Posts by videogamesm12
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[...] manipulating NBT data beyond the allowed scope [...]. We've already circumvented this by taking away a large portion of these privileges
I'm not sure I agree with revoking the ability to mess around with NBT. Frankly, I believe this will harm the community more than it will help it because a large portion of this community focuses on the idea of custom or unique items, usually created by messing around with NBT beyond what is normally possibly within the limits of the game.
This will ideally prevent things like the armor stand bugs, the sign bugs, the item frame bugs, the painting bugs, the entity nbt bugs, etc...
You see, that's what makes TF so unique though. The unrestricted ability to mess around with items to do things that were never intended by Mojang and would have been blocked by other servers is one of the things that makes TF feel more free than a generic creative server. I don't think it's wise to take away this freedom to push Minecraft to its limits.
Here's an explanation of why we need to wipe flatlands for 1.19.3 and why the world sizes increased: With 1.19, Mojang introduced a negative y value for their world generation. First, let's imagine how java processes an integer. Integers by default can take up to 32 bits of space. We can divide this into 8 numbers, appearing as such: 0000 0000 0000 0000. The number 1, for example, is 0000 0000 0000 0001. This can be stored negligibly as 1 bit as it only needs the 1, as all the prefixed 0s are unneeded. Through something called the Most Significant Bit (MSB), we determine how much storage is necessary to store that particular value. With the number 1, our most significant bit is 1. This means we can store a that number as a singular bit in our storage files. However, when you introduce the negative number, our MSB changes. -1 is represented as 1000 0000 0000 0001. This means our MSB is the first 1 in the sequence, which means we need to store all the bits to memory.
Now, in the context of our world files, this means that for every single y increment of -1 that the world generates, it stores the 32 bits of data in comparison to its minimum. Across thousands of chunks with around 25 million blocks squared across the map (might be larger, either way not good), not including our Y coordinate, this is exponentially larger than previously where integers were strictly positive. This means that world sizes nearly double due to the new Y value rules, and this causes major issues especially with larger world files. For comparison, our flatlands file is around 300GB. If we update to 1.19, it will increase to about 534GB. The total amount of storage space all of the worlds occupy is about 580 gb, currently. If we update without wiping, this will increase to over 1TB of space, which is absolutely outrageous.
TL;DR: If we were to upgrade to 1.19.3 with the current worlds we have now, the size of the worlds would grow to a point where it would be beyond our control due to the differences in how Minecraft stores world data in 1.18+.
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You've toned down the sexual shit, but in its place a few concerning factors have come up.
- You have an unhealthy attachment to TF. Like, worse than me. I worry that you becoming an admin would only further this unhealthy attachment to the server, to the point that it could genuinely impact your real life.
- You practice bad OPSEC. You have repeatedly doxed yourself to the public by recklessly posting your address and name, not understanding the ramifications of doing so. Those bits of information should never be public (and could be leveraged against you as a staff member by disgruntled players to do unthinkable things like sending a fucking SWAT team to your house). I worry that this habit of yours could lead to you recklessly leaking admin-related information in a similar fashion.
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Hotbars+ is a mod I created a few years ago that massively expands your saved hotbar capacity to an almost ludicrous degree. Ever since then, the mod has exploded in popularity with item communities, including TF's. Over the past few months, I've been repeatedly asked to put Hotbars+ onto platforms like CurseForge and Modrinth. I'm pleased to announce that Hotbars+ is now on Modrinth and CurseForge.
Here are the page links:
- Modrinth: https://modrinth.com/mod/hotbars%2B
- CurseForge: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/hotbarsplus
P.S. The latest version of the mod is currently v2.0-pre9.
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The UYScutix Revolution was a campaign against the server's administration over the course of the 2017 in a bid for more democracy, the removal of a developer, and ultimately control over the server. It was led primarily by UYScutix/Vj13573, a former Senior Admin who grew sick of the server's administration and had such bad blood with Mark and other developers that it ultimately resulted in his indefinite suspension and ban from the server. The movement severely divided the admin team as many chose between supporting his cause and supporting his rival, Marco. Its collapse, which was caused by a group of three people (including one who really liked poems), led to one of the biggest suspension waves in the server's history.
Chapter 1 - Background
The revolution's roots began in early 2016 as a combination of multiple factors: community-wide resentment towards a certain administrator, unrest with management at the time, an increasingly problematic American former staff member, and an unstable British former staff member.
That "certain administrator" was an Italian player named marcocorriero11 (or Marco for short). He became an admin on January 1, 2016 through the TPaS program. To say that Marco was a controversial staff member among his peers would be an incredible understatement. He was vigorously criticized for using macros to administrate, having fully-fledged bots that almost fully automated his administrative duties, having an inflated ego, repeatedly violating the Identity Policy, or otherwise acting like an ass. Some even felt that he was being protected by Mark himself, and this wasn't without merit. Over the course of 2016 and the first half of 2017, there were four attempts vote Marco off and despite the vast majority of people voting in favor of removing him, none of the vote-offs were successful. One even resulted in VJ (who had created it) being suspended temporarily. Mark refused to remove him despite his flaws and repeatedly defended him every step of the way.
Unrest with management became more prevalent in late 2016, notably (from my memory at least) after Mark attempted to introduce the OPWatch program, which intended to give operators (including former admins) a special secret security-related rank that only Mark and a select few executives knew about. The program was hugely unpopular. Furthermore, many didn't like how Mark would dismiss public criticisms as "nasty drama", which only furthered the growing resentment towards Mark at the time. All of this culminated with multiple staff members resigning in protest. Mark responded by forum banning several who he said were "causing drama" for at least a week. He also instructed the remaining staff members to ban them from the server as well.
