Require users who are repeatedly banned to issue public apologies - Or written apology to valve

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Truth 19 Jun @ 1:24pm

Require users who are repeatedly banned to issue public apologies - Or written apology to valve

Its a common practice for those who break the rules to apologize for their behavior as part of the punishment. So if your banned repeatedly part of the criteria for your ban to be removed should be that you have to issue a public apology to be posted to the forum where you broke the rules with the promise that you will behave and not continue to be a disruptive influence.

Alternatively, it could be required that they have to submit to Valve an appropriately contrite apology that valve would have to accept and deem sincere before they are allowed to return and post on the forums. This is an approach some game developers have used

Such as

https://www.businessinsider.com/fallout-76-players-banned-for-cheating-told-to-write-essay-to-get-account-back-2018-12

https://gamerant.com/fortnite-tournament-cheater-apology-video/

https://kotaku.com/h1z1-cheaters-publicly-apologizing-for-chance-to-get-un-1705865079

So the strategy has been used before in the past. This means they can't simply write i'm sorry, or other BS and have to actually take the time to right something real.

Last edited by Truth; 19 Jun @ 1:25pm

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Sam the big Toucan 19 Jun @ 1:29pm

Originally posted by Truth:
Its a common practice for those who break the rules to apologize for their behavior as part of the punishment. So if your banned repeatedly part of the criteria for your ban to be removed should be that you have to issue a public apology to be posted to the forum where you broke the rules with the promise that you will behave and not continue to be a disruptive influence.

Alternatively, it could be required that they have to submit to Valve an appropriately contrite apology that valve would have to accept and deem sincere before they are allowed to return and post on the forums. This is an approach some game developers have used

Such as

https://www.businessinsider.com/fallout-76-players-banned-for-cheating-told-to-write-essay-to-get-account-back-2018-12

https://gamerant.com/fortnite-tournament-cheater-apology-video/

https://kotaku.com/h1z1-cheaters-publicly-apologizing-for-chance-to-get-un-1705865079

So the strategy has been used before in the past. This means they can't simply write i'm sorry, or other BS and have to actually take the time to right something real.

Require, or make it an option?

Piston Smashed™ 19 Jun @ 1:29pm

I can just see all the heart felt apology video's and then notices they have thirteen fingers and three eyes because the used AI to make the video's. Still I guess it would probably be more realistic than if they did a video of themselves apologising.

cSg|mc-Hotsauce 19 Jun @ 1:37pm

You linked things devs do for cheaters. That's not the same as a forum/game hub ban.

Truth 19 Jun @ 1:42pm

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
You linked things devs do for cheaters. That's not the same as a forum/game hub ban.

:nkCool:

No but same principle. Both involve actions users need to take before being let back in after breaking the rules. No reason they couldn't use the same thing for bans. The only difference in the examples is they broke a rule in a game instead of the forums, so the solution still applies.

TBS AlexDK 19 Jun @ 2:07pm

Originally posted by Truth:
Its a common practice for those who break the rules to apologize for their behavior as part of the punishment. So if your banned repeatedly part of the criteria for your ban to be removed should be that you have to issue a public apology to be posted to the forum where you broke the rules with the promise that you will behave and not continue to be a disruptive influence.

Alternatively, it could be required that they have to submit to Valve an appropriately contrite apology that valve would have to accept and deem sincere before they are allowed to return and post on the forums. This is an approach some game developers have used

Such as

https://www.businessinsider.com/fallout-76-players-banned-for-cheating-told-to-write-essay-to-get-account-back-2018-12

https://gamerant.com/fortnite-tournament-cheater-apology-video/

https://kotaku.com/h1z1-cheaters-publicly-apologizing-for-chance-to-get-un-1705865079

So the strategy has been used before in the past. This means they can't simply write i'm sorry, or other BS and have to actually take the time to right something real.

How many violins will be required?

mldb88 19 Jun @ 2:13pm

Originally posted by TBS AlexDK:
Originally posted by Truth:
Its a common practice for those who break the rules to apologize for their behavior as part of the punishment. So if your banned repeatedly part of the criteria for your ban to be removed should be that you have to issue a public apology to be posted to the forum where you broke the rules with the promise that you will behave and not continue to be a disruptive influence.

Alternatively, it could be required that they have to submit to Valve an appropriately contrite apology that valve would have to accept and deem sincere before they are allowed to return and post on the forums. This is an approach some game developers have used

Such as

https://www.businessinsider.com/fallout-76-players-banned-for-cheating-told-to-write-essay-to-get-account-back-2018-12

https://gamerant.com/fortnite-tournament-cheater-apology-video/

https://kotaku.com/h1z1-cheaters-publicly-apologizing-for-chance-to-get-un-1705865079

So the strategy has been used before in the past. This means they can't simply write i'm sorry, or other BS and have to actually take the time to right something real.
How many violins will be required?

And is there a requirement that they be no larger than 4 inches in size?

TBS AlexDK 19 Jun @ 2:15pm

Originally posted by mldb88:
Originally posted by TBS AlexDK:
How many violins will be required?

And is there a requirement that they be no larger than 4 inches in size?

No larger than 2 inches in size

Sayo 19 Jun @ 2:20pm

+1. I think this idea is very funny.

Mad Scientist 19 Jun @ 2:57pm

It'd be better if they'd just show intentional nuisance types the door permanently like all other services tend to do.

Dendrobates Tinctorius 19 Jun @ 3:07pm

dear chat gippity, please write me an apology for posting obscene ascii art in every thread in the tf2 forums.

no i know you didnt i mean i did and i need to apologize.

no this is the 7th time i did it.

also make it sound more sincere.

*ctrl+c ctrl+v*

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rawWwRrr 19 Jun @ 3:37pm

I'm sorry I open this post.

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pckirk 19 Jun @ 7:04pm

Way too many off topic rants in this sub-forum.

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MonkehMaster 19 Jun @ 7:06pm

no thanks, moderation is lopsided already, we dont need "apologies" for false/unwarranted, or excessive bans/warnings, ect...

have a nice day

Last edited by MonkehMaster; 19 Jun @ 7:08pm

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Sex Alarm 19 Jun @ 7:11pm

Originally posted by Chronocide:
Why do they need to be public? Most steam users that get banned, do so without most of the other steam users even noticing.

Apparently that's not the case with most of the regulars on this particular forum, they are constantly checking to see if people they don't like have been banned.

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