I don’t usually make an echo of my voice when such a matter happens but, tonight I will make an exception.
Any player is entitled to speak their truth if they are asked by a manager, and so did Mind gaming. The very thing he said was that he had no interest in playing for a person that hasn’t his same values. That 's it. No threats, no impoliteness, just an opinion of a player with a manager that was interested in drafting him ,and sadly for him it was not mutual. Now the big question: How do you understand that being not interested means cancering? I personally think you need to either be malicious or very illiterate to grasp such a nuance.
I had no idea that being honest about your interest in being with X or Y team was such a threatening act that could jeopardize the experience of the player in the most important tour of the whole forum. There is no justification to make a move of this caliber, not only the rule is poorly applied, even worse redacted, and vaguely interpreted by the td team but, also absurdly unfair for the player. I can understand that rules are not written in stone and there is margin for their application, and it’s the labor of the TD team to do their best in order to not make such a chicanery. I personally cannot fathom how the td team ended up with this decision, It really escapes my understanding. You can try to sugar-coat this as you want but, this is just one of the bajillion of groundless decision the TD team had taken so far, 2023 ,and now 2024, was just an example of how flimsy their decision are; having to back up multiple times by the pressure of the community.
In a nutshell, Let Mind Gaming play, the fella literally didn’t do anything wrong in that conversation. If you dislike someone and you don’t wanna team with ‘em you should be able to say such a thing without punishment. The TD team should really look for a reform of their staff, new people taking the reins and people stepping down. We as players are tored of these balderdash.
Give us a break and reevaluate what you are doing and who you are trying to protect with all these ruling, and decisions you made so far. I think I can speak for a big portion of the community that we are completely disgusted by your work.
Thank you for your time.