[Announcement] Bans and their length, a new system

Started by Kaesekopf, December 23, 2013, 10:06:22 PM

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Kaesekopf

Oh, I do think it goes without saying that this can be circumvented for special cases (obvious trolling, porn-posting, etc).
Wie dein Sonntag, so dein Sterbetag.

I am not altogether on anybody's side, because nobody is altogether on my side.  ~Treebeard, LOTR

Jesus son of David, have mercy on me.

Jayne

Quote from: RobertJS on December 25, 2013, 07:20:45 AM
I have gathered over time that people often drink while they type on forums. This doesn't help any. Such can appear to be trolls when they are just not thinking so straight while trying to have fun. In such cases they often deserve extra warnings before a permaban.

Friends don't let friends drink and post.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine.

Heinrich

Quote from: Jayne on December 25, 2013, 09:44:46 AM
Quote from: RobertJS on December 25, 2013, 07:20:45 AM
I have gathered over time that people often drink while they type on forums. This doesn't help any. Such can appear to be trolls when they are just not thinking so straight while trying to have fun. In such cases they often deserve extra warnings before a permaban.

Friends don't let friends drink and post.

Exactly. We mights spill our drink and ruin the keyboard.
Schaff Recht mir Gott und führe meine Sache gegen ein unheiliges Volk . . .   .                          
Lex Orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi.
"Die Welt sucht nach Ehre, Ansehen, Reichtum, Vergnügen; die Heiligen aber suchen Demütigung, Verachtung, Armut, Abtötung und Buße." --Ausschnitt von der Geschichte des Lebens St. Bennos.

voxxpopulisuxx

Quote from: Jayne on December 25, 2013, 09:44:46 AM
Quote from: RobertJS on December 25, 2013, 07:20:45 AM
I have gathered over time that people often drink while they type on forums. This doesn't help any. Such can appear to be trolls when they are just not thinking so straight while trying to have fun. In such cases they often deserve extra warnings before a permaban.

Friends don't let friends drink and post.
stop me please LOL!
Lord Jesus Christ Most High Son of God have Mercy On Me a Sinner (Jesus Prayer)

"You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore." – Christopher Columbus
911!
"Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won. "— Louisa May Alcott

"From man's sweat and God's love, beer came into the world."St. Arnold (580-640)

Geocentrism holds no possible atheistic downside.

Maximilian

In getting lost in petty details, I think we are missing sight of the point that this appears to be a very reasonable system of warnings and bans.

trentcath

Having a system >>>>> having no system, therefore I aprprove this message!

voxxpopulisuxx

What if idiots like me lose tack of where they stand? Is there a card I can look at like in a soccer game? (not sarcasm)
Lord Jesus Christ Most High Son of God have Mercy On Me a Sinner (Jesus Prayer)

"You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore." – Christopher Columbus
911!
"Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won. "— Louisa May Alcott

"From man's sweat and God's love, beer came into the world."St. Arnold (580-640)

Geocentrism holds no possible atheistic downside.

Kaesekopf

Quote from: voxxpopulisuxx on February 08, 2014, 08:42:57 PM
What if idiots like me lose tack of where they stand? Is there a card I can look at like in a soccer game? (not sarcasm)

You can PM us if you're wondering.
Wie dein Sonntag, so dein Sterbetag.

I am not altogether on anybody's side, because nobody is altogether on my side.  ~Treebeard, LOTR

Jesus son of David, have mercy on me.

Petrie

Quote from: Kaesekopf on February 08, 2014, 11:01:26 PM
Quote from: voxxpopulisuxx on February 08, 2014, 08:42:57 PM
What if idiots like me lose tack of where they stand? Is there a card I can look at like in a soccer game? (not sarcasm)

You can PM us if you're wondering.

I have PMed you regarding an issue that happened almost a couple of weeks ago.  Should I assume that if I don't hear back with a decision, that it wasn't considered?  It is my first time reporting and I do hope this is not how things normally work around here.
Also known as 2Vermont in case you were wondering :-)

Kaesekopf

Quote from: Petrie on February 10, 2014, 03:11:47 PM
Quote from: Kaesekopf on February 08, 2014, 11:01:26 PM
Quote from: voxxpopulisuxx on February 08, 2014, 08:42:57 PM
What if idiots like me lose tack of where they stand? Is there a card I can look at like in a soccer game? (not sarcasm)

You can PM us if you're wondering.

