Really sad how you can become a little man for just a game...
(and it seems he is Italian too, if so double disappointment!)
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| Author: | MCJones1810 [ Tue May 07, 2013 11:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Discharged From the NWC – Giovanni Boffi |
I had been receiving emails of complaints from our officers sporadically over the last six months. The nature of the complaints were always the same, an opponent of theirs was defeating them by the Victory Points gained through unbelievably accurate counter battery fire. At 6 VPs per gun, it does not take too many gun kills to accumulate quite a good score. As this was occurring in the 2012 SON Tournament, I asked to see the BTE files so that I could watch the Battle Replays for myself. Being the experienced player that I am, what I saw made me immediately suspicious. Unfortunately, the method being used to achieve these gun kills was very good, and it took me quite some time to accumulate sufficient evidence for me to be certain of what was happening to the point that I could present the evidence I had collected to the officer’s Army Commander. About two weeks ago, I solicited the assistance of six senior officers in the club who I knew were experts concerning the game mechanics of the HPS/JTS system. Whereas I was so close to finding the answer on my own, and had even narrowed it down to the very parameter that it turned out to be, it was Marechal Jeff Bardon that came through in the end and absolutely nailed the source of the matter. It was the parameter that I suspected, I just had not manipulated it in the right way to achieve the gun kill results we were seeing. As soon as Jeff threw his idea upon the table, I knew that he was absolutely correct. I extend my sincere thanks to Marechal Bardon and his five companions that helped me over the hump. About a week and a half ago, I laid a rather onerous task at the feet of our LGA Army Commander, Marechal John Corbin. I informed him of our findings, and asked him to confront the officer in question. Out of respect for his position, I told him that I would fully support any disciplinary action that he thought appropriate, so long as the action was confined to LGA itself. I reserved the right for any action involving the club to be handled by the Cabinet. After reviewing the facts, and communicating with the officer in question, John deemed that the officer’s actions were contrary to the desired code of conduct for an LGA Commander, and decided to permanently discharge the officer from LGA. The officer, as was his right, appealed John’s decision to the Cabinet, and requested an objective review of the facts. The Cabinet deliberated on the matter for a few days before reaching the unanimous vote to uphold the ruling made by John Corbin on behalf of LGA, and to further permanently discharge the officer from the NWC. As of today, I have informed Lt. Colonel Giovanni Boffi that he is no longer a member of our club. I wish to extend my sincere thanks to all of the members of LGA’s Command Staff, as well as the members of the Cabinet for working exceedingly well together to help resolve an extremely delicate matter in a very calm fashion. The entire matter is most unfortunate, but it also serves as a warning to any officers in our club who think that cheating to win is more important than upholding an honorable respect for your opponents. I wish to express my sincere apologies to the officers that were ‘defeated’ by Giovanni in the tournament due to the gun kills he accumulated. I should have been smart enough to figure it out long ago, but as I said, the method was very well concealed and hard to prove. There was an unfortunate learning curve on my part that delayed the resolution of this issue, and I knew that I could not raise the suspicion to others without having the necessary proof to substantiate the claim. Had I done so prematurely, based on my experiences in the past, I am sure the outrage would have been epic. We are a band of gaming brothers. Let us always conduct ourselves with honor so that our compatriots will view us as the gentlemen officers that we should all strive to be. As always, I would welcome any questions or comments that the members of our club may have. |
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| Author: | Alessandro D. [ Wed May 08, 2013 5:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Discharged From the NWC – Giovanni Boffi |
Really sad how you can become a little man for just a game... (and it seems he is Italian too, if so double disappointment!)
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| Author: | David Guegan [ Wed May 08, 2013 6:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Discharged From the NWC – Giovanni Boffi |
Alessandro D. wrote: Really sad how you can become a little man for just a game... (and it seems he is Italian too, if so double disappointment!)Don't worry Alessandro, cheating is not attached to a nationality in particular.  "I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating." Sophocles |
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| Author: | Jeff Mathes [ Fri May 10, 2013 12:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Discharged From the NWC – Giovanni Boffi |
Thanks for posting this for the club's information. Two points: First, have the officers who were opponents been offered any form of redress? I did not see this mentioned. Second, this should serve as a warning to any who would resort to such skullduggery. I don't mind getting whipped fair and square, but not with one hand tied behind my back. |
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| Author: | dalelast [ Fri May 10, 2013 3:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Discharged From the NWC – Giovanni Boffi |
Is the time and effort required to manipulate results really worth it? What do you gain? Victory points? Really? I have all of 14 VPs in 9 years. Not that important. Got other things to worry about (wife, job,house, elderly parents, my health, etc). |
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| Author: | Ernie Sands [ Fri May 10, 2013 5:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Discharged From the NWC – Giovanni Boffi |
[quote="dalelast"]Is the time and effort required to manipulate results really worth it? What do you gain? Victory points? Really? I have all of 14 VPs in 9 years. Not that important. Got other things to worry about (wife, job,house, elderly parents, my health, etc).[/quote] NO!   I have some VP points, maybe 6ish in over 10 years. |
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| Author: | MCJones1810 [ Fri May 10, 2013 8:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Discharged From the NWC – Giovanni Boffi |
