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How does the infraction system work?

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    #32
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    buckfast4me wrote: »
    Rofl @ this "Infraction" sh1te yas aren't judges in a court of law like.
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    Case dismissed.


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    #33
    buckfast4me
    Closed Accounts Posts: 314 ✭✭buckfast4me


    can mods infraction other mods yes? I have some "friends" in the business,


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    #34
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    buckfast4me wrote: »
    can mods infraction other mods yes? I have some "friends" in the business,

    Not that I am aware of, unless it was changed recently and I've forgotten.

    Case closed..
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    #35
    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    buckfast4me wrote: »
    can mods infraction other mods yes? I have some "friends" in the business,

    AFAIK mods are just regular users outside of their own forums, so yup, I would say.

    EDIT: I'd definitely trust Ruu over me on this one.


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    #36
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,214 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    buckfast4me wrote: »
    Rofl @ this "Infraction" sh1te yas aren't judges in a court of law like.

    Theyre the judges and executors of this land however.


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    #37
    Nerin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,523 ✭✭✭✭Nerin


    buckfast4me wrote: »
    I have some "friends" in the business,
    and?


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    #38
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    SDooM wrote: »
    AFAIK mods are just regular users outside of their own forums, so yup, I would say.

    EDIT: I'd definitely trust Ruu over me on this one.
    While you are right about the mods being users outside of their own forums vbulletin isn't made that way (Boards has hacks installed to make it that way). In vbulletin mods are mods everywhere on the site (I think) so vbulletin doesn't allow for them to be infracted. Smods and admins should be able to infract mods though.


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    #39
    monkeyfudge
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    Case closed?


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    #40
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    While you are right about the mods being users outside of their own forums vbulletin isn't made that way (Boards has hacks installed to make it that way). In vbulletin mods are mods everywhere on the site (I think) so vbulletin doesn't allow for them to be infracted. Smods and admins should be able to infract mods though.

    And yet mods of one forum can ban a mod of another forum from the (first) forum? But can't ban their fellow mods of their own forum (if I'm remembering a discussion on AH around Christmas correctly). Which would suggest some kind of differentiation is in place ... unless ofc I'm remembering that all wrong, which is also possible!! :rolleyes:


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    #41
    GuanYin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,552 ✭✭✭✭GuanYin


    Just to clarify.

    I am the cause of he OPs post. The infraction was indeed a soft infraction, however, I mean that in the sense that sensible regular posters should use the report post function and not troll errant or wayward first time posters.

    I don't see the infraction system as anything more serious than a PM from a mod. The difference is, that many new or inexperienced users will respond to a PM warning with contempt, they don't recognise or understand the boards system and to paraphrase Cartman (who lives nearby me) they have not learned respect for boards.ie authority.

    The infraction system serves to offer a more formal way of repremanding these users. It is certainly more formal than me sending someone a PM telling them what they did was unaccetable, because it is a boards.ie generated message. In addition, all other mods can see my infraction message, so my comments to a user are on record and prevent me from abusing my position and offer clarity on any user claims of me abusing my position via PM.

    In the case of Mods, an infraction is not as important. Most mods here know my ways and know my methods. While they may not like or respect me, they certainly know that my warning is not a trivial matter (as I understand that a warning from any other mod is not a trivial matter).

    So imho, the infraction method serves two purposes. It offers a degree of formality to the mod-user moderation process, which prevents personalities from escalating issues, and it allows a mod an alternative to a straight out banning, especially useful from my point of view, as soccer and politics are strictly moderated boards.


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