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Just to add on a bit, considering you have had a significant history of arguing with staff in the past still haven't learned not to, a day ban is COMPLETELY justified.

Just to add on a bit, considering you have had a significant history of arguing with staff in the past still haven't learned not to, a day ban is COMPLETELY justified.

Just to add on a bit, considering you have had a significant history of arguing with staff in the past still haven't learned not to, a day ban is COMPLETELY justified.

Just to add on a bit, considering you have had a significant history of arguing with staff in the past still haven't learned not to, a day ban is COMPLETELY justified.

Yeah you're unbanned now, just don't do it again, or it'll probably be a true perm then etc etc.
Also, try not to be so unnecessarily hostile towards danny (or anyone else, for that matter) like you did before you got banned, that kind of shit will probably get you banned again too (although not necessarily a perm).
 
being honest about what he did in the first place isn't a bad thing

Yeah you're unbanned now, just don't do it again, or it'll probably be a true perm then etc etc.
Also, try not to be so unnecessarily hostile towards danny (or anyone else, for that matter) like you did before you got banned, that kind of shit will probably get you banned again too (although not necessarily a perm).
 
being honest about what he did in the first place isn't a bad thing

I would never touch a game that has so many furries and weebs in one place.

@Dannypicacho sorta brought it up when we had the 10 man composed solely of TF2 players, why not do the same sorta thing the other way around? a TF2 6v6 with only CS:GO players. to my knowledge this hasn't been done yet (unless I missed it in which case I'm gonna feel a bit foolish) and I feel like it would be as much of a success as the 10man, so lets try it out 
should this be in CS:GO discussion?
 

Yeah you're unbanned now, just don't do it again, or it'll probably be a true perm then etc etc.
Also, try not to be so unnecessarily hostile towards danny (or anyone else, for that matter) like you did before you got banned, that kind of shit will probably get you banned again too (although not necessarily a perm).
 
being honest about what he did in the first place isn't a bad thing

Yeah you're unbanned now, just don't do it again, or it'll probably be a true perm then etc etc.
Also, try not to be so unnecessarily hostile towards danny (or anyone else, for that matter) like you did before you got banned, that kind of shit will probably get you banned again too (although not necessarily a perm).
 
being honest about what he did in the first place isn't a bad thing

Yeah you're unbanned now, just don't do it again, or it'll probably be a true perm then etc etc.
Also, try not to be so unnecessarily hostile towards danny (or anyone else, for that matter) like you did before you got banned, that kind of shit will probably get you banned again too (although not necessarily a perm).
 
being honest about what he did in the first place isn't a bad thing

To put a little perspective on how these "silent promotions" work, here's how the promotion / demotion process works for higher ups. It varies a bit from division to division, but it's in general the same.
A thread/discussion is created for promotions and demotions All prospective (Both members that have applied and not applied) staff are discussed thoroughly All higher ups of the division get input All community managers/Aegean can see all discussion Feedback must be valid, and is under scrutiny of all higher ups, including CMs/CLs (CSGO exclusive?) Goes through chat logs to see how they interact when staff is not available Use GameME to see activity on servers Higher ups come to a unanimous decision After discussion, approval goes to CMs We almost never disagree upon decisions, I honestly cant remember the last time we rejected someone If the prospective staff hasn't applied, they should be contacted to see if they would accept the position To my knowledge, this hasn't always been followed, but we will certainly follow up with higher ups to ensure that this happens In addition, +1/-1 on a staff application is not entirely representative of if someone will be promoted. We appreciate your feedback, but someone who receives all +1s is not guaranteed to get staff, just as someone who receives majority -1s is not guaranteed to not get staff. Everything is always taken on a case by case basis. Getting "Chummy" with higher ups is not necessarily a way to get staff (see @Jaydow CSGO Division Manager position). I can safely say that there's nothing more annoying than someone asking for staff, and they almost never get promoted any time soon. Obviously, getting to know higher ups is going to get you promoted quicker, as they'll know you better. Honestly, that's life, anyone who's been working before knows that the better relationship you have with your boss, you're probably going to get promoted quicker. This also assumes that you deserve to be promoted, as I've gotten to know people better and realized "Wow, I'll never promote that guy" before, even when I like them as a person.
As for bad staff, staff are held to a high standard. Of course, you learn through mistakes, and our staff are people too. But for example, toxicity and abuse will never be tolerated, and its quiet easy to remove staff that don't deserve powers. Anyone can post a staff abuse thread, and demotions can occur without a staff abuse thread. I've found that many times that people don't want another person to be staff hasn't actually been due to if the person does or doesn't deserve staff, but more personal vendettas against one another.
Edit: I'll also be moving this to General, as this applies to all divisions
 

