We've got to stop protesting every ban and trying to fight every battle. You're just doing your duty as a DART user by standing up for other fellow members, and your rights and I can appreciate that but we're just dragging this thing out. There is no vision or direction in mind to guide this path towards which just raises a fundamental question here.:
What is the endgame?
When I made that thread about the ban on chap470, it was with a deliberate goal in mind. I wasn't standing up for the rights of one user but attempting to get the mods to reframe their whole policy model.: Which is to stop being ridiculous with permanent bans.
Now ideally, permanent bans should be used very rarely in only extreme situations, with formal warnings and short/temp bans being the default consequence.
A short/temp ban is just enough of an inconvenience for the user that it acts as a deterrent all on its own, that doesn't have the everlasting consequence of killing off the site's population.
Realistically, publicizing and complaining about a 3-day ban accomplishes nothing but communicates confusion and indecision for the mod team. They will start to believe we will never be satisfied about anything and then just do what they want. They have at least demonstrated they are willing to negotiate by changing Chap470's permanent ban to a 90 day ban, and then rewriting the reason for zedvictor's ban.
Publicizing and appealing zedvictor's ban is pointless, unnecessary, and futile. The point of appealing a ban should be done with a purpose in mind, this accomplished nothing.
So discuss your enforcement ideas for moderation.
Ideally, Savant and Mikal would be the policymakers if it were up to me. Lemming is also a strong candidate.
