You saying its probably a recycle because that is the last verse someone would want to bite is not that different from me saying it could just as well have been a bite because that is the last verse someone would want to recycle. You're saying why would somebody bite that trash, and I'm saying why would somebody recycle that trash? To save the environment?
You can presume what may have been going through his mind all you want, but the fact is, you don't have proof that it was him on that other site just like I don't have proof that it wasn't him. However, one thing that does have proof is that he took lyrics from another website, and I acted on that. You acted (and undermined me) based on a hypothetical that he COULD have just “innocently” recycled.
I'm not sure how “innocent” recycling is, but to me, a recylcle is just as wack as a bite. As a matter of fact, it's somewhat the same thing as a bite....the only difference is that you bite yourself as opposed to biting someone else. I believe its actually in the T.O.A. when someone signs up to this site that they agree to neither impersonate any famous rapper or plagiarize material, so that obviates the argument that he wasn't familiar with rules.
You can argue that I should have been more lenient since it was his very first time on the site and he's not a known multi account. Honestly, that holds a lot of weight with me coming from you, someone who's been a mod a lot longer than I have and has a lot more experience dealing with this sort of thing. However, if the roles were reversed, I still would have approached you first and explain why perhaps a warning was in order as opposed to a ban before lifting the ban.
Imagine this scenario:
You notice a that a user has votes on his battles coming from another user who shares the same IP. You ban one or both of the accounts under “Multiple Accounts/Voting for Self”. How would you feel if another mod lifted the ban based on the hypothetical that the two accounts COULD have been different people sharing the same network, therefore it doesn't costitute voting for self?
A scenario very similar to this actually happened almost a year ago where you banned two dudes using the same IP and I hit you up on chat about it. I wasn't a mod then and the two people weren't even voting for each other and I happen to know that they were two different people.
All I'm saying is, even though there is some merit to your argument that it was probably a recycle and that I should have been more lenient and issued a warning, you should have approached me about it first because there are always things we both don't know. You're saying you felt inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt...I'm saying ,as a fellow mod, I would appreciate it next time if you gave me the benefit of the doubt and approach me directly if my decisions seem questionable before overturning those decisions or presuming my “trigger-happiness”. You said you couldn't wait for me to be in touch, but I'm here everyday!
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