User Infractions

[BRiT]

As some of you may have noticed, one of the new capabilities of the site is User Infractions.

This is a points-based system to warn and track misdeeds. Associated with various infractions are a point value and a time duration. Most of the infractions expire in a short time, 5 or 10 days. The more severe infractions never expire. An infraction may be associated with a specific post, or overall behavior.

There are two classifications of infractions. First up is the Warning, signified as a Yellow Card. Warnings do not contribute to one's points total. It is a friendly reminder to follow the rules. Next up is the Infraction, signified as a Red Card.

When one's infraction points hit certain levels, punishments will be inflicted (privileges and permissions will be removed). When the infraction expires, the points will be deducted from one's total and that punishment will end.

If you suspect you've been naughty, your user profile will show if you have received any infractions.

[BRiT]

And here is the full blown information on this Infraction System.
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The infraction system allows you and your moderators to flexibly reprimand problem users. Create as many types of infractions as you want to represent any type of rules violation on your board. Each infraction has a controllable weight (points) and an option to allow it to be applied only as a warning, which alerts the user to their violation but doesn’t give them any points. Additionally, the points given to a user for a violation can be automatically removed after a specified amount of time via the Scheduled Tasks system.

The points are used to remove permissions from users that reach specific thresholds. To be more flexible, the existing user group permission system is used. You can see in the screenshot that “Registered Users” who have more than 15 points will have permissions from the “Infractions – Moderate All Posts” group applied, and any user with more than 30 points will get permissions from the “Infractions – Banned” group.



When an administrator or moderator wishes to apply an infraction to a user, he or she clicks the infraction icon on a post, and is presented with a choice of infractions and an option to send a private message to the user with more information. It is not a problem if a user has disabled private messages but that is a feature for another day. If private messages are disabled globally and email is available, an email will be sent to the user instead.



A user may also be given an infraction from their profile. The profile is also where a user's infraction history can be seen. Active infractions may also be reversed by users with appropriate permissions.



Infractions are implemented as a user group permission (not a moderator permission) so you can also allow any of your users to give infractions if you desire. A hierarchical system is used such that:

1. Administrators can not be given infractions
2. Super Moderators can only be given infractions by Administrators
3. Moderators can only be given infractions by Administrators and Super Moderators

A thread can automatically be posted in a specific forum when an infraction is given, allowing discussion of the violation to take place.



In addition to receiving a PM about an infraction/warning, users are alerted to new infractions in their User control panel.

[kre8orofchaos]

Okay, are the listed infractions the only ones for the point system, or are there more for other violations of the basic rules of the site? Also, does this limit the moderators and administrators rights to ban other than infractions of the rules, or does it still stand that they can ban and such at their own discretion?

[BRiT]

The ones shown in the second post are examples only. We have our own customized list of infractions. They pretty much mirror the overall gist of our rules.

This infraction system in no way limits our ability to cage or ban users for other incursions. The infraction system provides an easier means of keeping track of how naughty people have been. It's also easier to use for general warnings too. This also means that one's bad or questionable behavior can accumulate to the point of being more severly punished.

Just like most of the site, these are dynamic and will change as needed.

Major Infractions:

• Spammed Advertisements (1)
• Double-Posting (1)
• Literacy Clause (1)
• Inappropriate Language (1)
• Signature Rule Violation (1)
• Insulted Other Member(s) (1)
• Flaming Outside Bait & Tackle (3)
• Necro-Posting (3)
• Shoutbox Spamming (3)
• Pornography (10)
• Arcade-Posting (10)
• Racism (100)

Warnings:

• Issues Rule Violation - QUOTE Tags (1)
• Issues Rule Violation - Source Link (1)
• Posting in Wrong Forum (1)

[Jiraffe]

Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but are all members given this infraction option, or is it a special privilage to the elite few?

[BrIONwoshMunky]

Mods only bub.

[leehype]

I thought it was mods and admins

[_allismine_]

I do believe that this is an excellent idea. Props to everyone who contributed to it.

[CopyLifted]

Fuck!!!!

I need to get off my ass and get my brain working.....You guys have been spoiled here.

List of new infractions needs to be submitted.

[leehype]

Nawww, CL, don't be stupid, and follow the basic rules. Why get all difficult about it.

[Chad]

Fuck!!!!

I need to get off my ass and get my brain working.....You guys have been spoiled here.

List of new infractions needs to be submitted.

Infractions:

• Posting(500 points)

Edit: It is very interesting. This sounds lame, but I do not get the (3/2) things?

[sich in the head]

What's arcade posting? And where would the innapropriate language one be enforced?

[Spikey]

How many points is banned? Moderated posts? Cock Farmed?

Edit: Keytud, Arcade Posting is basically spamming one's post count up to 100 just to they can get into the arcade. Innapropiate language is encouraged, this is wtf.com . That was just Vbulletin's example.

[BRiT]

Banning is the only event setup now and it would take a couple dozen infractions for it to be triggered. But we are working in removal of other features such as arcade, gallery, shoutbox, posting, reading, etc...

[hoseq]

With the understanding that most of us will sooner or later double post totally by accident, what of those who have or do double post multiple times in the same thread?