[Ban Appeal] TheTableTurner

In Game Name:

My in-game name is TheTableTurner.​

Have you changed your Minecraft username since being banned? If so, what is your previous name:

I have not changed my Minecraft username since being banned, which immediately makes the second question moot.​

Which of ECC's services are you banned on:

I am banned on the main server.​

Reason of Ban:

The reason for my ban is "Kicked whilst connecting to main: You are banned from this server! Reason: Spamming/Trolling/General disrespect to others." In addition to the quote I have provided, I will also post a screenshot that can be found on the image hosting site imgur: ​

Rule Violated:

Clause 2 - Trolling
Trolling is not allowed on the server, especially any trolling that is directed towards another user. This includes, but is not limited to:
Flame baiting
Harassment (See Section 2 Clause 3.)
Cyber-bullying
Attempts to start any form of chaos and discord within the server.

I was slightly galvanized to see that there was no rule for general spamming, considering it is one of the most common rules broken. Nevertheless, there was a rule regarding trolling, which has children rules by the names of flame baiting, harassment, cyber-bullying, and any attempt to start chaos and discord within the server.

Another one of the rules I broke was general disrespect towards others, but I could not a find a rule that fit these canons.

Clause 2 - Vulgarity
Inappropriate and vulgar language is not allowed. This includes anything put on signs, said in chat, written in books, renamed to on items (see Section 3 Clause 2.1), spelt out in blocks (see Section 2, Clause 2.1), or any other way of communicating.
Occasional mild to moderate vulgarities that are not directed at anyone (such as "slip-ups" or saying them in the incorrect chat by accident), self-censorship of a swear word or abbreviations that may imply a swear word (eg. WTF?) are allowed unless it is directed at another user.
Repeated or excessive swearing, and especially vulgar language directed at anyone, is not tolerated under any circumstance.
Racist language or prejudicial language of any sort falls under the vulgarity rule, and is considered a very serious offence which may result in a ban with no warnings given.

While I was not specifically banned for this in my ban screen, I do know that I did use vulgar language, hence the reason it is posted it.

Clause 1 - Hacking and Hacked Clients
Fly, speed, air build, teleport hacking, or any other types of hacks, are not tolerated. This includes x-ray hacking and x-ray texture packs. Using any unfair means (including glitches, bugs, and exploits) to get into server buildings is also not allowed and is unfair to other users.
Using any clients, specifically hacked clients, which may allow you to gain unfair advantages as deemed by ECC staff is strictly prohibited.
Users caught using any client deemed to be a "hacked client", as defined by and at the discretion of the staff, will be banned. There is no excuse for using a hacked client on EcoCityCraft whatsoever.
Discussion of hacked clients is not allowed - we do not allow them, and therefore we do not discuss them.

While I do not own or use a hacked client, I imagine some will think I do due to the fact that I have a reconnect and auto-reconnect button in my Minecraft client. Because of this, I have quoted the hacked client rule.​

Please explain in your own words what the rule(s) means:

I shall first eloquently, articulately, and concisely explain what the first rule, trolling, means. Trolling is simply any attempt to cause unrest, turmoil, or any chaos on the server. Trolling has a smorgasbord of different manifestations, all equally bad and severe.

An example of trolling would be someone following another user around in their own town, despite numerous requests by the owner to leave the town. This classifies as trolling because a user is intentionally causing disorder on the server. It would be much easier for everyone involved, the owner of the town, the person trolling, and the possible staff team that would be called, if the current person trolling simply complied with the requests of the town owner. If this actually happened, then the user breaking the rules would be punished accordingly to his actions.

Another example of trolling would be a constant shouting of "RIOT" and "THE STAFF ARE BAD" in the global chat. Saying the first thing in chat would classify as trolling because one is intentionally trying to get a riot in chat, which would just block everything in global chat. Saying the second thing in chat would classify as trolling because one is attempting to cast aspersions toward the Eco-City-Craft staff, which is a horrible thing to do given the amount of time they take to run and moderate this server without even being paid.

More examples could be given, but I hope that you have a general idea so far of what trolling is. If you think that someone might be trolling but are not sure, then it is almost always better to contact a staff member or trusted player if none are currently on and ask them if the situation you are in classifies as trolling.

Now we shall move on to the second rule I may have broken (I say may, because it was not stated in my ban reason). This rule is vulgar language.

Vulgar language is any inappropriate word or idea. Vulgar language is not only disallowed in chat but also all other forms of communication. It is all right to infrequently swear with mild vulgarities, slip-ups, or talk in the wrong chat as long as it is not directed at a user.

However, frequent swearing, no matter the level of it, is punishable. Racist language or chat is not allowed and can be punished by a swift ban under some circumstances.

In short, vulgarity simply means no swearing at anyone and no frequent swearing. This rule is fairly simple to remember and is quite difficult to break on accident. I was by no means swearing in-game by accident in the time preceding my ban. My actions were intentional, idiotic, and callous and didn't take into regard how it would even begin to affect others. I will get into a more detailed and elaborate apology later in the section below.

It is now time to move on to the last and final rule that I may be accused of. This rule is ubiquitous across almost all respected Minecraft server, and the punishment for breaking it is usually severe. Fortunately, I have not broken or intend to break the rule, not only because of the severe punishments, but also because of its intrinsic immorality.

A general definition of hacking may be any non-vanilla client that gives one an unfair advantage over other players not using the client. Some servers with more strict rules say that any and all non-vanilla clients and mods are disallowed and are punishable by ban. This is overly restrictive, though, as it bans perfectly fine mods like Optifine.

