Back in my post “HAHAHA, COME GET SOME!!”….Duke Nukem (http://www.eve-druid.com/2009/01/26/hahaha-come-get-someduke-nukem), I briefly discussed some recent events with our former allies, The United.
Now, we worked well together, pirating around in the Rancer low sec pocket and we had a lot of fun. Over the past year, The United had some ‘Internet Identity’ related issues. One of their members who was running their forums and their killboard suddenly left their corporation, shutdown their forums and killboard due to a ‘misunderstand’ as Liiza Valora put it.
I hate to see that sort of thing happen, so I took it upon myself to help them out when they asked for help. I setup a new domain on my server and setup their forums. I also setup a new killboard for them and went about the long and ardous task of collecting all their killboard data from multiple sources and putting it into the new killboard. Let me tell you, it was three weeks of sheer “fun”. Since setting things up for them, I have been hosting their forums and killboard on my server for free since we were working together.
Given the recent change in standing, I made it a point to contact their leadership directly and I promised them that regardless of what was happening between the Neo Spartans and The United, they were welcome to continue to host their services for free as we had originally agreed. I also told them that when they were ready to move their killboard, forums and control of their domain that I paid to register for them, I would be more than willing to help them.
This bring us to last night. When I logged on my corpies told me that United was using a new killboard. I was a bit surprised. They had not said anything to me that they wanted their data moved or that they would no longer would want me to host a killboard for them. I though this was a bit rude as I was not charging them for the hosting nor was I charging them for the maintenance or changes they wanted done to their killboard.
Not a word was said. So, I went looking for answers. Now, we are no longer friends due to actions taken by their leadership and official communication channels were no longer open. I did attempt to talk to them in Rancer local, even tried to chat with them in their public channel.
When I asked what did they want me to do with their killboard, did they still want it up, I received a rather rude response from a member of The United leadership and was promptly kicked from the channel. I think I can accept that as a declaration that they no longer want me to host their killboard for them nor do they want control of their internet domain name.
I can understand the anger as our two organizations are no longer working together. It’s only human to not want to host your killboard with your enemy as there would be a concern of trust, but I am a bit insulted as I have always been honest with them.
I had put in a lot of work for them and asked for nothing in return, only what they thouhgt was fair. I never asked them for payment for any of the hosting I did as I was trying to help out some friends. I had every intention of honoring our original agreement and had communicated that intention in a friendly manner and they simply slapped me in the face.
Now I wonder if that ‘misunderstanding’ they had with another former member of The United was really a ‘misunderstanding’ or just some revenge for being treated like a piece of dirt. I can say that with our relations with The United over the past few months, we do know what that feels like all too well
So what do I do now? I did take down their killboard, if they want their data as they have thousands of kills missing from their new killboard, they will have to compensate me this time, I am not going to help people that are that rude.
But what to do with the domain? I still own http://www.thebl3h.com. I was not sure what to do, so I held a contest with my corpmates to decide and ultimately I went with a suggestion from our CEO Larkonis Trassler. He wanted to say something formal with a bit of our famous humor but not insulting. We do hold ourseles to a moral code and a level of character that The United leadership simply can never hold a candle to.
So, without further ado, please do visit the internet domain for The United and the Negative Ten Alliance at http://www.thebl3h.com and enjoy the pure Larkonis content.
It’s a good read. However, Liiza Valora did not think so. In fact, he took it upon himself to use Whois to identify my information from the domain, call me and leave me a nice message. He even had one of his fellow corp mates call me. I will warn you, the message is not safe for work and contains harsh language.
UPDATE 2-11-09, all four of the messages that were left since many of you are asking for them: phone-messages-complete
Ladies and gentleman, EVE Online is just a game, but these messages just prove to me that some people just take things too seriously. It’s just so, so very sad.
February 7th, 2009 at 1:51 am
LOL, I'm clownin', yo.
February 7th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
What a bunch of wankers, i say sod em and delete the whole database, or past and copy their worst kill over all their other kills if possible, then if they decide to ack like adults and pay you for the time youve spent for their corp you can finaly say screw you too.
February 7th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Thanx for your support mate. I'm not going to post their worst kills about and what not, I just took the killboard down, data is backed up for safe keeping just in case they come to their senses and offer me isk for the data.
February 7th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Gee, I wonder if that first idiot realizes that the threatening, racist, obscene language of his phone call could subject him to legal action if you chose to go that route? They honestly deserve anything you choose to dish out for that ridiculous asshat behavior. Craziness. Love the new thebl3h.com content *snicker*
February 7th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Agreed. If they can't keep it in-game and choose to harass you IRL than you should bring legal assets to bare.
February 7th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
I have no idea. I am continually amazed of the level to which some irrational people will take things. This guy really needs to calm down and accept that this is just a game.
Now, if he came to me and apologized for what he has said, I would of course listen. He can resolve this real world personal attack if he so wishes to do so.
February 9th, 2009 at 11:48 am
You are too nice bro. Delete it and move on. Idiots like these do not deseerve your time/ sympathy/ or energy. Burn it down and be done
Take care and safe jumping/
February 11th, 2009 at 7:36 am
The last message sounds like 20 small girl giggeling in the background and the first message has seen scarface to many times to be taken serious.
Anyway I would notify CCP, not that they can do anything but they might start a file on them.
Then report them to the police.
February 11th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Well, I did notifiy CCP in the way of a petition for harassment. GM Mackayle was very kind in informing me that he had not done anything that violated the EULA as nothing has happened in game. He did recommend what many people have told me, to contact the police, which I have done. It's being dealt with.
April 12th, 2009 at 1:17 am
OMFG LOL
but seriously, you should ransom himto do sth or you'd report him to CCP, get him banned and sue his ass to hell and back
June 12th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
no worries galen idt sandwich has ever been down to the south he comes to mess with u and me and you can go redneck hillbilly on his ass
on a more serious note… that is ridiculous the he would go to all that effort just to be incredibly childish on someone's answer machine…