When we disagree

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Originally Posted by harsha

I remember when the new forum started,there was a way of rating posts...too much of negative posts and you get banned etc...obviously,the members do always misuse and I remember that I got quite a lot of -ve rep for basically no fault of mine too....but if there was a system where only the mods can give out the -ve rep or the +ve rep...then that would be ideal...whenever the rep touches some number,that would consititute a temporary ban...repeated offenses could lead to permanent bans

also,I think there should be a way for people to check their PM's even if they are banned

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Sadly there were a few people on this forum who weren't sensible enough to use the system like adults. One member in particular saw fit to give me negative rep with insults and also comments about Caroline attached to it. In the spirit of this thread I'll not name names so let's just simply call him RaceFanS.

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Originally Posted by harsha

I remember when the new forum started,there was a way of rating posts...too much of negative posts and you get banned etc...obviously,the members do always misuse and I remember that I got quite a lot of -ve rep for basically no fault of mine too....but if there was a system where only the mods can give out the -ve rep or the +ve rep...then that would be ideal...whenever the rep touches some number,that would consititute a temporary ban...repeated offenses could lead to permanent bans

also,I think there should be a way for people to check their PM's even if they are banned

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Also there is a points system whereby the mods can give you points for an offence and when it hits a certain level you get a ban for a specified amount of time.

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Sadly there were a few people on this forum who weren't sensible enough to use the system like adults. One member in particular saw fit to give me negative rep with insults and also comments about Caroline attached to it. In the spirit of this thread I'll not name names so let's just simply call him RaceFanS.

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which is probably why,that system would be best done by mods so that there's little to no chance of misusing one...I've been on forums where that system works and I don't see why a bit of modification to the "rating system" won't work here

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Also there is a points system whereby the mods can give you points for an offence and when it hits a certain level you get a ban for a specified amount of time.

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that's great...precisely what i was mentioning

however,I don't seem to know my offense level.....if people and other people around them can know their offense level,then they would S.T.F.U as they would know the cut off point where to behave :D

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Originally Posted by harsha

that's great...precisely what i was mentioning

however,I don't seem to know my offense level.....if people and other people around them can know their offense level,then they would S.T.F.U as they would know the cut off point where to behave :D

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Harsha, if you don't know then that means you don't have any ;)

Believe me if people have offences they know about it :)

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Harsha, if you don't know then that means you don't have any ;)

Believe me if people have offences they know about it :)

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true...then why break something that's working...

ignore my previous posts then :cheese: :D

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Originally Posted by harsha

true...then why break something that's working...

ignore my previous posts then :cheese: :D

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Well it's obviously not working though :p

I think the mods do a fine job here, allowing much lenience to members, and as has been said, they should not ban someone for expressing opinions. However, they can ban someone for being continually insulting, patronizing, condescending and generally detrimental to the enjoyment of the forums by others.

The ignore feature helps somewhat. A few weeks ago I've added a member to my list, but I am now invariably subject to threads that are little more than argumentative posts in response to that member, often using the "Quote" feature :mark: . The hostile and/or childish tone of the thread is still apparent.

For the avoidance of doubt let me repeat that I believe individual mods do a good job, there just aren't enough of them.

Given that a perfectly legitimate, non-hostile, non-argumentative thread by Bezza ('The Banning of Six Members') has been closed for no good reason, I have to voice my objections to the mods' actions in here. I agree totally with Bezza's views about it being ludicrous for the four people he mentions to have been banned, and think they should be reinstated as soon as possible.

Forums such as these will always provoke strong discussions. Thus, they need to be properly moderated. I don't feel that seemingly arbitrary bans of large groups of members are an example of that. Quite the reverse. Now, I fully expect that when those four people Bezza mentioned are reinstated, so too will the other two, thus demonstrating in at least one case that the moderators don't quite understand where the crux of the problem lay. Sorry, but that's how I feel and I hope nobody minds me saying so.