Thread: Suggestion

In my opinion you'll get too easily banned on this board. For example does it really change anything if someone will be banned for short period because he has posted a couple of spam posts? After the ban time has elapsed, the banned member will probably just continue the spam (whatever is spam by definition on this board). Wouldn't it be just wiser to delete all spam posts and, if the spammer won't stop, then consider more severe methods to keep the user under control?

I know it's an annoyance for the admins to control spammers, but in my opinion banning everyone who has spammed or whatsoever WITHOUT A WARNING doesn't change anything. Why not just PM this user and warn him? I'd definitely have stopped posting those posts if you would have just given me a warning. In my opinion the user actually might change his behaviour if he would be noticed and threatened with a long ban.
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Also my spam, or whatsoever it was, wasn't actually that bad except the post made in Rules section.

Originally Posted by TheFluffy

This wasn't a reply to anyone.

Then it seems you aren't familiar with 'u noop' jokes. As you can see Fede thanked my posts, so it shouldn't be unclear whether he got my drill.

Originally Posted by TheFluffy

Any normal and especially a strict admin would consider that spam.

Maybe on some big forum, but c'mon... if some admin is being strict on some other forum, it doesn't mean you should follow his footsteps on this forum. That is just too exaggerated. Being an admin doesn't mean you should be a bureaucrat.

If you consider those posts as spam, then it's alright, but my spam posts, or whatsoever, were posted between 6th and 9th of Jan. Four posts in three days. The post I made in Rules section was a good reason to ban me, but those other posts... Hmph! Also, I didn't receive any warnings before I got banned. :L
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In addition, this forum has no clear rules. Those rules in Rules section haven't been edited for years. Shouldn't it be updated to avoid contradictions?

Don't take this as a complaint, this is a great forum and I've enjoyed my stay but there's something you could improve a little.

P.S. This has nothing to do with Carlos' case.

You also have to realize that bans will get proportionally longer as your repeat the offense. Yours was very minor obviously, and therefore only a small punishment. But if you were to do it again next week, the ban would be longer. So on, so on. I think it really does work well that way, to prevent spam.