(07-17-2021, 12:35 PM)SwankyPants31 Wrote:(07-17-2021, 11:40 AM)SDCore Wrote: What the actual fuck is wrong with people in this league. Why are people mad @infinitempg. Honestly, he didn't do anything wrong except be a nice guy and not betray an individuals confidence. This league has some serious meglomaniac personas who think they are bigger than an individual. Jiggly, a person I've notoriously not gotten on with, created a new account to shed some of the old stigma, came clean and outs the people who help him and you all help shit on those individuals. Are you fucking kidding me? Infy has done more for this league than pretty much anyone, yet in one sweeping blow he is villainized by people. Even people who were close to him. Honestly fucking disgusting and disappointing.
This is the correct take. As others have pointed out in the thread what Infinite helped Jiggly do was well within the rules at the time and that only changed due to the most recent rules summit. I also believe Infinite when he says that he respected Jiggly's wishes and kept that information confidential. I understand that people are upset about this, most notably Philly and London since they essentially lost out on a player/pick, but trying to take it out on Infinite is the wrong move.
Agreed with both of these. I think trying to help somebody have fun and be involved in a way that isn't harmful to anybody (minus Philly and London) should not cause what has happened. Personally, I think that we all know Infinite and that they have the best interest of the league and the players at heart. We should use this to set precedence in rule changes for the future, especially because I don't think (and I bet a lot of you agree with me) that this league is done growing yet. I hope that the league is around for a lot more time, and that dedicated users don't feel ashamed for trying to help out other users become a bigger part of our community.
Also, I wasn't around for jiggly the first time, and I haven't heard of them until this. Was he a bad guy? I've gotten a little info and it seems like they didn't intentionally hurt someone or do anything extremely bad. So If it was a multi or phoenix or whatever for someone who intentionally hurt another user, or is a bad person, then I would get the backlash. I definitely don't have all the info, but I do believe that it's unfair to judge how terrible or bad a person is if they are just strange.
I'm gonna go do my predictions.