Latest revision as of 17:58, 26 June 2024

Obtaining Historical Status

A policy is in place which outlines the method to attain historical status.

Groups must no longer actively contribute to the game.
A nomination should be made on Category talk:Historical Groups.
Voting will last for exactly two weeks following nomination. To be successful, a group must be approved by 2/3 of eligible voters to pass. A minimum of 15 votes must be cast for the vote to be valid. The only allowable votes are Yes and No.
Groups that pass will be added to the category as described below.
Groups must allow a week to pass between nominations.
Groups must allow 4 months in between when the group disbands and when they can be nominated for Historical Status. (Note: Only for Malton-based groups)

Nominations for Historical Status

When nominating a group, please add a note to Template:Wiki News and add {{HistoricalGroupVoting}} to the top of the group's page. Also, please add {{HistoricalVotingRules}} under the group's application for historical status.

New Nominations

Place new nominations for voting here.

Recent Nominations

Militant Order of Barhah

The MOB defined Barhah Fundamentalism for Malton, putting into sharp focus the philosophy of always-dead, migratory, horde-focused zombies. While the MOB reigned, zombies and death cultists everywhere had to reconsider or sheepishly justify their necro-religious beliefs. The MOB maintained multiple effective strike teams for years. For years, zombie activity in Malton consisted primarily of a deep red Ridleybank and an uncontrollable wrecking ball in the form of the MOB. It was like a nonstop, all-seasons Mall Tour or Big Bash. Survivors could not stop it, so they resorted to fleeing in terror and picking up the mess left behind. Jorm, The Prophet of Barhah, is personally notable for:

Being Mayor of Malton from 2010 to today, following the Misanthropy/Revenant administration fulfilling their campaign promise to betray the electorate by handing the keys to the city to Jorm.
Hosting the IRC server that was a longtime favorite for UD live chat.
Hosting barhah.com, the forum that was a longtime favorite for zombie groups.
Making Nexus War, which was more than a little popular. The spiritual successor, Nexus Clash, is still entirely alive.
Working for WikiMedia, where you may have seen him asking for donations.

The Prophet of Barhah himself once made the case for his horde in an arbitration case over the MOB redirect. In his trademarked steel wool and whiskey style, he addressed another group that hoped to be known as "the mob":

Your group consists of less than 20 and has done *nothing*; my group is over 70 and has *smashed suburbs*. We are the MOB; you are the "Malton Mob."

Hagnat further noted:

They are larger. They are famous. They have Zombies. They have Jorm.

I submit the MOB for your consideration. --VVV^RPMBG 07:29, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Yes

Yes - Author vote. --VVV^RPMBG 07:29, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
Yes - Easily one of the most notable zombie groups to have ever shambled the streets of Malton. —Aich on— 21:00, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
Yes - One of the most significant zombie groups in the game's history. -- Spiderzed ▋ 04:37, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
Yes Jorm Made me do it. Ross less ne s s^{Want a Location Image?} 18:36, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
Yes - I have played Urban Dead for almost 20 years, and have been part of MOB for almost as long (19 years, give or take). No zombie group has been as impactful as MOB, and perhaps no zombie group ever will. Liche (talk) 19:44, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
I guess so. ^ Has this game been around for nearly 20 years? Ah, well. That can't be. (Really?) -- AHLG T G THE END IS NIGH! 04:45, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
Yes DANCEDANCEREVO LUTION 07:37, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
yes - i was told there would be chum. hajen (talk) 15:39, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
Yes Clayton Carmine (talk) 15:30, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

No

With voting finished, MOB hasn't passed the minimum 15 votes to be made historical. That said, you can change historical voting policy (which doesn't have minimum vote requirements). -- AHLG T G THE END IS NIGH! 17:57, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

East Becktown Defenders

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The East Becktown Defenders officially disbanded on May 1st, 2020, which makes them eligible for Historical Group status. The EBD had been active since 2016, and included dozens of members, including both veterans and entire newbies. They maintained good relationships with survivor groups (including, but not limited to the DHPD, SoC, Knights Templar and the DEM) and zombie groups (specifically the Daubeney Resident Zombies next door, and of course our favourite frenemies in the RRF). Aside from regular survivor-style operations, they also brought a fun, no-pressure approach to the game, along with wiki-tools (like the automatic SitRep on their group page) and weird events (like the EBD StatParty). The group decided not to fade away like many others, but officially disbanded after exactly 4 years of activity.

