Will the eTruth Set Me Free? **EDITED Article** A Warning for All Players!

Day 1,651, 13:04 • Published in USA USA • by Bia Pandora

I have played this game, with what I hope was respect and honor, for almost 3 years. In that time I have never received an FP. This is what greeted me today when I logged in:

"WARNING
Plato | 4 hours ago
Dear Bia Pandora,
Recently, you have created content which was declared to be not legal.
Content type: article Content info: **A Very Serious Warning to ALL Players** Reason: Flaming You can see all your penalties in your Law Infringements List page.
Best regards,
Your eRepublik team"

This is what my Infringements page said to justify the removal of my proof along with my FP:

"Content Block 1 Forfeit Point Day: 1,651

Thou shall not contaminate the New World with filth such as External advertising, Spam,Insults, Pornography, Vulgarity or Racism.
Content type: Article
Reason: Flaming "

This is what greeted me in my "Alerts", notice what the day is, now notice the alert on the bottom:



Below is an edited version of the article I posted last night. I have went through it and tried to determine what part of it was "flaming". I don't recall flaming anyone, I recall providing proof that I was being stalked, and that a moderator could not help me when I reported it in February. I also recall asking the admin to implement a function in the game where unwanted communications from unwanted players could be muted or ignored. I have been offered no such option as a player.

This is not an insult nor is it flaming. This is 100% truth that there is a player stalking another player. This is a plea for reason, and a plea for help where it was asked, and none has been given previously. This is a warning to other players. Young people play this game and someone should look out for them.

Someone should CARE.

This guy has threatened to PTO my tiny party if I don't "add him" again, made comments about my children, etc. It's an almost daily hassle that I put up with just to play a game. No one should have to deal with this.

Edited version, taking out any vulgarity, flaming, etc. Leaving only the proof and truth. If this gets deleted then it isn't about me breaking any laws, it would be about wanting to sweep something really awful under the rug, instead of finding a way to make this gaming experience a safer place for us.


"I need to start this wall of text with some back story. First, I'd like to point you to a quote from General Cartman Lee, aka Pizza the Hut, aka Ajay Bruno...(edited), from this article of his where he attempts to refute general citizen concerns about him:

http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/stop-the-hate--2040450/1/20

"Lie #3: I have restraining orders against me and I am a stalker.
-I don't even have a speeding ticket on my record. I have never been charged with any crime, convicted of anything, or been issued any legal orders. These are false rumors that are concocted without a shred of evidence and used to try to discredit me as some sort of lunatic. This is more than I can say about a former President of the eUSA, who had to resign to serve a several month sentence in jail, and the de-facto leader of the largest party in the country who I have considered taking legal action against for his actions against me off game."

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As many of you know, I have seen and been through some pretty crazy stuff on this game. It is very typical for me to just "go away", or escape situations that bug me and do something else instead. Today I logged on after spending all day hosting an open house for my oldest son's high school graduation, hoping for some relief to my stresses of the day, and maybe a few laughs and a bit of fun. What do I find? A message from (edited):

"General Cartman Lee
21 hours ago

it is (1 / 1)
in your best interests to answer me..."

Wait....what??????????????

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I've had enough of him. I will NOT sit quietly and take any more. This is the truth. (edited) I, and probably many others, have sat in silence simply hoping for some quiet and simple relief from real life stress. I will NOT be threatened. I will NOT log into a game to have to face this sort of (edited) poop >(edited).

NO MORE!

I try to live by the philosophy that every person deserves a chance. I choose to look at people through my own eyes, and not necessarily the words of others. Because of this I chose to make the biggest mistake I've ever made in this game...I responded to a private IRC message from General Cartman Lee.

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He wanted to be my "friend". He starts begging me to add him to my Facebook. I clearly explain that I do not add just everyone and anyone to my Facebook because I use it to keep my family and friends back home up to date on my children. He wants to know how he can be my friend if I don't allow him to know about me. I tell him that the in game mail and IRC will have to do to build a friendship and trust. He wants to know something about me, so I share a tidbit of real life info about a situation in my past. He wants me to add him to Facebook, or give him my email address, etc. I refuse and reiterate that in game mail and/or IRC were the only mediums I felt comfortable using at the moment.

He whines, I refuse, he gets angry and ALL CAPS SWEARS all over the place about how I'm an "Obama loving slut", a c, etc. Oddly I don't recall telling him about any political affiliation, but apparently in his mind any divorced mother must love Obama. I delete him, he mails me in game yelling and making threats. I report him and try to get the admin to look at my inbox to see that he is clearly off the edge. They say there is no rule against stalking. *sigh*

(ticket to moderators asking for help and being denied edited out, I have been told that this is the reason they keep deleting articles)

After a few days he starts acting normal and apologetic. I feel pity for him. Maybe his issue is that he simply has no friends in life??? Maybe if someone just provides some positive guidance he might be cool? I decide to talk to him...explain to him that I would not tolerate that sort of behavior from someone that wants to build a trusting friendship. He acknowledges and apologizes. I re-add him to my friends list.

This doesn't last long before he asks to be on my Facebook. I refuse and explain again. He gets angry...uses my first name in shouts, comments about the personal rl tidbit I shared with him in comments...I say piss on it and delete him again.

Then my father went into a coma and I had to run to the East Coast. I shouted that I'd be gone and why, but apparently my "friend" was too busy to notice what was going on in anyone elses life.

I watched my father die that week. I come back and log on hoping to find some peace, and take my mind off of what I'd just been through. I log on to find ALL CAPS (edited) messages. I was so tired...I just wanted to be left alone for a bit. I responded to him that my dad had died, and could he please just lay off?...He apologizes and asked what happened. I didn't explain...just said I need him to lay off and let me be for awhile, that I couldn't deal with drama and negativity.

He left me alone....for about a week. And then the "add me, facebook me" messages started coming. Sometimes every day, sometimes every few days. I ignored them. I can't take the madness.

I took a screenshot one day of my mailbox, after I noticed that a ton of his insane messages had been deleted for age:



This one is an update today, minus the threatening one he left, apparently when you report a mail it gets deleted right away:



(Edited personal opinion)

ADMINS - Does he have to hurt someone in real life before you do something???

I would like to propose an option to block unwanted players from communicating with us in game. (edited personal feelings out)

If you will not remove (edited to "threatening people") permanently from within the game, give me the option to do so for myself.]

(My plea to be left alone edited)

To all players - (warning edited) New- Be very careful.

My full article has been posted on the eUS Facebook page by friends. I want to give you all a giant hug, my old friends as well as all of the new people who have reached out to me offering support and a moment of respect and love. eRep needs more of your type of player. Thank you all so much!