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    All Infractions and Bannings need to be "transparent"

    I like what this forum is doing with their Leper's Colony. Willie Bee would be Proud



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    Why did you put transparent in quotes?

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    That I like

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    I would love it. Would save mods a lot of work so we could focus on our other duties. People would see what's considered worthy of an infraction and have no excuse for making the same mistake. Plus it would save the hassle of waiting to discuss a more complex situation with a fellow mod/admin as precedent would be set so a decision could be made quickly.

    I'm linking this to Site Suggestions as well

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    Quote Originally Posted by muldoon View Post
    Why did you put transparent in quotes?
    To appear intelligent

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    Quote Originally Posted by shari91 View Post
    I would love it. Would save mods a lot of work so we could focus on our other duties. People would see what's considered worthy of an infraction and have no excuse for making the same mistake. Plus it would save the hassle of waiting to discuss a more complex situation with a fellow mod/admin as precedent would be set so a decision could be made quickly.

    I'm linking this to Site Suggestions as well
    Thanks Pal.

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    if the posting rules was followed there would never be a post made.

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    will you get an infraction if you call a cop like LVBOUND a "pig"???

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    Not a bad idea Extra Innings

    I never said you were fukkin dumb

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Not a bad idea Extra Innings

    I never said you were fukkin dumb
    Also, lets implement a $5.99 one time sign up fee...probably take out 30% of posters

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    good idea EI, I think this would be pretty good to implement...could help solve some problems and at least posters will know exactly what they are getting an infraction/warning for.

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    Make it 20 bucks and you cut out all the trash

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    wtf is "threadshitting"

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    I am a proponent of 6hr/short term bans, research has suggested this is a more effective way to shape behavior.

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    EI pushing for some consistency

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    Quote Originally Posted by Extra Innings View Post
    I am a proponent of 6hr/short term bans, research has suggested this is a more effective way to shape behavior.
    Unfortunately 6hrs doesn't always give enough time for alcohol to leave the poster's system. Or for them to get over a big betting loss. It seems those 2 reasons are why many posters all of a sudden start going haywire on the forum. And they don't just do it in one thread - they tend to take it across multiple ones which becomes a headache for Mods ie chasing down their posts, editing/deleting, receiving 10+ reports on the same post x 5, responding to PMs about the poster etc.

    I think the current cool down period of 24hrs is quite fair. And the posters who tend to receive it are long-term posters who usually send an apology when they come back to the forum because they've had a day to think about it/sober up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by doublej95 View Post
    Make it 20 bucks and you cut out all the trash

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    Make it happen.

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    You will never "shape" my behavior, that being said I've been on post review, banned, prohibited from getting points all without any "official" notice. I'm all for "transparency"

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    Shape behavior...lol

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