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The warn system of MFGG has undergone various changes over time.
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MFGG's warning system is intended to punish rule-breaking offenses. It has changed over time as discussions over a certain incarnation's effectiveness have uncovered problems.
  
ADD WARN SYSTEM IN THE VBULLETIN DAYS AND BEFORE, HERE
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Initially, it was a regular warning system; members had a set of five "hearts" which could be removed in the event of an infraction. The number of hearts removed from one warning was related to the severity of the offense. Later on, five hearts was seen as too lax and the system was later dropped to three. Once a member ran out of hearts, they were banned for a period of time. With good behavior, users would gradually regain lost hearts. [[Klobber]] was known for giving back a heart on Valentine's Day. <!-- i think -->
  
When the boards moved to invisionboard, the warn system changed to a 5-point system. You could be warned five times before you got banned.
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Again, the three-hearts system was considered too lax, and the current revision does away with warns entirely. Instead, members are effectively banned (though it is still often called warning) for differing lengths of time for any offense. This can be as short as a few hours to hundreds of thousands of years (the latter is effectively a quick permaban). This is somewhat controversial with some members, as even a minor offense could lead to loss of [[CCC]] access for a few months.
  
Later on, the 5 was dropped to three warns.
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Badges are awarded to those who remain warn/ban free (and somewhat active) for a certain time period; due to their inclusive nature, only the highest of the applicable level of these badges can be possessed by a given member at any time:
  
On ''DATE HERE'', the warn system was revolutionized. Due to an influx of rude behavior, there was now a one-warn system. Getting warned was no different from getting banned. Usually the severity of the infraction determines the time spent banned. For rude trussles and the like, the warns can be for hours at a time to a day or two. For other severe flames and things, the ban time can be around a week. There is also a pattern where people who were warned for something they did various times before, who got warned for doing it again, can be banned for longer and longer times.
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*{{Badge_HH}} - '''Happy Heart''': 2 months warn/ban free
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*{{Badge_SHH}} - '''Super Happy Heart''': 1 year warn/ban free
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*{{Badge_UHH}} - '''Ultra Happy Heart''': 5 years warn/ban free
  
 
[[Administrator|Administrators]] and [[Moderator|Moderators]] are the only people issued to give warns, however this does not apply to staff members, namely [[Parakarry]] and [[Black Squirrel]].
 
[[Administrator|Administrators]] and [[Moderator|Moderators]] are the only people issued to give warns, however this does not apply to staff members, namely [[Parakarry]] and [[Black Squirrel]].

Revision as of 03:44, 15 May 2009

MFGG's warning system is intended to punish rule-breaking offenses. It has changed over time as discussions over a certain incarnation's effectiveness have uncovered problems.

Initially, it was a regular warning system; members had a set of five "hearts" which could be removed in the event of an infraction. The number of hearts removed from one warning was related to the severity of the offense. Later on, five hearts was seen as too lax and the system was later dropped to three. Once a member ran out of hearts, they were banned for a period of time. With good behavior, users would gradually regain lost hearts. Klobber was known for giving back a heart on Valentine's Day.

Again, the three-hearts system was considered too lax, and the current revision does away with warns entirely. Instead, members are effectively banned (though it is still often called warning) for differing lengths of time for any offense. This can be as short as a few hours to hundreds of thousands of years (the latter is effectively a quick permaban). This is somewhat controversial with some members, as even a minor offense could lead to loss of CCC access for a few months.

Badges are awarded to those who remain warn/ban free (and somewhat active) for a certain time period; due to their inclusive nature, only the highest of the applicable level of these badges can be possessed by a given member at any time:

  • Happyheart.gif - Happy Heart: 2 months warn/ban free
  • Superhappyheart.gif - Super Happy Heart: 1 year warn/ban free
  • Uhappyheart.gif
- Ultra Happy Heart: 5 years warn/ban free

Administrators and Moderators are the only people issued to give warns, however this does not apply to staff members, namely Parakarry and Black Squirrel.


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