LadyRavenOwl
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Hi there funknut!
You are correct that your banning staff member is no longer available so I will be handling your appeal.
Ban info:
Ban for funknut on c.nerd.nu for Discrimination by Skuld on 2011-06-16T18:32:59 (no more bans, 1 notes)
Since you have taken responsibility for your actions I will unban you. Due to the length of your absence a lot of things have changed, so I suggest you take a quick browse through the rules.
Unbanned! <3
-LadyRavenOwl <3
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SAL Building Contest commences now! Due to popular demand, we are leaving the fighting area blank so that it will have the opportunity to change each week.
Here are the requirements:
You will have an 155 x 155 arena build area
50 x 50 blank area in the middle of the arena for fighting
Elaborate design of the stands and arena
Landscaping
You can access this contest using /mvtp contest-SAL on Creative.
Contest Building ends March 29th.
Winner will be announced April 1st.
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Yes, players will be able to submit floor designs for admin approval. Keep in mind that all designs for the floor should be done with PvP in mind. Anything that would not support combat will be requested to be tweaked before acceptance.
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We're in the process of revamping this based on ideas and concerns that people have brought up regarding this feature. Please stay tuned for an updated version. :D
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New update for Rev28 posted here!
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For a new announcement about what's coming to Survival go here!
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Get your dukes up at our Survival PvP (s.nerd.nu) server! This is a free-to-use public server with no white-lists, no ranks, no pay-to-win, or no pay-for-perks. The server is set up as a nearly completely PvP-enabled map. The only areas that exist where PvP is disabled are the starting spawn area, and particular sections of the server's official arena. Everywhere else, players may freely kill one another. Join our econ system by playing the lottery, placing a bounty, or getting some awesome perks for your your beacon. Some play for the PvP, while others just enjoy the potential danger brought on by building in such a hostile environment without ever actually starting a fight, and we welcome anyone who chooses to play either way.
We will elaborate on this further once more things are announced and the website overhaul is complete. :D
Also thanks for doing this, we appreciate it.
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What is your ideal romantic date?
What is your ideal way to then dispose of the hooker's body?
Do you let her see your face as you kill her?
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Hi there Aiden!
Your banning moderator is no longer available, so I will be taking over your appeal.
Ban Information:
Ban for QuackietheDuck on c.nerd.nu for Griefing on S. Hacks nerd.nu/appeal by trevorman on 2012-03-21T12:28:36 (no more bans, 1 notes)
As you have already taken responsibility for your actions, I will unban you. Welcome back to our community and I look forward to seeing you soon.
Just so you know, the new Survival revision is set to launch April 3rd. :D
Unbanned. <3
-LadyRavenOwl <3
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It really doesn't help when modjar makes the combination of letters glow red whenever someone says it. Even usernames e.g. last name Gayle would show up as Gayle.
There is a way around this, I don't remember the way you have to write the highlighting code but there is a way that it no longer highlights that. Haha.
As for the rules, Aypop, slide, and I were discussing this in mod broadcast the the other day and I was explaining that the reason that we have such a black and white rule on this is because if you offer ANY grey area at all, people will take advantage of it. It's unfortunate, but it's the case. I kick if I see it come up or privately message the person that we use other language on these servers; only under very rare specific instances do I end up banning right away. If a person does persist, I do eventually end up banning. This is a rule we've always had and it's to provide the best coverage for all parties involved. The staff is trying its best to keep a safe supportive environment for everyone and sometimes that means having a clear cut line in the rules such as not using certain words like gay.
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inb4 dizney07 dies from happiness
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It has been decided with a 3 to 8 vote that there will be a contest for the SAL Arena build. I will have a contest world set up for it on Creative this weekend and will announce when it is up!
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Before we have a meeting I would like to have input from the other head admins (and even regular admins) on where they stand. Similar to what jchance did. As I said before it's unfair that he's the only one that's takes time to reply to threads like this. I also would expect them to be present at this meeting as well, otherwise it'll be difficult to take any of their decisions seriously when they couldn't even make time to listen to us. I feel that this is a serious topic that applies to the entire community, therefore the representatives of each aspect of the community should be present.
Everyone will be having input or at least a chance to put in input. I'm not organizing it by myself, I've already addressed it with the head admins. I intend to plan it when a majority of the people can be there, both staff and players alike. Like I said earlier, there will be a thread for people to offer input before the community meeting. When I say community meeting I do mean community, not player, not staff, all of us.
