[unbanned]Why would I be banned? :(

[junkyardsaint]

I was playing earlier this morning and suddenly the program crashed and returned an error message like usually happens when the program crashes; I'm not sure but think it's the send/don't send error message. Anyway....
When I attempted to return, expecting to be automatically signed in, instead there was a message that displayed at the first screen stating:

"You are banned from Las Venturas Playground
Wondering why? Appeal at http://forum.sa-mp.nl"

Well... yes I do wonder why; I've read the rules and feel confident that I haven't broken any of them that I know of - I don't know why it would think that I should be banned, but I love this server and wouldn't do anything to get banned intentionally: I'm sure of that - can anyone help me? Why am I banned ?
On a seperate note: I asked this last time I posted a question but it was on an edit that I added it as an afterthought and so it was never answered, probably never actually seen - it is: how would I go about making a donation toward LVP? I'd like to show my appreciation with a small donation and wondered if there was an easy way to do this. Thanks ahead of time for any help with this.

Screen Name: Dionysios
Date of ban: Thursday, April 3rd: Approx: 8:45 AM CDT
Suspected reason: None given
IP: 66.25.187.129 

[Deaken]

Code:

1    03-04-2008 16:00:20    *** Dionysios has been banned by Dennis: Money
2    03-04-2008 16:00:20    [80] *** Dionysios left the game (kicked).
3    03-04-2008 16:00:19    *** Large money increase: Dionysios (ID:80) from $1715385 to $2003285 (+$287900) #4
4    03-04-2008 16:00:15    *** Large money increase: Dionysios (ID:80) from $1830475 to $1981925 (+$151450) #3
5    03-04-2008 16:00:12    *** Large money increase: Dionysios (ID:80) from $1566540 to $1869440 (+$302900) #2
6    03-04-2008 16:00:09    *** Large money increase: Dionysios (ID:80) from $1468060 to $1770960 (+$302900) #1
7    03-04-2008 15:32:14    [80] *** Dionysios joined the game.

can you please explain this?

[junkyardsaint]

what money transfered to my account?
i can tell you it's not a money cheat
i couldn't cheat if i wanted to; i honestly don't know how to
the way i remember this morning was that - because i work a graveyard type of shift - was playing
and fell asleep at the desk - when i woke up i was on the ship still, so i left, started cruisin around and was buying some props - i tried to withdraw a certain amount, but i didn't have it, so i just typed "withdraw" and withdrew everything - well right about the same time my properties paid me (i had still 25+ props is i recall) so my balance became zero, my cash on hand (i have plus points) ended up being more than enough; i bought the property, then typed "bank" and banked it all. Something similar to this occured a couple of times this morning, and I did remember that by not being careful to put in an actual amount it had somehow thought i was using a money cheat or something (once a long time ago - but after that one time it never happened again) but i was trying to hurry so's not to get killed, i just wanted to buy the prop and move on, and i thought i was OK - I thought well maybe it was a bug they fixed it or something - anyway... if I'm guilty of ANYTHING it's typing /withdraw without an amount so as to get all the money i have - I do that once in a while and it never seems to be a problem - but sometimes i guess it is a problem - anyway.... I'm not really sure what it is that im having to explain because when i read the rules i dont see where im doing anything wrong or illegal - i am not cheating that i promise you - i have played for a long time, i love the server, im respectful of other players, i don't know what else to say. If there is something specific you want me to absolutely NOT do - I promise I can follow any directive - but ... well... I don't see what I did to deserve to be banned cept accidently forget to type what amount i wanted to withdraw.... anyway...  do you understand what I mean? Do you think I'm doing something crooked or that I'm cheating some how? Because of the amount of money I acrue or put in my bank? that is from props, and it comes and goes by going /bank or /withdraw and not putting an amount - when u do that it takes it all. -   is that a total no no? is that in the rules? I'll re read them but i dont remember seeing that. If it is a rule and I missed it will you accept an apology and I'll promise to never withdraw or bank without typing a specific amount?  I'm confused.....


PS: Obviously a moot point if I'm somehow banned - especially since I didn't intentionally do anything wrong, against the rules or illegal, and if I did I swear to you I will be extremely apologetic, in fact, I'm extremely apologetic for making whatever mistake it is I DID make; but that said, I am still trying to get an answer on how to donate to the server; IF someone is kind enough to give me a break and unban me I will like to make a donation to the server - so will appreciate an answer on how to do that.... of course more important is my primary question - can I somehow be unbanned? I'm sorry for doing whatever it is I did. Honest.