Yes

Yes - PB&J 13:29, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes - Clayton Carmine (talk) 13:38, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes - MicoolTNT 13:57, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes - stelar ^{Talk|MCM|EBD|Scourge} 14:00, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes - Roddy Winters (talk) 17:27, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes - Matt Langley (talk) 18:13, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes - Tarkenton (talk) 20:33, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes - Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 23:17, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes - Simcoe 07:00, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes - Yo Ris (talk) 07:33, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes - RaiNo 10:14, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes - Frank Burn (talk) 13:46, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes - DoXBr (talk) 14:19, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes - Richardskull16 (talk) 09:25, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes - The Malton Globetrotters turbodunk the ayes! --【ⅎooɹd ǝʌɐɥ ᴉ sʇɐoƃ sʍoʅʚ ⅎǝᴉɹɔuoɯ uǝɹɐʞ】 ☉ ☉ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 00:58, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Yes - Benigno ^{SSZ RCC} 16:57, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

No

I was going to go with “Who?” but apparently we’ve spoken. As they did not fix their page in the entire 4 years they spent as a group, I cannot in good conscience vote for this group to be historical. ᚱᛁᚹᛖᚾᚨᚾᛏ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 16:13, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
From what I see is a run-of-the-mill survivor group engaged in standard survivor play of maintaining a particular area. It was not innovative (like MCM or 404 were), it didn't have a distinctive style (like for example B.A.R. or ULC would have), nor was it involved in significant events (like Escape or c4NT were). -- Spiderzed ▋ 20:34, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
As Spiderzed. Groups that had some members, did some things, and had a central pitch of being "well liked" didn't classify as historical when Urban Dead was bigger. I don't believe that should change for groups that existed during UD's long tail. DANCEDANCEREVO LUTION 05:55, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
As Spiderzed. --Papa John Schnatter (talk) 17:25, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

With voting well and truly finished, the East Becktown Defenders have become a historical group. DANCEDANCEREVO LUTION 07:53, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

