Whats The Point Of Banning

[nailit]

on sites like this?
People only have to re-register with a different nic under a throwaway email?

[ducksie]

Eleena, if the gruesome twosome' Chris alluded to were to return in some form, not many long term members will sit back and watch that happen

[Eleena]

If? It's all a bit sad and boring isn't it. They? (he .. singular) could always have inscribed on his gravestone, "I was a keyboard warrior" ... Yes, life was truly worth it.

[Eleena]

https://www.comedy.co.uk/images/library/people/180x200/n/nearest_and_dearest_walter.jpg

[Buenchico]

Ducksie:
As someone who know who the moderators are ('cos I'm one of them!), it appears to me that the Ed usually looks for people who've been long-term members of this site and who've 'established their credentials' by contributing many answers in AB's 'serious' sections. It then helps if they also post in Chatterbank occasionally (because that's where the trolls usually appear).

Alternatively someone who has posted mainly in CB for years, without ever offending anyone, might also be considered as a moderator.

Someone who was previously been trolling the site would need to exhibit good behaviour (under their new username) for a considerable period before they could be awarded moderator status. As most trolls can't even go a day without posting something offensive, I doubt that they could manage to be positive and helpful for several years just in the hope of becoming a moderator!

[waterboatman]

Quite right Chris. As you know, I'm one too. Some morning I'm quite busy zapping spammers!

[Buenchico]

Hi Boaty.

I was specifically thinking of you when I wrote my second paragraph above!

(Of course I know that you're a moderator. Who do you think nominated you in the first place?)

;-)

[waterboatman]

I did wonder. :o}

[zebo]

Slightly off topic but I often wonder if the unpleasant people on the site are as unpleasant face to face, the kind who can start a row in an empty room or get themselves barred from the pub for creating havoc?

[waterboatman]

Probably not zebo. Some of them behave badly on here because they wouldn't get away with it face to face.