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Originally Posted by nilbog [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The rules weren't spelled out if a: you afk, b: you're banned because there have been times when people pass out drunk.. and their pets defend them. People afk, they return to discover they never went offline. Or.. any number of things. Both of these particular situations have happened to me.

I didn't want to enforce bans for something like this. I figured "frowned upon" would be enough for someone to assume they shouldn't do it, and not get banned for a mistake. So much for good will.

I never thought it would be brought to the forums, with screenshots, for nothing other than to be loud and ask for a clarified rule if they should be banned for something that is defined as "FROWNED UPON". First thing I did was look up at my Private Messages.. I see none. I look in the petition thread, I see no posts by you. If your only defense is a screenshot where the very first line reads "This is your final warning", that doesn't sound good for your case.

Players answer to guides, guides answer to GMs, and GMs answer to project administrators. From the evidence presented, it looks like you went out of your way to cause a scene.. for nothing other than to get another rule needlessly enforced. By not complying with the guide's wishes, you're a rebel, sir.

As there hasn't been HUGE fucking drama about this before, the only new rule I'll make tonight is:

Wooly, if you're caught in the rocks with a pet up and AFK again, you will banned for 7 days.

From non compliance with the staff, you brought these paragraphs upon yourself. In the future if someone feels a guide has wronged them, make a formal petition in the petition area of the forums. You will receive a fair hearing. GMs will defend guides, and I will defend GMs.. so, if there's a player VS. guide dispute, don't bring it to the public forums? It's none of these other people's business.

Sorry, I know you guys love the drama, but this was an unnecessary 8 pages of it. "Frowned upon." Give it one last chance. Think about it. We can work on making pets eat your exp or a variety of other nasty things, but why lose a safeguard you have. If you need to emergency afk, I'm sure you'll love coming back to find your pet killed a mob and you were banned.

Listen to the staff.

Complain upwards, not laterally.

This thread was never meant to be a defense for myself. I did it because it was only frowned upon. I'm a businessman, i'll do whatever is within the rules to succeed. Unethical doesn't always mean illegal. Since you're specifically telling me it's illegal for me, I will stop.

If you read the screenshots, you'll notice your newly two day minted guide is not very well spoken. He said this is your final warning. Fact of the matter is, it was my only warning. I haven't received any prior warnings. One is all I needed though. All I did was ask for clarification and the response I got was "because I can". If you're telling me to accept this and to drop it I will. Just know this is a horrible practice.

Also, if you read the screenshots I complied with every wish of the Guide. I ceased when he asked me too. I brought it to the forums, which he suggested. Was this wrong of me to do even though he told me to bring it to the forums? You're telling me it's wrong.

I asked for clarification of the rules. That was the real intention of this thread. Notice how the only rule you implemented was specfically for me? Does that mean it's a bannable offense if anyone else does it? According to Drommund, it is. According to your post it is not. Either way, I will not do it. The rules should be more clear and concise though.

So which is it?

Thanks in advance.