Originally Posted by Dovster
You are mistaken about that. A truly serious offense can result in a lifetime suspension on the first offense but the offense does not have to be serious for the same result.
According to the TOS, you get a 7 day suspension for your first offense, a 30 day suspension for your second, and a lifetime suspension for your third.
It is not only possible, but has actually happened, that a member had three offenses, none for particularly serious issues, spread out over a year or more, and received a lifetime ban.
(To be clear, in the examples I know about Randy overturned the lifetime suspensions but even then the 30 days suspensions remained in effect.)
The section of the TOS dealing with multiple suspensions is rarely followed. That is specifically why I stated that Randy has shown no inclination to deal with problem members.
Suspensions of more than 7 days are
VERY rare and in all but a miniscule percentage were for very serious offences. On top of that, the severity of the offence is immaterial. If a TB member earns a suspension of more than 7 days, however it occured, should be held accountable to the FT membership.