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'''Kurva Gaming''' is an ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' community. It is best known for being 1 of the 3 current maintainers of the US East official SCP:SL servers, as granted by Northwood Studios, the game's developers.<ref>[[:File:Northwood USeast.png|List of maintainers of US East official servers]]</ref>
'''Kurva Gaming''' is an online gaming community that primarily hosts public ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' (or SCP:SL) servers. Northwood Studios granted Kurva Gaming the ability to host official servers<ref group="Footnotes">{{SCPO}}</ref> in the U.S East region,<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=|date=|server=SCP: Secret Laboratory|img=Northwood_USeast.png|access-date=2023-04-16|channel=official-servers}}</ref> though they were later dropped as a result of internal discussions with Northwood Studios in March of 2024.<ref name=":5">{{Cite Discord|name=x3rt|date=25 March 2024|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming36.png|access-date=2024-03-30|channel=announcements}}</ref>


{{Infobox community
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|owner=Alby (2018-2021)<ref name=":29" /><br/>Cookie (2021-Present)<ref>[[:File:Kurva network owner.png]]</ref>
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* Alby (2018-2021)
* Cookie (2021-Present)
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|members=7,257<ref>[[:File:Kurva usercount.png]]</ref>
|members=7,257
|ret_date=July 13, 2023
|ret_date=July 13, 2023
|website=[https://www.kurvagaming.com Website]
|website=[https://www.kurvagaming.com Website]
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==Governance ==
==Governance ==
The community makes use of a non-linear rank structure where each service has a hierarchy of staff, with the head of each hierarchy reporting to the community's owner. The top of the hierarchy is referred to as the ''head'' of the service, and they presumably make all decisions relating to it's operation. Immediately below the ''head'' are s''upervisors'' who oversee groups of base staff members. Each service has multiple groups with the staff members in each group directly reporting to their assigned supervisor.  
The community makes use of a non-linear rank structure where each service has a hierarchy of staff, with the head of each hierarchy reporting to the community's owner. The top of the hierarchy is referred to as the ''head'' of the service, and they presumably make all decisions relating to it's operation. Immediately below the ''head'' are s''upervisors'' who oversee groups of base staff members. Each service has multiple groups with the staff members in each group directly reporting to their assigned supervisor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kurva Staff Roster |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jtI-JMiwdcn9edef7DFpF_TI8YVKxu7cQ-7yvllpsIw |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908041137/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jtI-JMiwdcn9edef7DFpF_TI8YVKxu7cQ-7yvllpsIw |archive-date=8 September 2023 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Google Sheets}}</ref>


Staff members also have ranks in the order of trial moderator, moderator, senior moderator, administrator, then senior administrator. These ranks appear to represent levels of access to a service and do not represent authority (e.g it is possible for a senior administrator to report to a senior administrator). Because of this, it is possible for the same staff member to have a different rank for each service.
Staff members also have ranks in the order of trial moderator, moderator, senior moderator, administrator, then senior administrator. These ranks appear to represent levels of access to a service and do not represent authority (e.g it is possible for a senior administrator to report to a senior administrator). Because of this, it is possible for the same staff member to have a different rank for each service.<ref name=":0" />


Separately from the hierarchies are 3 named positions: chief technical officer, community manager, and director of communications. These all appear to be positions that are lateral to the head of a service, and so all presumably directly report to the owner.
Separately from the hierarchies are 3 named positions: chief technical officer, community manager, and director of communications. These all appear to be positions that are lateral to the head of a service, and so all presumably directly report to the owner.<ref name=":0" />


Also separate from the hierarchy altogether are various committees that perform specific functions. The committees are player relations, staff processing, interviewing, training, and ban appeals. The player relations committee has 5 sub-committees which are events, rules, outreach, development, and media. Each committee has a similar hierarchical structure to services, but the supervisor position is instead called a ''vice head.'' Each sub-committee has a single titled position called ''lead''.  
Also separate from the hierarchy altogether are various committees that perform specific functions. The committees are player relations, staff processing, interviewing, training, and ban appeals. The player relations committee has 5 sub-committees which are events, rules, outreach, development, and media. Each committee has a similar hierarchical structure to services, but the supervisor position is instead called a ''vice head.'' Each sub-committee has a single titled position called ''lead''.<ref name=":0" />
 
== Policies ==
{{Rules disclaimer}}
The rules for the community are compiled in 2 Google Docs: "The Kurva Rules" and "Kurva Gaming Roleplay Rules". The first document describes the rules for every service the community owns, with the particular sections duplicated on the relevant services.<ref name=":4">{{cite document|last=|date=13 August 2023 |title=[[:File:The Kurva Rules.pdf|The Kurva Rules]]|publisher=Disaster Den}}</ref><ref>{{cite document|last=|date=13 August 2023 |title=[[:File:Kurva Gaming Roleplay Rules.pdf|Kurva Gaming Roleplay Rules]]|publisher=Disaster Den}}</ref>
 
=== General rules ===
These rules are presumably applicable to all services controlled by the community.
 
* '''Offensive material:''' Members may not communicate xenophobic, offensive, hurtful, racist, transphobic, sexist, or homophobic ideas towards any person or group through any medium. Mediums include the member's own name, the posting of media, messages, and so on.
* '''Harassment:''' Members may not harass other members or staff members.
* '''Toxic behavior:''' Members may not partake in toxic behavior, such as revealing the personally identifiable information of any person without their consent or threatening bodily harm. If intended as a joke, there is a single warning before a permanent ban.
* '''Staff impersonation:''' Members may not through any means pretend to be a member of the community's staff team when they are not.
* '''Begging for privileges:''' Members may not contact staff members to attain a rank, permissions, or to expedite the review of any application.
* '''Loophole searching''': Members may not argue or partake in actions intended to loophole the intended spirit of any rule.
* '''Negative influence:''' Members may not encourage other members to violate rules.
* '''Manipulation of staff:''' Members may not attempt to influence the decisions of staff members through real or perceived lies, bribery, social manipulation, etc.
* '''Joking about sensitive topics:''' Members may not joke about rape or pedophilia. If intended as a joke, there is a single warning before a permanent ban.
* '''Unwanted sexual advances:''' Members may not interact in a sexual or sexually adjacent manner with any member without their consent or with those under the age of 18.
* '''Lying to staff:''' Members may not lie to staff members.
* '''Inflaming the community:''' Members may not deliberately cause disruption through creating drama or chaos in public venues.
* '''Solicitation of staff/management review:''' Members may not advertise a request for a staff member to be punished, nor advertise a request for a ban to be revoked.
* '''NSFW/Suggestive material:''' Members may not post content which is NSFW. If it is pornography, nudity, or an adjacent genre of post the 1st offense is a written warning, the 2nd a 1 day mute, and the 3rd a permanent ban. If it is gore or mutilation, the 1st offense is a permanent ban.
* '''Joking about suicidality:''' Members may joke about suicide or death between friends and they should not be descriptive. Members are advised that any perceived attempts to loophole this rule, perceived jokes among strangers, or jokes which are overly descriptive will result in punishment.
** '''No exemptions on ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'':''' Members may not tell someone to kill themselves or make an adjacent statement whatsoever, regardless of the relationship between individuals or any other exemption mentioned in the parent bullet point.
* '''Alternate accounts:''' Members may have alternate accounts but usage of such accounts to circumvent discipline will result in discipline escalation on the main account and the alternate account permanently banned.
* '''Mic spam:''' Members may mic spam but must stop upon request by a staff member or a majority of people present. Broadcasting NSFW material is never permitted.<ref name=":4" />
 
=== Discord ===
These rules are additionally available on the community's Discord in the channel <code>#info</code>.
 
