Archived Appeal Review for 76561198047513071 (Swazzy)

Appeal Review Request
Reminder: Appeal reviews are not appeals!

Reason for Appeal Review: The appeals admin had a clear or documented conflict of interest when handling my case
Past Appeal: https://forums.steamrep.com/threads/appeal-76561198047513071-swazzy-banned-by-sr.138125/

Steam profile: 76561198047513071 (Swazzy)

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Hello SteamRep admins and/or other staff,


I'm writing this as an appeal review request for my original appeal from 2016, which was my second one, as the first one was invalid for having an alternate account profile private, and not being able to make it public in time.


Notes: I was 13 when the I've attempted to scam Jared (the person who reported me, resulting in the SteamRep ban) - my grammar or the way I expressed my opinion and said the details about my scam attempt may have confused the admin(s) who reviewed and rejected my appeal. I'm almost 18 now, and I hope I can bring some clarity to what happened. I have not attempted and not have been involved in any fraudulent actions since, as I have learnt my lesson (not relevant for the review). I have not been active in the community much, so I have only now noticed the review option.


I believe I have a reason for an appeal review because:


- With no disrespect to the admin(s) or staff who reviewed my appeal, as well as the admin who had the final word and rejected it, I do believe it hasn't been thoroughly analyzed:

The admin who rejected the appeal (Teeny Tiny Cat) after almost 3 years, mentioned two reasons for which my appeal was rejected. These are:

1. Lack of sufficient evidence to overturn the original judgement
2. Lying or other fraud during the report

1. - Explanation: Even though I respect their decision, I perceive that the first reason (lack of sufficient evidence to overturn the original judgement) is very unclear and does not hold any basis. Even if it might have been worded a little off, I have admitted to everything that resulted in the report, and I have described everything I've done or attempted to do to Jared (the victim of my scam attempt).


I provided both of my alternate accounts along with my main one (the one I am writing from). I cannot comprehend what the admin has concluded, as it's clear to me that there is no more evidence I could provide. I have admitted to everything and described much more than what was known and/or said in the report made by the victim. I have gone through the guidelines and other relevant information many times, and I cannot understand what else I could have provided as "evidence."


2. Lying or other fraud during the report - With no disrespect aimed towards the admin(s) who have had a say in the final judgement, since it is a little unclear to me (I do not know if you meant to say report or appeal), I have two things to mention about this reason:

First: If they are referring to the report that was made by the victim, with the upmost respect, I do not understand why this is a valid reason. I apologize, and I have apologized and admitted to the actions I have done, in the appeal. From what I can see, the only lie or fraud in the report which I have tried to reply with was "I have never encountered that account before," or something along those lines. I consider that I have directly admitted and apologized for that lie when I have linked my alternate account (along with my other two accounts) in the appeal, and when I stated in the appeal exactly how I tried to conduct the scam attempt with the account I tried lying about in the report, in the heat of the moment, immaturely. When the admin(s) who have had the final judgement rejected the appeal (after almost three years since the appeal was made), I believe I had explained everything beyond my possibility and, by providing the details and information about how the scam attempt was conducted with the account, I strongly believe I have admitted and pleaded guilty to the lie from the original report, and I think the reason should not be taken into consideration. I consider that the Appeal Plea: I committed the offense(s), I admit it along with the Appeal Reason: [Change of Heart] I will never scam again and the information I have provided above should make the "Lying or other fraud during the report" invalid, or at least deserves another analysis.


Second: If you are referring to lying or fraud during the appeal, it is clear to see that all I did was: I have admitted and apologized for everything that I have attempted on the victim of my scam attempt. There is not a single lie or fraud which I can identify in my appeal, and I have been 100% honest. If my grammar was misleading, I can attempt to explain what I meant word by word (probably not needed).


Updates since my appeal was rejected:


I have removed all of my friends on Steam sometime in 2018, after a breakdown. Even though I was friends with Jared (the victim of my scam attempt), I haven't been successful in finding him ever since.


P.S.: I do not know what to attach to this appeal review, and I haven't been successful in finding a guide on how to do so. I will add a screenshot of the final response on my appeal, as I have no instructions on what to add.


This is in no way, shape, or form a plea for another chance.


I am deeply confused, and I feel as I have not have been granted a fair judgement, and I have not been asked any other questions. I believe that the appeal was rejected on the basis of two reasons which I have tried my best to explain and ask about, as I think they were wrongly given as a decision.


Thank you for taking your time to read my appeal review request.

I ask you to analyze my appeal again and the points I've made above.


- Swazzy​

I'm sorry if it came across as a disagreement.

The unfair appeal reason is the only one which can be seen here.

I tried my best to explain that the decision based on the two reasons are unjustifiable.

I have not been provided a method through which I can defend myself, therefore I assume it is unfair.

Since it is related to "change of heart," what "basis" can I reference for the review?

I haven't lied in the appeal, and there's no "evidence" I could give the admin. I don't know how I could have done it. The means was not put in my hands.

I see appeals with questions from admins and can only deduct that there was a prior conflict of interest.

It wasn't a completed scam, it didn't involve repayment, there's no other proof I could have provided, there's nothing I have been asked for.

I choose Unfair Appeal (Example of unfair appeal: Appeals admin had a prior conflict of interest) (?)

You can clearly see he did not take anything I said into consideration, after three years. That's why I'm asking for a review. The reasons are completely different from what was in the appeal.

He provided two reasons for which I should have had an appeal related to something else, like a completed scam with no repayment, or something like that.
Instead, it was an attempt with change of heart, so his reasons shouldn't apply. If there were any other reasons, like no repayment, rudeness, lying, it would be obvious.

This seems like it's not working out, this whole process is technically a one-way thing. The decision does not hold any valid reasons related to the appeal.
I can only deduct that this is biased and this is another faux way of defending myself. The ban should have been final with no "hopes" of appeals that would have been rejected anyways.

If it gets rejected, I want to know the reason(s), why. The reasons they provided don't have any basis. Therefore it is conflict of interest and I can only write it off as a biased decision.
Is it not obvious?