shortylickens
No Lifer
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Sucking mod ass is done in another forum.
Sucking mod ass is done in another forum.
I can't find any information about those infractions. What are they for, why are they handed down, what are the consequences if you get one, how many are you allowed to get before a ban, are they cumulative, etc.
On a side note:
What in the world is this for:
"Hi Number1,
The forums will be down suddenly and inexplicably yesterday for several hours in the afternoon, then they'll come back only to disappear again until this Sunday morning around 8:30 am just in time for you to thank the Almighty that your life has meaning and purpose again."
sending cash is the only option
I keep hearing this...but I still have the screenshot of a very confused mod trying to figure out what to do with the cash I paypal'd the mod account
That was a put on, we used the $ to buy back our stapler!
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In your profileHow do you know if the infractions are permanent, or temporary? I think I got 2 in one shot -- is there a way to view the infractions?
I'll tell you a secret but you can't share it with anyone. That's why it is a secret.Found it and HOLY CRAP...do they usually last a whole year like that?
This is worse than having points on my drivers license.
Found it and HOLY CRAP...do they usually last a whole year like that?
This is worse than having points on my drivers license.
Damn it! It was a secret.No mine only lasted a couple of weeks or so. Without trying to get another infraction, I have read some of your posts and can see why you got one for a year. Also though by reading some of your posts, I call Shens
EDIT: Wow just read Olds post and WOW that is exactly what I wanted I to say.
Damn it! It was a secret.
Found it and HOLY CRAP...do they usually last a whole year like that?
This is worse than having points on my drivers license.
Nope, a year is unusual. AFAIK, the VB default is 10 or 14 days.
I'm sorry olds, I peeked at the secret. AMD, he's right.
It's not a vB default. We had to set up the infractions & the duration that they remain on a record. There's a handful of common infractions that have been set up, such as not having an email address displayed in the FS/T forum. Generally, members correct that problem right away, so there's not much point in worrying about it more than 10 days later. The rest of that handful have also been set at 10 days - I believe that number was just arbitrarily chosen. But the infraction titles that were set up don't address all of the reasons that a member may receive an infraction. We also have to enter custom infractions (which seems more often than not for me.)
In the future, we can set the vB software up to automatically vacation someone for a certain number of accumulated points. Perhaps I've gone a little rogue in doing so, but when I have to enter custom infractions for offenses that when a user repeats them will generally end up with a vacation - I set the expiration date quite a bit later - I've been going with 1 year. i.e. if you're blatantly trolling in the forums, I don't think you should expect that the "infraction" expires in 10 days and that 10 days later, you're free to repeat the same offense.
I'm sure that in the coming weeks, or months, as we get closer to using infractions to result in vacations, the moderators will be discussing this in much more detail. Til then, don't worry about it. For now, the 365 days (vs. 10 days) is me trying to send a more clear message that what you may have done to earn the infraction shouldn't be taken lightly. Without looking back through the records, I believe that in several of those 365 cases, I also pointed out that the user was very lucky that he hadn't just received a vacation. Had we still been with the Fusetalk software, I'm pretty sure that most of them would have had their posting priviledges suspended for a period of time.
-DrPizza
It's not a vB default. We had to set up the infractions & the duration that they remain on a record. There's a handful of common infractions that have been set up, such as not having an email address displayed in the FS/T forum. Generally, members correct that problem right away, so there's not much point in worrying about it more than 10 days later. The rest of that handful have also been set at 10 days - I believe that number was just arbitrarily chosen. But the infraction titles that were set up don't address all of the reasons that a member may receive an infraction. We also have to enter custom infractions (which seems more often than not for me.)
In the future, we can set the vB software up to automatically vacation someone for a certain number of accumulated points. Perhaps I've gone a little rogue in doing so, but when I have to enter custom infractions for offenses that when a user repeats them will generally end up with a vacation - I set the expiration date quite a bit later - I've been going with 1 year. i.e. if you're blatantly trolling in the forums, I don't think you should expect that the "infraction" expires in 10 days and that 10 days later, you're free to repeat the same offense.
I'm sure that in the coming weeks, or months, as we get closer to using infractions to result in vacations, the moderators will be discussing this in much more detail. Til then, don't worry about it. For now, the 365 days (vs. 10 days) is me trying to send a more clear message that what you may have done to earn the infraction shouldn't be taken lightly. Without looking back through the records, I believe that in several of those 365 cases, I also pointed out that the user was very lucky that he hadn't just received a vacation. Had we still been with the Fusetalk software, I'm pretty sure that most of them would have had their posting priviledges suspended for a period of time.
-DrPizza
I'll tell you a secret but you can't share it with anyone. That's why it is a secret.
OK, everyone else stop reading now.
amdhunter, stop acting like a douche and getting infractions. When you stop getting infractions, they'll stop adding up.
/secret
You can't go wrong when taking things out of context. :thumbsup:When in doubt, I follow Old's lead on appropriate non-douche posts:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=29112360&postcount=13
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You can't go wrong when taking things out of context. :thumbsup: