Disclaimer: To those with permissions to move posts between categories, please leave this post in the off topic category. I wanted to make something a bit light - hearted for April Fools’ Day while still having it be at least vaguely related to the Dark Gaming Forums so it wouldn’t feel too out of place. The topic I discuss here was previously an issue but it has already been resolved, most notably with the DTP screenshot, that is an old screenshot I used for the purpose of this joke. This is not an actual ban appeal, please do not take this seriously. To any staff members: if this isn’t allowed, please take this post down and let me know. Thank you for reading this disclaimer.
[Q1] Provide the Ban link or if none, the reason
I didn’t receive a ban link when I attempted to connect to the server. Instead, all I received was this message:
[Q2] Did you break the rules knowingly?
I had only learned about the rule implementation regarding brackets in player names after I was banned, learned thanks to Tejdxa/Neverbeen via the Dark Gaming Discord server, so I’m going to say that no, I did not break the rules knowingly.
[Q3] Do you think your Ban was fair? If not, please provide a reason.
I do not believe that my ban was fair, as the day prior to my ban, I was able to play on the server just fine, and then the next day, the new rule regarding brackets in character names started being enforced without warning as far as I was aware, not on the Dark Gaming Discord nor here on the Dark Gaming Forums. As I stated above, I only found out about the brackets rule through Tejdxa/Neverbeen via the Dark Gaming Discord after I had been banned, too late to be able to put to use. That, and my account name still shows on the DTP website as [AK] Gunslinger.
[Q4] Why should we unban you?
I was banned due to a rule change which directly ended up affecting my character, and by extension, my account. Outside of at least one warning for profanity directed at another player(s?) a few years back (as SolarDeity may recall, or anyone from any of the times I spoke about it here on the Forums and/or the Dark Gaming Discord), I haven’t intentionally broken any rules on the server. I haven’t been as active on the server nowadays, but nevertheless I’d been able to curb my temper and I haven’t lashed out at anyone on the Terraria server, instead trying to help out other players when I could, interacting with others at higher levels of play in various ways, reporting rulebreakers (or players I suspect of being rulebreakers) and hoping that other, better players on the server could fill in the gaps I have, be it in terms of providing aid to other players on the server or in terms of skills in cooperative activities such as PvE, Zombies, and the one time I played it, Survival. My knowledge on the server only stretches so far, and I hope to continue expanding it so I can continue helping out in this server’s community.