Untitled. said:
Anyway, to the purpose of my post: how should we know how heavy-handedly we will be punished for breaking the rules? It appears to me that a lot of the time when warnings/mutes are handed out the perpetrator believes they did nothing wrong, except in very clear-cut situations. To clarify: why was Urgrevling muted instead of banned? Isn't he one of those people who gets a single warning in like 3 years or something, and he has IIRC never been warned for breaking this particular rule. I was under the impression that most of the time regulars will get warnings for minor transgressions unless they break the rules again. Or was this instance considered a serious offense?
If there are other criteria for deciding the gravity of a punishment, are they available for users to read somewhere or should we just expect the Spanish inquisition?
I'm going to assume you mean why wasn't he warned instead of banned? I'd like to think that if there is a red sash hanging from a lance in your profile you've been around long enough to realize what is and is not ok and really lack an excuse for your actions. Expecting less punishment or special treatment in the case of a purposeful ignoring of the rules is rather backwards, imo.
Austyboo ^_^ said:
This may be a shock to you, but there's art from all cultures and eras depicting sex. Usually referring to another culture's art as "art" because you don't appreciate it would be considered rude or even prejudiced.
Also
>one post
>rant
There are cultures and people different than my current life experience?! I'm shocked! Don't pop my paradigm bubble.
The point is not whether the picture in the post "is art". The point is it was not presented as art for critique or comment in an appropriate way or thread, as point out by Goker, and the lewd nature of the painting pushed it past the boundaries of letting it slide as simple nudity...as pointed out by Alene.
I will say in general more work is put into the context and situation of a report to attempt to make a proper judgement than I feel many people realize and more reports are let slide as the benefit of the doubt than most realize. There is actual "work" that goes into this moderation thing.