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To support Ironfart's findings, this is a tracert to Simple I ran in January after a couple of months of bad connection:
Notice the time-out starts with the same address that Iron shows.
Tracing route to bf1942.team-simple.org [194.88.105.25]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     1 ms     1 ms     1 ms  hitronhub.home [192.168.0.1]
  2    14 ms    15 ms    13 ms  cm-134-228-2-2.buckeyecom.net [134.228.2.2]
  3    12 ms    23 ms    13 ms  24-53-168-97.buckeyecom.net [24.53.168.97]
  4     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  5    22 ms    13 ms    14 ms  cm-24-53-169-53.maxxsouthbb.net [24.53.169.53]
  6    47 ms    46 ms    52 ms  v517.core1.den1.he.net [184.105.253.45]
  7    52 ms    50 ms    49 ms  100ge14-1.core1.oma1.he.net [184.105.65.162]
  8    49 ms    61 ms    47 ms  100ge8-1.core1.chi1.he.net [184.105.213.1]
  9    51 ms    48 ms    48 ms  100ge2-2.core2.chi1.he.net [184.104.192.118]
10    63 ms    64 ms    64 ms  100ge16-1.core1.nyc4.he.net [184.105.223.162]
11   155 ms   130 ms   130 ms  100ge7-1.core1.lon2.he.net [72.52.92.165]
12   130 ms   130 ms   131 ms  100ge0-30.core2.lon3.he.net [184.105.64.238]
13   138 ms   157 ms   135 ms  100ge0-33.core2.ams2.he.net [184.104.193.194]
14   136 ms   134 ms   136 ms  worldstream.nikhef.nl-ix.net [193.239.116.249]
15   143 ms   136 ms   137 ms  109.236.95.107
16   137 ms   138 ms   138 ms  109.236.95.227
17     *        *        *     Request timed out.
18     *        *        *     Request timed out.
19     *        *        *     Request timed out.
20     *        *        *     Request timed out.
21     *        *        *     Request timed out.
22     *        *        *     Request timed out.
23     *        *        *     Request timed out.
24     *        *        *     Request timed out.
25     *        *        *     Request timed out.
26     *        *        *     Request timed out.
27     *        *        *     Request timed out.
28     *        *        *     Request timed out.
29     *        *        *     Request timed out.
30     *        *        *     Request timed out.

Not an OS problem. Clearly a server issue.  Another case of users who aren't hitting this problem not believing those who DO have the problem.

I just logged on to Simple Aberdeen only and placed a Wespe on the ridge where Sepp parks his all the time. I have taken screen shots that show a shell landing in the city which is most definitely visible from the ridge firing position. Hitting behind the city from this position is just a matter of aiming higher until the shot passes over and lands beyond the city. Then you lower the gun so your next shot falls in the city street. If you hit someone beyond the city with the first ranging shot, it's just a lucky kill. The goal is to land your next shot or shots in the city street to kill an opposing player who has grayed the city flag, even if you can't see the flag itself. Sepp does not deserve to be banned for taking ranging shots that land beyond his intended target.

He deserves to be unbanned. Kick or ban him for chat spamming if you want, because he surely does that, but pixelling is not involved in what he did. I suppose now I'll be accused of protecting him now but so be it. He didn't commit the crime he has been banned for.

I agree with deeko. It’s not pixelling if you can see the fall of shots. From that ridge or behind the city it’s easy to tell where the shot s land. It’s not pixelling. Same with the ridge to the south flag and west flag.

I'm 50 miles away from Detroit and my lag  is terrible.

The problem on Simple servers isn't confined to 1 person. The excessive lag and freezing is experienced by multiple people in multiple locations. It's been happening since at least early December. The affected users are mostly USA and Canada, but there is at least one player in Turkey experiencing the same lag. In fact, Prix (in Turkey) will be hit by the freezing and lag at exactly the same time as it hits me. None of these people are using the same Internet service. Something changed back in December or earlier and not at any of the affected locations.

I get autowarned for saying, "Zoom cocktail party" on many a Saturday.

I get autowarned frequently for saying I want to leave the server now to go to a Zoom "cocktail hour"

God or no God this is hilarious... and Impressive work.

I don't kick or ban Deeko because my understanding is he is allowed to play on Simple servers. Believe me when I say I've spec-ed him many times while I was incognito and as Cicero. I haven't seen anything but skilled play. I kick or ban people when I catch them actually breaking rules or I have well trusted testimony from regular players.

What occurred was trash-talking the admin. The question is whether that is a rule broken or not. My opinion is that trash talking (except for excessive obscenity or racist remarks) should not be an offense to be punished for. When it goes on seemingly forever and disrupts the use of the chat function to communicate with team members, THEN it's time for a warning and kick or brief ban if it's repeated.

I don't think V should have been kicked for arguing but at least Playerf2/grassie didn't ban V for days or weeks for a relatively minor offense like I see other admins have done.

I am most concerned with maintaining the small number of players we have and not driving away the new players, but true disrupters need to go.  V, I will  bail and mine you and anyone else when it benefits my team. Team victory is my in-game goal, always. Accept it when grassie takes you down with a mine. It's part of the game.

Thanks. I'll tell him if I see him again.

!bassholishness Trump      Make it a perm for life

The US has what is called an "Electoral College". The population of each state votes for president and the winner in each state gets all (supposed to) of the electoral votes for their state. Far too often (imho) the winner of the popular vote loses because of the electoral votes. Twice since 2000.

Still ridiculous spawn times today. Makes the game a lot of sit around and wait. I don't like the center of the road flag either but it won't slow it down like the time changes. It will make it less interesting. It takes nerve to take the city in the building and infantry skills. It's a tank map but it's more inclusive if there are places where infantry can play too.

I am admin there but I wasn't logged in, yet when this happened. Not sure why Floplop would be banned. I never see him play disruptively. Maybe he's a bit negative in chat but who isn't sometimes?