Goonhub
07-27-2021, 04:34 PM
I feel the need to point out your inference that we aren’t punishing racism harshly enough is working from the fairly limited dataset that is the public appeal record.
Most instances of blatant bigotry are from people just looking to drive by grief and are never appealed after being banned. The tiny minority of these cases that do actually appeal, we, much like with other infractions, will be willing to lift them if sufficient time has elapsed (it’s usually around six months to a year but varies case by case). We’re dealing with a young enough player base that even a year can represent can represent a substantial amount of personal change.
As far as the described situation with the George Floyd comment, provided this was a one-off comment, it would likely result in an admin conversation and a warning with accompanying note. In terms of curbing behavior, it’s generally far more effective for us to speak to a player and explain why a behavior is problematic then to just slap a ban on them and forget they ever existed. The latter is for sure easier and honestly far more cathartic but the former we can confidently say with decades of experience, is the more effective solution.
Most instances of blatant bigotry are from people just looking to drive by grief and are never appealed after being banned. The tiny minority of these cases that do actually appeal, we, much like with other infractions, will be willing to lift them if sufficient time has elapsed (it’s usually around six months to a year but varies case by case). We’re dealing with a young enough player base that even a year can represent can represent a substantial amount of personal change.
As far as the described situation with the George Floyd comment, provided this was a one-off comment, it would likely result in an admin conversation and a warning with accompanying note. In terms of curbing behavior, it’s generally far more effective for us to speak to a player and explain why a behavior is problematic then to just slap a ban on them and forget they ever existed. The latter is for sure easier and honestly far more cathartic but the former we can confidently say with decades of experience, is the more effective solution.