Buddha Formal Report

[Vibe 1,088]

Who are you reporting? [Staff/Player]: eXg Buddha/Arizona/Bread God

Your in-game name: Vibe 

Your SteamID (https://steamid.io/): STEAM_0:0:63191509

In-game name of reportee:  eXg Buddha

SteamID of reportee (https://steamid.io/):STEAM_0:1:50942375

Date & Time of incident: Over the Course of the past 30 days. 

Timezone: Eastern Standard Time Zone

 

What happened? (include any proof): 

Over the course of the past 30 days Buddha has been involved in many different issues regarding multiple servers. This report is a compilation of evidence regarding these incidents. A punishment is needed for this player, whether it be a ban or removal of rank. Buddha you need to take a break from this server and its community and I think this is the only way you will understand that.  These incidents are not in any order and most have nothing to do with the other, but when combined, show the actions of a person who is not suited for a management position at the current time. He has done good things for DarkRP, but with the frequency of issues involving this player it is time for him to step down.  Mental Health is a very serious matter and in the current state of the generation it should be treated very seriously. Buddha has said recently that this community is all he has, if that is the case then I think Buddha should take a step back from the community for a period of time and realize what life has to offer. No online community is worth being the only thing you have. Depression, Anxiety, and other mental health issues affect a high % of the US populace. Treatment can come in many different shapes and forms, but the end goal is for the person to realize that life can be whatever you make it. The actions, statements, and behavior shown by Buddha in recent time shows a person who needs a break from the online world. While on this break I think talking to his close friends in TS is okay, but by playing a manager role in the community he has to always be professional and the spotlight is on him at all times. People with anxiety can feel many conflicting situations in circumstances like this and it is my opinion that someone who has anxiety and who has undergone treatments that help is always there. I have no idea what your personal life is Buddha but getting out more and doing stuff in the real world could be very beneficial. 

 

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When it comes to reports on the server Hacking is one of the biggest and this thread was no exception. The final verdict was that Buddha was not hacking but that verdict was reached after 9 days of waiting for the staff's team decision. I've spoken to multiple people in the community group and the verdict was that this report really affected you. You have stated that you have an eating disorder and with the anxiety of this report on top of that, the report left you suffering while the decision was discussed. Some players don't know this but you have had multiple aliases during your time on Garnet (Arizona, Bread God, Vagabond, and Xan Wader) . Back during your times known as Arizona and Bread God multiple people didn't really like you and saw you as a minge. These past altercations I believe had a lasting affect on you. You wanted people to like you. Most people feel the same way, but when in combination with your anxiety it can take its toll on a person. I understand wanting to be liked by everyone and trying to be as selfless as possible. I think it is this want to please everyone that eventually leads you on your route to become a manager. As stated in the introduction section you have done good things for DarkRP and no DarkRP player will deny that. Until recently a majority of the player base liked you and you didn't really cause any issues. You've played MRP off and on while you played Garnet but this recent outing into the MRP community is where most players can mark a decline in your community reputation. Some players wondered why you would want to involve yourself in another server while being manager of another, but no one really cared. Your decision in factions and friends is questionable, but we have no choice in that matter. Frogmen have had their ups and downs, but you joined during the controversy concerning racist remarks. I won't delve further into that topic as it does not play a key role. This negative spotlight already on your faction brought more attention onto yourself. Multiple spectates later and the evidence was cataloged and then the report was made. 5 pages of replies followed. The community feedback was tremendous. Hacking reports are a special case where community feedback can only do so much. The evidence is the evidence and for most people it spoke for itself. A week later and a breakthrough is seen. There was possible lag and it made the evidence not usable. Some players saw this as you getting off based on a technicality, but the decision was made and there was no going back. Your reputation took a massive hit and the community began to see you in a different light. With your reputation taking a hit you went into a defensive mode of trying to make everyone happy again. 