If you weren't able to tell, these two are interlinked. People didn't like Marco because they felt he was fucking around too much, and they didn't like Mark because they felt he was tyrannical or defended Marco despite what a good chunk of staff members felt about him.
Savnith was a former staff member with an increasingly problematic history. Many knew him to work like clockwork, as he'd apologize for his actions, then regain everyone's trust, then completely shatter it by doing something stupid. Over time, people really started to get sick of his shit, and eventually he had to resort to returning under new identities in order to keep playing on the server. He became increasingly problematic in 2017, collecting people's IP addresses from insiders and building a shitlist of sorts.
VJ was a British staff member with an unstable history. At the peak of his career, he was a Senior Admin. After resigning sometime in early 2015 (allegedly due to disputes with other staff members), he went on to attack the server and its staff members with a group of rogue staff members named DDOXYZ. In a lot of ways, he was like Savnith: constantly getting himself into trouble and then begging for more chances. After several failed attempts to return to the server under various identities, he decided come back to the server one more time in late 2016 as UYScutix.
Chapter 2 - Rodeo with Mark
Obsessed with being strict on authoritarian-levels, VJ frequently objected on people's admin applications with lengthy over-dramatic essays for reasons. As you can imagine, this was incredibly obnoxious for many staff members. The straw that broke the camel's back was his vote on an admin application by Savnith, which prompted many staff members to complain to Mark, who then sent a private message to VJ about it on February 18, 2017. To try to curb his behavior, Mark essentially banned him from providing reasoning in his votes on admin applications for the rest of the month.
User Message markbyron So it seems your back-tracking and I won't tolerate it:
"Seems uyscutix is at it again with his dramatic speech objections.
totalfreedom.boards.net/thread/49519/savykilo-sa-application
I moved that dramafest to the administrator lounge for review. His behavior seems hypocritical - he says people don't deserve many chances yet has had many himself."
I fully agree with that statement and in addition to the warning, you may not post anything on an admin except vouch or object; that sanction is valid until 1 March. If you won't abide by that sanction, I can remove all of your posts or demote. Focus on being positive and do not make drama speeches on admin apps.VJ, noticeably offended by this, furiously replied about 30 minutes later, defending himself by noting that Savnith had way more chances than necessary, ranting about how easy it was for people to get admin on the server, and ultimately shifting responsibility onto someone else.
User Message uyscutix Is this a joke? Savnith had more than enough chances. My objection was strong enough- in fact, there was more reasons why I would've objected but my reason became too long, because he has done so many bad things I can't list any further. And it's not hypocritical since I never exposed myself to the public, Savnith however did- if he didn't expose himself then he would've be fine by me, but he decided to do it and try scapegoat his exposure to Scarlet (unlike me, who just quietly reported admins who violated the policy). If he didn't expose himself, I would've treated him like a noob/newcomer OP; especially since I have no time and have better things to do then lookup his name on NameMC or find ways to see if he's Savnith.
You can't tell me to be positive about Savnith since the amount of chances he had is a joke. Nobody except people like taahanis (who vouch on almost everybody) trusts him. Majority of us already know his cycle, he keeps posting apologies saying he changes but later on he goes rogue or does something warranting perm suspension.
If he gets admin again, I am resigning. Savnith is not ever getting my trust back, I'm all right for 2nd chances; and maybe even 3rd chances. But the amount he had is a joke.uyscutix I know it's been said before, but I think it needs to be said again. People are getting admin way TOO easily.
If you tell me it's "volunteer work" or "unpaid job", why don't you just rename the server motd "TotalFreedom - All Admin Server" rather than "All Op"? Clearly that's what the main goal of this server is, to keep looking for admins. We have over 100 admins; and we have admins on 24/7. The goal has been achieved. So we don't need anymore admins.
The main goal of this server is to make sure everyone has an OP experience, but the fact that you keep going on approval sprees (because of how easily people get admin) shows that it is not the goal of this server and that it's to have everyone on the server as admin. Savnith wasted all his chances. He doesn't need more.Things were getting heated quickly, and Mark tried to diffuse the situation with his next reply by suggesting that if VJ disagrees with him, then he can just leave. Mark also pointed out that Savnith had already screwed his new identity over, so either way he wouldn't have become an admin. Not like it would have mattered, since he also pointed out that the issue is about VJ, not Savnith. This wasn't their first rodeo by a long shot, but Mark didn't want another. So, he issued an ultimatum: cut the shit and stand down or get removed.
User Message markbyron now you're going on a drama rant with me - I suggest you immediately calm down and if you don't agree with the philosophy of how I've run this server for the last 7 years, you can find a different server. We've argued this before and it won't be argued again. If savykilo has properly followed the change of identity policy, he'd probably be an admin right now but he exposed himself and probably wont get admin now but no credit whatsover to you. If I became a hard-ass owner, you'd be the first one I removed because you power-trip and cause dissension with other admins.
This isn't about savykilo; its about you and do you understand what I've told you here?
Yes, I understand,
No, remove me
that's your two choices here. Think about it before you say something you'l regret.It didn't work. VJ continued to insist that Savnith and Mark were the ones in the wrong and proceeded to complain about the imbalance of quality admins vs. the quantity of admins and the decline in the server's reputation. He went with the latter option, repeating his argument about how Savnith had been given so many chances and thus cannot be trusted.
