Qaz_The_Great

Angvidr signs the document as the sunset over Al Faiz illuminates the parchment, he’d say to the others at the signing, ”We shall walk in the eternal light of temperance and wisdom, as if we shall stumble from our path we will be nought but the partial puppets of others.”

Does the Moderation Team not hold any sway with the community? Have you not spoken to those above you as to the careless and wholly negative nature of this ban? I understand how you, and the Moderation Team may feel helpless in this situation, unable to act because it is above you, however you can clearly see the unjust nature of this ban and you have much more influence than me, a player, in any actions taken. If there were a correct course of action for you to take, that would be one of support of this cause, rather than denying culpability on part of the Moderation Team. Thank you for coming here to show your support though, it’s appreciated.

It clarifies intent, yes, however it doesn’t clarify why the staff had embraced a completely negative reaction to it, making it go from a zero situation straight to a one hundred situation. I’m glad you responded and you did bring up some things I wasn’t knowledgeable of. It is also notable that the comment wasn’t racist in any matter, as I have elaborated upon in the main post, however one of the Moderators does also continue to state the comment was racial which is simply incorrect. It’s enough the player has been banned, he shouldn’t be made out as a racist either; such a thing is extremely slanderous to the accused.

Aye, only one I see is memeing is discouraged, that is true and I wasn’t privvy to the concept of ‘Varg Posting’ my mistake. However the accusation of racism doesn’t really hold up, even reviewing these rules.

For the first part, it wasn’t a meme. For the second part, where are these roleplay-guidelines by Harold? I cannot see them in the posted server rules. On to your suggestions, I agree entirely, such a ban is wrong and all-around will NEGATIVELY affect the server. I implore you, and I implore the rest of the Mod team to revolk this decision and fix the issue at hand. Thank you for responding, and thank everyone for being supportive of this. I’ve seen too many RP servers burn because of infighting and because of rules lawyering. We, as a Community, should rise above such things and fix our issues rather than allow them to fester.

Hello. I am Qaz, I am a decently new player to the server, however I have been roleplaying for about ten years on Garry’s Mod and other forums. When I first joined this community I was excited to experience a new realm of Roleplay in a High Fantasy Universe and also meet new people (which I have!). However as I continue to play there seems to be a decent sum of disagreements within the community, both In-Character and Out of Character. Disagreement is often a good catalyst for change and making better of the server, however when taken to an extreme and taken personally such disagreements can dilute and sully the roleplay experience that ALL players have! The Point A Nation Leader, involved deeply in an ongoing war, someone who has been playing LOTC for an extremely long time, and someone who offers to all players, new and old, a rich and developed scene to interact with and be apart of, this Nation Leader has been slated for a permanent ban tomorrow 15NOV19 on terms that I, a very invested and interested player, cannot fully understand; this is further made more convoluted and, might I saw, unjust from the private messages I have received, and the to-be banned party has received. This Nation Leader has been accused recently of break an extremely important rule, which has yet to be cited in all accusations against him, however it was in relation to a comment regarding an individual, Varg Vikernes, a well known Black Metal member, he is also reformed Neo-Nazi, denouncing and denying the ideology (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varg_Vikernes). To see the post in which referenced the man, please see ITEM 1 below. To continue when the player was issued his ban notice he was told that, and quote, “Racist or racial content isn’t appropriate; Varg Vikernes is a known white supremacist, so this is all fairly on the nose.” See ITEM 2 below for the full citation. I here can then state that the comment had NO racial intents and is BY THE FORUM RULES (https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/177662-forum-rules/) not against any rules or regulations. No where in the “Forum Rules” document does it state that mention of past racists, radical peoples, or individuals are illegal. And any comment mentioning Middle Eastern currencies is also void because it is actual a commonly traded good in the Middle East (I and my best friends have been there.) In any circumstance ignorance and assumptions is wrong, and this situation is a great example of that. I hope that all who read this can agree with me that an error was made and the best way to fix such an error is to admit one had messed up and unban the player involved. Retort to Common Response One will bring up a point in which this player already has warning points, ten to be exact, and such a response is an easy one; however there are two factors which make such a response null. The first is that this issue, if laid to rest and shown to be incorrect would remove the warning point! The second reason is that the past accumulation of points nearly all of which were gained nearly two plus years ago. There are those who don’t like others, yes, but to permanently ban someone and refuse to make a detailed look into it, that shows ALL PLAYERS, new and old, that the Administration, Moderation, and Community Leadership do not care. ITEM 1: ITEM 2: To Avoid Accusation of Rule Breaking I will not be stating names as to not call out, and to avoid accusations of breaking Debates Section Rules, Number Three (3- Avoid intentionally provoking arguments, starting “flamewars”; and posting clearly inflammatory, degrading, or abusive content.) which can be found here (https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/170106-debates-subsection-rules/) In regards to anyone stating I am posting for a banned player, I can verify, and the banned party can also verify, I am doing this on my own free will because I see it an unjust ban and do not want such unjust things to happen in a community I have grown so quickly to love!