ChrisRid

Neutral I think Shank and Gunner summarise my position on this actually, and they've made some decent points in my opinion. Just a couple of things I saw others mention which I thought would be worth touching-base on: If you click 'Disconnect' then you disconnect immediately. But if you were to just unplug your PC, your player and entities hang-around for a few mins from my experiences. I would argue that LTAP (Leaving to avoid punishment) doesn't apply in this scenario. It's certainly FailRP without a doubt, but the FailRP was leaving in-itself. You would have to rejoin, be brought to a sit, then leave a second time knowing that you'd been reported, for it to be LTAP in my eyes. Even No Intent to Roleplay (NITRP) isn't a good fit for this given that it's for when multiple different rules are broken, as opposed to one just one instance - you could otherwise argue breaking the vast majority of single rules is NITRP, so it's best to keep it separate I think there's a couple of options that would work best: Make a new rule specifically for 'Intentionally disconnecting during an RP scenario' which would also apply to mugs, being arrested, and a whole host of other things too. I'd add that this should not be overly harsh (must be proportional) and should not be up to staff discretion, as over time ban lengths exponentially increase when left unchecked (I think the average first-time racism ban is now like 5 consecutive life sentences when it actually started at a discretionary 2 week ban with typically a verbal warning first). Perhaps a system of incremental increases, by number the of previous bans, as a better solution? Shank's idea of delaying the de-spawn of entities for 5-10 mins after you disconnect would be a good solution, by eliminating the root-issue without the need for another rule and associated moderation

ACCEPTED Thank you for your time and patience. After a careful review by our Operator Department, we have decided to accept your ban appeal. The decision to accept your appeal is due, but not limited to, the following: After reviewing the evidence from both PaereBrus and yourself, I have come to the conclusion that you were indeed trying your best to abide by the rules, and you avoided conflict unless either you or your party member was damaged first (or via other legitimate RP scenarios). With that said, there were at least two instances where you unintentionally RDM'd, by forgetting to join a party in order to defend your teammate. However, given that the evidence which you have provided disproves at least 2/4 of PaereBrus' screenshots, I believe this adds merit to your claim of innocence and so the other two will remain undetermined, given I cannot definitively say whether they were in defence of your team mate once again. I don't believe that PaereBrus has done anything wrong in the way they handled your reports; the evidence here has taken quite some time to prepare and analyse, and there are some areas which aren't totally clear without additional context / evidence. For that reason, no action will be taken against the staff member. You will be unbanned shortly. Thank you for your time.

@Jesteruu Thank you for providing additional evidence, however as it stands, the clips you have provided don't disprove the evidence that PaereBrus has provided. I'll explain below: In your first clip, you aren't in a party with your team mate. You can see this by comparing your other clips which show both your health-bar and your team mates health-bar at the top of the screen, but isn't shown here. Therefore both kills would be considered RDM as you hadn't yet made a party. On top of that, it also doesn't tie-up with any of the log screenshots which PaereBrus has provided and is therefore a separate incident. Your second clip is valid, you did indeed defend your team mate. However it doesn't tie-up with any of the log screenshots which PaereBrus has provided and is therefore from a separate incident. Your third clip is also valid, and you defended yourself. However it doesn't tie-up with any of the log screenshots which PaereBrus has provided and is therefore from a separate incident. As it stands, it appears as though all four screenshots of the logs which PaereBrus has provided are RDM kills, but I'd like to offer you the opportunity to present any arguments or further evidence you wish to add before I make a final decision.

@PaereBrus Thank you for uploading the evidence and providing an account of the situation. @Jesteruu While I appreciate that other players may have been breaking rules too, I need to establish the facts surrounding your own actions in order to form a judgement on whether or not your ban was valid. As such, and given the evidence provided, is there anything you would like to add which you feel should be taken into consideration? Note - rules other players have broken are not relevant to your ban appeal, you may wish to submit a player report separately using the linked format above if those incidents haven't been already handled in-game.

UNDER REVIEW Thank you for your appeal. Please allow up to 48 hours to gather the facts and evidence pertaining to your ban, whereby a member of the Operator Department will respond. Please note, bans will only be appealed if they are of a false nature, incorrect reasoning, and in some cases mishandling of sit/report/ban. @PaereBrus Please could you upload evidence and provide your explanation of the situation. @Jesteruu Thank you for providing clips of parts of the circumstances leading up to your ban, please could you elaborate on the facts surrounding to your ban appeal. I see a player was indeed targeting you, if you feel this wasn't dealt with already in-game then please could you make a separate player report using the format below, to ensure that we have all the information needed to impose punishments as required.

