Fawkes The Phoenix

@Kyoshi I agree. On another favorite forum of mine, all bans, temporary or permanent, are publicly listed and dated, and moderators are required to give a reason for the ban. Some might argue that this could be invasive or embarrassing to the members but it has done an excellent job of preventing the corruption that I have personally experienced here. It could also give other members a chance to speak out against excessive penalties.

@Arctic Night, That is a good system. They did something like that on a gaming forum I was on and it worked well. Not only that, but they actually talked to you first and tried to figure out what was going on and resolve the issue if possible before just hitting the ban button. That is something that does not happen here, sadly, from what I have seen.

"Not only that, but they actually talked to you first and tried to figure out what was going on and resolve the issue if possible before just hitting the ban button."

Yes. It is only courteous and civil to allow people to explain themselves. Unless they are immediate threats (posting illegal content, spamming nonsense talk, etc) then I it would be my preference that people be permitted fair trial.

Some of my friends have been perma banned. While I can believe tha...