Discussions Related to the Lifetime Ban of Researcher AWOL
Created | Updated Oct 2, 2003
This page has been created in accordance with the Transgressions Procedure for Lifetime Bans.
Researcher AWOL has been banned from h2g2 for life. This is due to the amount of offensive content posted (and since removed) to h2g2 since April:
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We chose a lifetime ban because 36 (and rising) postings made by the above accounts were failed or edited; the majority for offensive content, but also for spamming, impersonating a Moderator and repeatedly opening new accounts while this ban was pending. His Personal Space has been failed six times for offensive content. He has also had his nickname reset four times as it was offensive. The Researcher was repeatedly informed by email that he/she was breaking the Terms and Conditions that he agreed to when he registered, but continued to post material in breach of the House Rules.
Action taken by the Editors:
23/6 - Official warning sent due to the amount of times we had to reset his nickname.
27/6 - Pre-moderation lifted as Researcher AWOL apologised and assured us he would not breach the House Rules again.
11/7 - An Official warning and put back on pre-moderation due to the amount of offensive content he was posting. We were alerted to this by members of the Community.
11/7 - Suspended for one week because he replied to the pre-moderation email in an abusive manner.
23/7 - Suspension lifted. His account was left on reactive moderation status.
7/8 - Pre-moderation reinstated due to offensive content still being posted.
12/8 - One month suspension because content is still being failed on h2g2.
15/9 - Editors investigate AWOL's account to see if suspension can be lifted. We discover that he has been using his alternative accounts, and has continued to post material that has been failed.
16/9 - Ban extended for one week while Transgressions Procedure is run. He continues to sign up for new accounts and post offensive content.
Representations by and on behalf of Researcher AWOL were considered at the time of the ban, but the Editors' decision is final. Further correspondence on this subject will not be entered into by the Editors. If you wish to discuss the ban or events surrounding it, we'd appreciate it if you did it here, as Conversations are much easier to follow if they occur in one place. Thank you.
The h2g2 Editors