* '''Platform terms of use:''' Members are reminded that the terms of use for Discord apply to all behavior.
* '''Spam:''' Members may not spam pings to a person or role, nor may they spam messages, unless there is an extenuating circumstance which would otherwise make it acceptable.
* '''Loud media:''' Members must accompany the posting of media which defaults to a loud volume with a warning unless the video already contains one.
* '''Unapproved solicitation:''' Members may not advertise themselves in any capacity unless done in the Discord channel <code>#advertising</code>.
* '''Manipulation of the Discord client:''' Members may not post links or material which impact the Discord application in a manner which was not intended, such as GIFs which crash the client or links that steal a user's account token.
* '''Structured discussion:''' Members are advised to keep discussions in the Discord channel dedicated to the relevant topic.
* '''Misuse of community forms:''' Members may not submit Google Forms illegitimately.
* '''Deliberate abuse to encourage leaving:''' Members may not deliberately attempt to get members to want to disengage from the community.
* '''Self-disclosure of substance use:''' Members may not submit media of themselves using a controlled substance.<ref name=":4" />
 
=== ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' ===
These rules are additionally available on the SCP:SL in-game server list when selecting a Kurva Gaming server.
 
* '''Notification for area of effect weapons:''' Players must notify players on the same team as them when they utilize weapons or tools which may have a negative effective in an area that their team may be within.
* '''Detainment of Class-D and Scientist players:''' Players on the NTF team may kill Class-D and Scientist players, even if they are handcuffed. However, the NTF player which handcuffed a killed Class-D or Scientist player may kill their NTF murderer if done within 25 seconds of the detainee's death. The player which handcuffs a Class-D or Scientist player may kill their detainees without consequence.
* '''Round delaying:''' Players are prohibited from delaying the timely conclusion of a round through inaction.
* '''Cross teaming:''' Members of the Chaos and SCP teams may not maintain a positive relationship with the NTF and Facility Guard teams, or vice versa.
* '''Exploitation of the game engine''': Players may not make use of glitches or exploit mechanics in an unintended manner to gain an unfair advantage over non-participating players.
* '''Stream sniping and 3rd party tools:''' Players may not watch a streamed session of the game to gain an unfair advantage over the streamer, nor make use of 3rd party tools to gain an unfair advantage overall.
* '''Killing members of the same team:''' Players may not deliberately kill or harm players on the same team as them unless all players agree. Self-defense is permitted in response to any received damage, even if mistaken, unless it is crossfire.
* '''Attempted circumvention of discipline:''' Players may not leave the server in an attempt to avoid being banned or receiving punishment from a staff member.
* '''Undesirable SCP avoidance:''' Players may not intentionally get themselves killed, or an adjacent act, as a means to avoid an SCP that they do not wish to play. Leaving the server in response to a legitimate real world event is permitted. Doing so to receive a delivery of some kind is not classified as a legitimate reason to leave the server.
* '''Intentional hindrance of team progression:''' Players are prohibited from actions which will impede the round progression of players on the same team, such as repeatedly closing doors on them, stealing facility keycards, and the like.
* '''Intentional sabotage of detained players:''' Players may not remove the handcuffs from a player that will imminently escape so as to have them respawn as the opposing team. Players may kill the perpetrator within 25 seconds of the act.
* '''Purposefully killing of players as they spawn:''' Players may not hold a position for the purpose of killing players in their spawn area, at the time of them spawning, for longer than 1 minute.
* '''Staff obstruction:''' Players may not deliberately lie or deceive staff members when confronted during the investigation of a rule violation. Doing so will escalate the discipline to be received.<ref name=":4" />


==KurvedNetwork==
==KurvedNetwork==
Kurva runs a small network of other entities that are under different names and have their own dedicated ownership and staff. These entities are Chaos Theory and KurvedMC.  
Kurva runs a small network of other entities that are under different names and have their own dedicated ownership and staff. These entities are Chaos Theory and KurvedMC.  


Chaos Theory is the successor community to UnlimitedSCP, an ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' community which unexpectedly shutdown<ref name=":0">[[:File:Kurva_chaostheory.png|Announcement from Cookiee regarding ownership of Chaos Theory and shutdown of Unlimited SCP]]</ref> in the 2nd quarter of 2022. To facilitate in Chaos Theory starting up, Kurva's development staff (alongside official representatives of Northwood Studios) helped re-create or obtain the plugins that UnlimitedSCP originally had. Also, during Chaos Theory's original Discord launch, Kurva had their Discord staff team assist in server moderation temporarily.<ref name=":1">[[:File:Chaostheory ownedbykurva.png|Announcement from Pepticdiamond93 regarding Kurva's new ownership of Chaos Theory]]</ref>
Chaos Theory is the successor community to UnlimitedSCP, an ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' community which unexpectedly shutdown<ref name="chaostheory">{{Cite Discord|name=Cookie|date=13 April 2022|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_chaostheory.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=As many of you may have heard, a very popular modded SCP:SL community, Unlimited SCP, recently disappeared}}</ref> in the 2nd quarter of 2022. To facilitate in Chaos Theory starting up, Kurva's leadership team worked with UnlimitedSCPs previous development team to obtain the plugins that UnlimitedSCP originally had, and after long discussion and bidding Kurva was given full ownership of the unlimited plugins and x3rt began attempting to update/maintain the plugins. Also, during Chaos Theory's original Discord launch, Kurva had their Discord staff team assist in server moderation temporarily.<ref name=":1">{{Cite Discord|name=Pepticdiamond93|date=13 April 2023|server=Chaos Theory|img=Chaostheory_ownedbykurva.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=Chaos Theory is now owned by Kurva Gaming}}</ref>


