Hey guys,

Apologies for the delay in putting out a notification, IGÇÖve just arrived home from the office after a bit of a busy day talking to various departments to get a handle on how and whatGÇÖs been going on with this situation.

This issue was first brought to the attention of the Community Team by the CSM around 24 hours ago after concern was raised by members of the community regarding the promotion thatGÇÖs currently going on over at SOMERblink.

Myself and CCP Leeloo has been sat with various groups within CCP today and have been in constant contact with the CSM throughout the day to discuss the concerns of the community and make sure that some form of resolution is reached. TheyGÇÖve been very clear, direct and unified with their opinion on the situation, and this is a sentiment that I share with them.

This thread will serve as a place where weGÇÖll be updating you guys on whatGÇÖs going on with this to make sure that thereGÇÖs a central place for information, because itGÇÖs quite clear that this is an issue that the community is taking seriously. ItGÇÖs also something I feel incredibly strongly about.

At this point in time, weGÇÖre investigating exactly whatGÇÖs going on with the whole situation, and IGÇÖve been in contact with our Legal department, Sales and our Information Security team with a view to having this looked into and resolved.

Given the sheer size of the investigation that weGÇÖll be undertaking, this is going to take some time, as a lot of ISK and assets have changed hands. While some temporary action has been taken in order to keep a handle on the situation, any outcome of an investigation is still to be determined, and I canGÇÖt give any further information regarding the process while itGÇÖs ongoing.

ThereGÇÖs not a great deal more that IGÇÖll be able to give you guys tonight, but please be aware, and rest assured, that you will not be stonewalled over this, and within reason the Community Team will be letting you guys know exactly whatGÇÖs going on as and when we can release more information.

IGÇÖm hoping to have more on this for you guys tomorrow as we look into this further, but for now, this is just to let you all know that your voices have been heard, weGÇÖre actively looking at the situation, and will feed back as soon as we have more information that we can share.

We'll be locking all the other threads that are discussing this, and diverting them here to keep feedback concise and centralized in one place, so please feel free to use this thread to talk about the issue openly.

Just remember to keep it civil and within the forum rules, which also means no discussion of warnings and bans.

Thanks for your patience,

- F