Quote from: theymos on February 24, 2019, 03:57:17 PM

If you think that a ban should be ended, make your case in a new topic from a "good for the forum as a whole" perspective.

As theymos suggested, here is my case about a member of the forum who got his account permanently banned for plagiarism.
It is ChiBitCTy. (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=904524)

Yes, he broke some forum rules, and has been banned for ~10 months now.
However, I believe that this user is very different from most of the profiles that are permanently banned for plagiarism.

Here is why I think that, and also why I think that having him back would be a good action for the forum, in a few point.

1) ChiBitCTy is a trusted trader

His trust feedbacks speak for themselves.
No matter what, you cannot deny that once he pockets some coins for items he sells, the buyers will get the said items.
It goes the same when he bids or purchases an item : he will always fulfill his commitments.

Personally, I don't need escrow when engaging in a trade with him and going first. I am rather confident that we will never see a scam accusation against ChiBitCTy.
I doubt that we can say the same about the majority of banned members.

2) ChiBitCTy is still active

This wasn't just a quick hobby that ended once he was denied access to the forum.
There are a few chat rooms, composed exclusively of forum members, that we use among collectors.
ChiBitCTy has stayed there and keeps on collecting and trading bitcoin related items.

A few very selected quotes :

His business would a nice and beneficial addition to the Collectibles sub-section.

3) ChiBitCTy organized charity events

Not one, but two.

[Charity Auctions] Random Lots/ Charity Auctions -Haven Project-Save The Bees!
[Charity Auctions] Random Lots/ Charity Auctions -HAVEN -Save The Bees2!

I do nothing for the bees, nor would I have time or know what to do. I think it's cool that somebody tries to.
It's a nice way to do good while promoting bitcoin, and ChiBitCTy was conducting those events on the forum.

There is not many people doing this, giving time, to help such causes.
Maybe he would have done more since then ?

4) ChiBitCTy helped bust scams and warn users

Being an amateur of various physical crypto-related items, he started threads where he shared his concerns about some items and shops :

Infinitum Coins - is this "company" a scam?
allthingsdecentral.com warning / heads up

This helped to make users aware of scams, and so people from the forum are less likely to fall into those traps.

5) ChiBitCTy didn't break any more forum rule

Basically, he accepted the forum staff ban decision. He did not make another account, except for the legitimate one he used in Meta to appeal his ban.
He remained whole, and managed to keep in touch with the forum community without even using the forum.
To me, this show how passionate he is about what he does, that this represents a lot for him, and that he wants to play square.

For all the reasons above, I believe that pros outweight cons in that case, and allowing ChiBitCTy back would be beneficial to the forum.
His trades and events will certainly help strengthen the Collectibles sub-forum economy.
We could also use one more vigilant eye regarding scams.

We all do mistakes at some point, in various context, in different times of our lives, which triggers consequences not thought of.
Well, this was clearly one for ChiBitCTy.
I am certain that this 10 months of exile have already taught him a good life lesson.
From now on he should assess what he can or cannot do, in what context, with much more care.

Thank you for reading that thread and for considering to lift his ban, please.