Well, according to an article in ’05…
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Searching the forums didn’t really prove too helpful. In fact, Valve’s stance on VAC bans is that they are 100% foolproof and that because of this, they will never rescind them. And I quote from Valve’s FAQ:
For how long will my Steam account be banned?
After June 2005 bans for all Valve games are permanent.
Does VAC ever make mistakes?
There are no “false positives”. We will not un-ban you for any reason. You are responsible for your account regardless of who used your account.
What can I do if I get banned?
You can still play single-player games or connect to non-secure game servers or on your own LAN. To find non-secure servers, change your filters in the server browser list to show “Insecure Servers” only (from the main Steam menu -> Servers -> Anti-Cheat -> “Insecure Only”).
Well, never found you hacking while I was playing, so we’ll miss seeing you around.
Before anyone bashes xray any further, I’d like to draw your attention to this photo:
Muhammed Ali vs. Sonny Liston in 1965, Ali throws one punch, Liston goes down, and stayed down. K.O.
The crowd went insane, and lots of people thought Liston threw the match by betting against himself in order to get rid of personal debts. Others believe that Ali downed Liston fairly.
The moral? Don’t make assumptions without all the facts.