KurvedMC is a small community Discord jointly run jointly by Kurva and Chaos Theory for the purpose of maintaining Minecraft servers.
KurvedMC is a small community Discord jointly run jointly by Kurva and Chaos Theory for the purpose of maintaining Minecraft servers.
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==Finances ==
==Finances ==
The primary method of income is Patreon, encompassing 11 tiers from US$1 to $100. The total number of patrons and received income is made public, being 79 patrons donating CA$492.5 per month as of August 31, 2023.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230901030255/https://www.patreon.com/kurvagaming Snapshot of Kurva Gaming Patreon on 8/31/2023]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+''Historical Patreon Data (2023)''
!Amount Per Month
!Total Patrons
!Date Recorded
!Link
|-
|$424
|57
|April 16
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20230416085709/https://www.patreon.com/kurvagaming Link]
|-
|$534
|61
|July 10
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20230710002059/https://www.patreon.com/kurvagaming Link]
|-
|$364.83
|79
|August 31
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20230901030255/https://www.patreon.com/kurvagaming Link]
|-
|$388
|87
|December 31
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20231231034310/https://www.patreon.com/kurvagaming Link]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+''Historical Patreon Data (2024)''
!Amount Per Month
!Total Patrons
!Date Recorded
!Link
|-
|$324.8
|57
|March 30
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20240331022119/https://www.patreon.com/kurvagaming Link]
|}
The primary method of income is Patreon, encompassing 11 tiers from US$1 to $100. The total number of patrons and received income is made public, being 57 patrons donating $324.8 per month as of March 30, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kurva Gaming |url=https://www.patreon.com/kurvagaming|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331022119/https://www.patreon.com/kurvagaming |archive-date=31 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Patreon}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
{{PAGENAME}} does not have official documentation or statements from community leaders as to when it was established. As such, editors place the establishment of the community to be in 2018. This has been derived from an announcement by Alby regarding how long {{PAGENAME}} has existed in comparison to the announcement's date.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Alby|server=Kurva Gaming|date=1 January 2021|access-date=2023-07-16|img=Kurva_3year_operation.png|quote=Over the almost 3 years Kurva has been operational...}}</ref> {{PAGENAME}} has had 2 owners. Alby was the first who then stepped down in 2021.<ref name=":29">{{Cite Discord|name=Cookie|server=Kurva Gaming|date=13 October 2021|access-date=2023-04-07|quote=Alby has decided to step down from KGC Owner after 4 years|img=Kurva_Gaming29.png}}</ref> He was succeeded by Cookie, who is the current owner.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Cookie|server=Kurva Gaming|date=13 July 2023|access-date=2023-07-13|img=Kurva_network_owner.png}}</ref>
As of July 13, 2023 the community has 7,257 members.<ref>{{Cite Discord|server=Kurva Gaming|access-date=2023-07-13|img=Kurva_usercount.png}}</ref>


===Chronology of events===
===Chronology of events===
; <u>May 20, 2019</u>: Kurva announces that the servers are offline, citing issues with PayPal.<ref>[[:File:Kurva_paypal1.png]]</ref> The servers returned 3 days later.<ref>[[:File:Kurva_paypal2.png]]</ref>
; <u>May 20, 2019</u>: Alby announces that the servers are offline, citing issues with PayPal.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Alby|date=20 May 2019|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_paypal1.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=PayPal decided that I need to send a check to get the money.}}</ref> The servers returned 3 days later.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Alby|date=23 May 2019|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_paypal2.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=Servers should be back up within the hour. I apologize for the downage.}}</ref>
 
; August 3: A bot attack was launched against ''SCP: Secret Laboratory''<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Alby|date=3 August 2019|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming8.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=Server down Bc of mass ddos attacks against all sl servers}}</ref> which interrupted a community event scheduled for the same day.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Alby|date=29 July 2019|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming9.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=This Saturday we will be having a massive event!}}</ref> A workaround was attempted by using a direct connection IP address<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Alby|date=3 August 2019|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming10.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=... we will be hosting the 100 player server privately... when the time comes we will ping ya with the IP}}</ref> which was unsuccessful<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Alby|date=3 August 2019|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming11.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=It seems the botnet bois are watching and have caused havoc once again...}}</ref> The event would later go on due to a reprieve in the attack.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Alby|date=3 August 2019|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming12.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=SERVER IS FIXED... ITS ON THE PUBLIC LIST}}</ref>
 
; <u>March 8, 2020</u>: Cherry announces that community servers are down due to insufficient funds, that a temporary server had been established, and asks members to consider pledging on Patreon.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Cherry|date=8 March 2020|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming16.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=the servers are currently down due to us not having enough money to pay for them on the patreon}}</ref> 4 hours later, Alby would clarify that community funds were sufficient, and that the servers went down due to a personal mishap.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Alby|date=8 March 2020|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming17.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=... to correct cherry... due to corona virus being present... my family has been on a sort of lockdown at home... can't get to my bank to get money}}</ref>
 
; March 26: Alby announces that their 2nd and 3rd ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' servers were being turned off to make space for the Rust server which had accumulated 119 concurrent players.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Alby|date=26 March 2020|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming18.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=Kurva 1 is staying up for now as the rest are brought down to open space on the rust server which currently has 119 players on it.}}</ref>
 
; May 16: Cherry announces that the Patreon is raising $200 monthly and thanks the community for putting Kurva in a financially stable position.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Cherry|date=16 May 2020|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming19.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=We just hit 200 dollars on the patreon!}}</ref>
 
; May 19: Alby calls for artists to create a new logo for the community. Compensation offerred was a $20 STEAM Gift Card.<ref name=":2">{{Cite Discord|name=Alby|date=19 May 2020|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming20.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=Hey guys, we need a new logo and as you know we're lazy. So we're letting '''YOU''' try to redesign it!}}</ref> The result of the call, taking place on May 27, is the now current logo.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=TechStar123|date=27 May 2020|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming21.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=@everyone The logo contest has '''Concluded'''... @Cagleous Our Logo winner! Who's design you all helped choose!}}</ref>
 
; May 28: Cherry announces the hosting of an ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' tournament.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Cherry|date=28 May 2020|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming22.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=On June 5 Kurva Gaming will be hosting our first ever SCP Tournament!}}</ref> It would later be cancelled due to a key organizer, TechStar123, being unable to attend.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Cherry|date=6 June 2020|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming23.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=I regret to inform you that the small tournament will not be happening tonight as @TechStar123 cannot make it}}</ref>
 
; July 19: TubbyMuffin announces that a staff member's account had been hacked and to not join server invite links they may send.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=TubbyMuffin|date=19 July 2020|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming25.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=Hey @everyone, a staff member has been hacked so if you get a DM from @joker cards of 0 to join a server do not join it.}}</ref>
 
; <u>April 13, 2022</u>: Cookie<ref name="cookie" group="Footnotes">Originally named CTCookiie.</ref> announces that they now own the ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' community Chaos Theory.<ref name="chaostheory"/>
 
; October 13: Cookie makes an announcement that Alby has stepped down as the owner and that they are taking over the position.<ref name=":29"/>
 
; September 27: Cookie announces that a rouge staff member performed a myriad of unjustified bans and that the issue was resolved.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Cookie|date=27 September 2022|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming25.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=If you have received a ban from our servers it was due to a rogue staff member of our staff team}}</ref>
 
;<u>August 14, 2023</u>:Cookie announces that a migration to a new server was required due to community services being accessed maliciously by a personal close to them in real life.<ref name=":3" />
 
;September 30:Red Wolf 2524 announces that all uses of suicidal phraseology, along with common variants (e.g "kill yourself", "kill myself", "keep yourself safe"), are prohibited regardless of context and regardless of participant comfort level. Stated purpose being to address "rising concerns of community members surrounding overall toxicity in the community".<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Red Wolf 2524|date=30 September 2023|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming32.png|access-date=2023-10-07|channel=announcements}}</ref> Kelpy G sends a follow up announcement shortly after to "cast some light".<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Kelpy G|date=30 September 2023|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming34.png|access-date=2023-10-07|channel=announcements}}</ref>


