Originally Posted by velizio People on forums don't really care about authority. If they have the cheek to call someone a name they have the cheek to call a member of staff a name. They're not really bothered by a ban or by any form of punishment because in their minds its not the only forum on the web.

Quite true, but the point is that their posts are not welcome, and a ban will mean they can't post - It's great for TF is they move to another forum to continue their childish arguments - The point is we need to show that it is not wanted, they are not wanted and will not be tolerated.

New mod/mod's will help catch these posts before they get out of hand and piss people off, as one bad post can esculate in a matter of minutes.

Some temporary bans for minor offences will hopefully make them see the error of their ways - if not it will get made permenant.