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In-Game Name(s): Luca Vintaloro, Arturo Venzago, Sebastian Garcia, Caesar Rossi and Glenn Jones Steam Name: Bullets Steam Profile Link: https://steamcommunity.com/id/Jitq/ Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:746698861 Discord Username: 'ibullets.' Age: 16, turning 17 on the 24th When did you first join the server: 2nd of June 2024 Total playtime on our Servers (Do !time in-game): 97 Days Time Zone: EST How much time can you realistically dedicate to moderating?: 3 hours daily, around the same as last time. Have you read the rules?: Yes Do you have a working microphone?: Yes Do you acknowledge that you must meet the weekly minimum ticket quota of 20 tickets? (Unless you have posted a valid LOA): Yes Are you familiarized with SAM and/or Nutscript commands?: Yes Do you acknowledge that lying on this application will result in immediate denial and blacklisting from staff?: Yes ------------------------------------------------- What is your motivation/reason for applying?: * The reason I am applying again is because I enjoyed staffing up until I began getting burnt out, around the 8 month mark of me becoming staff, but I also would like to come back, help out the server again. I would really like to come back and try to become a GM like I planned on last time, I have better ideas for events. I think over the 3 months of playtime I've racked up on the server I can confidently say I could answer almost any question a newer player would have as well as maybe some seasoned players that might not really know some of the tiny things, same with staffing since I've been around before I could help out the first time moderators with commands, decisions and logs. This time around I want to be all around helpful to anyone who is need of it. Why should you be considered over other candidates?: * I believe I should be considered over other candidates because like I've mentioned I am well experienced and I also know how to deal with problems that somebody else wouldn't. I am fairly active compared to last time, I am pretty unbiased when it comes to punishments like last time I was staff I had to ban a pretty good friend of mine @Davis, he was being a minge and had to be dealt with. I've also banned/pked my own members in my faction for rule breaks. Do you have any previous staffing experience? (Please list where, what position and how long): AtomicRP - Mod around 3 times, 3 months at a time. Diverge Admin - 9 months give or take Have you been banned before on any of our servers? If so, why?: I was banned last year for MVDM and last month for RDMing somebody. Would you say that you are well known in our community, what's your reputation, what do other members think of you?: * I'd say I am pretty well known, but definitely not a fan favourite over on the Underground Alliance side of the server. My reputation varies, one side people would say they like me but the other side doesn't, there isn't a way for me to say with 100% certainty how the community views me as a person or a figure in the server, I'm sure you will see with the comments. What is your favourite moment on Diverge so far?: I've had a lot of good times on the server so I can't really pick one, I do upload a lot of my faction activity on a YouTube channel: YouTube. Have any staff members recommended you? If so, list their names: ------------------------------------------------- Someone RDMs and you are currently off-duty. How do you handle this?: I would make a ticket my self on the forums or ingame. You have seen a fellow staff member of higher or equal rank than you abusing fairly often, but never doing anything too noticeable. What do you do?: I would file a staff report or make a UA ticket. A member of your faction / friend of yours has a ticket made against them accusing them of RDM’ing, and minging. You know that this person rarely does this when you play with him. How do you proceed knowing this? Does it constitute possible bias?: I would deal with the sit as I would normally if they have recent notes about the same thing I would ban them, if they didn't have recent notes or no notes at all I would just give them a note. If I punished him differently (not noting/banning them for example) then if I didn't know him that would be completely biased. I would also call for a different staff if the reporting player wants a different one because of suspicion of bias.

