Okay, I'd like to start off by saying that I'm an acquired taste. I'm naturally a prick, and I have pretty thick skin. You acquire these traits if you grow up the way I did. I'm a genuine person so I call things as I see them. I stand up for injustice, no matter who I'm opposing or what the consequences are. What's right is right. I'm also a sore loser and don't take kindly to disrespect. I'm not a sheep that followers the herd either, I like to make my own mind up about situations that come along. With that being said, I've seen my fair share of mutes/bans resulting from this. That's understandable, and I accept them. My dad was the one that taught me that I should accept the consequences of my actions, so I have and continually will, that's fair. What's not fair is logging on one day to find out that I've been blacklisted ??for some things that I was already punished for in the past??. I try and contact the higher ups, and they don't tell me exactly why I'm banned or why they did what they did. The worst thing you can do in that situation is defend yourself because then they'll just stop responding. In business negotiations, a side needs to have leverage, to get what they want. I have no leverage in this scenario so I'm completely at their mercy. Okay, so I'm banned, feel wronged, where do I go from here? I can't be helped by anyone else on this entire site except the room owners so I'm basically at the mercy of the ones that banned me. The same ones that don't like me for whatever reason. They can respond, not respond, keep me banned, increase the ban, anything, in my experience, but work with me to resolve it. That's why I want a better appeals process. I mean I should have the right to have a discussion with those who banned me and have a third party decide on the punishment. That's fair.