Jeff Mathes wrote: ...have the officers who were opponents been offered any form of redress? No form of redress has been undertaken to date. At least for the games in the 2012 SON Tournament, I know that two were registered as Draws, which they still would have been had Giovanni's gun kills been removed from the Victory Point totals. The major effect was that the VPs gained by those gun kills allowed Giovanni to advance in the tournament due to a CPD calculation. It would be impossible to determine what casualties the guns would have inflicted had that not been elimanated. I think the best we could do is just back out the VPs for Giovanni's gun kills from the End Game Result and make an adjustment to the Victory Result if applicable. I would be glad to review this on a case by case basis if we have any officers that would like to enter a claim. Cheating aside, Giovanni was not a poor player by any means, so I don't think it would be fair to simply award his opponents victories that they might not have otherwise earned. |
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| Author: | Ed Blackburn [ Sun May 12, 2013 2:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Discharged From the NWC – Giovanni Boffi |
Any plans on communicating this information with the ACWGC? He is a member there and I experienced similar results against him in a game? |
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| Author: | MCJones1810 [ Mon May 13, 2013 8:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Discharged From the NWC – Giovanni Boffi |
It was not my intention to approach the ACWGC about this, but certain members of the ACWGC have already contacted me. At their request, I sent them the information that I had. My understanding is that they are looking into the matter. I know that both Army Commanders are involved at this point, so you may want to contact yours to follow up. |
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| Author: | Ed Blackburn [ Mon May 13, 2013 8:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Discharged From the NWC – Giovanni Boffi |
OK thanks Mark. |
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| Author: | Todd Schmidgall [ Mon May 13, 2013 10:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Discharged From the NWC – Giovanni Boffi |
Salute! My suggestion in the matter of redressing the issue of the tournament results would be as follows: as the solo matches were already concluded, I'm not sure what the final result was off the top of my head, but if Giovanni made it to the final round, and if he won, that final game result should be voided with the runner up awarded the victory. However, earlier results in the tourney cannot be so addressed without replaying the tournament to some extent. Yet, I would propose that any defeats registered by Giovanni's opponents as far as DoR results be changed from defeats to victories. That seems fair, and would certainly provide some level of redress to the affected officers. Regards, |
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| Author: | David Stotsenburgh [ Mon May 13, 2013 11:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Discharged From the NWC – Giovanni Boffi |
Ed, just out of curiosity, which club was your game with Giovanni in? regards |
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| Author: | MCJones1810 [ Mon May 13, 2013 11:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Discharged From the NWC – Giovanni Boffi |
ACWGC |
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| Author: | MCJones1810 [ Mon May 13, 2013 10:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Discharged From the NWC – Giovanni Boffi |
There is a new development in this case that has now been addressed as well. Just after Giovanni Boffi was first contacted by LGA Command inquiring about his playing habits, we received a new French recruit by the name of Paolo Botti. Cognizant of the fact that Giovanni might attempt to circumvent his discharge from our club, I paid very careful attention to this new recruit. In truth, this has become a habit of mine ever since we discovered other players in our club with multiple officer registrations. While watching a sequence of chronological events, and performing some diligent research, I became more and more convinced that Paolo Botti was probably an attempt by Giovanni Boffi to reenter our club under a false name. I made my suspicions known to LGA Command and the Cabinet a few days ago, with a rather strong warning that I believed this to be a false registration. Having done all I could do to present the evidence, Andy Moss suggested, and I agreed, to let LGA Command and Training Staff continue with Paolo Botti’s training at their discretion. LGA Command decided to continue with Paolo Botti’s training, at which time I informed them that until they could now prove to me that Paolo was not in fact Giovanni, I would advise the officer’s under my command not to participate in any games with Paolo once he received his LGA commission. I felt that strongly that I was right. As a railroad engineer by profession, it has never been my habit to stand in the middle of the tracks and observe an approaching train until I am struck and killed. If it looks like a train, I step out from between the rails. Today, in a conscious effort to keep me informed of Paolo’s training progress, his trainer, Stephane Lelievre, sent me a copy of his latest email exchange with Paolo Botti. In reading the exchanges of turns, I spotted something important that had escaped Stephane’s attention, and which was conclusive proof of my original suspicion that Giovanni and Paolo were one and the same. I immediately brought my observation to the attention of LGA Command and the Cabinet. To his great credit, John Corbin did not hesitate to instruct that Paolo Botti’s training be immediately terminated. As it turned out, Paolo Botti was in fact Giovanni Boffi. I will not belabor the point here, as I believe you all to be intelligent men. If you are intent on cheating, or amassing numerous commissions under fictitious names, pay attention to this post and be aware that there are consequences for such actions. I wish to express my sincere thanks to Stephane Lelievre for sending me a copy of his email exchanges in the true spirit of teamwork, despite the difference in the color of our fictitious uniforms. Had he not trusted to keep me informed, the critical clue would have been overlooked. That is exactly the benefit and power of teamwork across our club that I continue to support and actively advocate. I would also like to express my thanks to John Corbin for acting quickly and decisively to terminate the training of ‘Paolo Botti’ once the conclusive evidence was provided. |
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| Author: | Alessandro D. [ Tue May 14, 2013 2:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Discharged From the NWC – Giovanni Boffi |
Speechless...
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