; August 3: A bot attack was launched against ''SCP: Secret Laboratory''<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming8.png]]</ref> which interrupted a community event scheduled for the same day.<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming9.png]]</ref> A workaround was attempted by using a direct connection IP address<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming10.png]]</ref> which was unsuccessful<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming11.png]]</ref> The event would later go on due to a reprieve in the attack.<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming12.png]]</ref>
;December 9:Kelpy G announces that the rule prohibiting use of suicidal phraseology enacted on September 30 is effectively overturned. It comes with 2 caveats: the intent is for jokes to remain between friends, and descriptions of ''how'' someone may kill themselves is prohibited.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Kelpy G|date=9 December 2023|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming35.png|access-date=2024-01-05|channel=announcements}}</ref>


; <u>March 8, 2020</u>: Staff member Cherry announces that community servers are down due to insufficient funds, that a temporary server had been established, and asks members to consider pledging on Patreon.<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming16.png]]</ref> 4 hours later, Alby would clarify that community funds were sufficient, and that the servers went down due to a personal mishap.<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming17.png]]</ref>
;<u>March 9, 2024</u>:Discord staff member anoob comments that Kelpy G has been marked as a retired staff member.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=anoob|date=9 March 2024|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming37.png|access-date=2024-03-30|channel=general|quote=Kelpy g retired staff.}}</ref> Kelpy G later replies stating they only plan to play when events are being hosted.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Kelpy G|date=9 March 2024|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming38.png|access-date=2024-03-30|channel=general|quote=I’ll probably only play SL when events are on lol}}</ref> No formal announcement is made from Kelpy G or Kurva Gaming leadership regarding this development.


; March 26: Kurva announces that their 2nd and 3rd ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' servers were being turned off to make space for the Rust server which had accumulated 119 concurrent players.<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming18.png]]</ref>
;March 25, 2024:x3rt announces that due to internal discussions with Northwood Studios that Kurva Gaming will no longer be an official partner and so will no longer have official servers.<ref name=":5" />


; May 16: Cherry announces that the Patreon is raising $203 monthly and thanks the community for putting Kurva in a financially stable position.<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming19.png]]</ref>
;March 27, 2024:Cookie releases a document in response to unspecified allegations levied against them by Kelpy G.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Cookie|date=27 March 2024|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming39.png|access-date=2024-03-30|channel=announcements|quote=Hello everyone, I recently made this document to try and better explain the recent situations from my perspective.}}</ref>  


; May 19: Kurva calls for artists to create a new logo for the community.<ref name=":2" /> Compensation offerred was a $20 STEAM Gift Card.<ref name=":2">[[:File:Kurva Gaming20.png]]</ref> The result of the call, taking place on May 27, is the now current logo.<ref>[[:File:Kurva_Gaming21.png]]</ref>
===Controversy===
On January 14, 2019, Alby made an announcement calling attention to [[wikipedia:Wendy Williams|Wendy Williams]] who allegedly made fun of a facial deformity that Alby had. Alby asked members to investigate an attached tweet and that they were "outraged by the fact that someone could do this".<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Alby|date=14 January 2019|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming14.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements}}</ref> Alby would later clarify that they do not endorse attacking Wendy.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Alby|date=15 January 2019|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming15.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements}}</ref>


; May 28: Kurva announces the hosting of an ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' tournament.<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming22.png]]</ref> It would later be cancelled due to a key organizer, TechStar123, being unable to attend.<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming23.png]]</ref>
On June 7, 2020, Alby announced that there was a situation where there were numerous "bans, mutes, and general fuckery" on June 4 and apologized for the behavior. They state that all future major events in the community will be ran and monitored by themselves.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Alby|date=7 June 2020|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming24.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements}}</ref>


; July 19: Kurva announces that a staff member's account had been hacked and to not join server invite links they may send.<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming25.png]]</ref>
On August 24, 2020, Kurva announced the termination of TechStar123 due to their failure to maintain confidentiality and "[trying] to recruit spies for other members and used promotions to essentially bribe them".<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=Alby|date=24 August 2020|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming26.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements}}</ref> TechStar123 made a ping in the official announcements channel on September 18<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=TechStar123|date=18 September 2020|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming27.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=All servers have been updated and 049 may now speak!}}</ref>, and then made a server-wide ping on October 16.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=TechStar123|date=16 October 2020|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming28.png|access-date=2023-04-07|channel=announcements|quote=... has been updated with many new roles, so please go check it out!}}</ref>


; <u>April 13, 2022</u>: Kurva announces that they now own the ''SCP: Secret Laboratory'' community Chaos Theory.<ref name=":0" />
====2023 attempted services takeover====
On August 14, 2023, Cookie announced that a Discord server migration was required due to "someone close to [them]" taking over services maliciously. They went on to apologize that the prior management and leadership team underneath them, in general, "didn't manage things properly". Members x3rt and Supra were mentioned by name, the former made "CTO" and the latter made the community manager.<ref name=":0" /> Cookie said they would work with the 2 moving forward.<ref name=":3">{{Cite Discord|server=Kurva Gaming|name=Cookie|channel=announcements|img=Kurva_Gaming31.png|access-date=2023-08-31|date=14 August 2023|quote=Due to unexpected circumstances, the original KurvaGamingDiscord was taken over by someone close to me.}}</ref>


; October 13: Cookie<ref group="Footnotes">Originally named CTCookiie.</ref> makes an announcement that Alby has stepped down as the owner and that they are taking over the position.<ref name=":29">[[:File:Kurva Gaming29.png]]</ref>
At the same time, a website called https://kurva.info was launched. The front page, written by x3rt, went on to detail that the breach was due to a "relationship going bad". It further stated that Cookie was pursuing legal action against "the user in question" as they allegedly took control of the Patreon account. x3rt stated they were working on migrating the SCP:SL servers to a new machine. They also wrote a bot that would automatically re-assign appropriate roles to users.<ref>{{Cite web |last=x3rt |first= |date=14 August 2023 |title=Kurva Information |url=https://kurva.info/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901025608/https://kurva.info/ |archive-date=1 September 2023 |access-date=2023-08-31}}</ref>


; September 27: Kurva announces that a rouge staff member performed a myriad of unjustified bans and that the issue was resolved.<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming30.png]]</ref>
An announcement from x3rt was made 1 and a half hours after the original stating that access to Patreon was restored.<ref>{{Cite Discord|name=x3rt|date=14 August 2023|server=Kurva Gaming|img=Kurva_Gaming33.png|access-date=2023-08-31|channel=announcements|quote=WE GOT PATREON BACK}}</ref>


===Controversy ===
====2024 Kelpy G allegations====
On January 14, 2019, Alby made an announcement calling attention to [[wikipedia:Wendy Williams|Wendy Williams]] who allegedly made fun of a "facial deformity" that Alby had. Alby asked members to "investigate" an attached tweet and that they were "outraged by the fact that someone could do this".<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming14.png]]</ref> Alby would later clarify that they do not endorse attacking Wendy.<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming15.png]]</ref>
On March 27, 2024 Cookie posted a link to a Google Doc in <code>#announcements</code> titled "An official response regarding Kelpy's Claims". The specific allegations which inspired the document's creation were not provided. There are sections near the bottom of the document that exist to respond to a counter-document claimed to have been made by Kelpy G. The counter-document was not provided.<ref name=":999">{{cite document |last=Cookie|date=27 March 2024 |title=[[:File:An official response regarding Kelpy's Claims.pdf|An official response regarding Kelpy's Claims]]|publisher=Kurva Gaming}}</ref>