Neutral I'm a little torn, because I do like the idea, but it's not in-keeping with the server's vanilla aim. I also wonder whether players can be damaged by getting run-over (so to speak) and if that would become a problem with minges, or players prop-pushing using the skateboard? I do see the benefits, and I'd love to see peoples skatepark builds. There's already some decent bowls around the map that come to mind. Overall I'm not totally convinced that the non-vanilla addon and possible issues outweigh the benefits, but I'd be interested to read further discussion and see some potential addons before deciding on a +1 or -1.

Hi there OniNoCap, Please could you edit your original post to follow the format linked below in order for your ban appeal to be processed:

+1 You've had a rocky past, and you've received multiple bans for MRDM last year after leaving the staff team, which doesn't sit well with me. However, I have noticed that you've been active, really positive and I've been impressed by how you've stood up for what's right in toxic Discord groups, showing what I believe is a true and genuine change - hence my +1. You have previously done some awesome work in the staff team, and I feel that you will do just as well this time around, but please just be self-aware of others who might mess around (as you have been doing) and stay true to what's right.

-1 You were game banned 2 days ago according to your Steam profile. Cheaters aren't fit for the staff team. https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198985731108

Congratulations to everyone in this months promos! Shout-out to our MVP's @Orion @DONTTOUCHMYFROG87 @CreativeStageName who've hit some crazy points this month, I love it! I'm really enjoying the direction that the server and staff team is going. We've seen some really positive changes made over the last month, with a solid staff team that continues to make me smile. I hope everyone has a fantastic Easter and here's to another month! Cheers

Neutral This summarises my position on the subject of clan bias, I think NotDeadPool is spot-on here. Bias is actually more of a subjective issue, rather than a blanket problem. From what I've seen you're either susceptible to bias, or you're not. Those who are susceptible will continue to act the same and demonstrate bias in all scenarios, and it's not limited to their clan friends. Luckily though, the administration team / management team have always had a nack for quickly identifying those who might sway, and any reports they handle (be it clans, friends, enemy's, or otherwise) will almost certainly be spectated. On the other hand, there are certain players who we know will maintain integrity despite being in a clan, and we know that even when nobody is looking they will always make the right decisions. So while I'm not a fan of clans for various reasons, I don't think adding rules specifically about clan-bias actually helps to target the root cause of the problem. Just as a side note, I think 10 minutes is way too long to claim a report in any case

It's really sad to hear you leaving the team mate, you're an awesome guy and you've done a superb job! Hope to see you in game for a catchup and a laugh, but either way I wish you the very best

Congratulations to all! I think Conway summarised this beautifully, we have a truly superb team and it's awesome to see these good people rewarded for their work and dedication. Cheers guys

PARTIALLY ACCEPTED Thank you for your appeal. After a careful review by our Operator Division, we have decided to reduce your ban to 1 week for Unintentional Mass Random Deathmatch (UMRDM). The decision to reduce your ban and partially accept your appeal is due, but not limited to, the following: You should not kill another player repeatedly just because they are breaking the rules, the appropriate action would be to place a report and allow staff to handle the situation. The evidence that JonnyFlame has provided clearly shows you repeatedly killing the other player. By your own admission, you knew and understood that you shouldn't repeatedly kill them otherwise you would get yourself in trouble and potentially banned as a result - quote from your appeal post: "I know for a fact this dude was intentionally trying to get killed so he can put in a report and get me banned". While I find that the ban for Mass Random Deathmatch (MRDM) is valid and JonnyFlame took all appropriate actions related to your own behaviour, I will on this occasion take into consideration the fact that the other player was very likely harassing you, which I believe was somewhat overlooked. Staff may use discretion in certain situations such as this, where the dispute was between you and only one other player who appears to have been targeting you for a reaction. More often than not, if the root-cause of an issue can be resolved, then countless other issues are averted. If this situation repeats itself in the future, place a report specifically for harassment as this will immediately become a staff priority. Thank you for your appeal and we hope to see you in game soon