Seems fair to me.
This isn't a sports team game, thats a flawed analogy from the get go. One asshat pumping steroids for some extra stats may or not effect the game enough to turn a loss into a win. If an entire team however was doing this or the game in its entirety was rigged then you bet your bippy there would be season long suspensions and possible life time removals. This is a tournament of individual competition and merit. So that one person cheating is, to use the silly sports team analogy, the equivalent of the entire team cheating. If people must us a sports analogy they should consider it more equivalent to a boxing match where its rigged and paid for ahead of time. Would ruin the sport and destroy its future because spectators would feel cheated of their investment in time and fandom energy.
GJ TL!

sharkeyanti

United States1273 Posts

December 22 2009 05:51 GMT

#227

spacebarbrokenTT....agree.with.punishments...correct.your.grammar.next.time...
impact.is.not.a.verb...penultimate.means.second.to.last

LosingID8

CA10835 Posts

December 22 2009 06:10 GMT

#228

On December 22 2009 14:51 sharkeyanti wrote:
spacebarbrokenTT....agree.with.punishments...correct.your.grammar.next.time...
impact.is.not.a.verb...penultimate.means.second.to.last

i agree with penultimate, but impact can definitely be a verb. try to at least make sure your criticisms are valid before you hit post.

Zholistic

Australia278 Posts

December 22 2009 07:15 GMT

#229

Seems ok, I would be disappointed if the ban continues into SC2 however. New game, clean slate.

Also the punishments should have been outlined in the tournament rules. I feel if that were the case you would have half or less the number of abusers. A sore oversight.

Xeris

Iran17695 Posts

December 22 2009 07:33 GMT

#230

On December 22 2009 14:03 fearus wrote:

Show nested quote +

just like

how blacks werent forced to sit at the back of the bus...

its not like anyone were forcing them to take the bus..

............

F91 lags like shit. China has it's own tournaments. Why should foreigners have to play in lag just to accommodate him? It was totally fair.

Ilvy

Germany2445 Posts

December 22 2009 07:57 GMT

#231

It´s a good decision even though it´s sad to see some ppl out now

Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn't blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and see a man who won't cheat, then you know he never will.
John D. MacDonald

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

December 22 2009 08:19 GMT

#232

Good job TSL admins.

Kudos

coltrane

Chile988 Posts

December 22 2009 09:00 GMT

#233

Nice.

any kind of cheating must be erradicated at sight.
And players should be even stricter than mods. This is a trusting matter, if you cheat, I could be your friend, but i dont want to play with you anymore, i havent played with some friends in years now after we caught them cheating.

respect++
TL has gained karma ^^

Ricjames

Czech Republic1047 Posts

December 22 2009 09:02 GMT

#234

I like your decision, but i hope that these players won't quit playing or something because of this. When you have a sticker "cheater" on your forehead, then it might seem better to just quit.

I like the way you are talking about next TSLs, it would be great if we get to TSL4 or 5, before bw dies or sc2 takes over.

Metaspace

Austria670 Posts

December 22 2009 09:34 GMT

#235

Zero tolerance for cheating.

voy[TECH]

Poland63 Posts

December 22 2009 09:40 GMT

#236

On December 22 2009 18:34 Metaspace wrote:
Zero tolerance for cheating.

Couldn't agree more.
Well done TSL.

Oxygen

Canada3581 Posts

December 22 2009 09:49 GMT

#237

I was expecting fines.

Way to go.

Trident

Bhutan54 Posts

December 22 2009 09:56 GMT

#238

Well done!
I approve of any form of punishment for abusers/hackers.
IMO I think a 90 day ban from TL is needed too, but hey, I'm not the one who runs this site.
Good job mods ^^