This is my favourite Lee post, a response to Flippa's defence of online cheating at JG500, a defence used many times over the years by members and affiliates of the Vitriolic Hall of Fame. Sadly, thanks to Richard's ongoing attempts to hide the site's cheating history, this thread expired along with the rest of the club's history. This extract is from the Cheating thread from 2007 and is available in the blog's Public Folder.
FLIPPA’S CHARTER OF CHEAT’S RIGHTS
1. Cheats shall be at absolute liberty to practise wide ranging public deception. In particular:
1.1 Cheats shall be entitled to prey upon any and all members of this club, particularly newer members, at their absolute and wide ranging discretion.
1.2 Cheats shall be entitled to receive accolades in this public forum when the fruits of their deception are realised, and publicly acknowledge what skilful players they are.
2. Cheats shall also be entitled to:
2.1 Absolute privacy. Despite a cheat’s absolute right to practisie wide ranging public deception, no member shall be permitted to confront a cheat publicly (in like manner) by using this forum.
3. Cheats who are confronted with allegations of cheating and who subsequently admit that they have in fact been cheating shall be entitled to:
3.1 A complete re-write of history. Despite their own admission of cheating, cheats shall be entitled to have this damning admission ignored and the evidence they were confronted with pejoratively described as “so-called evidence” and “trumped up evidence".
4. Upon being established as a cheat, cheats shall be entitled to divest themselves of any responsibility and consequences for their actions. In particular:
4.1 The impact on the cheat as a consequence of being caught is the sole and paramount consideration. Cheats have a right to empathy and sympathy despite being the author of their own misfortune. The impact on other members who have been victims of the cheats deception shall be absolutely disregarded.
FLIPPA’S CHARTER OF HONEST MEMBER’S RIGHTS
1. Honest members have no right to publicly campaign for fair and honest play.
2. Honest members shall not publicly complain when they have been the victim of cheating, despite a cheat’s complete liberty to practise public deception.
3.Honest members shall completely disregard their own feelings of having been played for a mug and respect a cheat’s right to privacy and empathy.
4.Honest members must tolerate the existence of cheats in this club. An honest member’s only right in this regard is the generous privilege of avoiding playing the cheat.
5. Honest members have no right to be concerned that the tolerance of cheating may lead to the widespread breakdown of honest, fair play in this club. Any honest member breaching this rule shall be deemed to be a crank and “site policeman”.
FLIPPA’S CHARTER OF CHEAT’S RIGHTS
1. Cheats shall be at absolute liberty to practise wide ranging public deception. In particular:
1.1 Cheats shall be entitled to prey upon any and all members of this club, particularly newer members, at their absolute and wide ranging discretion.
1.2 Cheats shall be entitled to receive accolades in this public forum when the fruits of their deception are realised, and publicly acknowledge what skilful players they are.
2. Cheats shall also be entitled to:
2.1 Absolute privacy. Despite a cheat’s absolute right to practisie wide ranging public deception, no member shall be permitted to confront a cheat publicly (in like manner) by using this forum.
3. Cheats who are confronted with allegations of cheating and who subsequently admit that they have in fact been cheating shall be entitled to:
3.1 A complete re-write of history. Despite their own admission of cheating, cheats shall be entitled to have this damning admission ignored and the evidence they were confronted with pejoratively described as “so-called evidence” and “trumped up evidence".
4. Upon being established as a cheat, cheats shall be entitled to divest themselves of any responsibility and consequences for their actions. In particular:
4.1 The impact on the cheat as a consequence of being caught is the sole and paramount consideration. Cheats have a right to empathy and sympathy despite being the author of their own misfortune. The impact on other members who have been victims of the cheats deception shall be absolutely disregarded.
FLIPPA’S CHARTER OF HONEST MEMBER’S RIGHTS
1. Honest members have no right to publicly campaign for fair and honest play.
2. Honest members shall not publicly complain when they have been the victim of cheating, despite a cheat’s complete liberty to practise public deception.
3.Honest members shall completely disregard their own feelings of having been played for a mug and respect a cheat’s right to privacy and empathy.
4.Honest members must tolerate the existence of cheats in this club. An honest member’s only right in this regard is the generous privilege of avoiding playing the cheat.
5. Honest members have no right to be concerned that the tolerance of cheating may lead to the widespread breakdown of honest, fair play in this club. Any honest member breaching this rule shall be deemed to be a crank and “site policeman”.
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