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Posted - 2015.05.27 12:44:00 -
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Just wanted to add a little bit to the "OMG Rumorz" side of this.
(Yes, the information here may be construed such that I'm also violating forum-rules, though I think I'm staying within the boundaries set out by CCP)
BAMM did come to me with these rumors, including naming who and what and how etc - there was a LOT of debating whether to move forward with it, incl how, and I think BAMM did the right thing by simply stating that the rumors and information he was told exists, and that he decided to not name names.
Tracking the rumors backwards, we could not identify enough (named) sources to confirm that it was more than a rumor, though we do have reason to believe its validity. There are some aspects that could not be supported well enough (complete sale, divestiture, transfer of incorporation etc), and some uncertainty to exactly where (Canada kept coming up, so did Europe).
We reached out to CCP already last week, contacting Adam Kahn as well as a separate contact we have within CCP's PR department, informing them of this, largely what we had heard (select details left out to avoid exposing anyone), and offering them to react, even if only to say "no comment", or to ask us to keep away from it. Basically, we were trying to give CCP a chance to be proactive (deny the rumor etc) instead of reactive (simply banning BAMM when he brings it up).
I am in no way saying that CCP handled this wrongly, only reporting here that we did "play ball", and that BAMM did not cross a line he is so very often accused of crossing: going off on a tangent, spouting rumors mixed with random thoughts.
Regards,
G
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Posted - 2015.05.27 18:24:00 -
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7th Son 7 wrote:Go read the definition of slander, i'm in no way saying that's what Bamm did but you might be able to understand CCP's position on the subject a little better. And it's only because he posted that ON the Dust forums 
slan-+der
-êsland+Ör/
noun (Law)
noun: slander
1.
the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
"he is suing the TV network for slander"
a false and malicious spoken statement.
plural noun: slanders
"I've had just about all I can stomach of your slanders"
verb
verb: slander; 3rd person present: slanders; past tense: slandered; past participle: slandered; gerund or present participle: slandering
1.
make false and damaging statements about (someone).
"they were accused of slandering the head of state"
Origin
Middle English: from Old French esclandre, alteration of escandle, from late Latin scandalum (see scandal). |