Well bend me over and fuck me from behind, the forum is in turmoil!!!
Seriously, the forum is in dire ned of some strict, but fair moderation. This has gone too far, and is simple madness, people are going too far with their insults and reactions, and something needs to be done.
IMO, there needs to be more banning, but not permanent banning IMO. This is how I'd go about it:
- when people step over the line the mods should give them a warning, bot in the open forum and via PM
- if the poster continues to break the rules the mod should give him an 48 hour ban to help him cool off
- after the 48 hour ban expires the poster should be under a probation period, if he breaks the rules again he should get an automatic 1 week ban
- after the expiration of the 1 week ban, the next ban is a permanent one, in case the poster breakes the rules again. It's a sort of three strikes system
- any poster creating dual accounts while serving a 48 hour or 1 week ban would automatically be permanently banned, and every one of his dual accounts should subesequently be banned, if he keeps registering.
Now, I'm not saying we create a kids forum with no swearing or fighting, but something needs to be done when the line is crossed, hence the moderator needs to know where the line is.