High Pardon - Ban Evading?

[Drento banvading]

Hi there to all that are concerned. This is Drento appealing for a ban evading suspension. [LINK TO PROFILE]

I was banned for Ban Evading earlier today for having a formal account - Xaltic.

In the years I've been with Sythe I've only been accused of scamming one time which was quickly defended and the real scammer (tgop1990) was banned [link] thanks to my collection of information and working to get multiple user's proof(s).

I have completed several transaction and have vouches to prove them as legit - vouch thread.

I am certain NO staff here have anything against me and if you took ANY time to look over my posts you'd realize there is no potential threat in my presence at Sythe.org. I normally hang around the community area and anyone who has traded with me (I can provide usernames if you'd like) will definitely testify that I've always been a safe trader (always screenshot, etc) and always insisted on middlemen. (I don't trade much though.)


Useful links to my very limited supply of my trading here at Sythe:

http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=825920

http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=504489

http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=610163

http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=1228585

If I remember correctly the account Xaltic was banned for scamming I do remember taking part in a scam for 300k RSGP back in 2007 which is what I believe the account was banned for. Obviously I haven't scammed since (again I'll point out that it was 5 years ago/.)

I obviously feel bad about the scam back then, and if I could repay the person today I would but it's long since past. I feel I've done more good coming and contributing to the community rather than most members here who just come and leech the marketplace and leave.

I don't know what to say in all honesty, yes I understand that rules must be enforced but in the case where I may have scammed back when I was 13-14 and here I am at 19 paying the price for the offense. There is a lot of change in a person within four and five years, I'm here saying I'm sorry for my previous offenses but I'd really appreciate the opportunity to continue using Sythe as it really has become a part of my schedule. I have changed my ways and it's become apparent in my recent trading. (bought mills, etc)



Have I changed?

Since 2007? Of course I have! In 2007 I was 14, or 15 and I had no idea where I was going in life. Here I am in 2011 going to school to be a career firefighter, firefighting with a volunteer fire department (NS, Canada) [I'll send ID to any staff curious to see if I'm legit.] When I originally came to Sythe in 2007 it would've been from Free-Game-Forums (forums.free-games.com.au I believe) which formally had a large black market that competed with Sythe to essentially trade accounts, buy gold, etc. Now I come to Sythe with the intent of taking part in community events and topics primarily with a side of Runescape trading.

Good points to note:

- Member since 2007 and haven't stepped on ANYONE's feet!
- Contributes to community and RS section regularly
- Ran a successful training business two times
- Have earned several vouches in the small amount of market transactions I've done.
- Was planning on donating 25$ soon to help with a forum that's kept me entertained for years!

I will take responsibility!

If you can provide any sort of email, or username or anything to the member who I scammed 300k from in 2007 I will repay them in the fullest extent (300k = about 3-5M in today's RSGP. I'm not completely sure EXACTLY why Xaltic was banned but I know I only scammed someone once in my career of black market trading and I admit to it fully. I'll take a TWC even though I feel I don't deserve one after 4 years without a single black mark on my record (one spamming infraction because of my posting in a topic rating a graphic without explanation as to why my rating was given)

If ANY moderator has ANY questions as to my appeal I would LOVE to hear them so I can answer them to the fullest. I feel I've always been on good terms with most everyone here and I feel I shouldn't be just another banned user. I know with high pardons you need 'x' amount of support and I've seen good appeals fail, and not go through due to lack of moderator's posting. Please, question me - I have nothing to hide.

Sincerely,
Ardy / Drento

 

[Sin666]

Relevant info:

Sythe Names: Vera, Xaltic, Blane
Banned: 05-13-2007
Reason: self vouching ban evaders Vera, Trio, Blane, and Xaltic

Sythe Name: Trio
Banned: 03-24-2007
Reason: Ripping

Related Threads:
http://www.sythe.org/showthread.php?t=214808

 

[DrentoBANEVADE]

http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=1243102 [Could you please merge in?]

I completely forgot I had those accounts. I take full responsibility and I understand if my ban remains. I didn't even remember owning any of those accounts here on Sythe but looking at the accounts I would assume I didn't understand the rules. (I obviously didn't create the accounts to avoid bans because none of the accounts (except for Trio apparently) were banned until Sin666 posted in the thread that he had tied the loose ropes together and banned the accounts.

