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Discussion Post: https://perpheads.com/threads/removal-of-old-warnings.27963/
Main Idea: I suggest that warnings be removed from ones record after a 3 year time period.
A poll has also been added to see if the community agrees with warnings not permanently remaining on ones record.
Full description of the idea: See "Main idea" above.
Note that this specific suggestion is only for warnings and not bans.
Why should it be added?:
Before reading through this post please go ahead and read through the discussion thread as arguments, pros and cons are more thuroughly debated there.
https://perpheads.com/threads/removal-of-old-warnings.27963/
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We have to realize that warnings are usually given for lesser rules being broken and should with this in mind not be permanent. People who have made minor mistakes e.g. such as running a red light several years ago when new to the server should not have to permanently have their record stained and future punishments based on obsolete data.
The arguments that have been presented in opposition to this suggestion have all been centered around staff wanting/needing to maintain records in order for "...staff members to understand what you've done before...".
It has also been claimed that people who have changed their ways from being minges with over 15-20 warnings to becoming proper dedicated roleplayers would be impossible to deal with for adminst if warnings didn't stay permanently.
These sort of players who have over or near 15-20 warnings are merely a fraction of players.
It would seem reasonable that the actions made by a fraction of members should not impact the entire playerbase in an undoubtedly negative way.
A few questions to ask oneself...
Do you believe that the average player is to continously be held accountable for lesser mistakes made over 3 years ago, which resulted in a warning?
Do you believe it is good to not have a server culture that excessively focuses on punishment?
Pros:
Main Idea: I suggest that warnings be removed from ones record after a 3 year time period.
A poll has also been added to see if the community agrees with warnings not permanently remaining on ones record.
Full description of the idea: See "Main idea" above.
Note that this specific suggestion is only for warnings and not bans.
Why should it be added?:
Before reading through this post please go ahead and read through the discussion thread as arguments, pros and cons are more thuroughly debated there.
https://perpheads.com/threads/removal-of-old-warnings.27963/
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We have to realize that warnings are usually given for lesser rules being broken and should with this in mind not be permanent. People who have made minor mistakes e.g. such as running a red light several years ago when new to the server should not have to permanently have their record stained and future punishments based on obsolete data.
The arguments that have been presented in opposition to this suggestion have all been centered around staff wanting/needing to maintain records in order for "...staff members to understand what you've done before...".
It has also been claimed that people who have changed their ways from being minges with over 15-20 warnings to becoming proper dedicated roleplayers would be impossible to deal with for adminst if warnings didn't stay permanently.
These sort of players who have over or near 15-20 warnings are merely a fraction of players.
It would seem reasonable that the actions made by a fraction of members should not impact the entire playerbase in an undoubtedly negative way.
A few questions to ask oneself...
Do you believe that the average player is to continously be held accountable for lesser mistakes made over 3 years ago, which resulted in a warning?
Do you believe it is good to not have a server culture that excessively focuses on punishment?
Pros:
- People with a high amount and/or very old warnings get some amount of a "fresh start".
- Perpheads in general will hopefully become less focused on a culture of very stern administrative punishments. Arguably even excessively stern (NOTE: I do not exclude the warnings and bans I personally handed out, in hindsight some definately were).
- Hopefully easing up the culture of quantity over quality inside the staff team when it comes to warnings and bans given to players.
- Staff members may prefere to utilise bans to a higher degree, even for minor offenses, knowing that any warning given will be removed in a few years time.
- Regarding people who have accumulated A LOT of warnings and bans and eventually recieved permanent bans because of this, it will not matter if their warnings are removed since the bans would still be there.
A limitation could be made that make people who have active permanent bans unable to have their warnings removed.
