New Probation/Warning procedures

[twylight]

Per Morg's suggestion I did PM each of the Moderators/Admin to request their own personal procedures for Probation/Warning with the advent of profile and thread probation.

I'll post them here as the Mod/Admin gives me permission to.
Thank you to the Moderators and Administrators who answered and are allowing the information to be posted.

Each Mod/Admin is able to interprete their own procedures as they wish, this is just for the general knowledge and information of the forum

Dew K. Mosi

I will be using thread probations for people who post spam threads and/or repeat threads after being warned not to. Profile probation will be given to those with offensive sigs or avatars, or those who continually break the 5-6 line sig rule, or use it to insult and harass other posters. I reserve the right to use these methods to punish persistant problem makers who disobey other rules than this if I think it will get their attention to the fact that they misbehave.

Please see below for original post.

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Was there a change in the way warnings/probations were/are done?

I didn't see a change in the FAQ's about it, nor a global sticky.

Warnings
Administrators and moderators use warnings to help troubled users. Warnings give users a chance to modify their posting habits before probation or banning. Warnings are not required to be issued before probation or banning occurs. This is at the discretion of the moderator or administrator taking action at the time.

Probation Duration
The length of probation is up to the admin/mod taking action at the time. Typically seven (7) to ten (10) days for initial infractions. For major infractions, the account may be under probation for longer periods, or banned immediately. For returning to the boards after being banned and continuing to break the rules, you may either be banned again, or have your IP banned and/or your IP provider may be contacted.

Violations of Probations and Banning
If you are on probation, you may not post under any account for the amount of days for which you are on probation. Violation of this probation will result in the permanent banning of your ORIGINAL account (permanent loss of entire post count, avatars, etc.,) and an extension of your probation to your NEW name. Continued violation of this rule may result in IP banning. If you are permanent banned, you may not return to Hype. Note: the Administrators and Moderators can tell if you hold more than one account.

I've seen the 'thread probations' before, like once, but it was never added to the FAQ's and the Avatar thing is new and I haven't seen that announced.

What's the new guidelines for getting thread/avatar regulations as a type of 'probation'?

What are the infractions which would cause these types of probations?

 

[DOG LIPS]

Free Lackey!

 

[Morg]

Someone sicced you to do this? I got tired of probation not working so I decided to take away some users avatars and sigs or thread probation for a change. Seems to work, got some users actually wishing to be on probation then on thread probation

 

[twylight]

Sadly...Lackey is never free...he belongs to me and since he now has no identity..

I know it was mentioned a while ago, I just didn't know if it took effect, nor what the infractions it is given for.

I just like to have my bases covered.

Someone sicced you to do this?

Yes, sadly. Like every girl roaming the internet all I want is acceptance and love..though I still don't know why DL asked me to take my shirt off via webcam the other day..

But he said he 'loved me' after I did it so.. ^_^

I got tired of probation not working so I decided to take away some users avatars and sigs or thread probation for a change. Seems to work, got some users actually wishing to be on probation then on thread probation

Ah, I actually think it's a good idea, I know it was discussed. Will this take effect globally for all the moderators?

 

[Morg]

Free Lackey!

Fine, you get banned then

 

[Morg]

Ah, I actually think it's a good idea, I know it was discussed. Will this take effect globally for all the moderators?

Some others do and some don't, up to them if they wish to try new ways to make user's behave

 

[DOG LIPS]

Yes, sadly. Like every girl roaming the internet all I want is acceptance and love..though I still don't know why DL asked me to take my shirt off via webcam the other day..

But he said he 'loved me' after I did it so.. ^_^

It was for ... research ... for a book I'm writing.


Didn't we discuss keeping secrets??

 

[DOG LIPS]

Some others do and some don't, up to them if they wish to try new ways to make user's behave

Not me. I'll stick to banning people before they do anything wrong. That way I prevent it instead of waiting for it to happen.

 

[jaguarr]

Why the hell is celldog back as Memphis Slim and stirring up trouble after he was banned once? Why?! Why, dammit!? Answer me!

:heart:

jag

 

[DOG LIPS]

*Cough*Snitch!*Cough*

 

[jaguarr]

*Cough*Snitch!*Cough*

Yeah, it's celldog, so whatever. Ban him. Take away his birthday. Make him listen to the Pat Boone metal album!


jag

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Make him listen to the Pat Boone metal album!


jag

NO.
His version of Holy Diver is too easy on the ears.

 

[jaguarr]

NO.
His version of Holy Diver is too easy on the ears.

Let me extract my vengeance, dammit!

jag

 

[Kritish]

How many probations can you get until the mods get pissed and get rid of you?

 

[Canadian Rider]

Fine, you get banned then

Is there a rule on avatars then? Yours is highly distracting Morg! t:

 

[Morg]

How many probations can you get until the mods get pissed and get rid of you?

Depends on what they do, I had to ban some first timers for posting porn or someone attacking another user with extreme crude langauge and we can just give longer probations on those breaking the rules once too many times and if they try to sneak in while on probation they can get all their names banned.

 

[Morg]

Is there a rule on avatars then? Yours is highly distracting Morg! t:

No nudity naturally and my precious avatar? Should seen the old one, now that one was distracting but sadly much too naughty for me to use as a mod

 

[Darthphere]

Wow, this all sounds so communist.

"You behave or we take your ration card away from you"

 

[Darthphere]

Wait, Babs is on probation? BABS?!

 

[Calvin]

Morg is the last mod I want taking the rules into his own hands.

 

[Morg]

Morg is the last mod I want taking the rules into his own hands.

Too late

Darthphere, Babs posted a no no pic

 

[Kritish]

Depends on what they do, I had to ban some first timers for posting porn or someone attacking another user with extreme crude langauge and we can just give longer probations on those breaking the rules once too many times and if they try to sneak in while on probation they can get all their names banned.

*Plays Bon Jovi song "livin' on an edge"*

 

[Kritish]

Wait, Babs is on probation? BABS?!

She posted a picture of two gay guys "ten minuites after".

 

[Calvin]

She posted a picture of two gay guys "ten minuites after".

Seriously? No nudity involved? Just because they're gay?

 

[Lackey]

I didn't tell twylight to do this; she's perfectly capable of coming up with a thread like this all on her own. You guys should know that by now.

Besides, if I had a thread created, I would've wanted it in Community and it wouldn't have been about probation/warning procedures (You'll notice I didn't create a thread about "demodding" procedures for Daisy). No, it would have been a poll asking everyone if they think Morg's deafness affects his modding ability.

But enough of that, I'm not going to do that because I love Morg now. How could I not? He's the lovable mod.




Lackey gazed up at the vacant, expressionless face. Three years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the shadowy moustache. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving ears! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of Lackey's nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Morg, the loveable mod.


THE END