[Unbanned]Can you please let me back on skyblock.net

I hope I'm not making a mistake in assuming you really are the children's mother. I am trusting you here, and judging by the proper grammar (not trying to disrespect, I'm just pointing it out), it seems an adult of some sort is, in fact, talking to me right now. Anyway, on to my post:

I can assure you there is no "cyber hacking" occurring here on the server, or the forums.

I will recant my statement about a 3 day vacation, and vote to immediately unban them under the following conditions:
1) We can send you the rules as written for you to go over them with your kids.
2) We ask that the kids join a co-op with each other, meaning they will share an island. This will deter any future confusion as to this matter.

I respect your decision to not donate to the server, but I do still recommend it. It brings a lot of awesome perks, as well as lets the server continue being a family-friendly place.

I hope other mods will agree with the conditions I posted, and would like to see this whole situation behind us. We're all here to have fun, after all.

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Note to Govo:
Sorry for taking over on this lol.

 

I would like to support SLG on this matter. With an adult involved we will have a better time of helping the younger people involved understand our rules and behave better as far as the server's rules are concerned. One note to make, however; is that the moderators who look after this server must be impartial about our rules seeing as we have users of a wide variety of ages. It's true that many of our users are minors as young as 10 and even 5 as your son is, but a lot of them are 18+ years of age. I myself am 25 and enjoy playing this game alongside several 30+ year old friends. IF I give your 5 year old a "free" pass without knowing his true age, as we still have no actually proof and are electing to trust you, then I have to do the same for the 30 year old who intentionally violates our rules and claims otherwise.

Once again, I DO support the unban along with the conditions set forth. I will no longer jump into the middle of this, but I will monitor it as one of the older members of the Skyblock.net/Skyblock.org moderation staff. Hopefully this helps you understand our case, we do have a large community to watch over and help.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, as I'm sure you will, and I hope you are willing to support our server in the future to let your sons have a place to enjoy their Minecraft experience.

 

(Note to Govo: I only wish to impart my opinions; you are obviously still fully in charge of the situation as per our guidelines)

I couldn't help but notice this thread, so I might as well share my opinions since I have taken the time to analyze it.

Also, it is important to note that I am speaking under the assumed conditions which SLGMichael put forth. That the mother of the player has been involved in the situation, and is the one who is actually contributing to the discussion. Also, any other intuitive assumptions which we may have made based on the appearance of your writing style, and the ideas that you put forth. Your son is also assumed to have only broken the one rule which is discussed here.

I'll preface my analysis by stating some basic opinions I have regarding such related topics.
I for one, do not discriminate at all based on age. Many people on the internet are inclined to make the assumption that younger users are going to be far less mature than those who are older. I will concede to the fact that statistically, younger people tend to lack the resources or experience to be more mature, or to have the same capacity as an adult; older people are also more likely to be more mature than those who are younger than them, simply by virtue of the fact that they have generally had more opportunities to improve themselves. However, I have no reason to prejudge people based off of a very irate, and superficial statistic. I simply give everyone a chance to voice their opinions, and if they aren't doing anything malicious, I have no problem with them. It is relieving, however, to see someone who can convey their thoughts concisely and even coherently ... due to an educational deficit in a broad range of places, not many people are given the full opportunity to improve their communication or writing skills.

In regards to the actual situation, my opinions tend very strongly to favor an unbanning of your son. In fact it seems reasonable in almost every way to lift the ban. At worst I would say leave it as a brief temporary ban just so that there is time given for people to sort out any lessons they may have learned.
The reason why is largely due to the fact that he broke a rule which was not very severe or serious. There was no crazy ban evasion scheme, or a massive stockpiling of illegal items. It seems to have been a rather isolated incident. It's clearly not innocuous, but I have not seen any spamming of the forums, or any of the chats, and no further damage seems to have been done. There really doesn't seem to be any sign of him causing any further problems in the future.