User Message uyscutix Well then just rename the server motd to "TotalFreedom - All Admin Server" if you always have a reason to go on Quantity > Quality. Notice; we have less players on the server compared to 2-3 years ago. Are you happy about that? We're losing players and players have been leaving the server due to poor quality administrators. Major admins especially people like Savnith are not fit for administrator yet you appear to be a giving chances over and over again.
Also FYI, i'm not ranting- i'm pointing out the truth. Because what everything I said is true. Your server has a poor reputation of admins and you actually like having your server's reputation down. 2 years ago we always had a full server on TF; TF was very popular. Nowadays we only get 20/45 players online.uyscutix And no, I'm not accepting it. Feel free to remove me then.
I am not ever accepting Savnith being an administrator on the server. I don't think I'm stupid enough to fall for his traps again since he keeps saying he changes when he doesn't. He said this many times and there's always going to be an admin like taahanis out there vouching and supporting him. He proved that he is not trusted since every time everyone thinks he changes for good, he goes rogue.This seemed to really piss Mark off, because his next response had an unusually pissed off tone. He argued that the whole point of the identity policy was to prevent rogues like Savnith from getting the admin rank back (which wasn't followed anyways) and that VJ was part of the problem with TF's reputation because he was making public scenes with his complaints instead of keeping them private. He concluded the reply by giving him one last chance to turn back and telling him to "stop writing stump speeches and books".
User Message markbyron Savnith would never get admin back - that's why we have a change of identity policy which wasn't followed.
You are ranting and you're of course you're part of the problem if there's any reputation problem. If you have complaints, handle in private instead of making a public stink - DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?!!!
Last chance vance.markbyron and stop writing stump speeches and books - this is a game server not the military or white house. Just chill. VJ still didn't back down. He argued that complaints were being ignored and that it was easy to become admin but hard to get suspended. He challenged Mark to remove him, even after being told the ramifications that followed. He argued he wasn't appreciated as admins and that people like him and Galahad are always working hard to enforce the server rules and have memorized them by heart. Funny.
User Message uyscutix No. I'm not accepting it... that's the end.
What even is the whole point making complaints anymore? Even if it is via PM, complaints don't get resolved. So many admins I know off make complaints about poor quality admins and you blatantly ignore them, even some OPs have made complaints about our admins. Getting admin is too easy but then it's too hard for them to get suspended.
Since you clearly like having immature and abusive admins on your server. Why don't you do me a favour and remove me? You can replace me with having an abusive and immature admin, Savnith as admin. I happen to know the conduct policy off by heart and I am known to be professional to lots of admins. Since you want to get rid of the quality admins and have highly abusive and immature admins, just remove me.uyscutix also don't tell me that this server isn't military or white house. If an OP misconducted, they'd get sanctioned instantly. If an admin however misconducted, they will receive constant warnings. Which is another example to why complaints are now just pointless since they don't get resolved. markbyron savnith isn't getting an admin; you're just using this case to grandstand and power-trip. When you're not grandstanding, you're a decent admin and that's why I allowed you back to begin with despite your habit of causing dissension.
Now, if you want to be removed, I'll do but you'll be perm banned for two weeks before you can return. I'll assume this is what you want if I don't get a reply in 30 minutes to change your mind. You might to cool your jets and think about it.uyscutix and don't tell me I'm part of the problem of TF's reputation going down. It's clearly your problem since you're the owner of this server. I'm actually trying to give you advice how to STOP the problem of TF's reputation going down. Quality > Quantity. 100 admins is enough for just a single damn server. 100 admins or more is what is expected on a network server but here it's just for one single server. markbyron assuming you want the removal, I'll post a message that you're leaving at your personal request and you can return as you wish without penalty.
There will be NO dramamarkbyron if you have suggestions admin improvements, send to the execs but you're assumptions are wrong as we have a solid process for selecting admins and esp. for promoting them. This is the wrong thread to be arguing about admin quality - answer the question - shall I remove you as requested? uyscutix Remove me.
You clearly don't appreciate me as admin. People like me and Galahad are always doing hard work enforcing the server since we are pretty much the only admins who actually memorised the conduct policy off by heart, we did it for our own sake and to show how much we care for the server. People will say that I'm biased that I'm always supporting Galahad, but actually it's the truth.Mark gave VJ a way out of the situation, stating that if he wants to help then he should cut the shit with the drama and respect all admins. VJ, changing his mind, finally gave in to Mark's terms. Mark then concluded the PM.
User Message markbyron if you want to help, you will not grandstand and you will be respectful of all admins instead of smearing people with your ugly brush - is that clear? markbyron you might memorize the policies but you don't follow them - the admin application response policy for example. Again, you're grandstanding and are hypocritical. uyscutix Yes markbyron i have removed you from forum status - i will take the next steps in minutes if you don't come back correctly. markbyron i took that yes as a commitment on your part to follow my request and I have not removed you. markbyron this thread is finished and I will take your future actions as evidence of whether or not you are going to honor what was said here. In a week, if you have real to the point suggestions (sans grandstanding and smearing) for improving the admin policies, send them via PM to infamas and myself. Later that day, VJ conversed with me on Steam about the situation and forwarded me the PM. I do not have those chat logs anymore, unfortunately.
Chapter 3 - The Vote-Off
Resentment towards Marco peaked on May 18, 2017, when VJ created a vote-off against him without consulting with executives and Mark himself (a violation of the policy). Despite the illegitimacy of the vote-off, however, several staff members (current and former) began to hurl hateful abuse at Marco shortly afterwards in-game, repeatedly insulting and attacking him by calling him a shit programmer and all that. The abuse got to the point where he legitimately broke down in the chat.
