ZOMG! IT'S PART TWO! EXCLAMATION MARKS!

Dear power abuser(s),

I recently took the time to review your list server rules.
Allow me to comment on them.

"Keep the service working as well as possible."

Does the presence of N*mrod seem to be hindering you? IMO, it is.

"If something by a user needs to be changed, change it in the most reasonably minimal way."

You mean replacing stuff like "Crashers are ghey!!!11one" with "Server Number 1"? Hooray for censorship. I only thought it existed here and in the United States.

"If a server is listed, but cannot be joined, then remove it from the list after a reasonable amount of time (like a few minutes)."

Nebula's list server does that, thus rendering that task useless.

"Don't change any of the server names, unless it conflicts with the other rules."

See above note on censorship.

"Keep the servers within legal bounds."

Do explain why I got a link to Jazz3D, then.

"Obviously, the primary function of the JJ2 list server is to list the current JJ2 game servers so that they can be retrieved by JJ2 clients. ... For example, if someone was performing a DoS attack on the server, and the attack was such that others couldn't use the server, then it would be right to ban the attacker."

You mean the list server? I have not once seen the list servers go down, except for maintenance and connection cycling.

I'm going to skip the thing on Dead Servers because it is possibly the only sane rule you have.

"In the case that a game server name somehow interferes with the service, it should be altered only so far as it needs to in order for it to no longer be an interference. For example, a game server name contains some special characters that mess up the list."

Nebula has also taken care of that. YAY.

The blank server name thing is fine. I thought that the dead server thing was sane as well. Hopefully this will be the last time.

"It is necessary for the service to remain within legal bounds because otherwise it could be shut down by legal action."

See above the notice about the link to JJ3D. Also, that server just happened to be Overlord's. PWNED!!

"The list server service was made to work as a network of list servers. All servers must maintain the same set of rules/protocols/whatever, because otherwise the network will fall apart."

As of now, there are two networks.

The "original" Jazz network - jazz.contrabandent.com, formerly jazz.logicware.com. Since nobody uses it, there is little need to go there.

The "sadly unofficial" Jazz network - split between jazz.n*mrod-online.com and jazz.madskills.org. Power is abused in some of the most rediculous ways possible.

Which one do you think follows the rules? Both of them. Which one do you think enforces them to the point where it's rediculous? The unofficial one.

"Any attempts to damage or degrade the service can be considered abuse. Any user actions that require repeated administrator intervention can also be considered a form of abuse. If an administrator finds it necessary, they can block a user from the service such that it prevents their abuse."

Does that involve crashing servers? Because I see in no way that it disrupts your service. The only service it interferes with is your client's, who are providing the servers that the people will be playing on. You are in no way related to what goes on with the servers, just the lists. Which reminds me, if I do start a new list server network, then I'll just tell users to use PeerGuardian or whatever to prevent crashes on the services provided by them.

"There are two types of administrators: local and global."

Global administrator: Nimrod
Local administrators: Monolith and Nimrod

"The purpose of a local administrator is to make sure that their server continues to work with the rest of the list server network. Local admins should not be allowed to change anything that affects the entire network. The only thing I can think of right now that"

Hooray for incomplete sentences. They are so good that

"The purpose of a global admin is to maintain the list server network as a whole. A global admin should be able to log into any of the list servers on the network and perform any global operation. Global operations may involve modifying the current list of game servers, modifying the current list of servers among the list server network, or changing any other setting that would affect the entire network."

I smell power abuse.

"You'll notice there's nothing there about personal attack servers. Nothing besides server names should remain as unaltered as possible. The reason for this is because personal attacks have nothing to do with the functionality of the service."

See above comment about the renaming of servers. OMG U LIEZ!!!!11

In conclusion, I have thus proven that you are both trying to enforce rules that do not apply to your list servers whatsoever. Let me get this into your heads in case you've denied it already: Crashes on servers do not affect the list service that you are providing. You do NOT own the servers that are on the lists.

By the way, please send the Epic/Nebula list server program to certifiedunknownfile@gmail.com, in addition to $900 Canadian dollars needed for a stable computer, $50/month for my internet service, $40 for a new router, and $100 for electrical bills. I'll be more than happy to contribute to the community by hosting a new server network that just about anyone can join in on.*

Thank you for your time.

Proving you wrong,
Peter S. Conway.

* Actually, the only needed equipment is the computer and router.