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The story posted by Wufan is not correct.
Let me tell you what happened.
In the tournament area, we have 50 computers. At each and every single computer, we got one set of Razer Copperhead ($100), a new model EverGlide Keyboard ($Much), Razer eXactmat ($30) and EverGlide headphones (also new, though I dont know the model so can't check exact prices - they're top quality, anyhow). Additionally, the computers are filled with the best components the sponsors have to offer. Each computer has a 17" Samsung monitor.
I am personally responsible for all of this equipment.
Furthermore, each sponsor is interested in having their equipment shown in each and every single picture taken from the tournament area. This is reasonable; they payed lots of money for all computers in each game's area and wish to gain attention for doing so. This means we have to put out the equipment all the time - no computer should be seen without a keyboard or mouse.
I have strict orders that no one can get into our tournament area except players, team leaders, press, referees, sponsors and head quarter associates. Players who are out of the tournament can no longer enter the tournament area. Press who are disturbing are asked to leave, and no one except players and referees can be in the tournament area during the rounds.
Players could not leave their seat even if everyone was done except just one game. These rules are set by WCG in order to make sure no one distracts another player when getting out of their seat (which happened several times last years).
This is why we are being so strict on the rules with having no one in the tournament area. You have to understand that when doing this job, each referee is working by predefined rules and regulations. If we were to take things in our own hands, World Cyber Games would look differently. It's a job meaning somethings you can't do and somethings you just have to do no matter how much is goes against your own reasoning - especially when being the head referee. Believe me, constantly asking players to leave, telling Day that he could no longer be in the area for the fourth time, asking Fayth please not to enter again and so on - believe me when I say it, I'd gladly take another job than doing that.
However, the first day, some equipment still managed to be stolen. We do not know by whom but other areas had the same problem - Counter-Strike actually gave out yellow cards to a team who tried to steal some mouse when they were done playing.
This forced us to strengthen the control of who could be in there. And then it happened - we found out someone had stolen replays. Replays, themselves, are not an economical loss in the same manner as when someone steals a mouse. However, World Cyber Games has the sole right to upload the replays whenever they want, to their website or to sell it to whoever they want. Not that they are actually selling it, but they wish to remain the first source of the replays on the web. They have deals with sponsors who get attention by putting commercials on the WCG homepage and if someone else would upload the replays before them, that is a loss for their site since they receive less hits. This is the reason why neither of us referees can upload the replay packages to our respective community sites before the official homepage does. This is also one - though a minor - reason why the replay stealing can lead to a ban.
Additionally, replays have a tournament fairplay value. If some replays are uploaded but others are not, there's an inconsistency adding additional factors to take into consideration when giving the winner the title "world champion".
As soon as the head quarters found about that replays were stolen, they put up a note outside of the StarCraft area, reading
NOTICE: All replay files are the Sole Intellectual Property Right of [International Cyber Marketing Inc]. Please do not download the match replay files from the tournament area without approval The replays can be downloaded from www.worldcybergames.com
The fact that someone, most likely bringing a memory disk of some sort - which is absolutely forbidden for anyone in that area - went inside, sat down at a computer, added some games to the memory stick and went away without anyone knowing, is the serious offence. That is what he was accused for; stealing from the tournament area.
When we found out about it and he got back, he was immediately questioned by the head quarters and told that he could under no circumstances take any replays and that if it happened again, he would have his press pass removed.
The next day, it had happened again. We received links to some replays of PJ and they were uploaded by the same username. As soon as this Wufan person came into the area, I took him straight to head quarters and as he was questioned, he claimed that he did not upload any replays. We went to a computer to check his site, and Morglum opened his website. He was given some links from Ilvy from the new replays that were uploaded but Morglum could confirm that they had been removed now. We do not know for what reason they were removed. We searched some more and found additional replays of the second day, though he said several times "Only practice replays, only practice". He tried to get out of there, and shook hands with the head quarter representative and quickly got out of there, claiming he had done nothing wrong.
However, he was clearly instructed never to take replays again and there's no difference of real games or practice games in this case - the same offence. As soon as he was seen again, this time in the WarCraft 3 Area, the referees of WarCraft went over to him and removed his badge.
He later came back during one of the rounds, and I told him again that he was not allowed to enter. He had a new press badge which I laid my hands on but he insisted, so I agreed to go to the press room to talk about it. I set the head quarters on the case who made sure he could not get a press badge again.
Let me give you a last comment regarding the release of the replays; We sent them to head quarters more than 14 hours ago. The somewhat 350 group replays and several best out of threes from the playoffs have to be uploaded individually, one by one, by HQ who told me that they were to do it during the day if there was time over.
