Nagan-4
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I voted against Wlk. Simply to preserve the World in the future. Before him, the forum was quite friendly. Skirmishes were rare and quickly died down. Newcomers, upon joining us, accepted the forum's traditions and, after some time, seamlessly integrated into the sandbox without harm to themselves or the forum.
After Wlk's arrival, the forum changed. I'm not considering his conflicts with other players. To the forum, he is just one of many; he did not participate in the formation and development of the Community, did not organize, run, or judge tournaments, and moreover, many people play better than him. But with what arrogance he writes about the World! If you read him, he practically presents himself as the keeper of traditions!
A bad example for newcomers. To mean something in the Heroes community, in the classic sense, you need to go a long way — either as an organizer and judge, or as an authoritative player. Or at least as a benevolent forum member. That is, step by step, to rise on the forum, long and hard, and moreover, it's unknown whether you will become a strong player or gain authority.
But following Wlk's example, it turns out there is another path — being rude, starting scandals, provoking discord. The result is almost instantaneous; heightened attention to your person is guaranteed.
If you read the tribune, there are already people following that path. They have an example before their eyes. It's quite difficult to put them in their place because — are they any worse than Wlk? Sooner or later, these "people" will realize that there is strength in numbers and will unite.
And then the forum will howl, and normal forum members will flee from here.
I don't care whether Wlk wants to return or not. If he returns the same as before (99% chance of that), it will be enormous harm.
We had such an example in our city. A short, quiet guy came to our tournament — not stupid, sharp-tongued. He learned to play fairly quickly, maybe reached the top ten in skill level. He brought his friends along to play too. And after about a year, people stopped coming to the tournaments. Rudeness and insults from this group were incessant — because someone couldn't play, was of the wrong nationality, or they simply didn't like the person's face. I myself am to blame for letting it go so far. It escalated to confrontations with this gang, and later with the person who was covering for him. The scandal was long and murky. After that, championships weren't held for a year.
That guy was permanently banned, and the people's trust in the city's Heroes tournaments had to be restored over a long time.
After Wlk's arrival, the forum changed. I'm not considering his conflicts with other players. To the forum, he is just one of many; he did not participate in the formation and development of the Community, did not organize, run, or judge tournaments, and moreover, many people play better than him. But with what arrogance he writes about the World! If you read him, he practically presents himself as the keeper of traditions!
A bad example for newcomers. To mean something in the Heroes community, in the classic sense, you need to go a long way — either as an organizer and judge, or as an authoritative player. Or at least as a benevolent forum member. That is, step by step, to rise on the forum, long and hard, and moreover, it's unknown whether you will become a strong player or gain authority.
But following Wlk's example, it turns out there is another path — being rude, starting scandals, provoking discord. The result is almost instantaneous; heightened attention to your person is guaranteed.
If you read the tribune, there are already people following that path. They have an example before their eyes. It's quite difficult to put them in their place because — are they any worse than Wlk? Sooner or later, these "people" will realize that there is strength in numbers and will unite.
And then the forum will howl, and normal forum members will flee from here.
I don't care whether Wlk wants to return or not. If he returns the same as before (99% chance of that), it will be enormous harm.
We had such an example in our city. A short, quiet guy came to our tournament — not stupid, sharp-tongued. He learned to play fairly quickly, maybe reached the top ten in skill level. He brought his friends along to play too. And after about a year, people stopped coming to the tournaments. Rudeness and insults from this group were incessant — because someone couldn't play, was of the wrong nationality, or they simply didn't like the person's face. I myself am to blame for letting it go so far. It escalated to confrontations with this gang, and later with the person who was covering for him. The scandal was long and murky. After that, championships weren't held for a year.
That guy was permanently banned, and the people's trust in the city's Heroes tournaments had to be restored over a long time.