This is probably gonna be an unpopular opinion, and correct me if I'm wrong about this possibly helping the server itself (forget players opinions), but would lowering the server restart rate from 6 hrs to 3 help relieve the server crashing daily. at least till something is figured out.
In my opinion its better to have a 3 hr restart, than a crash, when it comes to players complaining. Because a server crash just allows the server to keep on crashing, while a restart is a 30 second inconvenience.
Why should you be unbanned: I do not know what ban evasion means. I did nothing wrong that I am aware of. I said that some of my accounts are banned, on the chat. Dar asked me the name of the account, I gave it to him, and then I got banned for 'ban evasion', even though I did not do anything or know what that means. I feel I should be unbanned because I did nothing wrong, and was probably banned because of a mistake or something.
Why do you want to come back: Because Hometown is fun community, I have made lots of friends and acquaintances over there, and I it is an enjoyable experience.
Server you were banned on (SMP/Discord): smp.hometownmc.com
Minecraft name: NinjarakuPwnz
Reason for your ban: "be polite"
Who banned you: steasaur, uberdeathbunny, star, not sure.
Why should you be unbanned: because i was in the middle of removing my house that a staff member pointed out i had built too close too.
Why do you want to come back: because i understand being staff is frustrating and the ban hammer gets itchy, just wish it was kicking the other players joining in to harass continuously and swearing but when a new staff member comes online they get upset easily, i was trying to talk with members of staff about possibly asking the land owner if i could have permission, then i was told i was arguing, kicked, then banned when i logged back in to continue talking with others while removing my apparent eyesore of a house in the middle of a forest. while removing the house and claim the original build complaint was not issued by the land owner, but a member of staff. if i ask a question about something usually staff tell you where to find the info or give you a forum link, but so far asking questions even while being compliant has gotten me kicked 4 times and now banned. even if i appeal and get back on, i was simply in a forest building a cabin with my 9 year old daughter when this ban happened. it is a great server, but i feel considering i talk in chat as i am here on this appeal i'm taken as a problem causer. i was just finishing helping another new player pick a spot by me and my daughter as well, but if i am lifted of the ban as i said before, i have no issue moving my house, i only was asking if i could ask the player who owns the town near me if i could join their town when they come online, I've never played on a server that uses a gold shovel to claim land and this is how i'm welcomed back to multiplayer after finally played almost a year ago now. i honestly meant no harm and apologize if anything i said was misunderstood. i would like to request the opportunity to just play the game, i'm and adult and little things like moving houses aren't a huge deal to me since it was pointed out before i got too in-depth, but Im the type of person that will actually count the blocks between if i feel im being rushed by some one who's eyeballing it(they said the player did not directly report it, a staff member just happened to notice i was about 80 blocks when the rule is 100), we can all get along we just need less kicking and more communication. i myself ran a server for 2 years(RIP) but i was the only staff on it, i get that there are kids who run rampant and max out chat boxes with caps of the same letter, and sometimes we just simply kick them and move on, but i do actually enjoy the server and even met some one i played on a older server with(dude how's it been) kind of thing, sometimes we forget there are actual people on the other side and not all of them are out to get us =) and in my defense, the player who initially contacted me did not have a staff member tag, only "experienced" which is why i had asked for a member of staff when it because all of chat either grabbing or throwing popcorn at the time xD if they were a member of staff, i apologize, last night when i asked about the staff ranks was when i got kicked the second time earlier. i didn't grief, didn't steal, didn't lie, i was helping out a new player right before i got banned for swearing at another guy who wasn't staff who was telling me to shut up and move while im trying to give the newbie a gold shovel xD and i was told earlier swearing was allowed, though when i joined it said be polite, thought it was a mutual rule to all players. i was backed into a corner and banned for breaking rule 1, after logging in from being kicked for "be polite" 10 seconds prior. when i was only trying to ask an actual member of staff how you'd join a town, again, while i was removing my house i was asked to take down. i have screenshots of all the chat messages with the box open, as im sure staff has as well which would normally be required when taking any action toward another player as staff. i never, at any point, refused to comply i simply asked questions during... i didn't spam chat, i patiently wait until they replied if i needed help, and there were multiple other staff members who were trying to help at the time answer my question but were not given the chance to while mid convo im banned and told to come here and appeal, i don't feel i ever disrespected staff, just asked a lot of questions during... since multiplayer encourages players to chat that's really all i was doing... the server says steasaur and uberdeathbunny are offline while they are online which forced me to ask in public chat when i needed help or had a question before the other staff members came online who are responsible for my ban currently, i only had issues as new staff came online through the 14 hours i played. i was going to ask if anyone could help me move my house/take it down but i was banned before i even removed one wall...
• Lv.0 : written warnings and player kicks. Written warnings are given to players whose infractions are deemed minimally severe but still need to be addressed as being negative–they are typically spoken in chat via /msg or sent via /mail. Player kicks are brief, forceful disconnections from the server often due to chat disruptions. Kicked players may rejoin the server seconds after they are kicked. The reason for the kick will be stated in the kick message. The kick itself is viewed as a warning against further infractions of a similar nature.
• Lv.1 : mutes (temp-mute/mute/softmute) and temporary bans (temp-ban). Mutes are given to players when they have accumulated numerous warning or kicks against chat disruptions, or 3rd party players who have requested staff to unban friends for any reason. Mutes are often set to last between 10 – 15 minutes, after which players may chat again. Temporary bans are prolonged disconnections from the server given to players whose actions deserve a punishment but not the the degree that require Lv. 2 punishments. A temporary ban does not require that the banned player make a ban appeal, as their ban will be lifted after a certain time period has been met. Attempting to appeal a temporary ban may be denied at staff's discretion.
