question about points after ban

[DEAR_JOHN]

I was banned for 3 months for the horrible reason that I posted off topic in a few threads. FACT, most all threads get off topic, whether it's this site, car sites, gun sites, sports sites. No big deal, I have enough going on that I didn't miss being banned because of an admin with OCD and on a power trip.


Anyway, say I had 27 points which is over the 25 points allowed. So I get 3 months off. What happens to the points I had, did everything reset to zero or was I allowed back because of the 3 month limit had ended. Did I come back in 3 month because the first infraction (ahem) had expired and coming back I still had 22 points and another 5 pointer gives me another 3 months off?

[Wile E Coyote]

I believe that points last 6 months on your profile before they expire. Just because you get banned on points, does not mean that all your points are erased, just the ones that have been on your profile for over 6 months.

So, when you come back after your ban and you still have 20+ points, one more infraction will get you another 90 day ban and your other points will be expired, but not the 5 that put you over the ban threshold as that has 3 months remaining.

Remember also that the guidelines are not hard fast rules, they are interpreted by the mods, which is why practically no one ever agrees with the points they receive. If they were set in concrete rules that everyone had to follow, then there would be no question as to why you got points.

[delimex007]

Originally Posted by Wile E Coyote

I believe that points last 6 months on your profile before they expire. Just because you get banned on points, does not mean that all your points are erased, just the ones that have been on your profile for over 6 months.

So, when you come back after your ban and you still have 20+ points, one more infraction will get you another 90 day ban and your other points will be expired, but not the 5 that put you over the ban threshold as that has 3 months remaining.

Remember also that the guidelines are not hard fast rules, they are interpreted by the mods, which is why practically no one ever agrees with the points they receive. If they were set in concrete rules that everyone had to follow, then there would be no question as to why you got points.

The member's profile shows how many points they have and when they expire. A point accumulation of 25 points gets a 90 day ban.



Also, members get the reason why they have received the points , so mods are not interpreting. Any member who gets points gets a description of why they received them. Hope this helps. Thanks

[winn dixie]

Originally Posted by DEAR_JOHN

I was banned for 3 months for the horrible reason that I posted off topic in a few threads. FACT, most all threads get off topic, whether it's this site, car sites, gun sites, sports sites. No big deal, I have enough going on that I didn't miss being banned because of an admin with OCD and on a power trip.


Anyway, say I had 27 points which is over the 25 points allowed. So I get 3 months off. What happens to the points I had, did everything reset to zero or was I allowed back because of the 3 month limit had ended. Did I come back in 3 month because the first infraction (ahem) had expired and coming back I still had 22 points and another 5 pointer gives me another 3 months off?

Here's a recent thread that will explain active and inactive points.
Not to be confused with expired and non expired points. Read mine and uc's posts. Should answer your concerns.

https://eccie.net/showthread.php?t=3022369