Summary: There is a right way and a wrong way of doing things. The right way brings attention to potential problems. The wrong way gets you permanently banned from this site. Read on for details.

Problem: A member has an issue with a decision a moderator makes. This may be due to a post that was deleted/moved, or a warning or ban.

Compounding the Problem: The current trend if someone disagrees is to continue posting, however each consecutive post becomes more and more judgemental to the moderators. This will always lead to a ban, if taken too far. Typically a person is given one warning. If the continue past the warning, a ban is always given.

Making It Worse: All too often someone that has been banned registers a new account. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PERMANENT BAN OF ALL ACCOUNTS! Duplicate accounts is a serious rule violation, and almost always means the person is no longer welcome at this site. A permanent ban is issued on all accounts. This is as serious as it gets. DON'T BE THAT GUY!

The Right Thing To Do: If you have a problem with something a moderator did, the first thing you need to do is STOP. Take a step back, if you don't know why a moderator did something, look at the rules. If you can understand what happened, correct the problem and be on your way. If you don't understand, or you want clarification, use the CONTACT US link on the left. Be as detailed as possible in your message. The more detailed you are, the easier it is to research. If you provide no information at all, you will be ignored. If you want to be heard, tell us everything. Even if you don't get a response right away, someone will read it in a timely manner. On weekends, sometimes it may take a day or 2, however during weekday standard business hours, they will usually be read in a matter of hours. Make sure you provide your real email address if you want a response! Sometimes someone will need to contact you to get more information or clarification. Make sure they can reach you!

Finally: Sometimes there is a legitimate issue, perhaps a moderator misunderstood something. Other times, the moderator was correct in his action. We do our best to explain this to you. There are reasons for all the rules, and none of the reasons are to upset you. They are there so that the site runs smoothly, the forums aren't cluttered with useless junk, and people at least make an attempt to behave civilly. The majority of the time there may have just been a misunderstanding, either on the member's part, or on the moderators. Bans and warnings can be reduced or removed if there is a reason to. Don't assume just because it says you are banned for a week, it can't be reduced once we clear up the misunderstanding.

To reiterate the point above. If you disagree, DO NOT CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT! If you do, you will only be hurting yourself. We DO NOT ALLOW multiple accounts, and you will be permanently banned from the site! Handle it the proper way and we can continue to have a peaceful site, and you can stay out of trouble.



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