Several weeks after the report was denied and you were acquitted of hacking you post this screenshot as a status. You commented on this and said it was a joke and you were trying to make a joke of the situation to try to make people think of it as a meme. When it comes to hacking accusations people don't tend to forget. A lot of the current player base won't know this but back on the original CS Desert run there was a Ranger called Hendrix. Everyone thought he was fishy and one day we caught him. Certain veterans still talk about him to this day. When it comes to memes in the community they usually are just harmless little jokes. Jackal's Forehead is a prime example. Even Jackal himself can joke about it and we all have a good laugh. Making a joke about yourself hacking merely weeks after the report is not a good decision. You might have regretted it and all that, but as I'll touch on later in the report you always post something, and then once the community disagrees you immediately say "I'm sorry I shouldn't have posted it." 

Above is another example of you making light of a serious matter. Hacking in an online game is one thing, but the manipulation of a minor and the sheer act of pedophilia is disgusting. This should never be joked about but you felt the need to post this a couple of days at most after the Panini incident was public. I can no longer find this on the forums so I don't know if you said anything on the matter after this. Joking is fine and no one is gonna prohibit it, but it has a place and a time. As the matter was possibly criminal I decided to not even make a Garnet Times on the matter. Making jokes like this seem like a way to try and lighten everyone's mood and I understand that. The situation was a very serious one and not one to be made light of. The backlash was severe on Panini and he deserved every bit of it. You making jokes seems like another way you try and take the attention off of your misdeeds. I don't speak for everyone in the community obviously, but Panini's actions are disgusting and I don't understand how someone who read those messages could try and make a joke of it. As stated above jokes have a time and a place and sadly this wasn't the latest occurrence of a "joke" of yours not quite hitting the mark.

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This report was made a few days ago and shows another example of your joking matter causing more harm. On the thread, there is a video of you "jokingly" saying "I think you've made a serious mistake on this one. You are now on my hit list to kill." When someone else in the channel laughs like its a joke you said: "I'm very serious." Throughout the thread, you backpedal and contradict yourself on multiple occasions. The report was accepted and the punishment was served. By using this post in this thread I don't think you should be punished for the same thing again. I am using it as circumstantial evidence to provide a history of events with the same behavior. While the thread was active you made multiple replies trying to save face it seems. The repeated actions you have taken recently of making these "jokes" only for them to completely backfire does not make a whole lot of sense to me. The only reason I can assume why you keep doing this ties back into your want to be accepted by all. Some people will just not like you in life. It sucks, but it's the truth. You will never be able to please everyone and I think this is a very important character feature a manager can have. Past executives like Phantom have had to make some hard decisions. Some people called them retarded and negative reacted to them, but they didn't let that affect them. They took the hate and moved on. You like to say that you have changed and I see that, just not in the same way you do. The Buddha I knew in DF with PumpOG was hated. But he didn't go back on what he said. He took the hate. You might not have liked it, but no one likes to be hated. Do you think Kendal liked it when everyone hated him? Do you think Jackal likes to be known as the manager who wiped every faction? They were hated by some, but liked by others. Both of these players I feel like have had a better experience when they were not an executive than when they were. Since Jackal was a manager he led MARSOC and Marines well and started to talk with his old friend like Tayler again. Jackal's anger has gone done a lot since then too. If you have ever played a game with Jackal you know how explosive he can be in comms. Since he stepped back from MRP and his executive role his temper has lessened and I feel like the same could be true for you Buddha. Recently Fetn has posted several topics about mental health and the community has been truly incredible in their response, but an online forum can only do so much. 

 

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These two posts are just a few more examples of the same behavior Buddha has shown recently. From backtracking, to deflecting then apologizing.

 

As I stated in the opening paragraph in this "report" I think stepping back from the community could prove to be exceptionally beneficial for the mental health of Buddha. I don't think Buddha will step back on his own accord and the only true way this can happen is if the punishment of some sort is handed out. Garnet is an incredible community, but it does have its ups and downs. I've taken several breaks from the server. One when I was removed from Vega for being a minge and the main time when I was community banned for a month. I had no access to forums or the servers. I still talked to people who played, but we played different games, talked about different stuff. It was during this that I met my ex and got my job. I can say that the month I was banned was a really good time in my life. Being online all the time and dealing with all the drama on Garnet can take its toll. I know it's a global pandemic and there is not a whole lot to do outside, but you'd be surprised. Recently I started going on jogs most days and started to learn new tricks cooking. My friends and I recently got Jackbox games which have been a blast every time we play. Gaming is fun and we can all agree to that, but when it comes to your mental health, it's an easy choice. These kinds of issues could haunt you your whole life if you let them consume you. Life is all about living. I have not talked to Buddha personally since this whole fiasco started, but I've heard from multiple people who have that he just seems depressed. Depression is like an infection. If you don't try and treat it once you identify it, it eventually spreads and consumes you.

