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PSA: THIS DRAFT WAS MADE PRE-LOCK. IM JUST PUTTING IT HERE FOR EVERYONE
Alright so I have a few words... more than a few.
First off, thanks everyone for the support, it wasn't easy to come to light about this, especially when he knew everyone I knew, plus others I didn't, mainly in the mono community as I am a mono mainer. I've been getting messages from both regular users, people from sootopollis who are leaving it, (We're making a new server! Let me know if you want to join.) and staff. Once again, thanks.
Second off, this has expanded way further than I thought it would. I just originally wanted to call someone out for their bad actions and wanted to move on from it, but we're here an hour later and this has become WAY bigger than I expected.
Today, I lost someone who I thought could be a close friend of mine who turned out to be a creep to me and many others, I thank everyone who has shed light on the situation as this is bigger than what I, or anyone else expected.I'm in talks with staff with the screenshots you have given to get him banned permanently.
As for now, I don't know what to really do. I lost the one spot I wanted in ISTT as a supporting role, I don't have a discord friend group for showdown (this was my only one), and I just don't know how to feel. I'm happy this all happened, I just wish I had another friend group for showdown and such.
Ah well, shit happens. We move. If anyone wants to invite me to any, here's the discord:
Extra stuff: I'm writing this part past the draft above. Nothing was edited besides the addition of the strikedown.
The discord is here for anyone who wants to join, just dont be a bad person and you can hop in here: https://discord.gg/aV7QXf7akJ
But we did it. This is the last time I'll talk about the convo here so once again, thanks everyone.
He's permanently banned now.
Oh, and shoutouts to hacker, goldmason, and a fairy for hitting my DMs to get more info/tell me what I was doing was good.
Alright so I have a few words... more than a few.
First off, thanks everyone for the support, it wasn't easy to come to light about this, especially when he knew everyone I knew, plus others I didn't, mainly in the mono community as I am a mono mainer. I've been getting messages from both regular users, people from sootopollis who are leaving it, (We're making a new server! Let me know if you want to join.) and staff. Once again, thanks.
Second off, this has expanded way further than I thought it would. I just originally wanted to call someone out for their bad actions and wanted to move on from it, but we're here an hour later and this has become WAY bigger than I expected.
Today, I lost someone who I thought could be a close friend of mine who turned out to be a creep to me and many others, I thank everyone who has shed light on the situation as this is bigger than what I, or anyone else expected.
As for now, I don't know what to really do. I lost the one spot I wanted in ISTT as a supporting role, I don't have a discord friend group for showdown (this was my only one), and I just don't know how to feel. I'm happy this all happened, I just wish I had another friend group for showdown and such.
Ah well, shit happens. We move. If anyone wants to invite me to any, here's the discord:
Extra stuff: I'm writing this part past the draft above. Nothing was edited besides the addition of the strikedown.
The discord is here for anyone who wants to join, just dont be a bad person and you can hop in here: https://discord.gg/aV7QXf7akJ
But we did it. This is the last time I'll talk about the convo here so once again, thanks everyone.
He's permanently banned now.
Oh, and shoutouts to hacker, goldmason, and a fairy for hitting my DMs to get more info/tell me what I was doing was good.
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I still think this should've happened BTW. Let's not forget the priorities...
I’m happy and sad for the team that got DQ’d because you don’t have to deal with what we did from last year, but at the same time you’re also losing the opportunity to play in a tournament I assume you all looked forward to.
Now just imagine this but for every single action including individual random tournament player signups getting an everyone ping. Last year’s ISTT was genuinely the worst experience I’ve had in a tournament since joining the forums. I think there was discussion about them potentially being a Lance goon last year as well, but that’s up for debate.
The pinging was so bad that we had to threaten him multiple times that he’d be muted or banned from the server if he didn’t stop.
Sorry for only having the one pic, I quickly left that server after the tournament was over for our team.
