Andrew

Denied. You made the decision to run away from a group of armed individuals--one of which had you at gunpoint, resulting in you being shot. One could argue that running away is valuing your life, at a certain distance, however the distance shown in this video is close enough for me to determine that the act of running away was not likely to end in your safety.

What was the joke that resulted in your ban?

Denied. It is my understanding and belief that Jezza made a veiled threat and, in an attempt to sabotage him, you repeated this quote when higher ranking officials entered the room. The kicker, however, is you stating that you're going to "remember" the statement made after trying to use that very statement against him.

The staff member who issued the PK has been notified of this appeal and will respond shortly.

Denied. Lacking the chance to not get restrained isn't a factor in PK appeals, unless the inability to avoid detainment was a result of prop blocking or some other rule violation. Here, no rule was violated in regards to your limitation in movement. This is a valid concern with PK appeals. In this situation in particular, there seems to be sufficient RP for a PK to be conducted. The roleplay may have not been the best, though not every seen is perfect, including back-and-forth dialogue for a specific amount of time, a viable chance for escape, etc., but is, nonetheless, sufficient for a PK to occur. An example of a PK scene lacking RP would be one with little-to-no interaction, such as sniping (which require UA approval and only occur under extraordinary circumstances).

The staff member who issued the PK has been notified of this appeal and will respond shortly.

Denied. Starting a gunfight and dying is a valid PK criteria. There can be staff discretion when and how this should be apply, but we've consistently held that this PK guideline applies during serious RP situations, especially when NHC members become victim of the gunfight. The dispute of whether you were being restrained or not is irrelevant. You'd be PK'd regardless for starting a gunfight and being killed during a serious RP situation.

Just to be clear, your only two arguments are: 1. PK is invalid because you had no chance of not getting restrained, and 2. Lack of roleplay I'll address both, but would like to make this clear before I do so. Thank you

Approved. Your PET flags will be restored shortly. Thank you for being honest. If your flags aren't given within 24 hours, please notify a Super Admin+

Denied. You may appeal again, respectfully, in one week, on 11/10. To clarify Slug's point: you labeled your appeal as a 'Dispute' rather than 'Apology.' He was wondering why you are disputing something you don't recall, instead of apologizing for past rule violations. Hope this helps.

So, just to clarify, you wanted to get your PET flags removed because you didn't want to play on the server any longer, and you decided the best way to get the flags removed was to abuse the flags?

I'm unsure what this means. Did you say the statement Jezza claims you said, regarding the same subject matter, or did you not? If you did, can you elaborate as to what exactly you said, why you said it, and who heard you say it? I welcome both of you to answer, ideally without insulting one another on the thread.

Denied. As some comments have noted: ignorance of the rules is no exception. Though, to your first point, staff have discretion under some circumstances. Here, however, is not one of those circumstances. It is of utmost importance that those who carry out PKs are subject to the PK guidelines with higher scrutiny than an ordinary situation or RP scene. As for your second point. In a roleplay server it is expected that you act as your character would in any given scenario. If you are partaking in any scene, important or not, that may bring about consequences, whether that be IC reprimands or a PK on anyone involved, precautions should be taken.

Approved. The individual has been issued a ban. Thank you for making a report.

Thank you for taking the time to make a report on these individuals. Due to lack of evidence on the metagame claim, this will be denied. However, we will use this report for future encounters if the situation repeats itself.