Code: he_didnt_deserve_this_treatment.txt[17:03:30] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] [ADMIN] marcocorriero [STA]: feeling sad and on tears now, because i we tought we are family, all friendly and each other acc [17:03:43] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] [ADMIN] marcocorriero [STA]: accepted each others , and no matters how. [17:03:54] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] [ADMIN] marcocorriero [STA]: no, i dont want to fight again.When Mark found out about the thread and how Marco was treated, he was not happy. He deleted the thread, temporarily removed VJ from his staff position to get his attention, and sent a private message to multiple staff members who were critical of Marco asking why he shouldn't be a developer. I took the opportunity to give my opinion, and Mark seemed to appreciate it, but noted that Marco took initiative to help the server and explained why he finds that important.
User Message markbyron I'd like to know why you think Marco shouldn't be an admin when he taken the initiative to get things done from a dev standpoint. Contrast to Uyscutix (former VJ) who blatantly violates admin policies, loves being a hard case and driving people away. Give me some specifics that Marco need to improve on. I need people that take initiative esp. in dev - even if he's not the one that's doing the coding. Video Here's some things he needs to improve on:
1. I believe he needs to know that just because he is a community developer doesn't mean he has superiority over others - I find him quite bossy in certain situations.
2. He needs to improve his development skills. Although he has brought some ground-breaking features (/v is one example), I believe he needs to have some time to gradually improve his skills in Java - this way, he will have a lower chance in making errors when he's programming which means less time needed for patches. It also means he could possibly improve our current plugin's code.
3. He needs to chill out during certain situations. For example, when the well-known rulebreaker (frequent user) joins the server, Marco gets very paranoid and he has attempted to dedicate his time to wipe them off the surface of the earth. So he just needs to relax a bit (listen to some relaxing music or something).
That's all I can think of. Please provide input.markbyron that doesn't like somebody who needs to voted off - if he's a bossy, a senior, exec or myself can readily handle that. Of course he needs to improve dev skills but at least he's taking some initiative. I just wish that people would take a little effort to stop these problems before they blow up and we have a major drama fest. Appreciate your input. In more internal channels, he created a thread that detailed exactly why VJ was temporarily removed.
uyscutix absurdly initiated a vote-off outside of the policy - totalfreedom.boards.net/thread/24940/vote-off-admin-policy-aug - i consider uyscutix a constant disruptive force who doesn't practice what he harshly demands of others; I have repeatedly warned him. I temporarily removed him to get his attention. If you have a problem a with a particular admin, handle it properly instead of grinding your personal axe.
I urge you to please follow the admin disciplinary process. totalfreedom.boards.net/thread/2046/admin-disciplinary-process
The goal should be to solve problems at the lowest level and before they get out of hand. Unfortunately I think some rather enjoy the public drama.
The removal itself created a lot of dissent. When the thread was still active, a large majority of people voted to have him removed, so when the vote-off was completely erased and the person behind it was removed, it was viewed by many as complete bullshit and yet another example of Mark defending Marco as much as possible. A few hours after the thread was removed, staff member xRubyMC created a group PM consisting of multiple staff members critical of Marco to discuss it. Many of the people in the PM did not agree with the idea of the group, viewing it as largely unnecessary and potentially disastrous.
User Message xRubyMC Hello. I created this PM because of marco is not getting any removals from the voteoff just because mark is being a bullshit on protecting marco.
We need your reply on how will this end.
Me and scutix were having a conversation on why marco won't get any removals. You guys also don't trust marco because of his "coding" skills.
Scutix even got suspended because of his "democracy" opinion. Once his forum account is unbanned, he will explain why his opinion got rejected by mark; because marco, he helped mark to do things. He can't even do codes but he even asked Commo to do it since he knows how to code. I'll need anyone to have a long-ass paragraph post if you have anything that have with marco-related.
Have any means that you only got. We'll be having a discussion to this only with Anti-Marco admins who doesn't like marco.
Hope you understand.
JJ_Jaguar2000 There was no need at all to create a group chat with like 20 admins. Because this will be disastrous. It will end up being like a Marco hate group. Which is not what we want. xRubyMC I know, we were having a plan to pm many admins that don't even trust marco. We all know you voted him to remove him. xRubyMC Even though, it's more of an issue regarding everyone's votes being blatantly ignored. JJ_Jaguar2000 Ok. Let me explain.
Last night I got carried away a bit. To me I don't really see that many issues with Marco TBH. He may be trying to code something good, or trying to be helpful but it's just not working. I have no idea why I even thought of a voteoff TBH.However, there were some people who agreed with the idea and felt that Mark was censoring the majority's opinion, biased, or was trying to cover for Marco in some way.
User Message Lemon Apparently the vote off was not in "policy" which I think is bullshit. Who cares if it's not in policy? There are loads of vouches to remove him, and this isn't even his first vote off. Unknown #1 Ah, I thought this would happen. Mark has been hesitant to remove Marco because he's been biased to him in the past. I think this is absolutely unfair, and mark needs to listen to other admin's opinions.
And about it not being in policy, sure, it isn't in policy, but it's a cover-up to allow mark to continue having Marco on the force.
I'm on my phone, so I'll go more-in depth when I get back from school.xRubyMC The reason why Kyle and Reflet left because of marco doing something that we don't even want. All he do was adding weird plugins into the server but it's shit. I like the old tfm better since it's more freedom-like.