Most of all - above everything... I mean...regardless of whether or not my 'explanation' is good enough or not, I just have to say, I am NOT a cheater. I did NOT cheat, I don't even know HOW to cheat - if someone tries to tell me about a bug or some way to cheat or hack I purposely don't pay attention, I don't WANT to know how to cheat. When I play GTA by myself at home I don't even use cheat codes - I know them, and have used them on my friends PC, but on my game at home I'm about halfway done, it's taking me forever and I refuse to even use so much as a single cheat code. I do NOT and will NOT cheat ever. So.... when I'm being asked to explain something I'm somewhat at a loss myself, this is why my post is entitled "Why would I be banned?" ... because, partly, I do not know WHY I was banned. The only thing I do know for certain is that I do not, have not and will not ever cheat.

[cloakster]

Wow, the amazing thing is that your story is all lies, but the ban was still a mistake.

You were ingame for a couple hours, timed-out, joined again, idled, came back, money increases showed up, and the ban occured.

You are unbanned now, please be honest next time and not idle in LVP.

[tomozj]

One word: punctuation.

[junkyardsaint]

what? isn't that a little harsh?
now im a liar?
I actually make a concious effort to be honest, and anyone that knows me knows me as an honest person.
That's not to say I don't make mistakes: i SAID i fell asleep- in fact that's the FIRST thing I said. Perhaps I should have called it "idling" but where I'm from, well... we call it falling asleep...
i also said 'to the best of my recollection' cuz i play every night and hell i don't remember exactly
i was asking why i was band, and stating that i don't cheat - the question was turned back to me... hell i don't know
that's why i asked - heck the NAME of my post is "Why would I be banned?" how much clearer can I make it
that I do not KNOW why I was banned.
lol.....thanks for the unban and i won't post another word
except to say that i am not a liar

if anything i said was untrue or wrong i promise you it wasnt a lie
i might have made a mistake, remembered wrong, whatever
i didnt lie
i dont lie
i resent the implication

this  just makes my angry - i never accuse people of anything, i give the benefit of the doubt
if i can't be afforded the same well whatever
i was honest to my recollection
i was tired, half asleep by morning time, and i'm dealing with some pretty intense personal stuff
im certainly not going to get bothered by someone i dont know judging me unfairly
again thanks for the unban, i love the server - and if i ever find out how to donate ...will...although now i'm a little nervous that i'll get banned for something i didn't and wouldn't do

ok well thanx and bye

[junkyardsaint]

One word: punctuation.

A panda walks into a café. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes towards the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

har de har har 


I must have written the wildlife manual. I rarely use punctuation in chat, but I do try to when posting; sorry if it's a challenge to read - I was in chat mode... I think it was the desperation of the moment; finding myself banned is like... I dunno... when I misplace the TV remote or can't find my cigarettes; I'm addicted... I get this weird sense of urgent desperation lol....

[Fry]

Eats, shoots and leaves.

I must have written the wildlife manual. I rarely use punctuation in chat, but I do try to when posting; sorry if it's a challenge to read - I was in chat mode... I think it was the desperation of the moment; finding myself banned is like... I dunno... when I misplace the TV remote or can't find my cigarettes; I'm addicted... I get this weird sense of urgent desperation lol....

That was a good book. Anyway, we really don't need this much from you, a simple explanation will do if it happens again

[junkyardsaint]

thats all i gave at first but i was attacked
i think anyone would agree my first post was factual, fairly short - to the point - gave the necessary information
was polite, and even asked if I could donate.... what did i get in return?  - OK... the ban was lifted
I can't thank you enough for that BUT
i've been accused of cheating, lying, then critcized for lack of punctuation, and now I've written too much
my hope was that an explanation and a joke might buy a little friendliness in return since everything i've said
so far seems to annoy
geez i guess there ain't nothing about me you guys like
excuse me for livin'

That was a good book.

soon to be a major motion picture
(even the nice one finds something to join in on)


thanks for unbanning me

i'm getting the hell outta here before someone else insults me

[Deaken]

Please do not idle @ ship or somewhere else, when you need to go for a while use /pause

Deaken