It all started on a rainy day long ago, when EmFitty told me that since my username was “Morpeus” and my nickname was “KingOfSweden” that I could not keep that nickname, as it had no “Morpeus” in it.
Naturally, I went against this. I want to see it in writing. Eventually, I just left and changed my minecraft username to “TheKingOfSweden” so my nick would work.
I had guest status from changing my name, so I was told to change my username on the forums. I did not want to do this and nowhere did it say that I had to. I refused.
Eventually, I simply said “I quit” and came on as my alt, so that everything would be proper. I came on with the wrong account, so I left to my other. I came on as my third alt only to find that I was banned from it for “Avoiding a ban” however I did not know I was banned before then.
I was a royal ass, yes. However, I was not shown proof of it being a rule and no other staff could confirm, as no others were on.
That is all.
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I saw what happened, and if you actually want to come back then I think this warrants a temp ban, not a permanent ban from the server. You seem to understand why you were banned, so I hope you know to avoid these kinds of conflicts in the future.
First of all it is a thing of common sense and courtesy to have your name in the nick it shouldn’t need to be written out. Secondly you weren’t banned because of a nick it was you argumentive and bratty attitude. I don’t need some to be a smartass and try to tell me what the rules are.
About this:
[size=1em]Have you read the signs with the rules at creative spawn. It talks about registering on the forums. Firstly you are told you must be registered to play in creative and then if you read them closely it states the your username MUST be the same as your ingame name. We tried to show you this but your obstinately refused to listen.
[size=1em]I apologise for the avoiding a ban thing that was my mistake I honestly thought you were avoiding a ban but that doesn’t mean you can log on to any of your alt on PCB.
[size=1em]TLDR: Your attitude needs some serious work and you need to honestly want forgiveness not go on a petty rant and be a smartass. If you would like I might conferr with some staff and write these rules that you were arguing over.
Honestly, I feel that this all was most likely blown COMPLETELY out of proportion. While, yes, he refused to cooperate due to not “seeing why he had to do something”, was it maybe explained the why’s of it, not just the 'what’s? As in, he was told he needed to change his name on the forums to get his rank restored. Was he let known that it was required as our system is automated?
He believes that these are RULES, not just the way our system works, which is misinformation.
Personally, I know how it unfolded, but I also know how upfront Emfitty can get with her confrontations. I think both parties took it too far, not just Morph.
I get that it’s preferred when your nick has at least part of your real name, but to be fair, as long as you can recognize the person, it shouldn’t be punishable like this. The fact that Morpeus was a “royal ass” and was given 3 warnings should of course be punishable, but the actual cause if the problem is pointless; after all, we do have the /realname command.
I’m not staff, and I wasn’t involved, but I do think it’s important for someone of a similar rank to share their perspective.
I’ve been confronted about changing my nick before, and it just seems pointless.
I’m not the person to make decesion, that’s Emfitty’s choice, but this is a situation that I think deserves a tempban, considering the cause of the problem was so petty.
This appeal has been lingering for a while. A choice should be made soon.
Staff? Morpeus?
The reason I bumped this only a few hours ago was to see if Morpeus had any intention of continuing his appeal, to make a point or to apologize, whichever. Honestly, if someone continues to be an ass and is self-righteous in their appeal, they are unlikely to succeed, simply because they do not own up to their mistakes. If he wants to continue to debate whether or not a mistake has been made, then fine. The original offense is not a major one, you are correct, but the real issue here is the attitude.
Staff on Project City Build are the authority on the rules. We have a large number of procedures, and they may not all be exactly consolidated in one place. However, staff are to be respected and listened to. We put forth an effort to remain professional and expect to be treated as such. If you refuse to listen to us, then you are in effect disobeying the rules of the server, as listening to the staff is part of what keeps us running smoothly. Causing a ruckus over minute details is impeding our job. If a staff member tells you there is a rule X and that you need to change your behavior, change your behavior and move on. The debate on whether or not rule X should be a rule, and whether or not it should be codified somewhere can be handled elsewhere, perhaps in a forum discussion, but you should, in that instance, follow the guidelines given to you by staff. That is the real issue here.
AFAIK, he was an ass about it, but he didn’t go overboard and cuss Em out or other staff. In addition, we should give him a bit of leeway as he might be frustrated due to Em’s mistake on one of his alts. I honestly think that the reason for this ban was way too trifling to be turned into a major situation like this. Obviously, both sides made mistakes, and because of this, it was blown out of proportion. I’d advise against a permaban.
You quote this as if to say he has owned up to his mistakes. I think that based on the tone of the statement in the following “However,…” line, that he thinks he was justified for being an ass, which means he feels he is still in the right.
Either way, the result of this will depend on either Morpeus posting in this appeal or Emfitty coming to a decision before/after he does so.
I can see how I might have overreacted but I still feel quite questionable about this situation. I know we have /realname but I feel that shouldn’t have to be used. In fact I had no clue who he was when I got on and I’ve played with him as morpeus several times. I felt that if it was that hard to recognise it should have been change. I can see I may have been wrong here.
The issue I saw was his behaviour. What may have been missed that he was arguing for probably a good 45 minutes to an hour. We did explain quite clearly that his name needed to be changed. The trusted online and a few members spoke to him asking him to stop arguing and he was quite rude to them.
I forgot to mention that when asked to change his nick he kindly did so but change it to morp_f_u or something like that.
But if everyone feels it is still too much perhaps a temp ban is the best way to go
This is not babying. This is making things more concise. There is nothing wrong with improving our system and making it easier for newcomers and existing members to really understand what our rules actually are.
I didn’t say I thought it was a bad idea to have it written out Meta. I’m just insinuating that it would be good if in this example at least, that a donator followed the direction of a staff member.
Clearly my view isn’t shared by others, (see down votes) so i’ll keep my opinion to myself.
We need a verdict on this soon. The player made an appeal, and although he has not reposted the situation is minor. Yes he disrespected staff, however, I do not feel this deserves a perma ban. It has been nearly a week that this has been open. My vote - unban with a warning.
Hello,
I had not checked this as I have been busy with school work this week. After I post this I will be changing my forum name, sorry about earlier. I was bored and was looking for a fight.
Thanks,
-M
I’m going to give you one more week. For me this your last chance and being bored and looking for a fight is NOT an excuse. I don’t care if you are bored this is a server and you have to learn to play with other players. After one week I hope to see you come back and have fun without starting fights.