SapereAude Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 There's a little "warn" thing on the side of the control panel..what's that about? Maybe I should just be happy I've not had occassion to find out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0918 Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 I've had the occasion of finding out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 I've had the occasion of finding out. You're not the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 There's a little "warn" thing on the side of the control panel..what's that about? Maybe I should just be happy I've not had occassion to find out? If a Mod "warns" someone, that 0% gets incremented. It goes from 0% to 20% to 40% ...etc. It can also be decremented, back to o%. The percent itself does not mean anything: just shows the number of warnings. Only the member himself and other Mods can see that warning level. It acts as a way for other Mods to know that a person has been warned about something (because Mods can add short notes along with a warning.) It also acts as a reminder about why the person was warned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapereAude Posted January 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 If a Mod "warns" someone, that 0% gets incremented. It goes from 0% to 20% to 40% ...etc. It can also be decremented, back to o%. The percent itself does not mean anything: just shows the number of warnings. Only the member himself and other Mods can see that warning level. It acts as a way for other Mods to know that a person has been warned about something (because Mods can add short notes along with a warning.) It also acts as a reminder about why the person was warned. Thanks... I was curious mainly because of the %... if you hit 100% do you get banned? (not that I plan on testing it ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0918 Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Thanks... I was curious mainly because of the %... if you hit 100% do you get banned? (not that I plan on testing it ) Oh, you can get banned without reaching 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMeganSnow Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Thanks... I was curious mainly because of the %... if you hit 100% do you get banned? (not that I plan on testing it ) In theory, yes, if you hit 100% you get banned. However, people almost always manage to get themselves banned long before then because their bad behavior is extremely egregious--we're not going to wait around for them to prove FIVE times that we're not interested in enduring their company. We're also fairly lax about handing out warnings--usually you'll only get warned at all if the behavior was something that might cause an outright ban in other circumstances but you were, say, provoked by a personal attack or you've shown that you're a good poster MOST of the time. If we handed out more warnings for minor stuff, that 100% might get used more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfly2 Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) How can I tell if I have had a warning? What warrants a warning? Rules: http://forum.ObjectivismOnline.com/index.php?act=boardrules Edited January 31, 2010 by softwareNerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Yup, those are the rules. When one has a warning, a little legend shows up saying something like 20%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whYNOT Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Well, it does seem a little arbitrary. I received a 20% -er warning in the first few days I joined, back in April '09 ( I don't know what for ), and it's stayed at 20% ever since! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) Sometimes, a newbie does something that makes mods think he is trolling. I forget the facts in your case, but it has happened a few times that someone ends up being an active and valued member and yet they started off with a warning. In such cases, mods will usually remove the warning(s)...but, often the whole incident is forgotten (by everyone except the member who keeps seeing that irritating 20% ). Edited February 1, 2010 by softwareNerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whYNOT Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 That was fast, s'Nerd. A clean slate at last! Thanks very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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