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-#Within two weeks of a nomination, the group must be approved by 2/3 of the voters, with a minimum of 15 voters for a nomination to pass. The only allowable votes are '''Yea''' and '''Nay'''.
+#Voting will last for exactly two weeks following nomination. To be successful, a group must be approved by 2/3 of eligible voters to pass. A minimum of 15 votes must be cast for the vote to be valid. The only allowable votes are '''Yes''' and '''No'''.
 #Groups that pass will be added to the category as described below.
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 When nominating a group, please add a note to [[Template:Wiki News]] and add {{CodeInline|<nowiki>{{HistoricalGroupVoting}}</nowiki>}} to the top of the group's page. Also, please add {{CodeInline|<nowiki>{{HistoricalVotingRules}}</nowiki>}} under the group's application for historical status.
-==New Nominations==
+=New Nominations=
-===[[Ackland Abattoir]]===
+''Place new nominations for voting here.''
-way back in the day, actually right near the beginning of the game, the [[Ackland Abattoir]] ravaged havercroft, and [[Ackland Mall Security]] with its attacks and tricks. being such a plight to the suburb itself way back when, countless scores of survivors, newbies, and now veteran players fell victim to their tactics. As of right now, this group has been disbanded for quite some time, and only has one remaining member who does not recruit, yet proudly keeps his group status on his profile the same. i remember seeing them shortly before/after the [[Battle of the Bear Pit]]. i commune with this remaining member quite often actually, as it is nice to reminisce about the good old days. they terrorized our suburb for a long while, and i believe they deserve the due credit [[User:Nuerotoxic2213|Nuerotoxic2213]] 19:30, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-{{HistoricalVotingRules}}
+=Recent Nominations=
+==[[Militant Order of Barhah]]==
+The MOB defined [[Barhah#Controversy and Fundamentalis|Barhah Fundamentalism]] for Malton, putting into sharp focus the philosophy of always-dead, migratory, horde-focused zombies. While the MOB reigned, zombies and death cultists everywhere had to reconsider or sheepishly justify their necro-religious beliefs. The MOB maintained multiple effective strike teams for years. For years, zombie activity in Malton consisted primarily of a deep red Ridleybank and an uncontrollable wrecking ball in the form of the MOB. It was like a nonstop, all-seasons Mall Tour or Big Bash. Survivors could not stop it, so they resorted to [[River Tactics|fleeing in terror and picking up the mess left behind]]. Jorm, The Prophet of Barhah, is personally notable for:
+*Being [[Mayor]] of Malton from 2010 to today, following the Misanthropy/Revenant administration fulfilling their campaign promise to betray the electorate by handing the keys to the city to Jorm.
+*Hosting the IRC server that was a longtime favorite for UD live chat.
+*Hosting [[Unofficial UD Forums#Barhah.com|barhah.com]], the forum that was a longtime favorite for zombie groups.
+*Making [[:Category:Related Games#Inspired by Urban Dead|Nexus War]], which was more than a little popular. The spiritual successor, [https://www.nexusclash.com/ Nexus Clash], is still entirely alive.
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jorm Working for WikiMedia], where you may have seen him asking for donations.
+The Prophet of Barhah himself once made the case for his horde in [[UDWiki:Administration/Arbitration/Militant Order of Barhah vs Malton Mob|an arbitration case over the MOB redirect]]. In his trademarked steel wool and whiskey style, he addressed another group that hoped to be known as "the mob":
+ Your group consists of less than 20 and has done *nothing*; my group is over 70 and has *smashed suburbs*. We are the MOB; you are the "Malton Mob."
+Hagnat further noted:
+ They are larger. They are famous. They have Zombies. They have Jorm.
+I submit the MOB for your consideration. --{{User:TripleU/Sig}} 07:29, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
+=== Yes ===
+# '''Yes''' - Author vote. --{{User:TripleU/Sig}} 07:29, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - Easily one of the most notable zombie groups to have ever shambled the streets of Malton. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 21:00, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - One of the most significant zombie groups in the game's history. --'''<span style="font-family:monospace; background-color:#222222">[[User:Spiderzed|<span style="color:Lime"> Spiderzed</span>]][[User talk:Spiderzed|<span style="color:Lime">▋</span>]]</span>''' 04:37, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' Jorm Made me do it. [[User:Rosslessness|<span style="color: MidnightBlue ">R</span><span style="color: Navy">o</span><span style="color: DarkBlue">s</span><span style="color: MediumBlue">s</span><span style="color: RoyalBlue"></span>]][[User_Talk:Rosslessness|<span style="color: RoyalBlue">l</span><span style="color: CornflowerBlue">e</span><span style="color: SkyBlue">s</span><span style="color: LightskyBlue">s</span>]][[User_Talk:Rosslessness/Quiz|<span style="color: LightBlue">n</span><span style="color: PowderBlue">e</span>]][[Monroeville Many|<span style="color: PaleTurquoise">s</span>]][[The Great Suburb Group Massacre|<span style="color: PaleTurquoise">s</span>]]<sup>[[Location Page Building Toolkit|<span style="color: DarkRed">Want a Location Image?]] </span> </sup>  18:36, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - I have played Urban Dead for almost 20 years, and have been part of MOB for almost as long (19 years, give or take).  No zombie group has been as impactful as MOB, and perhaps no zombie group ever will. [[User:Liche|Liche]] ([[User talk:Liche|talk]]) 19:44, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
