I would like to make a formal post regarding the problems brought up in this thread.
To start off with, we will speak of the ban of Curse by Snorlax. Bans for official events have always been determined by the community (excluding bugged moved, items, ect). We will not be changing that now even if our opinions differ. Like the community, many staff members have mixed feelings on the topic but the decision has been made. If you have a problem with the ban, we are not the ones to come to with your complaints/suggestions. The ones you should be going to are those in control of the ban lists. Since we have been going with the ban lists determined by the community for over a year, it would make no sense to ignore a ruling now. If the ban is lifted, it will be lifted in official events as well.
Another topic I would like to bring up would be me being "in charge of events". I want to clear this up for all who have it in their head that I am "in charge". No single staff member is in charge of events. Just because you see me running many events does not make me a leader. It simply means I enjoy giving the community something to play for. I am not responsible for the lack of events and no one person is. However since I do host many events, of course there will be more calls that some would see as unfair. To that topic, I would like the clarify on the fact that no decisions are made by me alone. When making a call, I will moreso get the opinion from the match's referee then every other staff member's opinion as well. In every case majority rules. I'm not out to get you guys. I'm open to admitting mistakes and in the past I've even apologized personally to those I have affected. I'm just here to give you events (among my other duties), something fun to do at the end of the week.
I hope that can clear some things up for you all. No one likes conflict. Now let's prepare for Masters, it's going to be a great event!