_UNBAN Sxdler01
Banned
Unban Appeal for _UNBAN Sxdler01
In-game Name: Dylan Gibson/Gary Hunter
Server: Community Banned
Steam ID: 76561198335701998
Ban ID: N/A
Reason given for your ban: C1.6
In your own words, please type why you think you were banned.: On the 2nd of October 2021 I was spending time in Prison with two of my friends, when we first entered The Prison we were greeted by two other members of the community, one of them being a good friend of mine who went by the name Lewis Smith. Some light-hearted banter started between us but it slowly escalated into fighting. This continued to escalate to the point where the quality of roleplay dropped significantly, it became a matter of someone dying, respawning and then asking each other what had happened to get past the ‘New Life’ rules which from both sides of the situation was very immature and we all should have known better.
This is where staff intervened and spoke to me and my two other friends. In the heat of the moment, I said 'Don't bother trying to explain yourself boys as the staff ‘rim’ granddaddy and Lewis' or something along those lines, which I was banned for under the rule C6.2. At this point in time, I was very annoyed about it being only us spoken to which is the ‘reason’ I made that inappropriate comment. My frustration only grew when I was banned which is when I began slating staff in Discord DMs to ‘Lewis Smith’. To clarify, I am not excusing my actions at all, in fact it was completely and utterly wrong of me, I am just explaining my thought process at the time of the events to paint the full picture. Looking back now it is extremely clear that it was me whom had instigated the situation, so it made complete sense that it was us spoken to by Staff first. Realistically I had broken rules, so I did not have a leg to stand on, but I proceeded like I was the one who had been wronged when that was clearly not the case.
These feelings I had at the time were also what caused me to enter TeamSpeak so I could ‘question/discuss’ this with a member of staff; Like I said however, I was extremely heated and most definitely not in the right frame of mind to be doing so. The TeamSpeak call ended up just being me moaning about the decision and being plain rude to the staff in the call. Bowen then warned me that I would be handed a community ban if I carried on, which I did not listen to, continuing to raise my voice, insult staff and dismiss any valid points that were being made by Bowen. I then left the call abruptly with an even worse attitude and discovered that I had been given the community ban and rightly so.
Why should we unban you ?: During the now 6 months that I have been gone I completely understand the decisions Bowen and the staff team made that day and the fact that I should not have let raw emotions get the better of me especially when it was over something so small. The staff team had done nothing that warranted the abuse directed towards them as they were only doing their job by intervening when the quality of roleplay had slowly spiraled into chaos.
After my ban, I completely disconnected myself from GTA Roleplay in its entirety with no intention of creating an appeal. The longer I spent away from the server however, the more I missed playing, creating multiple stories in my head for where I could take my characters and what journeys I wish to embark on If I were ever given the chance to play again. I wanted to make sure that if I was ever given another chance things would change and that I wouldn't get caught up in similar situations or let my standard of roleplay continue to slip. Therefore, I was somewhat disheartened but also understanding when I found out in November that I had a minimum of six months before I could appeal, as it just gave me more time to reflect and get my intentions straight.
Should I be unbanned? That is up to the team, but I can truthfully say that I wouldn't let this happen again and I want to return to this awesome community! I have had some amazing roleplay experiences on the server in the past and I wish to continue that. I would also like to publicly apologize to Bowen for the unnecessary and rude comments I made towards him as it was completely uncalled for. Staff are volunteers and should never have to experience that sort of behavior.
Please confirm that you have read the unban appeal process and rules: Yes
In-game Name: Dylan Gibson/Gary Hunter
Server: Community Banned
Steam ID: 76561198335701998
Ban ID: N/A
Reason given for your ban: C1.6
In your own words, please type why you think you were banned.: On the 2nd of October 2021 I was spending time in Prison with two of my friends, when we first entered The Prison we were greeted by two other members of the community, one of them being a good friend of mine who went by the name Lewis Smith. Some light-hearted banter started between us but it slowly escalated into fighting. This continued to escalate to the point where the quality of roleplay dropped significantly, it became a matter of someone dying, respawning and then asking each other what had happened to get past the ‘New Life’ rules which from both sides of the situation was very immature and we all should have known better.
This is where staff intervened and spoke to me and my two other friends. In the heat of the moment, I said 'Don't bother trying to explain yourself boys as the staff ‘rim’ granddaddy and Lewis' or something along those lines, which I was banned for under the rule C6.2. At this point in time, I was very annoyed about it being only us spoken to which is the ‘reason’ I made that inappropriate comment. My frustration only grew when I was banned which is when I began slating staff in Discord DMs to ‘Lewis Smith’. To clarify, I am not excusing my actions at all, in fact it was completely and utterly wrong of me, I am just explaining my thought process at the time of the events to paint the full picture. Looking back now it is extremely clear that it was me whom had instigated the situation, so it made complete sense that it was us spoken to by Staff first. Realistically I had broken rules, so I did not have a leg to stand on, but I proceeded like I was the one who had been wronged when that was clearly not the case.
These feelings I had at the time were also what caused me to enter TeamSpeak so I could ‘question/discuss’ this with a member of staff; Like I said however, I was extremely heated and most definitely not in the right frame of mind to be doing so. The TeamSpeak call ended up just being me moaning about the decision and being plain rude to the staff in the call. Bowen then warned me that I would be handed a community ban if I carried on, which I did not listen to, continuing to raise my voice, insult staff and dismiss any valid points that were being made by Bowen. I then left the call abruptly with an even worse attitude and discovered that I had been given the community ban and rightly so.
Why should we unban you ?: During the now 6 months that I have been gone I completely understand the decisions Bowen and the staff team made that day and the fact that I should not have let raw emotions get the better of me especially when it was over something so small. The staff team had done nothing that warranted the abuse directed towards them as they were only doing their job by intervening when the quality of roleplay had slowly spiraled into chaos.
After my ban, I completely disconnected myself from GTA Roleplay in its entirety with no intention of creating an appeal. The longer I spent away from the server however, the more I missed playing, creating multiple stories in my head for where I could take my characters and what journeys I wish to embark on If I were ever given the chance to play again. I wanted to make sure that if I was ever given another chance things would change and that I wouldn't get caught up in similar situations or let my standard of roleplay continue to slip. Therefore, I was somewhat disheartened but also understanding when I found out in November that I had a minimum of six months before I could appeal, as it just gave me more time to reflect and get my intentions straight.
Should I be unbanned? That is up to the team, but I can truthfully say that I wouldn't let this happen again and I want to return to this awesome community! I have had some amazing roleplay experiences on the server in the past and I wish to continue that. I would also like to publicly apologize to Bowen for the unnecessary and rude comments I made towards him as it was completely uncalled for. Staff are volunteers and should never have to experience that sort of behavior.
Please confirm that you have read the unban appeal process and rules: Yes
