Admin's INGAME name: Kamikazii <ibis.a>
Your INGAME name: Zebro
Server: Zombie MOD
Map: zm_4way_tunnel
Date & Time: 1/24/2012, ~3:30 AM
How did he/she abuse:
Kamikazii has been abusing admin for several days now, but it wasn't until just now that I become fed up enough to join the forums where I learned that I needed to record proof. Prior to starting recording, there was only one survivor left on the map, and Kamikazii beaconed him repeatedly. The survivor never agreed to it and reacted unfavorably. I pointed out that he was abusing admin and other players agreed. I began recording after this dialogue.
At the beginning of the following round, it's clear that Kamikazii blinded a player for no apparent reason. Judging by the timing of the command, it looks like Kenny had just turned into a zombie, and Kamikazii was likely trying to escape by blinding him. Again I pointed out that he was abusing his power, and regardless of why he blinded the player, I think that was an inappropriate and unnecessary use of his power. After I stated this, he slapped me repeatedly until I clipped through the ceiling and became stuck. I think this happens around 1:40 in the demo. I told him that I'm going to report him for admin abuse, and he slayed me.
That's what the demo covers. On the previous map, he was repeatedly slapping players and drugging them. None of these players expressed consent. Hours earlier, he gagged a player for breaking a rule that he apparently made up, as I read through all the rules on the forums and I don't see it listed anywhere. Moreover, he issued the gag about 5 minutes after the player had even said anything. I said that he was being unjust and he threatened to firebomb me. He doesn't follow protocol, which calls for kicking rule breakers after issuing a warning. He makes up his own punishments and he gags innocent players like it's his sole responsibility.
On a less formal note, I'm well aware that the server is there for players and admins alike to have fun. Sometimes admins might violate the rules/TOS, but it's always in good nature and no one on the server ever has a problem. I do have a problem though when an admin consistently abuses his power and it gets to the point where it impedes the fun of the players. Removing a player's ability to communicate without just cause is frustrating for the player and can personally ruin the game for me. Yesterday he gagged a player who was supposedly arguing with another player named J. I was there the whole time and the player did nothing to earn a gag, and Kamikazii joked about the player ragequitting after he subsequently left, even though most people probably would in that situation. He always abuses his powers when there are no other admins on.
I regularly see admins like Hef and Chris on the server, and before Kamikazii purchased admin, he would complain nonstop about other players breaking the rules and call for their ban. Hef would state that they were not breaking any rules but Kamikazii kept persisting. Now that he purchased admin, he can enact his will on any player who "annoys him" even if they are not breaking any rules. The examples here are mild and I don't want to call him out for other stuff since I did not record any of it, but I can most definitely point out other times where he consistently expressly abused his power. I can record more demos in the future now that I know they're necessary, but I told him I would be reporting him, so hopefully he'll see this post and start facilitating fun instead of hindering it, just like the other admins do. All I want is to play a clean game where admins kick/ban hackers and rule breakers instead of issuing commands left and right for their own pleasure and at the expense of other players. If the higher powered individuals on here do not feel that he needs to be reprimanded, then please at least speak with him and explain that he should not be using his powers for his own amusement. I know he paid for admin and I don't want to be responsible for him having it revoked, but I do want to log on one day and go through a map problem-free with him as the only admin currently playing.