Current Affairs section bans

[rpm]

Hi there

Many people are asking why they were banned out of this section. The reason in basically all the cases are: There were many complaints about your posts in this forum, and section ban was therefore requested.

A section ban is seen as a way to avoid multiple infringements, which may result in a full forum ban. We always want to avoid banning a member, and a section ban is hence a far better way to deal with this situation.

I can definitely understand that this is not pleasant to have your rights revoked in a certain section. However, we tried other options in the past and they did not work.

 

[LazyLion]

It amazes me that people are amazed when this happens.

 

[AstroTurf]

The voice of the people has spoken. Democracy baby

 

[SmartKit]

Wait, I thought RPM was banned?

 

[sand_man]

Maybe some concession should be made in the Gaza thread. It's an incredibly emotive topic with some extreme and highly charged opinions.

 

[froot]

Wait, I thought RPM was banned?

Not even the mighty Ookhammer can touch RPM

 

[killerbyte]

how do you know if you were banned from the section?

 

[LazyLion]

how do you know if you were banned from the section?

The Mark of Cain appears on your forehead.

 

[TehStranger]

The Mark of Cain appears on your foreskin.

FTFY.

 

[daveza]

The Mark of Cain appears on your forehead.

So it's a jewish conspiracy.

 

[MickeyD]

Not even the mighty Ookhammer can touch RPM

There are other, BIGGER hammers about ....

 

[Timber_MG]

I feel for the mods and admins, online bickering is time-wasting and trolling is annoying. Sock-puppets should be banned outright. Sectional bans are very mild measures. Arguing in bad faith should get banned as well. That includes bad debate and logical fallacy repeated ad nauseam, ad hominem and similar. If the topic is emotive, good practice is to sleep over it until you're able to resume arguing from a neutral pov or recuse yourself. Seems like rpm and Grant had to do that for some people.

 

[Ockie]

There are other, BIGGER hammers about ....

Pics or it aint true.

 

[Venomous]

/posts banned content

 

[Nerfherder]

how do you know if you were banned from the section?

Go to that section, try and post.... if you can't it means you are banned.


Quite a lengthy process.

 

[Replay]

So a person will never really know in an emotional thread whether or not your opinion is ban worthy.....Sounds safer to avoid that section.....or if you post, post a link and leave your opinion out of it....'cause forum mainstream will kick you out

 

[LazyLion]

I feel for the mods and admins, online bickering is time-wasting and trolling is annoying. Sock-puppets should be banned outright. Sectional bans are very mild measures. Arguing in bad faith should get banned as well. That includes bad debate and logical fallacy repeated ad nauseam, ad hominem and similar. If the topic is emotive, good practice is to sleep over it until you're able to resume arguing from a neutral pov or recuse yourself. Seems like rpm and Grant had to do that for some people.

 

[Venomous]

on a serious note:
Are these CA and/or other section bans permanent, or do they expire?

 

[daveza]

Go to that section, try and post.... if you can't it means you are banned.


Quite a lengthy process.

 

[MickeyD]

Pics or it aint true.