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To: Zen Dollar Round who wrote (3195)	1/20/2014 10:23:56 AM
From: Dale Baker	1 Recommendation Recommended By ChinuSFO Respond to of 7352

Some people on SI make it their mission in life to run around from thread to thread being as disruptive and insulting as possible. They have no place on civilized, grownup discussion boards ever. SI tolerates them on the site despite their obvious daily TOU violations. But just like the 3D world, they get thrown out of places where they won't be civil and they are not allowed back. Try going to a local bar and start an ugly screaming match with someone and see what happens. They can congregate in the toilet bowl threads where people sling poop at each other all day. They are always among SI's busiest.

To: Zen Dollar Round who wrote (3195)	1/20/2014 12:04:00 PM
From: HerbVic	1 Recommendation Recommended By Stock Puppy Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7352

Very true. Some posters are definitely worthy of lifetime bans, but not everyone who gets a ban falls into that category. Sure, you can PM the moderator and ask or beg to be reinstated, but if one feels they were banned unnecessarily, they might be a little resentful. I was trying to propose a system that had varying degrees of punishment. I believe this would serve the moderator in that, were they contemplating a ban, they might act sooner with a short ban, rather than cluttering up the thread with warnings and more infractions. It might also let the punishment fit the crime, as when someone crosses a line either inadvertently or if there is some justification involved. A ban is still a ban, even if only for a week, but it at least has an expiration date.