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SpookyGuyWithAGun

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So I'm really happy to find there's a South African Battlefield 2 server, and I join up, read the ROE, log in and it's good times. Been playing there for about two weeks maybe, even joined the forums (but found I can't post). Made a few friends, earned some seriously nice rankings and unlocks, been having a blast. Played all morning on saturday, logged off and went about my weekend, sat down sunday night to play a bit of BF2 before bed and *PLANK* "You have been banned from the server for excessive teamkilling or by a server admin."

Oookkaaay? Now I'm assuming this is some kind of perma-ban because since then I have not been able to log into the servers for BF2 or BF2 Special Forces, on all servers. I've also noticed that I cannot post at all on the SGS forums.

Kinda curious as to why.. I've made sure not to break the ROE, I don't go teamkilling for the hell of it, hell I even stay away from attack choppers and jets just because it's just not safe anymore with people getting so tense about others 'stealing' vehicle spawns. If I get invited to be gunner, I gun, if not, I'm outta the airfield. I play nice, I play fair, so.. why?

I can't use the ban query system seeing as how I can't do anything on the forums.. it seems the admins on the forums haven't updated the members lists to allow posting etc in some time. The last member who could post joined in early August or something, so.. yeah. :/ I tried emailing them and got an auto-response for both the forum query and the ban query saying something to the tune of "turn around time is about two weeks."

Thing is, I suppose I could try play on other servers, there are plenty out there. It's just the not knowing why that's driving me insane. A perma-ban on all the servers isn't something to take lightly. I'd like to ask that if anyone here knows why I was banned and so suddenly, and while I wasn't even logged into the game.. could you just let me know? Did I upset someone? Do something wrong? Did the Admins perhaps get the wrong person?

I don't know if I know any of you but this is the nick I use in-game. Please, if you could let me know I would really appreciate it as I can't seem to get hold of any of the server admins nor can I post on any of the SGS forums.

Thanks.

Spooky
 
I did.. and *might* get a response in about two weeks. I don't even know what to apologize for because I don't even know why I was banned.

Man I hope it's not a month. That would really suck.

I suppose a lifetime ban would suck even more though.
 
Spooky...

The reason you are banned is due to swearing over global chat. The excessive teamkilling msg is a generic one cooked up by PB.

Currently you have a 30 day ban, however as this is your first offence it will most likely be reduced if you send in an apology to [email protected]

Game bans do not carry forward to the forum, so check you are actually registered as you can't post otherwise.

I would highly suggest you do not post a thread like this there though, but rather just e-mail the given address...
 
Swearing? Hmm.. I can't recall... must be the irish blood. :o

If that's the case then I do apologize, yes. I'll send an email immediately, and I also apologize to any of the other players I might have offended.

Thank you very much for letting me know, I appreciate it.

Won't happen again.
 
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cause every single week we have someone come onto the SGS forums moaning about why they are banned and the answer is always the same:

[email protected]

and yet they usually keep posting about why are they banned...

Going onto the forum to request a ban reduction is not the way to go.

Imagine if every week here someone asked what was so wrong about telkscum? Would get annoying wouldn't it?
 
I suppose.... but maybe they should consider letting people know why they're banned by email or something... then they wouldnt need to ask?
 
When you log in to an SGS server it will tell you are banned...

Then on the SGS forums (which are listed in the game info window) there is a whole section on what to do if you think you are banned, hence, please dont post in the general forums with a trillion excuses..

As far as letting people know, they are more than welcome to ask any admins or via the supplied addy..

TBH most people who get banned are time wasting spaniards who can't be bothered to read the ROE or listen when an admin asks them to stop doing something.. Seems Spooky made a little mistake using a naughty word, but his attitude on discovering that was well handled..

Most people who post publicly Re bans get very shirty and full of kuk quickly..

BF2 uses a PID system where any player can check any existing bans in seconds... So no need to e-mail peeps.
 
Yet it told him he was banned for excesive TKing or something which turmed out to be not the case at all. He also got no response from the admins I think he said as well. So I think he was perfectly justified in asking here. He actually found out the real reason on this thread and was happy, no thanks to SGS.

SGS are the ones full of kuk here as you call it.
 
schitzo is an admin for SGS BF2, which is why he is helping him :P

Sounds like the person or people behind [email protected] have a god complex and egos that need a serious deflation
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Its not that he has a god complex, its that he has 50million cs kiddies asking why they were banned :P (jokes, I dont know why) but people get a ticket and have to wait in line like everyone else for an answer. Its not like we get paid for our services you know :rolleyes:
 
Razer0 said:
schitzo is an admin for SGS BF2, which is why he is helping him :P



Its not that he has a god complex, its that he has 50million cs kiddies asking why they were banned :P (jokes, I dont know why) but people get a ticket and have to wait in line like everyone else for an answer. Its not like we get paid for our services you know :rolleyes:
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OK, here is a suggestion, properly inform people when banning them as to the real reason why they are being banned and your workload will reduce drastically :rolleyes:
 
j4ck455 said:
OK, here is a suggestion, properly inform people when banning them as to the real reason why they are being banned and your workload will reduce drastically :rolleyes:
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Lets see ...
Sounds like you have never been an admin.

