Quote Originally Posted by eestlinc
the problem with temp bans is they don't really have consequences and could be abused. If people just use their brains then they won't get banned.
I agree with that entirely.

Thinking about it, I have really no particular stance on this issue. I've never used temp-bans at tGA or FG, in the few instances I was forced to ban someone. It seems to me, that Staff gives plenty of warnings around here, and that if banned, it's the members' fault.

Now, an argument could be made in the situation of, say, Peter, which was somewhat of a borderline image. Mayhap a temp-ban would have been warranted there, but then you'd get all the friends of banned members complaining that they were never temp-banned first, and there's some people that just outright warrant banning.

So, I can see the arguments for both sides, but I think it's probably safer to go with ban or no ban.