Everyone seems to be focused on the "even if no rules have been technically violated" aspect of the new power, whilst ignoring the "overwhelmingly negative influence on the forums as a whole" bit, which to me is the more important aspect.
Honestly, if this was a new rule that just said "Members who have an overwhelmingly negative influence on the forums will be banned." would there still be a load of people complaining? If we had that rule, it would require only a majority of staff to enact (like other rules), so in that respect it would actually be more powerful as a rule that what we just implemented.
This isn't a power which states we can ban anyone for any reason. This is a power which states that people who have an overwhelmingly negative influence on the forums as a whole can be banned, and even if the majority of staff think that a member is an overwhelmingly negative influence, it takes just one staff member dissenting to negate the ban.
If people think it would work better as a regular rule, I'm sure we can discuss the merits of implementing it that way, especially if it would put some minds at ease, but honestly I don't think it makes much of a difference.
Honestly, if this was a new rule that just said "Members who have an overwhelmingly negative influence on the forums will be banned." would there still be a load of people complaining? If we had that rule, it would require only a majority of staff to enact (like other rules), so in that respect it would actually be more powerful as a rule that what we just implemented.
This isn't a power which states we can ban anyone for any reason. This is a power which states that people who have an overwhelmingly negative influence on the forums as a whole can be banned, and even if the majority of staff think that a member is an overwhelmingly negative influence, it takes just one staff member dissenting to negate the ban.
If people think it would work better as a regular rule, I'm sure we can discuss the merits of implementing it that way, especially if it would put some minds at ease, but honestly I don't think it makes much of a difference.