Agreed. In all my time here, I haven't seen anyone use evidence. +1

 

I think the "Evidence" is there in case the users got any screenshots to backup an argument saying why they should be unbanned.

For example, someone gets banned because a complaint was posted against them for donation scamming. If the user actually did purchase said donation feature, but for some reason it wasn't processed, he could post something like a screenshot of the transaction, or its code so andrew can verify if it actually happened.

I know it isn't used much, but in my opinion it's just better to leave it blank than completely remove it, as it reminds people that if they actually didn't deserve to be banned and they have evidence to prove so, they can place it in their appeal.

 

Frosty where you bin in game

 

We miss you

 

I bought my account from my friend back in the UK. Recently, we got in a fight and she took the account back. I have no way of contacting her, but I am still trying to get it back.

 

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You're wrong, and right. Your fact is right, however, you saying it isn't much is false. :p The evidence factor, although may not be used, it can be used to be very beneficial.

 

The evidence section is not to give evidence that you were banned. (We know that as you said monkey.) It is to provide evidence your ban was an illegal one. It is there so you can say “hey! I should not have been banned and here is why.”

Some examples could be you got banned for saying vulgar things. Well you don’t remember saying anything, so what gives? You look at the complaint and hey! That evidence of me saying vulgar language is photo shopped. So in your ban appeal you would state this and in the evidence section provide your evidence that the screen shot was photo shopped.

You could have the example of you weren’t being the most friendly person ever, but wasn't breaking any rules either, and you were still banned. Well why is that? You see the person who banned you doesn’t really like you much. You figure that this was an illegal ban of a moderator taking personal frustration out on you for no good reason. So in your ban appeal you state this and in the evidence section provide any evidence you have of this moderator not liking you and why their ban was illegal.

The reason we almost never see the evidence section being used is because almost no one is banned illegally. As you know monkey, staff always makes sure there is a good reason to a banning.

 

Okay here is a good example for why evidence is useful: Lets say a user is banned based on a single screenshot. The banned user may have further evidence that puts what they said into context and either gives us a reason to be more lenient or could completely disprove the 1st screenshot. Evidence can help those who were wrongfully banned or believe they are innocent.