At that time he had to learn a lot of things I guess... but for his 1 newbie mistake he has been sentenced for 1yr
Signature ban doesn't prevent the user from taking part in forum discussions.
There is also a 60 days ban from the forum I guess... Maybe he didn't even know what plagiarism is when he was a newbie.
As an example, I didn't know what plagiarism is before (I can't say the exact time when I first learned about it, but it is for sure I learned about it from this forum. Maybe a year or two ago, not sure.)
It's like you did a crime when you are minor, but there wasn't any lawsuit because you are a minor. It was on hodl for future.
You're making it sound as if someone
intentionally waited to act.
That's not what I meant.
It's like you did a crime when you are minor, but there wasn't any lawsuit because you are a minor. It was on hodl for future.
How about we dispense with analogies and solve the actual problem: copy-pasta spam.
Sounds good to me if I've understood correctly what you have meant.
In comparison with cellard case,
Bluestackz got banned today for plagiarism he did in June 2016, and he was registered member since June 2015.
Probably he was a full member or senior when he did plagiarism, so for his case a hard ban maybe reasonable
It's like you did a crime when you are minor, but there wasn't any lawsuit because you are a minor. It was on hodl for future.
Most of what's proposed in this thread is focused on making it easier to get away with it. I can't see how that helps. Moderators can choose how to apply perma/temp/sig bans and if they want to go easy on someone they can.
What I wrote was a context of OP, but it was a simplified version of my opinion.
The 4 points are not necessary for various reasons, the moderators (those who are issuing ban) are well qualified to take the right decision.
What I wanted to say exactly is to introduce "warning" for the members who deserve it, otherwise soft ban, hard ban or permaban whichever fits best.
I gave cellard case as an example because he/she deserved a "warning" imo rather than a hard ban (60 days ban + 1yr sig ban).
Tbh I still think the punishment he got is an injustice (just my opinion and it's not necessary others should also think the same way and I may totally be wrong).