Yellow Diamond

Just wanted to let everyone know that we're aware of the issue and our tech ponies are looking into it. I can't rightly say when this problem will be fixed, but hopefully it'll be sooner rather than later.

You can send an email to disputes@mlpforums.com if you're contesting a warning or mod action (such as removing posts). You can share whatever proof you may have.

Like Howard Stark, we're limited by the technology of our time. A "total ignore" feature is out of our hands.
 
If another member is harassing you in any way, please report them so we're aware of what's happening. That's the best way for us to help.

@IDontExistAnymore, it's against our policy to delete accounts. We can change or remove some of the information associated with your account; otherwise it will remain in place as is.

There is no person "above" the admins to whom an appeal can be made, save for Feld0 himself. Although he has explicitly removed himself from community administration, you can send him a PM. He retains full discretion regarding how to proceed, though.
 
The difficulty of having admins placed above admins, so to speak, is that of infinite regression and the classic quis custodiet ipsos custode dilemma. The overseer would require an overseer, ad infinitum, until it became functionally untenable. Therefore, if an admin is believed to have acted in error, another admin should be contacted. If need be, it's simple enough to ask, "May I talk to someone else about this?"
 
And yes, we've overturned each other. That's a thing.
 
Finally, I'm sorry none of us spotted this topic earlier.

We did a quick check. The answer is yes, you can.

No.
 
I know I'm being blunt, but there's next to no debate in my mind about whether to implement such a function. Why? First, we, the staff, would have to go out of our way to implement some sort of system that sends out automated messages to members about a banning. The sheer effort involved isn't worth the follow through; furthermore, consider how logistically straining and inconvenient it would be to have Mailmare contact everyone on someone's friends list. Not everyone marked on a friends list is a close contact, and so a large number of members would be receiving PMs from near total strangers informing them of how they were banned.
 
Second, Skype and other messaging programs largely cover the communication gap on the forums. Most members have their online contact information publicly available on their profiles. If someone is curious why a forum member isn't online anymore, they are more than able to use other contact functions.
 
Finally, we don't need a system which is likely prone to abuse and drama. The staff should have the last word -- not because we want or need our egos stroked, but because we are supposed to be the points of communal stability. Once banned members are allowed to begin making public statements, it defeats the purpose of the ban and undermines its permanence. I personally don't want to get a slew of potential farewell messages -- assuming we could screen them prior to having Mailmare send mass PMs -- that boil down to badmouthing the staff, engaging in passive-aggressive behavior, or milking sympathy from other members. They would serve little purpose other than to irritate everyone involved. Even without a personalized message, the potential for drama is too great.
 
In sum, this is not happening for logistical and social reasons.

For the sake of clarification, I have unilaterally added new text to the NSFW rule:
 
 
None of our past decisions are affected by this text -- but if you have a clopping thread locked, there is absolutely no excuse now.

As a rule, we do not delete accounts. It creates gaps in our database, and it is an irreversible action. More often than not members who wish to delete their accounts simply do not want content to be linked back to their identities; therefore we may change account names to muddy the trail, so to speak. The request for wholesale deletion of content, however, will not be honored.

To give you a sense of how far you can go in discussing subjects such as smoking, here's the standing rule:
 
 
http://mlpforums.com/topic/89757-spoon-to-mlp-forums-four-to-beam-aboard/
 
It therefore depends on what exactly you have in mind for a topic about smoking.

General FlutterGuy,
 
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