As long as we follow something along the lines of SLGMichael's suggestion:

Then we should be able to close up this case.
Once the rules are made clear, and we can rest assured that it will be understood in the future, I am sure that the unban is completely within reason.

* I will also point out that I was not there during the incident, so my insight can potentially be considered largely speculative. However, I hope my ideas were helpful.

Oh, and read the terms and conditions before you donate, because a lot of people think that they can just have it refunded because they leave the server. I personally donated to the skyblock.org alternate server which has it's own economy system. I don't advertise donating, I just support it. I donated simply due to the fact that I was really enjoying my experience on the .org server, and wanted to help support it. Many people (aside from myself because I spend quite a long time on the game, and they are pretty much inconsequential) find the donor perks to be very helpful. Obviously the perks increase as the donation is higher, that's just how it's supposed to work, even if it does seem like a tantalizing advertisement.

Anyways, aside from my crazy dissertation-sized response, I really hope your sons will be able to enjoy their stay on the server. I, as well as the other moderators, donate our time here to help make it more enjoyable for players. Some of them are far more responsible than me, and their contributions are highly respectable, as well as responsible. I have my first semester of highschool to finish, and college applications to write. Some of the people here are holding down a job, so we definitely have to care to participate this much in discussions. We'll do our best to address the current situation to the best of our ability, and any future ones if they are to ever come up.

Please excuse any confusing grammatical or spelling errors I may have made. It's 2 o' clock in the morning for me, so I am not in top condition to maintain 100% coherency.

(I'll say it once more, Govo, I really didn't mean to blast this thread with a huge response, but I had a lot to tell. When I get serious, I just can't disregard it)

 

These are the global rules.
These are rules explained in detail.

Please respond here when you are sure your children read, understood and memorized them. After you do, I will keep them banned for a day more then let them enjoy playing on our SkyBlock servers.

Please read this thread(and this thread) to avoid any misunderstanding if your kids ever get banned again.

 

Moderators,

I appreciate all of your input and insight into this situation. I can understand your difficulty in making decisions based on myself stating that I am who I am (their mother). As I am constantly trying to explain the cyber world to them, and teach them that just because someone says they are who they are doesn't mean that is who they are. Nunyabz is clearly preparing for his doctorate disseration with his great depth of insight, which I appreciate. Please rest assured that these are two brothers (Ocelot1031 is 5 and Garnet10 is 10), who are learning the rules of the game, and that clearly they will apply and be adhered to. I have copied and pasted the two threads, that were required from Govorunb, into a word document for the boys to reference and follow as they play. This will further ensure that they can play responsibly. If they are to get banned again I will support that decision and you will not hear from me again. Please treat the two individually as the 5 year old is obviously more likely to break another rule. Whereas Garnet10 is old enough to follow the rules and guidlines and play in a mature manner that supports the game and its ideals. My husband and I may just have Ocelot1031 postpone playing the game until he is a little older and can understand the game and its rules. Whatever we end up doing with him I will be sure to have them "coop" on an island, pre your request. I don't quite understand all of the details of islands and bonemeal and so forth, but the kids do and they assure me they will follow suit, as requested. I support your decision to unban them after a day, and again truly appreciate all of the moderators and their input into this situation. We will look further into the "donor" portion of the game as the boys have been saving their allowance and begging for weeks now to "support skyblock," as the thread constantly displays. Advertising at its finest! It's just as bad as commercials selling toys, but if it works then go for it!

Thanks again, and you have heard the last from Mom. Good luck with the server!

 

Just a little explanation on a "co-op"

Instead of the kids having their own islands here, they would be sharing an island and working together, rather than maintaining their own island. If/when one sibling needs something from the other, if they are on their island, there won't be any questions asked, as co-op partners are allowed to share resources.

Hope that helps in allowing the both of them back.

Here is a link on the various perks for donating to the server:
SkyBlock | Welcome

 

Both users unbanned; thread closed and archived.