I don't want to get involved in the dispute but am inclined to say that the voting process is not very democratic or fair, imo.
One of your 'board members' got booted technically by only a couple of the other 'board members'.
nope had he abstained, or voted against his own ban, he would never have been banned. that made the survivors side of the vote 50/50, effectively ensuring that the parent side got the decision.
Why not make voting mandatory for all the moderators? Gotta vote yes or no. I see the potential for misuse the way it is.
why does nobody RTFM ?!?!?
How voting works, and why it is the way it is:
http://www.freepowerboards.com/struggli ... bout8.htmlYou already have a procedure for 'inappropriate' posts, they go to the boneyard. Why the need to ban or de-mod at all?
I need a way to ban "The Who" if he rears his ugly head.
The discussion could continue in the boneyard and offended parents/survivors could avoid it. Is the boneyard off limits too for words that might insult a pp's sensibilities?
Also.. voting doesn't ever stop. as the vote shifts, decisions may be reversed. for example, more people , both survivors and parents, have now voted, cancelling out his errant ban vote. So he is now un-banned.
I thought out the system well. Ban's aren't permanant if the posters think they shouldn't be. It's democracy (modified slightly... again, RTFM !)