On June 6, 2020, Alby announced that there was a situation where there were numerous "bans, mutes, and general fuckery" on June 4 and apologized for the behavior. They state that all future major events in the community will be ran and monitored by themself.<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming24.png]]</ref>
The document begins by stating that in 2020 members Techstar<ref group="Footnotes">Also called "Techstar123".</ref>, 17, and Judge_Red<ref group="Footnotes">Also written as "Judge Red".</ref>, early 20s, were in a romantic relationship. It goes on to explain that both members lived in New York City with it being claimed that the relationship was legal within it's jurisdiction. Then, in 2022, Judge_Red applies to be a Discord moderator which the appropriate authorities accept. The document then states that following Judge_Red's acceptance Kelpy G requested an investigation into Judge_Red for having groomed them, allegedly at the time also 17, while Judge_Red was still in a relationship with Techstar. The document states that the resultant investigation determined the report was inconclusive, with the desired remedy of Judge_Red's termination being rejected on that basis. Cookie states to not have fully agreed with this outcome, but went on to say that their romantic partner Oriimo had full control and access to all their accounts alongside functionally heading the investigation, which Cookie characterizes as them having been incapable of doing anything aside from what they wanted. Oriimo is characterized as a toxic and controlling partner throughout the document.<ref name=":999" />


On August 24, 2020, Kurva announced the termination of TechStar123 due to their failure to maintain confidentiality and "[trying] to recruit spies for other members and used promotions to essentially bribe them".<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming26.png]]</ref> TechStar123 made a ping in the official announcements channel on September 18<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming27.png]]</ref>, and then made a server-wide ping on October 16.<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming28.png]]</ref>
The document then states that at some point after the investigation Judge_Red was removed from staff for a presumably unrelated matter, but they retained access to a management-only Discord to act as a "Knowledge Archive". This was stated to have been done so Cookie could ask for advisement on matters from 2018-2019, as their memory of such events was self-disclosed to be "very cloudy", and so Cookie could obtain old community documents which may still have unknowingly been in Judge_Red's possession. The document states that Judge_Red did not have real-time access to management communications during this time.<ref name=":999" />


==== 2023 attempted services takeover ====
Kelpy G is alleged to not have known about Judge_Red's access to the management-only Discord until 2023, which upset them, with Kelpy G then sending what the document characterizes as hard-proof of the grooming behavior that was not originally provided in 2022. According to the document by Cookie, because the new evidence was submitted after Cookie had successfully cut ties with Oriimo, the new result was that Judge_Red would be removed from the community.<ref name=":999" />
On August 14, 2023, Cookie announced that a Discord server migration was required due to "someone close to [them]" taking over services maliciously. The went on to apologize that the prior management and leadership team underneath them, in general, "didn't manage things properly". Members x3rt and Supra were mentioned by name, the former with a role titled "Kurva Gaming Owner"<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming32.png]]</ref> and the latter referred to as the community manager. Cookie said they would work with the 2 moving forward.<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming31.png]]</ref>


At the same time, a website called https://kurva.info was launched. The front page, written by x3rt, went on to detail that the breach was due to a "relationship going bad". It further stated that Cookie was pursuing legal action against "the user in question" as they allegedly took control of the Patreon account. x3rt stated they were working on migrating the SCP:SL servers to a new machine. They also wrote a bot that would automatically re-assign appropriate roles to users.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230901025608/https://kurva.info/ Screenshot of Kurva Gaming Information website home page on 8/31/2023]</ref>
The document goes on to state that in retaliation Judge_Red threatened to file a defamation suit against Cookie. Cookie states to have found this worrisome, and so began to search for a middle ground, as they were unwilling to take the risk that the threat was genuine. This worry was stated to have been compounded by the fact that Judge_Red was alleged to be a practicing attorney in New York City and had significantly more wealth than Cookie. This is written to have been resolved quickly, however, as shortly after Judge_Red willingly agreed to dissociate from Kurva Gaming.<ref name=":999" />  


An announcement from x3rt was made 1 and a half hours after the original stating that access to Patreon was restored.<ref>[[:File:Kurva Gaming33.png]]</ref>
The document goes on to clarify that the reason all of the above information is relevant is because it is background as to why Kurva Gaming lost the official servers as announced on March 25th. Cookie goes on to allege in the document that Kelpy G, in retaliation for having been criticized as bias in their handling of ban appeals, reported to Northwood Studios management that Cookie failed to act on the 2022 report of grooming. As a result, Cookie alleges that a Northwood Studios representative stated that either Kurva Gaming had to have their official servers revoked or Cookie had to step down as owner of the community. Cookie goes on to state that for a variety of financial circumstances, including one where it's success hinged on Kurva Gaming being seen as a financial asset, they had no choice but to choose the former option. This result is alleged to have upset Kelpy G, with Cookie characterizing them as "publicly try and 'ruin' my reputation due to issues that happened before I was made kurva staff{{Sic}}".<ref name=":999" />


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Latest revision as of 16:39, 31 March 2024

Kurva Gaming is an online gaming community that primarily hosts public SCP: Secret Laboratory (or SCP:SL) servers. Northwood Studios granted Kurva Gaming the ability to host official servers[a] in the U.S East region,[1] though they were later dropped as a result of internal discussions with Northwood Studios in March of 2024.[2]

Kurva Gaming
KurvaGaming logo.png
General Information
Established2018
Owners
  • Alby (2018-2021)
  • Cookie (2021-Present)
Registered Members7,257 (as of July 13, 2023)
Joining ProcessParticipation
WebsiteWebsite
Social Media
DiscordDiscord server
PatreonPatreon

Governance[edit | edit source]

The community makes use of a non-linear rank structure where each service has a hierarchy of staff, with the head of each hierarchy reporting to the community's owner. The top of the hierarchy is referred to as the head of the service, and they presumably make all decisions relating to it's operation. Immediately below the head are supervisors who oversee groups of base staff members. Each service has multiple groups with the staff members in each group directly reporting to their assigned supervisor.[3]

Staff members also have ranks in the order of trial moderator, moderator, senior moderator, administrator, then senior administrator. These ranks appear to represent levels of access to a service and do not represent authority (e.g it is possible for a senior administrator to report to a senior administrator). Because of this, it is possible for the same staff member to have a different rank for each service.[3]

Separately from the hierarchies are 3 named positions: chief technical officer, community manager, and director of communications. These all appear to be positions that are lateral to the head of a service, and so all presumably directly report to the owner.[3]

Also separate from the hierarchy altogether are various committees that perform specific functions. The committees are player relations, staff processing, interviewing, training, and ban appeals. The player relations committee has 5 sub-committees which are events, rules, outreach, development, and media. Each committee has a similar hierarchical structure to services, but the supervisor position is instead called a vice head. Each sub-committee has a single titled position called lead.[3]

Policies[edit | edit source]


The rules for the community are compiled in 2 Google Docs: "The Kurva Rules" and "Kurva Gaming Roleplay Rules". The first document describes the rules for every service the community owns, with the particular sections duplicated on the relevant services.[4][5]

General rules[edit | edit source]

These rules are presumably applicable to all services controlled by the community.

