Nate - Repardon for scamming & Ban evading

Your profile link:

@Nate

Report/post/reason that got you banned:

Scammed on Powerbot back in 2014. Report can be found here.

Proof of contacting victims for repayment or repayment of victims:

Victims were all repaid before my original pardon. Proof in this post.

Anything you weren't banned for but want to confess to now:

In terms of debt, nope. I admitted to additional victims and paid more than I was required to in my original pardon.

OT: I was recently banned on Powerbot for evading my TWC - this was unintentional and has since been resolved. The appeal can be found here. @Gen said I should include this.

Detailed description of the events that took place and why you think we should forgive you:

The scam back then wasn't solely for monetary gain - the amount I took wouldn't have changed anything unless I was literally homeless. At the time I wanted to force myself away from RS and essentially everything online as I didn't have the self-control to just do it out of my own will. I figured scamming would be a way to do that and just took from a few people I had trades lined up with at the time. I then decided to come back later without pardoning, which is where the 'Naaaath' account came from - this was mentioned in the Powerbot appeal I submitted but, as you can see from the screenshots, I was caught relatively quickly and didn't even complete a single trade, never mind scam. I then left things for a while and decided to come back. With the knowledge that I'd previously been banned and had made mistakes like keeping the same Skype etc, I started operating under 'Kreaated' and also made a Sythe account to start offering services here. It went from there and until Wortel caught me I was operating just fine with what had happened previously way behind me. I honestly thought that due to how long it had been, as well as the insignificant amount it was, things would be fine and it was less a case of trying my best to escape the past and serially ban evade; incredibly stupid of me in hindsight.

Why should you forgive me? I'm not quite sure where to start or how to structure this part, but I can list the general/'go-to' things that I'd say make a case for myself:

1. Until DNT'd, I operated for just short of 2 years on Sythe, gaining 440+ vouches and managing to receive not one VALID scam report. My crimes here go as far as a single infraction for excessive bumping.
2. I have donated $200 back into the site, co-sponsored CDT events and helped to anti-scam & pay back a decent handful of people.
3. Created multiple guides to help people stay safe when operating and trading on Sythe, showing the good of the community really is at my heart.
4. Used to be on the CDT/PR teams, helping to bring in new members and then engage/entertain existing members.
5. Facilitated the safe-trading of thousands of dollars worth of goods via my middleman service.
6. Reported 30+ ban evaders, trying to keep the site safe (I guess there's some irony there now).
7. I think it's fair to say that I've built up a lot of relationships here - I interact with just about everyone & anyone daily and I don't think it'd be ridiculous to say I'm a 'regular' on Sythe.

The points for this section are copied from my original pardon. Whilst this does seem low effort/lazy, it's simply because I wouldn't change anything here, even with this being a new appeal.

Did you fully read and follow this sticky thread in the pardon section?:

Yes

Previous pardon link(s) if applicable:

Nate requesting a pardon for off-site scamming/ban evading

 

As far as my investigation went 3 months ago; should I redo this or has nothing been changed? Any other accounts made or have you been punished anywhere for anything else than the TWC evasion?

 

Hi Wortel. As far as I can see, your investigation looks pretty spot on. I did come across another Powerbot account that I had completely forgotten about (Comooo - powerbot) but other than this I really can't think of anything extra.

In terms of other sites/punishments, the TWC evasion is the only thing since my pardon and I haven't made any additional accounts whilst holding a DNT.

 

Hey, though it hasn't been banned or anything I just thought I'd also link my OSBot account: https://osbot.org/forum/profile/261127-kreaated/

 

Currently requesting more information about this one from @Yoshiki.

 

Received what else I was asking for, now requesting some info from @Champ.

 

Your pardon will now go into voting. This will take atleast a week, but might take a bit more in some cases.
When your pardon is finished, your name will be shown in this thread as either accepted or denied.
Until then, please remain patient, thank you.