+#'''I guess so.''' ^ Has this game been around for nearly 20 years? Ah, well. That can't be. (Really?) --{{User:A Helpful Little Gnome/Sig}} 04:45, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
+#'''Yes''' {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/sig5}} 07:37, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
+#'''yes''' - i was told there would be chum. [[User:Hajen|hajen]] ([[User talk:Hajen|talk]]) 15:39, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
+#'''Yes''' [[User:Clayton Carmine|Clayton Carmine]] ([[User talk:Clayton Carmine|talk]]) 15:30, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
-====Yes====
+=== No ===
-# Similar impact on the game as several other groups that have been given historical status - i.e. Shambling Seagulls, the Gray, Ars Requiem. -[[User:MHSstaff|MHSstaff]] 06:15, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#:Yeah, but only 0.4 of those 3 groups will survive The Great Historical Group Purge. --{{User:TripleU/Sig}} 06:27, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#::And let it be a swift and merciless purge when it comes -- {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/l}} 08:57, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#Yup. Sadly, pretty much nobody will remember them, so this vote is pretty much doomed, but for my money they deserve Historical. {{User:Revenant/Sig}} 16:58, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#Yes. I've worked in the area a lot & have met countless Ackland Abbatoir members, although not recently. Seem to remember they smashed the Mall several times, with style. Made quite a impact on survivors & survivor groups in this area. --[[User:Jsrbrunty|Jsrbrunty]] 19:44, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#Yeah, they sounded interesting. --[[User:Blades|Blades]] 02:48, 6 September 2010 (BST)
-#Jeez.  I'm so sad nobody remembers these guys.  I saw the name on the front page, and I was all, "Holy shit, you mean those guys from back when I first started playing?"  They were cool :V  Cool enough to get my completely meaningless vote. [[User:RinKou|RinKou]] 01:40, 9 September 2010 (BST)
-====No====
+With voting finished, MOB hasn't passed the minimum 15 votes to be made historical. That said, you can [[UDWiki:Administration/Policy Discussion|change historical voting policy]] (which doesn't have minimum vote requirements). --{{User:A Helpful Little Gnome/Sig}} 17:57, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
-#'''Who?''' Never heard of you. --[[Image:Umbrella-White.png|14px]][[User:MisterGame|<span style= "color: maroon; background-color: white">'''''Thadeous Oakley''''']][[Image:Umbrella-White.png|14px]]</span> 19:57, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-#See Thad's reason. --{{User:Axe Hack/Sig}} 20:16, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-# I'm gonna have to go with Thad on this one. --{{User:The Colonel/Sig}} 20:21, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-#Their news have been regularly updated for, what, 2.5 months from May to July 2006? They better should have made a hell of an impact during that quarter year they've been actually active. --{{User:Spiderzed/Sandbox/Sig}} 20:23, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-#Thad nailed it.--{{User:Yonnua Koponen/signature2‎}} 20:25, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-# bad -- {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/l}} 22:52, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-#Fixed your link in case in helps your bid, but I've followed the goings on of most of the important PKer groups in Malton and have heard of these guys only in the briefest of asides. {{User:Misanthropy/Sig}} 22:56, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-#Thad nailed it. Also, if their leader is still around and hasn't disbanded it, I don't know that this meets rule #6 of the policy. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 23:51, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-#As Yonnua. --{{User:TripleU/Sig}} 00:06, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#This might be the worst nomination ever. --[[User:The Hierophant|Papa Moloch]] 01:07, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#I browse the wiki quite a lot to read about Malton history and I've never heard of these guys.--{{User:Rolfe Steiner/sig}} 02:18, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#Fail.  I thought actual in-game impact was a prerequisite.  {{User:Criminally Insane/supastampbiatch}}
