by gpellamjr on Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:11 pm
Hello friends!
What follows is the defense of nmhunate and me that I gave to the "hunters" in a ticket. I think it is worth posting here since we were denied the opportunity to defend ourselves, since I have been away from my internet access due to hurricane Ike:
"Hello,
I was just informed by nmhunate that he and I have been blocked. I assume that this means permanently. I have read through the thread that accuses us of cheating and have found no evidence that even suggests that we have cheated.
Indeed, Nate and I play doubles regularly (that is the primary reason that each of us has donated twenty-five of our hard-earned dollars each of the last two years to play here). We are good friends. But we are also very competitive. When we play standard games, we play to win-- and I often accuse Nate of attacking me maliciously, even though when the heat of the moment has passed, I realize that he is a better player than I am and is just doing what is in his best interests.
We have played many games together; mostly doubles, many standard. We are both serious players, both of respectable rank. What good would it do me to give Nate games? What good would it do him to give me games?
I am an honest person. I am very competitive and love to win, and would take no pleasure from winning contrary to the rules. King Achilles is the "hunter" who has banned us. If I understand the rules correctly, I have a right to have this ban re-evaluated by another. So I am invoking that right.
If you need further evidence, let me show you that I have no reason to cheat. Observe a recent string of many 4-player/standard/seq/flat/unlimited games that I have played. If I count correctly, my success rate has been over 40% and I have gained points in the process. And only two of those games have been played with Nate. This is no great feat, but worthy of recognition, at least. I don't need him to help me win-- and I imagine his record of success will show the same for him.
Please don't deny two old friends an excellent forum for competition without some damning evidence-- which cannot possibly exist.
Greg"
