Back in action but a bit disappointed
Nathan Aus
G'day all. Yes I'm back in the game. Taking the advice of the legendary players in eAussie land, I decided to keep an interest. I signed in to find that our fighting forces have been engaged in Australian battles and fighting for our liberation. Bloody bonza work!
Count me in on this shindig and let's crack open a tinnie or three as we lock and load for our freedom in the great southern land we call home on the computer.
Some might think I'm greasing the weasel in what looks like a bit of drama started up, but sometimes I've discovered an outside view helps. I don't know a lot about the people involved. I've got to know some of them in chitty chats during my time here in between sojourns and what not. Maybe it will help and maybe it will cause a stir? It's still important to think outside the box.
Here's what I'm getting out of it.
There's a bit of curry being stirred up regarding our Party President, Bree K (formerly known as bk83). I'll go on record straight from the gate in a bit of personal defence for bk as she has been nothing but genuine with me and a good sport. I believe in being straight with people so I will understand if some view that as bias.
I'll say the same of top bloke Dr Hugh Jardon, a real gent and fair dinkum knock around bloke. Top fella. Miss Claire is also someone I have deep respect for and is a sweet lass.
BOUD1CCA is a good online mate and we've had a few exchanges in the chat comments on articles and such. Real friendly.
Keeping it short I'm glad to know them all and I don't mean to be disrespectful in what seems to be a bit of personal history. I have no intention of opening that can of baked beans.
What is before us all is a bunch of thoughts surrounding bk and a lot of them follow this bloke called Mick Gatto. I've never seen this fella in the game and if I am reading this right the drama everyone is talking about occurred long ago. If it has been recent it happened behind closed doors where I haven't seen it.
So to set the direction I'm going with this I couldn't give a cat's whiskers what happened with this Gatto bloke. I'm restricting my comments to the here and now.
I've been going through the articles over the last couple of weeks. All has seemed to be quiet up until 2 days ago when a fella named An Australian Man wrote an article saying Gatto and bk are the same person. He listed some reasons why he thought so and I'll play the fiddle along with the chorus it does have a lot of coincidence.
I've also been reading the comments on the other articles including bk's and Molly's and Schoft's. For the most part An Australian Man's is the article in question where the others just hint a whiff.
Here's the part where I put thought to paper and make some observations.
* Have to be brutally honest I couldn't care less if bk used someone else's picture. The internet is a playhouse to be anyone you want to be. I wager very few of us use our real names. I mention my first name (Nathan) for a bit of human contact but I would never use my last. Looking at some other names people use they're made up as well as their piccies.
* bk hasn't appeared to have done anything or said anything in the media that I have seen that could give anybody reason to come after her. With all due respect, it stinks of a witch hunt more than an honest search for the truth. The challenge has been put to take the matter up with the game owners and so far there has been demurring.
If this was me with the curry I wouldn't be writing an article asking a girl to get on cam for jollies. I'd be writing an email to the game owners with what I have and asking them to do whatever it is they do.
I took a bit of time last night and later today during a lunch break to go over this again in detail and try to work out what is the accusation against bk. All I can find under eRepublik game rules is pinching someone for having a multiple account. As of yet there is nothing concrete and only the people who run the game will be able to work it out. If she needs to change her picture to something else that can be worked out without a fuss.
Being realistic about this business let's take a breath and look at this logically.
An Australian Man and Infowar need to follow through on this and report bk. It will then be up to the game to determine whether or not she is using the same computer to make more than one account.
As for the rest of it I have to be honest is personal crap between players. If you all can't get on my suggestion is to go your own ways and play the game and don't sit in each other's pockets. I got respect for everyone in Australia that includes bk and An Australian Man, Infowar, Dr Hugh, Miss Claire, BOUD1CCA and everyone else.
I do believe though this has been taken a bit too far in the public eye and the complaint should have just been made. Gang mentalities are on the nose and when all is done it's up to the game owners not a few numpties with nails in their boots.
