Derek Apollyon abuses his Administrator Privilages
Binda33
I don't believe it. My forums have been playing up as I try to organise ACUK for battles that are important to the survival of our country. I happen to go into my Moderation area and see a curious "Users set to be annoyed" and there is a list:
Users set to be annoye
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* binda33 last seen Today at 22:38:49
* Xavier Darkmyre last seen Today at 22:38:47
* Srg91 last seen Today at 21:33:04
* Ranger Bob last seen Today at 20:10:24
* dylan of darkness last seen Today at 17:07:19
* Dycey Farley last seen Today at 17:05:37
* Timeoin last seen Today at 16:58:46
* patti11 last seen Today at 16:30:07
This is odd and I ask a friend on IRC what it means. He returns angrily that this is this:
Annoy User Program
Current features include:
Current features:
* blank screen
* database too busy
* forum too busy
* redirect user to another page
* adds variable 1-100 second delay (configurable by admin, setting 1-100 second range)
* optionally disable search, unread replies, all unread
Now the only person who can actually add this program is none other than the only administrator there, Derek Apollyon.
I call you all to call him the despicable and traitorous person we have here, and he is meant to be our deputy PM!!!!
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And I'm somewhat dissapointed that I'm not on the list to get harassed by the forum 😛
But you are right, it's not really appropriate.
But some of his friends are on there... I hardly think this is malicious.
Bass, did you read the linked page? "This mod allows the admin to pick trouble users and apply what amounts to a passive-aggressive method to encourage them to leave, by applying various 'problems' to them"
Yeah, passively-aggressively trying to encourage us to leave is surely not malicious, how could it be?
*scowls at her children.
ok I'm going to be very diplomatic....
*takes a breath then throws her arms in the war and walks off.*
This is becoming a waste of my time and experience....
The programs description doesn't narrow down its sole use. That program is more intent for Forums with no actual purpose then as an open discussion board, so it's used to get rid of annoying members.
The Auserepublik forum is however a forum used for particular discussion, using that program there would be different to using it in another type of forum.
I still have doubts that this is aimed to be of a malicious nature however even as a joke it's somewhat innapropriate.
Anyway, wait until Derek can have a chance to say something before we go defending or attacking him.
THIS IS BS I AM GETING SICK OF THE SH-T IN AUSTRALIA ATM
I miss the good old days...
I wanna be on the list 😃
I think everyone's getting a bit carried away here. Whilst DA's actions seem a little odd, there's no political agenda here... several of the people on the list are his compatriots. So why don't the people on the list just take a deep breath, and PM DA to ask him 'whassup?'
Obviously DA is a Brazilian operative - I mean that's the only logical explanation 😃
lol Jim - and it's good to see you, btw.
I'm being bedeviled by this prank myself ... I won't use words that will keep Santa from bringing me that Audi R8, but geez.
ITS A CONSPIRACY TO UNDERMINE RA!!!!!111SHIFT1111
one a side note when did you recruit Patti and Dycey into RA?
Hi Derek
Have fun messing around with me on the forum playground. I have a playground too, and shall mess with you on there until you explain this hijinks.
<3 ranger.
Thanks Dycey - I never thought I'd say this, but you are one sexy Santa.
Now I only have one question... where is Ranger's playground? It sounds more fun that the forum playground!
Regardless of the "intent", it is grossly inappropriate, especially since some of us forked over real life money to help support the forum site's hosting fees. I've requested my donation be refunded, and strongly urge anyone else who donated to do likewise. We should not be financially supporting such childish actions.
The middle of wartime is hardly the appropriate time to mess with the forum capabilities of top ranking eAussie members.
If we wanna stop being raped by brazil, we need ta stop messing with each other and actually try to defend this nation!
oh wtf??
impairing someones ability to organise the country's military could be construed as treasonous. I hope there is a bloody good explanation for this.
http://community.auserepublik.com/index.php?topic=5169.msg61777#new" target="_blank">http://community.auserepublik.com/index.[..]#new
There are 3 known people who have access on the admin level
And you (the supposedly "disbanded" Rebel Alliance) scheming to start RWs in an attempt to undermine Cozzas authority and also try to garner support for impeachment for no reason is ok?
Makes perfect sense to me.
And people wonder why the forums are taking sooooo long to get fully operational again, why would I dish out the hours to help a community of backstabbers?
SIGH.....why oh why does there always have to be some darn drama? Maybe I should move to the north pole and just help Santa. Does he have any type of agenda?
Derek, please return the real life money I spent on those forums. Thankyou.
