Question about banning

[the dirt]

Does banning have anything to do with this "Karma" thing thats right above our post #?

Forgive me for being dense, but I just noticed it, and its got me curious as to what it is.

If you have a zero you're on the verge of being banned.

You've gotta shape up, son.

[Krispy Kreme]

This whole thing strikes  me as silly. It is a powertrip for the mods (not all). Reminds me  of Animal Farm. Everyone starts our  equal,  but soon, some  are  more equal than the rest. The question is, why make  a big  ego trip out of  banning someone? I would assume  there is technology to simply block the person's  postings  if he/she is out of line and chronically  obnoxious. Why make a big deal about "I have power over you and you are banned"? It seems  to  me to be an immature ego trip. I don't get it unless this site  is going in a direction that  is not what  most people want. To moderate does not mean thought control. At least in my opinion.

[Brody]

You cant just simply block what people post.. say they post hundred of times.. it would get annoying to have to delete all there posts.. the people that get banned usually get banned for good reason..

[speed-stone]

This whole thing strikes? me as silly. It is a powertrip for the mods (not all). Reminds me? of Animal Farm. Everyone starts our? equal,? but soon, some? are? more equal than the rest. The question is, why make? a big? ego trip out of? banning someone? I would assume? there is technology to simply block the person's? postings? if he/she is out of line and chronically? obnoxious. Why make a big deal about "I have power over you and you are banned"? It seems? to? me to be an immature ego trip. I don't get it unless this site? is going in a direction that? is not what? most people want. To moderate does not mean thought control. At least in my opinion.

it's pretty crazy but i actually thought something along those lines myself today, about some being more equal than others. i have been hit with seven bad rep points for no reason at all while a mod (Jim) today called me an idiot, and even after being made aware of that, the mods refused to take any action against him. pathetic.

[SLCPUNK]

Here is a general question:

Why would anybody continue to stay somewhere where they felt tormented and picked upon? Why would they keep coming back? The internet is endless afterall.

Seems odd, unless their only aim was to cause trouble.

[speed-stone]

Here is a general question:

Why would anybody continue to stay somewhere where they felt tormented and picked upon? Why would they keep coming back? The internet is endless afterall.

Seems odd, unless their only aim was to cause trouble.

are you talking to me again? what's your obsession?
i like gnr. i have friends on this site. what's it to you?
go obsess over someone else.

[Queen of Everything]

Here is a general question:

Why would anybody continue to stay somewhere where they felt tormented and picked upon? Why would they keep coming back? The internet is endless afterall.

Seems odd, unless their only aim was to cause trouble.

are you talking to me again? what's your obsession?
i like gnr. i have friends on this site. what's it to you?
go obsess over someone else.

Didn't see your name.  He might well have been talking about D... god knows he gets a bit of teasing about Kentucky.   

[SLCPUNK]

"Friends"

[speed-stone]

"Friends"

what do you care. go find another "victim", this is getting so pathetic
seriously man, i don't want to be given this much attention by another man, especially not on the internet
ok?

[pilferk]

This whole thing strikes? me as silly. It is a powertrip for the mods (not all). Reminds me? of Animal Farm. Everyone starts our? equal,? but soon, some? are? more equal than the rest. The question is, why make? a big? ego trip out of? banning someone? I would assume? there is technology to simply block the person's? postings? if he/she is out of line and chronically? obnoxious. Why make a big deal about "I have power over you and you are banned"? It seems? to? me to be an immature ego trip. I don't get it unless this site? is going in a direction that? is not what? most people want. To moderate does not mean thought control. At least in my opinion.

Because, in the past, people have bitched that they were "banned without warning".  The karma points take that arguement away from them....

All they have to do, to know they are on thin ice, is to look at their karma score.

[godiva]

Quick question: how many karma points do you need before you get banned?

[speed-stone]

i wouldn't mind knowing the answer to that either

[Christos AG]

Quick question: how many karma points do you need before you get banned?

7 

[speed-stone]

Quick question: how many karma points do you need before you get banned?

7?

that actually made me smirk

[godiva]

Here today, gone....... for Speed Stone 

[jarmo]

Speed Stone needed -7 and at least three previously banned usernames.

From now on, if he still decides to come back, there won't be any need for karma points since he'll be automatically banned. He used all his chances and a few extra ones too.



/jarmo

[SLCPUNK]

Here today, gone....... for Speed Stone 

My oh my...........

[Markus Asraelius]

Speedstone was just a tad bit insecure