(Edit since it seems other appeals have gotten answered before mine)
I went through the rules and read up on what is considered ‘LTARP’. Previously unaware, I now see where my mistake had been made, and I would like to provide context from my point of view. Not create an excuse, just provide context.
I have around 200~ hours on gmod, which compared to some others isn’t a lot. And about 95% of those hours on gmod were spent playing TTT and prophunt when I was younger. DarkRP/RP in general is a new concept for me, and I’m still learning all the rules/regulations that go along with it. So when I make a mistake it’s out of a genuine place of innocence.
So going to the mistake I made. I was playing as a surface SCP and I was captured and brought into the SCP facility by GENSEC. I didn’t use my microphone (as I previously have been warned for failRP before due to that reason) and I believed I followed through with my RP responsibilities (I.E. being captured, not speaking/typing, looking around at people as I’m being walked through the facility). When I got brought to the containment cell, I figured that was the end of my roleplay responsibility, so I disconnected to switch to the USA server (I was on the EU server at the time and was sick of being called the ‘stupid American’ so I wanted to swap haha). Whilst on the US server I received my ban, which added to my confusion as I hadn’t been logged on for long before I was banned, and then shortly after I made this post.
Now comes the part where I start to beg. I struggle to make friends. It’s sad to say but as a nearly 26 year old I have a total of 2 friends (one I game with and an acquaintance I work with). And it sucks, to be honest. I truly crave socialization and I struggle to do it in person due to not being comfortable in most social settings and also working in a warehouse with 90% older dudes that only care about complaining about their wives. So this server has been extremely cathartic for me in that sense. I’ve been able to log on, be silly and chat with some other silly/fun people, and I get to have a blast. And hopefully I’ll be allowed to continue having a blast with the community, and maybe in the future become even more involved than casually.
So to conclude, I thoroughly and genuinely apologize if I ruined/lessened the experience of others due to leaving when I wasn’t supposed to, and I will not do that again as now I know better and am aware of terms such as ‘LTARP’ and others. I have read through the rules and plan to follow them.
Thank you again for taking the time to read/respond!