Just to clarify, SVEK offered to forfeit, but I didn't accept, because I still wanted a serious and exciting match, so I tried to get good people in for SVEK, so it was an official match with mercs I guess, and in that sense thanks go to DJ and others for helping SVEK out.
With that said, I don't see why this ban is such a big deal, since it's a very short time ban, DJ still gets to play league matches this month, and I believe it is in fact more a warning to other people, than anything else. Think about it, if a "warning" was given, others would still do it until a list of rules if finalized, while now people a lot more aware.
Now, as far as what makes a bug abuse a real "problem", as most people mentioned, there is a lot of subjective reasoning, and common sense. We can't go around blaming admins for lack of action, they have lives like everyone else, and will not follow/chase everyone to make sure games are fair. I actually really regret the fact now that we have to rely so much on rules, and not on fair play and individual good judgment. I think it is a reflection of the majority of population left in this community, and it's quite sad. I hope you see my point there Stylefish regarding your argument.
As to a real solution, since I guess we have to under the circumstances, I believe a general list of "bad" bug guidelines would prove useful to be less vague on these game play terms, as others suggested, but remember that again, don't simply rely on admins to come up with them. I'd encourage people like DJ, Stylefish, Useless and others that feel strongly on this area to do exactly that and help out, to avoid similar situations in the future. In today's society after all, it's all about removing responsibility from yourself, but that's another discussion...
There is sadly still people that go around maps looking for bugs to exploit, but a quick reporting on them from now on I believe would at least identify who those players are, and make everyone else's life easier. So, if you see someone doing it, instead of trying to learn it yourself so you can be '1337', why not face them with it, and report it if it looks serious?
Anyway, sorry for the long post, but it's threads like these that touch on general game play points that can sometimes make a small difference in how people look at this game, even after all these years. Thanks to everyone that contributed with reasonable information to it, thanks admins for taking your time to follow up on fixes, thanks Carnage for leading the effort to come up with a final solution.
you watch ur arse then aswell, i think that you pissed off more people then DJ
