[matt_st3 (Strongrule)]

This is largely aimed at ttt rdm bans or similar gameplay related bans. Reminder that they are permanent *until appealed*. Simple as that it starts a process where the incident is noted (can be handled by temp yes) where now they have to come to the forums and explain what happened or even just simple appeal if they don’t remember. I’ve seen many just turned down to 3 slays and an unban or 1-3 month bans based on what happened. These 2, 3, 4 year bans are people who never tried to come back and apparel - that does not mean that the staff were *keeping them banned* for that time. It turns off their ability to come back until they make an effort to want to be back. Now, that being said a lot of unban requests are filled with people expecting some heartfelt apology that they are not entitled to. Annoying yes, and missing the point of the unban process.
For simple, incend or accidental or whatever, mass rdm then yeah I don’t care if a number of months are applied. However, as soon as you attach that number then that’s seen as the appropriate number for the ban. Whether that will affect the number of successful appeals to make bans shorter i don’t know. I will say, I have no problem with perma *until appeal* banning the guy who got on server just to kill 5 people and leave. You win your Darwin Award there.
Personally tho I don’t feel sorry those that get on to kill indiscriminately so I’m all for keeping it the way it is knowing that there’s an appeal process where I have seen them overturned if they are simple cases.
Things such as harassment, racism, sexism, pedo-behavior or the like deserves a perma ban.