- Official Post
As everyone knows, Indefinite Bans were replaced with Long-Term bans. This announcement is intended to outline what is going to happen with the "legacy" Indefinite Bans existing prior to the transition to the new Long-Term ban system. The bans in question are similar to Long-Term bans, but with no actual expiration date, so as a result, they are now rendered as "legacy" due to the change to Long-Term bans. This post will allow anyone who is banned to know when they can rejoin the server. The date Tuesday, April 25th, 2023 is the date certain legacy Indefinite Bans expire and was chosen since it is 6 months from the introduction of Long-Term bans on October 25, 2022. Specific criteria outlined below describe who will be unbanned on that date, 5 days from now.
Who doesn't get unbanned on April 25th, 2023?
All accounts that do not meet the specific criteria below will have their bans expire on April 25th and will be allowed to rejoin the server. Anyone who meets at least one of the items below will not be unbanned on April 25th.
- Those banned with a "Minimum Appeal Duration"
- Any bans filed under the new Long-Term ban system that do not expire on April 25th.
- Individuals who were issued "unappealable" bans (Legacy Category 0 bans included)
- IP-Only bans (spambots)
- Self-Requested Bans
- Mandated Holidays / Forced Absences (people removed for their own mental health/well-being)