Give People A Second Chance to Apply for Mod if they've been Banned for Hacking.

[RonnieBond123]

Does this mean LeafyGreenTea could be a moderator in the future ._.

 

[JohnnyGoesSmash]

In my opinion, I do not think that people that have been previously banned (no matter what they did) should not allowed to be mod. To be mod, you'll need to have a clean ban record, and if MCSG staff give people that have been previously banned before Mod, it will probably give a bad reputation on the MCSG servers.

 

[Brandon6895]

In my opinion, I do not think that people that have been previously banned (no matter what they did) should not allowed to be mod. To be mod, you'll need to have a clean ban record, and if MCSG staff give people that have been previously banned before Mod, it will probably give a bad reputation on the MCSG servers.

**UPDATE**While listening to the Staff Q&A Dave announced that v1 bans no longer count towards being able to apply for Moderator!

I won't state my opinion again because I've stated it a lot so if you want, read some of the previous comments c:.

 

[JohnnyGoesSmash]

I won't state my opinion again because I've stated it a lot so if you want, read some of the previous comments c:.

Well, all I'm doing is saying what my opinion is on the topic. And you have your opinion.

 

[MJM239]

Does this mean LeafyGreenTea could be a moderator in the future ._.

Hmm...

I don't know how many times he's been banned, but if he was only banned for that one incident, then yes. He could be a mod.

Interesting.

 

[Diar]

Every situation when looking over a potential moderator with past bans should be considered unique and not be judged to a certain "format".
People change. Nobody should be held against their petty decisions in a computer game for over a year. It isn't moral.

Having talked to Brandon numerous times before, and looking at his current community standing, it's clear enough that somebody of such high dedication should have their past ban overlooked. There's absolutely no point in holding that against somebody.

Being a senior moderator on ROXBOT for many months now, I've talked to many hackers first-hand and heard their story personally and from them. Sure, it could be a lie, but if somebody is willing to follow through with that lie on a long-term scale, it would prove they've at least changed their public image and are worthy of being considered for a staff position.

It would, however, be near impossible to treat everybody with a ban on a case-by-case basis. If we announced that it would be case-by-case, we would easily have over 100 people applying within about two days. We currently have 18 senior staff members, and it would be extremely difficult for us to go through everybody and keep on top of the new applications, along with all of our other responsibilities.

 

[Otto]

No. Though I was banned and I am so angry that I cant apply for mod, and I swear to god I wasn't hacking, most people are hacking, and if you hacked once, you might do it again. People who hack should get a second chance at playing the game, but putting them in a position where they can decide the fate of others on mcsg and wether they're hacking or not is too much.

 

[BoostMeGaming]

I read the entire thread and the entire replies of this thread... Took me an hour

 

[Ava]

brandon i have a story even worse than yours.

when 1.7 came out, the practice server i used was still on 1.6, so i downloaded BSM to use only on that server so i could get used to the new sprint mechanics. Then i accidentally joined mcsg with it, getting autobanned for 60 seconds. Of all the ways to be stopped from applying for mod...

The 1 minute autobans don't count against mod applications.

 

[Cat_On_A_Poptart]

Couldn't agree with this more. I've been banned a few times myself when I was newer to MCSG and didn't really know any better, obviously causing me to get declined for moderator 4 times. I think EVERYONE should get a chance with it, depending on how severe their ban was of course.

 

[Otto]

The average human, once put into a spot of authority, wouldn't even consider hacking in such a position. Especially if their offence was from at least half a year ago.

I think that is absurd. There are many cases in history and in minecraft where people have been bad, they're put in a spot of position and they only abuse the power. On a different but not unrelated note, imagine seeing a hacker, he was forcefield hacking and he killed you right when you should have won. Then imagine seeing him 6 months later in the moderator position, i'm sure you would be like "Good for him, he can decide the fate of others and whether or not they can play even though he hacked!"
(Sarcasm)

 

[RC_4777]

I think that is absurd. There are many cases in history and in minecraft where people have been bad, they're put in a spot of position and they only abuse the power. On a different but not unrelated note, imagine seeing a hacker, he was forcefield hacking and he killed you right when you should have won. Then imagine seeing him 6 months later in the moderator position, i'm sure you would be like "Good for him, he can decide the fate of others and whether or not they can play even though he hacked!"
(Sarcasm)

If after that ban he came onto the forums, became an active and helpful person, and decided he wants to help improve the servers; yeah, good for him, he can decide the fate of others and whether or not they can play even though he hacked.

We're not saying that any old guy gets a free ban pass, we're saying that people who have clearly proven themselves to be reformed and strong candidates for mod but have 1 ban a while ago should be allowed to apply. Frankly, there are players with past bans I trust more than some mods.