I have started a new group to fight this.Hardcore_gamer said:This really isn't a fair, or a logical way to look at it.Spinwhiz said:Nobody should be able to slip up 8 times and being given more chances. If anyone can't learn how to be respectful and follow our rules after what is pretty much 8 infractions, they shouldn't be here.canadamus_prime said:I find it rather unfair that there's absolutely no way to clear your record. Everybody slips up now and then. I'm usually the first to advocate harsh punishment for infractions, but this is ridiculous. With harsh punishments should come rewards for good behavior. So if you've not committed any infractions for a certain amount of time, your 'forum heath meter' should go back down.
Please understand that forum users who are here to stay intend to be here as long as they can. We are talking about great many years (decades?) depending on how long the actual escapist remains alive, and thousands even tens of thousands of posts.
Nobody is perfect, and I am 95% sure that a very considerable portion of the people who post on the forum on regular bases will find them self's banned at some point even if for no other reason that they aren't 100% careful 100% of the time.
Even if a user were only to say something even remotely bad in only 1 out of every thousand posts, it would still be enough to get him banned in a few years if he posts often.
The "8 chances are a lot" just really doesn't make sense when put into perspective. Not to mention that like others have already pointed out some warnings/bans aren't fair which makes it even worse.
If you feel people are being unfairly treated on these forums by moderators (as I have myself witnessed numerous times) then come join. Let's get the word out there.
Whatever happened to Freedom of speech, Fascist Escapist?
Come fight with me
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/Escapists-against-the-machine
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