SirComputer said: Permanent bans have been abolished. For all global bans, they will be replaced with bans that are appealable after at least one year. People currently on permanent global bans may appeal a year after their ban/last appeal. People currently on permanent server bans may appeal 6 months after either their last appeal if one was made, or their ban. Click to expand...

SirComputer said: Forum-banned people have the option to evade to appeal ONLY, as well as appealing through someone else. We’d like to have made a solution where banned people could appeal through their own account, but that is currently not yet possible. When it is possible, this will no longer be required. Click to expand...

SirComputer said: There will be a couple of things made consistent behind the scenes. If a staff member fails to respond to a ban appeal or they are no longer staff, the server staff will instead vote on the unban. With a global ban appeal, the admins will vote on the matter. A 70% majority is needed for an unban. Click to expand...

This is completely fair. 1 year is more than enough time for people to think about what they've done and change their behaviour. If the staff don't deem the person changed than they can always remain banned but a chance to appeal is important.There should be some way to create a banned rank on the forums which revokes the rights to read and post in all forums. They can then be given permissions only to post and read their own ban appeal. I don't like the idea of evading for appeals when there's a much more proper solution..I think bans shouldn't be decided by votes. For server bans the server admin(s) should discuss it with the staff and make a final decision based on their input. For global bans the admins should discuss it together and judge if the banned person is not harmful to the community anymore, with the CAs having the final say. Requiring a 70% vote (or something similar) is more subjective, some admins could just vote against an unban without trying to judge objectively if the person has changed. The staff team should be able to talk this out with each other and make a good decision.