(04-29-2017, 08:43 PM)Dildo Shwaggins Wrote: It's all about finding balance I think. Do some bans jump the gun? Maybe so. Maybe there are certain cases where disputes should be settled out of public eye (not on forums/server). While a ban may look bad on paper though, sometimes it's better to have that there than rampant, blatant harassment that's occurred in the past. So, I think it varies by situation and the best thing to aim for is a civil resolution of some sort where hopefully nobody gets banned.
Definitely, ideally in all cases there's a happy medium. But we all know that's not the case. I think in all ban cases if we have sufficient DOCUMENTED evidence we should have no problems presenting that to the community, as well. It will help quite a bit, especially if we are sure of our decision when we have to go to that extreme.
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I just wanted to put this guidance/thought out there for all existing staff who may have forgotten and all new staff coming in as a reminder. Again, I could be way off base.
