Hoptoad
Legend of Altera
Hello, Hoptoad here.
I'd like to appeal the ban placed upon my mates, justinh77 and ZombeHTac0, about a month ago.
Justin and Zombeh were residents of Warstrom and were added to the town by Arkkaine, who was, at the time, a moderator and the mayor of the town. They resided together in the same house and began work on their basement. However, some of their activities below ground went against a few town rules and at least one server rule. As far as I know, they were charged with:
Firstly, as for digging too deep, their basement went down two levels (depth in accordance to town rules), and then there was a small pit dug off to the side of the bottom floor. Justin went down to inspect it and dug out an extra three small rooms. One was for storage boxes, another was for a small chicken containment area, and the third room was empty. While excavating the storage room, Justin stumbled upon a natural mine. This is what initiated the deeper digging. On the third and vacant room, Justin dug a staircase to what he would later make a tree farm, with a room off to the side for a redstone melon farm. Setting aside that this was only a town rule, Justin's actions are justified by the fact that at least two other users, unrelated to us in any way, visited the basement as well as Arkkaine himself. Nothing was said by anyone about any issue with the depth of our basement. However, since Arkkaine's departure, they did dig a 1x1 tunnel straight down to bedrock in a (failed) attempt to harvest slimes.
Justin and Zombeh were accused of breaking into other peoples' houses as well. While their basement was extensive and did connect to a natural mine (who knows who else was connected to that as well), Justin himself only broke into his neighbour's house, and it was by accident. While clearing out a room, he broke through the wall and ended up in his neighbour's basement. I would also like to point out that the neighbouring house was empty, its previous owner having left the town.
As for the the inappropriate signs, both Justin and Zombeh are avid fans of the Canadian TV series Trailer Park Boys. Many of the signs held references to the show and that's just Justin's sense of humour. It was his house, and he felt he could decorate it in a way that suited him. Not only that, but all signs were located in the basement. For anyone to see them, they'd have to break into his house and travel down to the basement. Also, some of them (if not all) existed by the time Arkkaine visited the basement.
Finally, regarding the redstone machinery and cobblestone generator, these were simply oversights on the rules. Justin saw a redstone farm outside the town walls and took that to mean he could have his own private farm. Another user, Nemovirus, created an identical melon farm in the middle of town. While it was later removed, Justin had seen it and believed he could do it as well. The cobblestone generator was created by Zombeh who has since told me he didn't see that on the rules, and he was shocked when he found he was banned.
Setting aside the town rules that were broken, Justin and Zombeh's only real offences were the redstone machinery and cobblestone generator. Both players didn't realise these things went against server rules and both were shocked to find out they were banned. All things considered, I think a month long ban is more than enough punishment for the offences these guys committed. They have learned their lesson and have both expressed that they're sorry for what they did.
I know that neither of them are welcome back in Warstrom, but neither have expressed interest in returning to that town. That should amend any broken town rules as any new town that should accept them will have different rules. As for why I wrote this appeal, both of them believed that I would best articulate this appeal.
I appreciate it if anyone took the time to really read this appeal. I look forward to hearing the moderating team's decision.
Cheers,
Hoptoad
P.S. I'd appreciate it if non-mods/admins refrained from posting in this thread, as it will not contribute for or against this appeal in any way. Obviously, members of Warstrom might have a say if they were involved in the investigation that took place, in which a number of citizens stormed Justin's and Zombeh's house looking for infractions.
I'd like to appeal the ban placed upon my mates, justinh77 and ZombeHTac0, about a month ago.
Justin and Zombeh were residents of Warstrom and were added to the town by Arkkaine, who was, at the time, a moderator and the mayor of the town. They resided together in the same house and began work on their basement. However, some of their activities below ground went against a few town rules and at least one server rule. As far as I know, they were charged with:
- Digging too deep
- Breaking into other houses
- Inappropriate language on signs
- Redstone machinery
- Cobblestone generator
Firstly, as for digging too deep, their basement went down two levels (depth in accordance to town rules), and then there was a small pit dug off to the side of the bottom floor. Justin went down to inspect it and dug out an extra three small rooms. One was for storage boxes, another was for a small chicken containment area, and the third room was empty. While excavating the storage room, Justin stumbled upon a natural mine. This is what initiated the deeper digging. On the third and vacant room, Justin dug a staircase to what he would later make a tree farm, with a room off to the side for a redstone melon farm. Setting aside that this was only a town rule, Justin's actions are justified by the fact that at least two other users, unrelated to us in any way, visited the basement as well as Arkkaine himself. Nothing was said by anyone about any issue with the depth of our basement. However, since Arkkaine's departure, they did dig a 1x1 tunnel straight down to bedrock in a (failed) attempt to harvest slimes.
Justin and Zombeh were accused of breaking into other peoples' houses as well. While their basement was extensive and did connect to a natural mine (who knows who else was connected to that as well), Justin himself only broke into his neighbour's house, and it was by accident. While clearing out a room, he broke through the wall and ended up in his neighbour's basement. I would also like to point out that the neighbouring house was empty, its previous owner having left the town.
As for the the inappropriate signs, both Justin and Zombeh are avid fans of the Canadian TV series Trailer Park Boys. Many of the signs held references to the show and that's just Justin's sense of humour. It was his house, and he felt he could decorate it in a way that suited him. Not only that, but all signs were located in the basement. For anyone to see them, they'd have to break into his house and travel down to the basement. Also, some of them (if not all) existed by the time Arkkaine visited the basement.
Finally, regarding the redstone machinery and cobblestone generator, these were simply oversights on the rules. Justin saw a redstone farm outside the town walls and took that to mean he could have his own private farm. Another user, Nemovirus, created an identical melon farm in the middle of town. While it was later removed, Justin had seen it and believed he could do it as well. The cobblestone generator was created by Zombeh who has since told me he didn't see that on the rules, and he was shocked when he found he was banned.
Setting aside the town rules that were broken, Justin and Zombeh's only real offences were the redstone machinery and cobblestone generator. Both players didn't realise these things went against server rules and both were shocked to find out they were banned. All things considered, I think a month long ban is more than enough punishment for the offences these guys committed. They have learned their lesson and have both expressed that they're sorry for what they did.
I know that neither of them are welcome back in Warstrom, but neither have expressed interest in returning to that town. That should amend any broken town rules as any new town that should accept them will have different rules. As for why I wrote this appeal, both of them believed that I would best articulate this appeal.
I appreciate it if anyone took the time to really read this appeal. I look forward to hearing the moderating team's decision.
Cheers,
Hoptoad
P.S. I'd appreciate it if non-mods/admins refrained from posting in this thread, as it will not contribute for or against this appeal in any way. Obviously, members of Warstrom might have a say if they were involved in the investigation that took place, in which a number of citizens stormed Justin's and Zombeh's house looking for infractions.
Aside from that, it wasn't the biggest offense and I will accept the misunderstanding. They can be let back on after they have had their say.
