People who are here for a long time without causing trouble are unlikely to be doing things that would cause them to be banned in the first place. That kind of situation hardly ever comes up. I can't really remember when it has. More likely the people who're banned after being here a long time have caused trouble consistently for a long time. The longer you're here, the more likely you are to get more warnings, I believe, I'm biased that far, but we have banned people who've been "veterans", whatever that might be. If Scottie snapped and started posting porn and flaming people, I'd ban him myself. If I did that, I'd expect to be banned too. No one is above the rules. Except maybe Sean, I suppose he could turn EoFF into a porno and flaming MB if he wanted, since he owns the place, but I don't see him ever doing so.

On the other end of the spectrum, a newbie who does something blatantly wrong like flaming someone or posting porn is banned instantly. No need to put up with people like that, there are a billion more people out there. If someone has been here a little while and has shown themselves to be worth keeping around, I suppose they do get more warnings.