To Ed Martin: Hawaii - Deliberate Crashing

I had suspected that there were drivers on Hawaii that were deliberately crashing and now I've got a replay to show it. In a race at Watkins Glen on Tuesday night, someone named "falconiscooll" drove straight at the first turn apex, accelerating all the way in, getting to 140 mph before he hit somebody (or actually a lot of bodies). I've got the replay to show it. This has got to be intentional. Isn't there some way to police this kind of screwing around? In non-virtual NASCAR, somebody would get shown the door immediately. Can't Papyrus boot somebody for this as well as bad language? Bill -------------------------------------------------------------- Centrimedia web development http://www.centrimedia.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------

writes: Bill: We have gotten people banned. We had a replay and we all complained to great race going. This doofuss rolled onto the track and sat there in the tri-oval just out of sight and then pulled right in front as all the leaders came around. It was blatent. Hawaii just deleted his account and he had to call them to explain. (IMHO )The fact of the matter is that he can just log in as another driver. Some people have more than one account already. .... so I don't know what they can do other than to take away skill points and make them start as 0's again. Tim Daley 59 Chevy Biscayne

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>I had suspected that there were drivers on Hawaii that were deliberately >crashing and now I've got a replay to show it. In a race at Watkins Glen on >Tuesday night, someone named "falconiscooll" drove straight at the first turn >apex, accelerating all the way in, getting to 140 mph before he hit somebody >(or actually a lot of bodies). I've got the replay to show it. This has got to >be intentional. >Isn't there some way to police this kind of screwing around? In non-virtual >NASCAR, somebody would get shown the door immediately. Can't Papyrus boot >somebody for this as well as bad language? >Bill >-------------------------------------------------------------- > Centrimedia web development > http://www.centrimedia.com/ >--------------------------------------------------------------

Please send me the replay & we'll take a look. Ed Martin Producer, Series Director NASCAR Racing League Papyrus / Sierra On-Line, Inc.

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> I had suspected that there were drivers on Hawaii that were deliberately > crashing and now I've got a replay to show it. In a race at Watkins Glen on > Tuesday night, someone named "falconiscooll" drove straight at the first turn > apex, accelerating all the way in, getting to 140 mph before he hit somebody > (or actually a lot of bodies). I've got the replay to show it. This has got to > be intentional. > Isn't there some way to police this kind of screwing around? In non-virtual > NASCAR, somebody would get shown the door immediately. Can't Papyrus boot > somebody for this as well as bad language? > Bill > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Centrimedia web development > http://www.centrimedia.com/ > --------------------------------------------------------------

I too have had a problem with this BOZO !!! Everyone take note the UID was falcon5iscool He would get his car lined up at the start finish line and then begin to Threaten people with Desturction and start a countdown then he would drive head on into the leader of the race. He did this throughout an entire race and clearly had no intention on doing any racing at all. begin Caps LOCK: ATTN. ED YOU HAVE GOT TO HAVE HIS PERSONAL SIGNUP INFO IN YOUR SYSTEM. CANT YOU SIMPLY LOOK HIM UP AND BAN HIM FROM THE ENTIRE PROJECT!!! end caps lock Please ED

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>I had suspected that there were drivers on Hawaii that were deliberately >crashing and now I've got a replay to show it. In a race at Watkins Glen on >Tuesday night, someone named "falconiscooll" drove straight at the first >turn apex, accelerating all the way in, getting to 140 mph before he hit >somebody (or actually a lot of bodies). I've got the replay to show it. This >has got to be intentional. >Isn't there some way to police this kind of screwing around? In non-virtual >NASCAR, somebody would get shown the door immediately. Can't Papyrus boot >somebody for this as well as bad language?

Bill, we've got two systems in place to assist with this sort of problem. First is the ratings system, which allows drivers to prove their merit and get to higher levels where racing is generally cleaner. Second is series racing, which allows people to get into races where they know who they're driving against so groups of people can self-select the type of racing they'd like to do. Neither of these systems is perfect, but neither would it be perfect if we could have a human being watching each race and scolding users who misbehave (with the added disadvantage that this would cost you guys an arm and a leg to pay the referees). We're trying to set up a community where rules can be self enforcing, rather than a system which requires a lot of intervention on a case by case basis by Papyrus. On the profanity issue, I believe Ed has been contacting people who have exhibited excess in language and requesting that they mind their manners, which will be followed up by a suspension from the service if the behavior persists. From my limited observations, this seems to have improved the situation. I'll let Ed clarify or amplify on our policies on profanity. Charlie Heath Papyrus Design Group

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> On the profanity issue, I believe Ed has been contacting people who have > exhibited excess in language and requesting that they mind their manners, > which will be followed up by a suspension from the service if the behavior > persists. From my limited observations, this seems to have improved the > situation. I'll let Ed clarify or amplify on our policies on profanity. > Charlie Heath > Papyrus Design Group

It's gotten alot better...Moron seems to be the buzz word. :) KenH

I've seen him in action also, except he went under the name "Falcon"