Ludwig Controversy

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Ludwig is one of the older members of the Urban Dead community, having created his first character in early July. He apparently played a large part in gaining information early on the game (Item lists, maps etc.). When the first unofficial forum was opened, Ludwig was amongst the first to sign up. He (just behind Drakkenmaw) was the the most active member for quite some time. The CoL moved its activities from the mailing lists to the forum, and Ludwig was one of the more active councillors on the forums. After a period of inactivity, Ludwig returned to the forum, and was given moderator status by Inscryer.

Something Awful

Ludwig became disliked by some members of the community, who believed he was selfish and condescending. These members were mostly users from the Something Awful forums, who were known for playing the game in a fashion that many people frowned upon at the time. Members of this website were responsible for many groups within the game, such as The Wiley Clan (AKA the Cult of the Coyote), the Kindergarten Cult, DARIS, and The Many. Their playing style (as well as their roleplaying style, and posting style in general) upset many people, Ludwig included.

Ludwig became more distressed as a large number of SA members joined the forum. In his moderation, he decided that many of the posts made by these new goons were "spam" and "off-topic". After one goon questioned a moderation choice made by Ludwig, Ludwig insulted him and appeared to lock various threads and delete post created by goons, ostensibly because of his judgement. This upset the goons, who became inflammatory towards Ludwig because of this.

Katthew and the PM Campaign

After banning Katthew for openly questioning his moderation tactics and insulting various users (Ludwig himself included) in both public and private messages, the goons created the Ludwig YTMND, and launched a private message campaign to Inscryer. They claimed that Ludwig was "rude and humorless," and that he abused his moderator status in order to "promote the Council of Leaders."

Events After Closure

Soon after this, the forums were closed and reopened by Inscryer; new moderators were appointed. Ludwig found that he had not been re-appointed to his position, and the attitude of the forums had changed considerably due to the change in moderation styles. This led Ludwig to post the following message:

Well you've done it. You have all taken away everything I liked about this game and the forums. 
It is not what it once was, and I don't think it will be again. As is such, I have decided that
I am leaving the forums starting right now, and I highly doubt that I will ever return. 
I will still play the game on occasion, you may even see me, but I will not be reading or posting
here anymore.

Before I go there are a few things that I would like to say. First I would like to thank Casey
Lucas, for being a devoted fan to my IC story. Second, I would like to formally denounce my
affiliation with C.o.L. and D.I.E. I will be putting keefthethief in charge of D.I.E. from now on.
Third, I would like a member of the new staff to lock my Log thread, I do not want it to be
spammed or flamed in after I leave. Fourth, I would like to thank Kevan for creating a
once-wonderful game, even if it has been destroyed now.

Feel free to post and final words you have to say to me here anyone, but I will not be reading it.
What ever you do, don't send me a PM as I would like any words about me to be shared by all.

Last, a message to SA. First you drove Inscryer away with your spam and flames, now you have won
your battle against me. Your dirty tactics have won against my reasoning, and I hope you all die 
painfully.

Following this message, Ludwig left the forums and has returned just recently after several weeks.