So are they allowed to return, and their conduct is under scrutiny? If so, then why aren't their accounts 'unbanned' after a certain amount of time?  

Edit: I don't actually know anything about this place, as I was delightfully informed by several members:)

Post edited at 11:18 am on Feb. 6, 2008 by Bagheera

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I drink too much, I smoke too much, I gamble too much. I am too much.

I believe that they are aloud to come back. I mean, it's obvious. But i also believe that if they do act up, start spamming or something, they get banned easier than other members.

Yes, their conduct is under scrutiny.

Hopefully that answered your question.

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Im a front porch sittin, guitar pickin, moonshine sippin,

baccer juice spittin, COUNTRY BOY FROM THE WOODS.

If we just banned people for being a PBM we wouldn't have such sunshines as jehovah and BA.  

Post edited at 11:24 am on Feb. 6, 2008 by MariJani

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Why aren't accounts initially just locked?

Could it not go:

Warning.

Locked.

Banned.

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I drink too much, I smoke too much, I gamble too much. I am too much.

In most cases, we don't ban just for being a PBM, though we will put the conduct of members who have been banned under far closer scrutiny than others.

When looking at who to allow back, we look at why they were banned, their record before that, how sincere they appear to be, if they've been let back before...all sorts of stuff. We make the decision strictly on a case-by-case basis.

There's a lot of cases, though, where even if we'll let someone back on a new account, we won't give them their old one back.

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Down is the other direction.

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It really depends on the member.

In most cases, we don't ban just for being a PBM, though we will put the conduct of members who have been banned under far closer scrutiny than others.

When looking at who to allow back, we look at why they were banned, their record before that, how sincere they appear to be, if they've been let back before...all sorts of stuff. We make the decision strictly on a case-by-case basis.

There's a lot of cases, though, where even if we'll let someone back on a new account, we won't give them their old one back.

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Why do we sometimes let back on other accounts, or why will we often not give them the original account back?

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Also, to be honest, they've lost the right to lose that account. That's the name they want? Tough. They were given a chance: they should be glad they're allowed here at all.

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Down is the other direction.

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Because often, those names carry a lot of associations.

Also, to be honest, they've lost the right to lose that account. That's the name they want? Tough. They were given a chance: they should be glad they're allowed here at all.

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like...48-76 hours? that has always been the way it has been presented to me

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Do not abandon yourselves to despair.
We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.

Pope John Paul II

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Quote: from Periwinkle at 7:56 pm on Feb. 6, 2008

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Because often, those names carry a lot of associations.  

 Also, to be honest, they've lost the right to lose that account. That's the name they want? Tough. They were given a chance: they should be glad they're allowed here at all.

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I would have just thought that created problems identifying returning members, and treating them as such.

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It's very easy for us to find out who's been here before. We don't have much of a problem.

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Down is the other direction.