Calc leadership lands with Xaviour and Ghosty is reported fedded, February 2017
In February 2017 Champion posted that Ghosty had self-fedded after leadership of Calc ended up with Xaviour. The thread drew staff, officers and a suggestion to change how leadership is transferred.
Involved: Champion [1927067] , bogie [148747] Admin , mug [553318] Committee , Angelsman [319602] , Batman [984129] and 4 more
A thread about a faction handover
On 08 Feb 2017 Champion [1927067] started the Faction Discussion thread "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc". The opening post said Ghosty had self fedded after accidentally giving leadership of the faction away. Participant claim[1][2]
The thread ran to 181 replies and 4,856 views by the archive's last fetch. Its last post was on 26 Mar 2017, and 68 different players posted in it.[1]
The mass message and the chat log
Champion's opening post quoted a mass message attributed to Ghosty. It said leadership had ended up in Xaviour's hands, that Xaviour was refusing to give it back, and that this put the whole merge in jeopardy. The message also said Ghosty had taken everyone's money out of the faction bank and would return it on request. Participant claim[2]
The post said a merge between Helvete and Calc had been planned. It said a few senior members disagreed, and that ChiefBlunts and jello left after being told to give up leadership. Participant claim[2]
Champion also pasted a chat log. In it Xaviour said they were against the merge and that Ghosty told different people different things. Rosie replied that the positions Ghosty made were temporary. Participant claim[2]
Angelsman [319602] wrote that members had been receiving abuse all day, and that Xaviour said they were the rightful owner of Calc. Participant claim[3]
Sympathy, insults and a design argument
Herodotus [1670169] called it a tragedy and said Ghosty was one of a handful of faction leaders they respected. Candyman [1318199] called Ghosty an honest and good leader.[4][5]
Batman [984129] wrote that everyone should leave the faction and harass Xaviour in every job and faction they went to. Champion wrote that Xaviour was "no less of a piece of shit than Woolis".[6][7]
Officer mug [553318] wrote "ghosty is dead because of this piece of shit". On 09 Feb 2017 mug wrote that Xaviour was added to their blacklist and that Ghosty was one of the nicest players they had met.[8][9]
Admin bogie [148747] wrote that they needed one more 60 nerve player for another PA team if Calc were disbanding. Later, bogie wrote that a person was thinking they had done the greatest thing and had only caved due to public 'pressure'. Then bogie wrote: "best of luck to Calc in fixing what was broken."[10][11][12]
Blexi [1458703] wrote that the give-leadership system was too easy to misuse by accident and suggested a list of players leadership could be given to. Officer Penicillin [1517799] disagreed on 09 Feb 2017. They said the process needs a typed name and a confirm button, and that they would question how it happened if they were in that faction.[13][14]
MeanMike [1884314] praised Champion's scoops and wrote that anyone who no longer wished to play with their faction leader should join or build another faction. KrisC [435075] asked why this was news.[15][16]
Later mentions
Blexi opened a Suggestions thread the same day, "Improve transferring (co-)leadership", saying it should not be easy to give leadership to the wrong player after "what happened to calc".[17]
On 10 Feb 2017 Champion posted an image claiming to show who the Calc leak was, saying they were only selling them out because they had called Champion a "bender boy". Participant claim[18]
On 10 Nov 2017 MeanMike wrote that Xav was one of their faction's best members and that this was ancient stuff. Participant claim[19]
On 30 Nov 2021 Champion linked the thread in "Batman and Monarch". They described it as a thread where a player was given leadership of Ghosty's faction, and said Ghosty self fedded shortly after. Participant claim[20]
Timeline
- 8 Feb 2017 Champion opens "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc"; Blexi opens a related Suggestions thread.[2][17]
- 9 Feb 2017 Penicillin disagrees that leadership is easy to transfer by accident; mug says Xaviour was added to their blacklist.[9][14]
- 10 Feb 2017 Champion posts an image they say shows the Calc leak. Participant claim[18]
- 10 Nov 2017 MeanMike posts in the thread again, calling the topic ancient.[19]
- 30 Nov 2021 Champion links the thread in "Batman and Monarch".[20]
Original sources 20
- Thread "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" (Faction Discussion) ·
- Post by Champion [1927067] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by Angelsman [319602] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by Herodotus [1670169] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by Candyman [1318199] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by Batman [984129] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by Champion [1927067] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by mug [553318] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by mug [553318] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by bogie [148747] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by bogie [148747] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by bogie [148747] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by Blexi [1458703] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by Penicillin [1517799] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by MeanMike [1884314] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by KrisC [435075] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Thread "Improve transferring (co-)leadership" (Suggestions) ·
- Post by Champion [1927067] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by MeanMike [1884314] in "Ghosty fedded 999 - Calc" ·
- Post by Champion [1927067] in "Batman and Monarch" ·
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