Topic: Ban Appeal for Pokapoka124 (Read 1337 times)
Happy to see this! I know the awesome feeling of getting unbanned.. I hope for two things ..members see this and realize Theymos and Hilarious truly do care about members here and secondly I hope people learn that second chances here can be deserving.
Merry Christmas Bitcointalk!
I'm appealing once again. About a year ago, Dec 13 2020 I joined the forum. I was very active preban. I miss it, I miss being involved. My act of Plagiarism has cost me a lot and now I understand the consequences of my actions. I have learnt a great deal from this experience and will not think of repearing it. I hope you look into this case and reconsider. I will love to be a part of this community again if you will have me. Thank you
A line of acknowledgement of fault, a line of admittance of guilt, a line of chastity for forum knowledge and a line for change of ways. This is another prove that bitcoingalk give second chances to the deserving based on your best line of action and the people's love/acknowledgement for the works you do in the forum. I'm moved by your courage to be with us and not letting lose in your effort to regain your trust and honour in our community @Pokapoka124. Your welcome once more in this noble gathering of like minds. Help us make bitcointalk better again.I'm appealing once again. About a year ago, Dec 13 2020 I joined the forum. I was very active preban. I miss it, I miss being involved. My act of Plagiarism has cost me a lot and now I understand the consequences of my actions. I have learnt a great deal from this experience and will not think of repearing it. I hope you look into this case and reconsider. I will love to be a part of this community again if you will have me. Thank you
I unbanned it.
This is in line with the African proverb that says; when you stroke a child with your right hand, you draw him close with the left hand to pet the child. A punishment and a correction! You've done noble @hilariousandco, to have acted in the way of sympathy over a user who acknowledged and accepted the wrong of our noble community. Many thanks to you and all the forum users who persisted in a bid to ensure the presence of Pokapoka124 is felt once more amongst us. The Nigerian community is very much in appreciation.Happy New Year Forum Family.
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I unbanned it.
Thank you and congratulations to @Pokapoka124, We missed your contributions on the local and no doubt you have learnt your lesson. Welcome to the forum and welcome to 2022 in advance. Get back to the impressive run you were before this misfortune came your way. Don't let it hold you back. Learn from the mistake and become a better forum users. We all didn't start as perfect and still aren't but we're better than yesterday and that's progress, that should be the target for you as well.
I just hope you haven't drop zeal and still as enthusiastic as you were from the get go. I'll be watching you. Let see how fast you bounce back to impacting the community with your quality contributions. It's a thing of joy when people are given second chances like this. Don't blow this and make your savior regret it. Welcome back to the forum and happy new year in advance to everyone readying this.
I unbanned it.
I'm in tears...tears of joy. Thank you for giving me a second chance. I want to say thank you to Lovesmayfamilis, Ratimov, CB, the Nigerian community and everyone who showed their support. I'm eternally grateful. I promise to strive to be a better member of this forum. Thank you. This is the best gift ever 
I unbanned it.
Pokapoka, are you hearing this? This has to be the most beautiful gift for your new year's eve from the bitcointalk.org forum. Congratulations on that Pokapoka124. After almost 3 months of being banned then you have gone through those hard times and got your account back. Make this experience a lesson for 2022 so that you never repeat the same mistakes again, besides happy new year to you and all forum members. global moderator
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I unbanned it.
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People do improve. Personally, I know that what I am today is a much better version of me yesterday.
How greatly you've improved, really. I followed the link to the thread and observed how you struggled with quotes. Now you're an expert at it, and not making unnecessary block quotes. It shows how most people will improve at something when given the opportunity. Glad you're still here with us.
People do improve. Personally, I know that what I am today is a much better version of me yesterday.By the time lovesmayfamilis got banned, they had already made a huge contribution in the forum by busting scams so they had a net positive in terms of contribution to the forum. I think if i was in the same position as he was. I wouldn't have stood a chance.
I hope you look into this case and reconsider. I will love to be a part of this community again if you will have me. Thank you
At the local corner, we miss you terribly. I hope you get what you want, because there have been cases where a plagiarism ban has been overturned and the person turned out to be one of the forum's most decorated members- a perfect example is the Russian Queen!!Who'd have guessed that DdmrDdmr, a well-known bounty and airdrop spammer in his newbie days whose account was flagged for Nuke, would become one of the most decorated users today!! I had no idea till now.
What an icon!! I respect you a lot!! LoyceV would not have believed it if someone informed him when he started this topic that Ddmr would be the 7th most merits user and 149th recognized member in the future. How time flies.
Merry Christmas!!
I hope you look into this case and reconsider. I will love to be a part of this community again if you will have me. Thank you
I honestly hope the moderators do too. We've missed you at our local hangout, I personally do. I pray your ban is overturned because I know giving you a second chance will afford you an opportunity to be a better forum user. Compliments of the season too to you, bro.but mine, yes, was at the beginning with mistakes.
How greatly you've improved, really. I followed the link to the thread and observed how you struggled with quotes. Now you're an expert at it, and not making unnecessary block quotes. It shows how most people will improve at something when given the opportunity. Glad you're still here with us. 
<…> I'm speaking from memory now but I think DdmrDdmr and Cryptopreneurbrainboss didn't get off to good starts on the forum, and look at them now.
Not really applicable to my case, at least not in the context of being banned for plagiarism and thereafter resuscitating with a celestial pardon (xMas got to me here …). I did have a potential close shave with a Nuking device, but the strike was called off in my case (although it did hit the bullseye left and right from me).
I'm speaking from memory now but I think DdmrDdmr and Cryptopreneurbrainboss didn't get off to good starts on the forum, and look at them now.
