Regarding Patrick0685...

[ForgottenWarrior]

My friend (ign) Patrick0685 was banned for stealing. I questioned him about within seconds he noticed he was in jail, which I went to his computer for I was in the same room as him. He answered that he didn't see a sign saying that the chest was owned by someone. He was at/around the spawn area, and didn't go through any warps yet. Although he was cool about it, he still wondered about it and so I looked at the comments of the site I had gotten the ip from. The comments were filled with people irritated and in somewhat disbelief that they were banned for no reason or for an accident from some occasion. Now I understand that not everyone is respective of the rules or is truthful about everything and are liars when it comes to these situations, but some people are not like that. And for someone to get banned for a true accidental purpose who really liked the server, but has no way to find the address for the forums, it can be back (in my opinion) for the server. I even had a difficult time finding the server and I have not been banned. I speak from almost two years of searching for a really good server ( this server is good and that is why I am making this post) ever since Pat and I's favorite server stopped working and it's been one and almost a half years since it went down. I understand that it is a program that prevents griefers from ruining the server by banning them, and I respect those that bring back who were not in the wrong. Personally, I find the idea of a strict non-grief server a good one, but for him and I, I believe that it just is not our style of playing. He plays where the spawn is protected with many, but clear rules. I usually play on servers (either by myself or I invite friends to it like I did with Pat) with survival and unmarked chests as treasures, but I also play on servers where those unmarked chests can not be opened. I have lost count of the number of servers I have tried, but I left because of several problems: A-Hole Higher ranking people, poorly explained rules, too slow, etc. This server is not wrong at all of what it does, and can be that favorite server for possibly many of people...but It is not what I am looking for. All I ask is that Patrick is un-banned, just in case he returns,(He plays on many other servers, so I doubt it). This is my say about the matter and I hope that this input is helpful. Although long and I'm sure it irritates, even slightly, the reader for being so extended, thank you for reading this and I sincerely apologize about the inconveniences. Thank you for reading. -FW-

[Zedwick]

Thank you for the thoughtful, polite, post. You do have some valid points in there with regard to the ban appeal process being relatively hidden away on our forums and perhaps in players not being sufficiently guided through the rules and having little instruction on what is acceptable behaviour. Our rules are clearly stated, and your friend would have had to walk past the rules before they could get to any chest to steal. I can understand a player not looking for the rules when first joining may end up missing them, but that is the sort of thoughtless playing we are here to protect our community from. Not to say your friend, or others who end up taking from a chest they shouldn't, are bad people; we just expect a lot of consideration for the community from anyone looking to join us.

I feel that our rules are present and available enough for new players joining to be able to be informed of them if they are so interested, but I do admit that our appeals process could be better highlighted.

I'm sorry, but we prefer to discuss ban appeals with the banned player. Please ask your friend to register an account and post his own appeal.