Sheesh, Sean replied to this already, why are we trying to create even more controversy
With the risk of not following this thread completely, I will try to answer it as best as possible.
My answers are in
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Originally Posted by ozstamps
And what led to someone's "banning," presumably from this very thread.
OMNI Mods did not like his posts as you can see.
There are some people that have been banned, and timeouts are labeled as banned. Most first time offenses are given a 7 day timeout, duplicate handles or fake ID's are locked out of the system. All accounts are labeled the same, just part of the software.
I am not sure who you are talking about, but please be assured that we exchange multiple private messages and/or emails trying to correct the situation before issuing a timeout.
Is that a lifetime decision?
Who knows.
No, for an active member, only Randy can make that decision. Lifetime bans are issued only to fake ID's and duplicate handles.
Has this power been delegated to the moderators?
OMNI Mods seem to have that facility right now.
All moderators have been given the authorization to give people timeouts. Unfortunately the timeouts are system wide, and not OMNI specific as in the old software.
Hope this helps