Ban Appeal (Maximillion_V_Midnight)

[Maximillion_V_Midn]

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Anyhoos...

IGN: Maxim_V_Midnight
Banned by: @Kainzo
Time of ban: 09-21-2015 | 2:43pm EST
Reason for ban & Story: *sighs* Once again, someone starts an argument, you respond, Staff says stop, and you DO, but the other person doesn't, AND YOU'RE BANNED FOR "NOT STOPPING".

I was involved in a pissing match in Chat, was asked to stop, and I did. When the other person continued for 15 minutes afterwards, and WE BOTH were commanded to "stop or be banned", I said that I had ALREADY stopped, and temp banned. I came back, and asked what the deal was with that, and what am I supposed to do when unfairly punished, and I get threatened for using REPORT, and got Permabanned.

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[TimForReal]

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Anyhoos...

IGN: Maximillion_V_Midnight
Banned by: @Kainzo
Time of ban: 09-21-2015 | 2:43pm EST
Reason for ban: *sighs* Once again, someone starts an argument, you respond, Staff says stop, and you DO, but the other person doesn't, AND YOU'RE BANNED FOR "NOT STOPPING".

I was involved in a pissing match in Chat, was asked to stop, and I did. When the other person continued for 15 minutes afterwards, and WE BOTH were commanded to "stop or be banned", I said that I had ALREADY stopped, and temp banned. I came back, and asked what the deal was with that, and what am I supposed to do when unfairly punished, and I get threatened for using REPORT, and got Permabanned.

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Snipped portions down to what is actually needed in the appeal.

Appeals forum is not the place to air your concerns about staff or anyone else for that matter, feel free to PM admins privately about those matters.

Kainzo banned you, so he'll have to get to it when he has time. If no response after 10 days, you can bump this post and tag me for further review.

 

[Maximillion_V_Midn]

I just need an honest shot, if such is possible. I have been denied that enough times, that all Proctors associate with my name now is how many times I have been banned, not the vast lengths I've gone to try and avoid bringing any kind of negativity to the table.

• The first time you're banned off the bat, people say "Hey, it might've been an honest mistake".
• Second time, folks will assume you're just salty about being banned, and you're a troll.
• Third time, nobody will even bother to play or chat with you. You're trash, far as they're concerned.

I know the Staff are trying to nip a problem on the bud, not escalate it, but the consequences for us players, the more impulse bans we're subjected to, the less value or worth we have in the eyes of the rest of the player base.

If folks can find a way to communicate with their words, and not the "Banhammer", I would be forever grateful. I apologize for my part in the proverbial 'pissing contest' that took part that day. As I did then, and each time prior, I promise to always be the first one to quietly walk away from a conflict, if for no other reason than nobody else wants to see that crud flooding their chat window.

 

[TimForReal]

I just need an honest shot, if such is possible. I have been denied that enough times, that all Proctors associate with my name now is how many times I have been banned, not the vast lengths I've gone to try and avoid bringing any kind of negativity to the table.

• The first time you're banned off the bat, people say "Hey, it might've been an honest mistake".
• Second time, folks will assume you're just salty about being banned, and you're a troll.
• Third time, nobody will even bother to play or chat with you. You're trash, far as they're concerned.

I know the Staff are trying to nip a problem on the bud, not escalate it, but the consequences for us players, the more impulse bans we're subjected to, the less value or worth we have in the eyes of the rest of the player base.

If folks can find a way to communicate with their words, and not the "Banhammer", I would be forever grateful. I apologize for my part in the proverbial 'pissing contest' that took part that day. As I did then, and each time prior, I promise to always be the first one to quietly walk away from a conflict, if for no other reason than nobody else wants to see that crud flooding their chat window.

Proctors have ZERO influence on bans.

 

[Maximillion_V_Midn]

@TimForReal
Proctors have ZERO influence on bans.

They actually do. LarryDeCable, himself, admitted to having people on Skype on-call who can come in and perform bans on his behest. He said "anybody want proof?", so - during one of these 'sessions' of his - I replied "Yeah, sure.".

Soon thereafter, I was banned, although the logs never told me who did it.

<please stop snipping my posts willy-nilly. These are all 100% relevant to the Ban Appeal>

 

[TimForReal]

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Ahhh, you're Xarxu..

 

[Maximillion_V_Midn]

@TimForReal Ahhh, you're Xarxu..

See? That feeling in the pit of a Herocraft regular's gut when they see/hear the name "XARXU" is the result of the problem I outlined HERE.

This is something I'll need help correcting. Not to mention, I'd love to have access to my /feed and /workbench again, as I'm building.

Humans make mistakes. I get that people sometimes overlook something, and I'm not dogging anybody for that. I'm just asking that folks not automatically go "No, my decision was just, it's non-negotiable" all the time.

There are about half a dozen Herocraft players who've been on for years, who can all vouch for my being a positive contributor, so much so that they send me invites when they do Minigames or Skyblock on another server. My reputation is disproportionate to my actual history.

And, please, unless you're doing it to help my case, I'd appreciate it if you stop "snipping" my posts. Everything in this thread is related to the Ban, and therein the Ban Appeal. It's information that details ALL of what happened to result in these bans (not just the superficial reasons for the bans), and entails info I doubt the people performing the Bans were aware of.

 

[Maximillion_V_Midn]

I have sent some messages to a few of aforementioned "Herocraft Regulars", players in good standing who have played on Herocraft since close to it's conception (I had NO idea HC had been around so long! lol), who can serve as accurate Character Witnesses.

 

[Maximillion_V_Midn]

I've seen a few patches rolled out to the server. It sure would be swell if I could get that "first fair shot" I've been jonesing for.

(Anybody ever think about that term? "Jonesing"? Who is Jones, and why did their name get coined as verb?)

 

[TimForReal]

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Anyhoos...

IGN: Maxim_V_Midnight
Banned by: @Kainzo
Time of ban: 09-21-2015 | 2:43pm EST
Reason for ban & Story: *sighs* Once again, someone starts an argument, you respond, Staff says stop, and you DO, but the other person doesn't, AND YOU'RE BANNED FOR "NOT STOPPING".

I was involved in a pissing match in Chat, was asked to stop, and I did. When the other person continued for 15 minutes afterwards, and WE BOTH were commanded to "stop or be banned", I said that I had ALREADY stopped, and temp banned. I came back, and asked what the deal was with that, and what am I supposed to do when unfairly punished, and I get threatened for using REPORT, and got Permabanned.

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You are unbanned in game and on forums, name changed on forums as well. Please continue to use that forum account..

 

[Maximillion_V_Midn]

@TimForReal
You are unbanned in game and on forums, name changed on forums as well. Please continue to use that forum account..

Thanks, Tim.