-#I have no idea who these guys are. --[[User:Huntress|Huntress]] 07:33, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#As Thad.--{{User:Mallrat/sig}} 17:04, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#Sorry but never heard of you or your past glory --{{User:DiSm/sig}} 17:58, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#Why? You were post-Ackland [[User:Damien falcon|Damien falcon]] 22:06, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#Who? [[User:Asheets|Asheets]] 00:01, 6 September 2010 (BST)
-#I know nothing of your work --[[User:Zensaga|Zensaga]] 01:00, 6 September 2010 (BST)
-#Not historical --[[User:Johnny Bass|Papa Johnny]] 08:46, 6 September 2010 (BST)
-#As Aichon and Rolfe Steiner. --{{User:Maverick Farrant/sig}} 21:15, 6 September 2010 (BST)
-#as moloch----[[User:Sexualharrison|<span style="color:Red">sexualharrison</span>]][[Image:Starofdavid2.png | 18px]] ¯\([[Image:Boobs.gif|18px]])/¯ 23:03, 6 September 2010 (BST)
-#No. According to their files, they have done very little in regards to noteworthiness. --{{User:THE TERMINATOR/sig}} 12:05, 8 September 2010 (BST)
-#After carefull thought, deliberation and a perusal of the historical records, the Blob has rendered his verdict: No. --[[User:Dr summeroff|Dr summeroff]] 00:17, 9 September 2010 (BST)
-===[[PTT]]===
+==[[East Becktown Defenders]]==
-It's been ages since I've seen any of the members active, and it's also been ages since I've seen them on the stats page.  The group was made up of a bunch of members on a Taiwanese bulletin board system under the same name of the group.  They came into existence in late 2006, and held strong until early 2007 (from what I know, at least).  Their base of operations was situated around [[Shearbank]].  They've reached over 200 in weeks, took a small part in [[Battle of Blackmore]], and were a major force in defending Shearbank from [[Shacknews]] after Shacknews came in and ravaged Blackmore.  If anything, they were probably the largest group whose players originated from Taiwan.  And believe me, their presence gave Malton a good feel of having a mixed-culture population, especially since the majority of the players in Urban Dead speaks English.
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-====Yes====
+The East Becktown Defenders officially disbanded on [[EBD/Epitaph|May 1st, 2020]], which makes them eligible for Historical Group status.
-#'''Yes''' - Those were good old days, all right, and these guys were a big help in many major sieges back then.  If you ask me, Shearbank should have been renamed to China Town due to the large Chinese speaking population stationed there. ;) --{{User:Axe Hack/Sig}} 16:28, 3 September 2010 (BST)
+The EBD had been active since 2016, and included dozens of members, including both veterans and entire newbies. They maintained good relationships with survivor groups (including, but not limited to the DHPD, SoC, Knights Templar and the DEM) and zombie groups (specifically the Daubeney Resident Zombies next door, and of course our favourite frenemies in the RRF).
-#'''Yes''' - The name rang a bell, but the wiki page brought it all back. Certainly deserve it.--{{User:Drawde/Sig}} 17:02, 3 September 2010 (BST)
+Aside from regular survivor-style operations, they also brought a fun, no-pressure approach to the game, along with [[East_Becktown_Defenders/Tools|wiki-tools]] (like the automatic SitRep on their group page) and weird events (like the [[EBD_Stat_Party_2016|EBD StatParty]]).
-#:Heh.  Remember when the SysOps of old thought the first few users trying to create the group page were adbots? xD --{{User:Axe Hack/Sig}} 17:06, 3 September 2010 (BST)
+The group decided not to fade away like many others, but officially disbanded after exactly 4 years of activity.
-#::My lurker memories of old remember that :3 --{{User:Drawde/Sig}} 18:57, 3 September 2010 (BST)
-#'''Yes''' --{{User:Yonnua Koponen/signature2‎}} 17:29, 3 September 2010 (BST)
-#'''Yes''' - Their page is even in the top 10 most visited on the wiki, and for good reason. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 18:52, 3 September 2010 (BST)
-#'''Yep''' --{{User:Rosslessness/Sig}} 18:54, 3 September 2010 (BST)
-#'''Yes''' - A great group. [[User:Redoubt|Redoubt]] 19:40, 3 September 2010 (BST)
-#'''Yes''' - They did their part. --{{User:Rolfe Steiner/sig}} 03:40, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-#'''Yeah''' - As a long time resident of Shearbank, I have seen them often in the past. Left a good impression. --[[Image:Umbrella-White.png|14px]][[User:MisterGame|<span style= "color: maroon; background-color: white">'''''Thadeous Oakley''''']][[Image:Umbrella-White.png|14px]]</span> 10:12, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-#200+ members and over 447,000 group page views! If they were still active they could boss Malton.--{{User:Mallrat/sig}} 17:06, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#These guys were cool! They deserve an award for the group that was something that will never be seen again :( --{{User:DiSm/sig}} 18:01, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#'''Yes''' --[[User:Zensaga|Zensaga]] 01:03, 6 September 2010 (BST)
