Who Wields the Banhammer?

[Cosmic]

In your community, who is primarily responsible for issuing bans: admins, moderators, the owner, or all of the above? Are the rules different for temp. bans and permanent bans?

 

[John]

Admins and certain mods do.

 

[R44]

I handle banning as at the present it requires database access.

 

[Deleted member 17779]

Just the administrators (which is only me at the moment) because they are the only group that has access to the admin control panel and you have to have access to that to ban people.

Whenever I'm deciding on giving an individual a temporary ban or permanent ban, I base it on the "severity of the crime" so to speak.

 

[Deleted member 25872]

They all can perma-ban if they wanted to. I have moderators and admins and myself (owner).

 

[Quacker Jack]

In your community, who is primarily responsible for issuing bans: admins, moderators, the owner, or all of the above? Are the rules different for temp. bans and permanent bans?

In my ideal world, both how I've run as a moderator, and administrator, I am okay with moderators who I trust holding the ban-hammer. Generally, it is helpful for dealing with spammers, in which they need no permission from anyone. However, in any situation involving temp/perm bans of trouble users, I generally like when there is discussion before taking action between several users. On temp bans, it is okay if the moderators talk it over and decide themselves, but I generally prefer administrative approval for permanent bans.

 

[Geoffrey]

All staff have the ability to ban, mod queue, suspend, etc. We haven't had to ban anyone yet, fortunately, and my moderation policies requires staff to post a topic in our staff forum after giving an official warning so we're aware. At that point, it would be a group discussion and likely a group decision on whether or not to ban a user for repeat offense. As the owner, I of course reserve the right to ban (or not ban, though I likely wouldn't go against my staff's decision to ban someone) if the staff can't agree or aren't responding.

 

[Lorcan]

I would allow all staff to handle the ban hammer, so that they are able to ban spammers when it is needed, though when it comes to banning an actual member than that it is a different story and normally it involves a discussion with the staff.

 

[MajesticSquid]

I allow all staff to ban offenders on almost all of my boards. Normally I do only permit short term bans to be handed out by junior member of staff, like the moderators and such thee groups. I normally leave the long and perma bans to the moderation leaders, team leaders and administrators of the site.

 

[Stalin]

Just the founders can ban and hand out punishments.

 

[Mikaya]

Admin and global mods, both are pretty common from my experience.

 

[Andyman9491]

Usually just owner, admins, and certain mods after I've seen they've earned the responsibility. I wouldn't want all the mods to use them and then learn one of them is abusing their power.

 

[Exocet]

Currently only myself as the lone admin/moderator. That said, I have configured the warning system as such that moderators will be able to utilize that to get rid of people if necessary. It's both a structured and flexible approach to giving the moderators the ability to do their job reasonably unhindered.

 

[jank858]

Admins and mods.