Username: Nekonori
Ban reason: "Bigotry : said "Death to all Vox" in radio""
Length of ban: I don't see any specified 3:
Ban Issue:
I did what I was banned for, but the ban is unreasonably harsh
Events leading to the ban
I don’t truly remember, but there was an announcement about atmos being “rationed” to conserve it or power or something lol, vox’s do notably not breathe standard station atmosphere, so that could have been some catalyst for it. Though truly I don’t recall what message I saw that specifically sparked me to make my comment.
I’m cutting it short to avoid any uppity or satirical remarks, because I do respect attempts to halt bigotry, but…carrying on to appeal reason.
Reason the ban should be removed
It’s just… Not bigotry? In game, or In character/in UNIVERSE remarks of that nature are…they’re fictional? “Death to all fictional species” isn’t real world bigotry and doesn’t warrant real world measures, not that you know, a game ban is a real world measure lol.
But it was being handled in game. Someone replied with “My best friend is a Vox!” and another sec officer arrested me on the spot for my in character actions, captain was being called!
The in character issue, was being handled…in character by other players!
All in all, it’s just not something to ban someone about, it’s not bigotry in any punishable way, it’s only “bigotry” in an IC way. And other people were thus handling it…IC…
Which is good, isn’t it?
I just don’t see the ban angle here, is it meant to be believed that I’m like… IRL racist taking out my day to day machinations and thoughts to the game?
Furthermore just…I got bwoinked, while actively in cuffs with what I believe an IC issue to have actively being handled IC.
I got one message. Then I was banned. I got out a silly over the top reaction, I do apologize if that was uncouth of me, but there was no second reply, no explanation just…hm.
A more veteran player than me, has told me they get why the rule exists, that ss13 has “infamous spessism”, straight up slurs, I suppose the slur being said, said slur having the letters of certain species appended to the beginning at the beginning etc etc.
That’s just not something I as a new player would know, as I said, more communication from admins is…required? It’s…well…it’s unfair to the player to not let them know what they’re doing, I don’t know the deep lore and all of it’s dark corners.
I don’t want to be preachy, or act like I do nothing wrong, or act like the admin was entirely in the wrong. But the point, or at least I think the point of bwoinking is to communicate this stuff!
I thought I had read all the rules, that friend I mentioned helped me out of my greytide ways, I had earned CMO, my first department head position! I put in like a hundred hours over the first week lol, and at the start of that shift I was just 6 minutes off unlocking SecOff so I wouldn’t be a cadet anymore!
I get all bans can’t be given loads of thought upfront, I now understand only due to a far more seasoned veteran of the game that I happen to made friends with why my actions could be cause for alarm and SUBJEGATION!!! But I truly had no ill will or bigotry in mind when I made those comments. of which there were more of, more of which through which when viewed through this lense are sooo bad, but they weren’t made though that lense! They were just made in the moment, to be an uppity sec cadet looking for an excuse to crush some skulls, because I’m normally too nice and get stuffed in lockers when im crit from fighting clownspiders and robbed and left to die…
My friend keeps replying…ahem “Racism (including Speciesism, which would be demeaning other players based on their in-game race)”
I did read the rules, but I suppose I glossed over that one, because…you know…I’m not generally racist, I wasn’t aware such direct and pointed rule existed, nor was I aware of the genuinely disconcerting reasons for it’s existence.
I apologize for my actions, but also for my ranty nature and how much you’ll have to read…ahem…I hope your day is going well? :3