(04-30-2015, 01:47 PM)Kayllen Wrote: So just to reiterate since I didn't see it in my quick scan by of the first post this morning. Do your 'warning points' in the scope of the big 20 ever fall off like they're supposed to, right now? I.e. 2 weeks and your warning percentage goes down etc? Or is getting a black mark on your record, no matter what the offense was, damning for life? To continue your example with the DMV, the 'strikes' on your driving record don't count against you forever! =P
Also driving record violations are for clear and measurable actions that harm the safety of others.
I just don't like the idea of being permanently banned because I might speak my mind too freely. Obviously, its not my decision, I can't change it, but I still do not like it.
I think dissension is healthy for a community, and I don't like permanent penalties placed on users who dissent.
That's just the long and short of it. Communities without some level of conflict end up stagnating into circlejerks and hugboxes. The trick is managing that conflict, to keep it from spiraling out of control, but also allow members to feel like they are not being censored.
I think sometimes inflammatory points need to be made, points that there is no nice way of stating. I think it's fine to give warnings to make people think twice about making those points, but I think is harmful to punish them too severely.
