Originally posted by arbeider
But if all clan leaders can self-police (honour system?) and only create clan challenges that bypass the sandbagging as you call it and match players based on actual skill - there would be no need for collusion and the issue goes away.
The collusion is seen as a solution to a problem. You might not like the solution - but there it is. Take away the problem ... no need for a solution you (we) don't like.
If you buy into the pure, unmitigated baloney that Mctayto spews that Metallica is the source of all that is wrong with this site, then you are missing the actual problem.
A few self-important crybabies became frustrated that their clans could not match the record of Metallica no matter what they tried (because after all, they weren't nearly as good, despite their own opinions), and so they hatched a plan, where their clans would sacrifice their own records to shovel wins to one of them, and, in this way, hundreds of points could be amassed and given to (not earned by) one clan.
There never was a "need" for the collusion. The only "problem" this was seen as a "solution" to, by those involved, is the huge egos and "bruised dignity" of those involved. And all because they can't beat Metallica fairly. In fact, they have to come up with some reason that might be seen as an explanation for their offensive behavior. So they manufacture this idea that "Metallica cheats". Well, I suppose that if 1) you considered yourself the best players on the site and 2) you kept being shut out by the best clan on the site, then you might dream up this supposed reason why you are denied wins. This is an outrageous move by a bunch of self-promoting losers who cannot win any other way except by collusion and they justify their collusion by claiming that they "had no choice". Which is complete and utter nonsense.
I mean, as always, you can buy into their narrative if you want. But these are the reasons why most clan leaders here, who just want to play some chess, have denounced them, and rightfully so.