Tishri1
27th August 2007, 04:52 PM
2nd snap shot
Congregational Area Single Forum Ban Protocol:
To be used in the SUB-Forums within the Congregational Area ONLY
To be used when a Congregational Area SUB-forum has no protocol developed of its own to effectively handle the would be "serial rules violator" That means the member has already proven through many violations already that he is not there to do anything but stir the pot and upset the apple cart;)....It is only after many violations already that you will want to proceed in this direction :thumbsup:
Effectively using this protocol produces "tough love" no nonsense results, but has in its body the wording needed to apply "grace" as well...
Any Congregational Sub-forum that specifically rejects this policy will not be subject to it, and any Congregational Sub-forum that accepts it should paste a link to it in their forum's Wiki and/or in their FSRs Stickied in their Forum before beginning to apply it.
1st Violation: Send the member a PM that there was a Rule Violation and include a warning that the next violation of this rule will put them at risk* for a 24-48 hour CF ban.
2nd Violation: May Issue a 24-48 hour CF ban* with a PM warning that the next Violation will put them at risk* for a 7 day FSB(Forum Specific Ban).
3rd Violation: May Issue a 7 day FSB ban* and a PM that with the next Violation they will be at risk* of a 2-4 week FSB (for that specific Congregational SUB-forum).
4th Violation: May Issue the 2-4 week FSB* and a warning that the next violation will put them at risk* for a FSB of a whole year (for that specific SUB-forum in the Congregational area) ...**Counsel is also recommended at this point
5th Violation
Ban Committee will form- reviewed by all available ET Area staff with 6 months or more experience.
Vote taken on a year long FSB- taken by all available ET Area staff that have this minimum 6 months experience. All members of this ban committee will have equal voting power. The vote to move to a FSB of one year, will have to be approved by a 3/4 majority.
No 3/4 majority-If a 3/4 majority can not be had then the FSB will automatically be issued for a period of 6 months, and a PM with clear a warning that any continued infraction after that will result in a year long FSB.
E-bans for socks- An immediate e-ban will be given for the creation or use of a sock account to circumvent a forum-wide or site-wide ban
Area Ban- A Warning to the member also that should this member continue his acts of violation in other SUB-forums in the Congregational area, he will be at risk* of an AREA BAN of the entire Congregational area for a year.
Violating a FSB-
A member who violates a FSB at step #1 will receive a 1-day site wide ban.
A member who violates a FSB at step #2 will receive a 7-day site wide ban.
A member who violates a FSB at step #3 will receive a 30-day site wide ban.
Violations of FSBs of any length will result in a SWB of the same length...Bans given for violation of an FSB are not subject to appeal.
* "at risk" was added to insure grace could be applied and yet still leave staff with full authority for those "tough love" cases:thumbsup:
**NOTE about Pastoral Counsel:
After the 4th Violation it is good to seek counsel from the Pastoral Team for your member and yourself to see if any support for changes in behavior can be offered to salvage this person's account. (Also assuming that the staff has been encouraging a change in this member as well). A summary of this person's actions should be brought with a statement from the team. ALSO NOTE THAT PASTORAL STAFF DO NOT BAN THEY COUNSEL ONLY
Please see discussion post #2
see poll (http://foru.ms/t6116462-poll-finished-for-et-ban.html)
snapshot taken 8/27/07
snapshot taken 9/17/07
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Congregational Area Ban Protocol:
To be used when a congregational forum has no protocol developed of its own to effectively handle the would be "serial rules violator"
Effectively using this protocol produces "tough love" no nonsense results, but has in its body the wording needed to apply "grace" as well...
1st Violation: Send the member a PM that there was a Rule Violation and include a warning that the next violation of this rule will put them at risk* for a 24-48 hour CF ban.
2nd Violation: May Issue a 24-48 hour CF ban* with a PM warning that the next Violation will put them at risk* for a 7 day CF ban.
3rd Violation: May Issue a 7 day CF ban* and a PM that with the next Violation they will be at risk* of a 2-4 week FSB.
4th Violation: May Issue the 2-4 week FSB* and a warning that the next violation will put them at risk* for a CF ban of a whole year (or permanently) for the entire site. [With the option to issue a FSB (Forum Specific Ban) of a year]...**Counsel is also recommended at this point
5th Violation
Will be reviewed by all available ETArea staff with 6 months or more experience.
A vote will be taken by all available ET Area staff that have this minimum 6 months experience.
All members of this ban committee will have equal voting power.
The vote to move to a permanent ban or 1 year ban, or a FSB of one year, will have to be approved by a 3/4 majority.
If a 3/4 majority can not be had then the ban will automatically be issued for a period of 6 months, and a PM with clear waning that any continued infraction after that will result in a permanent ban.
It will also be made clear that if it is found that this user has opened up a sock account and has continued his/her violation of rules under the sock account, that account will be automatically banned**NOTE about Pastoral Counsel:After the 4th Violation it is good to seek counsel from the Pastoral Team for your member and yourself to see if any support for changes in behavior can be offered to salvage this person's account. (Also assuming that the staff has been encouraging a change in this member as well). A summary of this person's actions should be brought with a statement from the team.
