Urgh, why did the other topic have to be locked right as I finished typing a humongous post? *sigh*
I'm mixed on this health bar system as a whole. It's a solid concept, but it's vague and seems a bit unfair. From what I understand so far, you get the same amount of space taken off the bar for any warning you receieve, whether you started a massive flame war and pissed off a bunch of people, or you you unwittingly did some minor thing that mildly annoyed a moderator. (If I'm wrong, please correct me) But the biggest problem is that it just doesn't explain what you did to get penalized. How about a space underneath the bar that displays some automated text explaining what you did, that only you can see? For example, it could say something like "This user has said overly offensive things" or "This user has posted inappropriate images and/or videos." It would be better then having to sift through your inbox hoping you didn't delete previous warnings.
I don't mean to sound like a spoiled brat here or anything, I just don't see why I'm one step away from probation when the only warnings I've ever received were "Don't post topics that generate one word responses" and "Don't post in a topic that's obviously going to get locked" (And I would argue that the last one is rather pointless, as it shouldn't matter how many people posted in a locked topic as long as they weren't directly contributing to the problem) It's not a huge deal since I try to be on my best behavior, so it's unlikely that I'll ever get that probation unless I receive another warning for another minor thing I didn't know about. But that's what irks me about it.
To put the above paragraph differently, imagine you're an elementary school kid sitting in detention. In the room with you is a kid whose been stealing lunch money, a kid who was caught handing out porno mags, and a kid who cussed up a storm arguing with their teacher. Then there's you, who got detention because you were carrying your lunch tray in the cafeteria and you accidentally bumped into Mrs. Harrison, spilling the fried bean casserole down her brand new blouse. Then imagine the school principle walks into the detention room and says that all of you are facing expulsion. I totally feel like the kid who was selling porno mags. Err...wait, that's not right.
I'm mixed on this health bar system as a whole. It's a solid concept, but it's vague and seems a bit unfair. From what I understand so far, you get the same amount of space taken off the bar for any warning you receieve, whether you started a massive flame war and pissed off a bunch of people, or you you unwittingly did some minor thing that mildly annoyed a moderator. (If I'm wrong, please correct me) But the biggest problem is that it just doesn't explain what you did to get penalized. How about a space underneath the bar that displays some automated text explaining what you did, that only you can see? For example, it could say something like "This user has said overly offensive things" or "This user has posted inappropriate images and/or videos." It would be better then having to sift through your inbox hoping you didn't delete previous warnings.
I don't mean to sound like a spoiled brat here or anything, I just don't see why I'm one step away from probation when the only warnings I've ever received were "Don't post topics that generate one word responses" and "Don't post in a topic that's obviously going to get locked" (And I would argue that the last one is rather pointless, as it shouldn't matter how many people posted in a locked topic as long as they weren't directly contributing to the problem) It's not a huge deal since I try to be on my best behavior, so it's unlikely that I'll ever get that probation unless I receive another warning for another minor thing I didn't know about. But that's what irks me about it.
To put the above paragraph differently, imagine you're an elementary school kid sitting in detention. In the room with you is a kid whose been stealing lunch money, a kid who was caught handing out porno mags, and a kid who cussed up a storm arguing with their teacher. Then there's you, who got detention because you were carrying your lunch tray in the cafeteria and you accidentally bumped into Mrs. Harrison, spilling the fried bean casserole down her brand new blouse. Then imagine the school principle walks into the detention room and says that all of you are facing expulsion. I totally feel like the kid who was selling porno mags. Err...wait, that's not right.