shankarcams
Active Member
Let me start by thanking the mods for the rather thankless task they perform. Without their oversight this place would be the wild west.
I am prompted to make this suggestion based on personal experience yesterday. The suggestion is very simple:
If every single rule violation results in a "ban for life", without notice to member, on the basis of one single mod's opinion, that is likely to be seen as totally arbitrary and that, in my opinion, is as bad for the governance of the forum as violation of rules by members.
Trust this will be taken in the right spirit.
I am prompted to make this suggestion based on personal experience yesterday. The suggestion is very simple:
- When a user is to be banned, he should first be advised what he did wrong and given an opportunity to set things right.
- A decision to ban should never be an individual mod's decision, always a collective decision of two or more.
- It may be worthwhile to consider other action than "ban for life" for lesser violations.
If every single rule violation results in a "ban for life", without notice to member, on the basis of one single mod's opinion, that is likely to be seen as totally arbitrary and that, in my opinion, is as bad for the governance of the forum as violation of rules by members.
Trust this will be taken in the right spirit.