The site owners/mods should revisit the forum rules regarding PERMANENT bans.
As with any form of justice, the most draconian of penalties should be reserved for those who commit the ultimate transgression of the rules.
Thing is, in this country we no longer carry out executions, and a life sentence when given, doesn't actually mean a life sentence at all. Why so on Exeweb ?
The site owners have access to personal email/IP addresses of all forum users. A serious breach of the rules e.g the inciting of violence, or issues of legality, could always be used in evidence. The perpetrator should be made aware of transgression, the hows, whys and wherefores in writing, and issued with a seriously lengthy ban. e.g 1 year. Retain all records, obviously.
Persistent temporary ban offenders, usually those of a lesser discriminatory or offensive nature, be issued with escalating temporary bans (e.g 1 month, 3 months 6 months, 1 year, 5 year).
There is the facility available for forum users to ignore the posts of any particular poster they choose, nobody has to suffer another unduly.
The site is suffering due to the issuance of permanent bans to certain posters, nay all the posters. The people who push their luck, the boundaries, are often the lifeblood of a vibrant forum and to ban them permanently is counter productive.
As with any form of justice, the most draconian of penalties should be reserved for those who commit the ultimate transgression of the rules.
Thing is, in this country we no longer carry out executions, and a life sentence when given, doesn't actually mean a life sentence at all. Why so on Exeweb ?
The site owners have access to personal email/IP addresses of all forum users. A serious breach of the rules e.g the inciting of violence, or issues of legality, could always be used in evidence. The perpetrator should be made aware of transgression, the hows, whys and wherefores in writing, and issued with a seriously lengthy ban. e.g 1 year. Retain all records, obviously.
Persistent temporary ban offenders, usually those of a lesser discriminatory or offensive nature, be issued with escalating temporary bans (e.g 1 month, 3 months 6 months, 1 year, 5 year).
There is the facility available for forum users to ignore the posts of any particular poster they choose, nobody has to suffer another unduly.
The site is suffering due to the issuance of permanent bans to certain posters, nay all the posters. The people who push their luck, the boundaries, are often the lifeblood of a vibrant forum and to ban them permanently is counter productive.