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There's been a lot of discussion, so I'll briefly share my opinion. Impartially, as I see it (meaning everyone will get their share, as usual).
Alex's cheating hasn't been proven. The defense's version is quite plausible and seems convincing. At the very least, there are doubts, which in legal practice are interpreted in favor of the defendant. I carefully reread all the logs and arguments; I might have missed something, but I won't reread them again. There's no reason to give him a disqualification.
A technical penalty could be given for negligence, unsportsmanlike conduct, as Dirty says, and so on. I would give him something.
There's no reason to disqualify a strong (I emphasize – not a "great" player, just a strong one) player from the tournament. That's my opinion.
I don't think the AC judged him unfairly; they seem to believe what they're saying. They had to impose some kind of punishment, and they imposed this one. If they're wrong, it's sincerely, without any malice. And I want to believe they are wrong.
I don't understand why Cobra needed to reveal the map, but that's another story.
I don't support Forrest's "decision" in this way. It's foolish.
I have no complaints about Peterius.
If I were in the AC's position, I would be thinking now. It's a dilemma. Ideally, you should be consistent and firm in your decisions and never make mistakes. On the other hand, everyone makes mistakes... Not everyone can admit it. It seems to me that you went too far. It's up to you, I don't need to tell you.
To everyone who's shouting that the AC is terrible, I advise you to put yourself in their shoes. See what you would decide.
And finally.
You're all adults and intelligent people. A specific situation is being discussed. And immediately, some petty grievances pop up: someone was offended in Utopia, someone on another resource... It's like a kindergarten. Can't you restrain yourselves? Do you have to resort to personal attacks and start a fight in the thread?
And one last thing.
I didn't even want to get involved and write here. I just wanted to stand up for Skorp in a friendly way: he was against the disqualification, and Dirty was wrong.
Added 4 minutes later
And one very last thing :)
Just as a human being...
I don't believe for a second that a player of Alex's level would cheat.
Maybe I'm just naive, I don't know
