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The Banhammer - When to Use it and Why

One of the most important tools which an administrator or moderator has at their disposal is the proverbial "ban hammer"; the ability to suspend a user's account from the forum for a specific period or indefinitely. Using this tool frequently can cause people to leave a forum and that is not including just those who have been suspended. Using it infrequently can cause a forum to have a negative environment which can also result in people leaving. The aim of this article is to discuss when an administrator should ban users; for what offenses and after how many warnings. The...

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