I believe I just made new accounts because I wanted to start new with a new name, etc. I don't really remember but I DO know none of the accounts were banned for anything (again with the exception of Trio, I don't even remember being banned on that account either) and I wasn't TECHNICALLY ban evading.

Again, thank you for your time I hope you can forgive my past actions - it really does look like I just didn't understand the rules back then.

Ardy/Drento

 

[Scottay]

I don't really see many notable contributions + you are not really admitting to the offense, you have to acknowledge that you committed the offense. It seems like you are avoiding that. No support

 

[FireZ]

I'm not really amused.

 

You do help occasionally, you haven't had any scam reports on this account, haven't had any mishaps in the blackmarket as far as I'm aware, and seem to have had a character change. I'll support it going to vote.

 

[DrentoBANEVADE]

http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=1243102

This is a response to Scottay. Please merge in if you could!

I don't really see many notable contributions + you are not really admitting to the offense, you have to acknowledge that you committed the offense. It seems like you are avoiding that. No support

How am I not acknowledging the offense? I'm being completely truthful when I say I didn't remember making the accounts until now. If it seems like I'm avoiding the offense then fine, I understand - but there's no way for me to prove I'm being truthful in saying I didn't remember about those accounts until the subject was brought up (which I think is understandable considering it was almost five years ago)

Yes - I'm taking responsibility, YES I do remember making those accounts:

I completely forgot I had those accounts. I take full responsibility and I understand if my ban remains.

My point remains in saying that the accounts weren't any large threat on Sythe, either. None were made in an attempt to bypass a ban which would suggest I didn't fully understand the rules which is true. Yes, if each account was banned separately and I continued making new accounts to get around them, then yes I would obviously be at 100% fault, but that was not the case.

Unfortunately I'm put into a bad position here where yes, what I did four or five years ago was wrong but I'm just trying to get the point across that I didn't know when I was younger. I am owning up to the fact that I do now remember committing the offenses, and I am sorry for doing them. There's no way for you to gauge my character on a forum especially when I've never really talked to any moderators online, etc.

I am saying I DID forget about those accounts (I may have known in 2008-2009, but definitely not now) but since Sin666 has posted those accounts and I look at their posts I can verify it was me on them and I remember owning them. I really am sorry for my actions but I feel as though I'm put into a corner because it's my word against yours, ONLINE. It's very difficult to determine whether or not I'm being honest, but I am.

Again, if I could prove my character to you guys in any way - I would. But I don't see how that is possible here on Sythe.

Ardy/Drento

 

Drento wanted me to post this for him: http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=257554

I'd like some other moderator opinions, also could you look at his posts in this thread and state if you're still against or for his pardon.

 

[drentobanevade12345678]

This one is the one I want merged, I just sat down and thought about it and the last one I had made up was... a little off topic.

http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=1243102


Link to Vera ban appeal : http://sythe.org/showthread.php?t=257554

I think I understand why I made the account Drento, now! Okay, so here's how I believe it went - I was banned for having the multiple accounts, yes? Then at that point I was IP banned - I made an appeal from a proxy [link]and sooner or later the ban was lifted (IP Ban wise) and I THINK I must've thought that the IP ban was lifted and I was allowed to start fresh. Which would explain why I made the account Drento.

NOW - I KNOW what I did was wrong now, and a lot of my previous post(s) were defending why I did it back then and in all honesty I guess why I did it back then is irrelevant. I understand nowadays what I did was wrong, and I really do (and I hope it shows by the effort I'm putting into this appeal) care and feel bad about my offenses and how I love Sythe.

I REALLY do understand the rules, despite what some moderators have said about me. You can't say I don't after being around for four years and not being banned. Sure, eventually I got banned for ban evading but for four years I was never banned for anything. No scamming, no spamming, no ANYTHING. I followed the rules at all times and behaved. I know what I did in 2007 was wrong, and run my IP - I know you won't see it again. I learned my lesson in 2007 and since then I've been 100%.

Again, I'm asking for your pardon for my actions in 2007. I say in 2007, because since then - there's been nothing!

Ardy/Drento

 

[Corey]

Not enough support in 7 days.