@howiedark unfortunately he does......to bring happiness to good kids everywhere....:/
i dunno about that guy, sounds sketchy to me.....
@binda: talk to XG about that, he's the one who controls the money related to the account.
What! I didn't make the list.
I'll have to try harder then.
It looks like the list is in order of last seen.
Yeah Derek, a community of backstabbers. How many hours of my own time did I VOLUNTEER to help you sort the forums out? Thats totally me backstabbing you, definitely.
As for the comments about the RW, they were made by Dylan, who had nothing to do with the RA when it was in existence. They were also not scheming, just an off the wall idea that was suggested and not done anything about. So stop trying to make a mountain out of a molehill, stop treating this ecountry as your own personal playground, and stop being so goddamn childish.
Can we postpone this argument till after the war please? Kthxbai!
Yall a bunch of Drama Lamba's .....
What more can i say
blasphemy!
last note, if someone is schemeing to start RW, so what. who cares? if they are using there gold to start it and it distracts eBrazil, then good. It is part of the game after all. DA, just because you are the president does not mean you control everything and everyone in eAustralia. Who the blank made you the dictor? Stop the freckin madness people.
I'd rather not postpone the argument, as I've been acused of treason when I did not say anything treasonous. The logs in question that DA used as an excuse to hurt us are from here:
http://community.auserepublik.com/index.php?topic=5172.0" target="_blank">http://community.auserepublik.com/index.[..]72.0
I was logged in to 6 different rooms but away for 99% of these, as I was doing RL things.
Cozza has removed me from ACUK Marshall for this, very unfairly I might add. The worst thing I actually said before I left my computer was that I didn't like a certain person.
Dude, wtf.
Actually, what's wrong with discussing starting RWs if they intend to spend it with their own gold or non-state gold? I'm really confused now.
'And you (the supposedly "disbanded" Rebel Alliance) scheming to start RWs in an attempt to undermine Cozzas authority and also try to garner support for impeachment for no reason is ok?
Makes perfect sense to me.
And people wonder why the forums are taking sooooo long to get fully operational again, why would I dish out the hours to help a community of backstabbers?'
@derek- THATS your reasoning???? Wow. Here I was thinking I read somewhere the forums were not government controlled.
oh, and I do not think everyone on that list is in the rebel alliance thing that seems to have your knickers in a tizz. And, I suggest you grab your hands on some proper logs and talk to people involved before you decide to immorally use your powers on the forums to annoy people with the purpose of making them leave (sorry, that's the purpose of the thing according to its description).
But I guess if you have the power to, you should ey? After all, it's just a mechanic...
-1 derek.
Edit - also I don't recall you doing this to AW or Icey back during their supposed reigns of 'terrorism' in April - May. or, was that back when you actually believed in the morals of freedom and fairness you espoused?
Ditto Dylan, I am getting sick of crap like this.
Ranger makes so many good points, I wish there was a module to quench my lust of affection. :/
Either way, this is grossly wrong and should never have been implemented, Is DA the main forum funder or something to get head admin?
@Br0a😛 he's the one with the technical nohow to improve our forums (not always for the better as shown by this case) and the one who is(was) motivated to do so
I think Derek made a mistake over emotion, and that the damage caused was minimum at best (he removed the feature in a couple hours after). Yes it was a pain and a grossly inappropriate, but does that cancel out all the work DA has done on the forums?
apparently now it does, considering i was called an eindo puppet for voicing out my opinion after i used alot of my gold in the wa war 🙂
Alright then, well are there others with the technical knowhow? There should be no 1 dictator spot on the forums, have a few head admins/admins that know what their doing etc. At the very least, the Forum Funders should get a say in the matter.
Cottus XG and DA are the 3 admins to the site according to the Itech policy
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/derek-apollyon-abuses-his-administrator-privilages-1096748/1/all" target="_blank">http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/dere[..]1/all
This is a disgrase to australia
HAX!
This act sounds a little outrageous, and at most childish. grow up. Elder statesmen of eAus start acting like adults or show just a hint of maturity. You are failing eAustralia and everyone else with your stupid infighting.
We dont need this political B.S. and personal grudge matches during a war. Spend your energy on the BRs please.
> 16 hours ago I miss the good old days...
You mean the days of week long flame wars, labels like boot-licker and terrorist and poisonous personal jabs?
"Cottus XG and DA are the 3 admins to the site according to the Itech policy"
@ AA: Actually, I don't even have access to the Admin stuff for the forums any more.
Why don't we impeach DA?
And let someone else make another forum?
Binda - one cannot make an accusation without proof. Before some reports and this article is deleted, Screenshot please!