I'm not clear on the administration's position on why exactly Mort got a one month ban.
I've got proof. Okay, let's say that's enough. It's not for me to judge. But if Mort was really so brazenly breaking the rules, why didn't you just warn him when you should have? There's already been a case like this. And there the person wasn't just engaging in “meming” (as in Mort's case), there it looked like trolling. Nothing personal against that guy (especially since he was playing with me), but shouldn't the Administration have an established punishment policy that they notify the community of before they start punishing?
I'm not gonna lie, it seems negligent. The mere fact of “waiting” to reward a man with a punch later and create more drama... You literally had drama related to DTR just a week ago, and Mort's ban only turned up the heat.
You knew what you were getting into. You upped the negativity, upped the suspicion of players towards you. Reminder, @Haste, you have a man making videos like this. The populization of Freelancer directly affects online Discovery, and we've already seen it in a... February of 2025 if I am not wrong? Now imagine a newbie going to the forums and seeing this, and then this, this, and this.
I just genuinely don't understand what prevented you from warning him. Okay, let's just imagine Mort would have laughed at your warning.
(05-06-2025, 02:54 PM)Haste Wrote: I do know that I was worried a warning alone wouldn't get the message across, and that Mort would just laugh it off and continue playing the same way -- simply delaying this same ban (or a more severe one) until the next violation report(s) came in.
No question, it's up to him how to respond to your warnings. But if you had a reason to ban him - you could have cited your warning, and suddenly, you'd be completely justified and right in front of the entire community. I will support @Ramke position on this issue. It follows that I support the scenario in which the punishment will be reduced, or removed altogether and downgraded to a simple warning.
(Don't expect any ultimatums from me, these are just leading questions and critics)
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