Unjustified BAN

Dear Admins,

It seems that a member of my clan Gods, @Nigonogger has been banned with the following justification: "SMURF".

I have played most of the games with @Nigonogger and I cannot recall ANY game where he had a behavior toxic to any of the players during the games.

Therefore, I will make it quick and simply ask two questions:

1: How is it fair to BAN a player until 2029 (what the hell?) for literally doing nothing wrong except playing fairly the game?

2: Is being a "SMURF" even a justification to ban a player for 20 years?

Also, the ridiculous 20 years ban apart, could you provide any evidence that @Nigonogger was an actual SMURF?

Thank you.

PS: If being a smurf deserves a 20 years ban, I do know a bunch of "veteran" players that could be banned for the same reason and more.

If it's a smurf, then they're not really banned. They are restricted to playing on their real account. So outrage about ban length is irrelevant.

You might have a case for them not being a smurf. I know nothing about it.

*scratches head* I seem to remember somebody complaining about his name. Maybe that was a factor? On the other hand, I have played with him and he seemed like a decent bloke.

This guy started right from advanced strategies, you name it
- cheap, smart ramps to path heavy tanks from bad terrain
- sea on land map, terraforming channels and he does it with certain skill
- smart use of units

It all indicates he is a veteran player, playing on newb account i.e. smurf
So here is the real question. Is he banned on his main? :P

I see he uses the same name on steam though, so that could be the reason for the new account, to have the same name as on steam. Some rename of the original account could be agreed upon instead.

How about you inform the players instead? It's common some players might have both Steam and non-Steam account and may be unfamiliar or uninterested in linking them (because hey, some people want to keep Steam stuff separate).
Seems unnecessary to ban people for smurfing when using WHR.

Thanks. I think that's a smart stance and it's good you've outlined it publicly.

Good to see unban, I recently discovered a thread from like 6 years ago where Det banned me and my entire university IP for absolutely no reason and then repeatedly lied to justify it so I remember the dark ages where moderators were like corrupt policemen doing whatever the hell they feel like.

I'm glad current moderators arent such tools.