Accepted [CavemanBen] Major Looting/Duping/Persistent Rudeness & Disrespect [52Phenomenon] [Accepted]

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    My in game user is CavemanBen, and I am wondering if I could appeal a ban that was placed on me for all of the Skyblock servers (skyblock.net, skyblock.org, skywars.com). My ban reason is as follows:
    • Reason: Major looting, duping, persistent rudeness and disrespect to other players.
    I have read the server rules, and I do think some of the ban was incorrect although it was obviously provoked by me and sometimes the truth was exaggerated and changed, and I will explain the full truth below

    I have been banned before, yes on forums for about 2 or 3 years for posting inappropriate content, for bridging, and for many other schemes I have been apart of

    Why should I be un-banned. I'm going to start off with the looting claims once made by zim1970. I'm not sure if these were fully cleared up in the previous appeal or not. I was in a coop with zim1970 for a while, and I was working on building a pumpkin farm for him. I left the coop to expand the empire and build another island and also continue to work on the pumpkin farm which was at U4P's island (zim's alt) and Zim noticed I had taken all of the items from the chest that was actually labeled "CavemanBen Sand/Grass chest". So he thought I was looting from him and reported it immediately. At the time though I was sleeping and could not retaliate and talk to zim and tell him I was just making a new island for us and not griefing and leaving, so misunderstanding. After this we talked on discord for a bit and had it sorted.

    Duping claims: by far the most complicated part of the ban
    I'm going to start this by saying that I was in the wrong for being in possession of duped items regardless of my knowledge of if they were duped or not (I wasn't aware at the start, but as time went on and I received more and more diamonds and emeralds I became aware of what was going on). I'm aware it is illegal to be in possession of these items and I'm really really sorry for not reporting it to a moderator immediately. I felt the server was favoring people who paid to get items and being 13 years old at the time and not having financial support to help me in the game I felt I hadn't got a chance against all these people who had all this real-life money, so by having these duped items was my way of redemption. I see now this obviously was not the way to go and those people who pay money obviously still have to work for it so they deserve to spend it how they wish.

    Explaining the whole duping situation for any moderator who has forgotten or wishes to know:
    There were logs of me with lots and lots of emerald/diamond blocks, these were given to me by a player called abstract_. I reported him later on when I discovered that the items were duped and I believe he was banned for having a 'duping machine' on his island. I had kept the duped items he had given me, knowing fully well they were duped.

    Explaining my forum post claiming that I had duped over $4 million or something.
    I received a notification from a player on discord saying he was starting up a minecraft skyblock server, and he was offering cash prizes for whoever had the the top leveled islands on the 1st of April, 2019. I joined the server and played for a bit but soon realized that I was never going to get a top island unless i paid IRL money for items. Being 13 years old I didn't really have any money. I could get some if I got a few extra dollars from youtube however (because my channel is monetized), so I decided to make a video on me 'duping' on skyblock, and post it to the forums, because it would get peoples attention therefore getting the money that I needed. I never got the funds I needed though, and quit the server.

    I have to admit that I was in the wrong throughout this whole duping situation, but although I never duped anything, I was just as bad as the duper because I was holding onto those items and spending them to gain advantages over other players. I want to apologise mainly to the Economy players, my friends, who had no idea I had duped items and was effortlessly getting money while they were working their butts off getting money. I also want to extend my apology to the moderators who should be playing and having fun but instead are dealing with dumb players like me.

    I was also banned for persistent rudeness and disrespect, and I am not sure how to approach this as I have been banned many times for this before however incorrect some of those instances may be. I wouldn't call my behavior rude or disrespectful, more like cocky, but I am deeply sorry to anyone who was personally offended by anything that I have said. I do not want to be unbanned on the forums, and to prevent any further people being taking offense to my words I propose I be permanently muted in-game.

    I hope to prevent any further in-game bans by being permanently muted to prevent chat-related offenses, and now I am not actually driven to play this game to be the richest, I'm driven to play to create a beautiful island, which will prevent stealing, griefing, etc. to gain money. Minecraft is such a beautiful game and the possibilities are, truly, endless. I hope to make many friends and repair bonds that have been broken through my harsh actions.

    I believe @52Phenomenon is in charge of this appeal

    Finally, I do understand and accept the rules. Thank you very much for considering me.

    Have a nice day
     
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    My apologies for the wait for this reply; this appeal will take time.

    I would like to address something. After you were banned, you completely denied any responsibility related to duping/duped items, and originally bragged about your involvement in such activities. You completely denied anything and argued any piece of evidence that was given (which was pretty concrete). You only admitted involvement in anything to do with duping and changed your story until you knew that the evidence provided could no longer be debated. Even in this current appeal, you still haven't completely taken responsibility for your actions. I have yet to see you hold complete remorse to the situation without a reason or excuse.

    Are you willing to hold complete responsibility and 100% remorse for your actions?

    If so, how can I know that you are sincere?
     
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    I'm not sure about not being remorseful about my actions, I apologise and apologised here
    I've taken responsibility (apologised) for my actions, anything else that I said mainly probably the part explaining why I held onto those duped items was not putting the blame onto something other than me, it was just explaining the whole story at the time. I used to think I wasn't in the wrong and that gaining money for another server was a valid reason, but if you look at the appeal I have since realized these actions were terribly wrong and I am very remorseful for that.

    I'm sorry if it seemed like I was making an excuse for my actions, I didn't intend for it to be that way, I was just explaining why I kept those duped items at the time.

    Yes I do those actions were all made by me and me only and I'm deeply sorry to the community who work their butts off to get money while I'm getting it easy

    My suggested punishment of only being allowed to play the game (chat muted, no forums) shows I need to still have some repercussions even thought of by myself. Every time I seem to get unbanned I interact with the community more and more and as I interact some of the bonds with people are negative and this usually leads to me doing bad things. I would really love to start playing the server again and that is why I put the time and effort into this appeal (compared to the last one where I clearly showed a lack of respect and maturity) which shows I really want to come back and play.
     
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    I would also like to address this part of your past appeals.

    Why, for so long, did you deny and argue about your involvement? Things could have been a lot easier if you simply owned up to your actions, but instead, you debated every single piece of evidence until there could be no more debating. Can you explain to me why you did this?
     
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    Taking some time to reflect up on what I did made me change my opinion about the subject. I used to believe that just because I didn’t actually dupe the items, that I wasn’t in the wrong.
     
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    Thank you for your appeal.

    The staff team and I have come to a decision that you will be allowed back onto the server. However, you will be muted while you play. We would also like to make it clear that you are on your absolute last chance. If you are caught breaking any other rules, then your ban will be reinstated and we will not be so kind. Minor offences are included in this - you must be on your best behavior to remain on the server.

    I will unban you shortly. At first your mute will be 31 days, but when she can Kerahna will make it permanent.

    I hope I do not see you in this section again.
     
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