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Now that I am not banned any more, I can tell you Franklin.
I have loud and arrogant opinions, so I can't say them on BGG. Especially when I am outrageously correct and alone.
I realised this over a year ago when I was banned the first time.
Since then I post almost exclusively on Veldrins site.
Only opinionless Rules posts were put here on BGG.
I slipped up and pointed out that in depth rules analysis and strategy articles on rules changes might best be written by people that have actually played the board game. I even deleted my posts after realising I didn't care to be rude to enthusiastic if ignorant beginners.
Deleting my posts meant that Octavian could not sit in judgement, so he found me guilty anyway.
I found out with this email from Octavian
"Two strikes - you're out. If you aren't going to keep your material up then don't bother posting at all."
Now, I am not a USAmerican, but baseball has 3 strikes, Right?
I suppose a moderator of a games site would know that.
The especially wonderful bit about "the first strike" is that I was banned by accident. I think they intended to just remove edit and delete.
I would go look at a game see that people were sending messages and not be able to read them, or post anything, so I started with a different account.
I know this because Octavian started asking me why I was not posting on my old account.
The upshot of this is that I cannot update the rules you complemented me on Franklin.
And yes Octavian, he does mean my rules.
I want to read Veldrins rules to find out what changes are being made, but I believe they are not public domain yet.
Aldie says he wants BGG to be the "most up-to-date place to get gaming information!"
So, since I only post nice things here, can I have edit and delete back, or do you want the best rules on this game to only be available at
veldrin.proboards22.com/index.cgiI was sent this as explanation. . .
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Now, I am replying to a post asking me what is going on.
I got banned because of this thread.
I am trying to update the rules complemented twice on this thread.
How much more on topic can I get?
Earlier on in this thread Octavian says
"I can't be positive, but I think Tom may be referring to Kristofer. Not you.
I'm sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong."
And just in case I delete any post that says I am not.
The really classy bit about this was I did disagree with him.
Stated my reasons, and then he deleted my posts.
I think I have well and truely lost BGG. Oh well.
I have had a second account for the last year and a half that is for everything not War of The Ring.
The trick is you have to have separate computers and ISP's.
I have had no problems because Octavian does not know my other account, so cannot abuse it at random.
Seriously, take a look at what he did to the only non WotR stuff Magic Geek posted to BGG, it was on a game called Queens Gambit.