Edited April 30, 2020 by Vibe

[DepressedBird 97]

Unfortunately, Mrp situations don't  have an effect on DRP, bans don't  transfer between servers unless community. However if garnet says other wise then otherwise will happen. But likely due to all above reasons being from Mrp and TTT I don't  see a reason to force him out. While yes he is toxic at times he also is a darn good manager over here.

Edited April 30, 2020 by DepressionBird
(I'm expecting yall to cringe react and disagree react btw mrp guys)

[Vivianne 46]

4 minutes ago, DepressionBird said:

Unfortunately, Mrp situations don't  have an effect on DRP, bans don't  transfer between servers unless community. However if garnet says other wise then otherwise will happen. But likely due to all above reasons being from Mrp and TTT I don't  see a reason to force him out. While yes he is toxic at times he also is a darn good manager over here.

When you are Manager it is expected of you to still continue to act civil on ALL servers that Garnet has. You're executive staff so you represent the community. It's as simple as that.

[Fetn 1,217]

1 minute ago, DepressionBird said:

Mrp situations don't  have an effect on DRP

They might not transfer over but his reputation and status on everyone will be changed. He may do some unrational decisions since he got banned on mrp and TTT and the other things has happened. 

But right now I am suggesting that Buddha does take a break for a bit it isn't doing much since hes been with the community and holding on for so long and just needs a little bit of a break. 

2 minutes ago, DepressionBird said:

all above reasons being from Mrp and TTT

These reasons were to show what he could do on drp and what he has done on other servers.

 

3 minutes ago, DepressionBird said:

While yes he is toxic at times he also is a darn good manager over here.

Well no offense to Buddha but he is toxic sometimes and his humor can be a bit dark and bad. But he has made and in the works of making rules that effect people basing. Like the fact that he is gonna make rules to basing when he never bases and such he only raids. But when he does raid he sits at your fast door until someone presses the button to get in so he can use the ares. With him doing this type of stuff and not basing I don't really see why he should effect the basing rules since he never bases at all. He specifically hates people that make bases that are basically impossible but the reason people make those bases is to have some fun while creating bases and making those bases hard to raid. That is all my opinion but I say he should take a break for a bit. 

[DepressedBird 97]

1 minute ago, Vivianne said:

When you are Manager it is expected of you to still continue to act civil on ALL servers that Garnet has. You're executive staff so you represent the community. It's as simple as that.

I agree but we can't  force him to have a leave due to that reason.

[Fetn 1,217]

Just now, DepressionBird said:

I agree but we can't  force him to have a leave due to that reason.

For what has been happening right now he should take a break....

[HOT-GIRL 50]

This is mostly MRP stuff this is dark RP a whole different game mode so what exactly are you trying to say here?

[Aparh 383]

Neutral, I'll just be giving some personal experience and opinions. I met Buddha in January of this year, i had just became DRP staff and he was training me. That Buddha was kind, welcoming, and was a good role model. Since then it's been different, when Buddha came back to staff he quickly went through the ranks and became Manager in about 2 months. We all respected and enjoyed Buddha's company and thought of him in a positive light. Recently Buddha's actions have been very questionable, from the Hacking, to the Death threats (Whether it was joking or not), all the way to the Engima situation. I've been spectating this from afar and I see Buddha getting caught in a vicious cycle of fucking up over and over. I think It would be a good Idea for Buddha to take a break and come back after a little. I've always liked Buddha and still do and continue to consider him my friend, but wrong is wrong. Currently Buddha is in the wrong. Ultimately the Death threat situation is done with and he served his punishment, The hacking accusation has been cleared and he has been found not guilty, and the Engima thing is over. Now that's just my experience with Buddha/My opinions. 

