The Banhammer and You: A User's Guide to the Forums

[Logan Westbrook]

Just an update for you, there is an additional level of moderation under probation. Official warnings can be issued that send PMs and stay listed in a user's ban history. They don't show publicly though, and don't affect the badges. But they do impact what future penalties will be.

Are records of those messages deleted after a period of time, or are they permanent? Or is there at least some kind of time-stamp to prevent members who've been around for a while getting harsher penalties based on indiscretions from years back?

Yes, they have dates on them.

 

[Anarchemitis]

MoonPenguin also has, I think he/she is somewhere in the vicinity of 12,000 posts.

Not that a post count is a benefit here.
It doesn't even guarantee 'fame'. It used to, but now the community is too big for that to work.

 

[scotth266]

MoonPenguin also has, I think he/she is somewhere in the vicinity of 12,000 posts.

Not that a post count is a benefit here.
It doesn't even guarantee 'fame'. It used to, but now the community is too big for that to work.

I don't recognize users by their post count: I recognize them by their avatars.

Which is why it sucks when people change them all the time... I can't keep track of some users and wind up thinking that it's someone new (Max especially, dude changes his avatar more often than most people change clothes these days) until I look at their name.

 

[Lord Krunk]

MoonPenguin also has, I think he/she is somewhere in the vicinity of 12,000 posts.

Not that a post count is a benefit here.
It doesn't even guarantee 'fame'. It used to, but now the community is too big for that to work.

I don't recognize users by their post count: I recognize them by their avatars.

Which is why it sucks when people change them all the time... I can't keep track of some users and wind up thinking that it's someone new (Max especially, dude changes his avatar more often than most people change clothes these days) until I look at their name.

Same here. When I changed my original avatar (a silhouette of Beat from JSRF, had it for 6 months), a lot of people complained. I haven't gone back to using it yet.

 

[Blackadder51]

this thread is very help full thanks

EDIT : also i got put on probation for calling ultrajoe a dickhead >.<, bit unfair in my opinion

 

[Berethond]

this thread is very help full thanks

EDIT : also i got put on probation for calling ultrajoe a dickhead >.<, bit unfair in my opinion

Hardly.
One word post that are off-topic and inflamatory tend to be frowned upon.

 

[Zombie_Fish]

MoonPenguin also has, I think he/she is somewhere in the vicinity of 12,000 posts.

Not that a post count is a benefit here.
It doesn't even guarantee 'fame'. It used to, but now the community is too big for that to work.

I don't recognize users by their post count: I recognize them by their avatars.

Which is why it sucks when people change them all the time... I can't keep track of some users and wind up thinking that it's someone new (Max especially, dude changes his avatar more often than most people change clothes these days) until I look at their name.

Same here. When I changed my original avatar (a silhouette of Beat from JSRF, had it for 6 months), a lot of people complained. I haven't gone back to using it yet.

Well, it's easier to remember a picture than a number. Especially if a lot of those numbers are very similar.

But I do that as well. It usually takes me a while to notice when Max changes his avatar, and also when The_Oracle changed his, I didn't notice that for a few days I think. Mostly because it was no longer the oracle.

The result being I usually try to avoid changing my avatar.

this thread is very help full thanks

EDIT : also i got put on probation for calling ultrajoe a dickhead >.<, bit unfair in my opinion

Have you talked to the mods about that? All I know is that one word posts are frowned upon, as well as insulting posts, but I can see why you would instantly think that after seeing his post. Try PM'ing a mod about it if you care that much about it.

 

[Blackadder51]

this thread is very help full thanks

EDIT : also i got put on probation for calling ultrajoe a dickhead >.<, bit unfair in my opinion

Have you talked to the mods about that? All I know is that one word posts are frowned upon, as well as insulting posts, but I can see why you would instantly think that after seeing his post. Try PM'ing a mod about it if you care that much about it.[/quote]

Yeh i have put i have got no response..

 

[Zombie_Fish]

this thread is very help full thanks

EDIT : also i got put on probation for calling ultrajoe a dickhead >.<, bit unfair in my opinion

Have you talked to the mods about that? All I know is that one word posts are frowned upon, as well as insulting posts, but I can see why you would instantly think that after seeing his post. Try PM'ing a mod about it if you care that much about it.

Yeh i have put i have got no response..

Well just wait then. Mods aren't on 24/7 and unless it's completely irrational whatsoever they will give reasoning for it. You'll probably get a response from them sometime tomorrow, tonight possibly.

 

[wilsonscrazybed]

Yeh i have put i have got no response..

Your response to the probation will be read during business hours Monday by an editor. This is not the right place to talk about user specific moderation.

 

[Specialist Willy]

Definetely informative and worrisome. These guys don't screw around. But I guess now a days one can't screw around for fear of (dare I say it) offending someone. But que sera sera.

 

[slipknot4]

Great, my post was the example of a Probation...
Good guide anyway...

 

[Berethond]

Krunk, your permaban example post has been 404'd.
Just thought I'd let you know.

 

[Lord Krunk]

Great, my post was the example of a Probation...

