Ninsaneja said:
Cherry: We voted on rules that are so lenient that the punishments almost have to be brutal for the rules to mean anything.
Well, true, I just don't overly trust admins and mods to make such decisions in a fair and reasonable manner, so I tend to prefer not giving them too much power....
I accept some people do need to be banned, but I think it should be avoided whenever at all possible (although I do make somewhat of an exception for trolls). Unless you absolutely
have to ban someone, it shouldn't be done.
PCHeintz72 said:
Cherry_lover said:
I can't seem to read the percentages for the votes, although it's annoying that the harsher option for banning people won. I would much rather this be somewhere that welcomes people, not bans them unless it really has to.
Considering alternative 1 won for personal attacks, I do not think you really have all that much of a problem...
Well, yes, true....
Xon said:
Ninsaneja said:
Cherry: We voted on rules that are so lenient that the punishments almost have to be brutal for the rules to mean anything.
Brutal punishments? Those are basicly stock boilerplate you see anywhere with moderation!
Yeah, but I've dealt with moderators that pretended to be reasonable and fair whilst using such rules before. They very rapidly drop any pretense at following any real "procedure" or fairness if you actually attack them personally or criticise their way of doing things.
Hell, even
I find it difficult not to do so, when running my own forum. When you have a ban-hammer and someone is pissing you off, it is
really tempting to use it. It's just a general feature of absolutely anyone who has had power ever, and I'd rather not give them the opportunity if at all possible.