KGS Worst Admin
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Background
Just as in the real world, there are good apples and bad apples, there's bound to be good admin and bad admin. It's a sad fact that not all people can handle "power". Since there's a page that awards "BEST" admin to recognize the work of some wonderful admin, there should be a page that also shows the "not-so-pretty" half of some of the people that has been entrusted to administrate our beloved KGS server.
Hopefully, by the creation of this page, there will be some recognition about "questionable" work of some admin that might lead to better and clearer standards for admins in doing their job.
--NoSide
How this works
Please submit your KGS nick when you vote.
I would like this page to be transparent. If you feel you have a valid complaint against an admin, there shouldn't be a need for you to be anonymous. KGS isn't run by a Gestapo-inspired admins, so there shouldn't be any repercussion even if you post your KGS nick here when you nominate. So if you don't dare to come out and say it outright, then don't bother. This probably will discourage people from posting, but in the long run i feel this will be more beneficial as to give more credibility.
You don't have to actually feel you've been wronged yourself by an admin to qualify you to vote. Even if you only observed and disagree with the conduct of an admin, feel free to cast your vote here.
Nominations
To nominate a new admin, simply add the new nominations. And add your KGS nick as the first vote. Nominated since March 18, 2011:
I second "capacitor" as a poor admin: unexperienced and with low self esteem - is my thoughts. I "chatted with "her" _ I readily assume, but to no avail. She is too narrow in her view!
~Unclerob
- Bolbi quoted by catharaxie on May 7 " When i am answering a question to a newcomer, you are not allowed to talk."
- ngarry voted by Koffein on Oct 09
I was watching a russian tournament broadcast and realised there was a mistake in the game variation on KGS (it was mane-go, thus easy to spot). I told the correct variation and said if the "game" variation is correct, both must be drunk. Ngarry only said "warning". I told him to take a look at the game and got banned immediately. - Koffein
- unknown admin voted by glop88 april 24
cleaning my space bar and after that pressing return lead to a ban saying: Please stop saying nothing in game comments. Here is the screenshot:
http://www.picfront.org/d/8D0u
Unfortunately I do not know which admin banned me.
- tealc voted by nomnomnom5 12th of juli 2012
I was watching a game of ZEN19d 6dan vs dariusA 3dan ( http://files.gokgs.com/games/2012/7/12/Zen19D-DariusA-10.sgf) in the computer go room around move 60 where a user accidently wrote in ALL CAPS MODE. Tealc immediately wrote in his bold admin voice dont use all caps. I tried to soften his overreaction by making a joke and wrote DONT USE ALL BOLD. I got banned for that harmless joke. Cynacilly he even wrote quoted:"it's sleep time" in his ban reason! He must feel strong abusing his powers and ordering others what they have to do. Sadly with admins like these KGS destroys itself and just strengthens the rise of newer servers!
- capacitor voted by Akari1 18th of july 2012
I had a difference of opinion with capacitor and discussed it with him/her in private chat. After we had both made our points I thanked him/her for being an admin on KGS without pay. For this I was booted. I agree with tealc that admins of this miserable standard are destroying KGS. Apparently expressing an opinion and a thank you in private is considered harassment and capacitor did not have the maturity to explain this to me and instead abused his/her power. There are other admins on KGS that I don't particularly like/agree with but that is the nature of the beast and I accept that. capacitor's behavior on the other hand is heyond the pale...