From discussing this with GMOD staff, @a white kleiner, gaming divisions, and internal directors:
As stated, Duphin was warned 10/10 (10/11 in your time zone) in #admin-chat - a channel you are in and pretty active - for his launching, use of some binds, etc. I understand you may have missed this conversation, so I'll put that to the side.
It isn't uncommon to gag/mute everyone when people are mic spamming - this is true on every server. Your screenshots lack any context, and are not enough to take action against (you likely know this, you've been around the block a few times) - this could have easily been addressed in the server by asking why he gagged everyone.
The scaling of himself doesn't seem to have cause any issues in the server (although doing it too much can be annoying, I understand) - this could have easily been addressed in the server by telling him he's spamming commands, simply talking to him, or saying he's hurting the server play.
Slapping players with 0 damage is usually viewed as not terrible abuse if it's not done too often, too much, etc - this could have easily been addressed in the server by the player, or other admins on at the time, if they felt he went too far.
Calling a vote against another player and calling them a pedo I disagree with - harassing players and generally bullying them by creating a server vote to embarrass them isn't a good look, especially from a council member, and while I do understand ZS server is a unique set of players, I don't think this is in good taste. I am going to have a conversation with Duphin about his behavior and generally keeping his edginess down, even if he is playing in ZS.
@Harle I know you have been in HG a very long time, and have been involved at many different levels. Of all people, I think you would know to talk in discord about concerns you have, or better yet, PM your DL ( @a white kleiner ) to bring your concerns to them. If this was done and not properly addressed, there are other people to address your issues with - but most of all, these are all just screenshots of discord, no in-game screenshots, no recordings to give situational context. Bringing this up in public, and posting is on the forums comes across as a personal grudge against Duphin, and feels to have been done in poor taste, especially knowing how much experience you've had in HG.
In the future, I would deeply encourage you to record abuse if you see it, if you think any mod or staff went too far in their use of admin commands, speak with staff or DL, of even bring it up to a Director or Council. We are always willing to give our opinion on if it warrants an abuse report, or if it was done in the spirit of the game. You know well enough that we allow admins to have some fun with commands, if it is no affecting game play or giving a person or group a substantial advantage in the server. As mentioned, others in your same position had those concerns, and brought them to A White Kleiner, he promptly addressed them.
If you have any questions on this, feel free to reach out to me.
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