-#:<s>'''Yes''' - i remember --[[User:Duke Garland|<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>]] [[User:Duke Garland/BHW|<nowiki>[</nowiki>]][[User talk:Duke Garland|talk]][[Signature Race|<nowiki>]</nowiki>]] 22:27, 17 September 2010 (BST)</s> <small>Voting had closed</small>
-====No====
+=== Yes ===
-#'''No''' - I always assumed they got their page views via bots, I never thought they were actually a group. --{{User:TripleU/Sig}} 23:27, 3 September 2010 (BST)
-#'''No''' - Too much zerging and not enough actually doing stuff for my taste. --[[User:The Hierophant|Papa Moloch]] 00:22, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-#:I'll have you know PTT handled their cheating members personally.  I've witnessed their executions of their cheaters first-hand. --{{User:Axe Hack/Sig}} 00:36, 4 September 2010 (BST
-#::Then they'll have 'executed' enough people for it to qualify as genocide. Further, a far as the actual game goes, they were big but irrelevant. The latter damns the former. --[[User:The Hierophant|Papa Moloch]] 14:28, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-#NO cheating zerging fucks heads. that did nothing at all in game. zero.!----[[User:Sexualharrison|<span style="color:Red">sexualharrison</span>]][[Image:Starofdavid2.png | 18px]] ¯\([[Image:Boobs.gif|18px]])/¯ 04:27, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-#:Is there any actual proof that they were zerging? --[[User:Shatari|Shatari]] 12:25, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-#::Yes. Cross reference any member with the list in the second and third posts of the [http://zombies.dementiastudios.org/boards/index.php?topic=12.0 Zerg Liste] thread. Then use the search button to search for that character's name. All additions to the zerg liste are the result of someone submitting evidence to Resenz. It's then evaluated by the Zerg Liste staff. If someone's on that list there's a 95% chance they're a legitimate zerg. The other 5% are coincidental mistakes. The system is not perfect, but if you don't get yourself off the list you're assumed to be a zerg. As it stands several members of PTT are still on the list, and are still being listed. So yeah, they zerg and there's evidence of it. Any other questions? - {{User:Goribus/Sig}} 08:35, 8 September 2010 (BST)
-#:::Ye- if 99% of them don't speak english, how do they get off? What does Resenz to for international speaking ud players? -- {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/l}} 11:56, 8 September 2010 (BST)
-#::::That's not Resenz' problem DDR. There are legitimate non zergers on the list, but until they take the effort to go to Resenz to prove otherwise they're still going to be on the list. Also using the not speaking English excuse isn't really valid. Especially since the RDD has about 25% or more members from Europe that speak English as a second, or in some cases, third language. If the 1% of the group that does speak/read English can't go to Resenz and play interpretor for the rest of the group it's no one's problem but their own. If you want them off the liste then go and contact them and tell them what they'll need to do. Had she not taken a leave of absence I'd ask our own Asian member to go and talk to them assuming they speak the same language. Ours speaks English and Chinese, but I think she also speaks German and maybe French. She was a smart girl that one. - {{User:Goribus/Sig}} 10:34, 10 September 2010 (BST)
-#:::::How does this list work? Do the users compare IP addresses, or is it simply "similar sounding names"? How wide spread was the alleged zerging, and was the majority of the group made aware of it? Further, were any members of the group informed that they were on the list in a language that they could understand? It's easy to accuse someone of zerging, but it's unfair to do so without proof. Can you link to some proof please?--[[User:Shatari|Shatari]] 17:51, 10 September 2010 (BST)
-#::::::For listing purposes a number of criteria is used. Similar naming habits, profile writing styles, creation dates, etc. Everyone that gets listed (or not) is done so because someone went to Resenz and posted a screencap/dumbwit/iwit/etc. It's then evaluated by the Zerg Liste Staff. For purposes of de-listing it's as simple as posting screenshots/dumbwits/iwits showing that the characters are seperated. In the case of mistaken identity deals the owner of each character must go to Resenz and post there for IP verification purposes. As the people that staff the Zerg Liste are moderators and admins for that purpose they can look up IPs of the people posting. From there IPs can be matched against known proxies and more or less pinpoint where said person is posting from. No one tells them that they're on it, as I've said that's not the Zerg Liste's problem.
-#::::::Had you used the link I posted you would see hundreds of names on that list. Also a fairly detailed post about how the list works, how to get off of it, how to post to it, etc. The amount of time for listing, investigating, delisting, etc. is fairly high enough as it is. How is one supposed to track down a specific character to tell them they've been listed anyway? Hmmm? As for showing you proof? Go fuck yourself. I don't need to prove shit to you if you're too lazy to do the work yourself. I can't be fucked to track down some mythical memberlist for dozens of random characters and do individual searches to prove to you that someone was listed. Sorry, but I have a life outside of this game and I'm not going to waste hours of my life to win some stupid argument on the internet because someone's so dense they can't do research for themselves. - {{User:Goribus/Sig}} 03:15, 11 September 2010 (BST)
