Unban Stir & Lighten Up & Appreciate the Community More

[GeneralGuy]

• 50%: Suspended for 1 day
  
• 70%: Suspended for 1 week
  
• 90%: Suspended for 1 month
  
• 100%: Suspended for 1 year
  

Mods will assign warning points from ranges defined for the following 4 categories:

• Small offenses: 1 point
  
• Medium offenses: 1 - 2 points
  
• Big offenses: 2 - 3 points
  
• Super offenses: 7 - 10 points
  

The definition of small, medium, big, and super are up to the moderating team. The moderating team maintains a loose guide for which types of offenses fit into which category, and each mod will decide at the time of warning how many points to assign from within a given category.

This has always been and always will be a terrible system. It's one of the major reasons, along with the ban-happy moderation (at the time), that the 2009-2010 phpBB forums was the absolute rock bottom low point of MFGG. The Split happening because the administration couldn't deal with the community and decided to shun it instead of embracing it was the final nail in the coffin. You don't go from a one day ban to a one week ban, then from a month to a year. That's completely asinine and ridiculous. Standardized ban systems don't really work here, because every offense is different with unique circumstances, and should be looked at individually on a case-by-case basis.

I mean, if you want to show everyone how despicable and atrocious Drei's unholy act was, why not go further? Why not ban him for 5 years? Or just permaban him? There's a point when you need to take a step back, take a slow deep breath, and examine the case with a level head. Common sense.