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Old 12-03-2020, 07:49 AM
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Default In the Interest of Transparency

I understand and respect member concerns about site moderation. Please rest assured that decision to ban any user is not taken lightly.

To put this in perspective, in my 10 years on this forum, most of those serving as a moderator, only 5 users have ever received a ban. Not including Olefin's most recent ban, two of those five users were banned (temporarily) within the last six months.

I hesitate to turn this into a referendum on banning a particular user, but in the interest of transparency, I will share some of the factors that played into this ban decision.

Olefin's current ban was discussed and approved by the entire mod team (although there was some disagreement on the timing and length of said ban). It also has the support of our founding site admin. No ban has been enacted unilaterally. Olefin's case received due process.

When a user, after receiving multiple public, private, direct, and indirect warnings continues to persist in violating forum guidelines, a ban is both appropriate and merited. When a user is told, in no certain terms, to cease and desist from X, and then responds privately and publicly with, "I did nothing wrong and I will continue to do X", there's really little other choice. This was the case with Olefin.

Olefin has received a prior ban. IIRC, the duration was one month (it might have been longer). He has received more warnings than any other member in this forum's history. He has also generated the most reported [to the mod team] posts of any user on this forum ever. Both of those facts had to be taken into consideration. When a user who's received a prior ban, and numerous warnings, continues to flout forum guidelines, then stronger admin action is warranted. That is the case here.

It pains me that some members think that the mod team, and myself in particularly, has acted rashly, or unfairly. It also bothers me that members are defending Olefin's behavior. Most of us here are passionate fans of Twilight 2000, a few of us are also content creators, but most of us are also able and willing to consistently- and without prompting- follow the forum guidelines; very few of us are willing to ignore mod warnings. Passion does not justify or excuse bad behavior.

I take my role and responsibility as site admin very seriously. I am listening to feedback, both positive and negative, and reflecting on my actions. Moving forward, I will try to do a better job for all of you.

Peace,

Rae

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