I've now waited over a year and a half for an answer that hasn't been speculation by forum members (as thoughtful and reasonable as they have been). During this time, I took a year interim as a period to acknowledge the obvious mistake I made in the past. I've clearly not a perfect person, so I ask that you keep that in mind in any discussions.
I'm only turning to bump this thread again because my emails to the ban appeal email have gone without response, with months in between to generously allow for one. I believe my ban appeal will be useful in this meta discussion of it, so I'll copy it over from my email to this post. It's not short, so feel free to just skim over it.
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Hello,
I'm writing this email as a ban appeal, but with hopes that this is different from the standard quality of ban appeals that I'm sure you're used to by now. (Original account - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/bitcoin-revo-372249)
I doubt that you remember this specific case, but over year ago (https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/legendary-members-ban-appeal-5150253) my account here was banned for plagiarism. The linked thread is a short 2 page discussion that may provide extra context.
I bought my account on September 22, 2015 (first post (https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.12495060) - you can see in my post history (https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/bitcoin-revo-372249;sa=showPosts;start=1040) that posts before this have a stark contrast), and although that wasn't a smart move looking back, it's a mistake that I am more than willing to take responsibility for.
I don't want to waste your time with a long post that I wouldn't read in your position. I wasn't an incredibly reputable member, nor did I do many projects for the community. I do, however, have a very short list of points that I hope are considered when you read this.
Best regards.
I'm writing this email as a ban appeal, but with hopes that this is different from the standard quality of ban appeals that I'm sure you're used to by now. (Original account - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/bitcoin-revo-372249)
I doubt that you remember this specific case, but over year ago (https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/legendary-members-ban-appeal-5150253) my account here was banned for plagiarism. The linked thread is a short 2 page discussion that may provide extra context.
I bought my account on September 22, 2015 (first post (https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.12495060) - you can see in my post history (https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/bitcoin-revo-372249;sa=showPosts;start=1040) that posts before this have a stark contrast), and although that wasn't a smart move looking back, it's a mistake that I am more than willing to take responsibility for.
I don't want to waste your time with a long post that I wouldn't read in your position. I wasn't an incredibly reputable member, nor did I do many projects for the community. I do, however, have a very short list of points that I hope are considered when you read this.
- I operated a free web hosting service for members of this community (https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.29008817) for over 18 months out of my own pocket.
- I ran a post review/sMerit service (https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-revos-merit-distribution-thread-114-merit-available-3544990) to help forum newbies get started, although you'll notice that it didn't gain much traction and I let it fall through not too long after.
- I ran an information scraper for BitcoinTalk (https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-bctalkinfo-a-small-information-hub-for-bitcointalk-1820826) in 2017 for some time, before they became all the rage here.
- I had frequent trades, often PP/BTC, that amounted to over $3000 during my time here. I did not care if my trade partners would give me DT feedback, and the reputation I built was solely based on what I needed.
- Subjective point - I often tried to contribute to a friendly environment, especially during times when members of the community were hacking away at each other without mind. Perhaps it was enough for a net positive in the community, although that one's up to you.
Best regards.
Cheers.
Hi all. bitcoin revo here.
Original profile: https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/bitcoin-revo-372249
Logged into the forum a few weeks ago, saw that I was permanently banned with no reason listed. I'm posting here with a new account because I haven't received a response to an inquiring email I sent 15 days ago.
Why was I banned?
Best regards.