Why do people assume so much. Could jimmy1 not improved, got lucky, You assume way to much CS always have.
And to go out on a limb I would guess you have done exactly what you are accusing Jimmy1 of doing

I am a firm believer that if you have an alias it must be public.  
 
The only reason that these guys get protected is because they are paying money.  
 
HTRN has always tried to protect these guys and instead of just being quiet, he goes out of his way to lie.

Let me just point out that the same people who are so bothered by unknown aliases would not simply approve of it, but cheer it when someone like Editor is ambushed.
 
Not only that, but when someone in the top 20 joins someone ranked 120, is that not newb humping, another act so detested? I understand they may not exclusively play low ranked players, but when they do, and lose... you can't get upset, even if it's an alias. It is no one's fault but your own if you don't treat every opponent with the same amount of respect going into a game.

If Jimmy is indeed an alias account, the best way to deal with whoever it is is to ram a Marshall right up his asspipe followed by a meth-crazed General.  I've elaborated my position on this before but for the sake of vomiting my stupid opinion into the discussion let me say it again.
 
Each and every opponent should be treated with the same respect regardless of ranking or record.  If you start making assumptions about your opponent, or feel you are entitled too know the history of who you are playing, you are asking for special privileges.   You are also arrogantly assuming you should beat a given opponent and have no right to be "tricked."  Excuse me, but at the start of every game everyone starts with the same pieces on the same board, and then let the best man win.  
 
I agree its unethical, and I wouldn't do it personally.  But I would defend someone's right to do it as long as they paid their money.  
 
HOWEVER...
 
I do have a problem with some jackass who is tanking games.  That is something that if it can be substantiated goes way beyond what should be accepted here.  Sandbagging adversely affects everyone on the site because people who do not deserve wins get them and rankings and records can be artificially manipulated, which promotes or demotes without merit.  This should not be allowed.

But pats, you're from Massachusetts, you should know how fun witch hunts can be!

Bot losses clog up the review of games if someone wants to do a quick check.
 
Also jimmy1 joins games against top 20 opponents.  The site wants to encourage better players to play newbies.  Ambush players discourage better players from playing newbies.
 
Editor never puts a game up.  He only joins games.  And only those against terrible players until his win ratio gets above 10:1 then he plays the best KRACH player he can to maximize his ranking.
 
One last thing....
 
Me thinks the admins doth protest too much.

disgraced mod? get off your high horse redneck.  
 
As for kevn's point, I tend to agree.  Although I would like a list of aliases, it is pretty awesome to see players like Editor or MissionControl get ambushed.  We cannot have it both ways.
 
If jimmy1 is an alias, which one can easily deduct from HTRN's denial, then backtracking on denial, then that is wrong if games are being tanked.  It is wrong in any case of one tanks games just to get a chance at beating a higher ranked opponent.
 
Now I am sure 85%+ of metaforge cares about their rank.  It is human nature to be competitive but a desperate act like this is wrong.  
 
If I had to choose between Editor or MissionControl types getting ambushed or a list of aliases, I would pick the list in a heartbeat.  Nobody takes those guys ranks seriously anyway.  
 
I think chip has done a fantastic job with the site.  But the money vs integrity discussion needs to be looked at.  Unfortunately this is something that I don't see changing

If you guys were as half as smart about aliases as you think. I was simply stating to assume so much is bad for the site.
 Certain players here are so paranoid that every other new player is a 2nd unknown name for someone.  
More players means better site for all. But when the old players attack the new players for no reason it tends to run players off.  
 And as Kev stated if you play a newbie Lord forbid now you are  newbie humping instead of  helping a new potential player.
 You say these are bad I say rank whores who care so much about their precious rank that if someone who should not beat them in their mind they get paranoid and go on the attack. It is bad for the site.
 And flyers I have no high horse only facts. You are a liar and can not be trusted, your word means nothing. You sold out the other mods,admins, Chip and the site just to gain some popularity from certain players here on the site.
 You have no original thoughts and only echo thoughts of your heroes. A perfect example is the last post with a poll in it was a exact copy of bosshawgs post only worded different.  
 
http://www.metaforge.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1331659054 bosshawgs post
http://www.metaforge.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1331845518 flyers7 post
 
Main thing is if you want the site ti flourish and grow try being nicer to the new players instead of attacking them like a paranoid crackhead.

i agree it seems odd, but that's until you take in to account that DH and i were talking pretty much through the entirety of his game where he told me he wasnt really invested in the game, and i had an easy draw at worst with jimmy, but decided to blow up all my pieces instead because i thought he was open.  
 
lets say everything said is true and someone actually takes the time to dump games in order to mess with people. anyone willing to do this wouldnt then ambush 2 people who couldnt care less about being ambushed. i actually feel bad they wasted their time on me instead of Seke.
 
don't be so quick to throw people to the wolves. if you want to play detective, take the time to do your detective work

As one of the middle ranked players who has an "alias", let me enlighten you speculators about another reason that you have failed to consider for having said alias.
 
An alias is a great way to learn how to play a different style without wrecking your main account.  I initially got a second account for my son while trying to get him interested in playing.  When he lost interest after about 10 days, I had a paid second account sitting around for another 355 days.  It doesn't take long to figure out how to put it to some worthwhile use.  I have told everyone who has ever asked who they are and I doubt that there is a single good player who doesn't know.
 
On another point:  this is not an ethics or integrity issue.  The rules of the site are clear.  Everyone plays by the same.  If you don't like them--play somewhere else or learn to deal.  You can have as many accounts as you are willing to pay for and it is no one else's business except the owner.
 
It's just Stratego guys.  It is supposed to be fun.  Don't take it too seriously.