Alex,
I've just noticed this topic - it's been a Busy Month. Thanks for posting these modifications.
I do have a couple of questions, though:
- article 10 says that you will get the input of "moderators and other parties with an interest in, or affected by, the incident".
- article 11 says that suspensions and banishments will not be publically announced.
How, then, are other parties, who might well have an interest in the suspension of a member, supposed to know that the member has indeed been suspended, so that they can convey their input to you?
- is it expected that the suspended member will PM other people about the situation?
- do you intend to actively solicit input from people that you think might be interested?
- if I have been following a controversial thread and one of the primary controversers suddenly falls silent, am I to infer that she or he may have been suspended, and PM them to find out?
Also, article 11 says that public discussion of banishments is "discouraged". I'm a little unclear as to what this means in practice. If such discussion begins anyway, will threads be locked? Threads and/or posts be removed? With or without explanation? Members who chose to discuss the matter in public be suspended, themselves? Possibly any or all of these, depending on the exact circumstances and the judgement of the moderators?
Please note, these are intended as logistical questions about how the policy will actually work in practice; not a question of the policy.
Thanks in advance for your clarifications; and thanks again to you, Carol, and all the moderators for all your hard work here.
Victoria Gaile
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