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[Resolved] Ban appeal

AnxietyThePlatypus

AnxietyThePlatypus

Noob
In-Game name: [Z?]
Time of Ban: 18:23
Date of Ban: 09-15-24
Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:42274455
Reason for Ban: Pro-war Spray imagery
Additional comments:

Today I changed my name to the symbol of a comic book that has meant a lot to me throughout my life. [Z?] is a symbol on the cover of a graphic novel called "Johnny The Homicidal Maniac". While the novel did consist of adult themes, such as religion, mental illness, and existentialism, the symbol itself has nothing at all to do with war.

The spray I provided was a modfied version of one I found online, and is supposed to represent the question "Does the world stop existing when I go to sleep?" (A question asked directly within the novel itself.) The Z stands for sleep, (or potentially suicidal ideations,) but not war. I meant the spray to be a sigil that the mentally ill can rally behind, only to just today find out it's a war symbol. That was never my intention, and while I will swap my name, and spray, I am sorry to have caused this mess in the first place.
 

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You have to write your appeal in the following format or else it won't be reviewed:

Ban Contesting/request Posting Guidelines - Read Before Posting Anything!

Please do not post in a ban contest thread unless you are the original banning admin, or a senior member of staff. If you have concerns regarding a particular ban contest, please feel free to PM either LavaRed or MoiraPrime, the community managers with your concerns. This is so that the threads...
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Also here's your ban on the SourceBans page.
IIRC anything that is pro-war is strictly prohibited due to VaultF4 servers being hosted in Germany. That includes sprays, nicknames and messages
 

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Nurr said:
You have to write your appeal in the following format or else it won't be reviewed:

Ban Contesting/request Posting Guidelines - Read Before Posting Anything!

Please do not post in a ban contest thread unless you are the original banning admin, or a senior member of staff. If you have concerns regarding a particular ban contest, please feel free to PM either LavaRed or MoiraPrime, the community managers with your concerns. This is so that the threads...
www.vaultf4.com www.vaultf4.com


Also here's your ban on the SourceBans page.
IIRC anything that is pro-war is strictly prohibited due to VaultF4 servers being hosted in Germany. That includes sprays, nicknames and messages
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My spray was not pro-war. I am deeply confused.

I will try and figure out the details of my ban, but I don't know how.
 
[Z?] said:
My spray was not pro-war. I am deeply confused.

I will try and figure out the details of my ban, but I don't know how.
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Write the appeal in the standard format (which I linked above), then you will be replied to with explanation of the ban

The admin could've banned you for the Nickname (Z is a widely known pro-war symbol) and then perhaps clicked on a spray option because there wasn't one for nicknames
 
"The admin could've banned you for the Nickname (Z is a widely known pro-war symbol) and then perhaps clicked on a spray option because there wasn't one for nicknames"

The symbol is from a graphic novel that covers a wide variety of topics including existentialism, mental illness, and religion. The symbol is supposed to by something that the mentall ill can rally behind. It was not supposed to be a war symbol, and I'm now both sad, and angry.

I also DID spray a tag with the same symbol. I can provide it if needed.
 
[Z?] said:
"The admin could've banned you for the Nickname (Z is a widely known pro-war symbol) and then perhaps clicked on a spray option because there wasn't one for nicknames"

The symbol is from a graphic novel that covers a wide variety of topics including existentialism, mental illness, and religion. The symbol is supposed to by something that the mentall ill can rally behind. It was not supposed to be a war symbol, and I'm now both sad, and angry.

I also DID spray a tag with the same symbol. I can provide it if needed.
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You have to write the appeal in a proper format and wait for the admin response. I'm afraid more talking won't get you far

In-Game name:
Time of Ban:
Date of Ban:
Steam ID: (STEAM_0:x:xxxxxxx format, please - other formats will cause your appeal to be marked INVALID)
Reason for Ban:
Additional Comments:
 
Nurr said:
You have to write the appeal in a proper format and wait for the admin response. I'm afraid more talking won't get you far

In-Game name:
Time of Ban:
Date of Ban:
Steam ID: (STEAM_0:x:xxxxxxx format, please - other formats will cause your appeal to be marked INVALID)
Reason for Ban:
Additional Comments:
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Oh, I did. I already edited the main post.

Edit: i narrowed it down.
 