In-Game Name(s): Ciro Venturi Steam Name: Baker Steam Profile Link: https://steamcommunity.com/id/JustBaker/ Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:95664786 Discord Username: justbaker Age: 24 When did you first join the server: 15 Jul, 2023 Total playtime on our Servers (Do !time in-game): 1m 3w 5d 8hr 28m Time Zone: PST How much time can you realistically dedicate to moderating?: I am willing to help moderate. I am active duty military so my play time will vary Have you read the rules?: Yes Do you have a working microphone?: Yes Do you acknowledge that you must meet the weekly minimum ticket quota of 20 tickets? (Unless you have posted a valid LOA): Yes Are you familiarized with SAM and/or Nutscript commands?: Yes Do you acknowledge that lying on this application will result in immediate denial and blacklisting from staff?: Yes ------------------------------------------------- What is your motivation/reason for applying?: The motivation/reason why I would like to apply is because I enjoy my time on the server. I feel like I should be doing more for the server by helping out the community by being a moderator, making sure everyone is enjoying there time on the server. I like helping others and I want to make a better face out of myself by showing that I really care for this community and I will take every opportunity to help someone. I'm online most of the time when most of the staff team isn't and I think with this. I can handle a lot of tickets when the server is up during irregular hours. Pizzle was the first staff member I interacted with and he was absolutely amazing and helpful when he was assisting me. I spend countless hours communicating with players to expand my knowledge while understanding the workings of the server. Surrounding myself with staff members and seeing how they must halt their activities to tend to tickets and players motivates me to assist the players in need in order to ease the work load for current staff. Why should you be considered over other candidates?: I think I should be accepted over other candidates is because I don't stop. I'm always eager to learn something new and help a community that I enjoy being part of. I just want to be part of something bigger and help in anyway that I can to be part of that. I may not know the commands for nutscript and SAM but I will learn along the way when I am accepted. I do have Soldiers underneath me so I do have experience with leading and training under my belt. I will always take every ticket with the upmost respect and professionalism. Despite the amount of staff count slowly increase, I'm always willing to put new ideas and creative events on the table for players to engage in. Do you have any previous staffing experience? (Please list where, what position and how long): Senior Gamemaster (Prominent Servers) Community Manager (Refugee Gaming) Community Manager (Imperium Servers) Have you been banned before on any of our servers? If so, why?: No Would you say that you are well known in our community, what's your reputation, what do other members think of you?: I wouldn't say that I am well know part of this community. I have just been doing small things doing my job with some friends. But I know being part of the staff team will help me be recognized being a well known member part of this community. I will take this position serious and will not abuse any power that is given to me. It is my duty to make friends within the community and help get my name around. What is your favorite moment on Diverge so far?: I would say that my favorite moment on Diverge so far is the amount of trust I have made throughout the server. I am starting to make a lot of friends and I really appreciate the support I have gotten through advice and getting to learn new things. Getting to talk to my friends about IRL issues and being able to take there advice and apply it to real world situations have really helped me. Going around and interacting with everyone has been such an amazing experience for me. The guys that I play with and work with, it's almost like I would consider them as family to me. Have any staff members recommended you? If so, list their names: Aceadmiral ------------------------------------------------- Someone RDMs and you are currently off-duty. How do you handle this?: I would either go on duty or just run up to the guy that RDM'd and question what his reasoning was for RDMing and handle the situation accordingly You have seen a fellow staff member of higher or equal rank than you abusing fairly often, but never doing anything too noticeable. What do you do?: I would easily report that to someone higher up or someone that I trust within the staff ranks to report that staff member. A member of your faction / friend of yours has a ticket made against them accusing them of RDM’ing, and minging. You know that this person rarely does this when you play with him. How do you proceed knowing this? Does it constitute possible bias?: Regardless of rank and if I know the person. They will be handled accordingly without any exceptions and will be treated like any other player that was RDMing or minging.

Strength is under utilized in the server as it stands other than straight punches and melee weapons aren’t affected by it. I think brass knuckles would be a good idea, adding some variance to how fights could be resolved. Yes brass knuckles are illegal in New York, so maybe they could be added to barge or have to be obtained through trading. I just think they would be fun

itd be cool but it'd cause a lot more problems for factions than it would the PD / gov

