Is banning a leaving person good?
- Thread starter Chadook
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Deleted member 17779
Well, what if that person wants to come back at some point? Some people might just be taking a vacation from forums for a while but decide to come back at a later time. If you ban their account then they will have to start all over when they come back.
Well, i had different situations, even here, i barely got my account active again to come back, back in 2009, a forum i have left for some problems had banned my account for three months, lucky me, a person i knew has helped me getting my account active again.
Joshua Farrell
FP's Housekeeper
It really depends on the reason why one should ban someone leaving.
If the person had been acting up, and posted the leaving thread, just to cause trouble while leaving, then the person deserves whatever ban is needed for the specific moderation reason.
If the person was a good member of the community, I do not see why one has to ban them when they announce their intentions of leaving the forum.
There are other reasons of course, but the above two are the basics on why one would do one or the other.
If the person had been acting up, and posted the leaving thread, just to cause trouble while leaving, then the person deserves whatever ban is needed for the specific moderation reason.
If the person was a good member of the community, I do not see why one has to ban them when they announce their intentions of leaving the forum.
There are other reasons of course, but the above two are the basics on why one would do one or the other.
We have a bin we put members in, so they can contact moderators. It's meant to discourage visiting during exams etc, and is also used for temporary bans - and the members that do request to be put in there can get out at any time by posting a thread in the relavent mod contact forum
Dfarmer2001
Paragon
There really is no point in doing that, unless you want more users than just the one you banned to leave. It may make some users question, why did you ban him? What did he do wrong? That kind of stuff.
Generally, if someone announces that they are leaving, it's because they're angry or something. In those cases, I could see banning them; although maybe I can't because I don't unless they've caused a fuss. However, if someone simply says that they don't have time for the forum anymore or if they're angry with another forum member (and not me), then I'll leave them the option to return, since often these things resolve.
DearSweetAru
Reputable
The Pardoned Turkey said:
I agree with this turkey fellow.
Banning a person just because they announced they are leaving is rather petty and pointless. However, if they did cause a huge, flaming scene while doing so and broke rules, the, yes, I would justify a ban. However, it is far more likely the person is announcing they will be temporarily busy (i.e. school, work, personal issues, etc.), so it is idiotic to simply close down the account and, quite frankly, rather rude.
It does more harm than good, since your active members will see that and conclude their accounts will just go away should anything prevent them from posting. Bad mojo.
Like others have mentioned, I feel that the circumstances surrounding their leaving should be considered before initiating a ban.
I mean if they're just too busy right now and don't have time? Don't ban. They haven't done anything to warrant it.
Though if they were causing issues, like starting fights and insulting others, before they left? Sure, ban them to ensure it's not so easy for them to come back.
If they've got a habit of saying their leaving then waiting for sympathy and/or people to clamour to ask them to stay? Then a ban may be in order. (I mean PMing them first would probably be a good idea. But if that fails of course then ban.)
I mean if they're just too busy right now and don't have time? Don't ban. They haven't done anything to warrant it.
Though if they were causing issues, like starting fights and insulting others, before they left? Sure, ban them to ensure it's not so easy for them to come back.
If they've got a habit of saying their leaving then waiting for sympathy and/or people to clamour to ask them to stay? Then a ban may be in order. (I mean PMing them first would probably be a good idea. But if that fails of course then ban.)
It depends on the circumstances. If all they've done since day one is cause issues and break rules, then I won't hesitate to hit the ban button. However, if they behaved the whole time and they were well liked, then I'll leave their account alone.
fantanoice
Madly Diligent
Sounds pretty dumb considering they haven't done anything wrong and you're preventing them from returning if they ever want to.
However, sometimes members will ask to be banned to ensure that they don't come back, in which case, it's up to the staff member to decide.
However, sometimes members will ask to be banned to ensure that they don't come back, in which case, it's up to the staff member to decide.
Forces of Steel
Resident
Unless we're dealing with spammers or annoying trolls, we've never personally banned anyone.
Even if they make themselves look idiotic, we just accept that it's human nature to make mistakes, and that should hopefully give them the opportunity to adjust themselves.
Even if they make themselves look idiotic, we just accept that it's human nature to make mistakes, and that should hopefully give them the opportunity to adjust themselves.
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