Actually, I would appreciate if you could post the log here. Being publicly accused of behaviour I simply am not guilty of is not something I take lightly.

Thanks for the reply. You must be mixing me up with someone else though, because I never responded in CAPS and never kicked you out and didn't throw "tantrums". I hope you moderators have access to logs and can check. That just didn't happen. It's actually worse than banning me to spread false information about me like this. Please get the facts straight.

I was however pretty sarcastic when describing the bot, calling it "smart" and asked you why it prompted 2 million questions etc. That is me being annoyed at the bot, not being disrespectful to you.

Maybe there was someone else yelling in CAPS at you, I didn't see any of that. Maybe that would be why you were being rude to me when I tried to figure out why you banned me out of the blue like that. There's obviously some kind of misunderstanding going on.

Also, I'm sorry, but he had a problem with the surrender commands. At this juncture all of the players are comfortable using the bot. It's actually just limited to Hedin41. Of course it is understandable for new players to experience frustration but that's not the case after the familiarity threshold. His tantrums were just not warranted and actually frustrated other players because they've been up for 2 weeks in. His user "feedback" consisted of public rants, yelling in caps at me, and the guy had the audacity to kick me out of the ladder bot when i came in where my intention was to both guide him while listening to any constructive feedback.

Is this a productive member of the community?

No.

Did I ban him?

No. Only from the ladder. Not triplea itself,

Can he come back?

That's up to him.

I've unbanned him in fact from the ladder. I thought he needed a cool for moments for himself.

Anyway, i'm open to discussion.

@hedin41

Hedin, a considerable amount of time and effort has gone into building these automated ladder bots. The purpose is to eliminate manual game entry and automate game records, saves, clocks, and ratings for a community of roughly 80 players. The bots are at capacity for much of the day, and many regular players have become accustomed to the system.

That does not mean everything works perfectly. I have been actively monitoring the bots, listening to players, and making changes based on their experiences. The surrender sequence you describe identifies a usability problem, and I understand why it was frustrating, especially when helping a newer player.

However, you characterize our exchange as simply offering feedback. From my perspective, your responses in CAPS and repeated dismissals of the bots went beyond identifying problems. They became disrespectful and disruptive. That conduct was why I banned you from my hosts—not because you criticized a feature or encountered a bug.

When I said you did not have to play, I meant that participation in this automated ladder is voluntary. If you dislike the format, you are free not to participate. We have an active community that uses it regularly, and I do not expect every player to prefer it.

With only three recorded ladder games, your experience is relatively limited. Your specific concerns still deserve attention, but decisions about the system also need to reflect sustained feedback from the regular players who use it every day. One frustrating experience does not represent the whole community.

These are privately operated Revised Ladder hosts, not TripleA’s official hosts. The restriction concerned access to my hosts, not the TripleA lobby or official bots. I manage access to those hosts and expect respectful conduct.

I have enjoyed our past conversations, and I’m willing to discuss this directly and constructively. You can disagree with the automated format and point out its shortcomings. What I ask is that you do so respectfully, with consideration for the other players and the work involved in maintaining the ladder.