Treading Thin Ice?

[NoseWarmer]

OK, I just have to ask...

I have been a member here for about 4 months now and have enjoyed every minute...

Now the question... What does it take to get placed on the "Banned User" list?

I was going through the members list and there is a "slew" of them... Also, I just left the "Classifieds" and there was one in that location too...

Just curious...

NW

[hoglahoo]

almost all of them were spammers. if you join the forum and start selling nfl jerseys or nokia phones, you will probably not last long

[Kees]

http://straightrazorpalace.com/site-...s-conduct.html

Observe them and you won't be banned.

[JimmyHAD]

Just so you know. ....... we've been watching you .....


Just kidding .....

[Bruce]

I haven't been banned yet. Thankfully, management is very tolerant of the obtuse.

[richmondesi]

Just be glad I'm not a mod

Just kidding

[thebigspendur]

I haven't been banned yet. Thankfully, management is very tolerant of the obtuse.

Hey, watch how you talk about us fat guys.

[HNSB]

From another thread:

However, in practise, banning someone rarely happens.
Usually if someone gets banned, it's only for a couple of days, and it is more of a 'cooling off' period.

Bans up to a couple of months also happen occasionally, but this is after repeatedly causing problems, or doing something really naughty like using multiplt user accounts, or linking to bestiality porn to give you 2 real-life examples.

Then there are permanent bans. These don't happen often. 99.9% of these are banned spammers. I always try to prevent banning 'real' members because I like to believe that people can get along if they would just try. However, somtimes that does not work, and in those case a member is banned. Examples include members mailing insults to mods (you are a dickhead), sellers refusing to communicate with buyers after receiving the money, and things like that.

Note that we cannot usually divulge information about -why- we banned someone, and this makes us an easy target for public disapproval. We are not part of a judicial system. For example (purely hypothetical of course): If we would ban someone because he was ripping off members, we cannot say so.

If we did, SRP (in the person of Lynn) could be sued for defamation of character, or however the legal definition. We cannot legally say that someone is guilty of something. And if we don't have iron clad proof that will hold up in court, we will be in deep trouble.

Note that even linking to a bestiality porn site will not result in a permanent ban.

[NoseWarmer]

"Then there are permanent bans. These don't happen often. 99.9% of these are banned spammers. I always try to prevent banning 'real' members because I like to believe that people can get along if they would just try. However, sometimes that does not work, and in those case a member is banned. Examples include members mailing insults to mods (you are a dickhead), sellers refusing to communicate with buyers after receiving the money, and things like that."

So more personality conflicts here...

"Note that we cannot usually divulge information about -why- we banned someone, and this makes us an easy target for public disapproval. We are not part of a judicial system. For example (purely hypothetical of course): If we would ban someone because he was ripping off members, we cannot say so."

And this is understandable... I guess I was just wondering what or how serious it had to be...

[nun2sharp]

From what I have seen since I have been here, it is those who refuse to "play well with others" that get banned.