  • Offensive material: Members may not communicate xenophobic, offensive, hurtful, racist, transphobic, sexist, or homophobic ideas towards any person or group through any medium. Mediums include the member's own name, the posting of media, messages, and so on.
  • Harassment: Members may not harass other members or staff members.
  • Toxic behavior: Members may not partake in toxic behavior, such as revealing the personally identifiable information of any person without their consent or threatening bodily harm. If intended as a joke, there is a single warning before a permanent ban.
  • Staff impersonation: Members may not through any means pretend to be a member of the community's staff team when they are not.
  • Begging for privileges: Members may not contact staff members to attain a rank, permissions, or to expedite the review of any application.
  • Loophole searching: Members may not argue or partake in actions intended to loophole the intended spirit of any rule.
  • Negative influence: Members may not encourage other members to violate rules.
  • Manipulation of staff: Members may not attempt to influence the decisions of staff members through real or perceived lies, bribery, social manipulation, etc.
  • Joking about sensitive topics: Members may not joke about rape or pedophilia. If intended as a joke, there is a single warning before a permanent ban.
  • Unwanted sexual advances: Members may not interact in a sexual or sexually adjacent manner with any member without their consent or with those under the age of 18.
  • Lying to staff: Members may not lie to staff members.
  • Inflaming the community: Members may not deliberately cause disruption through creating drama or chaos in public venues.
  • Solicitation of staff/management review: Members may not advertise a request for a staff member to be punished, nor advertise a request for a ban to be revoked.
  • NSFW/Suggestive material: Members may not post content which is NSFW. If it is pornography, nudity, or an adjacent genre of post the 1st offense is a written warning, the 2nd a 1 day mute, and the 3rd a permanent ban. If it is gore or mutilation, the 1st offense is a permanent ban.
  • Joking about suicidality: Members may joke about suicide or death between friends and they should not be descriptive. Members are advised that any perceived attempts to loophole this rule, perceived jokes among strangers, or jokes which are overly descriptive will result in punishment.
    • No exemptions on SCP: Secret Laboratory: Members may not tell someone to kill themselves or make an adjacent statement whatsoever, regardless of the relationship between individuals or any other exemption mentioned in the parent bullet point.
  • Alternate accounts: Members may have alternate accounts but usage of such accounts to circumvent discipline will result in discipline escalation on the main account and the alternate account permanently banned.
  • Mic spam: Members may mic spam but must stop upon request by a staff member or a majority of people present. Broadcasting NSFW material is never permitted.[4]

Discord[edit | edit source]

These rules are additionally available on the community's Discord in the channel #info.

  • Platform terms of use: Members are reminded that the terms of use for Discord apply to all behavior.
  • Spam: Members may not spam pings to a person or role, nor may they spam messages, unless there is an extenuating circumstance which would otherwise make it acceptable.
  • Loud media: Members must accompany the posting of media which defaults to a loud volume with a warning unless the video already contains one.
  • Unapproved solicitation: Members may not advertise themselves in any capacity unless done in the Discord channel #advertising.
  • Manipulation of the Discord client: Members may not post links or material which impact the Discord application in a manner which was not intended, such as GIFs which crash the client or links that steal a user's account token.
  • Structured discussion: Members are advised to keep discussions in the Discord channel dedicated to the relevant topic.
  • Misuse of community forms: Members may not submit Google Forms illegitimately.
  • Deliberate abuse to encourage leaving: Members may not deliberately attempt to get members to want to disengage from the community.
  • Self-disclosure of substance use: Members may not submit media of themselves using a controlled substance.[4]

SCP: Secret Laboratory[edit | edit source]

These rules are additionally available on the SCP:SL in-game server list when selecting a Kurva Gaming server.

  • Notification for area of effect weapons: Players must notify players on the same team as them when they utilize weapons or tools which may have a negative effective in an area that their team may be within.
  • Detainment of Class-D and Scientist players: Players on the NTF team may kill Class-D and Scientist players, even if they are handcuffed. However, the NTF player which handcuffed a killed Class-D or Scientist player may kill their NTF murderer if done within 25 seconds of the detainee's death. The player which handcuffs a Class-D or Scientist player may kill their detainees without consequence.
  • Round delaying: Players are prohibited from delaying the timely conclusion of a round through inaction.
  • Cross teaming: Members of the Chaos and SCP teams may not maintain a positive relationship with the NTF and Facility Guard teams, or vice versa.
  • Exploitation of the game engine: Players may not make use of glitches or exploit mechanics in an unintended manner to gain an unfair advantage over non-participating players.
  • Stream sniping and 3rd party tools: Players may not watch a streamed session of the game to gain an unfair advantage over the streamer, nor make use of 3rd party tools to gain an unfair advantage overall.
  • Killing members of the same team: Players may not deliberately kill or harm players on the same team as them unless all players agree. Self-defense is permitted in response to any received damage, even if mistaken, unless it is crossfire.
  • Attempted circumvention of discipline: Players may not leave the server in an attempt to avoid being banned or receiving punishment from a staff member.
  • Undesirable SCP avoidance: Players may not intentionally get themselves killed, or an adjacent act, as a means to avoid an SCP that they do not wish to play. Leaving the server in response to a legitimate real world event is permitted. Doing so to receive a delivery of some kind is not classified as a legitimate reason to leave the server.
  • Intentional hindrance of team progression: Players are prohibited from actions which will impede the round progression of players on the same team, such as repeatedly closing doors on them, stealing facility keycards, and the like.
  • Intentional sabotage of detained players: Players may not remove the handcuffs from a player that will imminently escape so as to have them respawn as the opposing team. Players may kill the perpetrator within 25 seconds of the act.
  • Purposefully killing of players as they spawn: Players may not hold a position for the purpose of killing players in their spawn area, at the time of them spawning, for longer than 1 minute.
  • Staff obstruction: Players may not deliberately lie or deceive staff members when confronted during the investigation of a rule violation. Doing so will escalate the discipline to be received.[4]

KurvedNetwork[edit | edit source]

Kurva runs a small network of other entities that are under different names and have their own dedicated ownership and staff. These entities are Chaos Theory and KurvedMC.

Chaos Theory is the successor community to UnlimitedSCP, an SCP: Secret Laboratory community which unexpectedly shutdown[6] in the 2nd quarter of 2022. To facilitate in Chaos Theory starting up, Kurva's leadership team worked with UnlimitedSCPs previous development team to obtain the plugins that UnlimitedSCP originally had, and after long discussion and bidding Kurva was given full ownership of the unlimited plugins and x3rt began attempting to update/maintain the plugins. Also, during Chaos Theory's original Discord launch, Kurva had their Discord staff team assist in server moderation temporarily.[7]

KurvedMC is a small community Discord jointly run jointly by Kurva and Chaos Theory for the purpose of maintaining Minecraft servers.