12 minutes ago, DepressionBird said:

Unfortunately, Mrp situations don't  have an effect on DRP

Apparently you don't understand what being an executive is about, as an executive he is expected to uphold the Maturity and Seriousness throughout all servers. If he shows incompetence on one server, that reflexes on his Manager role on DRP as well. You thinking it has no effect is wrong.

 

 

Buddha I hope you start fixing things, I like you and would hope you can stay around in the community .

Edited April 30, 2020 by Aparh

[Texas 170]

+1 the "your on my hit list" is a big part of it but there is a lot of bad stuff here.

24 minutes ago, Vibe said:

Depression, Anxiety, and other mental health issues affect a high % of the US populace. Treatment can come in many different shapes and forms, but the end goal is for the person to realize that life can be whatever you make it.

People act as treatment is like going to jail or rehab. fuck you can find someone where you talk 1 on 1 and after you will feel 100%. telling someone your problems face to face will help you a bunch buddha. Take a break for a bit and come back new and fresh. 

[Fetn 1,217]

For everyone saying that this is stuff from other servers. Here you go so he is an executive he represents ALL of DRP staff and the executives over here. The stuff thats been going on with him and mrp and TTT represents how DRP is.  So being a Manager holds you at more responsibility of not minging or getting banned at other servers related to garnet. Buddha has done a lot of shit in the past I won't bring up unless I have to but it will still transfer over since he is a manager and should be professional and not minge. The stuff he has said and done during the past 30 days and more is not good at all. So he should take a break....

[Oboshi 66]

1 hour ago, HOT-GIRL said:

This is mostly MRP stuff this is dark RP a whole different game mode so what exactly are you trying to say here?

Bruh buddha is a executive, he should know to have a good example on other servers. If you were a manager on another server what would happen if you were doing all of this shit on other GG servers. Yes he may be a "good manager" but if he wants to be a good manager he needs to set an example to people across GG and not just DarkRP. 

Edited April 30, 2020 by Oboshi

[Vivianne 46]

4 minutes ago, DepressionBird said:

I agree but we can't  force him to have a leave due to that reason.

Absolutely can. He is an executive staff, so therefor yes he does represent the community as a whole. This applies for well-known members and/or high ranking staff members. The reason why it should/will affect his position in other servers is because of the fact that he IS a manager. When new players come into the server and see a member who is well-known and holds a high position of power who creates a toxic environment on the server it will turn them away from joining the community and servers. I say this because when I held a manager position on DRP, it was still expected of me to not be toxic or troll on Garnet's MRP server. 

 

All in all, I say +1 to having him take a break. That is genuinely needed sometimes when people get beyond toxic. When I resigned from my manager position, I did have a perma ban because it was clear that I needed a break. Executive staff not only represent the server that they're staff on, they represent the community as well.

[Aparh 383]

1 minute ago, HOT-GIRL said:

This is mostly MRP stuff this is dark RP a whole different game mode so what exactly are you trying to say here?

This is community wide, the issue is that buddha has been showing incompetence and a lack of maturity recently across the board. All the DRP staff need to get it out of your head that if you do shit on other GG servers it won't affect your DRP because it will. You're expected to Represented Garnet on all servers and uphold the same act whether its TTT,Rust, Or MRP. 

 

7 minutes ago, DepressionBird said:

I agree but we can't  force him to have a leave due to that reason.

Yes Garnet Literally can. No one is entitled to anything. Garnet could remove anyone or force a break for any reason. It's his servers.

This will be my last post on this topic unless i feel there is anything further that needs to be responded too. 

 

[HOT-GIRL 50]

2 minutes ago, Oboshi said:

Bruh buddha is a executive, he should know to have a good example on another server. If you were a manager on another server what would happen if you were doing all of this shit on other GG servers. Yes he may be a "good manager" but if he wants to be a good manager he needs to set an example to people across GG and not just DarkRP. 

He never hacked thats the thing so im confused on why this is mentioned again when this situation is already taken care of.

[Anon10011 37]

+1 On this post. Too much has gone without reprimand