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Ban Information:
Ban for Ridiculous_Face on c.nerd.nu for Indirect PvP (fire) outside arenas on P nerd.nu/appeal by buzzie71 on 2015-03-06T02:52:14.764 (no more bans, 4 notes)
Please be patient in the time it takes for buzzie71 to respond. In the event that the banning staff member does not respond to this appeal within 48 hours, feel free to B.U.M.P (bring up my post) your post here on the forums.
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What should actually happen, and how would it be done?
We are planning on having a staff meeting and then a community meeting after the admin meeting that is occurring in the next week or so. Closer to the meeting we will have an opportunity for people to bring things up in a SEPARATE thread as items they want to have addressed and an outline of how the meetings will be run. I will even make sure to link the post in this thread after it is made. Please do not start offering suggestions in this thread or derail it with things other than talking about the topic at hand, those posts will result in being hidden. I am mentioning this solution because I want everyone to know that we are listening and we are working on coming to a solution so that the community can bridge the gap that is between certain circles.
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Marting, I love the glasses with the NU but shouldn't they be N-N for Nerd.Nu? Plus then they would still look like glasses without the frame on the bottom. :D
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We've had a few questions lately about the map for the upcoming Survival revision and after some discussion we're ready to release some details about the upcoming map.
The coming map will start out as a 5K by 5K square, progressively getting larger to a final size of 7K by 7K. It is a custom generation, adding in cool biomes that have been lacking from other maps with four roads in each cardinal direction.
In addition to the generation to make the map different, we are adding different builds to add an exploring aspect. As Dizney has stated in other channels of communication, "You won't be finding chests with magic spells, or level 3 rats near these things, they're literally just pieces on the map that are quick and easy to make (for the most part) and adds a little "Oh this is a cool thing I found". They won't be protected, they won't be used in an RPG sense, they're just there to add a little more to the game than just mining and PvP, but it doesn't take anything away from it. There won't be a distinct advantage to those who find these things is all. There's a little more too them, but I don't want to spoil them yet, but I can confirm they have nothing to do with RPG stuff at all."
Edit: By custom generation, we mean I found a seed (after looking through at least 100, not even kidding) and then had a tech paint in different biomes to make sure it was perfectly rounded and offered a variety of biomes all over the map. From there it was then generated based on that painting.
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You spelled jchance wrong. <3
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Re-opening this as promised if a policy changed on your behalf.
Unbanning your alts as well now. Welcome back!!
<3
-LadyRavenOwl <3
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I'm sorry but no. When all the facts are compiled, as you said, jchance completely ignored factual evidence that Abroosky provided proving he'd been around longer than the other guy, in favour of using his dislike of said other guy to justify a permaban.
So far three independent people in this thread alone have pointed this out. Surely you're not claiming that we all somehow independently reached the wrong conclusion from the same evidence?
"From an outside standpoint I can understand how there could be the reasoning that Abroosky did nothing wrong." (LadyRavenOwl, 50)
Then I went on to say that "when all the facts are compiled and everything is said and done, there were defining factors on why the ban held." (50) This meaning, other things that were not posted to the public. That all said, could it be said that jchance's phrasing was a little harsh? Yes. Could it be said that it would have been appreciated if jchance had posted more reasons as to why? Yes. I'm not saying that the situation in question is not without issues. I am saying is there were other things taken into consideration that led to the ban holding.
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I read that appeal too and was kinda dumbstruck by jchances outright refusal to behave in a fair, level-headed manner. "Guilt by association" isn't even a remotely sound reason for a permaban. Then again, I've seen him mute people for disagreeing with and/or questioning his motives. So it shouldn't have come as a surprise.
Abroosky should take it higher, if possible. The guy did nothing wrong.
Once again, there's definite "toxicity" there... but it ain't from Abroosky's side of the fence.
From an outside standpoint I can understand how there could be the reasoning that Abroosky did nothing wrong. However, when all the facts are compiled and everything is said and done, there were defining factors on why the ban held. Due to the sensitivity of the issue, I personally would prefer a head admin to clarify the factors that were brought into play rather than disclose anything that shouldn't be said accidentally myself.
