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[xxMATTGxx]

ether way, we have more rules than posts at the moment. Plus the fact most of the rules don't even get dealt with, I mean I told you & Chris about a few Habbox scammers, one got dealt with after he tried to sell Habbox V7 (dave's copy) but the rest got away with Chris saying "Im not banning people for scamming" So why even have rules?

Scrap all the rules let everyone do what they want. Sounds legit.

[David]

ether way, we have more rules than posts at the moment. Plus the fact most of the rules don't even get dealt with, I mean I told you & Chris about a few Habbox scammers, one got dealt with after he tried to sell Habbox V7 (dave's copy) but the rest got away with Chris saying "Im not banning people for scamming" So why even have rules?

was quite shocking that he got away with trying to sell other peoples stuff for so long until my v7 came into it

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Scrap all the rules let everyone do what they want. Sounds legit.

[GoldenMerc]

Scrap all the rules let everyone do what they want. Sounds legit.

Rules only get obey'd because if they didn't people mods would infract, I mean, Why are rules like that not being followed? If i scammed you (say that while you have some of my furni) they I'd expect to be banned, so why isnt this the rule for everyone

[xxMATTGxx]

Rules only get obey'd because if they didn't people mods would infract, I mean, Why are rules like that not being followed? If i scammed you (say that while you have some of my furni) they I'd expect to be banned, so why isnt this the rule for everyone

There is no actual rules about scamming in the "General Forum Rules" to be fair.

[GoldenMerc]

There is no actual rules about scamming in the "General Forum Rules" to be fair.

But im right in the sense if i scammed you, you'd ban me. Plus people have been banned in the past for scamming so why now is it not being followed.

[xxMATTGxx]

But im right in the sense if i scammed you, you'd ban me. Plus people have been banned in the past for scamming so why now is it not being followed.

I don't know how I would feel if you scammed me to be honest. I haven't banned any accounts via personal reasons before so I'm not sure. Although I guess I could use this against your ban If I actually went through it:

You give us the right (WITHOUT ANY PRIOR NOTICE) to edit, caution, temporarily ban or permanently ban your account, as well as your IP, or take any other measurements that we feel necessary.

[GoldenMerc]

Well im 100% sure people have been banned for it previously

[xxMATTGxx]

Well im 100% sure people have been banned for it previously

If the user has posted with the only purpose to try and scam users via sites or other ways then sure they get banned. We don't have rules that we should deal with users who have scammed *Name* when trying to sell someone a vBulletin. Putting those into action would always be up for discussion.

[GoldenMerc]

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Edited by Lee (Forum Super Moderator): Please don't accuse members of scamming.

[HotelUser]

But im right in the sense if i scammed you, you'd ban me. Plus people have been banned in the past for scamming so why now is it not being followed.

I thought that in the past, generally speaking, Habbo scammers atleast were not frequently banned from the forum because it's difficult to prove (typically it would result in a he said she said scenario). I know though that when it started becoming really obvious that certain users were scamming (when a lot of testimonials came in), bans would ensue.

I'm fairly confident that now just like then, if there is sufficient evidence suggesting that someone is a scammer, that they'll be banned from the forum. From the prospective of a moderator the most horrifying mistake you can make is to ban an innocent user (and believe me it happens, or atleast used to happen when I was still around). That's why it's absolutely imperative that a satisfactory amount of evidence be provided leading up to a ban from the forum.

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Although it completely sucks that you were scammed, if moderators were to always just take the word of users surly you can imagine how that system would be taken advantage of. It may be easy to scam someone but it's even easier to lie about being scammed (again not that you would, but a lot of folks who have personal vendettas certainly would).