I do not know their stories, but mine, yes, was at the beginning with mistakes.
Plagiarism consisted of copying a post in which they asked about payment in the bounty. It was a few words, as far as I remember. At that time, as a beginner, I loved generosity, because they were shouted about everywhere, from YouTube to the usual flatiron. And I just copied the sentence from their post about payouts, assuming a few words wouldn't look like a copy. A bot was working to detect plagiarism. Then many accounts of any rank died. But I was lucky and I returned. For which I am immensely grateful to the forum. This is probably why I have such a passion for finding plagiarism.
But on the other hand, some were pitied, but he never appreciated all the advantages that were given to him.
I support your request. Over the past years, there have been many pardons from moderators, including my account.
Lol. Were you banned for plagiarism? I don't know your story, but in any case, whatever you were banned for, it shows how useful and important someone can become to the community if given a second chance.
I'm speaking from memory now but I think DdmrDdmr and Cryptopreneurbrainboss didn't get off to good starts on the forum, and look at them now.
I support your request. Over the past years, there have been many pardons from moderators, including my account. I understand you very well, the forum is very easy to get used to, and very difficult to leave. Probably, the moderators could have probably made a pardon, forbidding you to participate in subscription campaigns for a certain period. Many have gone through this. But I also know people who were caught for plagiarism, and they were simply temporarily banned for two or three months without other restrictions. I think users from the Arabic locale know who I am talking about.
Therefore, your request may well be appropriate.
Merry Christmas, and best wishes for good and miracles!
Therefore, your request may well be appropriate.
Merry Christmas, and best wishes for good and miracles!
Merry Christmas Bitcointalk!
I'm appealing once again. About a year ago, Dec 13 2020 I joined the forum. I was very active preban. I miss it, I miss being involved. My act of Plagiarism has cost me a lot and now I understand the consequences of my actions. I have learnt a great deal from this experience and will not think of repearing it. I hope you look into this case and reconsider. I will love to be a part of this community again if you will have me. Thank you
I'm appealing once again. About a year ago, Dec 13 2020 I joined the forum. I was very active preban. I miss it, I miss being involved. My act of Plagiarism has cost me a lot and now I understand the consequences of my actions. I have learnt a great deal from this experience and will not think of repearing it. I hope you look into this case and reconsider. I will love to be a part of this community again if you will have me. Thank you
Merry Christmas!
I don't know what will be the position of the moderators and theymos on this, I understand that in your case it is difficult to be forgiven. However in my particular opinion, if time has passed, you show signs of regret and desire to return I would at least consider letting you return to the forum with a signature ban, like on probation.
Merry Christmas Bitcointalk!
I'm appealing once again. About a year ago, Dec 13 2020 I joined the forum. I was very active preban. I miss it, I miss being involved. My act of Plagiarism has cost me a lot and now I understand the consequences of my actions. I have learnt a great deal from this experience and will not think of repearing it. I hope you look into this case and reconsider. I will love to be a part of this community again if you will have me. Thank you
I'm appealing once again. About a year ago, Dec 13 2020 I joined the forum. I was very active preban. I miss it, I miss being involved. My act of Plagiarism has cost me a lot and now I understand the consequences of my actions. I have learnt a great deal from this experience and will not think of repearing it. I hope you look into this case and reconsider. I will love to be a part of this community again if you will have me. Thank you
Probably yes. Here the ban is already permanent and it is almost impossible to correct the situation, since the plagiarism did not have a random nature of origin.
Don't be pessimistic, some have been waiting for days, some for months, and some for years - it is important for the OP to show perseverance and get as much support as possible from the forum members. Nothing is impossible, everything can be corrected and fixed.
Yes, I remember that case with RegulusHr very well.
His case is still quite different from this case from the OP because first of all RegulusHr immediately admitted his mistake, apologized and also the whole local community absolutely supported him without any hesitation.
Regulus has really managed to prove to the admins and moderators of this forum that his case is unique, that his significance for this forum goes beyond the level of his mistake and that he therefore deserves a new opportunity.
I don't see anything like that in the example from OP for now.
I want to know your opinion if editing a post at the time of plagiarism accusation is a sign of playing smart or that of being remorseful.
it means a plagiarist doesn't think it's a mistake he did it. He edits posts just to prevent a potential ban and save his account, not because he did something dishonourable by appropriating someone’s work. therefore, it is completely selfish, because it is a forced reaction in order to preserve personal gain.
You can't say the rules should same apply to all forum users, although I will not support plagiarism but the moderator's gentle attitude to forum contributors is highly expected. Losing one useful contributor to a forum with 1 error is not worth the hundreds of spammers there are.
This is one way I've been looking at this case. I feel for the user, really. Looking at the accounts rise and what job its been doing as per forum contribution, I'm sure there would have been more good from this user in the near future. It was out rightly wrong to have plagiarised and trying to cite an accused post for plagiarism seemed some worth fishy but, its just a position the pressure of loosing an account could create. You try to think fast and then thought wrong.I really wish to see the likes of Pokapoka124 in the forum once more. The forums greater good is what's of the essence plus, we all have to do do our best in maintaining forum decorum. I'm sure the user must have learnt a lesson of this. Mercy please!
because i don't think someone will intensional plagiarised article because of to earn a Merit.
It is your assumption that could be right or wrong but it could be wrong in my opinion.Generally I'm not talking about Pokapoka124, bounty hunters copy and paste to get post quota or suddenly change from bounty report, one-line posts to a long one (but plagiarized) just to try earning one merit (to rank up) and get higher stake for their bounty job.
Sharing a good article is a good way to earn merit from what I see. It brings more impression if readers think the topic is original, not plagiarized.
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