Cabaret
Donator
I'm not sure where to bring this up, so if there is a more appropriate place, or it's better as a 121, please move it.
I'd like to make a case for L and possibly anyone else on a lifetime ban who wants to come back.
The guy has made mistakes in the past, there is no denying that, but neither is his obvious desire to come back to TLS. Given his behaviour on recent returns did not include any knobish behaviour and given that he has a lot of friends on this site and given that we are all adults and change, mellow, become better people over time - is it not time to review the lifetime ban?
May I suggest a 1, 3 or 5 year ban instead and then a probation period where if anyone complains about the person during their first 3 months back then they are out? Or that if the person is known to staff action be taken within sensible parameters?
There are indeed those who want to return to cause trouble, Username no doubt and those which should have a restraining order on them, no need to name who there - I'm not advocating for them, they are assholes and obviously just want to cause trouble.
But if someone genuinely wants to reconnect with old online mates, and in L's case, can only do so under a dupe account, continuously banning him seems a bit petty nowadays. I could understand if we were all teens, and needed a firm hand but we're not and so imo should rework how this forum is run to reflect that. We're all getting old and some of us are even getting wise, we should adapt. And besides, the guy just wants to talk tattoos, babies and graphics, not bring down the fabric of our community.
Unless I'm missing some ban-worthy crime L committed recently apart from having a dupe account?
I'd like to make a case for L and possibly anyone else on a lifetime ban who wants to come back.
The guy has made mistakes in the past, there is no denying that, but neither is his obvious desire to come back to TLS. Given his behaviour on recent returns did not include any knobish behaviour and given that he has a lot of friends on this site and given that we are all adults and change, mellow, become better people over time - is it not time to review the lifetime ban?
May I suggest a 1, 3 or 5 year ban instead and then a probation period where if anyone complains about the person during their first 3 months back then they are out? Or that if the person is known to staff action be taken within sensible parameters?
There are indeed those who want to return to cause trouble, Username no doubt and those which should have a restraining order on them, no need to name who there - I'm not advocating for them, they are assholes and obviously just want to cause trouble.
But if someone genuinely wants to reconnect with old online mates, and in L's case, can only do so under a dupe account, continuously banning him seems a bit petty nowadays. I could understand if we were all teens, and needed a firm hand but we're not and so imo should rework how this forum is run to reflect that. We're all getting old and some of us are even getting wise, we should adapt. And besides, the guy just wants to talk tattoos, babies and graphics, not bring down the fabric of our community.
Unless I'm missing some ban-worthy crime L committed recently apart from having a dupe account?