Nice answer

-1 minges more than he roleplays

Well with a bit more context, I don't believe you knowingly or immorally committed admin abuse. I do however believe at this time that you had insufficient evidence or reason to authorize the PK and were misinformed or misled by the member who ordered the HIT. Nothing personally against your competence or judgment. I just believe that you were misled and so you didn't have sufficient evidence to authorize. No big deal. I'll explain: I appreciate the response and opportunity to clarify, but I must respectfully and thoroughly dispute the validity of this PK. I was an original member of Sanzekai and, following that group’s disbandment, never joined, was never initiated into, nor invited by the faction Takahashi-Kai. After Sanzekai’s discord and faction closed, I was never added to or even contacted about the new group's discord, and thus have had zero communication with or knowledge of any new management, leadership, rules, or expectations. My only connection to Takahashi-Kai is an accidental technical placement—simply leftover from Sanzekai’s roster, not from any in-character recruitment or roleplay. The only possible way I can be in this faction is if Sanzekai's faction server file was recycled into an entirely new group (when it should have been demolished with Sanzekai's disband, starting a new faction from scratch). This, I believe to be a non-malicious server-side error that harmed my RP IC continuity. I have not been present for any meetings, have never visited the new faction’s locations, do not know their vendors or products, and have not been informed of any dues, obligations, or rules. It is impossible for me to be a “liability” to a group I have never even spoken to or been made aware of in any capacity. I have none of their info or "secrets". For further context, I once had a discord conversation during the closing stages of Sanzekai where new management brought up my inactivity, dues, and possible removal from the faction, as I was busy earning a doctorate in real life and couldn’t play much for a couple years. Rage and other high-ranking Sanzekai members told the new leaders that I was very busy IRL but was an original since spring 2021 and should be grandfathered in. They explicitly agreed to let me stay on the roster as an OG who only pops into town, with an understanding that I did not have the same tax requirements while inactive and that I was always welcomed back. I have only played 2 times briefly to reminisce and walk around town late at night for like 20-30 minutes since I noticed the map changed and I’m randomly in Takahashi-Kai, With Sanzekai gone and all those high-ranking members, including Rage, now gone as well, there is no fair IC continuity or expectation by which Takahashi could claim a legitimate PK reason against me. I do not know any current Takahashi management or have any connection to their operations. Another layer of complication is added where Diverge Networks does not have specific, detailed rules governing faction transitions or what happens when one faction dissolves and another takes over its infrastructure and member roster (consider this an opportunity to update/improve your server rules regarding faction disbands and transitions ). My search results online show various faction applications and one case where faction transfers caused technical "PK registration" issues, but no established protocol for member liability transfer from dissolved factions to successors. There are no rules requiring new leadership to honor previous agreements, notify members of faction changes, or establish how someone becomes officially "part of" a successor organization versus just being on an inherited roster. This regulatory gap actually strengthens my appeal argument because I cannot be held liable under faction rules I never agreed to, by leadership I never met, in an organization that I never officially joined due to the absence of proper succession protocols. Per the server rules, a valid PK must be based on “repeated… poor behaviour, misconduct, violation of your family rules or even blatant disrespect of made men in your organization… there has to be tangible damages, disrespecting someone once is not a reason to kill someone. This also means you cannot PK someone for mucking up JUST one time. Having continued issues or warnings about behaviour or disputes can cause escalation to a PK. (record the Warnings/encounters/transgressions need be (very important key evidence invalidating PK))” (Permanent Kill Reasons & Rules: Family Member Kills). In my case, I have not received any warnings, and there is no documentation or record of repeated problematic behavior, damages, or disputes—because there have been none. My only absence was due to real-life reasons, openly discussed a year or so ago with previous leadership, and never addressed IC or OOC by anyone in Takahashi-Kai. I would like to see evidence (from he who ordered the hit) of old posts or records that indicate I was on their discord (Discord: .butface; I never was), or video/text/log evidence of warnings or attempt to rectify debt or liability (which should exist before the on-duty staff member approves a PK, so I expect they should be provided here in the report as the sole basis for evidence legitimizing the hit; there is none and that would be insufficient evidence at the very least making this a clear violation of DivergeNetworks PK rules and a mistrial). This guy is just a hater that I don’t know who was bored at 3am. Rules specify, “The order must be given in-game by the Don or trusted High Command member of the family… The person receiving the order must have the identity (f3) of whomever is giving the order, they need to know who their boss is, they can't receive an order from someone they don't know” (Permanent Kill Reasons & Rules: Family Member Kills). I had no in-game interaction, no opportunity for dialogue, no warning, and never even received a basic introduction from any current leadership. I was presented with no RP opportunity to amend, clarify, or officially leave, nor was I told of taxes or obligations—because I was never made aware or added to the new group’s infrastructure at all. How can I be held accountable for rules, policies, or debts I was never told about by a management team I neither know nor recognize? I am not theirs to “discipline” or PK. If taxes or participation truly mattered, the