Banning Policies (hate to even mention this one!)

[Joseph Houss]

Banning Rules

1. A three strike rule is in effect. Violations of Posting Guidelines are called strikes. If a user consistently ignores the policies, after being e-mailed an explanation of why a previous post was deleted, the website committee will issue a strike
2. A post deletion is not necessarily a strike.
3. A moderator may send a request for a strike to the web committee. The committee votes within 48 hrs, and a majority decides.
4. First strike is a warning. A warning will be sent to the email address in the users profile by the Web Committee chairperson.
5. Second strike is a 1 month suspension.
6. Third strike eliminates your posting privileges indefinitely.
7. If A VCA Member has a count of 2, it will decrease to 1 after 6 months. The first strike is sticky and is maintained indefinitely.
8. Although not the intention of the VCA to limit the accessibility of this site to anyone, exceptionally vile behavior may warrant an immediate ban vote. Examples of this would be violations of Posting Guideline number 2.

 

[JonB]

I believe that if you ONLY get 1 point, and no more, you should go back to zero after 12 mos or ??

To err is human...........to forgive, is a moderator.

 

[jkracer9]

Is this all the start of a new day? Will the recently banned have the option to come back if they follow the new guidelines?
Is this the Peace pipe or olive branch where others can come back?

 

[jimandela]

i agree with Jon there should be a way to get off
step 1.

 

[Joseph Houss]

1st strike doesn't even happen unless someone really steps over the line. Remember, a post deletion doesn't mean strike.

Additionally, strikes are not visible, there's no "black book" and it means nothing.... unless you do a big "no-no" two more times!

 

[Jason-Middle Tennessee]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jkracer9:
Is this all the start of a new day? Will the recently banned have the option to come back if they follow the new guidelines?
Is this the Peace pipe or olive branch where others can come back?

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

So will the banned be allowed back?

 

[Joseph Houss]

Olive Branch is being prepared.