The Flat Earth Society
The Flat Earth Society => Suggestions & Concerns => Topic started by: xasop on October 29, 2015, 05:18:49 PM
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SMF has a facility to automatically mute a user (i.e., prevent them from posting) when a particular warning level is reached. Today, lolwut hit that warning level and was muted for a while, though I've now disabled that facility in the admin panel, so he can post again.
To me, this seems like unnecessary duplication of functionality -- this is why we have bans, warnings should be something else. Do others agree with this line of reasoning, or do you guys think automatic muting is useful?
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I don't think it is very useful. Given that 2-3 warnings results in a ban, it is a redundant system. We also don't have objective standards in place that a warning is worth X percentage. In this particular instance, if Rushy's warning was justified, then I think a ban would be in order given the numerous warnings this user has already received.
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I've been invited to join in the discussion here. While I don't really give 2 shits about muting, warning, etc... it still makes no sense why I was warned yet again. That is what I would like to discuss, though I understand that the discussion may require a new thread.
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I've been invited to join in the discussion here. While I don't really give 2 shits about muting, warning, etc... it still makes no sense why I was warned yet again. That is what I would like to discuss, though I understand that the discussion may require a new thread.
Yes, please make a thread to address that concern. You'll need the moderator who warned you to discuss it further. If I had to guess, it was due to the moderator's interpretation of you violating rule 7. But that is just me speculating.
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Yeah, there's no point for the muting at all unless we decide to use that in lieu of bans. Otherwise it's redundant.