Runes of Magic US / AU

Simply because they could have made the thread/post before being banned.

is the lock on this thread? if so it is due to the thread being closed.

edit this means it was posted before the ban.

Quoted from "Countduke"

(im not discussing bans here so chill)

...except that this is exactly what you are doing. Keep at it if you'd like to experience firsthand.

It's a forum ban, they posted whatever and that's what caused the (usually temp) ban for the forums. The posts exist because a ban doesn't remove old posts. Exactly as Isopod mentioned in his edit

Forum rules don't state ban behaviour ( Forum Rules ) and different forums handle banned users differently. Some software will hide a banned users post across the whole forum, the one that we are using is configured to keep displaying banned users content.

Heron, is it really so bad to ask how something works in gameforges forums that he can't even ask why something that behaves differently in other forums happens here? Is discussing how the forum software works against the rules too? Countduke is literally just asking how bans work for the forums and why were users who (he thought were) banned posting in a thread when in actuality it was a ban afterwords. He's not advocating against a ban, not questioning why there was a ban, just asking why the posts were there.

Since the question has been answered, I'm closing this before there's any further misunderstanding...

/close

The questions were fine, until he started in on specific people. It was definitely an example of 'why isn't $person banned like I think they should be?' :exactly the kind of question GMs field regularly, and cannot ever answer. This is particularly touchy since he himself is related to the infractions in question.

The fact of the matter is that his further questions are against some rules. The same people who currently enjoy some mandatory breathing room can absolutely come back and ask 'What gives, Heron? One little thing out of me gets $reaction, but this guy breaks the rules and walks? ::more grumble noises::.' To which I can only reply that 1) 'final straw' is closer to the truth and 2) He's new, and gets at least a warning. But, I cannot allow it to continue too far.

So here's the thread in summary.

CountDuke asks a question - It's general, roundabout, wonders about the mechanics of the forums software. "Are people posting when they shouldn't be able to?"
Isopod replies - "No, the posts were already there."
CountDuke continues (and here lies the problem) - "but, $examplePlayer did it?"

False. Listen to Isopod.

Heron inserts a warning.
CountDuke is unhappy that he is not being understood, though in fact he is understood, but not understanding.
Sertet adds an explanation, to the same effect as Iso. </summary>

I do appreciate the attempt to add some clarity to it. Maybe Sertet will succeed where others have failed. For Sertet's question: 'what is so wrong with it/ is it so bad?' It requires me to continue with a frustratingly hard-lined approach, for personal consistency. If you wish to ask more of me, send a PM my way or hop into IRC and do the same.

Edit: whoops, posting after close by accident. Sorry Yrc.