User blog comment:Memphis the light/Might get hated on, but here we go./@comment-1272757-20141202235408

I have no vote and thus no input on this matter in an official capacity, but to my knowledge there is nothing stating that a common User can't give an opinion or reasoning. So, here I am.

First off, I want to clarify that, based on my knowledge of the appeal policy, this vote merely decides whether or not Guyviroth's appeal will be heard out and discussed. This vote alone does not determine whether or not his ban is appealed.

Moving onward, this blog is based on the idea that Guyviroth has changed during his time away from the wiki. While I avoided all personal interaction with Guyviroth during his time on the Overwatch338 account (with good reason, as many of you know), I did pay close attention to the appeal process. Based on that and the information given by those who talked with him one-on-one, I can see no indication that Guyviroth has changed whatsoever. He has shown no remorse for the prior actions that got him banned, and has made no indication he even acknowledges (or even realizes) that he was in the wrong. He still views himself as the "godfather" of this wiki- and I'm quite certain he doesn't mean that in the domestic sense.

Now I may be getting ahead of myself in discussing the facts of the appeal during a time when only the merit is being decided upon, but in this case I do believe that both are very relevant.

1) Before, during, and after his probation he used the Shousenka account, clearly and repeately treating it as a different User. This falls under sockpuppeting and thus was in violation of his probation. This violation remains relevant because even during the period of time he was unbanned, he himself continued to refer to the Shousenka account as if it was a seperate person and continued to use it for voting. Thus it does not fall under any exception of the Appeal Policy. 2) During his "confidence call" against me he would repeatedly attempt to interact or get involved with me. This is in direct violation of the Call rules, stating that the accuser and the accused cannot talk to or interact with each other during the Call. 3) He made a religiously offensive joke about me while in chat, saying "What do Kagi and Jesus have in common? They both make whine.", which is not only religiously offensive, but was openly made at my expense amongst the community of the wiki chat.

I could honestly give a fourth reason, but I don't know if that actually violates any policy, and could be taken as personal bias from yours truly. So unless asked or truly necessary, I will leave that out of this discussion.

Even if Guyviroth's appeal has merit based on the idea that he's changed for the better- which I see no reason to believe based on current information- the straightforward facts are as such: During his period of probation under Memph's policy-in-testing, Guyviroth's ban would be reinstated the moment he broke even a single policy. As a former admin and User of three years, Guyviroth should have been well aware of these policies. In spite of the policy-in-testing and his own knowledge Guyviroth broke two separate policies during his probation (3, depending on how seriously you take the joke at my expense). As such there is no reason his appeal would or should be allowed under current policy, even if there were merit to the idea that he's changed for the better.

Truth be told if I could be convinced that he HAS indeed changed in a positive manner, I would be much more in favor of this. In spite of his rather toxic attitude and low opinion of the general SFW community, no-one (not even myself) can deny his experience and capability. But I'm sure we can all agree that no amount of skill or experience is worth someone who is totally willing to mistreat, harass, or even abuse other members of the community in order to get what they want.

And even then, the facts speak for themselves; Guyviroth's ban was legitimate, well-within the rules of the wiki, and allowable based on the circumstances surrounding it. It really SHOULD be as simple as that.