I'm writing to get the word out that I've been the victim of a major case of staff abuse, the admin nick_godoy came into factions this evening telling of how apparently it's abuse to leave combat and then use /home to escape. this drew my attention as I've never heard of this being illegal let alone it wasn't logical so I asked for an explanation of which he only repeated the statement and added "any who wish to argue with me can be banned" this caught many off guard and the fellow members starting asking if it had relations to another member who was temp banned, I took this as a threat to the server because it was not an admin way of handling any situation. I stated my opinion of the matter as "That's not very proper of an admin" he then came to explain of how "his way of giving a warning is by temp banning" this was when I knew he was completely unworthy and out of his mind with power of title so I continued "That is not how an admin is suppose to operate, you don't just go temp banning people. You give a verbal warning then a kick then tempban/ban". to which he replied "I do what I feel is necessary" it was here that I knew instantly he's unworthy of his title entirely you don't just do as you feel when your an admin you are to uphold the rules not use them as a sword to threaten people. He then went on to say "ElderWolfAngel I've seen you point out staff as if they were you" this was referring to the fact that being a part of factions as I have been for many months if not years that I tend to help fellow members with commands and advice with dealing with situation the one major lately is reporting suspected hackers which many claims are made with little to no evidence so I tell people that make these claims "if your sure they are a hacker you need to get a screenshot and report it to the forums". This is a right that all members hold to the betterment of the server every member has the right and ability to suggest proper procedure in the events of suspected wrongdoings or danger to the server, he then tells me "if you don't agree with what I do then report me." at this I replied simply "thank you I will because no admin is suppose to use their title in this fashion" after that I was kicked and temp banned I immediately reported this incident to alex m80. To provide proof of these situations the following screenshots before I was tempbanned: If I am wrong in this accusation in any way shape or form please explain how and why because as far as I can understand it there was absolutely no reasoning to my temp ban. Furthermore I suggest and have requested it of alex that due to this abuse of power nick_godoy is to be fully stripped of title and permanently banned himself, I don't know who chooses the ones who hold titles but I highly suggest they be careful of their judgement of character after this. Thank you ElderWolfAngel
Nick did not abuse his power as staff. Several people have been warned as well as a broadcast to all of factions by our system admin Sway. Sway has stated that anyone found abusing the /f home glitch in our system will be temporarily banned for 2 weeks. Also if you would take the time to read the rules, one of them states that "Anything staff find unethical that is not listed in the rules shown above, they will punish you as they see fit." After several warnings from mods, admins, players, and Sway, we don't warn people about abusing the glitch anymore. We take action the second we see someone abusing the glitch and give the appropriate punishment. On another note, you are aware that disrespecting staff is one of the worst things you can do, yes? Because it seems that you have done so, in a very explicit manner. As shown by this picture: These "fuc ks" are hand picked by the server owners. So I would recommend an apology to Nick, and all of factions staff. Also, we take note of private messages on the forums as well, and threats to staff also fall under the lines of disrespect. Now, if you would kindly apologize to nick, and the rest of the server for the hurtful things you said about him and the server.
Then I can see that alex no longer runs this server because whoever this sway sway person is was never known to me secondly I was unaware that it was a glitch I was under the impression once you get to a certain distance and are no longer in combat your free to continue running or retreat in whatever way you need with the way you explain this wombat it looks more like staff has too much power and not enough restraint I don't need to grant any apology of unnecessary action taken against me for not understanding why it is temp bans are suddenly the new warning system I may have paid good money to get to where I am but to be thrown out for a simple lack of updated information on who's running factions now and how things have gotten to this point of no verbal warnings is not my fault as I do read the chat but never saw anything stating this update of information for the fact I wasn't even the one using the glitch is bad enough, but to have it to where staff hold complete and utter power to dictate and control the members with their absence as it always is with the exception of a few is unheard of. Now if it's an apology to the rest of the staff as I will admit the comment was not specified, I do apologise to the rest but not to godoy he should've been a proper admin and explained that it was a glitch that's been abused and has caused more serious action to be taken as the reasoning to why it is temp bans being warnings because if you put it generalised as he did then who's to know if they've done wrong or are doing wrong it's basically saying for all the new members if you don't know then you're screwed and will be banned that's not a proper way of handling the situation as I see it but of course members opinions don't matter to you or nick. And being that I'm probably not temp banned but perma banned I might as well not bother keeping the server which I'm sure to most is a joyous day as many seem to despise me for taking action against authority and trying to do right by the server and lower the amount of spamming and claims of hacking, this isn't saying I'm part of staff I don't see myself as part of staff but I do see myself a respectful member who wishes to improve the factions server anyway he can.
