I actually really enjoy this server and I believe most of my frustration comes from the way I have been treated by people in the city which is why I have been raiding. In the mean time I will find better ways to conduct myself. I couldn't find anything in the raiding rules that specifies one room in a building is considered as one single raid. I was pulled to an admin before about this and specifically told them that I raided rooms in one single building. I then recieved a PM from that same admin about 20 minutes later stating that he spoke with another staff member and said what I did was fine. If that rule could be clarified--I think it would save a lot of headache for newer players like myself.
edit; I spoke to an acquaintance and went over the raiding rules. When I read "A robbery is defined as forcing your way onto a property with the intention of burglary or theft.." The word "property" is where I think my confusion came. When I think of a property I think of one single building. For the apartments it is one property leased out to tenants which in of itself makes all of the units inside a unique property, is that correct? I'm trying really hard to understand so that this does not happen again.
The GM event is the only thing that has me confused because I am being honest when I tell you I was not gambling. For context and for what it's worth; I was contacted to participate as a fighter in the event. I conducted the raid before the event started, that is when someone was building the boxing ring in the very back of the map. As you said I entered through the backdoor and I don't believe I could have seen the sign because at that point it wouldn't have been up yet because the event hadn't taken place.
With that being said; I believe your conviction to be just and I will wait out my ban. However, if any one else reading this believes in my merit, I would like to come back sooner if possible. Thank you for the experience.