Have the mods gone overboard with the recent banning's?

[d000hg]

I agree.

However, there are some posters who can do what they like, and some who get banned for doing what they like.

The same first section of the T&Cs applies regardless of forum / sub-forum.

The law is generally less lenient on repeat offenders, why should CUK be any different? Context and past behaviour are important, no one post should be taken in a vacuum.

[TheFaQQer]

The law is generally less lenient on repeat offenders, why should CUK be any different? Context and past behaviour are important, no one post should be taken in a vacuum.

Where does the law stand on those repeat offenders who are ignored by the police?

[original PM]

they are called politicians and gangsters...

hard to tell the difference

[SimonMac]

There are rules applied on the professional forum which AFAIK are followed strictly.
General is a sandpit to let off steam, cope with boredom, have a laff etc surely.?

I want to agree with SAS.

I feel dirty and ashamed

[northernladuk]

The law is generally less lenient on repeat offenders, why should CUK be any different? Context and past behaviour are important, no one post should be taken in a vacuum.

Agreed. I get an instant day off for abusing users in the prof forums nowdays. No more second chances or warnings. Seems a lot more lenient in here.

[NotAllThere]

There are rules?

Evidently not, otherwise this kind of thing happens:

well done nat, public division exposed between mods already. this is real progress

Oh yes, the great "someone moved one of MFs posts to Light Relief debacle". Anyway, why shouldn't there be public division between mods. Not that I've seen any evidence of it, other than this post.

Where does the law stand on those repeat offenders who are ignored by the police?

Got anyone in mind?

[original PM]

there is a large difference between having a laff and purposefully winding someone up - especially if you are just pushing the same old buttons day after day

if you are gonna rip another poster make it entertaining.

[Ticktock]

Agreed. I get an instant day off for abusing users in the prof forums nowdays. No more second chances or warnings. Seems a lot more lenient in here.

That rather depends on the user, doesn't it? The most recent example i saw resulted in the post being moved to General after the abuse began, so that further abuse could be poured in, when the post was a legitimate question.

OK, the OP has posted in Professional forums a lot, but the point stands that the thread in question seemed to be a real query that could benefit others.

[cojak]

Evidently not, otherwise this kind of thing happens:

I notice that you're pulling up posts from 3 years ago FAQQer.

There is no dissent between the mods. I agree with NAT and he agrees with me on our modding decisions.

(RH is a ninja, in and out before you know it...)

The only way you might get the consistancy you seem to crave is when only 1 person moderates and even that can alter if they are busy or have real-world issues to contend with (sometimes the only way to deal with misbehaviour when you are busy IRL is to ban immediately).

So that would only be smoothed out by Admin paying us to do it full time (and frankly he can't afford it...).

So you're just stuck with us and our 'right in spirit' but inevitable occasional inconsistent modding I'm afraid.

[MaryPoppins]

So you're just stuck with us and our 'right in spirit' but inevitable occasional inconsistent modding I'm afraid.

Imagine me behind you nodding sagely.