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Originally posted by Harkoliar:
i have this really wild idea that popped into my mind recently about banning and i know that this sounds frivolous or even wierd.
in this idea, i find that before banning the person, i think the person should have something like a court defense with his own personal lawyer and witness that could testify. a number of judges will be in order (like mods with Z) to debate on the matter and hand out the judgement. people could have thier own private thread that could be optional for private or public matter. it may even have thier own judgement area.
negative thingie about it:
of course it sounds very democratic, time-consuming, and very hassle to find a certain time for the mods to time it together. it will aslo hassle Z to make a new thing and Z owns this website therefore and his word is the law. he already gave a number of guidelines (laws) for us to follow and we are already given warning first before banning.
positive thing about this:
i honestly dont know that is why its an idea
so what do you think?
I hear what you're saying, but absolutely not.
Forums are NOT democracies...they are most often benevolent autocracies that are owned by an individual/s. That individual's power is absolute, and so it should be. Mods are people who the forum owner vests his power to to help manage the forum. If the owner has chosen correctly, the mods should minimize the amount of time he needs to manage the forum and maximize the time he has to enjoy it. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Most forum owners and mods are very fair and reasonable people who believe in freedom of speech and rights of the individual and are more than willing to let members have their say and act however they want (within very reasonable guidelines). When they do make a decision on banning or suspension however it is expected that those decisions should be abided by by all, as they would not have made those decisions lightly, and they would have done so in the best interest of the forum.
People tend to think that a forum is like a country where everyone has democratic rights when it is not...think of it as one HUGE and neverending party at the forum owner's house. If someone is misbehaving, the owner of the house is entitled to ask the misbehaving person to settle down, or ask him to leave if he refuses to do so. Know what I mean?
I appreciate your suggestion, but it would be unworkable in practice. Besides, I think Z's the most laid-back forum owner I've ever met, and our rules are very reasonable, mate!