HiddenUser

I have the clip in it's entirety from when I walked out of spawn to when I got banned. There were only 4 people present for the entire thing as best as I can tell. I would really like to see where the other 3 people you're claiming to have been there are. IF the ban really was reduced to two days, I may be willing to consider that a fair compromise IF the warn can be removed / changed to another label that doesn't explicitly call me a racist *for the rest of the servers lifetime*. If you spent time to know me, you would come to understand that I am not a racist, and this was just a genuine mistake. I like this community. I have not signed up to Forums for any community, regardless of size or longevity, for a very, very long time. No matter the rhyme or reason, I virtually always refuse to opt in to the Forums. I believe this really is one giant misunderstanding, and that some of us may have gotten off to the wrong foot. I am a genuine, honest, and fair guy and I believe this entire situation reflects poorly on who I really am. I still haven't had a chance to talk to someone in the Senior Management Team about the details I do not wish to be public regarding this.

I don't believe permanently labeling me a racist because I made a slip of the tongue statement is exactly fair treatment. That is disproportionate to the severity of the infraction. As for repeating the word, people were asking me what was going on and I did not want to appear as if I was downplaying the situation. I'm very open and honest about any direct question I receive. I don't believe this will "help me improve and not make more mistakes in the future", as previously stated, I do not engage with this behavior typically. If you want a reassurance that it won't happen again, on the promise that a more severe punishment should follow, I would find that agreeable. This was an isolated incident that did not have any hateful meaning behind it. I was attempting to parody people who act like this in real life. Generally speaking, when I have a bad situation like this or I make a massive mistake, I just leave the community and find a new one to start over with. There are also factors regarding this situation that I do not want to make public that may change the outcome. I have stated this previously in Discord. *Multiple edits. Mostly formatting, some words switched around / replaced.

I could understand being absolutely 0 tolerance and not allowing any kind of warning for these things while the server is active and populated, but again there was only a few people in Non-AFK Jobs. I would completely understand if I was on my State Trooper Character and I made a statement like that. That doesn't excuse or make the statements any less severe, but they are mitigating factors, along with my newness (I only started playing the server actively a few days ago) that should have been considered. I feel it's important to point out that the player at the receiving end of the comment (Bed) also left the server right after I got banned. I believe this shows that they did not agree with the choice to ban me. I can't say for certain, as being shadow banned I can't use voice or text chat whatsoever, and this is merely speculation. Regardless, this action caused 2 of 7 active players to leave the server. Bed and I have no prior interaction of note, this was not done with the intent to cause harm, duress, or instigate any form of emotional response. It was a slip of the tongue, and does not warrant this level of punishment. I believe a verbal would have been far more appropriate given the totality of the circumstances. I know what I did was wrong, and I don't want my warn record to have something so serious pasted on it when it was an honest mistake and misunderstanding with very minimal exposure to the average or common player base during a time of relative inactivity for the server.

Steam Name: HiddenUser Ingame Name: Citizen Quack / Trooper Quack 1T SteamID: STEAM_0:0:33905900 Ban Length: 5 Days Admin that Banned you: Matilda Reason for Ban: Racism Dispute: I'm not trying to excuse what I said, nor downplay the potential consequences of using this kind of language. I am disputing the length of the ban and the action taken by Matilda. I would like to point out this happened around 9:40AM EST this morning, when only roughly 5-6 people were active. I'm new to the community, having only joined a few days ago. I typically play as Trooper Quack, some of you may have seen me around. I'm not trying to use this as an excuse, just as an example that this is not typical behavior from me. I have had a lot of Staff sits during the few days I have been in the community, usually reporting the people breaking rules. So far, I have been very lenient and understanding when people make mistakes and don't push for warnings or bans. I am a very forgiving person by nature. This was my first sit where I was the one being punished. Again, I admit my mistake and chose a very poor set of words. I immediately recognized the situation, and apologized for my actions. I asked for a verbal warning, given that I am new and do not typically engage in this behavior. I have to deal with statements like what I made IRL all the time, which again doesn't excuse my statements, but does explain why it came off the top of my head like that. My typical response is to ignore it to the best of my ability and continue about my day. I myself am a White male that lives in one of the more dangerous parts due to financial restraints. During the process of getting banned, Matilda was asking some very direct questions in what I believe was an attempt to get me to say the banned words again. On top of her questions, it appears as if she was trying to flip the situation into something it was not. This does not seem like unbiased or professional behavior. I believe the clip attached below will speak for itself, and I am willing to join TS or Discord for a VC to discuss this further. I hope for a peaceful and swift resolution that doesn't affect my long-term standing with the community. I believe this community could be a great place to spend spare time, as I have already met many like-minded people and thoroughly enjoy the gameplay that has been carefully crafted. Medal Video (Edited from 3 clips into 1 Video) https://medal.tv/games/garrys-mod/clips/21IaX1MDLajEKJ/d1337lMYdZFn?invite=cr-MSxwbWEsMjAxNjIzOTY5LA EDIT* Formatting, Timezone