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  • Romhack.ing Silently Bans Romhacker clymax from Its Discord Server and Then Refuses to Take Down His Romhacks When Asked To

    Romhacks Were Never Submitted to the Site But Were Imported from RHDN’s 2024 Dump

    For clymax’s projects, click here. You can also follow him on YouTube or Twitter.

    Banned Without Warning

    The Discord ban came without warning or notification and was not discovered until July 6, 2025.

    Subsequently, the following message was sent to Romhack.ing (RHDI) staff via the RHDI website.

    May 29, 2026

    Last year, I randomly discovered I got banned from the RHDI Discord without warning or explanation.

    As a result, I regretfully submit a request to take down my hacks hosted on the site.

    Thank you for your kind attention in this matter.

    Takedown Request Rejected

    RHDI staff promptly replied:

    May 30, 2026

    Thank you for your message. After seeing your takedown request, we categorically reject it on the grounds of it being in response to a ban.

    On that note, we checked our records, and we can confirm that you were in fact banned. It was due to a violation of the following rule:

    No advertising or referrals unless it’s approved by staff.

    I will admit, a ban (without warning) is rather heavy handed for this. But if you would like to appeal and agree to follow the server rules, we can lift the ban.

    Alternative Just as Tyrannical

    One of our Hacking Legends, solidification, had this to say when notified of the news (quoted with permission):

    Imao you don’t own your own hacks

    But good to know that something that was literally spun up in response to t[yr]annical nonsense from RHDN in its ownership and potential loss is, uh, tyrannical

    The hacks and translations, now believed to be illegally hosted on RHDI, can be seen here.

    These hacks and translations were never submitted to RHDI by yours truly.

    Instead, they were imported from RHDN’s data dump from August 2024, as we previously reported here.

    So, what do you think? What’s worse, the silent ban or the refusal to honor a hack author’s takedown request? Would you want to submit your work to RHDI?

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