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  1. Michael

    Michael Regular Member

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    What is your most common ban reason on your forums?

    Other than Spamming and Spammed Advertisements the most common on ours is insulting other members.
     
  2. Ryan

    Ryan Regular Member

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    "Posting Spam and/or unwanted comments"

    It's auto from the One touch clean up and ban modification. Most those bans are from spam adverts.
     
  3. Nick

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    I don't think I've ever banned somebody who isn't a spammer, other than twice - which, each case was unique so it isn't considered a "common" ban reason.
     
  4. Tom

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    Askimet automatically ban users who spam, and I think that's the most common reason.

    I, nor does any other administrator or moderator on our forums ban too often. Though, on Bird is the Word, I had to ban a user who was insulting another member.
     
  5. FullMetalBabe

    FullMetalBabe Zealot

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    Spamming, Flaming, Trolling, posting Hentai, underage and raid.
     
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    kneel Regular Member

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    if you drive a honda i will ban you...lol... j/j . . . or am I? .. . ..
     
  7. Soliloquy

    Soliloquy Regular Member

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    Spamming is the most common reason I have to ban people, trolling the second.
     
  8. Chris

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    95% or more of all bans I've initiated have all been due to SPAM-related incidents. I don't think I've ever had to ban a member for rude and/or inappropriate behavior... but I honestly don't remember.
     
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    Ohn03s Novice

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    Well the most issue's are with spammers that don't wish to resolve they're issue's. I gave them currently a nice forum to spam under and I guess it resolved most of the issue's. At least for short term :)
     
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    Other than spamming, banning for selling shows is the most common reason.
     
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    Spamming, other than that i haven't banned a member yet :)
     
  12. Dave

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    Apart from the usuall auto bot spam...then i'm with FMB...Trolls...goodbye to forum scum..
     
  13. Gibbs

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    Other then spam?

    I have only temp banned people. I believe in second chances, so I will let them come back after a few days or a week, depending on what they did.
     
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    50calray Grand Master

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    Spam and one troll.

    That is all I've had to ban.
     
  15. Shadow

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    Well, a few major reasons to ban if a member is being very rude, racist and/or sexist, ect. to other members and/or staff...
     
  16. cheat-master30

    cheat-master30 Grand Master

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    It's most likely spam due to a certain few past determined spammers and the usual spambots. Anything else is relatively rare to be honest.
     
  17. David

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    I don't ban, I put em in miserable users.

    Speaking of miserable, what's happened to twhiting or whatever his name was
     
  18. Soliloquy

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    I've had to ban a couple of people for abusing PMs; depending on the severity of the situation, I either took away PM privileges and later had to ban when they continued to break the rules, or went straight for the ban.
     
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    Unauthorized advertising is the number one reason. Even if the items are related to my site, if your first post contains, "hello everyone check out my site where I sell,,,," - spammer, one touch spam ban and clean up.

    After that, its the promotion of violence towards other people.
     
  20. BananaQueen

    BananaQueen Grand Master

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    not telling anyone ;)
    i have banned twice. one was a spammer and the other was impersonating another member.

    my co-admin on our oldest forum has banned a few others, mostly for spamming.
     

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