Just a MyLot idea

That would need a lot more work from administration.

Noone here is too young to not be able to understand the rules. So no dont think thatd be a good idea.

If its a new rule, then 24 hour suspension sounds like a good idea. I think newbies should get the 24 hour suspension when they break rules, as it can be hard to not make a mistake when your new. When I was new I made a big error and received a warning, so mistakes can happen.

Admin has to be so much broadminded to implement that idea. However, there is no hard rules here to follow and reading the rules every one can understand it. I really appreciate your concern for members.

Just like it happens on chatrooms (and on some forums)! Yes, I like your idea. I'm not sure what it takes to program it, but I can't deny it's a good thought.

I think the ones who break the rules know what they are doing but if not a warning would be good.

It is everyone's responsibility to have read and understood the Terms and the rules of the site and there is a check box on sign up which everyone has to check to acknowledge that they accept the Terms and Conditions (whether they have actually read them or not). Admin does not automatically ban accounts for violations though there are certain things like blatant 'spamming' which get banned instantly. It has always been the case that the deletion of a discussion should serve as a warning. The Guidelines and the Frequently Asked Questions are clear enough, if read carefully, and if there is still any question about why a discussion was removed, the appropriate thing to do is to send a PM to Admin (as stated in the Frequently Asked Questions). There used to be a function which sent out an email when a discussion was deleted giving a brief reason for the deletion but it ceased to work and I understand that, because it was often ignored or misunderstood, it wasn't considered worthwhile to repair it.

I have been in the process of developing a policy along these lines, but I haven't asked if it was something that was technically possible yet. It will all depend on what would be required in the way of coding.

I would hope a private message is sent as a warning and not to do it again.... then if it continues then automatically ban.

Its a good suggestion. Worth looking into..i like the idea of a 24 hr suspension. :)

I think it would be a lot of changes going to happen. The mylotter just need to stick to the guidelines itself.

That's doable, but I think the guidelines are already clear about what sort of things can possibly result in a user being banned.

Now that I think about it, its not a bad idea actually