Ban Exception Test?

[Ceroria]

Very Seriously? They get unbanned after a week. That is why I hardly do report abuses because it's like, Thanks for reporting this player, You'll see them back in a week. Have a nice day. Everyone complains about hackers but I mean unbanning them after a week isn't helping with the reduction of them in my opinion.

Some people, believe it or not, learn their lesson. If they were banned for hacking they will either just not come back anyway, or come back and play normally. This doesn't go for all people of course but you'd be surprised.

 

[ShortyClutch]

Very Seriously? They get unbanned after a week. That is why I hardly do report abuses because it's like, Thanks for reporting this player, You'll see them back in a week. Have a nice day. Everyone complains about hackers but I mean unbanning them after a week isn't helping with the reduction of them in my opinion.

I never said how long they banned them, I just said that they took them seriously. If someone is hacking then they will ban them but I never specified how long the ban was for. And they don't necessarily want to drive away all of the people from the server and seem like the bad guys. If they ban people for little things then they get a bad rep and nobody likes them.

 

[Jam0919]

Some people, believe it or not, learn their lesson. If they were banned for hacking they will either just not come back anyway, or come back and play normally. This doesn't go for all people of course but you'd be surprised.

Yeah, I have seen people who come back playing normally but when they hacked they had people in chat telling them to stop hacking and they obviously know they are hacking so it's kinda like you can hack for a while, get lots of wins, come back and play normally. I've seen people who everyone know hacks but don't get banned because no one can be bothered reporting them. They should know the difference from right and wrong if they know how to move a mouse.

 

[Jam0919]

I never said how long they banned them, I just said that they took them seriously. If someone is hacking then they will ban them but I never specified how long the ban was for. And they don't necessarily want to drive away all of the people from the server and seem like the bad guys. If they ban people for little things then they get a bad rep and nobody likes them.

I know you didn't state how long and I accept that but if you put into perspective and say, hacking is probably the worst thing you can do on MCSG. Murder is probably the worst thing you can do in real life, people don't go to jail for a year or so, usually like 30. I think they should make the ban about a month so people, if they actually enjoyed playing MCSG would realize "oh, I actually enjoyed playing there, I'll go back and play normally now". One week seems a little too short for me :c.

 

[Saimo]

I agree.

 

[ShortyClutch]

I know you didn't state how long and I accept that but if you put into perspective and say, hacking is probably the worst thing you can do on MCSG. Murder is probably the worst thing you can do in real life, people don't go to jail for a year or so, usually like 30. I think they should make the ban about a month so people, if they actually enjoyed playing MCSG would realize "oh, I actually enjoyed playing there, I'll go back and play normally now". One week seems a little too short for me :c.

I see where you come from and I agree that one week for hacking is not really enough. Maybe a month or two would be a better solution.

 

[ZeNoS]

This is a genius idea!

But on another hand, why are bright hacks banned? Honestly, my recording program(Fraps) makes my videos very dark. About 50% less brighter when it displays on YouTube. I have my Brightness on 100%, and I was going to turn it to 1000 after this, but I didn't even know it was banned. I think it should be allowed, for youtubers. But then again, that's just my opinion.

 

[ShortyClutch]

This is a genius idea!

But on another hand, why are bright hacks banned? Honestly, my recording program(Fraps) makes my videos very dark. About 50% less brighter when it displays on YouTube. I have my Brightness on 100%, and I was going to turn it to 1000 after this, but I didn't even know it was banned. I think it should be allowed, for youtubers. But then again, that's just my opinion.

I am unsure why it is bannable because I mean, its a feature put into the game and if you can't see on the map you are playing on, obviously you are going to want to put more brightness on. Also it's not even "hacks" it's just changing a setting in the game.

 

[ZeNoS]

I am unsure why it is bannable because I mean, its a feature put into the game and if you can't see on the map you are playing on, obviously you are going to want to put more brightness on. Also it's not even "hacks" it's just changing a setting in the game.

Very true. But then again, it can be used to see in dark areas that other players may not be able to see.

 

[ShortyClutch]

Very true. But then again, it can be used to see in dark areas that other players may not be able to see.

Yes, but everyone has the ability to go into the settings and change the option for themselves. It can be compared to sensitivity. Everyone can change the sensitivity of their mouse and everyone can change the level of brightness on the game so no one really has an advantage.

 

[Sepyz]

I think these rules should apply to the forums...

 

[duckluv321]

I don't know how I feel about this, I really don't. I'm trying to think in the perspective of a banned player, but at the same time, still avoiding being biased, because let's face it- if you want to apply for moderator, and you've been banned, of course you want to find a way around that ban.


Now, to apply this to real life- let's go with applying for a real life job. If it's a big job, they take everything into consideration. Let's say you did something in the past- something small- maybe it was an accident- but they found out about it, and now you don't have the job.

Same situation here.

Accident, mistake, "no big deal"- you did it, it happened, and now here it is, affecting you.

The reason past bans affect moderators, is because you broke a rule that a moderators job is to enforce. Increasing gamma is against the rules, and whether you saw the rules or not, it's one of those things where it was available to you, and whether you read it or not is completely up to you.

Too be honest, I can't think of anything that could genuinely be an accident and would result in a ban. Minor things like caps should be warned, and kicked for first, unless severe, and caps are the only accidental thing I can think of. There's a swear filter for a reason, advertising another server doesn't make any sense, not abusing other players is a no-brainer, and changing any settings, or installing mods has, and always will be bannable.

There is honestly no legitimate thing I can think of that would be an accident.


Now, I do realize, people change, and people mature, but it happened. You did it.

Accountability is really what comes into play in this situation. You are completely accountable for everything you've ever done, here, or just life in general. Everyone matures over time, but it doesn't make past actions any less evident, or you any less accountable for them.

People who go to jail for things like drunk driving will always have that on their record, and when they apply for a job, it'll be there, even five years after the actual event took place. They could be an advocate against drunk driving now, and have completely turned their lives around, but they still did it, and it will still be there.

While drunk driving is a much more serious thing, that analogy fits this situation well in the sense that no matter how much you've changed, and no matter how much you've matured, what you did will always stick with you.

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Well, that's about it for my opinions on this. I hope I don't sound like I don't want you to get mod- I wish the absolute best for you, and anyone else dealing with this situation, this is just what I think about the situation in general.
If there's anything you can do- talking to staff, doing whatever you can to get this ban to be overlooked in an application, I wish you the absolute best of luck, and I hope you can find a way