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    Ok, how about this, whenever someone is banned a short and sweet note is left somewhere in their profile. Like "User was banned for: Posting an inapropriate picture" or "User was banned for: Too much spam"

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    This seems like a good idea, but it would be up to the admins because we can't manipulate profiles.

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    we do something like that at FG, or at least we used to. (We haven't banned anyone in about six months, so I suppose saying we still do is kind of stretching). But we gave mods the ability to edit profiles for exactly that reason, regardless ;p
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    I like the mystery and speculation involved

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    Everything is fine how it is now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yamaneko
    Everything is fine how it is now.
    Then why do you need a feedback forum?

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    Exactly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Man
    we do something like that at FG, or at least we used to. (We haven't banned anyone in about six months, so I suppose saying we still do is kind of stretching). But we gave mods the ability to edit profiles for exactly that reason, regardless ;p
    You guys also obsess(ed) over banned members.

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    we used to, like... two years ago, until Jacques' self-humiliation convinced us that banned people weren't worth taking seriously. After that I can't remember anything that would qualify as an obsession other than Red Skull, and that's because he offended like, half the board.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yamaneko
    Exactly.
    I'm sorry, but wtf?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TasteyPies
    Quote Originally Posted by Yamaneko
    Everything is fine how it is now.
    Then why do you need a feedback forum?
    Spam, obviously.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawkeye
    Quote Originally Posted by Yamaneko
    Exactly.
    I'm sorry, but wtf?
    yamanekos here obviously favours the removal of the feedback forum, this time not as a joke.
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    If you start making permanent, public records of why people were banned, then you end up with a "name and shame" system. It inevitably looks mocking and vindictive, like some deliberate attempt to run these people into the ground behind their backs. That's not the image we're trying to foster here. When someone's banned, that's unfortunate, but we're not going to make ourselves look elitist and full of crap by going, "hahaha, you're GONE, but we're going to let everyone see just why your sorry hind got axed".

    That sounds a bit negative, but it's the general reasoning behind the continuing choice not to keep a public note of bannings.

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    I wonder where HOOTERS went.

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    She posted pictures of her hooters.
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