As I reflect more on your questions, I wanted to add something to what has already been stated...Originally Posted by elevatethis
If a member has a strong reputation around here, it would stand to reason that their posts would also carry more weight. And therefore, if they persist in posting in a negative manner, it would have a more destructive influence than someone who's only been around a week or two. So it only follows that such a person should lose more overall points for a given infraction.
However...if someone has been around long enough, and participated heavily enough in the forum to have gained such a high reputation, it would be our hope that they would not even need such a reminder, nor fear any "disciplinary action" of this nature. Because they obviously care deeply about the BP.net community and its purpose.
Sometimes in the heat of a moment...or on a particularly bad day....anyone can say something they later regret. At that point, a staff member may step in and let that person know they've stepped over a line and give them every opportunity to back off. Certainly, no long-term, highly reputed member of our community would ever intentionally take it past that point. ...Right?
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