• Abuse of members via the PM system. - Depending on the severity and amount of abuse recieved from 5 - 25 days.
(Remember to keep copies of all abuse recieved. I expect Danny can access your PMs anyway but this is just to make sure everybody involved in the banning process can see the evidence. If Danny can look at your PMs, create an "ABUSE" folder so that he knows where to look.
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Of course, please bear in mind that this is the internet and sarcasm is hard to make out in text. Don't get all hot and bothered on the first "case" as it might just be a sarcastic jab. I can often see the difference between sarcasm and actual abuse. If you're seriously unsure, PM me the message and I'll let you know my thoughts and deal with it as required.
• As far as I'm concerned, the only time when swearing (what ever that is) is inappropriate is when the entire post is simply swearing (what ever that is
). I'd say two days per post is ample enough. Chances are, that sort of person will go away anyway.
• Trolling is funny to read. Keep it for the warning-based system.
• "Explicit" content (not words) should be an immediate ban if the rules
clearly state that it's not acceptable. Again, the borderline stuff will have to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. I, personally, have some difficulty in seeing the humour in a certain few topics and won't hesitate to act on such posts.
For the clearly stated stuff, 5 - 30 days should be adequate (repeated postings should equal a permanent ban)
Maybe more later if I can think of any...