(05-19-2015, 03:21 PM)Nero Wrote:(05-19-2015, 02:52 PM)Natalie Mcbeef Wrote: ....it places all infractions on the same scale, when I don't believe they are. I don't think I need to have a persecution complex to come to that decision.
I'm sure it's been suggested before, but there's a pretty simple solution to this, isn't there? Three tiers: warnings, infractions, and bans. <x> number of warnings in <x> number of weeks results in one infraction. <x> number of infractions in <x> number of months is a temp ban.Â
This way, minor violations like meme posting or overly aggressive behaviour go with warnings that, ultimately, don't contribute to bans, the idea being that a freakish number of total warnings (say, forty or fifty in the span of four months) are required to actually temp ban through them. This also allows moderators to curb certain hostile behaviours without that person actually feeling as if they'd been punished without due. If a person is consistently misbehaving then the system still allows for a ban with enough accumulation.
More severe violations result in direct infractions that would operate like our current system. Say for example, ten infractions in four weeks (as is the current policy). Or something similar.
Yes, no, maybe?
I would be very pleased with something like this. I would be ok with a /very/ small number of serious infractions (Say 3 or 4) causing a permanent ban. If someone does one of the current moderate infractions, it essentially shows a conscious willingness to fuck up a the forums.
However the smaller ones are more questions of propriety and tone, and I think it's better to use them to nudge people in the right direction. Currently there is just a huge disconnect between the level of disruption a behavior has on the forum, and the way it is treated by the rules.
I could very easily agree with something like the following, if warnings expired every 2 weeks..
1 Warning = Warning
2 Warnings = 6 Hour ban
3 Warnings = 24 Hour Ban
4 Warnings = 72 Hour Ban
5 Warnings = Serious Infraction and a week ban.
And only the serious infractions count towards permabans.
Edit: I actually really like short term bans. I think a lot of drama in the forums comes from being caught up in the moment, and a 6 hour time out for someone getting rowdy is usually doing them a favor. As they'll have calmed down by the time the ban expires.