I like Scarabaeus. Every interaction I've had with him or seen him have with others has been top notch. You're right that I did not know about his explanation on the officials when I responded in DIOs. Had I, my post would have been much different. So, I'll own that. I did not mean to imply that Scarabaeus was acting with Malice. I thought he was trying to stop this kind of behavior by closing Hell. So, I was actually assuming that he had a good (not malicious) motive for his action. I was just pointing out that if that was his goal, closing Hell would not be an effective way to achieve it and would likely make it worse.

Assuming Scarabaeus may read this post, I'd like to point something out.

From your post: "When I designed the area, my intent was to create something that challenged the players who enjoyed exploration and the excitement of the unexpected. Unfortunately, there have always been players who have wanted to negate that purpose and this one has accomplished that goal."

The posting of Hell log on Dio does not subvert your goal in the least. The players who enjoy "exploration and the excitement of the unexpected" would be the last people in the world to open that log and use it to descend. That post will not affect them at all.

I have always considered OOC sharing of area explore information against the rules. That means it's against the rules to pass a Hell log to someone. It also means that it's against the rules to accept and use a Hell log that someone has provided.

To say that the posting of that log will have a big enough impact on how players will experience Hell to warrant closing the coolest area in CF, you have to be assuming that a large portion of the player base will cheat by using it. That's a pretty rough assumption at a time when we're trying to mend the schism between the player base and Imms.

Speaking for myself, I will not cheat using Hell info posted on Dios. I suspect many others would be willing to make the same pledge.