[Tom4784]

I think when it comes to bans, it's important to remember that bans are dependent on how many points a member has.

I'm going to say something here, I feel like it could lead to an argument but I feel like I need to say it. All the bans from yesterday's drama came from infractions I gave. Niamh and I drew a line in the thread in question after it was cleaned and after seeing the same arguments and attacks were still ongoing after being warned not to, I simply gave everyone that was involved a three point infraction, this was enough to knock some people into a automatic one day ban and for someone else, it was enough to put them over the threshold for a week long ban but not everyone that was infracted got banned because for a few people, it was one of their first offences. I decided to give out those infractions because I wasn't really involved in that argument aside from my name being dragged into it. I gave infractions to people that were opposed to me and people who were arguing for me and all the infractions were because people kept going back to a previously deleted arguments. When I'm modding the thread, the only thing that comes into play is whether or not they are breaking the rules, I'm not tougher on people I dislike and I'm not softer on people I like. Everyone gets the same treatment when I mod.

I say this because I want to give context to the situation and it's a good example of why it feels like some people get banned while others don't. It's all dependant on how many infraction points you have.