Trust me , you can give a CS Kiddie as many explanations as he wants. He will always want 10 more reasons in triplicate on R200 notes. He will also expect you to wipe his arse for him while trying to explain to him why he needs to use common sense and manners on the servers while during all this time having a prima dona complex.

The easiest is just to ignore them until they use the recommended channels for communication.

I have been an admin on SGS , so I do know what I am talking about.
 
Yeh... the ignore policy.... that always works, all South African companies subscribe to it.
 
Gary Waterworth said:
Lets see ...
Sounds like you have never been an admin.

Trust me , you can give a CS Kiddie as many explanations as he wants. He will always want 10 more reasons in triplicate on R200 notes. He will also expect you to wipe his arse for him while trying to explain to him why he needs to use common sense and manners on the servers while during all this time having a prima dona complex.

The easiest is just to ignore them until they use the recommended channels for communication.

I have been an admin on SGS , so I do know what I am talking about.
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The whole reason for the existence of this thread, is that SpookyGuyWithAGun was not properly informed as to the reason for the ban in the first place, what I suggested is that SGS admins should learn to communicate properly, maybe the SAIX monopoly power humming through the servers is the source of this god complex :rolleyes:
 
j4ck455 said:
OK, here is a suggestion, properly inform people when banning them as to the real reason why they are being banned and your workload will reduce drastically :rolleyes:
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You want the admins to call him on the phone? Oh .. no phone number. You want the admins to email him? Oh .. no email. You want the admins to use cajun mind-reading techniques? YEA! Damn ... forgot to send them on the mind-reading courses.

A simple email to [email protected] will do the trick. The email addr is listed in the SGS ROE, and when the game starts you are directed to go read the SGS ROE.

OR

When you try to connect to the server, you can see the SGS logo, the SGS logo says go to http://games.saix.net.
The second link on that site is the ban query system.

Sometimes things are REALLY available and in the open.
 
stoke said:
You want the admins to call him on the phone? Oh .. no phone number. You want the admins to email him? Oh .. no email. You want the admins to use cajun mind-reading techniques? YEA! Damn ... forgot to send them on the mind-reading courses.

A simple email to [email protected] will do the trick. The email addr is listed in the SGS ROE, and when the game starts you are directed to go read the SGS ROE.

OR

When you try to connect to the server, you can see the SGS logo, the SGS logo says go to http://games.saix.net.
The second link on that site is the ban query system.

Sometimes things are REALLY available and in the open.
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No I mean the message displayed was incorrect and that the correct reason for the ban should have been displayed as that would have been proper information and communication from the SGS admins, and would cut down on their workload having to respond to emails sent to [email protected], unless forcing people to email apologies to [email protected] is part of the whole god complex thing :rolleyes:

Read Freshy's post.
Freshy-ZN said:
Yet it told him he was banned for excesive TKing or something which turmed out to be not the case at all. He also got no response from the admins I think he said as well. So I think he was perfectly justified in asking here. He actually found out the real reason on this thread and was happy, no thanks to SGS.

SGS are the ones full of kuk here as you call it.
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99% of people who get banned never query it..

Also it happens that Spooky got banned for language when going through the logs. If an admin were present at the time the spooky would have been told he was being banned for saying '****' Also when you get banned online you can see what it's for in the messages at the top.. Oh and the warnings that the admins will give you..

We have no control over the PB messages when it handles our bans.

There is a two week turnaround time on ban quieries and while I may not agree with that, he is more than welcome to contact any of the admin (who addresses are public) to find out whats going on.

Stoke is right. How can we, once someone is banned, get hold of them? Forums? Not everyone uses the same nick and we have no way of knowing their e-mail address either..

For every person like Spooky who is grown up about the whole thing there are ten more who feel the need to flame the admins when they get banned. The ROE is not difficult to follow, so why some people find it so hard I have no idea..

Those of you who follow BF2 on Saix will know what happens when someone starts being stupid about their ban publicly..

In the past the quote 'SGS provide servers for free etc..' has been used and while I don't feel IMHO that this is an excuse for anything, what I do feel it means is that no one is forcing a gun to your head to play there. There are currently 12 BF2 servers active in SA (http://www.bf2monitor.com/index.php...ord=9&punkbuster=9&novehicle=9&tmp=1189062003)

If you feel like you don't like the way that you have to behave when playing on SGS then you have other options.

If spooky is happy now that he knows why he has been banned and has sent off an apology then great.

However, if people are having issues with bans, they never actually get hold of an admin or SGS peeps to find out why. RTFM.
 
This really sounds like a system that could do with some improving.

Also why would a ban query take two weeks to be handled? The guy said a naughty word and has now apologised why can't the ban be lifted instantly? Why can't you say naugty words online? Shouldn't he have just received a warning instead?
 
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