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Server Banned On: SMP
MC Name: rasheet
Reason For Ban: X-ray
Why You Should Be Unbanned: Before I get into this, I would just like to ask for clarification as to the specific reason I was banned. Obviously, the banned message lets me know X-ray banned by Guy, but it gives no detail regarding the when or why which would help me write this appeal. So, before I get started into my analysis of this ban I will upfront say I was not x-raying and in this ban appeal report I can prove to you (the staff) that, I rasheet, was not cheating or abusing the game mechanics in any way. I was strip-mining at levels 10-12 (prime level for diamonds as most players know) this morning around 11:30-1:20 PM. Long straight lines mining out the ores as any average player would strip mine. I know the server uses a system tracking # of blocks mined,placed,etc. by players to counter x-raying. But, with a Fortune III, Eff V, Netherite pickaxe, which was legitimately acquired as well (I can show proof of this with my strip mines in /warp resnether), it isn't out of the question to mine a about 2-3 stacks of diamonds in an hour of play. Also, just pointing out if the ban took so long to determine that it had to be put in place once I was already offline, then I'm not sure how strong the evidence is (not that I don't trust our server staff but just another observation of mine). I did some online research to get a 3rd-party opinion on this to backup my case further. A player did a test to see how much he could mine within a 2-hour period with and without x-ray using a diamond pickaxe with similar stats to my netherite pickaxe. Lets take a look.(https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questio...ou-can-min - Bottom Comment)
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Here is the best 2-hour:
130 diamond ore,
70 gold ore,
110 lapis blocks,
220 RS blocks,
180 iron ore,
20 coal blocks (didn't mine it all),
10 emeralds,
2500 cobble.
Then I tried 2 hours with x-ray:
280 diamond ore,
110 gold ore,
140 lapis blocks,
160 RS blocks, 150 iron ore, 15 coal blocks (didn't mine it all),
25 emeralds,
2200 cobble.
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We can take away from this that it isn't unreasonable to mine the amount of diamonds I mined within ~2 hour period. Also note that he only lists diamond ore - not actual diamonds. A fortune III pickaxe gives a 20% chance for either 2, 3, or 4 diamonds dropping EACH. This leaves us with a 60% total chance of more than one diamond dropping per ore. At the end of my mining session (since I don't have records of exact numbers) I ended up with between 128-150 diamonds - not ore, and with a 60% chance of more diamonds dropping this means I should have ended up with even more diamonds than I came out with. Interesting. With x-ray he only found about double the ore. Obviously, a good x-rayer may not x-ray as he did, but to come out with even less diamonds than he did legitimately raises the question how sure can it be that someone needs x-ray to mine the amount of diamonds I had mined. Minecraft is based on random generation as well. Random. There isn't a specific number cutoff per given amount of time that can say "Oh he/she is x-raying" or "Oh he/she isn't xraying". We also have to take into account that this guy was exclusively strip-mining and not looking into caves and such. This brings up another uncontrollable variable as caves allow for more blocks to be exposed to the player for the time put in. This brings and even larger chance of finding diamonds to us, which is what I was doing, searching caves I had found. But we also have another unpredictable aspect in this ban investigation. Myself. Do you ever put something down on your kitchen counter or table? I'm sure most of us do. Consider a single instance you did this. Why did you put it in that spot? Sure, some items may have certain spot but why that spot? Why not a different spot? There is no predictability in any living organism to a certain extent. Why did I mine that block? Accidental click? I just realized I need more of it? I lagged? There is no sure-fire way to prove this on any end of this ban (server-side, client-side, human-user error, etc.). As skilled as many server staff are, no one person, however skilled they may be, can predict the unpredictability of a human being, networking issues, and a block game based on random generation terrain, all combined. Stack those variables on top of each other and that's a percent lower than .10% of correctly reading the situation in an in-depth review. Lets think about that. If this is going to be a permanent IP-ban that the server staff owe it to us, the server players who keep the very server alive, the effort to take in account these variables and understand that no matter how amazing they may be, that the evidence they see, can't prove anything for sure. Are 90% of x-ray bans probably accurate? Yes, I have the confidence in the staff to say that this would be accurate. Do I think someone who x-rays would type this long of a ban appeal investigation about a block game to get unbanned from a server they have become madly passionate about? No. Let's be real. If I was truly a cheater I would just use another account or to log on or move to a new server to destroy. But no, I'm here putting time an x-rayer would have put into mining more diamonds, instead into a ban appeal. Let that sink in. - My ban appeal investigation will now continue on the next part of the appeal format. Please see below.
Why Do I Want To Come Back: Picking up where I left off above I would like to go into why this server means so much to me that I'm willing to spend this amount of time and effort in a ban appeal. Lets be real. There are millions of other Minecraft servers, some of which are probably extremely similar to Hometown. So what makes Hometown so special to me? The community. The staff. The shops. The mob/item/crop farms. The towns. The relationships. The chat. The player interactions. I'm not going to lie, this server has something special. The community is very tightly knit with players collaborating and allowing each other to use each others farms or see their builds that they have sunk countless hours into. I want to be part of this. I want to meet people, make friends, explore, and really put the time into investing into this community myself. I have plans into what I want to do to make my mark on this server so I can go down as the player who was always there just chilling, having fun, and willing to help out a fellow player. We all play Minecraft and videogames to unwind and relax and it would mean so much to me to let allow me to do this with the special community here on Hometown MC. Anyways, thanks for taking the time to look into this appeal, I hope I can once again log into Hometown MC to have a good time with all of the amazing players and have a nice day .

