Accepted Ban Appeal

Punished account name: reba_rose

Platform or server punished on: skyblock survival

Ban message if applicable: "looting is NOT tolerated on our server. Please read the rules before returning. Joining in single or group loots is a serious offence."

Have you read the rules? Yes

Do you think this punishment was incorrect? No

Why should you be unbanned?

It all started when my friends, fluxcity and ginger were having a fight in the local skyblock chat, they were fighting about looting, apparently ginger looted fluxcity, and I told them to sort it out privately since other players might get annoyed or frustrated, but then Ignotaa, my other friend. Told me on discord that it wasn't ginger who looted fluxcity, it was actually him. I didn't know what to do. I was friends with both fluxcity and Ignotaa, I didn't want to betray one, so I told ignotaa one of my secrets, I looted another player too. After that, he was talking about how fluxcity and the player I looted both deserved what was coming for them. I didn't agree, I felt horrible about the situation. But I still did it. I said to ignotaa, "the truth will come out eventually, they will find out." then he decided to threaten me, he said "I have alts, we will come for you." I then told him that I was NOT scared of him, then I told fluxcity everything ignotaa told me, I told flux that Ignotaa actually looted his island, with a screenshot for proof of course, then after ignotaa found out, Megan (the staff member) Flux, Ignotaa, and me were talking about why ignotaa did what he did. Then I got a private message in game from Megan. She said, "why did you loot (player's name)?" I told her "I don't know. I dont know. I really dont, and I know that isn't the answer you were looking for, but I don't know." with Ignotaa, he acted oblivious to the situation, acting like he didn't do anything when I clearly had the proof to show it. After all this cooled down, I got warned by Megan, but I felt like that wasn't enough. Me and Ignotaa did the exact same thing, but he got banned for 3 days and I didn't? So, I asked for a ban. I was in a state where the only thing I could feel was guilt and shame for what I have done, so I did ask to be banned the same amount of time Ignotaa was. This ended with flux, ignotaa, and me hating each other. But then about 1 hour ago, I reconnected with ignotaa and apologized for the things I have said, I definitely learned my lesson not to loot, lie, or steal from other players, because in the end... the only person you are hurting is yourself. So, the reason I should be unbanned is because even though this is a 'silly' game, I learned a pretty valuable lesson. There are plenty of reasons why I won't do it again, for instance, you will always get caught if you loot, no matter what. Even if that wasn't the case, taking someone else's belongings because you don't have much of your own is super messed up. The lesson I learned was to never steal nor lie.

Please list any other times you were punished on Skyblock: This was the only time I was punished.

If you know, tag the staff member that banned you: Megan

Do you understand and accept our rules and code of conduct? Yes, I am aware of what and what not to do. Once I come back, I will become a better person, and I'm sure I learned from my mistakes. Thank you for reading this.

(Proof is below)

- reba_rose

 

Hi Reba!

Thanks for appealing.
I’m heading off to sleep now but I’ll respond to you in more detail tomorrow.

I hope you have a lovely evening!

 

thank you megan! sweet dreams

 

Hey Reba, thank you again for your patience.

I want to firstly thank you for your detail in your appeal. It has provided me with a lot of information.
I have spoken a lot with you in direct messages so I will keep this appeal short and sweet.

In your own words could you please, define these following words & explain what they mean to you?

• Looting
• Peer pressure

Could I also kindly ask, if you have read our rules?
If yes, can you please explain the following rules to me:

• Looting
• Blackmail/Threats
• Griefing

From those answers, I will be able to distinguish how well you know the server rules and hopefully aid in developing you with an understanding of them in further details!

Thank you again for your patience, I hope you had a lovely day!

 

Of course, Megan.

Looting defined is simple, it is taking items on another player's island with the intent of keeping them for your own personal use. I understand that the intensity of the loot and what has been taken is a very big deal, and will define the punishment of the player. Peer Pressure is defined as pressuring someone to do something they do not want to do on their own, of course i may be wrong on some things listed here, but I guarantee that these definitions are accurate.

Yes, I have read and understood the rules completely. I will explain what is asked.

Looting- Looting is taking items off another player's island with intent of keeping them as your own, and with no return. The bigger the loot is, the more punishment the player will receive, that's what I've learned off the following rule.

Blackmail/Threats- This is strictly forbidden on the server and honestly it should be, it's death threats, doxing, or violent messages to the victim of the player. Even though I didn't act on this, I understand completely of what punishment I would get if I did such thing, as in a possible permanent removal from the server.

Griefing- Griefing is the act of destroying blocks or egging on another player's island with the intent of causing damage. Like looting, the following player will be punished by the intensity of the griefing, this is also forbidden on the Skyblock server.

Like I said, I have read and understood the rules on the server correctly and diligently, I understand that if I act in such a way ever again, it will be a way harsher punishment. I hope you have a great day/night, megan!

- reba

 

Hi Reba,

Thank you for your response.
I am going to go ahead and unban you.

Please keep this appeal and our conversations in the back of your mind when playing on our server, we want to keep it as safe as possible.

If you ever feel pressured by another player to act a certain way, or ever notice something that breaks one of our rules, please report them and our staff team will happily assist you!

Thank you Reba for your thorough responses and thought put into your message. We all welcome you back in the hope this wont happen again!

 

Thank you for creating an appeal, your appeal has been accepted!
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