Just this:
Was there ever any update to this @hilariousandco?
I feel like if we were to at least try it out there's a perfect
Candidate for it.
Theymos has said there are no concrete rules regarding bans and we can enforce them as we see fit and be more lenient in certain cases, but I'm not going to give certain people free passes because it's not fair and is just going to lead to more issues and hassle when people start complaining that x was unbanned for y by so-and-so so why aren't they. The only way I'll likely start giving people second chances if theymos implements signature bans. That way there's some fairness across the board. You can have your account back but you just can't earn from it. I would be happy to review accounts if this was put into place but I don't think it would be fair to unban certain people and they can resume partaking in signature campaigns whilst others don't even get their accounts back at all. Several people have said they would happily forgo a signature if they can just get their account back so I think it's something we should look at. If that happens and they stick around and show that they're a helpful member of the community and aren't here just for payment then I'd even be up for reviewing whether they can have their signature back at some point as well, but I think if Globals start making up their own rules for who gets unbanned or not it's just opening up a huge can of worms that will only lead to more problems.
As above, I think the policy should stay the same right now because certain mods giving certain people free passes isn't fair and will only lead to more issues and hassle. I guess you can try petition the other Globals/admins as they may have a different opinion, but certain staff showing leniency is just opening up a huge can of worms to me and if you unban one hundreds will start pestering you, but they can obviously feel different. Hopefully signature bans will come into play at some point and I would happily issue them and maybe even consider reinstating the signature if they've proven over time that they're here to contribute. Maybe signature campaigns will be banned in the near future and then maybe we can unban everyone who was ever banned for sig spam and they can choose to contribute or not.
ChiBitCTy along with Roboabhishek were the two users I suggested for a sig ban:
Appeal threads:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3432369.msg35819856#msg35819856https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5079217.msg48408455#msg48408455I'm not sure I buy either of their excuses (though they are plausible) but I'd be willing to give them a second chance as they were both active and somewhat appreciated members and have vouches from other respected members, but I think some sort of sig ban would be appropriate here given they were both essentially doing it for payment. They both seem to care more about just getting their accounts back and even suggested they're fine with a sig ban so I think this is something we should consider:
For 8 months Ive watched many opportunities pass by where I feel I could have added value to the forum. My post history is pretty telling of what kind of forum member I believe I mostly was. My topics are either detailed posts to really try and add value here or for collectibles purposes.
Hilarious and Theymos
I respect you guys and I fully understand where youre coming from. However, youve both stated youd be willing to let a member back who you feel would contribute positively moving forward (likely with stipulations). Besides my lapse in common sense one day..Ive done nothing but try and contribute positively here. Plenty of it being pre-signature days too. So..put me to the test!! Fuck my signature, hell ban me from it for good. Give me a chance and I will still be here, still contributing, whether now or a year from now. Easy promise I can make/keep.
I don't care about the signature as much as I care about my alias.
If it's possible, then I'll gladly accept it and obviously mistake as this one will never occur from my side ever again.