Imagine this posted on 10+ walls while not even being a manager for the team, you can check his post history to find the rest.
I hope everyone affected by Zephyr’s behavior can move past it and recover. It’s a good thing to reflect on the people you know and how they act with you, asking for strange requests or drawing “portraits” for someone that you’ve never seen is not normal and quite frankly weird. I heavily advocate speaking with others or staff about anyone that you think is talking to you in an unsightly or jarring manner. It’s okay to even just tell the person speaking to you in such a manner to stop or that you feel uncomfortable, and then escalate it from there if they continue. Not everyone approaching you is a friend, and that’s something you’ll have to learn. As someone who’s been approached by people on the forums before and didn’t speak up until others made a report I really do advocate seeking help or advice even if it’s something super small. Your voice matters and can have a large impact on user safety and whether or not someone should be allowed to participate in our community.
Now just imagine this but for every single action including individual random tournament player signups getting an everyone ping. Last year’s ISTT was genuinely the worst experience I’ve had in a tournament since joining the forums. I think there was discussion about them potentially being a Lance goon last year as well, but that’s up for debate.
The pinging was so bad that we had to threaten him multiple times that he’d be muted or banned from the server if he didn’t stop.
Sorry for only having the one pic, I quickly left that server after the tournament was over for our team.
Imagine this posted on 10+ walls while not even being a manager for the team, you can check his post history to find the rest.
I hope everyone affected by Zephyr’s behavior can move past it and recover. It’s a good thing to reflect on the people you know and how they act with you, asking for strange requests or drawing “portraits” for someone that you’ve never seen is not normal and quite frankly weird. I heavily advocate speaking with others or staff about anyone that you think is talking to you in an unsightly or jarring manner. It’s okay to even just tell the person speaking to you in such a manner to stop or that you feel uncomfortable, and then escalate it from there if they continue. Not everyone approaching you is a friend, and that’s something you’ll have to learn. As someone who’s been approached by people on the forums before and didn’t speak up until others made a report I really do advocate seeking help or advice even if it’s something super small. Your voice matters and can have a large impact on user safety and whether or not someone should be allowed to participate in our community.
He sent it to 5+ people, I know 2 others who aren’t in this thread. I will not be posting who they are for anonymities sake however.
Alright, they’re dead, let’s get this thread back on topic.
Which team is winning ISTT, and why isn’t it whatever team The Hisui Region is on?
Which team is winning ISTT, and why isn’t it whatever team The Hisui Region is on?
Regarding: Sootopolis ShowStoppers' team
Regrettably, for everything I've had to do, I feel completely sorry for the team that had to be afflicted by everything that their manager did, however I'm willing to give a second chance for those that had to choose Sootopolis over other teams.
Managers that already have teams can recruit players from Sootopolis ShowStoppers, as long as, of course, they abide by the one-month rule. Please make this as verifiable as possible.
This has already been reported to all managers through the ISTT manager chat, so if you've been contacted by a manager and were part of ShowStoppers, just know that this is allowed now.
Keep in mind that if your team has 18 members and you're trying to make room for 1 more, you cannot exceed that number, you must have a maximum of 18 members.
Regrettably, for everything I've had to do, I feel completely sorry for the team that had to be afflicted by everything that their manager did, however I'm willing to give a second chance for those that had to choose Sootopolis over other teams.
Managers that already have teams can recruit players from Sootopolis ShowStoppers, as long as, of course, they abide by the one-month rule. Please make this as verifiable as possible.
This has already been reported to all managers through the ISTT manager chat, so if you've been contacted by a manager and were part of ShowStoppers, just know that this is allowed now.
Keep in mind that if your team has 18 members and you're trying to make room for 1 more, you cannot exceed that number, you must have a maximum of 18 members.
Well then, this means ISTT III is over for me as I haven't been in any other server. (APTH doesn't need me, let's not count them.)
See y'all next year.
Wake up The Hisui Region
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