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[Z?] said:
In-Game name: [Z?]
Time of Ban: 18:23
Date of Ban: 09-15-24
Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:42274455
Reason for Ban: Pro-war Spray imagery
Additional comments:

Today I changed my name to the symbol of a comic book that has meant a lot to me throughout my life. [Z?] is a symbol on the cover of a graphic novel called "Johnny The Homicidal Maniac". While the novel did consist of adult themes, such as religion, mental illness, and existentialism, the symbol itself has nothing at all to do with war.

The spray I provided was a modfied version of one I found online, and is supposed to represent the question "Does the world stop existing when I go to sleep?" (A question asked directly within the novel itself.) The Z stands for sleep, (or potentially suicidal ideations,) but not war. I meant the spray to be a sigil that the mentally ill can rally behind, only to just today find out it's a war symbol. That was never my intention, and while I will swap my name, and spray, I am sorry to have caused this mess in the first place.
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Thank you for your appeal, we'll review the details and get back to you within 2-3 days.
 
Nurr said:
You have to write your appeal in the following format or else it won't be reviewed:

Ban Contesting/request Posting Guidelines - Read Before Posting Anything!

Please do not post in a ban contest thread unless you are the original banning admin, or a senior member of staff. If you have concerns regarding a particular ban contest, please feel free to PM either LavaRed or MoiraPrime, the community managers with your concerns. This is so that the threads...
www.vaultf4.com www.vaultf4.com


Also here's your ban on the SourceBans page.
IIRC anything that is pro-war is strictly prohibited due to VaultF4 servers being hosted in Germany. That includes sprays, nicknames and messages
Click to expand...
Please do not reply to ban appeal threads unless you are an admin who is allowed to handle ban appeal threads or the person banned. You are neither, and VF4 staff can handle ban appeals on their own.
 
[Z?] said:
In-Game name: [Z?]
Time of Ban: 18:23
Date of Ban: 09-15-24
Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:42274455
Reason for Ban: Pro-war Spray imagery
Additional comments:

Today I changed my name to the symbol of a comic book that has meant a lot to me throughout my life. [Z?] is a symbol on the cover of a graphic novel called "Johnny The Homicidal Maniac". While the novel did consist of adult themes, such as religion, mental illness, and existentialism, the symbol itself has nothing at all to do with war.

The spray I provided was a modfied version of one I found online, and is supposed to represent the question "Does the world stop existing when I go to sleep?" (A question asked directly within the novel itself.) The Z stands for sleep, (or potentially suicidal ideations,) but not war. I meant the spray to be a sigil that the mentally ill can rally behind, only to just today find out it's a war symbol. That was never my intention, and while I will swap my name, and spray, I am sorry to have caused this mess in the first place.
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Thank you for your patience.

After reviewing the details of your ban, we have elected to unban you. Z is often a symbol used by Russian supporters in the Russian-Ukraine war, and is banned under German law. As such, usage of it in our server nets people a perm ban. Since everything about your reasoning checks out and you genuinely seem to have been ignorant as to what that symbol meant, we'll remove your ban from the record. However, this does come with the caveat that you are now considered inexcusably aware of our rules, and any violations of a similar nature will result in a reinstatement of your perm ban. It might be a good idea to change your name and spray just to avoid any issues arising from them looking like a pro-genocide symbol, but I'll personally make sure no staff action is taken against you if you do not.
 
NovaCancy said:
Thank you for your patience.

After reviewing the details of your ban, we have elected to unban you. Z is often a symbol used by Russian supporters in the Russian-Ukraine war, and is banned under German law. As such, usage of it in our server nets people a perm ban. Since everything about your reasoning checks out and you genuinely seem to have been ignorant as to what that symbol meant, we'll remove your ban from the record. However, this does come with the caveat that you are now considered inexcusably aware of our rules, and any violations of a similar nature will result in a reinstatement of your perm ban. It might be a good idea to change your name and spray just to avoid any issues arising from them looking like a pro-genocide symbol, but I'll personally make sure no staff action is taken against you if you do not.
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Thank you. My steam profile has already been changed, and I will not use that Z as a spray again. I would appreciate any help I could get in changing my name om THIS website however, as the name seems like a poor choice suddenly.
 
Oh, sorry about that, must be a restriction on new registrations. If you let me know what you'd like it changed to (here or via DM) I can take care of it.

Please give me a couple moments and I'll take care of the ban issue, looks like it hasn't been adjusted yet.
 
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