[FORUMS] Dealing with harassment/troublemakers

[PhantomLeader]

Originally Posted by Stinney

Yeah, and also its doesnt really matter what you post and how much of it you post because the worst that will happen is a one day ban.

So the report function is a little......impotent.

If someone gets 2 infractions per month they are given the same punishment as someone who gets 20 or 50.

That's actually not correct. I only gave them two points; however, if I'd given them more, they would be banned for a longer time. Someone who gets 20 infractions in a month won't be posting for quite some time, while someone who gets 2 will simply be removed for one day.
The report function actually does not give bans; it simply alerts the moderators that the community finds a certain post or thread unacceptable. We then review the thread and deal with it according to the rules. It's not impotent in the least; we make sure to read every reported post.