Don could and, per the rules, should have reached out IC to clarify, offer a way to pay or leave, or set expectations before even considering a PK (Permanent Kill Reasons & Rules: Family Member Kills). None of the classic, codified PK reasons—such as betrayal, snitching, repeated warnings, harm to the family, or disrupting RP continuity—apply in my case, nor are they documented. Instead, this action appears to be purely mechanical, rooted in auto-inheritance of Sanzekai records (server-side design/continuity error/non-optimal server file management), not in-character escalation, repeated damages, or any real dispute. The rules are clear that “a valid reason is required for all PK’s. A PK’s approval is entirely dependent on the reason given, if you give a weak reason such as ‘he disrespected me’ then your PK will not be approved” (Permanent Kill Reasons & Rules: General PK Rules). The policy is also clear about the “left faction” clause: it applies only if a made member actively leaves, is informed, and has a two-week window with a clear in-game reasoning and evidence; there must be RP continuity and sufficient cause (Permanent Kill Reasons & Rules: Family Member Kills). I never received any communication IC or OOC offering a way to leave or clarify my position, and I did not even know that I was considered part of any “new” organization or was on any “list.” Additionally, the requirement is for “tangible damages, unwarranted harm in a financial (+10,000$) or repeated physical way,” not mere inactivity or tax owed when no opportunity to pay or even notification of dues was ever provided (Permanent Kill Reasons & Rules: Family Member Kills). I was not actively participating, had no chance to respond, and the organization’s claim is based only on record-keeping rather than RP process. Bottom line: Punishing a character who did not join, was not inducted, never informed of expectations, and is accused of non-participation in a group he was never actually part of is fundamentally unfair—and strictly contrary to the letter and spirit of Diverge’s rules. There was no legitimate RP escalation, warning, or opportunity for me to amend or even understand any “liability.” If there is specific documentation of repeated harm or toxicity, please present it, as stipulated in the PK rules. Otherwise, this PK is baseless, rooted in poor faction and server management (no offense, not saying this angrily, only technically just as a responsible and fair business would run with standards and policies), purely technical inheritance, and not genuine character progression or IC realism. A bona fide PK must show documentation, RP engagement, clear reason, and an opportunity for the member to be involved in the resolution or removal, none of which were given here. I would actually like to request to see proof of liability, financial debt, or text,log, or video recorded evidence by the Don or high ranking members as an attempt to contact me and inform me of necessary work or debt IC. I think it's necessary evidence on the Don's part for PK and I know that it would not exist. I've only spent 45 minutes in town in the last year or so and was just about to try to start playing again and relearn the new locations and social networks/layouts of the server now that I have a little more stability and free-time IRL. If there is any actual record of warnings, damages, or in-character misconduct, They should be presented now, as your guidelines explicitly require. Otherwise, this PK is not valid under the codified Diverge Networks PK rules—specifically for family kills, liabilities, and faction transitions—and should respectfully be overturned. (Permanent Kill Reasons & Rules: Family Member Kills; Permanent Kill Reasons & Rules: General PK Rules.) This is why I respectfully request that the PK be overturned. If current management or the Don had any real concerns, they should have reached out IC with a clear chance for me to learn, pay, leave, or explain—just as would be expected in any well-run, fair RP environment. As it stands, this sets the wrong example for returning or inactive players and undermines faction and RP continuity on the server (Permanent Kill Reasons & Rules: Family Member Kills; Permanent Kill Reasons & Rules: General PK Rules). This also encourages dropout from a user-design perspective: I wanted to start playing the character again but given the nature of having to relearn the new map and social networks, I'm not likely to start a new character on this server (especially on a 5 year old character with a decent item bank and especially when the PK was controversial; I don't even feel like my character died in RP, just basically got uninformedly minged by a player with a little bit of faction power who I did not even know; like that would lowkey be gay AF and such a lame, unwarranted, uninformed sendoff to Jimmy Hands' lore.). Also, if witnesses exist or the crime is too public, the staff may not consider it a valid or realistic RP scenario, and it could affect appeal reviews (PK rules open to interpretation puts me in the center of a public park with like 12 people standing around). While this is open to interpretation and not inherently invalidating. There weren't even any LEOS online and I was eating noodles IRL at 3am, about to log off and go to bed. there were only like 18 people online... like come onnn -_- you and I both see that. If I legitimately died from in game actions and was aware of a situation/beef that could possibly PK me.. like that's fun and fair RP. I would not complain, and I have endured many of those attempts/threats. This seems heavily disputable and kind of mingy and confusing for the one receiving the PK (me; you can see in the video i didn't even react angrily or verbally when I got PK'd just pure confusion). You should know why when you die or at least have some ideas. This just kinda feels like a slap in the face to OG characters who have supported the server and helped foster the community in the early days who wish to re-enter town and aren't doing anything to get PK'd. They couldn't have even like picked me up, talked to me, told me i was in trouble/to prepare for death like in a cool way so that I could at least clip Jimmy-Hands' demise in execution style. This was all done wrong. I would encourage and appreciate multiple staff members to hear my reasoning and judge for themselves, perhaps to cross examine and give fair trial.