This piece of the blog from World Cyber Games 2005 is where I go straight on to the much debated replay stealing case.
The story posted by Wufan is not correct.
Let me tell you what happened.
In the tournament area, we have 50 computers. At each and every single computer, we got one set of Razer Copperhead ($100), a new model EverGlide Keyboard ($Much), Razer eXactmat ($30) and EverGlide headphones (also new, though I dont know the model so can't check exact prices - they're top quality, anyhow). Additionally, the computers are filled with the best components the sponsors have to offer. Each computer has a 17" Samsung monitor.
I am personally responsible for all of this equipment.
Furthermore, each sponsor is interested in having their equipment shown in each and every single picture taken from the tournament area. This is reasonable; they payed lots of money for all computers in each game's area and wish to gain attention for doing so. This means we have to put out the equipment all the time - no computer should be seen without a keyboard or mouse.
I have strict orders that no one can get into our tournament area except players, team leaders, press, referees, sponsors and head quarter associates. Players who are out of the tournament can no longer enter the tournament area. Press who are disturbing are asked to leave, and no one except players and referees can be in the tournament area during the rounds.
Players could not leave their seat even if everyone was done except just one game. These rules are set by WCG in order to make sure no one distracts another player when getting out of their seat (which happened several times last years).
This is why we are being so strict on the rules with having no one in the tournament area. You have to understand that when doing this job, each referee is working by predefined rules and regulations. If we were to take things in our own hands, World Cyber Games would look differently. It's a job meaning somethings you can't do and somethings you just have to do no matter how much is goes against your own reasoning - especially when being the head referee. Believe me, constantly asking players to leave, telling Day that he could no longer be in the area for the fourth time, asking Fayth please not to enter again and so on - believe me when I say it, I'd gladly take another job than doing that.
However, the first day, some equipment still managed to be stolen. We do not know by whom but other areas had the same problem - Counter-Strike actually gave out yellow cards to a team who tried to steal some mouse when they were done playing.
This forced us to strengthen the control of who could be in there. And then it happened - we found out someone had stolen replays. Replays, themselves, are not an economical loss in the same manner as when someone steals a mouse. However, World Cyber Games has the sole right to upload the replays whenever they want, to their website or to sell it to whoever they want. Not that they are actually selling it, but they wish to remain the first source of the replays on the web. They have deals with sponsors who get attention by putting commercials on the WCG homepage and if someone else would upload the replays before them, that is a loss for their site since they receive less hits. This is the reason why neither of us referees can upload the replay packages to our respective community sites before the official homepage does. This is also one - though a minor - reason why the replay stealing can lead to a ban.
Additionally, replays have a tournament fairplay value. If some replays are uploaded but others are not, there's an inconsistency adding additional factors to take into consideration when giving the winner the title "world champion".
As soon as the head quarters found about that replays were stolen, they put up a note outside of the StarCraft area, reading
NOTICE: All replay files are the Sole Intellectual Property Right of [International Cyber Marketing Inc]. Please do not download the match replay files from the tournament area without approval The replays can be downloaded from www.worldcybergames.com
The fact that someone, most likely bringing a memory disk of some sort - which is absolutely forbidden for anyone in that area - went inside, sat down at a computer, added some games to the memory stick and went away without anyone knowing, is the serious offence. That is what he was accused for; stealing from the tournament area.
When we found out about it and he got back, he was immediately questioned by the head quarters and told that he could under no circumstances take any replays and that if it happened again, he would have his press pass removed.
The next day, it had happened again. We received links to some replays of PJ and they were uploaded by the same username. As soon as this Wufan person came into the area, I took him straight to head quarters and as he was questioned, he claimed that he did not upload any replays. We went to a computer to check his site, and Morglum opened his website. He was given some links from Ilvy from the new replays that were uploaded but Morglum could confirm that they had been removed now. We do not know for what reason they were removed. We searched some more and found additional replays of the second day, though he said several times "Only practice replays, only practice". He tried to get out of there, and shook hands with the head quarter representative and quickly got out of there, claiming he had done nothing wrong.
However, he was clearly instructed never to take replays again and there's no difference of real games or practice games in this case - the same offence. As soon as he was seen again, this time in the WarCraft 3 Area, the referees of WarCraft went over to him and removed his badge.
He later came back during one of the rounds, and I told him again that he was not allowed to enter. He had a new press badge which I laid my hands on but he insisted, so I agreed to go to the press room to talk about it. I set the head quarters on the case who made sure he could not get a press badge again.
Let me give you a last comment regarding the release of the replays; We sent them to head quarters more than 14 hours ago. The somewhat 350 group replays and several best out of threes from the playoffs have to be uploaded individually, one by one, by HQ who told me that they were to do it during the day if there was time over.
