Re: Frequently Asked Questions Q: What does "Non-participant" mean?
When a member is banned it will say "Non-participant" under their username. Sometimes a member is banned forever and sometimes it is a temporary ban from the board.
This is our policy on banning members (and of course there are instances where we have to just make a decision)
- Spam - zero tollerance for it we ban them all. This makes up 99% of our banned member list. Spam is 30 points and we don't usually give warnings.
- Accured infractions. It takes ALOT to accumulate infractions in order to get yourself a perma-ban. This rarely happens. Remember that most infractions expire. So you have to continue to break the rules in a short time span or constantly repeat any non-expiring infraction in order to get 30 Points OR 10 Infractions. Take also into account that bad trades are serious non-expiring infractions and that it only take (I think) two to get yourself banned.
From the community rules:
All infractions have consequences, here you will find how many points and how many infractions it will take to give users a consequence.
10 Points OR 6 Infractions = 2 Day Ban from the board
20 Points OR 8 Infractions = 5 Day Ban from the board
30 Points OR 10 Infractions = Permanent Ban from the boardRule violations are not a frequent occurrence, but they do happen. Most members are respectful to one another and follow the rules. We feel that knowing the rules and what will happen if you break the rules is good for the forum and community at large.
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- On a case by case basis. Sometimes we just have to make an executive decision for the good of the community to keep out trolls, trouble makers, people involved in illegal activity. Additionally we don't tollerate anyone being outright hateful or disrespectfull to the admin or moderators.
If someone was perma-banned and they come back it is because they made good on the bad trade or appologized sincerely. |