Alright, I don't fully know the situation at hand, but may I say you sound like an entitled jerk. YOU may think that the way a staff member handles situations is "unfit" or "inappropriate", but guess what this is not your server. You only donated here and chose to play here. If we had found something unjust with the way nick_godoy was acting, then we would have taken action. Your report to Alex will be rolled off, because Nick was in fact NOT abusing his power. As Wombat stated above, if staff find people abusing a glitch, or doing something we do not find okay, we will take action, as is our job. Not every new rule needs to be stated in the /rules. If they were, you'd be reading dozens of pages of rules, and who in all honesty would do that? Now as far as I know, you were only tempbanned. You could have just waited it out, but you chose instead to bash our staff. Which in turn can be seen as insulting the server, since we are here to enforce the rules and protect players. I honestly do not see any problem with just waiting out your tempban, instead of yelling and complaining like some 12 year old. You've obviously donated quite a bit of money to the server, and to make yourself sound so immature about a simple tempban kind of makes it seem like you're going to throw it to waste. It also seems like you are finding yourself entitled because of your rank and tenure on our server. Guess what, nobody gets any sort of special treatment on here. You are going to be punished just like any default/member. I suggest you man up, accept that you were punished for doing something that was seen as unfit, and get over it. Not to mention and apology to Nick is in order. Have a nice day.
I appreciate your words pie I do, and you're probably right I am blowing this out of proportion it's not that I feel entitled it's that doing this was considered an insult as I was unaware of the glitch and of the new system of temp bans being warnings I don't expect special treatment I paid for services nothing more nothing less it's business. Try to understand however how it was viewed by me without proper knowledge of how the situation was at the time it seemed as though nick was taking matters out of hand as I rarely see many staff on factions the majority of the time for an admin to suddenly pop on tell us that temp banning is the new way of warnings how could I not see it as a threat of power, granted I should've asked in a better manner as to why this is. I typically don't have problems nor try to create them on the faction server, so I shall negotiate in the matter and apologise to nick for my lack of understanding the situation I'm a stickler for rules when it comes down to it even if it were pages I know to use the rules as their are meant to be being that nick was called in to deal with the matter I can understand now his reasonings and will keep them in mind should I be allowed to remain I will keep to my own and not bother with the official affairs of staff, what caught me off guard was the fact that it placed so generalized to temp ban people as a warning of anything seems rather harsh. But if factions has gotten this bad which in honesty it was far worse before then I can respect that staff are doing what they must in order to keep the order ergo I apologise to all including nick and wombat. ElderWolfAngel
I understand if you feel wronged, but the way you've approached staff to say you felt wronged, was very immature. Yes things may seem sudden, but if we don't rule with an iron fist, players do not take us seriously. You should know this, playing on factions of all servers. You can come to staff if you have problems, but to react in such a way is a bit of a turn off to us. Rules and methods of punishment are constantly changing, and you just have to go with the flow. You say you paid for services, but I have to say it is stated as a donation. You are not buying to get perks, you are donating to keep the server running, and as a thanks we give you your perks. It would be sad to see such a high donator act as if they were a fresh member. Thank you for your apologies and by responding to me in a civil manner.
