[Silly_Litle_Guy]

server you were banned on (SMP/Discord): smp.hometownmc.com
Minecraft username: Silly_Litle_Guy
Reason for your ban (exactly what it says when you try to log in!): Xray Zero tolerance policy
Who banned you: esptree
Why should you be unbanned (Why should we give you a second chance?):
First, I want to say clearly and respectfully: I did not use Xray. I’ve never cheated. I got on tonight, and I went mining for as long as I could before I got tired. I just learned how to use elytra to make tunnels, and I had no idea you could do that before. I’ve been mining 2 block tall tunnels this whole time. I still feel like a newbie sometimes. I hadn’t played hometown for 4–5 years and then I just started around December. I’m still learning things every day. I’m not tech savvy. I’ve never downloaded or used any mods or hacks before, I’m not even sure how to.
Also, the fly mode just got turned on for res World. So I got a lot of diamonds tonight because I flew through caves and kept finding one after another. I’m thinking that it’s just that I got too many in a short amount of time and that’s why I got banned? I’ve been watching YouTube videos about X-ray and servers, trying to understand more, and one of the videos mentions that you can track ratios of cobblestone to diamonds?
If there’s any way it’s possible someone could investigate my mining pattern or logs, I’d be so grateful, because it would show I’ve just been a persistent miner and not a cheater.
I don’t know, I’m trying to do my research here and be reasonable but I don’t want to assume anything either. I respect the rules and the staff. There’s got to be a way to prove that I’m innocent, I hope that esptree can explain things better or whoever responds can, I would much appreciate it, because I feel so inexperienced when it comes to this.
Why do you want to come back:
Because of the feeling I got when I saw that on my computer. Dude…my heart broke. I was shocked. This is my favorite place to be. I love the game, I love the server and I love the people. I love meeting new people, and seeing all the connections you can make here. I love the amazing builds, and the tight woven community with the staff, I’ve never seen anything like it and I’ve never had anything like it. God, it’s my favorite thing to do. And I’m so proud, I’ve made all of my money off of diamonds. Mining is my favorite thing to do, it’s like I just zone out and time flies by. It’s a routine for me. It’s the end to my day.
I just recently hit 200 votes to get advanced, and I celebrated with fireworks with my friend NeroEsoteric. I was so proud. I am proud, to be a part of this server.
I love this server so much that I paid for VIP 3, I just was so excited about it.
My point is that I’m an honest adult, I go to work, I come home, and I look forward to my safe haven. I spent money here, and felt good about it. Everything I do on here I feel good and honest about. I would never sacrifice that safe haven by cheating.. I wouldn’t lie about cheating or be prideful about cheating. I’ve never been in this situation before. I have too much to lose on this server, friendships, and hard work.
Everything I have done is hard earned, I promise you all from the bottom of my heart. I wish I could plug you into my brain so you could just see it, and trust me on it. I really don’t want to lose this over something I didn’t do. I deeply appreciate the community and everything the staff does, and I truly believe that I deserve to be unbanned and I insist that I haven’t cheated. I’ve never had issues with staff, I’ve never said anything questionable or inappropriate, and I’m kind and generous whenever the opportunity arises. I play my part as a respectable person on the server, and I always have. I pride myself on that. I’ve never caused problems or broken trust, and I want to keep being a part of this beautiful server.
Please consider giving me a second chance, or at least reviewing the situation further. I am willing to do anything to prove my innocence, I have too much respect for this server and this community to break its rules. Everything I’ve earned has been with patience and effort.
Thank you for your time, and for considering my appeal. Thank you to staff for everything you do. 

[esptree]

Hi, thank you for your appeal.
I included screenshots of your mining below, hopefully it will clear up your confusion about why you were banned for x-ray usage. On this server we do not merely ban for amount of diamonds mined or ore-to-block ratio. In your case there were multiple cases of mining directly from ore to ore:



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[Silly_Litle_Guy]

Yes I can understand completely now. All I have to say is I was mining randomly. It was all chance. I took lots of random rights and lots of random lefts, no rhyme or reason to them. Is there any other way that I can prove that I have never used Xray? I’m willing to work with you in any way to prove this.

[esptree]

It's being discussed in the staff team at the moment, will get back to you asap

[esptree]

Hi, thank you for your patience. Follow up question: you mention you are not tech savvy and have never downloaded any mods, does this include texture packs? If you have please list all texture packs/resource packs you have ever used that you can remember, this might help us better understand your case

[Silly_Litle_Guy]

Of course. I have downloaded only one before, otherwise I don’t use any texture packs except for the ones that come in the game I think. I tried to download this Urban one a few months ago, it looked pretty but I think you’re supposed to have shaders or something with it? I only have a laptop. So I never ended up sticking with it. When I log on here, it shows
Urban_128.zip
Programmer art - classic look of Minecraft (built in)
High contrast - enhances UI contrast of Minecraft (built in)
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If theres any other questions I can answer let me know. Thank you.