Guilt By Association & Rigged Appeal Requirements

[RamblinMan]

I don't know the proper template for this sort of thing, but I was banned like a year ago from Paradise Station by BlessedTuna for accusing and "metagrudging" a player of power-gaming in LOOC chat to some botanists after he got in the way of my job there as a station engineer. I had assumed at the time it was common knowledge since I figured the regulars in the discord's voice chat were active enough for it to be common knowledge; hell, TinnCat is a game admin and she knows about it! I can't remember the name of the guy I slandered/outed/whatever term you prefer, but I do know that one of my pals from Paradise, a user named "rileydoe" on Discord, made claims that BlessedTuna has a strong bias towards voice chat users, and the last time they tried to speak out against them caused a massive flame war. Also, after talking to a Baystation 12 player on that server's discord the other day, it seems that they were kind of pissed off that you guys made me have to get a voucher from a high RP server at all; while I can't remember who was pissed, it seemed like they had very low opinion of this place already andfelt I was better off ditching you guys. Look, I know this is a nasty text wall, but looking back at all this a year later has given me the impression I was targeted through "guilt by association" and witch-hunted after my initial ban and the subsequent fit I had when my actual punishment was being decided on. Yes, I still want to be unbanned and for my original appeal to be re-opened, but now I'm more concerned that this sort of practice has also driven away good people who I still see as friends. I mean, the fact that nobody told me a voice chat clique technically existed in the first place until AFTER I was banned is pretty suspect to me, and expecting people to think botany is a new user job when I don't know a single person who actually wants to start as a gardener is a bit asinine and pretentious. I just wanna hang out with my friends again because I haven't seen them in AGES.

[RamblinMan]

I also forgot to mention that the whole "get a High RP server to vouch for you to be unbanned from a Medium RP server" part (paraphrased, of course) sounded pretty rigged from the get-go and reminds me of failed chat communities whose increasingly toxic environment drove everyone away or turned them into awful people. After the reaction a Baystation 12 user had when I told them, I feel a bit sure of my suspicions that someone just wanted a rather rowdy voice chatter GONE.

[das bread]

In all honestly, I started that flame war you mentioned and regretted it immensely. I understand the proper channels now, but do have elevated feelings sometimes. I was bothered at the time after a large wave of bans came.  It was justified, and my own feelings about it were personal. This is rather personal too. I feel it would benefit you, as it did myself, to understand the admins position on things and let cooler heads prevail.

It's hard to let personal feelings go, but it can help you see the brighter side to situations like this and the position that game admins have. The responsibilities that come with that position too.

Thanks, and I hope this doesn't make you too uncomfortable.

xx Rileydoe