*"at risk" was added to insure grace could be applied and yet still leave staff with full authority for those "tough love" cases:thumbsup:
snapshot taken 8/27/07
wiki link
http://foru.ms/t5965634-wiki-et-ban-protocol.html#post38013000
Congregational Area Single Forum Ban Protocol:
To be used in the SUB-Forums within the Congregational Area ONLY
To be used when a Congregational Area SUB-forum has no protocol developed of its own to effectively handle the would be "serial rules violator" That means the member has already proven through many violations already that he is not there to do anything but stir the pot and upset the apple cart;)....It is only after many violations already that you will want to proceed in this direction :thumbsup:
Effectively using this protocol produces "tough love" no nonsense results, but has in its body the wording needed to apply "grace" as well...
Any Congregational Sub-forum that specifically rejects this policy will not be subject to it, and any Congregational Sub-forum that accepts it should paste a link to it in their forum's Wiki and/or in their FSRs Stickied in their Forum before beginning to apply it.
1st Violation: Send the member a PM that there was a Rule Violation and include a warning that the next violation of this rule will put them at risk* for a 24-48 hour CF ban.
2nd Violation: May Issue a 24-48 hour CF ban* with a PM warning that the next Violation will put them at risk* for a 7 day FSB(Forum Specific Ban).
3rd Violation: May Issue a 7 day FSB ban* and a PM that with the next Violation they will be at risk* of a 2-4 week FSB (for that specific Congregational SUB-forum).
4th Violation: May Issue the 2-4 week FSB* and a warning that the next violation will put them at risk* for a FSB of a whole year (for that specific SUB-forum in the Congregational area) ...**Counsel is also recommended at this point
5th Violation
Ban Committee will form- reviewed by all available ET Area staff with 6 months or more experience.
Vote taken on a year long FSB- taken by all available ET Area staff that have this minimum 6 months experience. All members of this ban committee will have equal voting power. The vote to move to a FSB of one year, will have to be approved by a 3/4 majority.
No 3/4 majority-If a 3/4 majority can not be had then the FSB will automatically be issued for a period of 6 months, and a PM with clear a warning that any continued infraction after that will result in a year long FSB.
E-bans for socks- An immediate e-ban will be given for the creation or use of a sock account to circumvent a forum-wide or site-wide ban
Area Ban- A Warning to the member also that should this member continue his acts of violation in other SUB-forums in the Congregational area, he will be at risk* of an AREA BAN of the entire Congregational area for a year.
Violating a FSB-
A member who violates a FSB at step #1 will receive a 1-day site wide ban.
A member who violates a FSB at step #2 will receive a 7-day site wide ban.
A member who violates a FSB at step #3 will receive a 30-day site wide ban.
Violations of FSBs of any length will result in a SWB of the same length...Bans given for violation of an FSB are not subject to appeal.
* "at risk" was added to insure grace could be applied and yet still leave staff with full authority for those "tough love" cases:thumbsup:
**NOTE about Pastoral Counsel:
After the 4th Violation it is good to seek counsel from the Pastoral Team for your member and yourself to see if any support for changes in behavior can be offered to salvage this person's account. (Also assuming that the staff has been encouraging a change in this member as well). A summary of this person's actions should be brought with a statement from the team. ALSO NOTE THAT PASTORAL STAFF DO NOT BAN THEY COUNSEL ONLY
Please see discussion post #2
see poll (http://foru.ms/t6116462-poll-finished-for-et-ban.html)
snapshot taken 8/27/07
snapshot taken 9/17/07
......................................................................
Congregational Area Ban Protocol:
To be used when a congregational forum has no protocol developed of its own to effectively handle the would be "serial rules violator"
Effectively using this protocol produces "tough love" no nonsense results, but has in its body the wording needed to apply "grace" as well...
1st Violation: Send the member a PM that there was a Rule Violation and include a warning that the next violation of this rule will put them at risk* for a 24-48 hour CF ban.
2nd Violation: May Issue a 24-48 hour CF ban* with a PM warning that the next Violation will put them at risk* for a 7 day CF ban.
3rd Violation: May Issue a 7 day CF ban* and a PM that with the next Violation they will be at risk* of a 2-4 week FSB.
4th Violation: May Issue the 2-4 week FSB* and a warning that the next violation will put them at risk* for a CF ban of a whole year (or permanently) for the entire site. [With the option to issue a FSB (Forum Specific Ban) of a year]...**Counsel is also recommended at this point
5th Violation
Will be reviewed by all available ETArea staff with 6 months or more experience.
A vote will be taken by all available ET Area staff that have this minimum 6 months experience.
All members of this ban committee will have equal voting power.
The vote to move to a permanent ban or 1 year ban, or a FSB of one year, will have to be approved by a 3/4 majority.
If a 3/4 majority can not be had then the ban will automatically be issued for a period of 6 months, and a PM with clear waning that any continued infraction after that will result in a permanent ban.
It will also be made clear that if it is found that this user has opened up a sock account and has continued his/her violation of rules under the sock account, that account will be automatically banned**NOTE about Pastoral Counsel:After the 4th Violation it is good to seek counsel from the Pastoral Team for your member and yourself to see if any support for changes in behavior can be offered to salvage this person's account. (Also assuming that the staff has been encouraging a change in this member as well). A summary of this person's actions should be brought with a statement from the team.
*"at risk" was added to insure grace could be applied and yet still leave staff with full authority for those "tough love" cases:thumbsup:
snapshot taken 8/27/07
wiki link
http://foru.ms/t5965634-wiki-et-ban-protocol.html#post38013000