Also the whole point of this thread is to get away from calling each other "toxic" etc. so I am rather confused why you said your last sentence.
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See, the problem with this is that a lot of us don't really trust any of the head admins and even then if we trust one more than another, half the time they're never even fucking around to talk to. I'm also quite tired of the "tell a head admin" thing, in my experience, nothing ever really gets done about it (and if it does no one fucking tells us when we want closure) or things get worse because of it. I like it when accusations are made public because then the admins HAVE to do something about, why? Because everyone that knows will remind them every chance they get as opposed to keeping it in private where it's a hell of a lot easier to brush it under the rug.
I getting really tired of having to keep track of all the pms I get sent just because it's somehow inappropriate to talk about things like that in public, and yet we humiliate players in ban appeals? If you really want people to be completely responsible for their words and actions, then they need to understand anything that they say or do will be made public.
You quote me and then go off on something I didn't even say, so allow me to clarify. I am fully aware that people have issues (legitimate or not) with our head admin team which is why I said bring it to AN ADMIN, not a head admin. I've had a few players (they can name themselves if they feel the want to do so) bring up issues with me that have concerns about and I deal with what I can or I bring it to the staff team's attention to get it sorted out. You can ask anyone, I'm pretty relentless when it comes to getting things done usually, especially if it's impacting our community.
As for humiliating players in ban appeals, I will agree that it's a problem. I will say that it is something that I am working to address and fix because I view it as unnecessary, rude, and counterproductive. However, this goes back to my point of "just take responsibility for your own actions. Don't blame your actions or reactions on someone else." and "No one can make you do or say anything, it's your choice. So let's make it a positive one. :D" (41)
You can't justify your actions based on something else. If your actions are negative then you have to take responsibility for that. There are so many different ways to solve a problem, not all of them are negative, so it's in everyone's best interest to pick one that is positive. If you approach a problem with a positive and open mind, people are more likely to receive what you have to say rather than shut down and get defensive.
The thing I am getting at the most here is that I'm not taking any particular side on this matter. Am I on staff and do my best to create a positive outcome with other staff members? Absolutely. Will I defend the staff team against things that I don't agree are true? Of course. However, will I also stand up for players when I think that it's necessary (and more often times I do than don't)? You betcha. I did so as a moderator and I will continue to do so as an admin, it's a side effect I guess from being a sociology major. Both sides of this issue have merit, whether each side wants to admit or not. We ALL have things we can work on and nothing is going to change until each side starts taking responsibility for their actions and start listening better. This isn't an issue of well players (or staff) need to start treating the other side better first either, we all need to just do it.
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Just a reminder to people, this isn't a thread to target people about their actions or reactions. It's about discussing a particular type of behaviour. There is no need to insult or be disrespectful to each other.
In regards to issue with staff, if you have any concerns or evidence supporting inappropriate staff actions, then please bring it to an admin. There are several of us on the team so if you don't feel comfortable with one, then take it to a different one. Posting mild or moderate threats in way, shape, or form, isn't an appropriate to deal with an issue.
In addition to all of this, my opinion on this whole topic is just take responsibility for your own actions. Don't blame your actions or reactions on someone else. Both the staff team and players are guilty of this and it's ridiculous. Not liking someone is no reason to be rude to them and to create waves. If someone is being obnoxious or rude to you, there is a point where you just have to let it go and move on with your life. Responding to it in a hostile way will probably just provoke them further and make you both look like asses. Ignore it and just get on with doing what you like to do. I know it's hard but eventually people get bored and get on with their lives as well. Just because you don't like a person doesn't mean you can't work with them in this community.
Every single person here has strengths that add to this community, it's not fair to let some people's weaknesses undermine it. Being different adds dynamics to our community and I think that is an awesome thing; it'd be boring if we were all the same. As long as we all (and that means both staff and players) take responsibility for our own independent actions then we'll be fine and get through this rough spot. No one can make you do or say anything, it's your choice. So let's make it a positive one. :D
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last time something was admin built a ruckus was made over small details which should not have been there.
I vote playermade with admin review.
I think that the new Sadmins have learned a valuable lesson from that entire fiasco, so I wouldn't put that on the list of reasons that admins shouldn't build their server's structures.
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funknut [Skuld]
in Closed Ban Appeals
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(Unbanned now, sorry for the delay.) <3