While Kurva and Chaos Theory both refer to the mutual assistance as Kurva having gained ownership over Chaos Theory, Chaos Theory has it's own owner and staff team. It was publicly declared during the initial announcement of ownership that Kurva would not have influence over community direction or governance.[7]

Finances[edit | edit source]

Historical Patreon Data (2023)
Amount Per Month Total Patrons Date Recorded Link
$424 57 April 16 Link
$534 61 July 10 Link
$364.83 79 August 31 Link
$388 87 December 31 Link
Historical Patreon Data (2024)
Amount Per Month Total Patrons Date Recorded Link
$324.8 57 March 30 Link

The primary method of income is Patreon, encompassing 11 tiers from US$1 to $100. The total number of patrons and received income is made public, being 57 patrons donating $324.8 per month as of March 30, 2024.[8]

History[edit | edit source]

Kurva Gaming does not have official documentation or statements from community leaders as to when it was established. As such, editors place the establishment of the community to be in 2018. This has been derived from an announcement by Alby regarding how long Kurva Gaming has existed in comparison to the announcement's date.[9] Kurva Gaming has had 2 owners. Alby was the first who then stepped down in 2021.[10] He was succeeded by Cookie, who is the current owner.[11]

As of July 13, 2023 the community has 7,257 members.[12]

Chronology of events[edit | edit source]

May 20, 2019
Alby announces that the servers are offline, citing issues with PayPal.[13] The servers returned 3 days later.[14]
August 3
A bot attack was launched against SCP: Secret Laboratory[15] which interrupted a community event scheduled for the same day.[16] A workaround was attempted by using a direct connection IP address[17] which was unsuccessful[18] The event would later go on due to a reprieve in the attack.[19]
March 8, 2020
Cherry announces that community servers are down due to insufficient funds, that a temporary server had been established, and asks members to consider pledging on Patreon.[20] 4 hours later, Alby would clarify that community funds were sufficient, and that the servers went down due to a personal mishap.[21]
March 26
Alby announces that their 2nd and 3rd SCP: Secret Laboratory servers were being turned off to make space for the Rust server which had accumulated 119 concurrent players.[22]
May 16
Cherry announces that the Patreon is raising $200 monthly and thanks the community for putting Kurva in a financially stable position.[23]
May 19
Alby calls for artists to create a new logo for the community. Compensation offerred was a $20 STEAM Gift Card.[24] The result of the call, taking place on May 27, is the now current logo.[25]
May 28
Cherry announces the hosting of an SCP: Secret Laboratory tournament.[26] It would later be cancelled due to a key organizer, TechStar123, being unable to attend.[27]
July 19
TubbyMuffin announces that a staff member's account had been hacked and to not join server invite links they may send.[28]
April 13, 2022
Cookie[b] announces that they now own the SCP: Secret Laboratory community Chaos Theory.[6]
October 13
Cookie makes an announcement that Alby has stepped down as the owner and that they are taking over the position.[10]
September 27
Cookie announces that a rouge staff member performed a myriad of unjustified bans and that the issue was resolved.[29]
August 14, 2023
Cookie announces that a migration to a new server was required due to community services being accessed maliciously by a personal close to them in real life.[30]
September 30
Red Wolf 2524 announces that all uses of suicidal phraseology, along with common variants (e.g "kill yourself", "kill myself", "keep yourself safe"), are prohibited regardless of context and regardless of participant comfort level. Stated purpose being to address "rising concerns of community members surrounding overall toxicity in the community".[31] Kelpy G sends a follow up announcement shortly after to "cast some light".[32]
December 9
Kelpy G announces that the rule prohibiting use of suicidal phraseology enacted on September 30 is effectively overturned. It comes with 2 caveats: the intent is for jokes to remain between friends, and descriptions of how someone may kill themselves is prohibited.[33]
March 9, 2024
Discord staff member anoob comments that Kelpy G has been marked as a retired staff member.[34] Kelpy G later replies stating they only plan to play when events are being hosted.[35] No formal announcement is made from Kelpy G or Kurva Gaming leadership regarding this development.
March 25, 2024
x3rt announces that due to internal discussions with Northwood Studios that Kurva Gaming will no longer be an official partner and so will no longer have official servers.[2]
March 27, 2024
Cookie releases a document in response to unspecified allegations levied against them by Kelpy G.[36]

Controversy[edit | edit source]

On January 14, 2019, Alby made an announcement calling attention to Wendy Williams who allegedly made fun of a facial deformity that Alby had. Alby asked members to investigate an attached tweet and that they were "outraged by the fact that someone could do this".[37] Alby would later clarify that they do not endorse attacking Wendy.[38]

On June 7, 2020, Alby announced that there was a situation where there were numerous "bans, mutes, and general fuckery" on June 4 and apologized for the behavior. They state that all future major events in the community will be ran and monitored by themselves.[39]

On August 24, 2020, Kurva announced the termination of TechStar123 due to their failure to maintain confidentiality and "[trying] to recruit spies for other members and used promotions to essentially bribe them".[40] TechStar123 made a ping in the official announcements channel on September 18[41], and then made a server-wide ping on October 16.[42]

2023 attempted services takeover[edit | edit source]

On August 14, 2023, Cookie announced that a Discord server migration was required due to "someone close to [them]" taking over services maliciously. They went on to apologize that the prior management and leadership team underneath them, in general, "didn't manage things properly". Members x3rt and Supra were mentioned by name, the former made "CTO" and the latter made the community manager.[3] Cookie said they would work with the 2 moving forward.[30]

At the same time, a website called https://kurva.info was launched. The front page, written by x3rt, went on to detail that the breach was due to a "relationship going bad". It further stated that Cookie was pursuing legal action against "the user in question" as they allegedly took control of the Patreon account. x3rt stated they were working on migrating the SCP:SL servers to a new machine. They also wrote a bot that would automatically re-assign appropriate roles to users.[43]

An announcement from x3rt was made 1 and a half hours after the original stating that access to Patreon was restored.[44]

2024 Kelpy G allegations[edit | edit source]

On March 27, 2024 Cookie posted a link to a Google Doc in #announcements titled "An official response regarding Kelpy's Claims". The specific allegations which inspired the document's creation were not provided. There are sections near the bottom of the document that exist to respond to a counter-document claimed to have been made by Kelpy G. The counter-document was not provided.[45]

The document begins by stating that in 2020 members Techstar[c], 17, and Judge_Red[d], early 20s, were in a romantic relationship. It goes on to explain that both members lived in New York City with it being claimed that the relationship was legal within it's jurisdiction. Then, in 2022, Judge_Red applies to be a Discord moderator which the appropriate authorities accept. The document then states that following Judge_Red's acceptance Kelpy G requested an investigation into Judge_Red for having groomed them, allegedly at the time also 17, while Judge_Red was still in a relationship with Techstar. The document states that the resultant investigation determined the report was inconclusive, with the desired remedy of Judge_Red's termination being rejected on that basis. Cookie states to not have fully agreed with this outcome, but went on to say that their romantic partner Oriimo had full control and access to all their accounts alongside functionally heading the investigation, which Cookie characterizes as them having been incapable of doing anything aside from what they wanted. Oriimo is characterized as a toxic and controlling partner throughout the document.[45]

The document then states that at some point after the investigation Judge_Red was removed from staff for a presumably unrelated matter, but they retained access to a management-only Discord to act as a "Knowledge Archive". This was stated to have been done so Cookie could ask for advisement on matters from 2018-2019, as their memory of such events was self-disclosed to be "very cloudy", and so Cookie could obtain old community documents which may still have unknowingly been in Judge_Red's possession. The document states that Judge_Red did not have real-time access to management communications during this time.[45]

