As most of you know, the following is how our banning system works.
I am not sure how effective this is, as some members might be banned for miniscule reasons. Some members might actually be accused for things they didn't commit.
Some things might have existed in the old format, but just restating to make sure.
The reason I am posting this in the Announcements section is to get feedback from the community and the staff. I hope you guys take the time to read this.
Any suggestions are welcomed. I probably haven't covered everything I wanted to.
P.S. Yes, I have done the configs, but I need some things to be done by the staff before updating tomorrow. I might just update the server tomorrow without finishing the last touches, but that is not recommended.
- Old Format:
If you are banned, you are to make a ban appeal in the "Ban Appeals" section of the forums.
You are to follow the correct format.
If you were banned before, you cannot be unbanned a second time.
If you were banned for no reason (hackers/staff abusing powers/etc.), you may be unbanned without it being counted as a ban for future reference.
I am not sure how effective this is, as some members might be banned for miniscule reasons. Some members might actually be accused for things they didn't commit.
Some things might have existed in the old format, but just restating to make sure.
- New Format:
For the Banned:
If banned, make a Ban Appeal with format.
You must wait for a staff member to post a reply before making a response.
- If making too many appeals (overall staff's decision on amount), your ban time may be extended or you may be temporarily banned from forums.
- If not following format 2 times After being asked to follow it, staff has the right to ignore your appeal.
- If your appeal is inappropriate, the staff can decide to ignore the ban appeal. If it goes to an extreme, staff may permanently ban you from the server and forums.
- You may respond to ban appeals by posting another topic with "Reply" included in the title. (Optional/I don't think many are going to follow this)
- The banned person has the right to formally and properly ask for the reason they were banned or for the person that banned them to explain the situation.
Any staff member may decide on a punishment, ruling, consequence, or result.
- Any staff member may decide to disagree on a punishment and ask for a different punishment.
- If two-fifths or more of the staff decide that the person in question should not be unbanned, the staff will vote in the Staff Section to decide on the person's ruling.
-- If four-fifths or more of the staff decide that the person in question should not be unbanned, the person is to be permanently banned from the server.
--- If three-fifths of the staff decide to reconsider a person that is permanently banned, they are to discuss it in the Staff Section of the forums.
For the Banned Again:
If a person is banned again after their first ban, they are not to be unbanned Unless one of the following is applicable:
- If they feel that the reason that they were banned was unfair, they have the right to appeal to remove the ban from their records.
-- The staff will have to decide on a majority vote on whether or not a ban is to be removed.
- The person's previous ban(s) was removed because it was from:
-- A hacker, griefer, exploiter of bugs, etc. anything related is found banning people.
-- An anti-spam plugin is found to be over-protective, which leads to the banning of people randomly.
- Staff decides to unban on vote
For the Accused:
If a person believes they have been accused incorrectly, they may make an appeal stating so.
- The accused person will have to present proof. Alibis, witnesses, testimonies, evidence, screenshots, etc (anything related) is welcomed.
- If nothing is provided to contradict the accusation that has proof, the appeal will be denied.
Overall Powers:
The staff member that banned the person in question has their decision counted twice.
The Owner has final say in any decision. His choice can only be overruled by three-fifths of overall staff.
The reason I am posting this in the Announcements section is to get feedback from the community and the staff. I hope you guys take the time to read this.
Any suggestions are welcomed. I probably haven't covered everything I wanted to.
P.S. Yes, I have done the configs, but I need some things to be done by the staff before updating tomorrow. I might just update the server tomorrow without finishing the last touches, but that is not recommended.
and i hope to see ya on the server . other than that have a nice day
