some good points and examples, Batvink.
I know you are trying to maintain order, some sense of dignity, and respect and civilty to all these boards and forum.
But here is a suggestion and some thoughts. Let the boars, trolls, flamers, spammers, arrogants, etc
have their messages not only locked,deleted,banned.
But maybe and perhaps sent to an area or too.
Call it the Garbage Dump.
And each and every month or time period have a delete cycle. Except for the most funny and/or infamous ones to serve as an example.
And perhaps for those that are really weird, way off topic and very tangent a forum area or section called the Cocaine Train.
And then there is the Arena. Where messages are sent that are really distasteful and ugly.
Even invite people in where they can rant and rave, troll, fight, gripe, whine and complain with each other. And let em if they want and like too.
While others sit back, with beer and popcorn and enjoy the drama and even laugh too. Almost anything goes. Let em waste the time and effort, expend the energy to fight and argue. True! And to serve as example and musuem of warriors, animals and mutants in the Arena.
I don't know what the entire system and policy for warnings, noob slappings, and bannings.
But if the member is going to be banned give them the choice of being allright banned for the particular period or the option of just being allowed to enter just the Garbage Dump, the Cocaine Train, and especially the Arena.
Perhaps a Hall of Shame or Injustice for really good(really bad, but good) ones to show off and teach about flaming, trolling,spamming, causing fights and personal insults and attacks.
Serious.
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