*RedBull* Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 maybe :pI have been warned twice Is that all? I've gotten a few myself. I know, it seems impossible with my winning charm and personality, sexual appeal and charisma, not to mention my athletic ability and physical conditioning...anyway...**** happens. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZonoBurk Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I've been warned 12 times. :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckboii Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 never heard of the ban member forums lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted October 23, 2009 Member Share Posted October 23, 2009 Attn: Banned MemberYou have been banned from Neowin for your wrong dongs. Thank you and have a nice day. Fred Derf At least a banned member could go out laughing. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmatic Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 At least a banned member could go out laughing. :D omg WAT U SAY ? MY DONG?!?!?!?! how dare you THERE IZ NOTING WRONG WITH MY DONG!!!1111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panacik Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 So, pardon me for asking Rich as I'm not the staff in question who did your warn.. but.. what seems to be the problem.The staff member in question didn't feel it was necessary to full blown warn you. Look at it this way. We have 0% Warns, and the kind of warns that increase your warning level, If you get 100% warn level, you're gone for a temporary amount of time, or depending on your infraction, you could be gone forever. You got off with a 0% warn, but you're complaining about it? Seems very strange to me. I'm sure there are other staff members who would very happily adjust your warning level for you to accommodate for this "mistake".. :laugh: Ok come on, dont bring down the fact that most people, myself included, feel the modderation is great on Neowin, by being sarcastic and rude to me for bringing up a valid issues. If you didnt understand what i posted, then please say so without the rudeness. The problem was that, as far as i was aware, i had just had a personal PM that had no mention of not having my warn reduced in the next 6 month period etc, or having my warn level pushed up. The ONLY time i found out, was when i noticed my warn did not decrease. My issue is that the PM template used for that was not clear that i had actually been given an "official" warning that would not increase my warn level but would mean my warn didnt decrease. Note, i have had such PMs in the past AND my warn level still decreased within that 6 month period. So it was even more of a surprise. I dont want it to be a big debait or an issue between myself and the mods, as really i dont mind so much. I just wanted to make it known that the template used was not clear on the fact i had actually been warned and not just had a friendly nudge from a mod. A null warn, or as staff call them, a zero level increase, is a friendly reminder Rich. As I stated in the pm... It's not actually a warn, but it is recorded in our logs.Since staff did have to intervine on a post you made however, this would affect the warn reduction system. You did say that in your reply, which i appreciate. My issue was not the warn itself, but the fact the original PM was misleading. Anyway, this is turning out to become more of an issue than it needs to be. I have made my point and its up to the staff if they fix it or not. I dont expect any more pee takes from other staff just for me speaking up on a small issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted October 23, 2009 Veteran Share Posted October 23, 2009 Most members have no idea what a zero level warning is (a warning that does not increase your warning level but does reset your reduction timer). Members who are at 0% and get a zero level warning are not affected by the reset to their warning reduction timer because they cannot be reduced below 0% anyway. It only adds to the confusion to use a PM title like "Zero Level Warning Assigned". Sometimes they freak out and respond back as if we were about to ban them. Now there are cases when it would help to let people know that this will reset their warning reduction system. It would be particularly helpful to someone who has been above reproach for the past few months. However, there can be drawbacks to being so formal. If you were five and half months towards your reduction and you got a zero level warning over something trivial then you could ask a Supervisor to consider manually reducing your warning level. I do know what you are saying but blanket policies affect different people differently and right now it is up to the individual moderator how they handle zero level warnings. Some mods may not even use them. I think they can be effective as an educational tool. The resetting of the reduction timer is a relatively minor consequence but there is a technical reason why we need to have it do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannes Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I've never been warned on Christmas day. If I were a mod, that would be the first thing I'd do. Looking around the forums on Christmas waiting for someone to ban. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted October 23, 2009 Veteran Share Posted October 23, 2009 If I were a mod, that would be the first thing I'd do. Looking around the forums on Christmas waiting for someone to ban. :laugh: Never Christmas. Christmas Eve however is wide open. :shiftyninja: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panacik Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Most members have no idea what a zero level warning is (a warning that does not increase your warning level but does reset your reduction timer). Members who are at 0% and get a zero level warning are not affected by the reset to their warning reduction timer because they cannot be reduced below 0% anyway. It only adds to the confusion to use a PM title like "Zero Level Warning Assigned". Sometimes they freak out and respond back as if we were about to ban them. Now there are cases when it would help to let people know that this will reset their warning reduction system. It would be particularly helpful to someone who has been above reproach for the past few months. However, there can be drawbacks to being so formal. If you were five and half months towards your reduction and you got a zero level warning over something trivial then you could ask a Supervisor to consider manually reducing your warning level. I do know what you are saying but blanket policies affect different people differently and right now it is up to the individual moderator how they handle zero level warnings. Some mods may not even use them. I think they can be effective as an educational tool. The resetting of the reduction timer is a relatively minor consequence but there is a technical reason why we need to have it do that. Absolutely. Im all for actually doing what he did, the point was that it wasnt mentioned in the original PM. Surely it saves time on additional PMs etc, if you let the person know straight away that the timer has been reset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted October 23, 2009 Veteran Share Posted October 23, 2009 Absolutely. Im all for actually doing what he did, the point was that it wasnt mentioned in the original PM.Surely it saves time on additional PMs etc, if you let the person know straight away that the timer has been reset. As I mentioned you would then need to explain what a zero level warning is and what the automatic warning reduction timer is. Many members do not know or care how things things work. Members at 0% aren't even affected by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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