Even though, scutix can explain why his opinion for the vote-off got rejected and got suspended. Mark doesn't care for us and just protecting marco. He's so arrogant to have marco as his pet.DarkLynx108
If his account wasn't disabled so he is unable to explainQuote from xRubyMCEven though, scutix can explain why his opinion for the vote-off got rejected and got suspended.Lemon
his account is disabled till his time 6pm todayQuote from DarkLynx108
If his account wasn't disabled so he is unable to explainQuote from xRubyMCEven though, scutix can explain why his opinion for the vote-off got rejected and got suspended.Unknown #2 I saw the vote off, like everyone voted yes. why the fuck isnt he gone he thinks hes a pro coder or some shit and makes terrible additions to the server that mark keeps accepting for whatever reason aggelosQQ I don't wanna have any input but was uyscutix's forum ban and suspension really necessary? Robin
obviously not, it's just plain bias at this pointQuote from aggelosQQI don't wanna have any input but was uyscutix's forum ban and suspension really necessary?Galahad it was unnecessary. if anything, scutix wasn't being "a dictator" this time. he asked for the other admin's opinions, and they were given. I see why Kyle and Reflet left now - and they're right. mark is censoring the opinion of a majority. One staff member, MrPerson660, expressed concerns about the nature of this group. He argued it was going too far and that it was looking lot like a "retarded vigilante group" which "ended up backfiring onto its creators" and sternly warned that it would do nothing but cause more trouble. A brutal example of foreshadowing for what would happen in the future.
Quote from MrPerson660Ok, I don't like Marco as much as everyone else but this group chat is too far.
This is looking a lot like that retarded vigilante group a few years ago that ended up backfiring onto the creators. This will do nothing except cause more trouble.
Ruby ultimately caved in, instructing people who want to leave to do so, expressing concern that there might be spies forwarding the group to Mark, and noting that Mark had already warned him not to cause drama on the forums in regards to Marco.
Quote from xRubyMCif you want to leave this conversation, please do. dont want any spies to send and mark already warned me not to make any marco drama related.
bye now
It would seem that Ruby was right to be concerned about spies, because Mark found out about the PM pretty soon afterwards. Clearly frustrated, he asked a select few from the group to be honest with him and give input for how the situation could be resolved. He stressed that while Marco isn't perfect, the person who tried to vote him off is much worse by comparison. After receiving some input from SupItsDillon, Mark made a proposal: give Ruby, VJ, and Marco a 1 week break from the server in an attempt to cool the situation down. Dillon seemed to agree with idea, and Mark put it into place a few minutes later.
User Message markbyron So I informed that Uy and Ruby are intent on causing a major disruption over Uy's misconduct with respect to Marco and sent you PMs. To quote a senior, "Scutix feels the need to take a dictator role over everyone. He was the same in his past life. If he didn't get his way, he would convince the person as much as possible." I agree and I'm not going to put up with it whether it's with Marco or anybody else. I've asked numerous people about Marco and they seem the same thing I see - immature actions at times, a pest at times, and sometimes crosses the line - a common thing to most any admin - definitely not worthy of suspensions and invalid vote-offs by somebody who actually is far worse.
I would like your input on how we can resolve this matter but if in the end, you feel you can't stomach how I do business, there's other options. Just be honest with me. If you don't want to reply here, send me a PM separately.SupItsDillon He honestly just needs a day or two break and be told to read over the policies + promise to mature up and stop being annoying. markbyron How about this - a one week or so 'cooling off vacation' for all three (Uy, Ruby, and Marco) and no further sanctions unless warranted. SupItsDillon Sounds great markbyron alright, see totalfreedom.boards.net/thread/51791/cooling-off In the official announcement about the breaks, Mark didn't give much detail about the situation in question but did stress that the break was not a sanction but was instead a "cool down".
Three admins will take a short break from the server (Uy, Ruby, Marco) - let's call it cool down and not a sanction or blame game - more like a vacation to let things chill.
Mark clearly wanted to settle the situation once and for all with this solution, but unfortunately for him, it was only just the beginning.
Chapter 4 - The Permanent Ban
The solution Mark tried didn't work out as planned. Him and VJ had yet another rodeo in PMs, and it got pretty heated. In a Skype group with KM_Galahad and DarkLynx108, VJ angrily explained what was happening and expressed a desire for a revolution. Whatever the argument entailed, it must have been spicy because it ended with Mark banning him from the forums.
User Message UYScutix what the fuck UYScutix Marco is a DEVELOPER?! UYScutix and he's also released from perm ban -_- UYScutix While I'm still forum banned UYScutix What the fuck UYScutix Mark sent me a PM after getting unbanned, it's so bias UYScutix "if you want admin status back (super to start), you will not be allowed to comment on admin applications (except to vouch) or be publicly negative about any other admin for the next 60 days (server, forum, discord, or anywhere where it gets back to me). You can do basic admin duties on OPs and train other admins if you wish but that's it. Take it or leave it.
Read more: http://totalfreedom.boards.net…7610?page=1#ixzz4hpJDX5Xq"UYScutix Absolutely fucking bias- I'm only allowed to vouch on apps UYScutix lmao UYScutix When I expressed my opinion- he forum banned me again UYScutix That's it. I'm done with this place. UYScutix I'm sick of how this place is ran too. UYScutix We need to begin a revolution for TF. Lynx defended Marco's unban from the server, explaining that a change in policy took place which actually properly acknowledges the developers as actual developers. VJ argued that the "new developers" didn't deserve their ranks, reiterated his wishes for a revolution to take place, and once again painted Mark as a tyrant who doesn't listen to anyone's feedback and bans those who question him.