-#:::::::I was told it was standard to be told you were executed for zerging as per the Zerg Liste in game when someone killed a perpetrator of zerging. Do you yourself not follow this practice then? -- {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/l}} 03:35, 11 September 2010 (BST)
-#::::::::Sure, when I'm zerg hunting with a breather and run into a zerg. The zerg liste copy paste is in every kill taunt. But to go out of my fucking way to randomly inform what is literally hundreds of people they're on the list? Yeah, that's not going to happen. You're being naive to think anyone would go out of their way to track down each and every person on the Zerg Liste to tell them they're on a list. Not to mention it's imfuckingpossible to do so. Go ahead, and try to track down just one random player that isn't associated in the meta-game. I dare you. See how much time and effort you're going to waste to track down one single solitary person playing a single random character. I don't staff the Zerg Liste, I hunt from it and I'm in the ZHU. ZHU =/= Zerg Liste Staff. - {{User:Goribus/Sig}} 07:50, 11 September 2010 (BST)
-#:::::::::I don't remember me saying that. Do you remember me saying that? -- {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/l}} 14:06, 11 September 2010 (BST)
-#:::::::Wait, so you're accusing a group of being zergers, and then you're mad when someone asks you to provide some form of evidence? Have you ever heard of "Burden of Proof"?--[[User:Shatari|Shatari]] 03:58, 11 September 2010 (BST)
-#::::::::He already sorta linked you to where said evidence is. {{User:Misanthropy/Sig}} 04:09, 11 September 2010 (BST)
-#:::::::::But there's no real evidence there, just some names on a list, devoid of all context or evidence (for what little is needed to get on the list in the first place). The only evidence is that there are players in the group allegedly on the list (Goribus isn't willing to list ''any'' names, so I have no reason to assume it's true) and someone allegedly accused them of zerging at some point. Since the only way they can be cleared is to respond to some random list on the internet in a language the majority of them don't speak, it's unlikely that they were ever aware of the list. The site can only view IP addresses of people who actually post on that forum (which is coincidentally the only solid evidence that can be brought against inconspicuous zergers), so he's not even linking to real evidence. Linking to a page with thousands of names and saying "See? PROOF! Don't like it? Fuck you! Prove me wrong!" is not very convincing and does nothing to shift the burden of proof.--[[User:Shatari|Shatari]] 06:05, 11 September 2010 (BST)
-#::::::::::You are the dumbest mother fucker I have ever met. Do not breed. Ever. - {{User:Goribus/Sig}} 07:50, 11 September 2010 (BST)
-#Was going to not vote because I had some idea that they were before my time, but I specifically remember seeing these guys with about 200 members before I [[User_talk:Linkthewidow/Archive/6#PTT|found]] their wiki page for the firs time. This is a vote towards the fact they they've been huge for years and yet I'd never seen or heard of them in-game at all, not once. Yeah, they're cute and it's great that this established UD as an international game that transgressed language barriers, yada yada, and I won't mind if they do become historical for that reason. But I still can't find myself supporting it. -- {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/l}} 11:00, 4 September 2010 (BST)
-#:{{s|1=I don't wanna vote either side, so don't consider this when tallying up the votes, but I echo DDR's sentiment that a group that big should have had a greater in-game relevance than they did. Their impact wasn't small, but it was 99.9% based on what they ''were'', not what they ''did''. I'm decidedly undecided about this one but I feel that my reasoning is worth pointing out. {{User:Misanthropy/Sig}} 13:46, 4 September 2010 (BST)}} <small> this was originally an abstain but historical voting policy states there may only be yes or no, so I removed the header and placed it up to the rest of voting. -- {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/l}} 14:52, 4 September 2010 (BST)</small>
-#Murdered these guys over and over and over again.  Most of their members were just standing logins.  Did I mention the LoD wiped the floor with them when we only had 12 members? Oh, and I forgot the zerging thing.  It's great and all they had 200 something profiles at their peak, but again, merely profiles.  Where did the real gamers get to? {{User:Criminally Insane/supastampbiatch}}
