Itzulia Basque Country 15h - Abuse of admin rights
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2026 4:24 pm
I’m posting the race chat below.
So I’m going to take two cases to give my opinion, hoping to limit the use of “admin rights during races.”
First case:
Hansa signs up for a race and then asks to be removed. I’m not going to question whether he saw the opposing team compositions and decided to leave thinking he wouldn’t perform well... Only he knows that.
But what I do want to question is the fact that he was allowed to leave the race. We’re all grown adults, we should take responsibility. If I sign up for a race and make a mistake, then I own it.
I think this opens the door to abuse: I join, bring a very strong team, see that I might struggle, and then ask to be removed.
Second case:
FL asks to be added to the race and gets added after the deadline and that’s even more unfair. I have nothing against FL, but this is excessive. We’re talking about a situation where he can see all the opposing team compositions beforehand.
Normally, if you miss the deadline, that’s it you move on. But allowing him in is unfair favoritism.
You might disagree, but I’m convinced that if it were Spree making the same requests in both situations, he wouldn’t even be taken seriously. If Spree showed up at 20:40 saying “can I join?”, he’d just be ignored.
And that’s what bothers me. As players and admins, we need to be accountable. If a player makes a mistake, they deal with it. The same goes for admins they shouldn’t use their “god mode” to force unfair decisions.
Everyone has their limits. You can trash talk if you want, but honestly, when I see things like this, it really puts me off the game and makes me want to sell everything.
We all spend around 2 hours a day on this game it’s a huge investment for everyone, whether it’s Spree, Dreizehn, Romoc, JapanNeutron. There shouldn’t be any “I know Hansa, maybe he made a mistake.”
Take responsibility. You made a mistake. okay, that happens. Everyone makes mistakes. But unfortunately, we’re not going to remove you. You’ll only play 3 days out of 7 .it’s not ideal, but that’s on you. The game didn’t force you into it against your will.
Once, I misjudged a turn while parking and scratched my car. I took responsibility for it. That’s what I should have called this topic: “Take responsibility.”
Actions like this just create frustration for me and I don’t think I’m the only one. But if you don’t care and you’d rather play with 4 or 5, that’s your choice.
bergwerk(15:56): gw
Falcor(15:20): Go for it!
Wiener Zentralfriedhof RV(15:18): let's make a forum thread to discuss the favo role. react the race threads
JapanNeutron(15:16): GW
Falcor(15:15): Gw Undertaker!
Romoc Riders(15:14): gw
Team-Mojabahs(15:14): gw
Wiener Zentralfriedhof RV(15:14): stage win already nice start thx
SouthWest Packers(15:14): Gw WZF
Falcor(15:12): Also off to a great start for the red lantern team classification
Falcor(15:11): Same
Wiener Zentralfriedhof RV(15:11): just here because side program is dead
Falcor(15:11): Days like this are rare moments I miss Jensens 60TT start
Falcor(15:10): Don't think there was a single stage with a red km finish
Wiener Zentralfriedhof RV(15:09): I don't even won time on you today. not even funny to be considered among Davos
Falcor(15:09): Last year was way more Leupold friendly
SouthWest Packers(15:09): Ivan hatte das letztes Jahr auch gegen einen Huber gewonnen
Wiener Zentralfriedhof RV(15:09): no it's climbers or swp Huber.
Falcor(15:08): Smart, Lynch, Jamshid? Lynch would need a ton of luck
SouthWest Packers(15:08): Dir BW und mir
Falcor(15:08): But Vera on his ass all the way, so impossible to win
Falcor(15:07): Kerki stupidly not hanging on Kimmins, considered it, knew he would get into tempo alone eventually, but figured M-S wasn't gonna give a Heini win away like that...
Wiener Zentralfriedhof RV(15:07): zwischen?
SouthWest Packers(15:07): Das GK
Wiener Zentralfriedhof RV(15:06): Dreikampf um?
Wiener Zentralfriedhof RV(15:06): oh kerki just 4th yesterday?
SouthWest Packers(15:06): Wird ein interessanter Dreikampf
Wiener Zentralfriedhof RV(15:03): it's two times the 1
Falcor(15:03): Shows 11 for me too
Romoc Riders(15:02): it shows 11
Romoc Riders(15:02): nice form by Lynch
Wiener Zentralfriedhof RV(15:02): lynch is 1
Falcor(15:02): Good, the Undertaker doesn't deserve that anyways!
Romoc Riders(15:01): no nr 1 rider
Alkworld / Admin(15:01): Have fun!
Falcor(15:01): Thanks Alk
Wiener Zentralfriedhof RV(15:00): we can just skip the first 2 km
Alkworld / Admin(15:00): race will start now
Falcor(15:00): There he goes
SouthWest Packers(15:00): Servus guys
Hansa(14:59): Sorry for the mess..
Alkworld / Admin(14:57): I just for a moment postponed the race, will move it soon back
Alkworld / Admin(14:56): I'll try
Team-Mojabahs(14:54): moin
Wiener Zentralfriedhof RV(14:54): I asked in the admin group
Wiener Zentralfriedhof RV(14:52): just on smartphone here.
Hansa(14:52): Can you take me out aad or is that not possible? I have no real chance being here during work days..
Romoc Riders(14:51): you have to win it now
Hansa(14:49): I didnt want to be here...
Romoc Riders(14:42): hello
bergwerk(14:35): glückauf and hello ... wish a nice tour
So I’m going to take two cases to give my opinion, hoping to limit the use of “admin rights during races.”
First case:
Hansa signs up for a race and then asks to be removed. I’m not going to question whether he saw the opposing team compositions and decided to leave thinking he wouldn’t perform well... Only he knows that.
But what I do want to question is the fact that he was allowed to leave the race. We’re all grown adults, we should take responsibility. If I sign up for a race and make a mistake, then I own it.
I think this opens the door to abuse: I join, bring a very strong team, see that I might struggle, and then ask to be removed.
Second case:
FL asks to be added to the race and gets added after the deadline and that’s even more unfair. I have nothing against FL, but this is excessive. We’re talking about a situation where he can see all the opposing team compositions beforehand.
Normally, if you miss the deadline, that’s it you move on. But allowing him in is unfair favoritism.
You might disagree, but I’m convinced that if it were Spree making the same requests in both situations, he wouldn’t even be taken seriously. If Spree showed up at 20:40 saying “can I join?”, he’d just be ignored.
And that’s what bothers me. As players and admins, we need to be accountable. If a player makes a mistake, they deal with it. The same goes for admins they shouldn’t use their “god mode” to force unfair decisions.
Everyone has their limits. You can trash talk if you want, but honestly, when I see things like this, it really puts me off the game and makes me want to sell everything.
We all spend around 2 hours a day on this game it’s a huge investment for everyone, whether it’s Spree, Dreizehn, Romoc, JapanNeutron. There shouldn’t be any “I know Hansa, maybe he made a mistake.”
Take responsibility. You made a mistake. okay, that happens. Everyone makes mistakes. But unfortunately, we’re not going to remove you. You’ll only play 3 days out of 7 .it’s not ideal, but that’s on you. The game didn’t force you into it against your will.
Once, I misjudged a turn while parking and scratched my car. I took responsibility for it. That’s what I should have called this topic: “Take responsibility.”
Actions like this just create frustration for me and I don’t think I’m the only one. But if you don’t care and you’d rather play with 4 or 5, that’s your choice.