• Punished account name: _iAlex

• Platform or server punished on: Skyblock

• Ban message if applicable: “Major player and staff disrespect/harassment.”

• Have you read the rules? Yes I have read the rules and code of conduct.

• Do you think this punishment was incorrect? Addressed in the following sections.

• Why should you be unbanned? See below.

• Please list any other times you were punished on Skyblock: I have been banned previously, years ago.

• If you know, tag the staff member that banned you: Cyk753

• Do you understand and accept our rules and code of conduct? Yes I do.

The following appeal is all stated with all due respect to the staff team and other members who were involved. I have taken the days in-between my ban, and this appeal to reflect on the situation, and own up to the role I played in this situation. Though I have done this, I do not believe that everything was handled correctly, and would like to take this time to address them in this appeal.

I was banned on February 9, 2021, for “Major player and staff disrespect/harassment”. The major staff disrespect or harassment is beyond me. I cannot recall any specific statement I have said to a staff member that day that is reason for a ban. Though I do not remember, it does not excuse my actions, and to the staff member I “disrespected” I apologize. If at all possible, I’d like to know who the staff member was so that I can properly issue an apology to him/her. They are volunteers for this community, and I would like to repair any potential broken bonds with this person.

Secondly, player disrespect or harassment. With gender and sex being a topic becoming intertwined in politics, I find it confusing on how a ban was issued based on it, specifically against one player rather than both sides. With statements along the lines of men are not needed, and KAM(Kill All Men), statements using the word female when referring to women, seem more than fitting. Granted I do not remember all of the details of what happened, I am more than willing to follow up this comment with responses to any specific statement shown in the logs.

In regards to the rule:
Inappropriate and/or disrespectful comments are comments made to taunt ones race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, gender, personal values, beliefs, or ethnicity. These comments include, but are not limited to, sexual subjects, potentially offensive subjects, potentially sensitive subjects, or hateful subjects. Respect should be given to every player on the server despite our differences, and any comments made with the intent of circling someone out or making someone uncomfortable will result in punishment.

I do not believe that using the term female in regards to the women is inappropriate or disrespectful, nor does it taunt their gender. I see no reason that the term female is grounds to have action taken against a player. If this is the case, then do statements about how men are not needed, and that society will evolve past a point to need men fall under the same scrutiny?

As stated above, I do not recall any specific statements or players who made statements, and am willing to address anything in following replies.

 

Okay, thank you for clarifying. The staff "disrespect" took place because of the fact that my staff application got denied very quickly. I did not agree with the reasoning behind the denial so I reposted it just for it to get taken down again minutes later. I was simply aggravated to a sense, and I thought it would be safe for me to take out my anger in messages with another player. I was not aware that the logs of my private messages could be used against me in order to issue a ban. This does not make my actions acceptable however, and I do deeply apologize to the staff member I was talking about in that conversation. It was not my goal to disrespect the staff member in any way, and it will never be my intentions to ever disrespect or harass anyone on purpose.

I do not recall purposefully harassing any female players. I was included in an intense argument with a few players and I was stating my opinions on the topic. I did not realize my personal thoughts were coming off as "offensive" to the females of this server. Once again, it was not my part of my intentions to purposefully offend or harass any players, it was just to give my thoughts on the topic and debate with the opposing side about the argument. Looking back now, I do understand how my opinions could've seemed as if they were intended to be disrespectful not because of what I was saying, but because of my tone in which how I was typing it out. It has came to my attention multiple times that I come off as a more aggressive individual and for that I am deeply sorry. This is just how I am and it is not on purpose. Now that this has come to my attention, I will definitely try harder when it comes to future debates on this server, as well as real life. I would never want to purposefully offend anyone, especially when they take high offense to it. Thank you once again for clarifying everything for me.

I was not aware that speaking about politics was allowed. I understand why the rule states that we must debate respectfully, however, political arguments will not always turn out to be as peaceful as everyone will hope for. I have a very strong political opinion when it comes to the topic of the debate the players and I were arguing about. I apologize that my thoughts and opinions came off as offensive but if I was offending anyone, why didn't they /ignore me? You yourself stated that players can use the /ignore command if they feel as if they'd rather not see the players messages. This means that anyone that did not agree with my thoughts could've simply typed /ignore _iAlex and ended their suffering from my "harassment".

With all due respect, you are making it seem as if I was the only person in this argument that was "harassing" other players. I did in-fact take offense to multiple statements that were being said towards me, but I did not see it necessary to screenshot, and report the player because of their offensive comments towards my gender. I instead preferred to state facts regarding their false statements, and give multiple reasons why they were incorrect(in my opinion). It is understandable why I was banned and part of me does agree with the ban; but in my opinion, certain things could've been dealt with a little differently. A serious warning from a moderator would have worked, as well as a temporary mute. I feel like a ban was a little much, nonetheless, I do respect your judgement. It is highly unfortunate that you were not online at the time of this debate/argument, because I feel as if you were online at the time, things would've been handled differently. I once again am sorry for this whole situation, and if something like this were to take place in the future, I will definitely keep to myself as I do not think it is worth it to list my opinions and risk getting reported by a player that does not agree with my thoughts.

When this took place, I was under the impression that this player and I were on good terms. I was not aware that she was going to find it malicious because I personally found it funny and I thought she would too. I knew this was not going to permanently damage her account on this server and saw it as an amusing prank to pull on a fellow friend.

I will have to respectfully disagree with your statement that I was "proud" after the fact. I was not proud, I was in shock due to the fact that I did not see it as a reason to get very angry. I was also aware that this player had an alternate account that was in-fact a Skygod rank that she could use for the small duration of time that her main account was temporarily unable to execute certain commands. This was my first time doing something like this, but I knew it was a fixable prank so I saw it as comedic. I was not aware that she was going to be in such distress because of this prank, or else I wouldn't have done it at all.

I understand how it is seen as a waste of a staff managers time, and I do apologize to that staff manager for having to deal with that. I realize that these types of actions are not acceptable on this server and I have come to the conclusion that I will need to have a major personality makeover if I want to survive on this server in peace. I was not aware that some players saw my jokes as harassment and I will never do anything that will gain any reaction from any players besides my close friends on this server.

I personally, once again, believe that this player could've simply used the /ignore command to deal with not wanting to have any confrontation with me. I do not understand why these players couldn't take 5 seconds out of their gaming time to /ignore me if they were not happy with their "confrontation"(s) they were having with me.

I really do appreciate you going out of your way to explain in more detail everything I did that led to my ban. I can passionately say that I am sorry for everything I have done that led to this ban, and I will change to better fit into the rules and regulations of this server.

I'd also like to point out the fact that I've been an active member on this server since 2015 and out of the 5 years I have been playing this server, I only have 1 ban under my belt. I would never purposefully intend to harass any players on this server and I truly am highly apologetic for my actions and I hope that I will never have to appeal a ban ever again. Thank you.

 

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Cyk753
Is this appeal going to stay open forever or will someone eventually close it because it was resolved? Or will it go to the appeal archive? Just curious thanks.