User Message DarkLynx108
because of thisQuote from UYScutixMarco is a DEVELOPER?!
and he's also released from perm ban -_-
http://totalfreedom.boards.net…min-important-admins-readDarkLynx108 he basically made it so that developers are actually acknowledged as developers now UYScutix tbh none of the new developers deserved their rank UYScutix that Commodore guy wasn't really good either UYScutix but Marco was the worst since marco's plan is to make everything run his way, with his plugins, that no one likes. UYScutix That's it. I'm seriously done with this server. UYScutix We seriously need to begin a revolution on TF, for real this time. UYScutix Paldiu was right DarkLynx108 I mean I don't see how showing the developer's as the dev rank is a bad thing tbh DarkLynx108 Marco has been a dev you know 
UYScutix not that- UYScutix I mean UYScutix So mark forum banned me again after I questioned him. UYScutix and this is also the reason why mark trusts marco. Because they both share something stupid in common with them. UYScutix marco always bickers when someone corrects him; he thinks he is always perfect. UYScutix and not everyone is perfect UYScutix it's the same with mark- he thinks he is always right VJ then elaborated further on the rodeo he had with Mark. Painting himself as the victim of a tyrant, he implied that he was being silenced by Mark for speaking the truth. He even argued that he wasn't out of line, despite wanting to start a revolution against the owner of a block game server.
User Message UYScutix he failed to answer my question when I said "then how come last time, the last voteoff by Cow was denied?"- the exec made a voteoff and it won UYScutix mark then forum banned me because I "continued arguing". Sorry but it's the truth UYScutix I guess people aren't allowed to state facts in his world. UYScutix true facts especially UYScutix I even told him "Why do you even have a Voteoff policy if you yourself don't even follow it?" UYScutix Complete bullshit- after the unban, I got 6 PMs. 3 of them were by mark DarkLynx108 wow UYScutix and he said I am 'out of order' UYScutix lol- out of order for beginning a revolution of democracy? UYScutix PM said "You're starting to get on my nerves, you had no right to initiate a vote-off" UYScutix I'm done with this place and the way it's ran. UYScutix if Paldiu were here- I'd wish to tell him before he went inactive again. UYScutix since Paldiu also agreed and wants to begin a revolution on TF. VJ then goes on to ramble about how the server's various issues and complained about the lack of a democracy and describes how vote-offs would work under his leadership.
User Message UYScutix Galahad is strict but still fine UYScutix But for me- this server is an insult to see how it's ran DarkLynx108 I see UYScutix Right now, we still have unresolved voteoffs that keep getting blatantly denied because of biasness UYScutix in mark's world, anyone who codes need the highest rank they could possibly get. UYScutix there was another example, but can't remember who it was DarkLynx108 well you DO need a high rank to be able to actually implement code UYScutix mark automatically approved an OP for admin because they helped "fix a bug" without making an app UYScutix however, for devs like marco- even if they need a high rank, that doesn't mean they have no rules to follow. Because marco misconducts on purpose as he knows he is immune to suspensions by the owner UYScutix he probably knows by now that he'll never get suspended UYScutix 2 blatantly denied voteoffs, and he said "the seniors failed again" DarkLynx108 -_- DarkLynx108 that is pretty bad UYScutix ikr UYScutix in fact, he's been becoming more of a troll lately UYScutix when someone tells him to stop misconducting, he now thinks it's funny. UYScutix he probably now knows he's immune to voteoffs after what he said UYScutix I really hate that NOTE at the bottom of the voteoff policy UYScutix that note literally gets rid of the democracy. UYScutix In my world, ANYONE would be allowed to make a voteoff, anytime- as long as the voteoff is for an admin a rank lower than them. Mark ended up permanently banning VJ from the entire server the next day. In the thread which announced the ban, Mark details his frustrations with VJ and his behavior before concluding the thread by saying "this is game server, not a military camp". The wording in the thread implies that Mark just said "fuck it" and banned VJ from the server.
uyscutix (formerly VJ who was also perm banned) is no longer welcome on Total Freedom. I'll simply ref totalfreedom.boards.net/thread/51860/server-hours-owner-break-back and he just wanted to argue with me and accuse others of what he himself is doing. I had hoped the new incarnation of VJ as Uyscutix would be better and he was for a time but as he progressed up the ranks, he reverted and so if he wants to return, he'll have to try again from scratch with a new identity. Maybe it would be better for him to run and own his server because that's what he really wants - to own it. This is a game server not a military camp; you can't be a hard-case with double-standards and hope to successful here; at least not with me.
Of course, VJ caught word very quickly after Lynx notified him about the thread's existence while he was ranting about the ban. Naturally curious, he asked for details about the thread (where it was, its contents, etc).
User Message UYScutix even with less players, mark is STILL in an approving spree lmao DarkLynx108 (clap) UYScutix it disgusts me UYScutix even worse when he told me that PM UYScutix he said I am not allowed to comment on apps except vouches UYScutix Yeah... no- not happening. He said "take it or leave it", I leave it. UYScutix probably another reason why he re-banned me DarkLynx108 he made a notice UYScutix that is literally dictatorship- he is dictating my vote on what I am and not allowed to vote UYScutix ? DarkLynx108 saying that uyscutix is now a forbidden name to use along with your old VJ name DarkLynx108 so if you wanted to come back you need to change your name again UYScutix did he make a thread? UYScutix I wanna see a screenshot. UYScutix this is also the reason why mark trusts marco. because they both share something stupid in common with themselves. mark and marco both don't like if someone speaks up for themselves. DarkLynx108 uyscutix (formerly VJ who was also perm banned) is no longer welcome on Total Freedom. I'll simply ref totalfreedom.boards.net/thread/51860/server-hours-owner-break-back and he just wanted to argue with me and accuse others of what he himself is doing. I had hoped the new incarnation of VJ as Uyscutix would be better and he was for a time but as he progressed up the ranks, he reverted and so if he wants to return, he'll have to try again from scratch with a new identity. Maybe it would be better for him to run and own his server because that's what he really wants - to own it. This is a game server not a military camp; you can't be a hard-case with double-standards and hope to successful here; at least not with me.
