I've seen a few good posters banned from here, for no reason that I can see (not that
it may not have been justified, just that I didn't see it).
Yeah, when they get banned, the posts where they misbehaved are cleaned up as well.
That's up to the admins, it's their site, but I do strongly disagree with the 'Stuff up
once, banned for life' way that this site (and one or two others I'm a member of, it's
not unique to here) is moderated.
I'd be willing to bet that in most cases (if not all cases), people who do get banned are getting warned before it happens unless they do something extremely dumb like post pornography or something. Again, it's just a matter of us not seeing it..
And from what I can tell, in the sevenforums and eightforums, I think you have to really screw up good to get the boot. It's not just an accidental post that gets you kicked. People always need to remember that this is an internet forum and not personally attack anybody. Generally speaking, it's that easy to not get booted.
I always warn the offender first, by PM, and almost never give 'life bans'. I simply
do not agree with the concept, unless in very extreme circumstances.
You just lose good posters that way, for one 'mistake', and scare potential new members away.
Just my opinion, feel free to disregard.
***Just don't ban me for it, it's an opinion, not a command.***
Wenda.
Like I said above, I don't think many have gotten kicked off here for "one mistake". Yes, we have lost good posters. It's a shame that some of them took it to a personal level. I'm hoping many don't get scared away.
And you have NOTHING to worry about with respect to your post. You aren't breaking rules, you aren't posting about piracy, and you aren't personally attacking anybody.
