Good evening,
probably everyone of you has had that moment, when you google your own steam ID just to see what results will come up...
Well, I did exactly this yesterday evening and found out that I am banned from the THG servers because i was apparently hacking.
As you may - or may not - imagine, i was taken by complete surprise seeing this ban.
First of all i can not recall ever playing on any THG server (which does not mean i never joined your servers, could as well be my lousy memory).
Then again i do not know if i ever will play on any THG server in the future, but that is not what this is about.
For me it is about the principle.
Of course i have already checked the sourcebans entry and it seems that I was not banned directly from the server but via browser.
As I could not find a demo i was hoping to get some more information about this ban if i ask you directly.
I was admin on different Team Fortress 2 servers over the past six years and I still am admin on quite a few servers at the moment.
I never had any sympathy with hackers and banned a few hundred of them in my "career", which is probably the reason why this discovery shocked me so much.
I hope you can help me with my problem.
-regards
Nirrox
PS: here are my account details
steam3ID: [U:1:47828679]
steamID32: STEAM_0:1:23914339
steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198008094407
customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/nirrox
PPS: I did actually read the rules when signing up for your forums and i did read the point stating that users are only allowed to have one account.
However i never got any confirmation mail signing up the first time (with my usual name: Nirrox), so i hope the fact that i made another one is not a problem.
Ban appeal
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Re: Ban appeal
Here is your ban details:
Ban Details
Player [TBR] Nirrox
Steam ID STEAM_0:1:23914339
Steam Community 76561198008094407
IP address no IP address present
Invoked on 07-17-15 23:33
Banlength Permanent
Expires on Not applicable.
Reason Aimbot
Banned by Admin Topher
Banned from Web Ban
Total Bans No previous bans
Blocked (0) never
Comments None
As it was a web ban and invoked by one of our admins "Topher" should be along shortly to deal with your inquiry to the permanent ban and reason for it.
Thank you
MIG
Ban Details
Player [TBR] Nirrox
Steam ID STEAM_0:1:23914339
Steam Community 76561198008094407
IP address no IP address present
Invoked on 07-17-15 23:33
Banlength Permanent
Expires on Not applicable.
Reason Aimbot
Banned by Admin Topher
Banned from Web Ban
Total Bans No previous bans
Blocked (0) never
Comments None
As it was a web ban and invoked by one of our admins "Topher" should be along shortly to deal with your inquiry to the permanent ban and reason for it.
Thank you
MIG
Re: Ban appeal
Yeah this could be a tough one just so you know! it does happen where we can get it wrong "if a demo" was made we could all see it "which should be done in hacking cases" mainly due to ban appeals which helps 99%! however your background does seem legit "it still" doesn't mean that you didn't hack but it may well end up that it could be a mistake ;/.
Topher will have to get back to us before anything can be done since our admins have full control over there bans and 1st say on ban appeals.
Just a note: The ban was via browser as our in game default source bans does not let you ban perm unless the admin logs in to SB to change it or add it as perm.
Topher will have to get back to us before anything can be done since our admins have full control over there bans and 1st say on ban appeals.
Just a note: The ban was via browser as our in game default source bans does not let you ban perm unless the admin logs in to SB to change it or add it as perm.
Re: Ban appeal
Sorry about the delay, I'm afraid I'm pretty busy on a Sunday.
Thank you for taking the time to come to our forums, I fully understand the importance of reputation and why you've come.
On rare occasions if I come across a player on another VAC enabled server with an very obvious aimbot who has yet to receive a Sourcegames VAC ban, I will record them then add them to the THG ban list to avoid being forced to deal with them later.
I used to play a fair bit on the lotus 24/7 2fort server which could be where I have encountered you based on your tag, if it was not on THG.
However I can't seem to find your ID in my personal logs and I can't find the demo file for anyone playing with your name.
Also of course your profile does look perfectly legit.
Although your ban was only 4 months ago I'm at a loss for what it's about and therefore I see no reason not to remove it. I don't think anyone else would have an objection to this either?
Thank you,
Topher
Thank you for taking the time to come to our forums, I fully understand the importance of reputation and why you've come.
On rare occasions if I come across a player on another VAC enabled server with an very obvious aimbot who has yet to receive a Sourcegames VAC ban, I will record them then add them to the THG ban list to avoid being forced to deal with them later.
I used to play a fair bit on the lotus 24/7 2fort server which could be where I have encountered you based on your tag, if it was not on THG.
However I can't seem to find your ID in my personal logs and I can't find the demo file for anyone playing with your name.
Also of course your profile does look perfectly legit.
Although your ban was only 4 months ago I'm at a loss for what it's about and therefore I see no reason not to remove it. I don't think anyone else would have an objection to this either?
Thank you,
Topher
Re: Ban appeal
Thanks for taking care of this so quickly, as you said: reputation really is important.
I have played quite a bit on te 24/7 2fort server as well, so it could be possible we met there indeed.
Anyway, thanks for the unban and feel free to spectate me when i join your servers someday
-regards
Nirrox
I have played quite a bit on te 24/7 2fort server as well, so it could be possible we met there indeed.
Anyway, thanks for the unban and feel free to spectate me when i join your servers someday
-regards
Nirrox