What constitutes a no-warning ban? - Page 4

Savanja · 08-11-2007, 06:06 PM

Poor choices for vol mods to be sure. Raijinn simply picked people out and gave them the powah. To be honest, I questioned him on it in the beginning stating that it seemed that he gathered the "bad boys of posting" and was trying to somehow rehabiliate frequent, yet naughty, posters.

However, Grimwell has a much better system in place that seems more like applying for a job and has much less to do with one's activity on the forum and more with their quality of participation. One of the reasons I decided it was time to step aside was because Grimwell outright stated to the mods that he wished to hold his volunteers to a higher standard on their personal accounts when posting. He didn't want mods who didn't follow the rules personally.

I think Grimwell is doing a fabulous job of working with the mod system that is already in place and making it workable. Now if only they would ease up a bit and give posters a bit of slack.

Red Rock Candy · 08-11-2007, 07:30 PM

I still say anyone that ever was, is, or ever will be an SOE forum mod needs to die.

Deson · 08-11-2007, 08:44 PM

It's not the ban that bugs me, it's the why and as I've been saying, the inconsistency. Regardless to what it may seem like in my posts it's not something I'm losing sleep over. The only truly serious concern I have with it is that I don't know whether I earned an account flag or not since, as I have no clue what I did in the first place for the ban, I may in inadvertently pick up enough to get me seriously banned and still have no clue why. If it was my sig as has been suggested(someone please explicitly confirm that the message in the OP is related to the ban) then I got banned for being pro-dev. And if that's true... well, so much for "Domino: Evil tradeskill Empress" because if the current one went over someones head, that one would be in the sky.

Calthine · 08-11-2007, 08:46 PM

Deson - you're over thinking it. Seriously.

Deson · 08-11-2007, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Calthine

Deson - you're over thinking it. Seriously.

This is nothing. Believe me, no one on the internet has ever seen me truly over think. This isn't even bemused curiosity for me. The medium can't convey it but, besides a brief statement in game to my fiends for their entertainment, this is pretty much the only place I've mentioned it and it's occupied all of near nothing of my thoughts except considering the responses given and the posts made.

Edit: HAHAHAHAHAHA, ok, from someone elses ban message and the info here, I've concluded the sig was indeed a factor.

Savanja · 08-11-2007, 09:52 PM

Deson..contact Echgar or Grimwell and ask. Thats the best that you can do. Hopefully they will give you a clear answer.

Red Rock..if you want me to die, you're gonna have to sex me to death.

Aw Yeah.

Deson · 08-11-2007, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Savanja

Deson..contact Echgar or Grimwell and ask. Thats the best that you can do. Hopefully they will give you a clear answer.

Red Rock..if you want me to die, you're gonna have to sex me to death.

Aw Yeah.

Already have. Contacted Echgar before the ban even. I'm just waiting for a response now but seeing someone else's ban message let's me know they are specific to the offense. Looks like it was the back and forth + the sig that got the ban, the message is hard to decipher that though as the last part looks like it's part of the sig statement.

Calthine · 08-11-2007, 11:42 PM

I can't imagine what's wrong with the sig. *shrug*

Deson · 08-13-2007, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Calthine

I can't imagine what's wrong with the sig. *shrug*

I got my answer and I was sorely disappointed and will likely massively reduce my postings on that forum from now on. It seems the sig was viewed as "negative" and that I overall was being too negative. He considered my responses too hostile or disparaging of my fellow posters as well. I was hoping it was baiting or the reports, those I could see but the response I got? I'm forced to review all the praise I gave him for the moderation to this point and wonder if I was just being blind or stupid.

Fair warning to all, read the first thread linked, if your responses approach mine in quality, don't post it. If you have a sig in the same joking nature as mine, don't post it. If a poster calls you a liar or anything you take exception to, don't respond at all, even in deference or to deflect it, it may just get you banned.

Savanja · 08-13-2007, 10:12 PM

Generally, if someone starts spouting shit to you, its better to report it and let the mods deal with it than to get defensive.

Kinda like in school when you'd get into a fight, but even though you didn't throw the first punch, you still get sent to the principals office.