I agree with @jasmine above, but there are a few exceptions that come to mind. Mostly, I’m thinking of at least one long-term poster, who, while very troublesome (8 warnings in 4 years) was insta-banned for breaking a hard rule. Are those who do so saveable in your opinion @Moriarty?
This isn’t an attack, it’s an honest question. And if people don’t remember, it was Madsircool who was banned for socking up, which puzzled several people as to why they bothered in that particular instance.
Anyway, back to the agreeing with Jasmine part. Even in the exception I posted above (the ban notice mentioned that after the socking confirmation came in that the sheer number of warnings became apparent) the poster was pushing the rules and good behavior for years. Other than some rather obvious trolls and trocks, I haven’t seen plenty of efforts (topic bans, warnings, suspensions) to steer posters away from self-destruction.
For better and worse, a lot of people on the boards, especially loooong term members, are incredibly invested in this place, and winning for themselves at apparently all costs. Thus the frequent trocks that just can’t let go.
Again, as a longish unsubbed reader who only began posting after the move, I did see the brilliance of the various barely concealed attacks and the free-for-all attitude of some of the older threads. But I freely considered some of those people absolute jerks. Many of them are still here, but have learned to moderate their language and invective to controllable levels or the correct forums. The ones that get banned seem to be ones that can’t manage that, or in most cases, simply don’t want too.