One example of hacking is the infamous kill aura hack. This hack allows you to gain an unfair advantage over other players by automatically attacking other players who are in your range. Some versions of kill aura also make your head instantly snap to them and attack them. All versions of kill aura, however, are banned from Eco-City-Craft.

Another example of hacking would be a fly hack. This hack can be easily covered with most anti-cheat plugins, but many hacked clients can eventually develop bypasses to the hack, rendering the current anti-cheat version powerless to stop this hack. Even so, it is ridiculously easy to catch a fly hacker, which is why no one ever fly hacks even if there is a bypass (and according to a quick check of articles regarding hacked clients on other Minecraft forums, there is no current fly bypass in NoCheat+) (NoCheat+ is the leading anti-cheat).

I could go on, but I think you get the idea of what a hacked client is and what hacking is. Now that I have thoroughly explained all of the rules, I shall now go on to what is no doubt the most important section: the reason you think you should be unbanned section.​

Reason you feel you think you should be un-banned:

After my first ban appeal on my main account, TheBluePickle, I was given a timely response back from staff. They said to me that I would have to appeal on the account I was originally banned on. After a long study of the rules that I broke on this account, I headed back over to the appeal section to show my deep remorse for my actions a second time. As with my first ban appeal, I would like to apologize before engaging in my main semi-prosaic argument. I am deeply sorry for my actions. I feel horrible that the kind, patient, and remorseful staff team had to deal with an idiot like me. Specifically, I would like to apologize to @MadMonster_ and @bobman3355 for giving me so many warnings before finally doing the right thing and banning me (Actually, I'm not sure exactly who banned me, but I know that bobman and MadMonster were very patient with me).

Fair warning before I start: this ban appeal will likely be very similar to the one on my other account, TheBluePickle.

A couple of weeks ago, I purchased another Minecraft account from the Minecraft website (funny story: I went to Minecraft.com instead of Minecraft.net because I forgot the exact URL.). I decided that I wanted an "OG" account like the one I have now. An OG account is an account with no numbers or spammy characters (spammy characters would be something like xxx at the beginning and ending of a name). I made the account, TheTableTurner because it not only has no numbers or spammy characters but also has a nice ring to it.

This account eventually logged onto Eco-City-Craft, an amazing server which I greatly enjoy playing on. I found that in my first hour of playing alone, I already made the assertion that playing as a random builder was much more enjoyable than playing than a mayor. There was currently very little incentive to keep playing the economy server was a mayor as you basically grind it out to purchase new things from there. But as a builder, you have a smorgasbord of things to do.

I continued to play as a builder on this account, having much fun in survival games and mining to get resident. I found that with the understand of the server I have from my other account and the incentive to keep playing that comes with being a random builder creates a wonderful playing environment, that can only be made better by the type of community that can be found on this server.

Now I will start a topic that is slightly different from Minecraft. As we all know, school has started for most of us. I am in eighth grade now and am receiving copious amounts of homework, much more than any amount I got last year. As an A student, I had to complete all of it, which severely drains me on some days. This feeling that sometimes came upon me made me destitute of any energy and positivity. On this day, I joined Eco-City-Craft.

I played survival games a few times before fallaciously realizing that there was nothing to do on Eco-City-Craft, and decided that I should probably just troll for fun. I spammed chat profusely and made several comments in global that caused staff members to warn me. I also received a plethora of complaints towards me because I also committed transgressions in private chat.

This behavior was continued until the point of me being banned for three hours. Undeterred, I did few other things to tame my boredom while waiting for my temporary ban to expire. This eventually did happen, and I joined back. A few cold welcomes and "oh no's" were exchanged before I got back to doing what I was doing before: trolling.

This trolling was possibly even more severe. I not only started a riot in chat and cussed at people but also did even more trolling and vulgarities in private chat. This escalated more when I came upon the fact that no staff members were on, and I began to troll relentlessly. I swore and spammed the chat, and even did a troll auction.

The user @bobman3355 joined the game, and I left soon after due to not wanting to get caught breaking the rules. About an hour later, I attempted to join back to the server, only to realize that I was banned. The next day, I realized how heinous and horrific my crimes were, and vowed to never do anything of the sort again. I took some time to ruminate over my actions before making a ban appeal on my main account.

I shall now address the possible hacking accusations I might be getting from people due to the reconnect and auto reconnect buttons in my logging in screen. These buttons are the result of a simple personal mod I have installed. I did not make it by myself but still have them nevertheless. They are most useful for servers where one must continuously reconnect in order to advance in a possible queue.

I have never hacked on Eco-City-Craft and do not intend to ever hack on this server. As I mentioned in the section above, I do not hack not only because of the harsh punishments but also because of the intrinsic immorality of hacking. We all come here to play a game, and when a hacker joins, he ruins everyone's experience. I have reported many hackers on other servers, whether it be on this account or on my other one.

In conclusion to my entire why I should be unbanned argument, I would like to state that I am incredibly remorseful and apologetic for my actions. It was just a horrible off day I had. In the future, if I am having an off day, I will simply not join Eco-City-Craft for the risk of incurring harm to the server. I hope that you can find in you the sincerity to allow me a second chance. I bid you a good day,

TheTableTurner.​

 

I am on my iPad but will respond nevertheless. The letter before acks is not an "h', but an "H." Just
joking you couldn't tell. The full name, however, is Reconnect Hacks. I realize in retrospect that this is probably not a good name for it, but I didn't think anything like this would happen.