Member Reinstatement Protocols

Netopia

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I'm not saying that mercy should not be shown people after a time, but I just noticed that dennilfloss is back and is listed as "Past Lifer". What I don't understand is that with what he (dennilfloss) did, he is now reinstated, but there are others who have done much less, like H8Tank?

Is there some sort of protocol that is followed or are people reinstated with no rhyme or reason, which makes it look like favoritism to the membership at large?

I'm NOT saying that dennilfloss should not have been reinstated, I'm just trying to make sense of how these decisions are made.

Joe

Joe, very seldom will you see us explain our actions much beyond a mod note in a thread. The criteria might look something like:
1. Take your punishment, as handed down.
2. Don't try and create a second account.
3. Apologize, when wrong.
4. Do not jump on an AnandTech bashing bandwagon, when other members do.
On some of the above criteria, some members could eventually be granted grace...but no promises. Nothing is cast in stone, and of course there is a concensus ruling, always.

AnandTech Moderator
 

mugs

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Every year at passover the mods pick two banned members and allow us to choose which one is unbanned. The other is crucified. This year it was dennilfloss or Jesus. We picked dennilfloss.
 

Ika

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Originally posted by: mugs
Every year the mods pick two banned members and allow us to choose which one is unbanned. This year it was dennilfloss or Jesus. We picked dennilfloss.

/taps joke meter

huh?


To OP - dennilfloss was banned for 5.5 years, for what essentially was a joke. According to the mods, he had "taken his punishment like a man", and they had taken a vote (according to a mod, again).
 

Greenman

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It's hard to say how such things are decided, and with secret mods that can't or won't explane their actions, even valid, well thought out decisions take on a nefarious taint. I assume there at least two more forum categories that we can't see, one of them will be where the mods decide who goes and who comes back.
 

jadinolf

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Originally posted by: mugs
Every year at passover the mods pick two banned members and allow us to choose which one is unbanned. The other is crucified. This year it was dennilfloss or Jesus. We picked dennilfloss.

Yes and Jesus is not happy.
 

Netopia

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So the consensus is, at least for those NOT in the know, is that time heals all?

Joe
 

minendo

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Originally posted by: Netopia
So the consensus is, at least for those NOT in the know, is that time heals all?

Joe

Not all. Just those that are deemed worthwhile by the mods. I questioned their decision and was informed that the mods had discussed his unbanning time and time again until deciding to unban him.
 

mugs

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Originally posted by: Netopia
So the consensus is, at least for those NOT in the know, is that time heals all?

Joe

Jesus heals all.

Go in peace, my son.

Really, I think 6 years is long enough to hold a grudge. If there are others who you think deserve to be allowed back, and who actually WANT to come back, why not PM the mods and ask them to consider it?
 

Netopia

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I'm not saying hold a grudge at all, or not to. I'm just interested in the criteria used... as opposed to my lack of interest in jokes about Jesus. :D

Joe
 

Mday

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what he did was wrong. he did confess, and owned up to his "joke" which no one found funny. more importantly he was not a nuisance to begin with nor did he become one after the ban.... nor is he one now :E
 

mugs

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Netopia
I'm not saying hold a grudge at all, or not to. I'm just interested in the criteria used... as opposed to my lack of interest in jokes about Jesus. :D

Joe

You've been here more than 7 years, you should know by now there's no consistency to anything the mods do. ;) I think that's partly because there are many mods who all handle situations differently, and partly because the mods are human and subject to human biases.
 

Netopia

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Very true... which made me curious as to whether or not there is any protocol or it's just personal choice of the powers that be.

Joe
 

Ika

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Originally posted by: Mday
what he did was wrong. he did confess, and owned up to his "joke" which no one found funny. more importantly he was not a nuisance to begin with nor did he become one after the ban.... nor is he one now :E

To add to this, he's a nice guy :) Although, as Red Dawn claims, he is manipulative (which is exemplified by his little stunt).
 

Netopia

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There are lots of people who are nice guys. This thread isn't ABOUT dennilfloss, it's about the protocol used to determine reinstatement, IF there is even a protocol.

Joe
 

altonb1

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Originally posted by: Netopia
There are lots of people who are nice guys. This thread isn't ABOUT dennilfloss, it's about the protocol used to determine reinstatement, IF there is even a protocol.

Joe

Of course there is. The protocol is TCP/IP, of course...as it is the internet protocol.
 

apoppin

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Originally posted by: Netopia
I'm not saying hold a grudge at all, or not to. I'm just interested in the criteria used... as opposed to my lack of interest in jokes about Jesus. :D

Joe

i am [really] surprised you don't know. :p
:Q

it is on a case-by-case basis

firstly, the former member has to make a request and then promise to be 'good'

and enough time has to pass for the 'punnishment' to fit the crime committed . . .

it looks like you don't want Dennilfloss back . . .

. . . he was entertaining ;)


 

dmcowen674

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Originally posted by: Netopia
I'm not saying that mercy should not be shown people after a time, but I just noticed that dennilfloss is back and is listed as "Past Lifer".

What I don't understand is that with what he (dennilfloss) did, he is now reinstated, but there are others who have done much less, like H8Tank?

Is there some sort of protocol that is followed or are people reinstated with no rhyme or reason, which makes it look like favoritism to the membership at large?

I don't know H8TanK but CAD come to mind for me.