[Nicol Bolas]

Apologies for any typos, as I am on my phone.

I'd like to state that the punishment noire received was not because he was playing on an alt or because he was banned on that alt. The alt account was first put into the hacking watchlist June 26th, and was frequently watched by multiple staff members throughout the time until the ban. Discussion regarding the player happened on multiple occasions, and not once was the fact that it was an alt account of a staff member brought to my attention. Continued evidence of him saying multiple times that he knew staff was spectating him was gathered. While I admit I jumped the gun on approving a ban, it was a mistake I corrected. Not until the ban took place was I alerted it was an alt account. Not by Noire, but by concerned individuals who brought forth evidence confirming it was Noire. As I have explained to both of them, this is an issue that clearly crossed a line as he was intentionally messing with online staff members while on this alt. The fact that he also went through the hassle of using a VPN to circumvent being caught also says to me and others that he was well aware that there could be consequences but continued regardless.

This kind of behavior strains the staff team because it puts a lot of their time and effort into watching someone that they shouldn't have to watch in the first place. It shows a lack of respect and a lack of care for the staff team and the community in general. Jack fed him admin chat to help know when staff were spectating him so he could comment on the fact in-server. However Noire wanted to shoulder the responsibility alone for the issue and as such Jack received only a strike.

I would also like to state the demotion is not a permanent one, and he is free to reapply for moderator in the future once it is clear this mistake is behind us. This issue largely boils down to using an alt account to mess with staff members, going against his his team and being punished as a result. As I mentioned in my post, staff members are held to a much higher standard than regular players, moderators more so.