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Didn't know you were banned. Make an appeal an admin will take a look at it.

Smirnoff events, best events.

Oh hey thats where I had my illegal Smirnoff Vodka distillery event

You probably did that like a while ago (Before they added the thing prompting you) Also, they probably won't add this because people will just buy Hmetts then to replace their house practically xD

I would love something new.
But I would like to see more content on the top/North side of the map tbh.

Just because a player reads the rules doesn't mean they will follow them

Add mini-Games to the phone. I want to play games when I'm in prison. 

Maybe better if you can make redgull since everyone uses them

+ A ban should not bar you from the server but rehabilitate you to not making the same mistakes again. Only serious offenders/ people who clearly have no respect for the rules with no hope of changing should be permanently banned.
Another recommendation is for a player to deal with the in-game consequences too. Say somebody combat logs to avoid jail time and would rather take the server ban as they probably won't even notice it. When they log back in they should either be in jail or have their bounty compensated from their own funds. This would be assuming a ban is fully justified, the player should be able to appeal for a time reduction/unban but should still take the in-game hit. 

This sounds great! #FreeWeeaboo

There are a few things to mention, but I'll get right to the biggest change: @bamf is, as of tonight, a co-owner of the community with me. Bamf will have the same authority and access as I do and we'll make decisions together going forward. So, congrats to Bamf on the ultimate promotion!
There are a few reasons for this change, and one of those is that we'd like to expand the team with code contributors from the community so that we can push out more features at a faster pace. Bamf's help in management will make that possible.
There are also going to be some significant structure changes to other parts of our team as well as policies for bans and how they're managed. You're going to get more information on that really soon, but our goal is to make things easier on the people who receive bans so long as they're not for serious causes.
So, congrats to Bamf! There are a lot of great changes coming. MAGA!

Are you good with SQF?  Do you want to Make Asylum Great Again?  Maybe you're just good with Photoshop and want to texture things.  
If any of that sounds like something you'd be interested in, then please feel free to reach out to me either on the forums or on the Asylum Teamspeak.  We have lots of ideas, and are looking for help to make these ideas into reality here.  

Some of you may have noticed some different ban times showing up in the last few days - that is by design.  It's also not the only thing that we are going to modify a touch around how bans are handled here at Asylum.  
Going forward, if a player is banned our primary goal (for most types of bans) is to try to educate the player on the rules here for our server.  In the past bans have been somewhat punitive in nature, but @Paratus and I both feel that our primary goal should be to educate and rehabilitate players so that the gaming experience is better for everyone.  This is particularly true with newer members of our community.  People make mistakes, and we want to help them play better for everyone.  So with that being said, most smaller types of bans will receive smaller ban times.  The hope is that the player will come into TS and talk to an admin - and once they can demonstrate that they understand the rules we will send them on their way to hopefully never break that rule again.  (Note: for scripting, players using outside programs to cheat on our servers, and players with global bans we will not be reducing any ban times)  
For veteran players, you will likely be held to a somewhat higher standard.  If you do break a rule though and find yourself banned come in and talk to an admin.  If you genuinely understand that you messed up and are willing to make things right, I think you will find that the admin staff will be a little more forgiving going forward.  
Also, there may be times that you don't even know that you were banned since the times are smaller now for some bans.  When you log into the game though you will be presented with a message telling you that you were banned (and most importantly why).  Take that as a warning that you did something wrong.  I would also advise that you seek out an admin and talk about your ban so you know what exactly it was you did wrong.  Bans will escalate as the frequency of offenses escalate, so if you see that message please come and talk to someone.  
Some of you reading this may have noticed several times that I've said "an admin" as well.  Another new change is that you can appeal your ban to any admin now.  If you have exonerating evidence and can present that to another admin in TS - then that admin is empowered to deal with your ban and lift it now.  This is not something we have done in the past, but it's something I want to try.  I feel strongly that players that shouldn't be banned due to a misunderstanding etc should be allowed to present their case and get back onto the servers as quickly as possible.  It's still important that you fill out a ban appeal though so that we can track who is talking to whom.  The admins will keep notes there and on your player account so that we know who helped you out.  
The one caveat to the new appeal procedure is that you get only one shot at the appeal.  If the admin who helps you out feels your ban is valid and that you don't understand the rule that you violated, then you will likely continue to be banned for the remainder of the original ban.  Remember, even if you are at fault, really listening to the admin about why you were banned and saying you will not do the same thing again goes a long way to having your ban time reduced or potentially lifted right away.  People make mistakes, and if you can learn from them we are willing to help you move on from your ban faster now.  
Players with permanent bans will be treated somewhat differently.  I'm bouncing around a few ideas now with the admins on how to handle those going forward - but there will be a new process for that soon as well.  
Finally, we are changing the community manager role somewhat.  Going forward that role will be comprised of a few admins that will handle reports of admin abuse by other admins.  We want to be accountable to the community as well, and this group will be responsible for that.  We are calling this role the Admin Responsibility Council for now (since I can't think of anything better yet), and it will contain 2 or 4 members who will look at times where the community feels that an admin has overstepped their bounds.  They are empowered to deal with issues that involve actual admin misconduct, and if they need my help making decisions then I am certainly available to help them out.  The ARC is not an escalation point for your bans however, please use the normal ban procedure above going forward.  

Shit, if only they made a game mode where you can kill anyone not on your team and earn asylum cash while doing it.

Good luck and hope to see you back soon  

Prison is moving back to Kavala boys you hear it here first. Like the old days.

Why would bans be lifted? If you were banned for legitimate reasons especially by past CMs or admins, Vol retiring changes nothing....very little logic. As for Grandpa and Grandma they were given instructions from Great Grandpa to stay out of the kitchen and remove the bugs from the basement

Problem is, players never come talk. I would love if I could get both sides to the story before I banned. But that's not the reality we are afforded to live in. 

Its alright man they already have the mental handicap so it balances out pretty well most of the time

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