So after a long period of procrastination, I'm almost done with /warp Library, and it will be open for sure within this week. IT'S OPEN GO CHECK IT OUT

To kick start the collection of fine writing by the server, I'm announcing the first Literary Jam writing competition! This is a competition for aspiring writers to create something for the whole server to enjoy.
Winning books will be displayed in the library!

Prizes:
- 1st prize: $10,000 in game money

- 2nd prize: $5,000

- 3rd prize: $3,000

- Honorable mention (2x): $1,000


Theme:
The Keyword Roulette period has ended. The three randomly selected keywords are: Restaurant, sparkling, animal

Use your imagination! Write something that is thematically related to these keywords. If you can't think of anything, it's fine to use just one or two keywords, but the more you use, the higher grade you would get!

Submission:

Each participant can submit one book only.

Your submission must be a written book, signed with a title. There will be a drop box at /warp Library for submission. When you submit, please submit either the original, or a Copy of Original, for future archiving if needed. Please don't submit Copy of Copy.

What you write in the book must be an original work. There is no restriction on length, except the max limit of 100 page per book in MC. If you submit a plagiarized work, you're instantly disqualified.

Inappropriate content will not be accepted. This include for example: porn, overt gore, hate speech etc. Once again, I will decide if a work is inappropriate or not. If it is, I might give you a chance to rewrite, or disqualify.

Edit (29/7): Low quality writing would also not be considered for prize giving either. That means if I deem your submission low quality, and even if fewer than 5 people participated, you will still not get a prize. Low quality basically means something that would fail as an English class work submission for a secondary school grade kid, i.e. riddled with spelling mistakes, grammar error, whole pages without punctuation. Once again, I decide what is low quality

Timeline:

Keyword selection: Post your reply here with the 3 keywords by 15 August. I will select the keywords on 15 Aug, and update here, as well as ingame at /warp Library Keywords selection is over! See above

Writing: The deadline for work submission is 15 Sept, 1 month after the keywords are posted.

Disclaimer (legalese shits): Participants still own the copyright to the works that they submit, which means they can reproduce and sell it as they want. EspInquisition will not sell copies of the works without the author's permission. 

Thanks for joining this and happy writing!

Ill start.

1 year not joking

Greetings fellow crafters of the mine!

I am Wareriley, aslo known as Lord_Wareriley on the server. I am currently 1 of 2 builders for the kingdom of dagorhir. I invite you to come take a look at the RPG land by using (((  /warp dag  ))).

the goal is allow players from all around to be able to partake on a role playing journey that allows you to learn from the master at arms, delve into dungeons and hunt for loot. I am implementing villagers as NPCs and books that will have quests and other tasks for players to do. 

i hope to see you all soon.

User: possomman; anabsolutegod

Banned by: staff team

Reason: being the troll equal to the likes of the one that got knocked out by its own club in Harry Potter, then coming on the forums under an alias thinking we wouldn’t find out who you were immediately when you send vague threats to staff who banned you

Imma save you the time and tell you you’re denied, always gonna be denied, and that it’s time to learn to follow rules and accept consequences.

<3

Code: None as i was banned ALONG time ago

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

Minecraft name: xDadx

Reason for your ban: Griefing/Beacon Theft (i wont do it again)

Who banned you: UberDeathBunny

Why should you be unbanned: Im very sorry and i really miss it

Why do you want to come back: I miss it and i am bored because i have nothing to do   I REALLY WANT TO PLAY SO PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

At the time of writing this there's actually 3 days left but shhhh
so uh, I
- got 10 skywars stars
- made more friends
- got muted on hypixel for a month
- started playing more games
- got better at PvP

so overall thanks for the ban lmao
and when I come back on the server I will gamble like 40 tokens cause why not

Server you were banned on (SMP/Discord): SMP (smp.hometownmc.com)

Minecraft name: SelfishShrimp

Reason for your ban: Xray
Who banned you: Kat & EMC

Why should you be unbanned: I was in the middle of mining out a whole chunk for some guy so I could make a bbt of money, and out of nowhere I got banned. I wasn't even in a mine, and I wasn't even strip mining, I was just mining out the chunk right next to the guy. It said that I am not allowed to appeal, but I was given no proof, and no way to prove myself. It was completely unexpected to me.

Why do you want to come back: The guy I was mining for gave me a bunch of stuff, and it was really good stuff so I feel really bad that he lost all the stuff he gave me. If I am not unbanned can you at least let me give him all his stuff back. The server I usually play on got shut down and wont be up for about 2 months, and this was my first option, as I haven't been here in a while.

Server you were banned on smp.hometownmc.com

Minecraft name: yell00

Reason for your ban: Beacon Theft

Who banned you: EMC_

Why should you be unbanned: The beacon placed was by me and my friends. I took it to put it somewhere else so our town would look better. I apologize for what I did I should've gotten permission to take it. I also apologize from me saying I hate this server in the discord.  

Why do you want to come back: My friends and I are making a town and would really need some help, AND my friend and I are making a shop which he would really like to have some help with too.