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Submit all the relevant information, that is, what is contained in the guidelines and e-mail it to MikeTheNose. Or you can send it to me or any other Council member who will then pass it along to the SS Council for discussion. Cheers, -Hoch

DSB will not be going offline. I have reversed my previous decision. A detailed explanation can be found here on the DSB boards: http://forums.deathstarbattle.com/showthread.php?t=1749 Cheers, -Hoch

Let me quickly interject here and point out that TurboSlug22, aka Preacher22 does not represent any view in DSB nor does he operate in any official capacity. As a matter of fact, he is no longer a member of ANY Staff in DSB (yet again), I having just terminated his services. Sorry for the interruption. Cheers, -Hoch

FM, you're my hero Seriously though, this is news to me. Personally, I do not think this is the way matters should be conducted. It is always better to have a record of every inci- dent, which benefits both players and the person dealing with the request (cov- ers their arse!). -Hoch

The issue is not one of having enough Netban Operators. Rather, it is a player going to a zone, cross zone spamming and not being netbanned or locally banned. The population of the zone where this player goes is inconsequential as either banning option would be desirable. In the case of a local ban, a Netban Administrator can simply copy the local ban to net. This is what I suggest as an appropriate course of action. If a player is cross zone spamming contact a moderator. The moderator should try to ?find the player and contact a member of the zone staff where he is at. If the zone where the player is located at does not have a lvl 1 Op on at the time, then the moderator should ask that a local ban be placed with the expectation that it will be copied to net. If, however, the zone does not have a lvl 1 Op, and most do (whether or not they are active is a separate matter), then the same should be done with a ?message or an e-mail sent to the Netban Administrators (either myself or Mike) to copy the local ban to net. -Hoch

To the first question, ?lostpassword . An e-mail will be sent to the e-mail account that you used to register the player name. As to the second question, the proper way is of course to submit a ticket on the website www.ssbase.com. You might find that a Billing Op will talk to you in-game about your player name, but this is entirely at their discretion. Cheers, -Hoch

I started playing the game back in mid to late 1996. I remember Sniper well and keep a copy of it to play from time to time. Though there is a Sniper are- na in DSB, somewhere. As far as I know, I am only one of a handful or "original" players left. How sad does that sound Most people recall the terrible lag, which was bad for those still on a dial-up. But I was at university at the time, so lag was never an issue for us. We num- bered about two dozen or so and had a good time even with those still using a dial-up. As with many, my interest wanned when the game went pay-for-play. I refus- ed to pay and could not be asked to continue playing with a cracked version. Oh, the irony. Several years later I bought three pristine copies of Subspace still in their original packaging and wrapping. My hiatus began in 1998 and continued until late 2000. It was brief a revival because I was off to university again. In 2002 I made a return, which at the time I expected to last only a couple of months. 2009 and I'm still here. Joy! -Hoch

As I wrote previously, at issue is not whether there is denial of a right to self defence or to defend personal property. Rather, it may come down to whether it was just and appropriate in the circumstances to use that kind of force and when used this amounted to a violation of the claimants civil rights. I understand what you are saying, and perhaps I am applying too much legalese into a sensational article, but on face of it the case raises impor- tant questions of basic civil (human) rights and whether there has been a violation of those rights. This may not seem to be important but the judg- ment could have far-reaching implications (unless the case is later disting- uished on facts). Personally, I have no view on the matter because I approach every legal case that is reported with an open mind. Unless you (generally) have read the papers there is no way of knowing all of the issues beyond the headlines. That said, as a barrister and as someone who has lived in Arizona for an ex- tended period of time, I do have a feeling for the case without having read the papers, which is why I suspect the claimants will have an uphill battle on their hands. -Hoch

I would not describe this case in the way that you did NBV. Without having read the statement of the case, but bearing in mind that this is a civil case brought in a federal court, the issues concern civil rights violations. Properly framed, though based on the scant information made available, are the defendants liable to the claimants for violating their civil rights and inflict- ing emotional distress based on those violations. It is, of course, important to the defendants case that these events occurred as a result of the claimants traversing one of the defendant's land without permission. As a general rule, you cannot profit for an illegal act. However, this is not without exceptions. In this particular case, I would say that one the issue is whether the force used by one of the defendant's was proportionate to the presented threat. Indeed, you have a right to defend your property, and the laws in the US are more gen- erous than here in England, but this is not carte blanche. Further, and without going into great detail, the right to self-defence is not taken away because it is not absolute. Irrespective of one's personal views on illegal immigrants, basic civil (human) rights must be maintained. -Hoch

Now this is an interesting test case of US federal law. I would be keen to see the claimant's statement of case. I would also like to see the vetting procedures for the jury. Assembling an objective jury on a case like this and in a state like Arizona undoubtedly puts the claimant's on the defen- sive. 'Tis a shame this did not happen in Maricopa County. I am sure Sheriff Joe Arpaio would have a field day. -Hoch

I am amazed this has only come up now. Back in October, I did inform all SSCI zone owners and Sysops that I would be shutting down the server. I originally wanted to do it by the end of November. However, given that not a single one of them nor Death+ bothered to reply to my messages and e-mails, I gave them another month. I did notice that there was a message in one of the zones news.txt. Again, I wish all the operators of those zones much luck. Cheers, -Hoch

You do realise, of course, that this junket was probably planned months in advance and certainly long before AIG had to go to the federal government cap in hand. In addition, if AIG had cancelled at the last minute then they would have lost whatever deposit was paid towards the trip. Not to mention the resort that hosted this event would have been out all that money, which translates to lose profits and jobs. Two sides to every story... -Hoch

Death Star Battle is proud to present its newest addition: automated Sector League! More information can be found here. The link to the Sector League website is: http://sector.dsbleagues.com I hope you all enjoy this newest addition to the zone! Cheers, -Hoch

Republicans consistently vote more often than Democrats. Therefore, the only thing McCain has to worry about is a portion of the Republican base staying at home on election day. There still remains a sizeable majority of Republicans that are skeptical of John McCain. And similar is not quite the same. Strip out the primary politics that I mentioned above and compare it to what McCain is saying now. If you have an open mind you will see an obvious difference in the language. But, I'm not here to create a window into anyone's political soul. Just try playing devil's advocate some time. You might just surprise yourself! -Hoch

Most likely? So she is not corrupt' date=' or is it a guilty before innocent thing? I see your political ninja's have obained a copy of a report that hasn't even been issued yet. Don't try to sex-up or demonise hunting by calling it indiscriminate. The woman likes to hunt. If you don't, then good for you too. Must be a very important issue for you then. Okay. What is your definition of a redneck? What is the generally accepted definition of a redneck? Does being a redneck disqualify you from holding office?