That's my chapter written. I take cheque or money order and Random House are free to make me an offer for my story he.
Now where were we? Fight for Australia! You have all been doing that and this dung heap has been distracting from the work. Start working together if you love this country.
Cheers
Nathan
Comments
If you check any standard terms and conditions of any game you will find something along the lines of "upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content or initiate communication that infringes upon patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights or other proprietary rights:"
Pretty much means if you don't own it you cannot use it as it can removed at any stage by request of the actual owner
You can use an image under 'fair use'.. But someone's real life personal profile picture is not protected by 'fair use', It is a clear violation...
I'm coming late to this too but Grand Maester is right on the money. This Gatto bloke might deserve a slap to the cheek bones but leave Bree alone. If she needs to change her avatar there are dozens of ways to bring it up to her than ganging up on a girl on the Internet. That's just bullshit
To the two new ladies,
It takes longer than being active in the game longer than 3.5 minutes to gauge what has gone on over time. Too many multi's have come through directly after a blow up protecting the "so called innocent"
Sit back with popcorn and watch the show before getting all up in there
Guag4CP \o/
Good to know that there are other members in the community who actually have a brain, and can actually put 2 plus 2 together and figure out that it actually equals 4.... 🙂
It is good to see you back & posting Nathan.
Yes you are right on the money. This is a truly vile witch hunt.
Not a search for truth, but an attempt to destroy a player who is perceived as a threat.
Like Cyber Casper?
Ah Louise.... I can't wait for the day to come when this all blows back up in your face 🙂
I should also say, I think the word sojourn you use is used quite well
A sojourn (/ˈsɒdʒərn/ soj-ərn) is an impermanent stay reached by journey, or a period of temporary residence. (The words sojourn and journey are cognate through their roots in the French word jour, meaning "day".)
The truth is out there, we will all see his this will work out. But more importantly welcome back. 🙂
A much better piece of journalism than An Australian Mans.
Lany wants me 😉
I love the style of this article - nicely written, Sir.
Not a bad solution - send everything to the admins, presumably they are the experts, and let them do what they do.
Also, didn't we used to have someone in eAus who was in charge of investigating claims of multi-accounts? Like wasn't there an official government position?
Still, Guagature - you give probably the best advice. Everyone loves a good scandal so why not sit back and enjoy 🙂
the problem with ASIO (the people who hunt multis) is they're just cits like u and me and have no ERep power. they can call for calm or cry wolf not much else. i have every confidence of being cleared if only someone reports it and grows up without the tantrums. i'm not going out to buy a webcam and get on it just to please Infowar. if his intent is to try and get me naked he's picked the wrong girl
lol
Haha - too funny.
i just don't see why we can't just all get along 🙁
but what if you get along a bit further than me, then i have to hurt you .....
I find it mildly entertaining that Tames' ghost is still the hot topic of conversations down here.
I find it mildly amusing that those that left this game for ''the other game'' and campaigned hard for people to dump this game now only keep their accounts open to vote in eRep elections for mischievous reasons as admited by Tim Holtz...those are the ghosts that mildly amuse me.
Yesterday I reappeared expecting nothing and not knowing a thing that has happened since I left. Hugh, if you really believe I am the sort of person do something like this, then you must think less of me than I perceived you did. Also my vpop account died twice in the space of 2 months.
People just don't like the fact that the KH brand has been kicking ass for years and won't go away 😛
I didn't say you Calum, but Tim has told me him and a couple of others keep their accounts open in here for elections and recently voted Icetard in the PP elections for the 'Lulz'
i love you
I love you more, Henry.
i find it amusing that this has been going on in people's minds for a while and someone's just been picked to make a public hash out of it since i've been back playing for nearly two months. Knighthawks getting just too popular for some to handle 🙂
Yep... Multis come in handy....
Welcome back btw...could have sworn i posted this earlier but apparently not :/