Banned and Confused: Episode 1

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[quote author=masterovieOG link=topic=5913.msg35928#msg35928 date=1540019256]
[quote author=DogTag93 link=topic=5913.msg35926#msg35926 date=1540016906]
I banned your sister after talking with Mae briefly about advertising. After what I've seen Anne purposely said 4 different names of servers(after two other players warned her it could be advertising). Two well know and two not well know. With her being free the expectation is that she knows the rules by now. Regardless if the NAME or IP is said for the rules don't clearly specify.

Now from what I'm told, well know servers get a pass while lesser known servers tend not to. I was also told that even though Anna is Free she is still somewhat new. After knowing some of this information I was willing to give Anne the benefit of the doubt unban her for her mistake.

However, I was unable to so because Ovie took over the ban (without consulting me first) by unbanning Anne and then rebanning her for no clear reason other than he wanted to handle the appeal of someone he was convinced was in the right anyway. As a result, Ovie took responsibility for this ban. The only ban that wasn't legitimate was Ovie's. I still stand by my choice to ban. With knowing more information I was able to rethink my position.

Currently, you sister is unbanned. As for your bypassing bans, I will leave that up to Ovie's capable hands.

why does the size of the server determine punishment?  It's simple, names you do nothing, IP you ban....  "Ovie took over the ban ( without consulting me"  don't remember you consulting me about Anne's ban but oh well.  Isn't a place to argue.  As for Dillon you'll be unbanned.
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I got Silas's opinion about the situation and from my understanding from what he said is well-known servers tend to just get spoken a lot, usually not intentionally so they get leeway and understanding.

As for the rule about what constitutes advertising, I'll be taking my rules from the mod rules. Even though they include IP they don't exclude names.

This situation of confusion could have been avoided if Ovie simply talked to me first before acting rashly.
[/quote] ehhh they’re both unbanned now anyways, sorry I didn’t consult you.