• Lv.2 : bans and permanent bans (perma-ban). Bans are given to players who have engaged in a serious breach of the server’s rules or when players use alternate accounts to evade previous bans. A ban will remain in effect until the offender submits a correctly formatted ban appeal on the server forums and the server’s staff accepts this appeal. A permanent ban is given to repeat offenders who broke the server’s rules on multiple occasions, or given to people whose actions were deemed extremely damaging to the server as a whole. After 2 – 3 repeated and appealed bans, staff members will institute a permanent ban on an account, as it shows an inability to follow the rules. Usually*, a permanent-ban will not be considered even if the offender submits an appeal. (in some cases, permanent bans have been appealed but are very, very difficult to even be considered for fairness' sake)
after reviewing the rules, i'm puzzled as to why i'm currently banned... as the reason given does not call for a indefinite ban of my character, any help on this would be appreciated, thanks.
Server you were banned on (SMP/Discord): smp.hometownmc.com
Minecraft name: legokid55454
Reason for your ban: griefing
Who banned you: uber
Why should you be unbanned: Im very very sorry, I did it when I first joined the server expecting my friend to not like the server and leave but we grew to like the server over the day and I regret ever griefing im so so so sorry
Why do you want to come back: I would like to come back if its ok, because I absolutely love this server. I haven't had this much fun on a server since I used to play on autumncraft in 2013 and the community is so nice and helpful. I absolutely regret ever doing what I did im very very very sorry once again.
Why should you be unbanned: I don't understand why my other appeal was denied because I did not lie but here we go again. From the image, you showed me the CoreProtect it shows you rolled back my player which rolled back everything I did on the server including the house I built, moving items into my base everything not just what I did in that base. Everything I did in the base broke down into the base, build up to chests, and take items. I do not consider that griefing but yall may and I am very sorry. I just wanted to start off on the server and have a fun time and I just saw the base and wanted to steal from it.
Why do you want to come back: Because the server is fun!
Minecraft name:xnxxdotnet (My friend changed my username when i was unaware. I have 28 remaining days until i can change it back)
Reason for your ban: X-ray
Who banned you: Uber
Why should you be unbanned: The day before i was banned me and my friend decided to have a LAN night at my house. We decided we were gonna play a lot and mess around with people. So when he came to my house and when we got everything set up we started looking for minecraft servers. We we're looking for survival servers since we knew they are sometimes known for being roleplayed on. And so we found hometown.
We logged in to the server and immediently started chatting with people acting stupid and having a good laughter about it. But as we played I kinda fell in love with the server and its nice community. So i told my friend "Hey dude, let's actually play for real.". He agreed and we started to build our houses and visited shops and so on. We figured the best way to make money would be to mine diamonds. And this is where the trouble began. As I started looking on youtube for the "best strategies to find diamonds", my friend was already downloading an x-ray texture pack. I told him "You're such an idiot you will literally get perma banned dude". He just laughed and said "Who cares dude?".
I started making a mine and i actually found a good amount of diamonds, in the end of our session i believe i had around 2 stacks of diamonds. Meanwhile my friend was carrying like 9 stacks that he wanted to sell for money. He didn't have the time though as he suddenly got disconnected with a message saying "You are banned from this server. Reason: X-Ray. Banned by Uber.". Strangely, at the exact same time i was kicked from the server with an error message. When I then tried logging in i got the same message. We figured out it must've been because he got banned on his IP and so I was banned aswell since he was at my house and we were playing on the same IP.
Why do you want to come back: As I was saying above i actaully fell in love with the server. I was trying my best to make friends and i started building an actual house. I then later got to learn about towns in the server and managed to move into a town. I met a nice player there and we became familiars. I had just started building my new house in the town when the ban occured and I'm urging to come back. I wanna meet the people again and keep on building on the house. I just feel like this is a mistake and i don't wanna go to another server. I have tried a few already but they just don't bring that nice feeling to it. They all feel so "plastic" while hometown is the real deal.
Who banned you: Uber (s/he's doing his/her job so that's good)
Why should you be unbanned:
I have learned my lesson from the ban you put on me.
I built on other people's property. I don't wish to do so again.
If you ever find me doing anything of the sort again, feel free to give me the appropriate punishments times 10, such as a non-appealable permanent ban.
long story short, I'm extremely sorry for what I did, and I swear on my life to never do it again.
Why do you want to come back: Like others say, the server is fun! I can't find many servers like this one.
I understand that they should be preserved.
as an extra apology, here's a picture of big chungus.
Why should you be unbanned: I didn't grief anyones build. I took down my own house. I was invited to live in a town with some other players, and was one of the first to live there. I built a house and build a lot of things underground. The owners of the town got mad at me and told me I had to get rid of everything underground so other players could build under there as well. So, I figured that if I couldn't build what I wanted to build then a town wasn't where I should build so I took all of my stuff that I used to build my house (wood, smooth stone, crops and other various items) and went to a different location. And I got banned for taking down my own house and moving
Why do you want to come back: I really enjoy the server and the players it has on it. Everyone is helpful and the community is really a great place to be and I want to continue doing so. I understand how what I broke down could be seen as a grief but it was my own build that I took down so I don't know if that counts as a grief or not, I may be wrong.
This fairly well could only be an issue during the time that i get online but I have only noticed that one staff member is active around 11:00pm CST. It could just be a coincidence or maybe i just haven't noticed but when i am online, there always seems to be somebody in need of an admin or other staff member. Feel free to correct me if I am mistaken on this issue. Thanks!
