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Warning Points

Banning users is unfortunately a necessary evil. Whilst we would prefer to never have to ban a user, we understand that there are circumstances in which action may be required, because a user simply does not heed warnings, or has a major (and deliberate) breach of the site or forum rules.

Warning Points / Warnings / Bans are issued at a staff members discretion, and may vary from the below. In issuing a penalty staff may take into account the following:

  • A users warning history on the forum.
  • The longevity of the users account.
  • How the user has responded previously to staff interactions.
  • How the user has responded previously to warnings.
  • The users positive or negative reputation amongst fellow forum members.

 

HOW WARNING POINTS WORK

Warnings comprise of four criteria:

  1. Warnings – What you are being warned for.
  2. Warning Points – The number of points (if any) associated with the warning.
  3. Warning Points Expiry – How long any points stay on your account for.
  4. Warning Actions – The length of a ban once warning points are exceeded.

More serious rule breaches attract more Warning Points, which in turn attracts a longer expiry period, and longer ban period once triggered.

As a users points increase, the time period they expire increases, and once points exceed specific thresholds a ban is automatically triggered.

In some instances points may be increased based on users past warnings.

 

Approximate MIN and MAX warning points given for each site rule.

Rule Breach Breach Type Min/Max Penalty
Attack/abuse another user Personal Attack Warn / 5 – 30WP*
Backbiting against user Personal Attack Warn / 5 – 30WP*
Pointless/Meaningless Nuisance Breach Warn / 5-50 WP*
Bait Posting Nuisance Breach Warn / 5-50 WP*
Trolling Nuisance Breach Warn / 5-50 WP*
Flaming Nuisance Breach Warn / 5-50 WP*
Harass another user Harass/Bully/Hate Warn / 5-200 WP
Bullying another user Harass/Bully/Hate Ban / 30-200 WP
Hateful Remarks Harass/Bully/Hate Ban / 30-200 WP**
Threaten another user Major Rule Breach Ban / 30-200 WP**
Staff Abuse Major Rule Breach Ban / 30-200 WP**
TOU or Privacy Major Rule Breach Ban / 30-200 WP**
Nudity / Pornography Major Rule Breach Ban / 30-200 WP
Abhorrent Material Major Rule Breach Ban / 30-200 WP
Restricted Discussion Content Breach Warn / 5-50 WP*
Streaming Content Breach Warn / 5-50 WP*
Illegal Content Content Breach Warn / 5-200 WP
Defamation Content Breach Warn / 5-200 WP
Subforum Rule Breach Subforum Rule Warn / 5-50 WP*

WP = Warning Points
* = maximum penalty for first ban from this rule breach.
** = maximum penalty is a non-disputable permaban.

 

Warning Point Expiry

This relates to the number of points given in a single rule breach.

If you get 30 points for breaching a rule, those 30 points stay on your account for 1 month (after any ban period).

Warning Points Points expire in
0 – 29 1 week
30 – 49 1 month
50 – 124 3 months
125 – 149 6 months
150 – 199 12 months
200 Never

Warning Point Ban Periods

This relates to the length of a ban once points are exceeded.

Warning Points Ban Period
10 1 day
15 2 days
20 3 days
25 4 days
30 1 week
40 2 weeks
50 1 month
75 2 months
100 3 months
125 6 months
150 12 months
200 PERMABAN

Can I see how many Warning Points are against my account?

Yes. Users can see any previous warnings, and warning points active on their accounts by looking at their user profile. Users CANNOT see others warnings or warning points.