Ban Log

bob_veng

i would like for there to be a thread where moderators post who's banned and a short 1-5 word grounds for the ban (X user is banned for flaming) etc.

i find it annoying as a longtime member when people who've been members for a while and some of whose posts i might have liked (or found amusing, or even disliked) "get disappeared" and i don't know what the reason is

so just for the sake of transparency... no debate or petitions or something...

if there already is a similar thread i'm sorry, i couldn't find it

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joluv

Even without non-moderator posts, the like/agree reactions on such a thread would probably convey some nastiness.

Actually, I think it would be good in general if moderators could sometimes block reactions to their own posts. (I realize that this is probably a Vanilla issue.) When a member is acting out, it's not always helpful for a moderator's informal warning to get fifteen agrees, especially if the member is already feeling ganged up on.

Tresset

Eh, I doubt such a thing would be a good idea for many reasons, most of which have already been said here.

In any case, there has never been any rule against asking a moderator in PM why someone was banned. We are quite willing to be transparent on why people were banned in most cases, but I don't like the idea of shouting it to the whole world by default. Our decisions are final, of course, but we would most likely be willing to explain what we do if people really want to know.

bob_veng

I don't really want to debate the proposal, so i'm just going to say that of the two abovementioned reasons why it might not be the best idea, I only agree with people liking/agreeing the post being a bit of a problem.
aside from that, I still think it's a very good idea.

PaulaMigrate

In a community forum you may expect that the administrators provide some reason for their actions. But here you are on a commercial forum and you signed your soul to the dev...beamdog. They act on behalf of a company and are liable to their boss but not to the forum members. You accept these conditions by being here.

JuliusBorisov

bob_veng said:

i would like for there to be a thread where moderators post who's banned and a short 1-5 word grounds for the ban (X user is banned for flaming) etc. (1)

i find it annoying as a longtime member when people who've been members for a while and some of whose posts i might have liked (or found amusing, or even disliked) "get disappeared" and i don't know what the reason is (2)

so just for the sake of transparency... no debate or petitions or something... (3)

if there already is a similar thread i'm sorry, i couldn't find it

1. Unfortunately, such a thread would be a violation of the site rules which say moderation decisions are private. It would also turn into a tool to laugh on banned users if you were in a conflict with them.
2. Everyone can send a PM to moderators asking about what happened. We had such inquiries in the past and helped providing information we could.
3. If a user is banned, you can see it on their profile. If a user suddenly left the forum without banishment you can check their latest comments. Or you can just shoot a message to a moderator.

Also, moderators are not Beamdog employees, they are volunteers. They don't act on behalf of the company, they follow the Site rules and make sure other users follow them as well.

bob_veng

okay.