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You haven't decided yet whether it was a good idea or not. And you won't decide – ask someone else :) Maybe it should have been deleted after all? :)

We need to move the discussion about this to an external resource.

The gangsters in the photo look too dangerous. I called the guy who's watching over them. Accept him into the Academy. He's a good one.

Volodymyr and OUTLAW, regarding your photo. If you were to nitpick this incredibly interesting image, you could see a certain disrespect towards the entire forum. Do you know how much this could cost in terms of the point system?

They should get 50 points each for this – that would be fair.

Exactly.

Why get so worked up that you have to ban someone?

You are all so attentive. Let's read and be amazed:

If these two hadn't been banned, it would have started all over again with insults and disrespect towards each other. Look at what our forum turns into with such topics and scandals. I assigned them both points for each violation that was present in the posts of these users. I didn't check how many points they have for a ban. Violation = punishment.

Secondly, and most importantly:

carefully read the BASIC RULES OF HEROES WORLD

General Zet, go to hell and get out of the Heroes III section. But first, reread the story of Hacker, the ex-coordinator of HeroesWorld, who stuck his nose where he was not invited at all. We can figure things out without people like you.

Oelm, be more careful on the turns! ;)

Regarding the AK: Kostya, there’s no need to exaggerate the situation. I wrote about the general vote because this is an unusual case. Of course, when they caught Jedais and others, it wasn’t a big deal. Here, the situation is more complex: there are arguments for and against. Why couldn’t the AK put this to a general, open vote? I still believe that the best solution would be to reverse the decision to exclude Alex from FB-2 and hold a general vote. I understand that we can’t undo everything, and I don’t know how Alex, Forrest, and the other participants will react, but at least it would be a decent and logical outcome. At the very least, it would be a good way to salvage the situation.

Oh my dear fellows, gather around Grandpa Averno. I shall tell you neither a fairy tale nor a true story, but the honest-to-goodness truth. At first I wanted to tell a scary story, but then I changed my mind, and here is a story neither cheerful nor frightening. And though it has no AK or ATG, it features characters no less colorful. Listen...
This happened about 7-8 years ago, when I was not yet a big boss and businessman, but worked as a hired hand, a simple land surveyor. I measured plots in towns and villages of our glorious Moscow-region Nigon. That day, my partner and I got a plot in the suburbs. And it so happened that a jeep pulled up to the neighboring plot—neither big nor small, but a five-door, which is very important for our story. And out of that jeep stepped a hero, a mountain of a man, the kind that in jokes are called "New Russians," and among the people, "bulls." And he had everything a bull should have: fingers splayed and snot bubbles. He stopped the jeep in the middle of the street opposite his cottage, opened all the doors, and began pulling out all sorts of fishing gear, a pump-action shotgun, a tent, a boat. Apparently, he came to relax, to fish and hunt. A perfectly natural desire, I must note.
There were many items, and the bull carried them in in several trips. And on the back seat, as the autopsy later revealed, lay several loaves of bread—whether for his own needs or for fish bait, history is silent on that.
And opposite the cottage and the jeep was an undeveloped plot, where a cow was peacefully grazing. And this kind creature, sensing a tasty morsel, disdained the fragrant clover and juicy burdock, and set off to obtain its daily bread. The cow climbed onto the back seat with its front legs and head and began to enjoy itself.
Our hero came out of the house and saw a sight: "a cow in a jeep." "Holy crap!" thought the bull, and began to take measures. First, he cursed the animal with foul language. Cows are clever creatures—they understand swearing; you tell one, for example, "go to..." and it turns right or left. But this cow turned out to be an intellectual and let the swear words go in one ear and out the other.
Then the bull started pulling the animal by the tail. But the cow had the advantage in mass. Probably the smartest move would have been to go around the other side and throw the bread out of the car—then the cow would likely have climbed out on its own. But here's the trouble—our area is "urbanistic," I'd even say spoiled by civilization. Soon we'll be putting mosquitoes in the Red Book, and here's a live minotaur in a car, and on top of that, it has horns growing on one side.
Time passed, the bull's authority was declining, and although there was hardly anyone on the street (except me and the total station), this decline was unbearable. The hero lit a cigarette and began to think; from afar you could see the thought rapidly hopping through synapses and gray cells enriched with nicotine. Finding a solution in an instant, the bull ran home. And now, many years later, I remember his face: full of determination and inspiration.
The face returned with a pump-action shotgun at the ready. No, don't be afraid—the bull didn't shoot the beast, but decided simply to scare it and fired near its tail.
Well, what can I tell you—the hero achieved his goal: the cow really did get scared, and in fright, it jumped forward, knocked out the opposite door, and... got stuck. Moreover, even without any instrument, I could see that it was stuck for good—nothing like Winnie the Pooh.
What followed was a silent scene, though quite noisy—the cow mooing, the bull dancing around the jeep in something like an African style, me quietly regretting that I didn't have a video camera handy, and the street began to fill with citizens. The people in our Nigon are compassionate and sympathetic; everyone wanted to come over and offer condolences. The police arrived in the form of the local precinct officer, an ambulance arrived, I expected the fire department and gas service to show up too, but apparently no one notified them. And finally, the rescuers arrived—back then, they were still a novelty around here. A council assembled, and they unanimously concluded that cow anatomy and physique do not allow them to comfortably sit in passenger cars. The precinct officer authoritatively stated that a jeep in such a state would be moving in violation of all traffic rules. After that, the verdict was announced: "the jeep must be cut."
The bull suggested cutting the cow, but then another character appeared at the scene—the last one for today—the cow's owner. And although she was a skinny old woman, all wrinkled and freckled, she would not let her dear creature be harmed. Like a tigress, she pounced on the bull, accusing him of all mortal sins, and he might not have escaped alive. The rescuers put an end to the scandal, stating that they lacked the experience and nerves to cut the cow with a gas cutter or metal shears. The weeping bull was led into the house, a crane was brought in from some plot, the roof was cut off, the pillars were bent open, and the cow was secured.

