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    When I made an account here it was in the hopes of helping the site. I like the info listed here, and I thought by maybe posting different threads that would help entice more to happen, but nothing really ever seems to change. I see lots of accounts being banned for who knows what reasons. When I check out the Homepage I see those user names with lines running through them, and when I look through the backlogs of those users; I don't really ever see anything that would warrant their accounts being banned. Some are most likely spammers, but others seem to be just people asking and commenting. On other sites users are given warnings, but I don't really know how that method plays out here. I know early on my account was banned permanently for a misunderstanding, and I had to chat with Tavenger5 to get it turned back on.

    I just don't really understand what is going on here. This site isn't growing as fast as others, and users are being banned at an alarming rate. Questions sit unanswered and just get pushed aside by even more of them. That pointless (Alt) section with all of the scams gets more comments then the regular area. I know I run the chance of having my account banned for bringing this up, and maybe that is the problem. How can a forum like this grow if people get banned for any reason?

    This site is still a good source for info. I just don't understand why it is moving at a crawling pace. Maybe too many people are being banned and that is pushing people away. I hope not though. If my account gets banned for bringing this up; then it was nice being here.


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    Re: Why Are So Many People Being Banned? Maybe That Is Why This Site Is Barely Growin

    No need to worry, no one is going to ban you for bringing up a legitimate question / comment

    Without getting into details, regular users such as yourself might not always be able to see why someone was banned. Generally, if someone spams, we remove the spam and warn / ban the user. In this scenario, you, the regular user, never see the spam because we remove it. The same goes for users who break any of the posting regulations of this forum (ex: racist comments, information on illegal activities, etc). So while you may look through the list and wonder why it's so large, rest assured, the moderator team has done its best to ensure that those who are banned are the ones who should be banned.

    That said, anyone who has gotten an infraction / warning / ban who believes that we made a mistake, please contact us. We mods are human as well, and every once in a while a mistake is made, I won't deny that. So give us the chance to correct it

    That said, enjoy the site, tell you friends, and we'll see the board grow
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    Re: Why Are So Many People Being Banned? Maybe That Is Why This Site Is Barely Growin

    Yeh, there's been a lot of forum spam lately. The banned accounts that you are seeing are definitely spam accounts. I just banned two more a couple min ago.

    We're working on getting more quality content up on the forums, which will in turn get people posting more.
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    Re: Why Are So Many People Being Banned? Maybe That Is Why This Site Is Barely Growin

    If a user did post something that was against the rules; then it would make sense that I couldn't see the thread, because that post would have been deleted. I didn't think about that part. It's good that spammers are being banned though. I have just seen so many profiles being banned and I didn't understand what was going on. Some forums that I have been on before had a lot of Mod-God's. Moderators that just seem to go out of their way to harass and ban people for really any reason. I know this site isn't like that, but I just wanted to find out what was going on. Sites like those are a complete waste of time, because if you don't do everything perfectly; then they delete your account.

    So thanks for letting me know what has been going on.



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    Re: Why Are So Many People Being Banned? Maybe That Is Why This Site Is Barely Growin

    No worries. We never mind people asking questions like this, it's what we're here for

    Now excuse me a second while I ban you j/k j/k



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