Read more: http://totalfreedom.boards.net…l-permanent#ixzz4hulCJ6bgUYScutix what section is it in? UYScutix the Admin Lounge? DarkLynx108 ye VJ then began to give his commentary on the post itself, claiming that Mark was exaggurating what he was doing (even though that's literally what he himself was doing) and once again reiterated his wishes for a revolution.
In a Discord conversation with a user named Kookie, VJ discussed what happened from his point of view, explained why he felt it was bullshit, and reiterated that he wanted a revolution. He directly mentioned that he had another rodeo with Mark and even includes an excerpt from one of the replies he made in the PM.
User Message UYScutix Alright. bad news UYScutix a lot of BS rn on tf UYScutix Marco is now officially a developer (developer rank on forum, i.e. purple name) UYScutix he got released from perm ban Kookie tf Kookie he asked me a favor to return on tf. im not going to there anymore 
Kookie looks like u have to use a new identity UYScutix who showed you that screenshot UYScutix it's in the admin lounge Kookie i got unbanned lol UYScutix We need to begin a revolution on TF- this is a joke. He's using "this isn't a military camp" as an excuse to just let blatant trolls stay Kookie you're permbanned tho UYScutix yeah UYScutix I'll tell you what happened UYScutix I was actually unbanned on the forum yesterday Kookie and you caused a ruckus again? Kookie or you actually wanted to have an opinion on mark? UYScutix but as Typh and Reflet said, mark relies on censorship. He then re-banned me because I was telling the truth lmao UYScutix I had an opinion Kookie lmao UYScutix and he thinks I am "arguing" Kookie i made a long-ass paragraph on the warning pm lmao UYScutix Also, when he sent me the PM about "you have no right to initiate a voteoff", I replied "Why? You yourself broke the policy, yet you come up to me and say I don't have the right to voteoff. Why do you even have a voteoff policy if you yourself don't even follow it?" Kookie sec. im replying to mark atm UYScutix let me know what you say - and let me know what mark says 😉 UYScutix people aren't allowed to have opinions in his world - he expects people like us to keep quiet because he doesn't want the truth to be revealed Following this, Kookie posted multiple screenshots of his argument with Mark, though none of the images were linked in the export. VJ's response does paint a very vague picture about what the argument was like. The conversation ended very shortly afterwards.
User Message UYScutix I like how even when you expressed your feelings friendly, mark still showed hostility and saying at the end "If not, take your leave" Kookie ya. hes so strict now. in the past, he was kind UYScutix he's not strict UYScutix well he is but in the wrong way Kookie the server changed so much 
UYScutix ikr Shortly after this conversation ended, Pramire (then known as Ivengix) created a thread in the Telnet Clan Lounge expressing concerns that some of the admins on TotalFreedom were celebrating its possible shutdown on UnraveledMC, an associated server with a rapidly deteriorating relationship that harbored many former staff members and players who were suspended, banned, or otherwise disillusioned with the way Mark ran the place.
Mark responded by moving the thread to a much more internal board, removing and banning two staff members (Rylie and Robin) and revoking the associated status of UnraveledMC. VJ noticed the new entries in the permanent ban list (as the list was publicly available for everyone at the time) and was understandably confused, so he asked around to try to figure out what happened. He got his answer pretty quickly.
User Message UYScutix wtf UYScutix what's going on on TF? UYScutix I just checked the perm ban list literally RIGHT NOW. and Lionnco and Robin's name were just added only seconds ago UYScutix wtf- Mafrans and Wart are also perm banned DarkLynx108 Robin, Cyro and Lionnco all left during the 24 hour break DarkLynx108 and apparently there have been reports of Cyro hacking TF again UYScutix meh UYScutix oh UYScutix I just spoke with Pramire now UYScutix he said Robin and Lionn got perm banned regarding something on UMC DarkLynx108 I'm checking now DarkLynx108 it is DarkLynx108 Robin and Lionnco were talking DarkLynx108 and Typh was also there too UYScutix what happened after DarkLynx108 and GradeAAlligator UYScutix who's that? DarkLynx108 AcetoneAlligator* As you would expect, VJ used the situation to further his agenda that Mark was a tryannical dictator, but was interrupted by Lynx to clarify the situation.
User Message UYScutix This is getting out of hands- mark is now going out of his way and PERM BANNING anyone who has opinions against him. UYScutix First me, then Chanyeol.. etc UYScutix Complete BS DarkLynx108 oh DarkLynx108 Cyro decided to take the break himself DarkLynx108 he didn't get suspended UYScutix oh DarkLynx108 so its just Robin and Lionnco DarkLynx108 and Acetone Alligator UYScutix what happened to Mafrans? DarkLynx108 idk Mark created a thread in the Super Admin Lounge a few hours later formally announcing his decision and stating that advertising UnraveledMC is not allowed on the forums nor server.
The following admins are removed and banned until 1 July: rylie. & ?Robin.
