CSM Campaigns

Last year, I had you fairly far downballot. I'm considering that again this year. However, I have one important concern, especially considering some of the stuff I have seen on minerbumping.com:
What do you think of using EVE as a hunting ground for targets of psychological torture of the variety that Erotica 1 recently posted for all to see on soundcloud? here: https://soundcloud.com/kalorned/erotica1bonusroom_sohkar

Seriously given the number of lightly-veiled threats of RL violence being posted in Ero's CSM thread, I think any overstepping of the line by Ero is the smallest concern anyone decent would have.

Honestly, if I were Ero I'd withdraw from the CSM race for the safety of myself and family, and report those threats to both CCP and consider reporting them to police as well.

Love Ero 1 or hate him, the teamspeak antics are all about creating a scenario where the client can't claim (with credibility) "I won the game, therefore you lied by not repaying me". Ero's entire reputation and business model revolves around never being caught in a provable lie, ever, which is why he gets a lot more clients than other 'isk doublers'.

To my mind (and I think, although I'm not sure, that Monk would agree), this is on the nastier end of permissable behaviour in EVE Online, up there with other nasty actions that will also cause a minority of people out-of-game distress, like hellcamping N3's primary station, blowing up someone's ship and telling them "Go cry to mummy", or trapping someone's pod in a nullsec bubble and saying "Get on my Teamspeak and sing 'What does the fox say' or your pod goes blap".

For what it's worth, CCP endorse the latter - they have played recordings of similar ransoms at Fanfest.



EVE is in a lot of ways like poker - it's ruthlessly competitive. If you watch a good poker player, they will often trashtalk to gain a competitive advantage. I personally draw the line between 'rude but acceptable' and 'unacceptable' at making real life threats, or using real-life terms of abuse that have real histories of violence behind them.

What was the most enjoyable part of your Bonus Round participation, Monk? What was least enjoyable? How did you happen to become involved?

I think that as a CSM candidate, it would be pretty important that P.M. addresses this.

On what grounds are you basing this judgement and sentence? Something more than huff puff emotion I hope.

This recording is mild at best. The only thing the father had to do in front of his wife and 3 children was refuse to sing songs and read aloud a wiki article. Your version of being sadistically humiliated would give the average person a rosy cheeked blush.

Tsk. Put that pitchfork away.

I think you've gazed too long into the abyss. The abyss is gazing into you.

I'm not in a position to speculate about anyone's motives in this thread, nor is anyone else. I am interested to hear Monk's position on the E1 affair, though. If none is forthcoming, I won't be voting for him.

So you have your answers he is not banned, and this thread is about Monk's run for CSM not others so lets get it back on topic.

Nope, I saw no question just posts that brought ISD in to fix them, and you saying you saw a thread somewhere that linked Monk to Ero1. You did not like the thread, or ask if he was apart of it, or if that is the direction he would like to see the game go.

For me I would like to know what Monk's view of the game future is? Something to help new players not get so attached to the ships? Some Tutorial's added on concord mechanics/ how to turn off the safety in Hi-sec? People talk how Hi-sec needs to be safer, but I disagree I feel it being made safer instills a fear of null sec or doing anything that might risk their ship. Worse yet when they get War Dec'd and/or ganked they rage quit in some cases or in others they rage in local and spew death threats. Rate Over.

Monk Where do you see Hi-Sec going? How to help bring new players/get new players into the game and not the grid?

Hi Monk,

You were in my top 3 last year, so I'm glad to see you running again. However, your blog hasn't been updated in several months, so I have very little idea what you've been doing recently.

I too am interested in hearing your opinion on (and address your involvement in) the recent Erotica 1 Bonus Round drama. Specifically, I'd like to know where you draw the line (if at all) on what is, and is not, acceptable player behavior.

For example, I remember you talking once about a reverse safari that you decided not to go through with, because it became clear on comms that the player had a mental disability. But then there are situations where you or your associates have engaged in repeated, long-term harassment of players you don't like.

Do you feel that this sort of behavior contradicts your stated desire for players to be excited about logging in and interacting with each other?

If a player experiences continual bullying within the game to the point of having an emotional breakdown, or decides to quit as a result, is it simply a case that they were playing the wrong game?

Do you believe that players should afford each other a certain level of respect in the spirit of healthy competition?