This week I've posted a number of updated posts about the use of the site, and rolled in a number of new features such as 'prefixes' on the 'For Sale' sections.
One of these posts was about the infraction system. The system has been here since we moved to vBulletin, and we've given points before. It hasn't been a first line of defense before (and it is now).
Today's FAQ post about it:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?p=1912938
Now I didn't have 'reply' permissions turned off for the Rules section as I intended, so there were two follow up posts added that I am about to delete, but will reference here:
Hopefully not in this courtroom...
I'm not expecting there to be more bans than there are now, just more warnings. Either the ban will be subtle or not so subtle. Not so subtle would be somethign like a user title change (temporary). Subtle will be what we have now. Most bans come and go without anyone else noticing. I think a clue is though that while someone is on a temp ban you can't send them a PM.
We will address this as it happens. Most people that will get bans will be able to see it coming (more so than before). That should help.
One of these posts was about the infraction system. The system has been here since we moved to vBulletin, and we've given points before. It hasn't been a first line of defense before (and it is now).
Today's FAQ post about it:
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?p=1912938
Now I didn't have 'reply' permissions turned off for the Rules section as I intended, so there were two follow up posts added that I am about to delete, but will reference here:
How does the OJ effect play in here? (If you're famous enough, you can get away with murder)Thus, a single point for a relatively minor offense may be enough to push you over the edge if you are already on probation. [This is commonly referred to as the Lohan effect.]
Hopefully not in this courtroom...
Will there be any insight into who's banned, and for how long?
For example, if it happens automatically, and Person A gets banned, while in the middle of a transaction with Person B, will Person B be able to tell Person A's been banned? Or will they think they're being ignored? This could lead to broken sales, etc.
If it's noted on their profile, or on their posts, that could mitigate some of it (he just stopped answering PMs... oh, he's banned until Tuesday).
I'm not expecting there to be more bans than there are now, just more warnings. Either the ban will be subtle or not so subtle. Not so subtle would be somethign like a user title change (temporary). Subtle will be what we have now. Most bans come and go without anyone else noticing. I think a clue is though that while someone is on a temp ban you can't send them a PM.
We will address this as it happens. Most people that will get bans will be able to see it coming (more so than before). That should help.


