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SecretMethod70 · 06-06-2005, 06:12 PM

Appears is the operative word. (Normally I'd agree with moving on, but I think this is an important point to make here.) Let me give you the typical anatomy of a banning...

User in a post: [some mild flaming comment]
Mod to user in PM: this is a warning, don't do that again
User a few weeks later (hopefully): [slightly more significant flame]
Mod to user: I warned you, stop or else further action will be taken
User to mod: [personal attack on mod, combined with accusation of mod bias]
(let me take the moment to point out the humorous fact that just about every mod that has been accused of mod bias has been accused of being so by BOTH sides, and this includes mods that don't even participate in Tilted Politics for all intents and purposes)
Mod to user: [gives some sort of temporary ban]
At this point, one of two things typically occurs..
1) User: [re-registers under a different name and decides to crap all over the boards]
or 2) comes back after temporary ban, reforms for a short while until it all starts again from the beginning. Eventually we just get sick of working with people like this.

You see, it appears sometimes that people are banned after only making some mild flame or dissention on the forums. The truth is, there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes that leads up to a banning, and I've even left out all the discussion between mods. Few permanent bans occur without discussion among the mods, lest you think these are unilateral decisions by some "biased" mod. Most users take option number 2 at the end, and the process occurs about 4 or 5 times before a banning is made permanent. Naturally, this is just a generalization...lots of users skip the temporary bannings and just temporarily reform after warnings many times...but, again, after giving someone 8 warnings, it becomes pretty clear that the person is not going to stop.

06-06-2005, 06:12 PM	#60 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Appears is the operative word. (Normally I'd agree with moving on, but I think this is an important point to make here.) Let me give you the typical anatomy of a banning... User in a post: [some mild flaming comment] Mod to user in PM: this is a warning, don't do that again User a few weeks later (hopefully): [slightly more significant flame] Mod to user: I warned you, stop or else further action will be taken User to mod: [personal attack on mod, combined with accusation of mod bias] (let me take the moment to point out the humorous fact that just about every mod that has been accused of mod bias has been accused of being so by BOTH sides, and this includes mods that don't even participate in Tilted Politics for all intents and purposes) Mod to user: [gives some sort of temporary ban] At this point, one of two things typically occurs.. 1) User: [re-registers under a different name and decides to crap all over the boards] or 2) comes back after temporary ban, reforms for a short while until it all starts again from the beginning. Eventually we just get sick of working with people like this. You see, it appears sometimes that people are banned after only making some mild flame or dissention on the forums. The truth is, there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes that leads up to a banning, and I've even left out all the discussion between mods. Few permanent bans occur without discussion among the mods, lest you think these are unilateral decisions by some "biased" mod. Most users take option number 2 at the end, and the process occurs about 4 or 5 times before a banning is made permanent. Naturally, this is just a generalization...lots of users skip the temporary bannings and just temporarily reform after warnings many times...but, again, after giving someone 8 warnings, it becomes pretty clear that the person is not going to stop. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling Last edited by SecretMethod70; 06-06-2005 at 06:16 PM..