WTH is this?

[Imaginos]

Tweaking my ut2vote ini for the birthday gaming all day and I see this crap:

[UT2Vote48B2.UT2VoteKickBan]
BanPlayer=(NickName="OWNED'em",UniqueID="a2fdc60593d28b409745ab2f2ecbfc31",IPaddrs="213.39.154.178",Levels=65)
BanPlayer=(NickName="n00b",UniqueID="0799c2219c8667c5a81d6fc362586d4e",IPaddrs="24.128.177.137",Levels=93)
BanPlayer=(NickName="nub_K33P",UniqueID="24562e841c93d3219f6d0e4b371d0efe",IPaddrs="81.193.227.192",Levels=94)
BanPlayer=(NickName="Whatever",UniqueID="4230fjj7a6cafda49fed3f4200fa97kk",IPaddrs="123.123.123.123",Levels=111)

A quick check of the logs only turns this up:

UT2Vote: 03:43:50 - VoteTime = 40 - MaxVoters = 3 - VotesIn = 1 - Vote Submitted: KICK-98,#02n00b - by {UFO}XiD
UT2Vote: 03:43:53 - VoteTime = 37 - MaxVoters = 3 - VotesIn = 2 - Vote Submitted: KICK-98,#02n00b - by BuLLetNUB
UT2Vote: 03:43:53 - MajorityVote = Kick scored 2 votes.
UT2Vote: 2004/10/24 - 03:43:53 - Kicking n00b won the vote.
UT2Vote: 2004/10/24 - 03:43:53 - n00b - Kicked off the server for 97 Levels

and then

UT2Vote: 04:03:36 - VoteTime = 40 - MaxVoters = 3 - VotesIn = 1 - Vote Submitted: KICK-98,#03nub_K33P - by {UFO}XiD
UT2Vote: 04:03:39 - VoteTime = 36 - MaxVoters = 3 - VotesIn = 2 - Vote Submitted: KICK-98,#03nub_K33P - by BuLLetNUB
UT2Vote: 04:03:39 - MajorityVote = Kick scored 2 votes.
UT2Vote: 2004/10/24 - 04:03:39 - Kicking nub_K33P won the vote.
UT2Vote: 2004/10/24 - 04:03:39 - nub_K33P - Kicked off the server for 97 Levels

Log has been verified, these two in question are who they say they are. I have now taken steps to prevent the ability to indulge in this kind of behavior. Up til now, I've relied on immaturity not being present in great enough numbers to succeed with bullying as above. This is especially grating on me after seeing Xid campaigning against admin abuse with what I can only presume is a false righteousness in these 2 threads:

http://www.clanwkd.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=20
http://www.clanwkd.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=32

If you're going to talk the talk, you best walk the walk as well.
I am extremely disappointed. UFO, is this behavior acceptable to your clan?

Bullethead. you were on thin ice already. And between the two of you, you damn well know to take issues to admins. I'll be speaking to the two people you decided to use excessive kicks on.

[fb.shev]

gg :\

lets try to help noobs aighy?

[DavidM]

get rid of the kick crap then

[Imaginos]

get rid of the kick crap then

I have now taken steps to prevent the ability to indulge in this kind of behavior.

[priior]

gah

imaginos.. u are a parent.. u have any tips on how to discipline 16 yr olds?

I am extremely disappointed. UFO, is this behavior acceptable to your clan?

no :-/

[Weisso]

no it isn't acceptable....especially considering today is DB's birthday

[Imaginos]

I'm waiting for the explanation first.
And in my parent's house, there was a large leather belt that kept order and discipline.

Having a daughter, I'm not one to go that route.

[XiD]

imag I apologise for the kicking...while i could try to explain my intentions, its obviously to no avail. suffice to say, bullet and I weren't simply trying to dominate your server...

imag you and I must have different views of admin abuse, but I do take into account what i did with bullet was nearly the same thing, and I apologise again. it won't happen again.

sorry to the rest of db community, for possibly hampering new members from joining. however, those two kicked were NOT new members - i have seen them both before, and the n00b we kicked was playing with experience. so I did not stop newer players from enjoying db - dont pull that shit on me please.

in a nutshell, sorry.

[Imaginos]

Ok. Everyone's been spoken to, server's been adjusted, kickbans are lifted. Matter is closed.