Someone's got to be the example, and yours was the first I came across. On the bright side, you know you've made a valuable contribution to a sticky.

Krunk, your permaban example post has been 404'd.
Just thought I'd let you know.

What? Necro's post died? Damn, now I'll have to find another good example.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[Zombie_Fish]

Great, my post was the example of a Probation...

Someone's got to be the example, and yours was the first I came across. On the bright side, you know you've made a valuable contribution to a sticky.

Krunk, your permaban example post has been 404'd.
Just thought I'd let you know.

What? Necro's post died? Damn, now I'll have to find another good example.

Thanks for the tip.

Shame as that was actually a good example of a bannable offense. What about Darth Mobius [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/jump/18.120325.2358968]?

 

[Lord Krunk]

Great, my post was the example of a Probation...

Someone's got to be the example, and yours was the first I came across. On the bright side, you know you've made a valuable contribution to a sticky.

Krunk, your permaban example post has been 404'd.
Just thought I'd let you know.

What? Necro's post died? Damn, now I'll have to find another good example.

Thanks for the tip.

Shame as that was actually a good example of a bannable offense. What about Darth Mobius [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/jump/18.120325.2358968]?

Yeah, I'll probably use that. A better one would have been Darth Empyrean's, but it pops up with a '403: Access Denied' notice when I try to get to it.

I can't link to spambots either, which greatly reduces the amount of posts I can use as an example.

Hold on, I'll see if Taxi Driver's thread has been 404'd yet...

 

[Zombie_Fish]

Great, my post was the example of a Probation...

Someone's got to be the example, and yours was the first I came across. On the bright side, you know you've made a valuable contribution to a sticky.

Krunk, your permaban example post has been 404'd.
Just thought I'd let you know.

What? Necro's post died? Damn, now I'll have to find another good example.

Thanks for the tip.

Shame as that was actually a good example of a bannable offense. What about Darth Mobius [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/jump/18.120325.2358968]?

Yeah, I'll probably use that. A better one would have been Darth Empyrean's, but it pops up with a '403: Access Denied' notice when I try to get to it.

I can't link to spambots either, which greatly reduces the amount of posts I can use as an example.

Hold on, I'll see if Taxi Driver's thread has been 404'd yet...

I've heard of Empyrean's (Haven't seen it though), that would've been a brilliant example, seeing as it broke pretty much every forum guideline.

Sadly, Taxi Driver and Thunderhitler have been 404'd. And Eggo's and Pyronox's bring up too many questions. There was a guy called [user]The Volume[/user] who was banned for this post [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.121663?page=2#2425017].

 

[Lord Krunk]

Great, my post was the example of a Probation...

Someone's got to be the example, and yours was the first I came across. On the bright side, you know you've made a valuable contribution to a sticky.

Krunk, your permaban example post has been 404'd.
Just thought I'd let you know.

What? Necro's post died? Damn, now I'll have to find another good example.

Thanks for the tip.

Shame as that was actually a good example of a bannable offense. What about Darth Mobius [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/jump/18.120325.2358968]?

Yeah, I'll probably use that. A better one would have been Darth Empyrean's, but it pops up with a '403: Access Denied' notice when I try to get to it.

I can't link to spambots either, which greatly reduces the amount of posts I can use as an example.

Hold on, I'll see if Taxi Driver's thread has been 404'd yet...

I've heard of Empyrean's (Haven't seen it though), that would've been a brilliant example, seeing as it broke pretty much every forum guideline.

Sadly, Taxi Driver and Thunderhitler have been 404'd. And Eggo's and Pyrenox's bring up too many questions. There was a guy called [user]The Volume[/user] who was banned for this post [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.121663?page=2#2425017].

Thank you very much for your help, I'll use that one.

In other news:

7/7/09: Changed link to Ban example to that of Darth Mobius, due to The Necroswanson's post being 404'd.
7/7/09: Added 2 new terms to Glossary, and my first link to TVTropes. Not that I'm going to make it a habit or anything...

I'm going to change the example to The Volume's post, because it's a far better example of what not to do.

 

[slipknot4]

Great, my post was the example of a Probation...

Someone's got to be the example, and yours was the first I came across. On the bright side, you know you've made a valuable contribution to a sticky.

Krunk, your permaban example post has been 404'd.
Just thought I'd let you know.

What? Necro's post died? Damn, now I'll have to find another good example.

Thanks for the tip.

No, i am honoured... i am the example of what is wrong with these forums and that is... special...

 

[Lord Krunk]

Great, my post was the example of a Probation...

Someone's got to be the example, and yours was the first I came across. On the bright side, you know you've made a valuable contribution to a sticky.

Krunk, your permaban example post has been 404'd.
Just thought I'd let you know.

What? Necro's post died? Damn, now I'll have to find another good example.

Thanks for the tip.

No, i am honoured... i am the example of what is wrong with these forums and that is... special...

I was originally going to use my own Probation post, but it's been 404'd for a long, long time. Shame, really.

Updates Ahoy!

7/7/09: Changed link to Ban example to that of The Volume, as it is a better example than Mobius'. Rated PG for Coarse Language and Adult Themes.