With the addition of gun licenses showing up on IDs, it would be cool if criminals could use Fake ID’s that have a certain number of uses. This would be so that felons could purchase a fake ID to buy weapons from gun stores.

Hi, I'm the staff member who handled this ban - Firstly, I'm sorry you feel your ban was unjust, and I'm hoping I can make it more clear as to why I had ruled this way. NITRP: In terms of this clause of your ban, your PTSD roleplay is something you are welcome to build into your character, in terms of casual roleplay moments such as speech, mannerisms, and talking points, I think it could provide a really interesting character for others to interact with. The reason this fell short for you, is due to 1. your lack of truly bringing that character into your interactions with others, and 2. due to it only really existing to justify your shootouts with the police. The 4 officers who I dealt with had individually reported you over a course of time for PK tickets, but due to the time these weren't able to be handled. Every time you were hospitalized (killed) you would return again and engage in the exact same behavior, but none of these other players were aware or supportive of your PTSD roleplay as a reason to be shooting them. This leads me to look at character rules 11 and 12, as well as how your gameplay is preventing these other players from achieving the RP they are looking for when they play PD. When I eventually took the ticket "I have a question for staff" (Or similar) and they explained the situation, I felt it was the correct course of action to follow up rather than let this cycle continue, and leave a sizeable group of players unable to enjoy the server. 11. You may not have a minge/non-serious character for 'messing around' 12. You may not have a character for the express purpose of mugging/raiding RDM & Cop Bait: If you were to read through the Killing Rules again (which can be found alongside plenty of other server rules on the link provided) there are a few clauses that go against your killing reason. 15. In the same vein there are still times when you can't shoot police and it would be considered RDM. You may not KOS Police for no reason. 18. Generally you shouldn't invite conflict then try to hide behind the rules when you're killed. This can also be considered baiting as described under killing rule 6. Intentionally instigating someone or goad them into breaking a rule. There are no rules or mentions in the Killing Rules that support PTSD as a reason to engage in conflict with the police, especially without any prior interaction or RP, even with your characters past in the PD whitelist. Hopefully that highlights the key reasons why I decided on your ban!

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would be cool to be another felon specific craftable/buyable that could be resold by felon players to others, similar to the new kevlar adds onto the whole stride of making a felony kind of “worth” having/not being end of the world

+1 he was not a bad staff member he was fairly active and took loads of tickets. Give him a chance to redeem himself

Just like how the FAFL numbers got added to the ID, it would be sick if ABA-# got displayed too.

rework them and make them all fit to all custom clothing I fucking hate this server and its BUM ass playermodels I just spent 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIND OUT MY PM DOESN'T 90% OF MY SUITS!!!

One minute he's fuming and the next he's Six Seven™ I'm not sure how to feel yet. give me 4 day's to think about this. Neutral for now

ur a hater bro -1

Luca Vintaloro, whatever happened there +1 (Fat Grease Ball) Changed to -1 MASSIVE MINGE

Stick to one account.

1. There's literally a preview function we added for this express purpose 2.

Or just have them be assigned to you when you get you bar pin lol?

Noooo not Yao ming +1 unban bro

Your ban appeal has been reviewed and accepted. The ban will be reduced to 12 hours.

It was power gaming because you dropped a brick of weed in or in front of someone’s business which forces them and people in their faction to be put in a RP situation that they didn’t cause nor had a chance of starting.

Honestly, just roleplay and buy a phone for your business. Keep it on the desk when open and in the locker when not. Use it in your ads. Be creative, if they're not interested in doing this. I feel it's just a phone booth with a different model, not that big of an issue. But if it's not a priority, we can make it work on our own.

You've been permanently banned for an attempt to ban evade, any explanation on this?

Best Suggestion in the history of the forums

Niggas see 1 faction get accepted and start throwing ideas around like frisbees

The option to wipe down a window with an alcohol wipe does show up, but you cant actually wipe the window down. I think that should be a thing. For clarification, I mean functionable opening and closing windows. Not prop windows.

Irony

No bans, no notes, been around for a while. Only L is being commission, but sure. +1

Step 1. Have windows

Just say you are uneducated pal, those who were Irish Republicans back then and even further back frequented America all the time for means of fundraising and acquiring weapons for those back at home. Who is to say these guys wont roleplay that sort of stuff? "Survivors of the troubles" is a bit wrong but eh, i dont see a negative in adding them if they are adding unique roleplay that isnt already available on the server.

Now what does the server need the most? ID checks before getting into bars/clubs to make sure they are the legal drinking age. This is the future, if you aren’t 21 your not having a beer.

I was disappointed that this is a crime faction.

the option to wipe your ass would be epic bathroom RP

would make being a lawyer, a already sometimes tedious job just a little easier

5 hours is so lame

Your 19 go get an education mate

You clearly have zero idea what you are talking about.