Why:
It's been interesting to see people ascribe motivations, reasons for my complaint to CCP. Furthermore, it's been interesting to see some of the rather outlandish claims about me.
Firstly, complaints to IA are done via email. It is not a petition. Secondly, I have never attempted to deny that I was the one, I was simply not around when the change was made.
The reason was simple: The Summit was the nexus of the RP community and the main vector for CCP realtime interaction with players. There were players that were denied access to The Summit. Thus, they were denied access to CCP actors. After numerous attempts to work out something with the mods of the channel, I finally complained to CCP IA. I actually informed the channel owner that I was going to do so in advance. They looked at the situation and the results are apparent.
The withdraw from all player events was an unintentional consequence.
Am I happy to have broken The Summit's stranglehold on RP? Yes. Of course I am. In my mind, moderation should be as light as possible. The main rule should be "are you here to RP?" If so, you can stay. Now there is a viable alternative for people that wish to Role Play outside of the ridged framework of the Summit.
I have long been in favor of a more open RP scene, that would hopefully grow. I hope that this move by CCP can help speed that process.
