since when has using proxies = warranted a ban?

I am wondering where you got those numbers from. Being a forum owner myself, I am quite aware of many members that constantly use proxies. You say you would be willing to simply attempt to talk with the member before banning them, but most of the other staff will not. This should be fixed right away as there is no clarification between you guys, or so it seems.

What has kept me away from this site for so long was that when it always came up in the search results on a search engine and as I looked into a thread, I always saw banned members to an extreme amount. Why keep banning so many people for tedious things, especially on the grounds of suspicion? Can't you all just give people the benefit of the doubt prior to jumping to a negative conclusion? I guarantee you that once some person with a leadership roll involved with this site manages to do that, they will set themselves into a successful path.

 

I never said that.

We're working on keeping the bad users out and bringing any less harmful users back. Like I said, the main problem here is that there isn't any set guidelines. They are currently in the process of being made.

To be fair, I did give Cynthia the benefit of the doubt before banning her, I asked her why she only used proxies to post and she said "I guessed it was ordinary for people to use proxies on the net", which is far from her University excuse now. In any event, shes been unbanned but I'm keeping a close eye on her.

 

I'm not justifying her in any case. I just think you all should talk and set not only a guideline on this (which I appreciate that you are doing), but also create some understanding on the "power" that moderators are given. Absolute power is too much power.

And you did say that. I don't feel like quoting the whole thing, but this is directly what you said in that piece:

"Nobody has a reason to use ONLY proxies to post on Sythe.org other than to evade a ban, however if there is a reason, they can gladly explain it. Nobody will be banned for being overly protective of their personal information."

 

How is that anything at all like "You say you would be willing to simply attempt to talk with the member before banning them, but most of the other staff will not."

Nowhere did I say that the other staff members were unwilling to talk to them, as I'm sure they all are.

 

i am a little confused here what is the purpose of using a proxy if you have nothing to hide?
Like what is the purpose of a proxy other than hiding your IP address

 

The point is, a very small number of users who connect via proxies ONLY (meaning they never expose their real IP) are doing it for legitimate reasons. The amount of ban evaders who do it is much higher than the amount of legitimate users doing it.

We're currently in the process of determining a way to "meet in the middle" so to speak, so we don't let ban evaders get away with no punishment, and so we also don't completely rid legitimate users of the site.

Anyway, its futile for me to keep posting about the matter. Feel free to make any suggestions here, I will be actively viewing the thread, but I won't be posting anymore on the matter until we have something decided in the SL.

 

Thats not even the point of the thread tbh, the point is its not a rule and is being punished as though it were. I agree maybe using a proxy non stop is a bit sketchy, but fuck alot of people use a dynamic IP. Hell ive thought about it ever since being ddosed, regardless its NOT in the rules and coreys banning people for it as though it were. Global or not, making shit up is making shit up. Punishing people for something they could not of even known about is ridiculous, hes already backpedaled and unbanned one of the users in question but who knows how many others have been wrongfully banned ??

 

Obviously if a user has posted everything from a proxy server, something is wrong. I don't see whats wrong with a staff member slapping on a TwC or a ban until the user can provide a valid explanation.

 

You're making it sound as if this is something NEW that only I have done. As well, this is nothing like dynamic IPs, you have no idea what you're talking about. Please refrain from making uneducated posts in this thread.

 

I can understand people using proxies but when the user randomly comes to a runescape blackmarket not to 'trade' it just seems really shady. I'm sure when they do find it there will be 4+ ban evaded accounts linked to cynthia.

 

I agree with Corey, but just because they don't post their real ip doesn't mean they have something to hide, however Corey has the power to determine whether or not their proxie use is malicious or not. If someone gets wrongly banned for using a proxie then they are more than welcome to post a dispute, like Cynthia. And out of all the users the staff might or might not have banned due to proxie use only one has come forward to post a dispute.

 

Tbh I think people should be able to use proxies all they like, some people just don't like people having access to their information. I also have no problem with ban evaders, they do no harm but yeh whatever. In the end Corey you need to adjust how you're moderating because it seems everybody has a problem with it, I'm sure even some staff do, because loads of ex staff do and they probably just don't want to say anything, you're looking like Finn Corey, just stick to what's on the actual rules..

 

It isn't a runescape blackmarket, Don't you see the community? Why does everyone have to be runescape related, i joined for the community.

Totally not true, why would you say such a thing? What if i told you that you were a vader, would you feel bad? I'm sure you would!
You don't have to judge me by my join date, completely biased in my opinion, i even said sorry to you in my thread i made some time ago.
i think Corey handled this extremely well, and wanted to hear my 2 cents, why would you say that He acts like Finn, when Finn would never admit that he was wrong ( As far as i can hear ), He apologized for his mishup, And i know this Thread is mainly revolving around me, correct me if i'm wrong.

 

Get the fuck over yourself. http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=dynamic+IP+address&i=42183,00.asp < Dynamic IP . Changes IP over a set amount of time, that means if i were to use one you wouldnt know which were my "real" IP. Thats entirely relevant, its similar to a proxy in the sense it obfuscates the users "real" IP. Learn what it is people are talking about before you go around accusing people of being un educated. Jesus fucking christ you are arrogant.

Stick to the real rules as i said earlier you have no discretion in your actions, you could have shot cynthia a PM (avoiding this extra shit storm on top of your other little rampage) asking about the IP but no that would obviously be too much work.

 

From this thread you make it quite obvious what you're up to. From your PM's I can tell your ban evading too, it's the basic get caught in a lie then suddenly get pissed off and start saying how stupid the person is.

OT: People who use proxies should have to provide a solid story for obvious reasons, and if nothing else send a picture/screen-share with a mod to prove their telling the truth. Then again, 2/3 of the site would probably be gone haha. It'd be interesting to see the amount of scams(%) done on proxies.

 

Stop accusing me, obviously you have a problem with me.
From when do i have to listen to you, or anyone else except a moderator? They are justice, and you are nothing more than a wannabe backseat moderator, stop pretending you know everything, you joined 5 days ago.
I do not have to prove anything to you, and never had to.

 

Seems like we have allot of people on here that think they can do Corey's job better, there a reason why he's a mod and none of you are, or are anymore. Even Cynthia said that Corey handled the situation.

And I'm sure that if there is something going on with Cynthia Corey will handle it how he should, it's no one else business to tell him how to do his job, not saying there's anything shady going on with Cynthia just saying in general.

 

Exactly, Corey handled the situation like a Professional, Did his digging and we were on our way, no reason for other people to join in, why should it even be your business? It was a talk between me and him, and he does his job real good.

 

Ye its basically not a problem and i talked to Cynthia personally and she is currently at a University so I believe that is why she was posting from a proxy and that is not warranted for a ban, her and Corey cleared it up, Kudos for him giving her the benefit of the doubt, I overheard if this was back in the days she would have been permed no questions asked.

 

It is not in the rules to ban for this, but i agree with the suspicion, Its okay for people to be suspicious, and moderators especially need to be to keep sythe safe, because there are to many Vaders currently lingering, and posting from a proxy warrants suspicion, i don't hold anything against Corey nor any admin/mod, and i appreciate them keeping Sythe safe.