On September 18th, Studies (MCTeams’ former head admin) was removed from his position. The decision to remove a good friend I’ve known for over a year was not an easy one. The decision was made after talking to dozens of our players and staff members about Studies’ recent inactivity and other behavior within the community.
Studies became inactive about a week and a half after the server started, when I paid him ahead of time (mistakenly, as I now know) because it seemed like he was doing a good job. After he received his pay, he started playing League of Legends increasingly often and seldom came on the server. If I needed him to do something, it would always be “after this game of League,” or something similar. In fact, I was particularly disappointed when one day I had asked him where he has been and he answered that he was “at the gym,” when a check on his League of Legends match history revealed he had been playing for the last several hours. The fact that I had to plead with my head admin to get on the server was simply put, ridiculous.
I was probably most disappointed when I found out that Studies was selling in-game ranks under the table (without telling me). To be clear, the issue has nothing to do with the money, it has to do entirely with trust. Studies was put into his position because I trusted him with the power he had to do his job -- not to sell ranks to people without at the very least letting me know. I would always let him give ranks to his friends, all he had to do was ask. In a way, Studies stole from the server when he asked me on several occasions if he could give his [unnamed] friend “Free Pro.” I always answered yes. I found out several weeks later that Studies had done this several times… for money. He had been selling “6 Months of Pro” for $50. How would you get that deal? All you had to do was ask him. This incident proves that I was entirely wrong when it came to trust.
With today’s announcement, we also welcome a very good friend of mine for a long time, Stimpy, to our staff. Stimpy and I have known each other for well over a year, so speculation that he “bought admin” or “got admin because he has a YouTube channel” is simply incorrect. Stimpy will be assuming the role that Studies previously held and is somebody I trust to manage the server responsibly.
If anybody has any questions, comments, or concerns regarding anything mentioned in today’s announcement, please contact me directly via email: itsjhalt@minehq.com. Keep in mind that uncivilized discussion regarding this matter in-game may result in a mute or ban. If you have a concern, email me.
Sincerely,
Jonathan (itsjhalt)
