[Nyororin]

In this thread, you`re complaining that Tenchu did not get the treatment that you believe he should receive.

Either way, that really doesn`t matter.

Mods are people capable of watching the patterns of a user. This means that we actually noticed that you were toning things down.
We`re also capable of deciding whether a user meant harm, was trying to be deliberately insulting, is trying to start a flame war, etc - and change our decisions based on this. If you decide to stop toning down what you say, we`ll notice that too and act appropriately. And I am sure that quite a few users will be more than happy to see you go should you be banned. Most certainly not just Belyvis.

None of the rules here are set in stone. They are all open to interpretation by the mods, and some of us interpret them in different ways or have differing opinions on how severe a punishment some things deserve. We frequently discuss these things (out of view of the regular user) when making decisions about bans, thread removals, etc. The history of a user is taken into account - a new user who flames in the first few posts is pretty certain to get a perm ban... But one who has made good contributions in the past may only get a temp ban... And a longstanding member who has made mostly good contributions their entire time here is likely to get off with a warning and having the posts removed. We`re not machines.

I will also add that I`m usually in favor of short term bans - even the 1 day ones. Why? Because it puts an immediate stop to a problem that may escalate into something that warrants more serious action. I`d rather see a generally good user have a day off than to get hit with a week or two - or even perm - due to a lapse of judgement. Sometimes having a forced few hours off to think can prevent that.