[Larwee]

I don't like the Infraction system. Actually it is called the User Infraction System. A number of communities use it to automate management of members who do things that they shouldn't.

An infraction is when a member does something they shouldn't. Each infraction has a point value that is given to a user. At certain levels, users are given infraction groups. The infraction groups restrict the permissions of the users.

It is also possible to have automatic bans with the User Infraction System with the bans being based either on points or the number of infractions the member has.

At 5 Star we believe human judgement works a lot better than automation in deciding how to deal with a member who does something wrong or when to ban members.

It is possible to ban a member for a certain period of time or permanently whether the infraction system is used or not.

Our policy here at 5 Star is to ban a member permanently. If we feel there is a reason a member should be banned, then we don't want that member back again.

Some people do things that leave no choice but to ban them right away. Others might do something in which we feel a warning is appropriate. There are times when a member does something wrong that we feel is an honest mistake or they just didn't understand what they were doing. We help them by explaining matters to them. In all cases, it is human judgement that makes the decision. There is no automated banning.

If a member reads the rules and/or uses common sense they usually aren't going to have any problems.