Amnesty of active members with banned accounts

[Catzsy]

As Mentor has pointed out as well, some ban reasons may be unspecified. That doesn't mean there wasn't a reason. So it could mean some unfair unbans or if Nvr had to investigate the original ban it could stem back months! It'd be a huge task.

Joey, this is what nvr replied to Mentor in the other thread.

I disagree. Mostly because I can see where you are coming from, but your ban was an extraordinary circumstance. I understand how you feel and I will look further into the situation however few have the same situation.

I don't agree that the banned people should be allowed to have the VIP as the VIP is also an acknowledgement of people who have always tried to help Habbox constructively and thus not gotten banned. Or at least have been good enough not to get permed. There are some on the outlying edges who got shafted, I can think of at least one other person whose account got deleted (no not Mizki) but those are by far in the minority. That being said, I'll see what I can do about that.

I think it pretty much says it all.

[Mentor]

I accept your point but you must admit that if he allows it for you and Wootzeh it'll open the floodgates...

Good luck with it though.

It is one of the big advantages of the amnesty idea, if your granting amnesty it isnt necessarily needed to investigate the rule breakages. The fact a member is still around after say 3 years and is still an overall positive influence is really all thats needed to be known.
Having the accounts merged if anything will just make those who get the amnesty more careful about rule abiding out of fear they may loose both accounts (aka everything again)

All thats needed is for members who would like it to put there name forward, maybe for a one time thing in this year, or maybe next 2 or 3 years even. And get there old old accounts merged with there new ones.

So the work load with this idea is far less than a lot of individual investigations, and has less of a downside to it in terms of opening a flood gate. The only real issue could be with people proving they own a certain old account, which could be varied by simply asking the user to log in to the old account first (possibly change the ban reason to a password for them to repeate or just check for an updated last logged in time stamp)


Catzsy: I agree, theirs reason i think nvrspk4 is one of the best GM habbox has had

[scottish]

Can't be bothered reading all the thread but yeh i agree;

my first account was banned for 1 violation (now it takes about 10 for a ban?); also have the reason

You have been banned for the following reason:

No reason was specified.

Date the ban will be lifted: Never

Please note that when cautioned or temporary autobanned you are NOT permitted to create a new account for the period of the caution/temporary autoban. Doing so will result in an extension of the punishment.

If you wish to appeal your ban please use the Support Tool. Ban appeals must be made within one week of the ban date. Ban appeals are not to be made via PM or in posts/threads.

which was banned in 04 or 05. o.0

[lick]

i asked nvr for my accounts to be merged last week and he was having none of it

[Mrs.McCall]

Hmm, perhaps members who have had bans on other accounts but have stayed for 3 years do deserve them back as a reward. I am still unsure on this, though. I don't see why you want them back if you've established yourself on your current username.

I cannot comment on ban reasons because I don't know the circumstances of your ban but it sounds as if you were unfairly treated so in that case, the ban would be unfair anyway and should be overturned on that principle.

[lick]

Hmm, perhaps members who have had bans on other accounts but have stayed for 3 years do deserve them back as a reward. I am still unsure on this, though. I don't see why you want them back if you've established yourself on your current username.

I cannot comment on ban reasons because I don't know the circumstances of your ban but it sounds as if you were unfairly treated so in that case, the ban would be unfair anyway and should be overturned on that principle.

i think they want them merged therfore having all there old rep join date and post but keeping the username

[Mentor]

Hmm, perhaps members who have had bans on other accounts but have stayed for 3 years do deserve them back as a reward. I am still unsure on this, though. I don't see why you want them back if you've established yourself on your current username.

I cannot comment on ban reasons because I don't know the circumstances of your ban but it sounds as if you were unfairly treated so in that case, the ban would be unfair anyway and should be overturned on that principle.

Ideally it would be nice to have the two accounts merged, so i can look back through my posts when i needed too and just had everything in one place.

Also, since it is from us theres probs quite a bit of bias in the storys :p But i do think there is something there in a number of them, and an amnesty in my view has no real downside.

Plus I wouldn't say an award, but i getting out early for good behavior (getting are accounts back and maybe merged) would be great :p

[GommeInc]

The main reason for having accounts merged is so that the join date is updated to show when the person (not the member/account) joined and all posts made by the two accounts are merged together, so that accumulative post counts and rep are added together. I'm sure Mentor has earned it afterall, and anyone else who is a long serving member that has been given odd ban reasons

[Robbie]

I believe the song Acquiesce by Oasis is the perfect soundtrack to this thread. And yeah, MENTOR4MERGE campaign!

[Skajo]

I want my original one back