I'm also removing UMC from associated server status until at least 1 July and will have to re-apply after that date if they wish to be associated again. This was done based on evidence that provided on the Telnet Clan forum - I won't re-print it here although I'm sure it's been around. I've always supported associated servers and encourage them but when they're used against TF, to sew TF admin unrest, to undermine TF, or to profit from our loss, they don't need to be associated. Associated servers should support each and not work against each other. UMC can now do what they wish however if you're an admin on that server and use it to cause trouble for TF, bash TF/TF admins or admit to engaging in misconduct on TF, make sure nobody is gong to pass that information to me or here. Once it's posted here or given to me, than you're subject to admin rules of respect & conduct here. Again, if you can't stomach how I do business here or you think most of the admins are bad or too many, etc., just leave in peace and go to an associated server or unaffiliated server or somewhere else and have enough respect not to cause any problems for TF. The same holds true for associated servers; if you don't like them, don't cause problems for them. I know people must think it's easy & great to be a server owner but it's far from easy and I respect other server owners - I hope they can respect me. Also, UMC may not be advertised here or on the server.
Within an hour, VJ restarted the conversation he had with Kookie to briefly discuss it.
User Message UYScutix So several more admins just got added to perm ban: Lionnco, Robin, Wart, Mafrans UYScutix Mark appears to be perm banning anyone against him. Kookie tf. how UYScutix some said they left too Kookie mark removed UMC from associated UYScutix yeah UYScutix that's what I was about to explain with lion and robin UYScutix one person said some stuff happened on umc with lionn and robin, which got them perm banned and removed -
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I've been in your shoes before, and a situation like yours is very difficult to get out of. I genuinely don't think you intended to harm the server. However, regardless of your intentions, what you did ended up shattering any form of trust I have in you as a staff member. With that being said, I am comfortable enough to allow you back as a player only. You will not be able to reinstate as a staff member, and you will have to reapply from scratch with explicit approval from the Executive Admin Officer and myself.
Vouch, but only for the above conditions.
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If you have a shitload of time to spare, why not go Google dorking? Simply take your IP address, replace the last two numbers with the star symbol, then add a "site:" at the beginning of the IP (for example, "site:179.28.*.*"), then hit enter.
If you're lucky, you can sometimes find some cool shit like people's printers, security cameras, power controllers, radio receivers, or even messages from understandably pissed off webmasters. If you don't find anything interesting, just increment/decrement one of the numbers in the IP address range.
Just don't fuck with other people's shit.
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NewPipe is my go-to YouTube app for Android. It's free and open source and has many perks over the official YouTube app from Google: https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe
Here's a list of cool shit it lets you do free of cost:
- Listen to videos in the background
- Store playlists locally (without needing a Google account)
- Download videos
- Watch videos without getting swarmed with ads
- Import playlists and subscriptions from Google Takeout exports
It also has support for other platforms aside from YouTube like SoundCloud. No account needed to use any of the app's features.
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Who is the most racist person on this server?
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"American"
"You guys"
"Trigger warning" (lol)
"White paper"Holy shit HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Telesphoreo brought a really interesting document taken from a Standford University page to my attention earlier today. Titled "Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative", I think you know what we're getting into from reading this joke of a document. Essentially, it tries to get you to stop using certain words/phrases because of the words' histories, even if they have nothing to do with what the word is used for now. Literally textbook woke culture.
The entire document is full of goodies, like these for example:
"Offending Word" What Standford wants you to use Why they want you to use it crazy surprising/wild "Ableist language that trivializes the experiences of people living with mental health conditions." retard person with a cognitive disability, person with autism, neurodivergent person "This term is a slur against those who are neurodivergent or have a cognitive disability." retarded boring, uncool "This term is a slur against those who are neurodivergent or have a cognitive disability. It should not be used to make a point about a person, place or thing." spirit animal favorite animal, animal I most admire or would like to be "The term refers to an animal spirit that guides/protects one on a journey, so to equate it with an animal one likes is to demean the significance of the term." ballsy bold, risk-taker "Attributes personality traits to anatomy." Hispanic Latinx, use country of origin "Although widely used to describe people from Spanish-speaking countries outside of Spain, its roots lie in Spain's colonization of South American countries. Instead of referring to someone as Hispanic because of their name or appearance, ask them how they identify themselves first." Here's the full document: https://s.wsj.net/public/resou…ents/stanfordlanguage.pdf
What a joke.
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Does anybody remember the days of like MSN where you could freely theme your client, use custom emojis, play shit like tic-tac-toe, save your conversations, and more without needing to pay for some subscription service?
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Here's a second poll, if someone randomly teleports to a player who happened to be near NSFW content of some kind but said nothing about their location and where they are at, who should be at fault?
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NSFW content (such as builds, pixel art, or map art) has become a controversial topic as of recently and people have been complaining about its inconsistent moderation. To hopefully correct this, I've decided to make a poll and help come to a consensus for how this content should be moderated.
When voting in this poll, keep this in mind:
- This server's demographic mainly consists of people under the age of 18 and exposing them to such content could have major consequences
- We recently had to crack down on NSFW discussions on the Discord server significantly due to a combination of factors that all came together at once due to leniency (see the #LetsCureCancerAgain movement)
- When you click on the "Multiplayer" option in the Main Menu for the first time, you will get a warning that experiences online are not rated. This means we should not be expected to be family-friendly
- Some believe we should not babysit our community because then it could snowball into other restrictions
It's in your best interest to explain your vote as well. Make your choice.
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It's not a matter of efficiency (or wasn't before) the issue was just the volume... I don't know how it'll react now we've moved to SQLite instead of a remote SQL Server, but I don't think this is really that valuable in the grand scheme of things myself.
Idk if you've ever used /ins, but it's incredibly watered down to the point where anything outside of blocks being removed or placed is useless for it, since everything is mushed under a 'interacted with" log. The /co i command is infinitely more useful than /ins.
The next update to the TotalFreedomMod completely overhauls the Block Inspector and properly fixes the "interacted with" bug in the process.