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So, I started this thread to notify the staff that I am on my dads laptop, which doesn't have minecraft, and I have been of a bit, and I wanted to check in to tell the staff that I will be off for a bit, and don't want my stuff taken or removed because it looks like I quit.

Thanks,
Ramsy

Hey all! So after some discussion with Uber I've decided to take a crack at hosting a build competition for once. This one is going to be a bit special as instead of following Uber's onechunk format, I'm going to be requesting something a bit... bigger...

I want to see the very best colosseums ya'll can build.  (Arenas in general really, but for this competition keep the actual /fighting/ area to a central area.)

Because of how large these builds will likely turn out, they can be done in the creative world. (Vip1+ and Experienced+)

Prizes will not be announced at this time but they will include cash rewards among other fun stuff!  (The winning builds may even be used by staff for something in the future)

Please have all submissions ready by June 1. Post the coordinates as a response to this thread for your submission. (Include what world it's in). 

Good luck!

Server you were banned on SMP.hometwonmc.com

Minecraft name: TheCuteShibe

Reason for your ban: X-Ray

Who banned you: UberDeathBunny

Why should you be unbanned: cuz im a good player. I dont want to cheat again

Why do you want to come back: i have nothing to do and this server is cool

 I was x-raying beacause this was really hard to find diamonds and emeralds. I was getting bored on this server soo i installed hacks. Im not gonna hack again i promise.

Sorry 4 X-Raying and Bad English im from Poland

Yeah, the first one sounded jumble when I reread it, anyways I will be going on a Hiatus. Recently I've been dealing with some in real life problems including family, myself, and school. Recently my grades have been slipping and I think to get them back up in this final stretch of the school year is to fully commit to them, and in doing so, I have to take a break from hometown. Overall, I thank all of you for helping me in the four years of my journey, and I especially thank all the staff for making hometown feel like home. I'll be coming on this weekend to sort some affairs, but after that I'll probably be gone until the end of may, or even june. This does not mean I'm giving up on hometown, just means I'm taking a hiatus. Now, in my current state of affairs i'll be leaving my builds, and sadly I can't take care of them. If anyone would like to do so, please message me. I thank you all, and have a heavenly day.

Server you were banned on (SMP/Discord): Both SMP and Discord

Minecraft name: Era_ser

Reason for your ban: Trolling the chat with inappropriate language, and ignoring the staff.

Who banned you: melaniebeedot

Why should you be unbanned: I have learned from my mistakes and from now on I'll listen to the staff and refrain from using any profanities.

Why do you want to come back: I want to play with my friends 

So I go through phases with video games. I get super invested into one specific game and dump all of my time into it for a few weeks. I know that a lot of my friends are the exact same way and so I'm assuming that it's not an unusual way to play. I find that once I get hooked on a game I focus on reaching a goal, whether it's beating the main storyline, reaching a new rank, earning new gear or whatever. The problem with singleplayer Minecraft, for me, is that Minecraft has no inherent goal. Sure you can get to the dragon but why? So you can stare at an egg? Pass. The focus of the game is to gather resources and build and that on it's own gets tiring after a bit which is why I turned to multiplayer because servers have systems that make you want to keep playing there. For the last few weeks I was hellbent on reaching Expert. That was my goal and my focus and now that I've got it I'm thinking "what do I do now?" The vote grind from 660 to 1000 is a pretty chubby challenge with nothing in between but days spent building, farming, and shitposting in chat. 

My idea is thus : On every 15th (or 10) time that you vote, so every 75 votes (or 50,) you get 15 slot tokens instead of 5. That way even if your next rank is far off and you fall into that "meh that's too far I'm not going to bother with voting" you have something more short term to look forward to and aim for. This would give people more of a reason to keep wanting to come back beyond earning top voter and VIP, since that's mad competitive and not a guarantee. 

I also think it'd be neat if there was a way to keep track of brownie points for players who are well behaved or helpful. Say staff sees you help out a new player by giving them diamonds or logs or just going above and beyond to be helpful when you don't have any reason to be. It'd be cool to keep track of those good apples and give them periodic rewards (cash, resources, beet seeds, etc.) kind of like the good behavior bonus in GTA V. 

To summarize my point I think small rewards to encourage voting or good behavior would help with player engagement as well as player retention. That is all, I'll expect my phone interview for Elite by weeks end.

Server you were banned on (SMP/discord): SMP
Minecraft name: Krothen

Reason for your ban: Theft
Who banned you: Uber

Why should you be unbanned:
There was no warning, other than the signs posted on the far side of the chest. Now I know that the "font" is a piss-poor excuse for taking from another's chest, and it will not happen again. I just got greedy and stole, and I will return all items taken. (On another note, if he didn't want the items taken, why didn't he just lock his chest? And another note, the chest kind of seems like a ban bait, and that's wrong in every sense to bait newer players who aren't familiar with the rules. As far as I knew there's no griefing, and chests can be locked, so it's therefor not theft.)

Why do you want to come back:
I have meant no intentional harm on any players on our sever and would love the privilege of returning. I believe this was all a big misunderstanding and am willing to return any missing items. I love playing on this server, with my friends; Protogears, Snowfl4k3, Andernav and Sighhhhhhh, futhermore if I am allowed to return to the server that would be wonderful. Thank you for your time, and your consideration.

I will return from work tomorrow morning; if there's a response, I will promptly respond.

Server you were banned on (SMP/Discord): SMP

Minecraft name: fghafg

Reason for your ban: X-ray

Who banned you: Uber/Dead/Guy

Why should you be unbanned: While the majority of my mining in the past was legitimate, In the last three days I made the choice to discreetly toss in X-ray to supplement my mining strategy effectively increasing the yields by around one and a half to two times the previous yields. While i thought i could get away with this because of the discretion and caution I assumed, I was stopped in my tracks by a seeming multi staff investigation. My negative choices have lead to negative consequences and I am ashamed of my mistake. If I am to come back I will find different ways to make money and will stop mining altogether. 

Why do you want to come back: Playing on hometown for me has become an activity as regular as eating or sleeping. I have created many bonds with other players that I would like to continue. The one of a kind community has helped fill a hole for me that i have encountered recently in my life. I do hope that you take this into consideration while deciding if i get to stay in the community. Sincerely - fghafg

Server you were banned on (SMP/Discord): SMP

Minecraft name: (geoandkat) name has changed to geoteds since the ban

Reason for your ban: grief

Who banned you: DK

Why should you be unbanned: It has been many years since i was banned and i want to start playing on an SMP server again and my friends are playing on the server and i want to join in. i understand what i did and i will no do it again.

Why do you want to come back: My friends are all playing on the server and I want to join in with them.

Server you were banned on (SMP/Discord): SMP

Minecraft name: spider_cookies

Reason for your ban: grief

Who banned you: melaniebeedot

Why should you be unbanned: I thought it was ok if the land was unclaimed. I played on another server that used the same claiming system and it stated that if a land was unclaimed, it was abandoned, therefore free for grabs. I thought this server was the same. I'm very sorry and I will take into account that this server does not accept griefing under no circumstance and I will never grief again.

Why do you want to come back: This server was very fun and there were a lot of very nice people. I had just started settling down with my house and I was happy with my place. I really enjoy this server because I feel very free in it. There are so many things to do and warps to visit, and there's never a boring moment. 

Once again, I'm very very very sorry for griefing and I guarantee you it will not happen again.