I think this is an utter load of useless crap. Users have the option to block members they don't care to deal with - if we don't enable them, then they'll dry up and blow away.
And how - exactly - do staff determine 'a negative influence'? Are there criteria, or just a general sense of 'we dislike this person'?
If staff have the option to permanently ban a member who has not violated any rules, then just chuck the rules book, because the staff have, essentially, just granted themselves the power to bounce anyone at any time for the most nebulous of reasons.
Boru
And how - exactly - do staff determine 'a negative influence'? Are there criteria, or just a general sense of 'we dislike this person'?
If staff have the option to permanently ban a member who has not violated any rules, then just chuck the rules book, because the staff have, essentially, just granted themselves the power to bounce anyone at any time for the most nebulous of reasons.
Boru
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