ban appeal

[rapts 133]

In-game name: 508 Rapts
SteamID (https://steamid.io/):STEAM_0:1:227840923
Staff members in-game name: Papiraqi (he reported me) and WooleyMonster TBC (also involved, took a sit for a report he was involved in)
Staff members SteamID (https://garnetgaming.net/darkrp/bans) (/id (name): STEAM_0:1:49800680
Date & Time of incident: 9/4/2021 ~2PM
Timezone:EST
Ban Reason:Mass RDM
How long were you banned for?: 2 Weeks        Proof of Ban:
What happened? (include any proof): I had a base up where there was a 40 font KOS textscreen on the side of the building and another textscreen without a KOS sign. both textscreen owners were in my party (one was me) and both were near entrances to the base (it was the building across from the gun shop on main street) and the only real issue i could see with this base is that the black KOS textscreen could blend in with the brick building, other than that it was a completely legal base that was mostly empty except for red props that look like printers in the back.
Why should your ban be removed?: I didn't get any chance to change the textscreen before I was banned for mass. I don't think I had any prior reports on me about this and i had not been in a sit about it yet, it was only an issue once I killed Papiraqi and Wooley. Even if they wanted to punish me for RDMing them both I wouldn't have cared but they had no evidence that any other kills I got were RDM.

Edited September 5, 2021 by Rapts

[Guest proggy]

@WoolleyMonster @Papiraqi
Your side?

[WoolleyMonster 221]

@proggy currently at work, have all the evidence already written up and ready to go, will post as soon as I'm home at 9am approx. GMT tomorrow 

[raqi 734]

At work and not gonna be home till 9-10pm CST. 

[WoolleyMonster 221]

@proggy

In the first clip, I proceeded to what I believed to be the front of the base, seeing a sign for free printers inside and was confused, no KOS sign in sight, walking in to find several fake printers inside was then killed by 508 RAPTS, firstly this in my eyes is bating for kills and with no visible kos would be straight  RDM. 
In the next clip I took a report on 508 from Papiraqi on 508, as I said to you there's no KOS sign, you said “yes there is, you’ve got to look harder” 

To quote the rules
“Obscure KOS or Building signs are prohibited”
“Signs that blend in with the building or materials are prohibited; furthermore, KOS or building text screens must be a minimum size of 40”

You telling me to look harder, with no visible KOS breaks this rule and or both.

As I then scouted the building for a KOS sign, in the clip you see that its in Black text, both me and Papa could not see this until you pointed it out and we were close enough, also the placement in my eyes was again blending into the building, obscure and breaking the 2 rules stated above. 
After this Papa asked me to go to a sit roof, where checking over the logs you had killed multiple people with this “free printers' idea” and your poor KOS sign if any was on before the time of me joining and the sit taking place. You said at one point that it wasn’t Mass RDM but a Warn for bad KOS sign so you agreed about the Sign.  you told me “I've had that up since the base went up” again as I said to you why was it not visible? Also, after this you again said “sure its obscure you can warn me for that” 

So, to summarize,

KOS sign was obscure and or wrong, had to be pointed out.

Mass RDM huge number of kills from this idea 

“Free printers / fake printers” in my eyes is bating for kills (I could be wrong) 

As a player with almost 1500 hours on the server you should 100% know about these rules at this point and personally think that the 2 weeks Mass RDM is the correct justifiable punishment for the situation that happened. 

Videos of RDM and sit:

Rdm Video: https://streamable.com/se3vdv

Part 1: https://streamable.com/dk8ghr

Part 2: https://streamable.com/z4dz8d

Part 3: https://streamable.com/rzcegl
 

[Guest proggy]

Denied
Your textscreen was blatantly hidden and not visible enough.
Even though its 40 px (on the smallest font), you cannot enforce a KOS sign that is blended in or intentionally hidden.

Edited September 5, 2021 by proggy