have certainly been cases in the past where we would have banned an innocent party had we been more “trigger-happy”.

The same level of scrutiny applies in this case.

Of course, we are continually concerned that Mr AD could be using his brothers account—he likely has access and a strong incentive to do so—however from all methods available to us (and there are quite a few), we’re not confident enough that banning ‘rodgsteves’ is the right thing to do at the moment. I’m not denying for a second that there are some suspicious circumstances, but nothing that—once weighed against opposing evidence—gives us a firm reason to ban his brothers account.
Clearly, though, if something more concrete appears then we’ll have no hesitation in taking further action on both accounts.

What personally annoys me, and has been an internal discussion point in recent weeks within TC, is the community involvement in this case. Not only does it create a hostile atmosphere, it serves no constructive purpose. Unless you have evidence of someone being guilty, the sensible thing to do is assume innocence.

Ultimately, from a community and game-play point of view, it doesn’t matter a huge amount to you, as long as the player is following the rules. The real impact of ban-evading is on us as it under-mines the rules and the admins; for that reason, if/when we have evidence, we treat it extremely seriously.

I'm not going to leave this thread open for discussion; if anyone has any firm evidence of wrong-doing, you should PM the appropriate team-members. If not, I hope we can stop the petty arguments & comments and have fun playing the game

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