EU Operation Cleansweep - Spring 2015 - Week 4 Results!

[Freshly]

Nice!

For some reason I still never get an alert for when I get tagged in a post...

http://www.mcgamer.net/account/alert-preferences ; Make sure the 4th box is checked.

 

[ImToxic21]

Hello Tributes!
Week 4, once again, was a very successful week for the Cleansweeps! We managed to achieve more bans than Week 3 with a staggering total of 124 bans. In comparison to last week, we were able to ban 5 more players! While we didn't reach our goal of 20 bans per each session, we came extraordinarily close and we still managed to get an outstanding total and that is all thanks to you guys. More details are below!

In previous operations, this has proven to be a successful option in eliminating hackers from the EU network; however, we are still looking into ways to make the operation even more successful. If you have any ideas for the Cleansweep, feel free to PM me, AlpakaWhacker, Nephilim, MisiLica, Mauro, Scott, and/or mfungamer . In order to catch more hackers, we organize 2 hour cleansweeps during the peak times on the EU network and sometimes an impromptu sweep which would last for an hour on average. The times will be listed below.

Times & Dates:
(All times are BST)
Monday: 7PM-9PM
Wednesday: 8PM-10PM
Friday: 6PM-8PM
Saturday: 3PM-5PM & 8PM-10PM (7PM-9PM on meeting days)
Sunday: 3PM-5PM & 7PM-9PM
*If you have any suggestions on when we should hold the sweeps, feel free to contact any member of the EU Cleansweep Team, as listed above.

This Week's Statistics:
117 participants.
48 of those were community members.
69 of those were staff members.
14 hours of sweeps.
124 hackers were banned.
122 of those bans were permanent.
2 of those were 1 week.
An average of 17.71 bans were made each session.
34 hackers were found and recorded by members of the community.

What can you do?
In previous Cleansweeps, we have had many community members come onto TeamSpeak and assist us in making hacking bans. We do appreciate this. In order to help, log onto the TeamSpeak (ts.mcgamer.net) during the scheduled times.

Throughout previous operations and seasons, we have improved a lot and we came up with a solid system to get rid of as many hackers as possible during the 2 hour sweeps. If you are a member of staff and you wish to participate, feel free to hop into the channel at any time when the event is going on. You guys will be kept up-to-date with any changes or updates on our Slack. If you are a member of the community, please follow the steps provided below:

1) Poke a member of the OCS Crew in the dedicated channel on the teamspeak with a message asking to help out and if you could join. You can recognize them by the [OCS Crew] tag next to their name or by the hammer icon that represents the Cleansweep (

).

2) Shortly after, you will be moved up into a meeting room to be made aware of the OCS Rules, by signing the following agreement:
http://mcgamer.info. You must be able to record video yourself and we reserve the right to remove you from the channel or Teamspeak if you are found breaking any of these rules.

3) After having provided us with your Minecraft username and, if applicable, your forums username, you will be moved down into the dedicated Cleansweep channel, ready to help out sweeping those hackers off of their flying carpets!

4) If you are having trouble looking for hackers on the servers, then please do not hesitate to poke any member of staff in the channel asking to provide you the username of a player on our /reports list in-game. They will gladly give you a username and server ID so that you are able to check said player out, and gather sufficient evidence in case they would indeed be hacking.

5) After you have successfully recorded and uploaded the evidence, please poke it to a member of the OCS Crew and we will make sure that they will be banned accordingly and that your username and efforts have been noted down, so that it can be taken into account again in the future..

Can't get on TeamSpeak? That's fine. You can still help out by recording and reporting hackers at http://report.mcgamer.info. These reports are a huge help to both the network and the staff team and every single one of them is greatly appreciated!

Frequently Asked Questions:
Question: Will the Cleansweep ever end?
Answer: The operation will continue as long as it is needed. If there is ever a point when the amount of hackers on EU is low, it may end, but it will start as soon as the hacker problem is present again.

Question: Do I have to talk?
Answer: No, you don't have to talk, but you can if you'd like.

Question: Do I have to record?
Answer: Yes, we are only allowing those who can record to join; however, if you want to help out, you can still message us people you suspect are hacking or directly poke us the evidence if you have any.

Question: Is there a US or AU Cleansweep?
Answer: Don't worry, the other regions will not be neglected. Currently, the staff are testing other solutions for each region. Please check out this thread if you are interested in participating in the AU Cleansweep:http://www.minecraftsurvivalgames.com/threads/au-cleansweep.159744/
*Please note that the EU and AU Cleansweep are operated by different members of both the community and the staff, so if you wish to receive further information on sweeps of a certain region, make sure to contact the correct people.

Question: Why do you post all the times when hackers can see it?
Answer: Most hackers will not check the forums, and won't even know that we are there. In addition, we do impromptu Cleansweeps.

Special Thanks to the following people!
Vanicle | Vanessa - For making the OCS hammer!
Braden - For making the OCS banner!
AlpakaWhacker - OCS Overseer & Crew Member
Nephilim - OCS Overseer & Crew Member
mfungamer - OCS Crew Member
Scott - OCS Crew Member
Axanite - OCS Crew Member
MisiLica - OCS Crew Member
Mauro - OCS Crew Member
JLioner - For previous OCS Crew work.
MoLoToV & Frazzli185 - For running and organizing previous operations!
Sebastian | jsebastianmen, JLioner, Tahsin, KizaFTW, yannr00s, StephanieMarie, Cisko123, Facufer2312, iDorito, Spitzify, TheArionXD, eze7kapo - For participating and making bans during the sweeps!
All other community participants - For trying, even without assisting in actual bans.
All staff participants - We couldn't do it without your help!
Anyone else who assists with the operation! - It is much appreciated.

Have a wonderful week!
~MCGamer Staff, EU Cleansweep Team

Never done this before, but i'll give it a go and try to remember for tomorrow night! xD

 

[Axanite | Liam]

Never done this before, but i'll give it a go and try to remember for tomorrow night! xD

It'd be nice to see you around! c:

 

[Tahsin]

Nice!

For some reason I still never get an alert for when I get tagged in a post...

Same here xD

Nonetheless, if we continue like this, hopefully, the number of EU hackers will change drastically.

 

[Yannick]

http://www.mcgamer.net/account/alert-preferences ; Make sure the 4th box is checked.

I get alerts for profile posts and comments, but not when i get tagged in the main thread posts ;-;

 

[Facufer]

Good job! I´m very happy!

 

[Tuatara]

124 hackers!!