Forum bans

Originally posted by Palynka
The system can be discussed without discussing particular cases.

The discretionary part can and should be bounded, but if we discuss about the rights and wrongs of particular decisions then very little room is left for discretionary modding.

PS: Nazi.

Edit 😛

I mostly agree, although the lack of information about the system makes it difficult to discuss it without using particular cases.

I'll ask the costumers to make a grammar nazi uniform for me.

Originally posted by Loose Screw
I just would like to see some a more open relationship in mathers of forum bans, that's all.

say something like this:
Loose Screw got a 3 day forum ban for using faul language.

I agree that you can get some arguements about the bounderies (what is faul language?) but it would make things more clear to understand.

Palynka got a 1 minute forum ban for calling Nordlys a nazi.
Nordlys got a 3 second forum ban for being a nazi.
Loose Screw got a 1 second forum ban for misspelling "foul" repeatedly.

Originally posted by Nordlys
I'll ask the costumers to make a grammar nazi uniform for me.

I'm not a costumer but I hope this will do just the same:

http://www.siteofsteve.net/battle/grammar/grammar_nazi.jpg

Originally posted by eagles54
I'm not a costumer but I hope this will do just the same:

http://www.siteofsteve.net/battle/grammar/grammar_nazi.jpg

I would prefer the OED.

Originally posted by Nordlys
Loose Screw got a 1 second forum ban for misspelling "foul" repeatedly.

Ah ... that explains that strange moment for me on this site. 🙂

Originally posted by Loose Screw
I just would like to see some a more open relationship in mathers of forum bans, that's all.

say something like this:
Loose Screw got a 3 day forum ban for using faul language.

I agree that you can get some arguements about the bounderies (what is faul language?) but it would make things more clear to understand.

I agree; if someone is banned they should be informed why and for which post. There was a similar "discussion" about this a year or so ago and it was said at that time that a standard notification message was being considered.

Did they not get notified?

It does seem very strange to me that when you have been banned, the first you know about it is when you try to post a reply to something else in the forum. [It has happened to a few innocent people in the past, me included]

I don't know of any other forum that operates like that. 🙁

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
I agree; if someone is banned they should be informed why and for which post. There was a similar "discussion" about this a year or so ago and it was said at that time that a standard notification message was being considered.

Did they not get notified?

It does seem very strange to me that when you have been banned, the first you know about it ...[text shortened]... in the past, me included]

I don't know of any other forum that operates like that. 🙁

You say you agree but then go on talking about something completely different.

This thread isn't about notifying the banned persons. As far as I know, they were notified (see Nordlys' post).

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Did they not get notified?

As I said on page 2, apparently trevor was asked to stop swearing before he was banned. Things do seem to have changed a bit.

Originally posted by Palynka
You say you agree but then go on talking about something completely different.

This thread isn't about notifying the banned persons. As far as I know, they were notified (see Nordlys' post).

That's why I was replying to Loose Screw, who appears to know more about this than you do.

Originally posted by Loose Screw
Lets make the world a police state and everybody is happy??? 😕

Don't talk about jews, homosexuals, HIV, etc, etc, is that what you want???

Yeah, because that's not a massive extrapolation is it? I bet you're an HIV ridden homosexual Jew with a chip on your shoulder.

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
I agree; if someone is banned they should be informed why and for which post. There was a similar "discussion" about this a year or so ago and it was said at that time that a standard notification message was being considered.

Did they not get notified?

It does seem very strange to me that when you have been banned, the first you know about it ...[text shortened]... in the past, me included]

I don't know of any other forum that operates like that. 🙁

I think a PM on this site works better as a warning, when you're "busy" in the threads, than an e-mail notification.

I agree on getting an e-mail notification for the banned player with the reason and length of the forum ban.

But I would also like to see a standard message in the announcements thread so other people know who is banned, how long and what for.

Originally posted by Starrman
Yeah, because that's not a massive extrapolation is it? I bet you're an HIV ridden homosexual Jew with a chip on your shoulder.

I truly believe the chip is the next step.

Originally posted by hopscotch
Circle the odd one out:

1) Jews
2) Homosexuals
3) HIV
4) trevor33 and rmacken being banned

1) Jews

Originally posted by Loose Screw
I truly believe the chip is the next step.

You won't be able to talk about chips in my police state, that's for sure.

Originally posted by Starrman
You won't be able to talk about chips in my police state, that's for sure.

That's why I'm starting this now, before you get in control!!! 😛