As the system already is;
Criteria for blocking anyone is decided before any action is taken.
Similar to the hack and cheat protection already built in.
If a pre-defined tag is seen, then automated response can happen.
Darkelarious has already made the new master able to spot the difference between a bot or a fake player, and then either remove them from view, or highlight them so they stand out, or even drop the server from the list until it sees it is clean.
Quite rightly the issue of "who are the watch-dogs?" is raised.
Well once you could complain to Epic or GS about a player or an abuse of the system and hope something may happen, but Unreal only has its community.
Where does the Unreal-buck stop ?
If it isn't Smirftsch, and it isn't the creators of the masters.
So maybe it must be the keepers of the masters ?
Unfortunately that is not much of an option either.
Our only option is to add logic to the master systems to filter the crud, based on a common consensus of opinion.
Basically what we already do, but including more types of factor.
The 333master is an ever evolving system, based on our ever evolving needs.
We therefore have to keep checking what our needs are.
A crime and any punishment are not to be taken lightly, and as such both have to be defined carefully and widely accepted.
Certain types of behaviour are not tolerated anywhere at any level, and all good admin will already do the right thing, and maybe it's time the ban-hammer had bigger teeth.
I am inclined to think that anything that gets you a lifetime ban from a server or forums, would be enough to raise it for review/inclusion.
Hate-crime in any form is something I would happily see anyone receive a complete block on all connected services.
I just did a bit of digging at ut99.org, and found something in the staff section, from a couple of years back.
by Shade » Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:07 am
Just got that mail from "Tiago Pinto"... don't know what it means. xD
Hi
I glad Unreal99 is growing, exept Unreal Tournament 3 and Unreal 1998, so i need you help, the clans destroyng the Unreal 1,wll...i think severly quit my clan but my clan just help,its not case with another clans, need more people to stop this clan, Unreal 1 almost die!
This seems very much like the sort of person that will not let sleeping dogs lay.
I doubt you've heard the last of him.
