Unexpected ban

[ExtremeTank2 10]

I'm sure many of you have logged into the forum/game and found yourself banned. And then you wonder how you managed to get that ban. This happens to me a lot. The first time it happened to me, I found out that I got banned for a violation like 3-4 months ago so it was a unexpected ban.

 

Every time someone has been banned, when they log into the forums, it would say "You have been banned for the following violation [image here]". I'm sure this would prevent the same mistake from repeating. Plus, not EVERYONE reads all the rules.

 

NOTE to mods (or whoever): I had no idea what to name the topic, so... feel free to change it to a suitable name.

[Meowmix56 174]

This is a good idea.  It would let players know what they were banned for and allow them to adjust their behavior.  Even a player fully aware of the rules may not be aware of a specific interpretation of those rules and have no idea what actions led to the ban. 

 

That said there are hardly any mods yet a complicated and robust set of rules.  Even if it is only typing a single line explaining each ban this effort adds up.  Time and effort that could be spent investigating more reports.  A majority of bans are probably flagrant violations where the user is fully aware of which actions precipitated the ban so this would take a lot of mod time and effort relative to the benefit.  All things being equal I would rather have this feature than not have it, but not at the expense of better enforcement.

[blackopspaul 753]

Great idea, I my self have been banned 5-6 months ago. I got the bans from a hacker, I was unsure of the ban until I came back later that week. 

[Kroboski88 94]

also a good way to catch people hacking your account

[r_LightningStrike120 8]

I'm sure many of you have logged into the forum/game and found yourself banned. And then you wonder how you managed to get that ban. This happens to me a lot. The first time it happened to me, I found out that I got banned for a violation like 3-4 months ago so it was a unexpected ban.

 

Every time someone has been banned, when they log into the forums, it would say "You have been banned for the following violation [image here]". I'm sure this would prevent the same mistake from repeating. Plus, not EVERYONE reads all the rules.

 

NOTE to mods (or whoever): I had no idea what to name the topic, so... feel free to change it to a suitable name.

Eureka! There should be a pop-up that shows rules to new-comers.

[LaLisa_My_Queen 271]

^Also show them stuff about the forum, because not everyone uses/knows a lot about the forum.