[Diligent]

Originally Posted by Steven Avery

However this thread exists as a place where to ask -- reconsider, try a private chat, go round 2, close the thread, allow for a cooling-off suspension rather than a ban in special cases. Find another way.

I can't tell who you are talking about (you could email me and we'll see). But one recent example comes to mind -- I told a poster that he would need to ease up, and until he did, his posts would go through moderation, but that it was a temporary situation. All that means is that the posts would be reviewed before going "live" to make sure they didn't include the offending content. His response was to accuse me of doing him "evil" and cursing me and wishing my family harm. Needless to say, the temporary moderation became a permanent ban. This is just one example. There are many other examples of temporary bans or moderation that ended in permanent bans.

Anyway, if you have a specific instance in mind and would like to appeal a moderation decision, please send me an email and I'll consider it.