-#'''No''' - I spent ample time in Shearbank as both a LUEmbie and a PKer, and I personally never saw them do anything aside from revive a few people (mostly their own members). In fact, the only thing I really recall about PTT was the zerging. --{{User:Another_alias/Signature}} 06:04, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#'''Nah''', even though I remember these guys and am familiar with Shearbank, they didn't leave a real impression on me or anybody I know. --[[User:Huntress|Huntress]] 07:38, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#'''KEKEKE''' {{User:Revenant/Sig}} 17:00, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#Didn't even know they existed --[[User:Damien falcon|Damien falcon]] 22:08, 5 September 2010 (BST)
-#No but heard of them. --[[User:Blades|Blades]] 02:49, 6 September 2010 (BST)
-#As moloch --[[User:Johnny Bass|Papa Johnny]] 08:46, 6 September 2010 (BST)
-#'''No''' - Although the irony of Asian zergs makes me laugh uproariously. -- {{User:Goribus/Sig}} 08:35, 8 September 2010 (BST)
-#No. Their only contribution was having a large Asian-based group. --{{User:THE TERMINATOR/sig}} 12:06, 8 September 2010 (BST)
-#:That's not true.  They made wiki contributions as well!  Their group page translates all the important playing references into Chinese, something that the Chinese-speaking users on UDWiki will be able to understand more easily! --{{User:Axe Hack/Sig}} 03:51, 15 September 2010 (BST)
-#Communing with the Cosmos for days for guidance on this vote, the Blob finally appeared before me, shaking his gelatinous head in the negative. --[[User:Dr summeroff|Dr summeroff]] 00:21, 9 September 2010 (BST)
-Voting has closed. With 11 For and 14 Against, PTT has '''Failed''' to achieve the 2/3 necessary for historical status. {{User:Aichon/Signature}} 23:12, 17 September 2010 (BST)
+# '''Yes''' -  {{User:Peralta/Signature}} 13:29, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - [[User:Clayton Carmine|Clayton Carmine]] ([[User talk:Clayton Carmine|talk]]) 13:38, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - [[User:MicoolTNT|MicoolTNT]] 13:57, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - {{User:Stelar/sig}} 14:00, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - [[User:Roddy Winters|Roddy Winters]] ([[User talk:Roddy Winters|talk]]) 17:27, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - [[User:Matt Langley|Matt Langley]] ([[User talk:Matt Langley|talk]]) 18:13, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - [[User:Tarkenton|Tarkenton]] ([[User talk:Tarkenton|talk]]) 20:33, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - {{User:Bob Moncrief/Sig}} 23:17, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - [[User:Simcoe|Simcoe]] 07:00, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - [[User:Yo Ris|Yo Ris]] ([[User talk:Yo Ris|talk]]) 07:33, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - [[User:RaiNo|RaiNo]] 10:14, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - [[User:Frank Burn|Frank Burn]] ([[User talk:Frank Burn|talk]]) 13:46, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' -  [[User:DoXBr|DoXBr]] ([[User talk:DoXBr|talk]]) 14:19, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - [[User:Richardskull16|Richardskull16]] ([[User talk:Richardskull16|talk]]) 09:25, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - The Malton Globetrotters turbodunk the ayes! --{{User:Dragonshardz/dragonshardz}} {{Goonsig|Dragonshardz}} 00:58, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
+# '''Yes''' - {{User:Benigno/sig}} 16:57, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
-==Recent Nominations==
+=== No ===
-*[[Category_talk:Historical_Groups/FailedArchive#PTT|PTT]] - '''Failed'''
+#I was going to go with “Who?” but [[Talk:East_Becktown_Defenders#Your_page|apparently we’ve spoken]]. As they did not fix their page in the entire 4 years they spent as a group, I cannot in good conscience vote for this group to be historical. {{User:Revenant/Sig}} {{Goonsig|Revenant}} 16:13, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
+#From what I see is a run-of-the-mill survivor group engaged in standard survivor play of maintaining a particular area. It was not innovative (like MCM or 404 were), it didn't have a distinctive style (like for example B.A.R. or ULC would have), nor was it involved in significant events (like Escape or c4NT were). --'''<span style="font-family:monospace; background-color:#222222">[[User:Spiderzed|<span style="color:Lime"> Spiderzed</span>]][[User talk:Spiderzed|<span style="color:Lime">▋</span>]]</span>''' 20:34, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
+#As Spiderzed. Groups that had some members, did some things, and had a central pitch of being "well liked" didn't classify as historical when Urban Dead was bigger. I don't believe that should change for groups that existed during UD's [[Survivor-Zombie_Imbalance#7|long tail]]. {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/sig5}} 05:55, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
+#As Spiderzed. --[[User:Papa John Schnatter|Papa John Schnatter]] ([[User talk:Papa John Schnatter|talk]]) 17:25, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
+With voting well and truly finished, the East Becktown Defenders have become a '''historical group'''. {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/sig5}} 07:53, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
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