Allow me to introduce myself for those that don't know me:
I have been apart of UF for many years; I was apart of APC/RVN and am currently one of the creators of Violent Revolution. The other two creator's are currently staff members here on UF, so I have NOTHING but respect for all the hard work that the Staff puts in.
That being said, recently one of my members was banned for not backing down when he felt he was accosted by both a Director and a staff member on this site. The first instance is this:
http://www.urgentfury.com/showthread.php/77005-9v9/page3
He was asked to 'fix his username' and when he asked what was wrong with hit, he was given a very thorough reason. His response was simply that he didn't pay attention to the notifications that were sent out, and he complied with the request. I thought that should have been the end of it, but it wasn't. The director in question then decided to say 'you have an excuse for everything....' At this point I have to ask a question: Why was this necessary? It was brought to Tool's attention, and since it involved a VR gunner, he alerted me. I talked with the gunner, and thought everything was fine, until this later this weekend when THIS came up:
http://www.urgentfury.com/showthread.php/77084-What-to-ask-the-Sea-Snipers
At this point I'm simply pissed off. Excuse me for not folding over and just saying 'thats the way it's always been at UF'. The Staff member clearly had an issue that stemmed from something previous. Hell, I didn't understand why UF would interview the Sea Snipers either, but now that the VR gunner asked the question, I am better able to submit a question if I needed to. Being called an idiot for making a valid question is simply not the Urgent Fury I have come to expect.
To top ALL this off, after the member was called names, he was banned for his part in the fracas. I have to ask...is it OK then for Staff to call members names? I've shared a tag with the Staff member in question, and NEVER had he acted this way to me, so I can only assume it's a personal issue that I nor my gunner is aware of. If VR had multiple infractions, or were regularly involved in problems at UF I would understand the comment the Staff member made, but let me tell you what VR actually does around UF:
2 Staff members
1 UFRO
3 UF Rangers
Thats 6 members who contribute freely to Urgent Fury. So the comment of how embarrassed we should be is crap. Were proud of our continued efforts to support Urgent Fury.
All this said, I come here to accomplish one thing. I would like my member's ban revoked immediately. I don't think it's too much to ask, and hopefully no one will harbor any hard feelings.
Thanks for reading,
Prime-VR