To the RustEZ Staff Team

[insane999]

I am writing to sincerely appeal the permanent ban I received for the use of a racial slur.

I want to be completely honest about what happened. I was experiencing extreme frustration after losing my loot to a glitch and realizing our team was out of ammo during a fight. In a moment of sheer "gamer rage," I used a slur in our private team chat.

At the time, I foolishly thought that because I was only speaking to my one teammate (Bison) and not broadcasting to the entire server in global chat, it was "just venting." I now realize how wrong and immature that mindset was. Regardless of whether it was in global, local, or team chat, that language is unacceptable, violates your community standards, and has no place on your servers.

I deeply regret my actions. I enjoy the RustEZ community because it is generally free of the toxicity found on other servers, and I am embarrassed that I contributed to exactly what the staff tries to prevent.

I have learned a hard lesson that the rules apply to every corner of the server, and I take full responsibility for my lapse in judgment. If you are willing to give me a second chance, I promise to keep my chat (both public and private) clean and respectful. I am more than happy to accept a "final warning" status or a temporary mute as a condition of my return.

Thank you for considering my appeal and for the work you do to keep the server moderated.

Sincerely,

Insane/steam ID/76561198819826951

[Scotty]

Thank you for appealing Insane.  

With the current cancel culture in the world, racism in  all aspects of society is being closely scrutinized.  While we do understand that it still heavily permeates music, comedy, movies, and other media, it is something we do not feel is appropriate to have in our servers. 

Words such as what you used, are not welcome in any context.  

Here are resources that you can explore to learn more:

guidetoallyship.com

https://guidetoallyship.com/

Anti-Racism Glossary

https://www.rwjbh.org/why-rwjbarnabas-health-/ending-racism/anti-racism-glossary/

Anti-Racism Resources

https://www.rwjbh.org/why-rwjbarnabas-health-/ending-racism/anti-racism-resources/

That being said, you will get a second chance. Just one.
The ban will be lifted once 72 hours have passed, but it will remain on your record. There will be no additional chances as this post should encourage you to change how you speak in our servers and to abide by the rules.

Take a few minutes before rejoining, and refresh yourself on the rules to avoid any chance of breaking them. If you are unclear on any of them, or aren't sure what is permitted, reach out to the staff and we'll be happy to clarify them for you.

No raiding, griefing or looting of any kind.

No mic or chat spam, player disrespect, politics, racism or harassment.

No camping loot rooms, monuments or any highly concentrated areas.

You may build in caves but you must ensure safe passage for other players.

No blocking water ways, building around monuments or large areas of unused land.

(Please read the splash page as well, as each server type has slight variations regarding specific features of those servers.)

Welcome back.  
(Please bear in mind, this is a one-time ban reversal. No further rule infractions of this nature can happen. Thank you!)

- Scotty