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Ban Appeal - RushingBadger - 01-13-2025
Server you were banned on (SMP/Discord): SMP
Minecraft username: RushingBadger (Nickname= MrUBGJustin)
Reason for your ban (exactly what it says when you try to log in!): Xray. Banned by TheDutyPaid/LyingStar. Zero-tolerance policy! Appeal your ban at http://www.hometownmc,com/forums, it better be really good.
Who banned you: TheDutyPaid/LyingStar
Why should you be unbanned (Why should we give you a second chance?): i would like to be giving another chance to comeback to the very first server i ever played on the first time i played on Hometown was in summer of 2016 just after i graduated high school i made so many friends along the way such as IllogicalSong and Jasper and many more to many to to list but anyways I've been around for many years i joined the discord in 2020 I've loved playing on the server and made a mistake one day and decided to use X-Ray to mine for Netherite instead of just playing the game like everyone else and for that i am sorry i should have never cheated especially on a server that i loved to play on its been along time since I've played on the server and hope to be given another chance. i know i probably wont get unbanned as this is my second appeal as my first last year i used Ai for most of my answers and i shouldn't have and again i sorry for that i am just full of mistakes lol im only human at the end of the day.
Why do you want to come back: i would like to comeback for many reasons as i stated in the above statement the server is where it all began for me on SMP Minecraft in 2016 and Hometown is and will always be home for me i would like to come home and play with everyone again and make new friends along the way. i will never make the same mistake again and use any sort of cheat to give me an unfair advantage of the rest of the player base. i realize i made a huge mistake when i started X-Raying but knew it was to late to go back and continued till my ban at the Hands of TheDutyPaid which was justified obviously lol. i am looking to come back and continue the shop myself and my brother (UBG-Trevor) started as we recently found out he was diagnosed with stage 2 Brain cancer and just had surgery last mouth. we used to talk about hometown all the time i want to build I'm a PC to able to return to hometown with me if i get unbanned. i know few of you guys remember him as he was the one that was the one that was always buying everyone VIP3. I've recently gotten back into Minecraft after watch Technoblades potato wars series. as i said i have made many mistakes but never made the same mistake again and will never cheat like i did before again. i haven played on any other SMP's as this is the only one i ever played on i tried to find other ones but none compared to this one and left them almost immediately as this one i have history with and really enjoyed anyways that's all i have to say and hope you take my appeal into consideration
RE: Ban Appeal - Nether_Ruler - 01-16-2025
To start, I'm sorry to hear about your brother, and hope he has a speedy and smooth recovery.
Since Duty is currently on [Vacation] from the staff team and not responding to ban appeals, I (formerly LyingStar, now Nether_Ruler) will be replying instead.
It's been almost a year since your last appeal (https://hometownmc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=6293), where instead of appealing properly you decided to use AI to write your appeal for you. I appreciate you admitting to x-ray and to using AI, but I'm going to need a little more from you due to a) the severity of your ban, b) the fact that you've been banned for an egregious issue in the past, and c) that you cheated in your previous appeal. I'm going to ask you some questions to make sure that you understand what you did was wrong. The expectation is not perfection, but honesty and thought. Most x-ray appeals don't get accepted with short sentences. I'm not giving you a minimum, but keep in mind that the best x-ray appeals are the ones that are long and thought-out.
1. What specific advantages does x-ray give you over other players, and how does that impact the server's community and economy?
2. What led you to x-ray, and how to you plan to ensure you won't make similar decisions in the future?
3. What do you think the purpose of having rules like a no-cheating policy on a community-based server like ours is? Why is it important to follow these rules?
4. Imagine another player admits to using x-ray after being caught. What would you say to them about why their behavior is harmful and why they should avoid it?
5. Why is using AI in appeals not allowed?
I'm aware some of the questions slightly overlap. Don't worry about repeating yourself if you find you need to. Just answer each question as if it was its own without worrying about your answer to the previous.
RE: Ban Appeal - RushingBadger - 01-22-2025
1. What specific advantages does x-ray give you over other players, and how does that impact the server's community and economy?
- some of the advantages x-ray gives a player is that it allows them to see valuable resources like diamonds, ancient debris, emeralds and gold. another advantage that x-ray can give is the ability to locate other players bases or hidden areas they my have around the world or base that would depend on what client you get i guess based on what ive seen on youtube. x-ray can also grant you the ability to make money fast in the economy based SMP's which ruins the fun and fairness of the experience for all players involved.
2. What led you to x-ray, and how to you plan to ensure you won't make similar decisions in the future?
the reason i decided to x-ray was because i got super frustrated that i couldn't find nether debris after searching for ever and thats when i decided it would be a good idea to x-ray i thought id get away with it even though i new there was a strong possibility that id get caught but still did it and i regret ever doing it. i my plan for the future is to never install x-ray or even download cheats as that really does ruin the experience for myself and everyone on server if i were to use the resources to make money. if i feel like i might wanna cheat/x-ray ill just hop of line for a little bit and take a break. i dont use x-ray anymore as i realize its not fun and defeats the purpose of playing in the first place.
3. What do you think the purpose of having rules like a no-cheating policy on a community-based server like ours is? Why is it important to follow these rules?
the main reason to have a no-cheating policy in any server is to keep the playing field fair and competitive. using cheats to gain an advantage over others as ive said ruins the experience for all parties involved. The reality is that not everyone has the same level of common sense or awareness of consequences, and not everyone can be trusted as you seen with myself only difference is that i was fully aware of the consequences and still decided to cheat. That's why its important to follow the rules provided my the servers you play on especially Hometown SMP.
4. Imagine another player admits to using x-ray after being caught. What would you say to them about why their behavior is harmful and why they should avoid it?
i would do my best to tell them that as a person that has learned it the hard way it is not okay to cheat and i would ask them to remove the cheats as it is unfair to everyone that they have an advantage to see all the valuable resources furthermore i would explain that their behavior is unacceptable and staff will found out 100% and if they still don't remove the cheats/x-ray id report them to staff as i will not be associate with someone who is actively cheating as i know the consequences of cheating and how it can effect others experience on the server.
5. Why is using AI in appeals not allowed?
using Ai in appeals isn't allowed as it you're not the one pleading your case and it does help you understand that would you did was harmful to yourself and others experience. the whole point of a Ban appeal is to give you time to think about your actions and realize the mistakes you made and but using Ai you're ruining the point of an appeal. also using Ai for an appeal that's out the aspect of accountability as the decision making process can be considered and understood which is the whole reason for the appeals in the first place. also by using Ai you have a lack of human judgment as ai can think for you and understand the situation that happened.