I have PMed you regarding an issue that happened almost a couple of weeks ago.  Should I assume that if I don't hear back with a decision, that it wasn't considered?  It is my first time reporting and I do hope this is not how things normally work around here.

We're trying to figure it out.  The hard thing with reporting something from a 10+ page thread is that the mods typically try to figure out what the heck is going on in the thread that leads up to posts like that.  But we are working on it.  I just haven't gotten back to you because I suck.
Wie dein Sonntag, so dein Sterbetag.

I am not altogether on anybody's side, because nobody is altogether on my side.  ~Treebeard, LOTR

Jesus son of David, have mercy on me.

Penelope

Quote from: Kaesekopf on February 10, 2014, 03:23:18 PM
Quote from: Petrie on February 10, 2014, 03:11:47 PM
Quote from: Kaesekopf on February 08, 2014, 11:01:26 PM
Quote from: voxxpopulisuxx on February 08, 2014, 08:42:57 PM
What if idiots like me lose tack of where they stand? Is there a card I can look at like in a soccer game? (not sarcasm)

You can PM us if you're wondering.

I have PMed you regarding an issue that happened almost a couple of weeks ago.  Should I assume that if I don't hear back with a decision, that it wasn't considered?  It is my first time reporting and I do hope this is not how things normally work around here.

We're trying to figure it out.  The hard thing with reporting something from a 10+ page thread is that the mods typically try to figure out what the heck is going on in the thread that leads up to posts like that.  But we are working on it.  I just haven't gotten back to you because I suck.

The other complication is that we are five people with five very different and busy schedules working from opposite sides of the U.S., so it takes some time for us to discuss serious matters on the forum. We don't individually respond to every person who reports a post, but we consider and discuss each report and make decisions about how to handle each one.

Petrie

Quote from: Penelope on February 10, 2014, 03:34:57 PM
Quote from: Kaesekopf on February 10, 2014, 03:23:18 PM
Quote from: Petrie on February 10, 2014, 03:11:47 PM
Quote from: Kaesekopf on February 08, 2014, 11:01:26 PM
Quote from: voxxpopulisuxx on February 08, 2014, 08:42:57 PM
What if idiots like me lose tack of where they stand? Is there a card I can look at like in a soccer game? (not sarcasm)

You can PM us if you're wondering.

I have PMed you regarding an issue that happened almost a couple of weeks ago.  Should I assume that if I don't hear back with a decision, that it wasn't considered?  It is my first time reporting and I do hope this is not how things normally work around here.

We're trying to figure it out.  The hard thing with reporting something from a 10+ page thread is that the mods typically try to figure out what the heck is going on in the thread that leads up to posts like that.  But we are working on it.  I just haven't gotten back to you because I suck.

The other complication is that we are five people with five very different and busy schedules working from opposite sides of the U.S., so it takes some time for us to discuss serious matters on the forum. We don't individually respond to every person who reports a post, but we consider and discuss each report and make decisions about how to handle each one.

Fair enough guys.  When you don't hear anything for so long, you start to wonder.  And just so you know (if it helps you guys at all), I didn't report it expecting some harsh penalty; just a reminder/warning type thing.  However, at this point it's so old I have to wonder how effective any public warning/reminder would be; therefore, in my mind a PM would suffice if you feel that would do.
Also known as 2Vermont in case you were wondering :-)

Kaesekopf

And, if we don't explicitly take action on something, it DOES stick in our mind the frequency of someone getting reported.  Plus, every reported post is archived, so we can always go back and say something like "yeah, this guy has a pattern of X, Y, and Z, ban time."

Every report is helpful.  :)
Wie dein Sonntag, so dein Sterbetag.

I am not altogether on anybody's side, because nobody is altogether on my side.  ~Treebeard, LOTR

Jesus son of David, have mercy on me.

voxxpopulisuxx

Lord Jesus Christ Most High Son of God have Mercy On Me a Sinner (Jesus Prayer)

"You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore." – Christopher Columbus
911!
"Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won. "— Louisa May Alcott

"From man's sweat and God's love, beer came into the world."St. Arnold (580-640)

Geocentrism holds no possible atheistic downside.