Accepted Houzo's Ban Appeal (Selling Enchanted Books)[Accepted]

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    Your banned account name: Houzo & John_Trollenski0 (both online at the time of ban)

    Server you were banned on: Skyblock

    Ban message/reason: Scamming

    Have you read the rules? Yes

    Do you think this ban was incorrect? I can see both sides, but I think it was wrong.

    Please list any other times you have been banned on any of our platforms: As I remember - looting in 2016.

    Why would you like to be unbanned? I marketed the book as 'rare' and a 'glitched item' - people were buying the books and not complaining what so ever. I couldn't exactly see how many sales I made, but just one player complaining about it is enough for it to be justified as scamming? I didn't get any warnings or indication that what I was doing was wrong, so how do you expect me to remedy the situation without telling me that?
    I would have gladly complied with the mod if it was properly explained what I was doing was wrong, but I was using a tradeshop and selling an item most players don't know how to obtain.

    If you know, tag the member of staff that banned you: 52

    Do you understand and accept our rules and code of conduct? Yes
     
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    Thanks Bunny :)

    In response to this, I'd like to bring to your attention your own words:
    So you clearly knew how to obtain the items, meaning you knew that they are very easy to obtain. Therefore, you would know that advertising them as 'rare' and/or 'glitched' was deceiving people, which then falls under our rule for scamming. That should have been warning enough, don't you agree?
     
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    At the time I considered the items to be rare because most players don't know how to get them. I have never seen anyone else on the server with this item which also contributed to my justification of them being rare. Saying they were glitched came from the fact that I have never in 6 years of Minecraft seen an enchanted book with no enchants. I know how to obtain them I understand how it can be seen to scam but I still consider it rare because over half the server can't obtain it themselves. You have to be d100 or above and that means the majority can't get these books.
     
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    But you did. You knew full well that you were able to obtain many of them extremely fast, and that they were easy for you to get. So you advertising them to other players and glitched/rare was wrong and deceitful. You were exploiting players that may not have known any better. This was wrong, and I’d like if you admitted and apologised for your actions rather than attempting to justify them.
     
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    Selling the books was the wrong things to do and im sorry for that. And to the players that bought this book, not knowing any better, I also apologise.
     
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    Thank you for recognising that.

    I’d also like to bring up something else that I saw from you in public chat.

    Did you think it was funny and/or cool that you were exploiting these players for so much grass (in total)?
     
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    Yes, but now looking back I recognize that what I was doing was not funny nor responsible as
     
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    I’m glad that you can recognise that now.

    I believe that at the time, some players began to complain (as you were still selling the books). Did you not start to feel like you should stop?
     
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    I don't fully remember whether players were complaining about the sale of the books or not, never the less, if one player was complaining (melz) i should've stopped, and i am sorry for not stopping.
     
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    Thank you. I’d like you to go the rules and write a short explanation for each one, so I can be sure that you fully understand each one before you play again.
     
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    1. Don't use server bugs to gain an advantage over other players.
    2. Don't trade in-game items for real-life currency or other items.
    3. Don't damage other people's islands or builds on the server.
    4. Don't take other players' items out of their chests and keep them for yourself.
    5. Don't rip people off in trades and/or Don't leave a trade without taking out the full trade.
    6. Don't kill other players without their permission.
    7. Don't have more than 4 alts on skyblock at a time.
    8. Don't farm islands for their resources such as dirt and sand.
    9. Don't trade illegal items.
    10. Don't hack anywhere except your own island.
    11. Don't advertise any other Minecraft server.
    12. Don't threaten other people (including blackmail).
    13. Don't build anything inappropriate.
    14. Don't use inappropriate skin or username whilst playing this server.
    15. Don't say anything inappropriate in chat.
    16. Don't post any rude links in the chat.
    17. Don't impersonate other players or staff members.
    18. Don't falsely report other players.
    19. Don't evade your current punishments.
     
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    Thank you. I hope in particular that you keep your words here in mind
    You’ll be unbanned shortly. I hope I don’t see you in this section again.
     
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