Evening was falling; it was the end of September, and the sky, clear, cool, and indifferent to human problems, gazed down at us. The last clouds disappeared, and the first stars appeared. And I, watching the cow soar into that delicious sky, finally pushing off from the sinful earth and the innocent convertible, was filled with a feeling of love. Love for machines and beasts, for life in general, and for people who always find a reason to quarrel.

Why did I tell you all this? Hell if I know. Stupid situations happen to everyone. And applying harsh measures sometimes makes the situation even stupider, requiring even more radical solutions. Or maybe it's simpler: you're convinced that someone is cheating mercilessly, and no facts will convince you otherwise, even if you stand behind the cheater and watch the game yourself. Well, forgive that person, have a heart-to-heart talk with them, and forgive. Convinced that someone, like the ultimate bore, is nitpicking every comma in the Dragon Fly Hives and has already gathered enough of those commas for a capital offense? Understand and forgive them.
Do not indulge your heart in anger unnecessarily, do not bargain your soul away for trifles. After all, it is not only by reason but also by mercy that man differs from beast.

PS I apologize in advance to the fair half of the forum and the moderators for any awkward expressions, like "the end of September was standing," etc.

PSS Anyone up for a game?

initially decided to take on the role of an observer, as I had a rough idea of what all this would lead to.

but honestly, I never imagined that it would escalate to such an absurd level, that something built and strengthened over the years would collapse due to one decision that wasn't obvious to everyone (and it couldn't be obvious to everyone!!!).

honestly, I feel ashamed, if not for everyone, then at least for almost everyone, and it's very upsetting that this is happening in what seemed like an almost indestructible community.

2Avern, I imagined the scene, and it was hilarious! It made me laugh so hard I almost cried.

Volodymyr and OUTLAW

Dear Commander-in-Chief!!! What's the occasion for attaching me to this photo???? Did the day start off on the wrong foot????

Looks like the General is bored in the Stronghold, so he decided to visit us!

Volodymyr and OUTLAW regarding your photo. If you nitpick this insanely interesting image, you can spot a certain spit in the direction of the entire forum.

I personally didn't see any hints directed at me, as a representative of HeroesWorld..... Such thoughts come to mind precisely for unbalanced, weak-willed, and insecure noobs. Who here considers themselves as such??? Please speak up!!! Most often, such people are the ones who fall for provocations.... I don't particularly see an outburst of angry protests from our top players and just normal players. They looked, laughed, and clicked on a new topic...
So keep all your doubts and grievances to yourself, GeneralZet.
I guarantee you, when the honor of HeroesWorld is truly touched upon, I will do my best to defend it.....
And all this circus that's happening now has been steadily brewing for at least six months..... If not the incident with Alex, some other one would have caused such a uproar... Nothing like this happened before, but it was bound to happen...
Why, even GeneralZet has honored us with his presence, though, sorry, what connection does he have to the 3rd game?? Where were you before, if the forum's health concerns you so much?? Back when it was necessary to nip in the bud all encroachments leading to the current boom (articles with insults, hints, dirty spam), where were you??? That was exactly when all this should have been strictly suppressed and, possibly, at this moment there would be peace and quiet....
I also remained an outside observer for a long time, although I had firmly formed my opinion on the case under discussion. But the current turn of events is simply disheartening.... Yes, I agree, we elected the AK so that they would make decisions. And since we voted for these people, we must accept their decision as final. But whether these decisions and the entire work as a whole were correct will be shown by the next AK elections. If these guys are left in their positions, then everyone is and was satisfied with everything, and there's no point in buzzing about it...

I didn't notice any hints directed at me, as a representative of Hv.... These thoughts come to mind when dealing with unbalanced, weak-willed, and insecure newbies. Who here considers themselves to be one of those? Please respond!!! These are the people who are most likely to fall for provocations.... I don't see any particular outburst of angry protests from our top players or just normal players. They looked, laughed, and clicked on a new topic....
So, keep all your doubts and grievances to yourself, GeneralZet.

Respect :)

initially decided to take on the role of an observer because he had a rough idea of what all this would lead to

but honestly, he never imagined that it would escalate to such an absurdity, that something that was built and strengthened over the years would collapse due to one decision that was not obvious to everyone (and it couldn't be obvious to everyone!!!)

honestly, it's embarrassing, if not for everyone, then for almost everyone, and it's very upsetting that this is happening in what seemed like an almost indestructible community

+1! Diman said it very clearly!

OUTLAW, I apologize, I didn't recognize the quote right away.

Volodymyr, please try to refrain from posting similar content; I'm just saying.

Even GeneralZet has graced us with his presence, although I'm not sure how he relates to Heroes of Might and Magic 3???

...and I didn't intentionally visit this section; when I saw the topic about pictures, I thought I'd take a look... I laughed, but no, it's a very good idea, but he implemented it against the rules of the portal. I gave points for the violations that were in that post, and then I saw a second post, where, let's say, censorship wouldn't hurt, and I gave points there too. I didn't aim to ban these two people; it just turned out that way for them. One, I hope, will return to us soon, and the other, it seems, never will.

So keep all your doubts and grievances to yourself, GeneralZet.

I have no doubts, and I have no grievances against anyone, and I certainly wouldn't use my abilities for these purposes.

SEM_56 - Is your SCN asking for a piece of bread? I don't think so, so please close your audio channel and stop bothering the SCN.