Send $20 per warning to.......
Seriously, might be a good time to address this. Some people seem to be upset lately over the warnings.
Here's the scoop-
This is a LARGE, busy board. Look at the stats at the bottom of the main menu page now and then.
We average 35-50 new members per day.
6895 UNIQUE members have looged on in the last month.
We have thousands of unique visitors per day.
Well over 1,000 people online EVERY night.
4484 NEW THREADS in Dec, 09.
42177 new posts in Dec- that averages 1361 posts
per day.
Now, we have 3 Admins and 6 Mods working the place.
Do the math. We are busy.
So, we have a rather FAST, convenient ding system in place that allows us to send a Warning or issue an Infraction with a few clicks. It allows for a quick, brief message to be sent by the Mod. It starts a thread only the staff can see in a private area for staff only. It records the Warning or Infraction in the user's profile so the user and the staff can see it.
Other members CANNOT see the history of your sins. So, we have a very discreet way of informing you with both the Warning and the Infraction(Ding) that you need to peruse the rules.
Warnings are just that- a warning that one has crossed a line. The Mod had to check an extra box to give you a warning instead of a DING.
If you get one, take 3 minutes, and ponder the rules. If you get two or three, you might want to really cram for the final, and read the Terms of Service at bottm left of every page.
Infractions carry a point value.
Most are low- 1 point.
Others are 2,3, and 5 points.
3 points = 3 days off
5 points = 7 days off
7 points = 30 days off- However, by this point, I might consider the User's absence an asset.
You could engage Cajunlawyer to explain it better to you. Don't count on Caj gettin' you outa trouble- just explainin'
why you are in trouble. tell 'im he's workin'
pro bono cause we put up with him.
Points have a limited life- they expire after a certain time. They do accumulate while still alive. If you accumulate the third LIVE point, you automatically get the 3 days off.
Some people, trolls, and spammers obviously won't do well here, and don't make it a full day.
Some members blow up about being warned, and get obnoxious, crude, profane, or downright vulgar in PM's to the Mod (ladies included). At that point, I engage with a courteous, but very straightforward message that we expect good behavior to stay here. They often blow up on me, and they are gone. They obviously won't play well with others.
I have a large investment in this board in real money. I have a huge investment in time spent that was non income producing.
As I always say, it is not a political board, news board, brawl board, or general "fix-your-life or the world" board. It is an S&W board. I'll do what it takes to keep it running smoothly and focused on that topic.
