ExplodingReef Ban Appeal
IGN: ExplodingReef
Nick: Sam / Roki
Faction: Umbar
Reason for ban: World downloading, resisting staff instructions regarding a lore item, and disrespectful conduct toward staff
Time banned for: Permanent
Date banned: Approximately 2 years ago
Reason for appeal:
I was younger at the time and handled these interactions poorly. I deliberately broke the world downloading rule, resisted staff instructions, and said things out of frustration that I shouldn’t have. I understand why the ban was issued, and I’ve had time to reflect on why following these rules matter.
Things have changed these past years. I’m older now, and I’m looking to rejoin the community to revisit the creations I spent years working on. I will not repeat past defiance or other confrontational behavior. Thank you for considering this appeal.
Hi Reef,
We have discussed this appeal at great length. To many of us, it was quite surprising to see you appeal. You had made such a point and statement about not ever wanting to return to the server. It was clear that this server, in your earlier days and memory, was something entirely different than how it was being ran by the time you were banned. Things change, evidently so.
You claim to have changed as well. You claim to have matured and grown. You claim to have learned and I dare read between the lines to say you might have become a nicer person. However, we don't have any insight in these claims. Your appeal shows no real reflection, it shows no real insight in the actual things you have said and done. Of course, you could have reflected on all of this silently and on your own. We have however no clue about that.
Naturally, it's been a minute and things could have slipped your mind as well. So in short, let me remind you of the primary reasons for your ban:
- Disrespect towards the Staff team in a general sense, ensuring you do not cooperate in any interaction and specifically doing your best to make it as hard and bothersome as possible for the staff team. Quotes like "I'm glad I made you work for it" come to mind here.
- Breaking Lore Item rules. Why? 'Because staff has no right to be so deep into the business of players.' This ties to so many other anti-rules, anti-staff, and anarchy-server statements. I hope by now it is clear we are not an anarchy server.
- World downloading and attempted distribution of said download, under an invalid defense of "I didn't know it was a rule" despite it being specifically discussed prior with you.
- Attempting to use your alt to evade the ban.
- Beyond this and the rule breaches I have mentioned; after being banned you also took the liberty to admit to various other breaches of the rules over the past years, quoting directly atleast 8 rules that you claim to have broken. Including but not limited to griefing, hacking/exploiting, and stealing event items.
- You also have prior punishments which do get taken into account for the appeal process.
Hereby I am not even taking into account the endless repeating discussions various staff members have had with you. In these discussions you would again be extremely disrespectful, at times even discriminate based on nationality, and learn exactly nothing by the end of it.
You were met with endless patience by me personally and too many of my staff, that's not something one can just chalk off by saying that things were said out of frustration. For the reasons mentioned and the lack of any insightful point being addressed in your appeal, we can simply not give you the trust to return to the TOR community as of yet. You can consider the appeal denied.
This does not mean that you have no path back to TOR. You definitely have one, if you put in the effort for it. However, this surface-level appeal is not that path. Whether you take some time to reflect on this answer and appeal again in the future, or if you let it rest with this because TOR has become something that you do not recognize anymore. I hope you know that no matter if seen as positive or negative, you have contributed to the community and its history with your presence. That is something that can never change.
- Mido