Not to the black and white degree you're implying Tone, where people get off scott free cause they've done an oil change for a mod or bought them a pint... and someone the mods have never met gets their arse reamed if they commit the same crime.

I think there needs to be a bit of common sense applied... for the greater good of the site if nothing else. Do you not agree??

If someone has been on the site for years, is a little abrasive at times but on the whole bounces around the forum engaging in banter and helping/sharing his technical knowledge... then I'd assume there might be a little leeway given in cases where they've over stepped the mark slightly*.

If someone boosts onto the site, posts shite, racks up a huge number of posts in a very short time, is abrasive towards other members, doesn't really seem to care about what they post, takes threads off topic and generally is a bit of a nuisance... then they're reminded of the rules. If those rules are abused further, then a black and white approach to moderating is employed and they're taken down the appropriate warnings/ban system.


Cheers,
Grant


* - for the record I am NOT talking about Chip's situation, because I absolutely disagree that what he said to Mr Mojangles warranted a verbal comment in the first place... and then for the moderator to admit the subsequent infraction was done as a result of Chip's reaction to a comment made by the Moderator to intentionally wind the guy up is absolutely laughable, it's straight off the school playground mate.