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Hi Lebron,
I am writing this appeal to kindly ask for a fair and objective re-evaluation of my case. I was banned for "Supporting," but the events that unfolded over the last few weeks clearly show that I ended up in this situation completely undeservedly.
I never intentionally supported or protected a banevader. To put it bluntly: I was fooled by this person just as much as the entire admin team was.
He was so well-integrated that he had regular, high-level interactions with the administration based on complete trust:
And that is exactly my main point for this re-evaluation: If the upper administration—despite deep conversations, working side-by-side in the admin team, and handling normal faction matters together—could not spot him, how was I, as a regular player, supposed to see through it?
While the logs show that I had contact with him, everything on my end happened purely IC and in good faith, believing he was just a regular, clean player. I had zero OOC knowledge about his real identity. Logically speaking, it was impossible for me to knowingly "support" him because I fell victim to the exact same perfect deception as everyone else.
I was recently informed by Kathi that the decision regarding my ban remains unchanged. I am reaching out to you today because I would like to respectfully ask if you could take another look at my case.
I value the community very much and deeply regret if I have done anything to violate the rules. It was never my intention to cause any trouble or break guidelines. If you could find the time to review the situation one more time, I would be incredibly grateful for a second chance.
Thank you for your time, patience, and understanding.
Best regards,
Steve Cock
Hope Blanc
I am writing this appeal to kindly ask for a fair and objective re-evaluation of my case. I was banned for "Supporting," but the events that unfolded over the last few weeks clearly show that I ended up in this situation completely undeservedly.
I never intentionally supported or protected a banevader. To put it bluntly: I was fooled by this person just as much as the entire admin team was.
The Context:
The player Mehadi Legacy / Alessia Creed went to extreme lengths to hide his identity. As everyone knows by now, he later managed to fly completely under the radar as Emre Foxx and literally joined the Admin Team for several weeks. He became the Main Crime Advisor for Grove, joined the Bio Team, and was even part of the PC Check Team.He was so well-integrated that he had regular, high-level interactions with the administration based on complete trust:
- As Alessia Creed 131929: There was a conversation with Kathi regarding inviting Rafael Promillo twink account into the FIB, and Alessia also gave Kathi’s twink account a regular rank-up within the FIB. I have a old chat from that an logs should prove it. He was PC-checked by Kathi and some others and banned.
- As Mehdi Legacy 48169: He went through all the official processes normally: Turf Leader check, Vice Leader interview, and the Leader interview for the Bloods directly with Kristian. He had the Organisation Bloods. It ended with another PC check by Kathi and a ban for banevading.
- As Emre Foxx 182617: He successfully joined the Admin Team, worked alongside everyone for weeks, and even conducted PC checks together with Kathi.
Why my ban isn't fair:
I am absolutely not bringing these points up to point fingers or blame the admin team. Quite the opposite: it simply proves how much effort and deceptive energy this player put into his disguise. He managed to win the trust of experienced administrators who deal with leader interviews, team applications, and background checks every single day. Despite all your experience and admin tools, he was simply impossible to detect as a banevader.And that is exactly my main point for this re-evaluation: If the upper administration—despite deep conversations, working side-by-side in the admin team, and handling normal faction matters together—could not spot him, how was I, as a regular player, supposed to see through it?
While the logs show that I had contact with him, everything on my end happened purely IC and in good faith, believing he was just a regular, clean player. I had zero OOC knowledge about his real identity. Logically speaking, it was impossible for me to knowingly "support" him because I fell victim to the exact same perfect deception as everyone else.
Conclusion:
I was punished for "Supporting," even though there was never any bad intent or awareness on my part. We all got played by a professional banevader here.I was recently informed by Kathi that the decision regarding my ban remains unchanged. I am reaching out to you today because I would like to respectfully ask if you could take another look at my case.
I value the community very much and deeply regret if I have done anything to violate the rules. It was never my intention to cause any trouble or break guidelines. If you could find the time to review the situation one more time, I would be incredibly grateful for a second chance.
Thank you for your time, patience, and understanding.
Best regards,
Steve Cock
Hope Blanc