Kelpy G is alleged to not have known about Judge_Red's access to the management-only Discord until 2023, which upset them, with Kelpy G then sending what the document characterizes as hard-proof of the grooming behavior that was not originally provided in 2022. According to the document by Cookie, because the new evidence was submitted after Cookie had successfully cut ties with Oriimo, the new result was that Judge_Red would be removed from the community.[45]

The document goes on to state that in retaliation Judge_Red threatened to file a defamation suit against Cookie. Cookie states to have found this worrisome, and so began to search for a middle ground, as they were unwilling to take the risk that the threat was genuine. This worry was stated to have been compounded by the fact that Judge_Red was alleged to be a practicing attorney in New York City and had significantly more wealth than Cookie. This is written to have been resolved quickly, however, as shortly after Judge_Red willingly agreed to dissociate from Kurva Gaming.[45]

The document goes on to clarify that the reason all of the above information is relevant is because it is background as to why Kurva Gaming lost the official servers as announced on March 25th. Cookie goes on to allege in the document that Kelpy G, in retaliation for having been criticized as bias in their handling of ban appeals, reported to Northwood Studios management that Cookie failed to act on the 2022 report of grooming. As a result, Cookie alleges that a Northwood Studios representative stated that either Kurva Gaming had to have their official servers revoked or Cookie had to step down as owner of the community. Cookie goes on to state that for a variety of financial circumstances, including one where it's success hinged on Kurva Gaming being seen as a financial asset, they had no choice but to choose the former option. This result is alleged to have upset Kelpy G, with Cookie characterizing them as "publicly try and 'ruin' my reputation due to issues that happened before I was made kurva staff [sic]".[45]

Footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ A server endorsed publicly on the SCP: Secret Laboratory Discord server. They are placed on the top of the in-game server list.
  2. ↑ Also called "Techstar123".
  3. ↑ Also written as "Judge Red".

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Northwood_USeast.png. #official-servers [SCP: Secret Laboratory]. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 x3rt (25 March 2024). Kurva_Gaming36.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Kurva Staff Roster". Google Sheets. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "The Kurva Rules" (Document). Disaster Den. 13 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Kurva Gaming Roleplay Rules" (Document). Disaster Den. 13 August 2023.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cookie (13 April 2022). Kurva_chaostheory.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. As many of you may have heard, a very popular modded SCP:SL community, Unlimited SCP, recently disappeared
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pepticdiamond93 (13 April 2023). Chaostheory_ownedbykurva.png. #announcements [Chaos Theory]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. Chaos Theory is now owned by Kurva Gaming
  8. ↑ "Kurva Gaming". Patreon. Archived from the original on 31 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  9. ↑ Alby (1 January 2021). Kurva_3year_operation.png. [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-07-16. Over the almost 3 years Kurva has been operational...
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Cookie (13 October 2021). Kurva_Gaming29.png. [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. Alby has decided to step down from KGC Owner after 4 years
  11. ↑ Cookie (13 July 2023). Kurva_network_owner.png. [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  12. ↑ Kurva_usercount.png. [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  13. ↑ Alby (20 May 2019). Kurva_paypal1.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. PayPal decided that I need to send a check to get the money.
  14. ↑ Alby (23 May 2019). Kurva_paypal2.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. Servers should be back up within the hour. I apologize for the downage.
  15. ↑ Alby (3 August 2019). Kurva_Gaming8.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. Server down Bc of mass ddos attacks against all sl servers
  16. ↑ Alby (29 July 2019). Kurva_Gaming9.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. This Saturday we will be having a massive event!
  17. ↑ Alby (3 August 2019). Kurva_Gaming10.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. ... we will be hosting the 100 player server privately... when the time comes we will ping ya with the IP
  18. ↑ Alby (3 August 2019). Kurva_Gaming11.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. It seems the botnet bois are watching and have caused havoc once again...
  19. ↑ Alby (3 August 2019). Kurva_Gaming12.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. SERVER IS FIXED... ITS ON THE PUBLIC LIST
  20. ↑ Cherry (8 March 2020). Kurva_Gaming16.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. the servers are currently down due to us not having enough money to pay for them on the patreon
  21. ↑ Alby (8 March 2020). Kurva_Gaming17.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. ... to correct cherry... due to corona virus being present... my family has been on a sort of lockdown at home... can't get to my bank to get money
  22. ↑ Alby (26 March 2020). Kurva_Gaming18.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. Kurva 1 is staying up for now as the rest are brought down to open space on the rust server which currently has 119 players on it.
  23. ↑ Cherry (16 May 2020). Kurva_Gaming19.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. We just hit 200 dollars on the patreon!
  24. ↑ Alby (19 May 2020). Kurva_Gaming20.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. Hey guys, we need a new logo and as you know we're lazy. So we're letting YOU try to redesign it!
  25. ↑ TechStar123 (27 May 2020). Kurva_Gaming21.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. @everyone The logo contest has Concluded... @Cagleous Our Logo winner! Who's design you all helped choose!
  26. ↑ Cherry (28 May 2020). Kurva_Gaming22.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. On June 5 Kurva Gaming will be hosting our first ever SCP Tournament!
  27. ↑ Cherry (6 June 2020). Kurva_Gaming23.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. I regret to inform you that the small tournament will not be happening tonight as @TechStar123 cannot make it
  28. ↑ TubbyMuffin (19 July 2020). Kurva_Gaming25.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. Hey @everyone, a staff member has been hacked so if you get a DM from @joker cards of 0 to join a server do not join it.
  29. ↑ Cookie (27 September 2022). Kurva_Gaming25.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. If you have received a ban from our servers it was due to a rogue staff member of our staff team
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Cookie (14 August 2023). Kurva_Gaming31.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-08-31. Due to unexpected circumstances, the original KurvaGamingDiscord was taken over by someone close to me.
  31. ↑ Red Wolf 2524 (30 September 2023). Kurva_Gaming32.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  32. ↑ Kelpy G (30 September 2023). Kurva_Gaming34.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  33. ↑ Kelpy G (9 December 2023). Kurva_Gaming35.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  34. ↑ anoob (9 March 2024). Kurva_Gaming37.png. #general [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2024-03-30. Kelpy g retired staff.
  35. ↑ Kelpy G (9 March 2024). Kurva_Gaming38.png. #general [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2024-03-30. I'll probably only play SL when events are on lol
  36. ↑ Cookie (27 March 2024). Kurva_Gaming39.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2024-03-30. Hello everyone, I recently made this document to try and better explain the recent situations from my perspective.
  37. ↑ Alby (14 January 2019). Kurva_Gaming14.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  38. ↑ Alby (15 January 2019). Kurva_Gaming15.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  39. ↑ Alby (7 June 2020). Kurva_Gaming24.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  40. ↑ Alby (24 August 2020). Kurva_Gaming26.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  41. ↑ TechStar123 (18 September 2020). Kurva_Gaming27.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. All servers have been updated and 049 may now speak!
  42. ↑ TechStar123 (16 October 2020). Kurva_Gaming28.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-04-07. ... has been updated with many new roles, so please go check it out!
  43. ↑ x3rt (14 August 2023). "Kurva Information". Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  44. ↑ x3rt (14 August 2023). Kurva_Gaming33.png. #announcements [Kurva Gaming]. Retrieved 2023-08-31. WE GOT PATREON BACK
  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 Cookie (27 March 2024). "An official response regarding Kelpy's Claims" (Document). Kurva Gaming.
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