I'll give you guys my reasoning for "invisible promotions".
People don't need to apply to be a good candidate for being a staff member. You guys have to remember that higher-ups are the position that they are because we have a lot of trust in them. We believe in their judgement, and they have experienced through a ton of good and bad staff throughout their time in xG. They take time to discuss if a member who hasn't applied deserves to be staff, and they always reach a consensus before doing so. Of course, we have changed it so we ask the individual if they want staff or not before the promotion takes place. The higher-ups also talk to their fellow staff / friends to get more input, so it's not 1 person who single handedly promotes a member to staff.
People can easily get demoted if they don't deserve staff. Please do not confuse member protests with admin abuse threads. Staff do get a few chances as human error is bound to happen, but people can make mistakes even if they had everyone +1 them. There are also multiple instances where admin abuse threads popped up on people that only had one side of the story, where the accusers were hiding the information to make the staff look bad. If someone is caught Slay All or other abusing instances, they can get demoted if it's a problem. 
People under 14 can still get staff. This is rare, but is always on a case-by-case basis. You can think of it in the real world as someone who gets a job offer without filling the requirements. That is also why (at least in CS:GO) we sometimes allow people to post a mod app without getting 50 posts on the forums. If we feel like we need more input on if someone should get staff, letting them apply doesn't hurt. 
These discussions never hurt, and I'm happy to improve a system if you guys feel it is broken. From the staff we have promoted that haven't applied themselves so far in recent memory, at least to the best of my knowledge, none of them have had a negative impact on our community. After a while, you  get a good idea if someone would be a good staff member or not just from interacting with them.
If anyone has anything that they feel contradicts any of my statements, I'm happy to read it so I'll keep this thread open.

Collision day is a thing 

"Do not bring up or make remarks to political stances, religions, leaders, nations, or touchy subjects." in the community rules, also in the #rules-faq channel in discord

"Do not bring up or make remarks to political stances, religions, leaders, nations, or touchy subjects." in the community rules, also in the #rules-faq channel in discord

"Do not bring up or make remarks to political stances, religions, leaders, nations, or touchy subjects." in the community rules, also in the #rules-faq channel in discord

good point! Would just post count work then?

r.i.p. Orr he got seduced to the furry porn. Damn, we lost him. +1 to ban all TF2 players so we have no more furries. This is Sickening.

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Jailbreak: RTDs:
Effect Weight Increased HP 3 Decreased HP 3 Random HP 3 Slowed Down 3 Meep-Meep 3 Random Speed 3 Glock 2 Deagle 1 Blindness 3 Temporary Invisibility 1 Spontaneous Ignition 2 Small Armor 2 Heavy Armor 1 Rubber Bullets 2 Burning Bullets 1 Poisoned 1 Grenades 1 Guard Model 1 MG RTDs:
Effect Weight Nothing 3 Increased Speed 2 Decreased Speed 2 Random Speed 2 Increased Health 2 Decreased Health 2 Random Health 2 Increased Gravity 2 Decreased Gravity 2 Random Gravity 2 Poisoned 2 Slow Regeneration 2 Fast Regeneration 2 Give Random Damage 1 Take Random Damage 1 Increased Damage 1 Decreased Damage 1 Tank 1 Squishy 1 Drugged 2 Slap O Hurt 1 Slap O Heal 1 High Jump 1 Long Jump 1 Jump Fucker 1 Fully Stripped 1 Stripped To Knife 1 Ghost 2 Blind 2 Vision Issues 2 Low FOV 1 High FOV 1  
 
Not possible (unless we recreated the RTD plugin from scratch, which wouldn't happen for quite a while):

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