I’m fine with mods saying ‘try not to be an asshole, okay?’ and handing out brief bans for anyone who fails the vibe-check.
What worries me are the fools who say ‘never be rude ever!,’ but have no assistance, spend no time skimming threads, and so resort one-strike permabans for saying ‘shut up, bigot.’ That is so much harder for everyone to deal with, including them, and all it does is shield minimally-cautious trolls.
And often the rules are simply disregarded once created.
I’m fine with mods saying ‘try not to be an asshole, okay?’ and handing out brief bans for anyone who fails the vibe-check.
What worries me are the fools who say ‘never be rude ever!,’ but have no assistance, spend no time skimming threads, and so resort one-strike permabans for saying ‘shut up, bigot.’ That is so much harder for everyone to deal with, including them, and all it does is shield minimally-cautious trolls.